South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege (1976) - full transcript
Produced by Oct 1st Film Studio
The Story of Liubao
A Film Based on the Novel of the Same Name
Screenwriters: Shi Yan Huang Zongjiang
Director: Wang Ping
Photographer: Cao Jinyun
Assistant Director: Dong Zhaoqi
Art Director: Kou Honglie
Music by: Gao Ruxing
Recording Director: Li Yan
Assistant Photographer: Cai Jiwei
Film-cutter: Yang Sen
Cast
Deputy Squad Leader Liao Youliang
Tian Xueying Tao Yulin
Old Chap Tian Kang Tianshen
Xiao Niu Chen Donggang
4th Squad Leader Wan Jun
Musical Performance
Chorus and Orchestra of
The China Railway Art Troupe
In the spring of 1944,
I was then a political instructor
in a company of the New Fourth Army
Our army had once been here before,
and our company quartered at Liubao
The region hadjust been liberated
The reactionaries and Japanese invaders
had ruled here for a long time
At the beginning, people there kept away from us
The village was as quiet as if nobody were there
I'd never expected
a memorable story would happen here
I have been here before
Li, have you been here before?
Maybe in my dreams
Let's go
Instructor, you are all here!
Your squad will quarter there in Xiaozhuang,
Get it? Yes
How do you do, sir!
We are the New Fourth Army!
Hi, fellow!
What's up?
Nobody's here?
Let's have a break
Li, Somebody's here
Talk to him
Don't be afraid, buddy
What's your name?
Can you tell me your name?
Xiao Niu
You are Xiao Niu,
and he's Xiao Ma
Little bull and little horse,
you are a couple
Then what's your name?
Me? I'm called Tiger,
But I don't eat people,
I only kill the Japs
You kill the Japs?
Of course
Bang-the Jap is dead!
Look, my gun, sword,
bayonet and leather belt
are all from the Japs
Let me see
Xiao Niu,
how many members in your family?
Three
Who are they?
Dad
You said three And...
My elder sister
Where are they?
At my uncle's
Oh, Dad told me not to tell anyone
Dad!
Look, Dad Comrades from the
New Fourth Army gave me this
They have caught dozens ofJaps
and they also gave me pencils
How can you take things form the Army!
But they gave me these
They live in that room? Yes
You must be hungry, Niuniu
Me? I'm already full
Those comrades asked me to eat with them
Dad, here is also rice,
relief grain given by their Grain Department
They are all sleeping
Dad, when will my sister come back home?
Li, what are you drawing?
Something to praise our squad leader
It's not enough to praise only myself
The 8th squad even fixed up a house
for the local people
Squad leader, what's up?
Look at old Mr Tian's house!
And the yard wall! Both broken!
Let's fix them on Sunday, OK?
OK! I agree
It's a bright spring day,
the 18 year-old young man is sitting by the river,
the windmill is rolling in the east wind
the fiowers are fragrant and the wheat is young
The squeaky windmill is still rolling
Why don't you say anything?
You are back, Er Meizi
Yes I'm back
It's a bright spring day
the 18 year-old young man wants tojoin the Army
The windmill is rolling in the east wind
He was missing his lover
The windmill cannot turn in an inconsistent wind
What can he say without making a decision?
Sister
She's back, Sir?
Yes, she's back
Li, why don't you sing A bright spring day...?
The girl's father will be unhappy
The sun is rising...
Listen, sister!
The one taking the lead is deputy squad leader Li
He is good at everything
He has killed several Japs,
and he can write and draw!
Look, he is standing up
That one is Little Horse We are a couple
All of them are nice to you? Yes
Where's their home?
Home? I never asked
What can I do?
If only they could stay!
I said we were helping Mr
Tian fix his house
Report to the 4th Squad Leader:
The puppet troops in
Jiangqiao are coming to loot the grain!
The company ordered us to
assemble at the entrance of the village
Sister, what should we do?
It's nothing serious Only a few Japs
Ha, they delivered themselves to our home
Quick! It's OK
You can't go like that
A few Japs is a piece of cake!
Xiao Niu, go to find a durable belt
Er Meizi, go!
I won't
Dad's back!
Er Meizi, get things ready and go
to your uncle's for a period
Li, what's up?
Nothing serious Just scraped my elbow
Here is the belt It's too precious for me to use
Li, why are you outside?
Just stay in the room for one day,
or your wound will get infected
No problem
One day on bed, OK?
I'll go with you, squad leader!
Here is the water
Er Meizi, why are you so sad?
Anything wrong?
No, nothing wrong
Li, isn't there a surgeon in the Army?
Why not go see the doctor?
I've already seen the doctor It's not serious
I'll be all right tomorrow
Battle must be horrible
Facing the enemy, there is nothing to fear?
Do woman soldiers also fight in the war?
Women don't fight,
they work in the hospitals of the home front
or in the bedding and clothing factories,
looking after the wounded,
or making clothes and shoes
I can make clothes and shoes too
The New Fourth Army stresses the
equality of men and women
Equality?
Can I be equal with men, too?
Plant rice seedlings, lift water,
make clothes and pull weeds,
even go to the front
Li, can I join you?
But we'll go far, far away
I'll follow you,
wherever you go
I've come to get some grenades
Squad leader's orders
Why make a face? Nothing special here
Don't spread rumors, Xiao Ma!
