's historical war blockbuster " Reinforcements Arrive Tomorrow ", which shows the most tragic battle of the Battle of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi during the Anti-Japanese War, the Battle of Hengyang, is scheduled to be released today on June 28. The film will be screenwriter, chief director, and chief producer. Director Zhang Yang, co-directed by Qin Tianzhu, starring Yu Hewei , Yang Yang , Wan Qian , Wang Jinsong , Yin Fang, Li Guangjie , Tan Kai, Cao Lei made special appearances.
The Battle of Hengyang was a battle in the Anti-Japanese War in which the Japanese army used 6 times our troops and three times our casualty ratio. This battle indirectly led to the resignation of the then Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. This year commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Hengyang, and the film "Reinforcements Arrive Tomorrow" is based on it. Fang Xianjue (played by Yu Hewei), commander of the Tenth Army, led 18,000 soldiers and more than 4,000 compatriots in Hengyang to face the pressure of nearly 110,000 Japanese troops. , the story of holding on to Hengyang for 47 days with flesh and blood and severely damaging the Japanese army, demonstrates the unyielding and determination of the Chinese nation to resist the invaders.
According to historical records, in order to occupy Hengyang, a transportation hub, the Japanese army dispatched aircraft, tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons to carry out crazy bombings on Hengyang City, and even dropped poison gas bombs frantically. The preview released this time for the "Lonely City in Desperate Situation" version shows a panoramic view of the tragic scenes of the military and civilian forces resisting the Japanese army. The Commander of the Tenth Army, Fang Xianjue (played by Yu Hewei), determined to live and die with the country, ordered "the fellow migrant workers in Hengyang, the officers and soldiers of the Tenth Army, must stick to Hengyang for ten days." Hengyang migrant workers led by Liu Biao (played by Wang Jinsong), president of the Hengyang Industry Trade Union, worked with soldiers of the Tenth Army to dig trenches, build fortifications, and blow up the Hengyang Xiangjiang Highway and Railway Bridge, repeatedly blocking the Japanese invaders outside Hengyang.
Two final posters were released at the same time. One of them showed Army Commander Fang Xianjue standing solemnly on the battlefield, with a group of defenders behind him fighting the Japanese invaders amidst smoke and artillery fire. Another picture vividly shows the spirit of the Hengyang defenders who regard death as home. Jing Qidi, played by Yang Yang, has a firm gaze and vows to live and die with the city.
The screenwriter, chief director, and chief producer of the film Liu Heping is famous throughout the country for his screenwriting works such as "Yongzheng Dynasty", "Ming Dynasty 1566", and "All Quiet in Peking". As a Hengyang native, he has always cherished the idea of filming the Battle of Hengyang. Determination. From preparation to production, Liu Heping spent 8 years to complete this film. Over the past eight years, he has continuously visited Anti-Japanese War veterans and their descendants, collected battlefield stories, reviewed video materials, and browsed archives and historical records. During the filming, he spent 4 months to complete the 1:1 scene construction of the central area of Hengyang City 80 years ago.
text | reporter Li Li
picture | film source
