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"The Anti-Japanese War of the 18th Army" is divided into six parts: the first part, the battle against Japanese pirates on the Songhu battlefield; the second part, blood-stained clothes on the outskirts of Wuhan; the third part, traveling thousands of miles to join the army; the fourth part, the meritorious service in Hunan and Hubei; the fifth part, showing the power of Xuefeng Mountain; the sixth part, the old trees and new seedlings fighting together. The book vividly describes the bloody battles between the 18th Army of the National Revolutionary Army and the Japanese invaders during the Anti-Japanese War (1937.7-1945.8). From participating in the Songhu Battle, Wuhan Battle, Changsha Battle, Western Hubei Battle, Yizao Battle to Xuefengshan Battle, the whole process shows the heroic deeds of the 18th Army without fear of sacrifice, resisting the Japanese invaders, bravely killing the enemy, and protecting the country. Major General Zhang Zhaozhong, a CCTV military commentator and professor at the National Defense University, spoke highly of the book and recommended it. It is said that the book is both historical and literary and can condense the patriotic feelings of Chinese people.

This book is currently the first domestic book to describe the establishment, development, peak and even decline of the Hanyang Arsenal from the perspective of the director and chief engineer of the Hanyang Arsenal. It vividly demonstrates the huge role played by the Hanyang Arsenal and the weapons and equipment it manufactured in the modern history of China. The author also reveals the spiritual existence and core of those visionary people who serve the country and the people through this novel, that is, the arsenal people represented by Pei Yuanji, the director and chief engineer of Hanyang Arsenal, in order to protect the country from foreign bullying, based on the belief of building a fence to guard against evil wolves, under extremely difficult and harsh conditions, overcame many difficulties, manufactured China's own advanced weapons and equipment, and used the Hanyang Arsenal spirit to arm the Chinese army.