It is obvious
Before Xiao Ma burst into the room,
Li Jin was already there, chatting with her
I've also kept an eye on them,
They really act unusual
How?
Just different from what's usual
But I said nothing
Did anything happen?
Not yet
I found that they have feelings in their hearts,
but dare not do anything when facing each other
Even that will make the whole squad unsettled
Well, tell him to come here
Nothing is better than being handsome
Look! Er Meizi's eyes,
are stuck on Li
Don't blab!
Any slip could have terrible consequences
Has he disrupted military discipline?
It's the local people who disrupted our discipline!
He Jinbiao! What are you talking about!
Nothing, company commander
Don't talk behind others' back
Company commander
You are making a mistake
Li, the instructor wants you
In fact it's really a surprise to me
Li, the squad leader, is still a child in my mind
When hejoined the army secretly three years ago,
he wasn't as tall as a rifie
With a round face and a coat covered with dust,
he looked so perky with his little gun
Others would say:
What a big guy!
During three years, he won a dozen battles
and hasjoin the Party
I'd never imagined
he would have anything incorrect in his mind
But now,
what on earth are you thinking of?
What are you doing these days,
with the girl of the family you're staying with?
Instructor, I'll give you a full report
She asked me to find out
if she canjoin our Army
Join the Army?
You are recruiting new soldiers!
Well, just tell me,
when you were having a rest at home yesterday,
what did she say to you in your room?
To be frank, instructor,
I would like to talk with her,
but I don't know what to say...
Didn't the instructor get angry with Li?
No
You are always on the side of Li, Xiao Ma
Would I have reported if I was partial to Li?
And then?
And then Xiao Ma burst in
She said she wanted to go with us,
wherever we go
What's your opinion then?
I... I definitely want her tojoin us
Instructor, I admit that
I like her
How can you do that!
You certainly know that
these kinds of nasty affairs
are likely to disrupted the military discipline
Instructor, that can't be called a nasty affair!
I don't think like that
I'm serious and in a formal way
Yes Can't love be a serious thing?
Can't young soldiers fall in love?
But you are a New Fourth Army soldier,
while she's common people
How can you support her?
But weren't we told to crush Hitler this year,
and then the Japanese invaders next year?
So your plan is to get to know her first,
and then marry her after our victory?
You got it
It would be best if she couldjoin the army
But, it doesn't matter if she can't
After the war,
if I stay in the Army,
I will ask for leave to bring her back
She's very capable She can
plant rice seedlings and weed
On her deathbed, my mother asked me to
find a wifejust like her
Have you ever told her that? No
It doesn't matter even if I'd told her
I might die on the battlefield
If so, it would be a great loss for her
It might not work for the local people here
Feudalism remains in their minds
They will be against us
Now you fall in love
If everybody follow suit,
what will our company like?
How can we drive offJaps next year?
Before you, I think that
such things are not permitted
But once I come bake,
living in her family,
I would feel uneasy
Well, I will discuss it with our
company commander
Sister, they are leaving!
They're going east
Comrade Ma, are you leaving?
No, we'rejust moving,
changing over with other company
Is everything ready? Yes
Are you the instructor? Yes
You are the best
How's that?
Li told me that You two are best friends
You are brave when fighting
Don't disturb the instructor, Niuniu!
He's working
Grandpa, have we done anything wrong?
Not at all! You have given us so much help!
How much land is there for you to cultivate?
About 5 mu
Yours?
No It has long been Landlord Wang's,
and I have to work for him
Is he the one in this village?
Yes Isn't he out?
Where has he gone?
I don't know, actually What is he like?
He is... OK
Niuniu! Where is that naughty boy?
Commander Hey, grandpa!
What's on?
That old chap is overcautious
I want to know about Landlord Wang,
but he did not dare tell
Don't be rash
Instructor, will you stay here for long?
I know whether we'll leave or stay,
but I won't tell you
Tell me!
You little spy, tell me first:
Who sent you here? Then I'll tell you
No You first,
then I'll tell you who
I can guess,
even if you don't tell me
You can't!
What if I'm right?
What if you're wrong?
You can beat my palms ten times
And if I guess right?
I won't beat you
Just scrape your little nose three times
If you can't,
I will scrape your big nose three times!
Well, I'll guess now
It's your grandpa who sent you here
Three big noses!
Then who told you to come here?
My second sister
She also wanted me to ask you,
can the New Fourth Army soldiers get married?
but later she stopped me from asking that
We obey orders from higher-ups
They tell us whether to withdraw or to stay
Marriage is not allowed now
We arefighting the Japs
You know how bad they are
and the puppet army are
I hate them
No, I won't marry You have to
Grandpa, have any of us offended you?
Just tell me and I'll deal with it
Cheer up, grandpa
Go back home and have a good rest
Leave the problem for tomorrow
I guess there must be something wrong
Some big thing
Did Li do something wrong?
It couldn't be He never lies to me
Then what happened?
Grandpa Father is out
Where did he go?
To plant rice for the landlord
Why? That's odd
Something seemed to have
happened this morning
Hi, come in
Li, after dinner,
go to the east of the bridge
My sister will be waiting for you there
She has something to say to you
You have to go
I see
Don't tell anyone
Xiao Niu, I won't go
Go to meet her! I won't
Six insence sticks have burned out
It's already midnight
Pay more attention to the sea shore
Let Squad Leader Liu take the next watch
I know You can rest now
Li,
What happened? It's so late
I've got something to tell you
What on earth happend?
