Chapter 0001: What Evening Is This

Laugh out loud

Without discussing anything else, the renowned Type 90 steel helmet can be replicated to look just like the real thing

Japanese person

It's just making a movie, is it really necessary to go to such lengths? Even the real deal has been brought out? While instinctively dodging, Liu Lang felt a flicker of doubt in his heart

Is it my head that is broken or is it those bureaucrats who are out of their minds? Liu Lang vowed that after returning, he would definitely shove the heads of those bureaucrats who only know how to fake smiles and bicker at the conference table into the toilet

But now, the once unattainable dream is truly laid out before him, just like a certain female major, whom he had secretly admired but dared not express his feelings for, suddenly shedding her clothes and lying before him

This is it

Liu Lang truly cannot think of any other country or ethnic group that would have such uniformity in height

As a person born under the red flag and raised amidst the continuous bombardment of various patriotic war films, as a soldier who remains vigilant against the madness of neighboring countries, and as a child who has never found a refuge from witnessing his grandmother being violently beaten by his father, Liu Lang has harbored a dream since childhood

Liu Lang wanted to curse, but the memory from a second ago clearly reminded him that as the chief designer of weapons at the 5210 military factory, although he was nominally in that position, he was personally conducting the first live-fire test of the newly developed individual rocket launcher codenamed "Chang Kong" at the factory's shooting range.

It is indeed those damned Japanese.

For Liu Lang, who comes from a special forces background, this naturally brings great excitement. If he had such impressive equipment back in the day, eliminating the terrorist bases on the western border would not have been so troublesome.

It is truly remarkable, completely identical to reality

After a brief moment of astonishment, Liu Lang suddenly felt like laughing

The phrase "returning to the pre-liberation era overnight" is often used to describe a person who suddenly becomes very poor, as if decades of hard work have come to nothing

However, for Liu Lang, this no longer mattered, from the moment the shell "boom" exploded, and the soldiers flew into the air.

Apart from that resource-scarce island nation to the east, which seems to collectively lose its mind.

Within reach

This is simply the greatest blessing bestowed upon him by heaven

Even if one finds oneself in this battlefield where death can come at any moment amidst the relentless gunfire, and even if the opposing Japanese forces are estimated to number no less than 200, in the face of dreams, all of this amounts to nothing.

At the moment of the shell explosion, the tremendous shockwave had already claimed their lives in advance. Liu Lang, having experienced the hail of bullets, understood very well the consequences of being struck by field artillery at such close range

Liu Lang knew that this was not some damned movie, and those soldiers with their bodies contorted and flying into the sky were not mere extras

The nominal chief designer failed to ascertain whether the impressive-looking rocket launcher was genuinely remarkable or merely a façade. Regardless, after a loud "bang," Liu Lang awoke to witness this peculiar scene.

But what if someone truly returns to the pre-liberation era overnight

Less than fifty meters away from him, a group of individuals wearing yellow-green steel helmets, carrying beige backpacks, dressed in beige military uniforms, and holding rifles that appeared almost comical, were bending forward and rushing towards this direction along the skirmish line

Damn it, who can tell me what the hell is going on? Liu Lang, somewhat dazed, tossed aside the bloody and mangled severed hand that had fallen on his head

What does it mean to return to the pre-liberation era overnight

Moreover, as the most elite guardian of the Republic, Liu Lang is confident that he can retreat unscathed relying on his own skills

An indescribable excitement spread from the depths of Liu Lang's heart to his entire body, making him feel as if the blood within him was burning due to the sudden thrill, causing him to tremble all over and his eyes to brim with tears.

Regardless of whether the experiment succeeds or fails, or even if it results in an explosion that turns him, the "chief designer," into fragments, he should be sent to the hospital or the morgue, rather than being left in this ridiculous photography studio

If troops can be equipped, based on the People's Liberation Army's individual soldier standard combat load of 30 kilograms, a single soldier can carry seven to eight warheads

The artillery shell struck with great precision, perhaps due to the predetermined detonation point, as it exploded less than forty meters in front of Liu Lang. The immense shockwave obliterated all three-dimensional life forms within a radius of thirty meters.

Out of habitual caution, Liu Lang did not stand up excitedly to appreciate the power of the fake cannon in the movie. Soon, he felt grateful for his caution.

The distinctive "90-style" steel helmet, the unique Type 38 rifle, the little short legs making a pattering sound, there is no need to listen closely to the indistinct chatter coming from across the way. The "extras" on the opposite side, aside from the leather curtains behind their heads, are dressed in a manner that is very familiar, clearly indicating to Liu Lang and the others where they come from

However, I must say that this director is indeed better than the vast majority of directors of anti-Japanese dramas, at least the costumes of those extras are quite authentic

However, there is a saying that goes well: dreams are abundant, but reality is stark

What does making a movie have to do with me? Liu Lang just cursed at his mother. Suddenly, a piercing scream came from behind, growing louder as it approached.

The Japanese Army's "Type 90" steel helmet, officially adopted by the Japanese military in the year 2590 of the Japanese imperial calendar, which corresponds to 1930, was named "Iron Helmet." It is entirely yellow-green, with a golden five-pointed star in the center. As a treasured war trophy collected by his father, Liu Lang has been familiar with this helmet since childhood.

I went ... ... '' As the shockwave swept in, brushing against the ground, Liu Lang opened his mouth wide, disregarding the dust that filled his mouth, and let out a curse.

When Liu Lang slowly lifted his head from the haze of unconsciousness, even with his considerable courage, he was still startled by the scene before him that exceeded his imagination

This is actually a battlefield, a deadly battlefield

The grotesque features on the face and the numb muscles are clearly visible

A battlefield that must be at least seventy years apart from the time and space he is familiar with

The nauseating smell that could make one vomit and the soft tissue that appeared grotesque were starkly proving to Liu Lang one thing: it was, without a doubt, not a prop

In the next moment, Liu Lang was engulfed in a chilling sensation, unable to contain his overwhelming excitement

The "soldiers" on the opposite side, upon hearing the sound of incoming shells, quickly crouched down to avoid it, but this was evidently futile. In the immense shockwave generated by the 75 mm howitzer, several "soldiers" were thrown into the air in bizarre postures, and then fell to the ground silently, like dolls carelessly discarded by someone.

When soldiers fight, horses trample Tokyo

A dream that is very simple, yet difficult to achieve

Liu Lang instinctively shifted his body, instinctively placing his hands in front of his chest and lowering his form even further. Judging by the sound, it should be a shell from a cannon of over 75 millimeters. Liu Lang immediately executed the most correct way to evade the shockwave generated by the explosion of the shell. The foolish act of simply crawling on the ground to avoid shells, often depicted in movies, would ultimately result in spitting blood and internal organ fragments on a real battlefield

Everyone has dreams, and Liu Lang is no exception

If this is what movie special effects are like, Liu Lang, who has never set foot in a cinema, decided that he must buy a movie ticket, no, several movie tickets to support this dedicated director

The "Chang Kong" individual rocket launcher looks impressive just by its design, with a caliber of 60 millimeters and a length of only 75 centimeters. Including the warhead, the entire rocket launcher weighs merely 4.5 kilograms. Despite its small size, it has an effective range of 700 meters, and its maximum range is claimed to reach 1,000 meters. The explosive power of the warhead is equivalent to a thermobaric weapon with a yield of 6 kilograms of TNT.