The Last Smoke

"The Last Smoke" On August 11, 1945, the news came that Japan was suing for surrender, and the whole country rejoiced. However, in the dangerous place at the junction of the three provinces, Changjiang Yuantao, an independent battalion of the Eighth Route Army, received a cruel order: a Japanese stronghold that refused to surrender must be conquered. With victory in sight, is sacrifice still meaningful? This is an ultimate torture between historical destiny and individual choice. Jiang Yuantao, a rational and erudite history teacher-turned-commander, was shaken for the first time by the value of "victory"; the blaster thundered, wrapping his inner trauma with silence, but at the last moment understood the true meaning of blasting; Lin Xuan, a female military doctor who returned from Nanyang, used her life to practice the protection of "after victory". Inside the stronghold, the Japanese commander Tanigawa Kenichi was dragging the remaining troops to madness. His stubborn resistance and collapse became the truest epitome of the war of aggression. "The Last Smoke" is not only a war novel, but also a tragic elegy dedicated to "The Night Before Dawn". It does not shy away from the tragedy of sacrifice, but explains the value of sacrifice more profoundly - the victory we celebrate today was forged by countless lives who "knew that dawn was coming, but still walked into the darkness without hesitation." This is a masterpiece about faith, sacrifice and historical memory, which deserves to be read carefully by everyone living under the sunshine of peace.