Liu, come and have a look! Li is...
His behavior was shocking in my eyes
It was very late last night
Now let's listen to his explanation
Shall we begin? Attention, please!
Li, tell us about last night
Er Meizi wants us to help her
I can't imagine that!
Er Meizi lost her mother when she ws very young
He has a nickname, Beard Liu
Her elder sister died because of him
He's a dirty scoundrel
He was once a platoon leader in the central army
When the Japanese came,
he became a puppet soldier
Beard Liu was promoted to squadron leader
Now he lives in our village
Before we came here,
he came back to Liubao
Your elder daughter didn't have good fortune
But your son-in-law won't forget you
You are still my father-in-law
I hear that Er Merzi has grown up
and is even prettier than her sister
Then let her has the fortune
Mr Liu, we are too poor to have that fortune
She's still a little girl
Will you ask her to come out?
She's not home She's out to see her relatives
We came to invite her out
She's really not in
Well then,
next time I'll carry her in the
bridal sedan chair! Let's go!
You can't do that, Mr Liu
Can't you appreciate my kindness?
I've taken a fancy to her,
which means I will make her my wife
It will be a legal and formal marriage
without force
I'll send a good matchmaker
to propose the marriage
Landlord, I... Hey,
How dare you not listen to
squadron leader Liu?
All of us rely on him
Landlord, I have paid you the
land rent for so many years...
Yes, I have lent out my land
to you for so many years,
but you have never pay off the rend
Now you even refuse to let me be the matchmaker
Why I'm doing is for you
You and Liu can be relatives
April 19th of the lunar year is a propitious day
I'll send her to Jiangqiao on my big boat
Don't cry, dear
Hide quickly! No
The New Fourth Army has arrived in East Village
Hide yourself quickly
Quick, Dad
Landlord, he's hidden his daughter
Don't be forced to do what
you have already refused
Next time Liu will welcome her with his guns
Landlord, I just sent her to her uncle's to hide
Listen,
the New Fourth Army isjust like
a shower in summer,
which comes with great power
but goes quickly
If you are on their side,
all your family will be executed
when Beard Liu comes
You are here now
They said you would withdraw
You can't go
Once you leave they'll be back
Then I will die
Li, won't you save us? We're in mortal danger
Comrades, I was so stupid
Yesterday I heard all this from her,
and feel such deep regret
The villagers are suffering a lot,
but I was thinking of myself
How can this be called a revolution?
I won't say high-sounding words now,
but I will prove my determination by my behavior
I request the higher-ups to save her
Let me speak Li, I often speak ill of you
and destroyed your reputation
I feel so sorry
and even more sorry for Er Meizi
Instructor, please let Er Meizijoin the army
Yes, instructor
Let her leave with us!
Instructor, let herjoin us!
Don't worry about me
I've learned a good lesson
from all this
Yes, I've also learned a lot
Folks, the misery is in front of us,
but we didn't see it
Comrades,
will it work if we take Er Meizi with us?
It there any other way out?
There is a way
Fight Fight in Jiangqiao Yes
If we really fight,
it's not a matter of a company or a battalion
nor it's only for Er Meizi
Instructor, we are not only for Jiangqiao
I will report to the commissar
on the matter of Liubao
We should perfect our skills
Don't forget all over China,
thousands of Er Meizis are suffering
Instructor, Grandpa Tian fainted
Instructor, you are back?
Grandpa, have a rest
Commander, you can't recruit Er Meizi!
Beard Liu said if shejoined you,
he would kill Niu Niu
So do you have the heart to hurt her?
What are you afraid here?
Have you forgotten my eighteen-year-old son,
who was hung in the village by them?
Look, this arm
was broken by an older member
of the Wang family
Till now, this has not been avenged
Every one of our poor fellows in Liubao
has been bullied by the traitors
Folks, don't worry
We will solve the problem in Liubao
How's it going?
All has been reported
The political commissar happened to be there
He asked me to collect more evidence,
to educate the army
He also said we have many chances to fight
And don't worry about love
you are still young
So what are we going to do?
I guess we'll fight for Jiangqiao soon
The battalion commander has
asked me to go to Ximazhuang
I see The day before yesterday, he told me
to get familiar with the terrain ofJiangqiao
Is it possible that we
will be the main attack force?
We'll know later
We're also been asked to take the mission
When do we move?
It's an urgent mission Maybe tonight
The army is pressing forward
It seems that the enemy dare not come
but you should still watch out,
and report as soon as anything happens
Ok Good-bye, instructor
Where is your sister? I don't know
So we left Liubao like this
We moved very quickly
I watched Lijin
to see if he would look back
But he didn't
While I couldn't help looking back
It's a good chance
When New Fourth Army
withdrews from Liubao,
you can move all the treasures in your homes
to Liubao It's safe here
Some grain is no big deal
I will send you Er Meizi for sure
You've done a lot this time
That's all right
Proper preparations should be made
When the Japanese come to our village,
I would appreciate your help
That's for sure Food talks
I will certainly protect you then
Ok, have a goodjourney!
Make a turn and follow the small river
What are you going to do?
Dad!
Follow him! He disappeared
The sun is rising Let's go
What are you doing? Kidnapping?
I'll kill you if you shout
What are you looking at? Go back home!
Who dares come here? The landlord is here
I'll be back soon
I'm coming Set sail
It's Liubao
You watch out and I'll go
report to the company Ok
Xiao Niu Commander, instructor
My sister was kidnapped
Please save her!
Who kidnapped her?
Three of the Landlord's guys
Do they have guns? Where did they go?
I don't know
Commander, let's get them! Ok
Let's go, Liu
Wait a minute
I'll go with you
There's a political problem
Let's go
Wait, Liu,
That boat is heading for
Jiangqiao along Qilidang
Then I'll take a shortcut with a team
Ok, the 3rd team goes with me
Instructor, they are approaching Jiangqiao
They can't get far
Look, that's the boat
Oh my god,
the New Fourth Army is following us
Calm down
Row the boat
Yes
Quick Qilidang isjust ahead
We'll reach to Jiangqiao after passing Qilidang
You'll have a bath in Qilidang
I got it Quick
Shoot Landlord we can't fire
Don't move Where is the gun?
We are decent businessmen
Where is she? Er Meizi Li
Sister Daddy
Folks, this traitorous landlord...
Stand up!
We'll hand him over to the people's government
You can make accusations of his wrongdoings
The government of the New Fourth Army
will support you
The army is deeply loved in this village
I feel worried about Lijin's fighting will,
because we are going to fight in Jiangqiao
It is an important stronghold
We can't lower our guard
Commander, let me go
Ok Lay cover fire!
Second Squad shoot!
Comrades, go ahead!
Jiangqiao was liberated
We killed Beard Liu
and rent and interest rates were cut in Liubao
They held a celebration
and we were the guests of honor
All the soldiers in our company showed up
Er Meizi Here
The army is coming Let's go
Instructor, daddy wants you to come home
You can go
Where is my sister? She's gone to the meeting
Hello, Grandpa
Li, I'll show you something special Follow me
Look, my sister made them
Can you guess who she make them for?
I know she made these for...
She made them but gave them to nobody
Just put them here
Xiao Ma, let's go to the meeting
What are those picks for?
What for?
There aren't any mountains or stones here
And raincoats
So many bullets?
It's mountainous in the South,
and it often rains
A great counterattack is coming
Huge battles for the cities
We'll teach the Japs a big lesson
We can fight along the railways,
instead of the rivers
I don't even know what railway looks like
It's a bright spring day,
the 18-year-old young man tells his lover,
I'm going far, far away,
and won't be back for two or three years
It might be dangerous in the war
I will meet you when we are victorous
No one can tell whether we can come
back here or not
The army will go south
Lijin was not so calm
He has certainly heard the news
We may never come back after we leave
We have fought bravely all these years,
creeping in the mud, bleeding,
keep fighting in the burning house
All the difficulties never troubled him
But now it's really a problem
Morning, instructor
What are you doing so early in the morning?
Instructor, when are we leaving?
Leave? Where?
I can tell
we are leaving for a place far away
But you can be sure that
I won't turn back
You have thought of turning back?
Yes
Can I stay?
Can I stay in this place?
Where has your determination gone?
No, that's the truth
But since I saved her in the boat,
and then we had the victory in Jiangqiao,
I've come around
I didn't let the fellow villagers down
I know she loves me too
And I even know...
I'll say no more, or I'll be sad
How I wish to see her again
What's wrong with me?
OK, I'll never mention that any more
Instructor, please go back I'm all right
Don't you believe me?
You taught me a lot these years
I thought it over for a long time,
over and over
If I remain here to work,
I'll be a deserter
What a shame!
Instructor, I feel sad when I miss her,
but I can stand it
If I left the army,
and was abandoned by the Party,
I would rather die!
When I joined the Party, I made the oath
that I'd struggle to my death for the people
When the people need you to bleed for them,
you do it without hesitation;
When they need you to put
personal affairs aside,
I believe you'll also do that
Instructor, do you believe me?
I believe you
We began our expedition soon after
The Japanese invaders collapsed
So were the reactionaries
Today we returned to the old place
Commander Li... Director
Ahead is the place where we
caught Landlord Wang
Do you still miss Er Meizi?
The war continued for years
The situation was tense in this region
Even if she's still alive,
maybe she has already...
That's also good
I met someone today
It's her district political commissar, not her
She said that Tian xueying,
that's the name of Er Meizi,
has been a Party member for
a while and is a cadre now
In cruel battles years before,
She also fought in the guerilla
war on the river
She's always been waiting for you
Director, can I go now?
Why are you so shy today?
We've agreed you can go to Liubao
Go see her
Comrade, where are you going?
Can you tell me...
You've been here before? Yes
You are deputy squad leader Li
Are you looking for Tian xueying?
Great! You two can reunite at last!
Go and find her!
No, I can recognize her home
Home? It's gone
Why? Where are Grandpa
Tian and Xiao Niu?
The reactionaries wanted to kill them,
We've already moved them to
the central district
Only Er Meizi keeps working here
She's the leader of our boat team
Go, go and find her
Comrade... Li...
Comrade Tian xueying
It's a bright spring day,
The 18-year-old young man listens to his lover,
No matter how far away you go,
No matter how long you're away,
As long as you don't forget me,
As long as you return in triumph...
The Story of Liubao
A Film Based on the Novel of the Same Name
Screenwriters: Shi Yan Huang Zongjiang
Director: Wang Ping
Photographer: Cao Jinyun
Assistant Director: Dong Zhaoqi
Art Director: Kou Honglie
Music by: Gao Ruxing
Recording Director: Li Yan
Assistant Photographer: Cai Jiwei
Film-cutter: Yang Sen
Cast
Deputy Squad Leader Liao Youliang
Tian Xueying Tao Yulin
Old Chap Tian Kang Tianshen
Xiao Niu Chen Donggang
4th Squad Leader Wan Jun
Musical Performance
Chorus and Orchestra of
The China Railway Art Troupe
In the spring of 1944,
I was then a political instructor
in a company of the New Fourth Army
Our army had once been here before,
and our company quartered at Liubao
The region hadjust been liberated
The reactionaries and Japanese invaders
had ruled here for a long time
At the beginning, people there kept away from us
The village was as quiet as if nobody were there
I'd never expected
a memorable story would happen here
I have been here before
Li, have you been here before?
Maybe in my dreams
Let's go
Instructor, you are all here!
Your squad will quarter there in Xiaozhuang,
Get it? Yes
How do you do, sir!
We are the New Fourth Army!
Hi, fellow!
What's up?
Nobody's here?
Let's have a break
Li, Somebody's here
Talk to him
Don't be afraid, buddy
What's your name?
Can you tell me your name?
Xiao Niu
You are Xiao Niu,
and he's Xiao Ma
Little bull and little horse,
you are a couple
Then what's your name?
Me? I'm called Tiger,
But I don't eat people,
I only kill the Japs
You kill the Japs?
Of course
Bang-the Jap is dead!
Look, my gun, sword,
bayonet and leather belt
are all from the Japs
Let me see
Xiao Niu,
how many members in your family?
Three
Who are they?
Dad
You said three And...
My elder sister
Where are they?
At my uncle's
Oh, Dad told me not to tell anyone
Dad!
Look, Dad Comrades from the
New Fourth Army gave me this
They have caught dozens ofJaps
and they also gave me pencils
How can you take things form the Army!
But they gave me these
They live in that room? Yes
You must be hungry, Niuniu
Me? I'm already full
Those comrades asked me to eat with them
Dad, here is also rice,
relief grain given by their Grain Department
They are all sleeping
Dad, when will my sister come back home?
Li, what are you drawing?
Something to praise our squad leader
It's not enough to praise only myself
The 8th squad even fixed up a house
for the local people
Squad leader, what's up?
Look at old Mr Tian's house!
And the yard wall! Both broken!
Let's fix them on Sunday, OK?
OK! I agree
It's a bright spring day,
the 18 year-old young man is sitting by the river,
the windmill is rolling in the east wind
the fiowers are fragrant and the wheat is young
The squeaky windmill is still rolling
Why don't you say anything?
You are back, Er Meizi
Yes I'm back
It's a bright spring day
the 18 year-old young man wants tojoin the Army
The windmill is rolling in the east wind
He was missing his lover
The windmill cannot turn in an inconsistent wind
What can he say without making a decision?
Sister
She's back, Sir?
Yes, she's back
Li, why don't you sing A bright spring day...?
The girl's father will be unhappy
The sun is rising...
Listen, sister!
The one taking the lead is deputy squad leader Li
He is good at everything
He has killed several Japs,
and he can write and draw!
Look, he is standing up
That one is Little Horse We are a couple
All of them are nice to you? Yes
Where's their home?
Home? I never asked
What can I do?
If only they could stay!
I said we were helping Mr
Tian fix his house
Report to the 4th Squad Leader:
The puppet troops in
Jiangqiao are coming to loot the grain!
The company ordered us to
assemble at the entrance of the village
Sister, what should we do?
It's nothing serious Only a few Japs
Ha, they delivered themselves to our home
Quick! It's OK
You can't go like that
A few Japs is a piece of cake!
Xiao Niu, go to find a durable belt
Er Meizi, go!
I won't
Dad's back!
Er Meizi, get things ready and go
to your uncle's for a period
Li, what's up?
Nothing serious Just scraped my elbow
Here is the belt It's too precious for me to use
Li, why are you outside?
Just stay in the room for one day,
or your wound will get infected
No problem
One day on bed, OK?
I'll go with you, squad leader!
Here is the water
Er Meizi, why are you so sad?
Anything wrong?
No, nothing wrong
Li, isn't there a surgeon in the Army?
Why not go see the doctor?
I've already seen the doctor It's not serious
I'll be all right tomorrow
Battle must be horrible
Facing the enemy, there is nothing to fear?
Do woman soldiers also fight in the war?
Women don't fight,
they work in the hospitals of the home front
or in the bedding and clothing factories,
looking after the wounded,
or making clothes and shoes
I can make clothes and shoes too
The New Fourth Army stresses the
equality of men and women
Equality?
Can I be equal with men, too?
Plant rice seedlings, lift water,
make clothes and pull weeds,
even go to the front
Li, can I join you?
But we'll go far, far away
I'll follow you,
wherever you go
I've come to get some grenades
Squad leader's orders
Why make a face? Nothing special here
Don't spread rumors, Xiao Ma!
It is obvious
Before Xiao Ma burst into the room,
Li Jin was already there, chatting with her
I've also kept an eye on them,
They really act unusual
How?
Just different from what's usual
But I said nothing
Did anything happen?
Not yet
I found that they have feelings in their hearts,
but dare not do anything when facing each other
Even that will make the whole squad unsettled
Well, tell him to come here
Nothing is better than being handsome
Look! Er Meizi's eyes,
are stuck on Li
Don't blab!
Any slip could have terrible consequences
Has he disrupted military discipline?
It's the local people who disrupted our discipline!
He Jinbiao! What are you talking about!
Nothing, company commander
Don't talk behind others' back
Company commander
You are making a mistake
Li, the instructor wants you
In fact it's really a surprise to me
Li, the squad leader, is still a child in my mind
When hejoined the army secretly three years ago,
he wasn't as tall as a rifie
With a round face and a coat covered with dust,
he looked so perky with his little gun
Others would say:
What a big guy!
During three years, he won a dozen battles
and hasjoin the Party
I'd never imagined
he would have anything incorrect in his mind
But now,
what on earth are you thinking of?
What are you doing these days,
with the girl of the family you're staying with?
Instructor, I'll give you a full report
She asked me to find out
if she canjoin our Army
Join the Army?
You are recruiting new soldiers!
Well, just tell me,
when you were having a rest at home yesterday,
what did she say to you in your room?
To be frank, instructor,
I would like to talk with her,
but I don't know what to say...
Didn't the instructor get angry with Li?
No
You are always on the side of Li, Xiao Ma
Would I have reported if I was partial to Li?
And then?
And then Xiao Ma burst in
She said she wanted to go with us,
wherever we go
What's your opinion then?
I... I definitely want her tojoin us
Instructor, I admit that
I like her
How can you do that!
You certainly know that
these kinds of nasty affairs
are likely to disrupted the military discipline
Instructor, that can't be called a nasty affair!
I don't think like that
I'm serious and in a formal way
Yes Can't love be a serious thing?
Can't young soldiers fall in love?
But you are a New Fourth Army soldier,
while she's common people
How can you support her?
But weren't we told to crush Hitler this year,
and then the Japanese invaders next year?
So your plan is to get to know her first,
and then marry her after our victory?
You got it
It would be best if she couldjoin the army
But, it doesn't matter if she can't
After the war,
if I stay in the Army,
I will ask for leave to bring her back
She's very capable She can
plant rice seedlings and weed
On her deathbed, my mother asked me to
find a wifejust like her
Have you ever told her that? No
It doesn't matter even if I'd told her
I might die on the battlefield
If so, it would be a great loss for her
It might not work for the local people here
Feudalism remains in their minds
They will be against us
Now you fall in love
If everybody follow suit,
what will our company like?
How can we drive offJaps next year?
Before you, I think that
such things are not permitted
But once I come bake,
living in her family,
I would feel uneasy
Well, I will discuss it with our
company commander
Sister, they are leaving!
They're going east
Comrade Ma, are you leaving?
No, we'rejust moving,
changing over with other company
Is everything ready? Yes
Are you the instructor? Yes
You are the best
How's that?
Li told me that You two are best friends
You are brave when fighting
Don't disturb the instructor, Niuniu!
He's working
Grandpa, have we done anything wrong?
Not at all! You have given us so much help!
How much land is there for you to cultivate?
About 5 mu
Yours?
No It has long been Landlord Wang's,
and I have to work for him
Is he the one in this village?
Yes Isn't he out?
Where has he gone?
I don't know, actually What is he like?
He is... OK
Niuniu! Where is that naughty boy?
Commander Hey, grandpa!
What's on?
That old chap is overcautious
I want to know about Landlord Wang,
but he did not dare tell
Don't be rash
Instructor, will you stay here for long?
I know whether we'll leave or stay,
but I won't tell you
Tell me!
You little spy, tell me first:
Who sent you here? Then I'll tell you
No You first,
then I'll tell you who
I can guess,
even if you don't tell me
You can't!
What if I'm right?
What if you're wrong?
You can beat my palms ten times
And if I guess right?
I won't beat you
Just scrape your little nose three times
If you can't,
I will scrape your big nose three times!
Well, I'll guess now
It's your grandpa who sent you here
Three big noses!
Then who told you to come here?
My second sister
She also wanted me to ask you,
can the New Fourth Army soldiers get married?
but later she stopped me from asking that
We obey orders from higher-ups
They tell us whether to withdraw or to stay
Marriage is not allowed now
We arefighting the Japs
You know how bad they are
and the puppet army are
I hate them
No, I won't marry You have to
Grandpa, have any of us offended you?
Just tell me and I'll deal with it
Cheer up, grandpa
Go back home and have a good rest
Leave the problem for tomorrow
I guess there must be something wrong
Some big thing
Did Li do something wrong?
It couldn't be He never lies to me
Then what happened?
Grandpa Father is out
Where did he go?
To plant rice for the landlord
Why? That's odd
Something seemed to have
happened this morning
Hi, come in
Li, after dinner,
go to the east of the bridge
My sister will be waiting for you there
She has something to say to you
You have to go
I see
Don't tell anyone
Xiao Niu, I won't go
Go to meet her! I won't
Six insence sticks have burned out
It's already midnight
Pay more attention to the sea shore
Let Squad Leader Liu take the next watch
I know You can rest now
Li,
What happened? It's so late
I've got something to tell you
What on earth happend?
Liu, come and have a look! Li is...
His behavior was shocking in my eyes
It was very late last night
Now let's listen to his explanation
Shall we begin? Attention, please!
Li, tell us about last night
Er Meizi wants us to help her
I can't imagine that!
Er Meizi lost her mother when she ws very young
He has a nickname, Beard Liu
Her elder sister died because of him
He's a dirty scoundrel
He was once a platoon leader in the central army
When the Japanese came,
he became a puppet soldier
Beard Liu was promoted to squadron leader
Now he lives in our village
Before we came here,
he came back to Liubao
Your elder daughter didn't have good fortune
But your son-in-law won't forget you
You are still my father-in-law
I hear that Er Merzi has grown up
and is even prettier than her sister
Then let her has the fortune
Mr Liu, we are too poor to have that fortune
She's still a little girl
Will you ask her to come out?
She's not home She's out to see her relatives
We came to invite her out
She's really not in
Well then,
next time I'll carry her in the
bridal sedan chair! Let's go!
You can't do that, Mr Liu
Can't you appreciate my kindness?
I've taken a fancy to her,
which means I will make her my wife
It will be a legal and formal marriage
without force
I'll send a good matchmaker
to propose the marriage
Landlord, I... Hey,
How dare you not listen to
squadron leader Liu?
All of us rely on him
Landlord, I have paid you the
land rent for so many years...
Yes, I have lent out my land
to you for so many years,
but you have never pay off the rend
Now you even refuse to let me be the matchmaker
Why I'm doing is for you
You and Liu can be relatives
April 19th of the lunar year is a propitious day
I'll send her to Jiangqiao on my big boat
Don't cry, dear
Hide quickly! No
The New Fourth Army has arrived in East Village
Hide yourself quickly
Quick, Dad
Landlord, he's hidden his daughter
Don't be forced to do what
you have already refused
Next time Liu will welcome her with his guns
Landlord, I just sent her to her uncle's to hide
Listen,
the New Fourth Army isjust like
a shower in summer,
which comes with great power
but goes quickly
If you are on their side,
all your family will be executed
when Beard Liu comes
You are here now
They said you would withdraw
You can't go
Once you leave they'll be back
Then I will die
Li, won't you save us? We're in mortal danger
Comrades, I was so stupid
Yesterday I heard all this from her,
and feel such deep regret
The villagers are suffering a lot,
but I was thinking of myself
How can this be called a revolution?
I won't say high-sounding words now,
but I will prove my determination by my behavior
I request the higher-ups to save her
Let me speak Li, I often speak ill of you
and destroyed your reputation
I feel so sorry
and even more sorry for Er Meizi
Instructor, please let Er Meizijoin the army
Yes, instructor
Let her leave with us!
Instructor, let herjoin us!
Don't worry about me
I've learned a good lesson
from all this
Yes, I've also learned a lot
Folks, the misery is in front of us,
but we didn't see it
Comrades,
will it work if we take Er Meizi with us?
It there any other way out?
There is a way
Fight Fight in Jiangqiao Yes
If we really fight,
it's not a matter of a company or a battalion
nor it's only for Er Meizi
Instructor, we are not only for Jiangqiao
I will report to the commissar
on the matter of Liubao
We should perfect our skills
Don't forget all over China,
thousands of Er Meizis are suffering
Instructor, Grandpa Tian fainted
Instructor, you are back?
Grandpa, have a rest
Commander, you can't recruit Er Meizi!
Beard Liu said if shejoined you,
he would kill Niu Niu
So do you have the heart to hurt her?
What are you afraid here?
Have you forgotten my eighteen-year-old son,
who was hung in the village by them?
Look, this arm
was broken by an older member
of the Wang family
Till now, this has not been avenged
Every one of our poor fellows in Liubao
has been bullied by the traitors
Folks, don't worry
We will solve the problem in Liubao
How's it going?
All has been reported
The political commissar happened to be there
He asked me to collect more evidence,
to educate the army
He also said we have many chances to fight
And don't worry about love
you are still young
So what are we going to do?
I guess we'll fight for Jiangqiao soon
The battalion commander has
asked me to go to Ximazhuang
I see The day before yesterday, he told me
to get familiar with the terrain ofJiangqiao
Is it possible that we
will be the main attack force?
We'll know later
We're also been asked to take the mission
When do we move?
It's an urgent mission Maybe tonight
The army is pressing forward
It seems that the enemy dare not come
but you should still watch out,
and report as soon as anything happens
Ok Good-bye, instructor
Where is your sister? I don't know
So we left Liubao like this
We moved very quickly
I watched Lijin
to see if he would look back
But he didn't
While I couldn't help looking back
It's a good chance
When New Fourth Army
withdrews from Liubao,
you can move all the treasures in your homes
to Liubao It's safe here
Some grain is no big deal
I will send you Er Meizi for sure
You've done a lot this time
That's all right
Proper preparations should be made
When the Japanese come to our village,
I would appreciate your help
That's for sure Food talks
I will certainly protect you then
Ok, have a goodjourney!
Make a turn and follow the small river
What are you going to do?
Dad!
Follow him! He disappeared
The sun is rising Let's go
What are you doing? Kidnapping?
I'll kill you if you shout
What are you looking at? Go back home!
Who dares come here? The landlord is here
I'll be back soon
I'm coming Set sail
It's Liubao
You watch out and I'll go
report to the company Ok
Xiao Niu Commander, instructor
My sister was kidnapped
Please save her!
Who kidnapped her?
Three of the Landlord's guys
Do they have guns? Where did they go?
I don't know
Commander, let's get them! Ok
Let's go, Liu
Wait a minute
I'll go with you
There's a political problem
Let's go
Wait, Liu,
That boat is heading for
Jiangqiao along Qilidang
Then I'll take a shortcut with a team
Ok, the 3rd team goes with me
Instructor, they are approaching Jiangqiao
They can't get far
Look, that's the boat
Oh my god,
the New Fourth Army is following us
Calm down
Row the boat
Yes
Quick Qilidang isjust ahead
We'll reach to Jiangqiao after passing Qilidang
You'll have a bath in Qilidang
I got it Quick
Shoot Landlord we can't fire
Don't move Where is the gun?
We are decent businessmen
Where is she? Er Meizi Li
Sister Daddy
Folks, this traitorous landlord...
Stand up!
We'll hand him over to the people's government
You can make accusations of his wrongdoings
The government of the New Fourth Army
will support you
The army is deeply loved in this village
I feel worried about Lijin's fighting will,
because we are going to fight in Jiangqiao
It is an important stronghold
We can't lower our guard
Commander, let me go
Ok Lay cover fire!
Second Squad shoot!
Comrades, go ahead!
Jiangqiao was liberated
We killed Beard Liu
and rent and interest rates were cut in Liubao
They held a celebration
and we were the guests of honor
All the soldiers in our company showed up
Er Meizi Here
The army is coming Let's go
Instructor, daddy wants you to come home
You can go
Where is my sister? She's gone to the meeting
Hello, Grandpa
Li, I'll show you something special Follow me
Look, my sister made them
Can you guess who she make them for?
I know she made these for...
She made them but gave them to nobody
Just put them here
Xiao Ma, let's go to the meeting
What are those picks for?
What for?
There aren't any mountains or stones here
And raincoats
So many bullets?
It's mountainous in the South,
and it often rains
A great counterattack is coming
Huge battles for the cities
We'll teach the Japs a big lesson
We can fight along the railways,
instead of the rivers
I don't even know what railway looks like
It's a bright spring day,
the 18-year-old young man tells his lover,
I'm going far, far away,
and won't be back for two or three years
It might be dangerous in the war
I will meet you when we are victorous
No one can tell whether we can come
back here or not
The army will go south
Lijin was not so calm
He has certainly heard the news
We may never come back after we leave
We have fought bravely all these years,
creeping in the mud, bleeding,
keep fighting in the burning house
All the difficulties never troubled him
But now it's really a problem
Morning, instructor
What are you doing so early in the morning?
Instructor, when are we leaving?
Leave? Where?
I can tell
we are leaving for a place far away
But you can be sure that
I won't turn back
You have thought of turning back?
Yes
Can I stay?
Can I stay in this place?
Where has your determination gone?
No, that's the truth
But since I saved her in the boat,
and then we had the victory in Jiangqiao,
I've come around
I didn't let the fellow villagers down
I know she loves me too
And I even know...
I'll say no more, or I'll be sad
How I wish to see her again
What's wrong with me?
OK, I'll never mention that any more
Instructor, please go back I'm all right
Don't you believe me?
You taught me a lot these years
I thought it over for a long time,
over and over
If I remain here to work,
I'll be a deserter
What a shame!
Instructor, I feel sad when I miss her,
but I can stand it
If I left the army,
and was abandoned by the Party,
I would rather die!
When I joined the Party, I made the oath
that I'd struggle to my death for the people
When the people need you to bleed for them,
you do it without hesitation;
When they need you to put
personal affairs aside,
I believe you'll also do that
Instructor, do you believe me?
I believe you
We began our expedition soon after
The Japanese invaders collapsed
So were the reactionaries
Today we returned to the old place
Commander Li... Director
Ahead is the place where we
caught Landlord Wang
Do you still miss Er Meizi?
The war continued for years
The situation was tense in this region
Even if she's still alive,
maybe she has already...
That's also good
I met someone today
It's her district political commissar, not her
She said that Tian xueying,
that's the name of Er Meizi,
has been a Party member for
a while and is a cadre now
In cruel battles years before,
She also fought in the guerilla
war on the river
She's always been waiting for you
Director, can I go now?
Why are you so shy today?
We've agreed you can go to Liubao
Go see her
Comrade, where are you going?
Can you tell me...
You've been here before? Yes
You are deputy squad leader Li
Are you looking for Tian xueying?
Great! You two can reunite at last!
Go and find her!
No, I can recognize her home
Home? It's gone
Why? Where are Grandpa
Tian and Xiao Niu?
The reactionaries wanted to kill them,
We've already moved them to
the central district
Only Er Meizi keeps working here
She's the leader of our boat team
Go, go and find her
Comrade... Li...
Comrade Tian xueying
It's a bright spring day,
The 18-year-old young man listens to his lover,
No matter how far away you go,
No matter how long you're away,
As long as you don't forget me,
As long as you return in triumph...