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Hengyang 1944

The film focuses on an epic battle in the history of China's War of Resistance against Japan, which shocked the world with its overwhelming force against a small enemy. In the 1944 Hengyang defense battle, the 10th Army of the Chinese front battlefield, with a force of less than 18,000 people, defended the city alone against the Japanese army with a total strength of 110,000 people outside the city for 47 days. The Chinese army suffered more than 16,000 casualties and the Japanese army suffered more than 48,000 casualties, creating the only record of the comparison of enemy and our forces and casualties since the War of Resistance. It dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army's No. 1 operation launched by the Japanese headquarters and became a battle case comparable to any battle in World War II.

Top Cast

  • Yu Hewei

    Yu Hewei

    Fang Xianjue

  • Yang Yang

    Yang Yang

    Jing Qidi

  • Wan Qian

    Wan Qian

    Gu Zhuyun

  • Wang Jinsong

    Wang Jinsong

    Liu Biao

  • Yin Fang

    Yin Fang

    Cao Huating

  • Li Guangjie

    Li Guangjie

    Zeng Jing

  • Tan Kai

    Tan Kai

  • Cao Lei

    Cao Lei

  • Hu Yajie

    Hu Yajie

Overview

The film focuses on an epic battle in the history of China's War of Resistance against Japan, which shocked the world with its overwhelming force against a small enemy. In the 1944 Hengyang defense battle, the 10th Army of the Chinese front battlefield, with a force of less than 18,000 people, defended the city alone against the Japanese army with a total strength of 110,000 people outside the city for 47 days. The Chinese army suffered more than 16,000 casualties and the Japanese army suffered more than 48,000 casualties, creating the only record of the comparison of enemy and our forces and casualties since the War of Resistance. It dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army's No. 1 operation launched by the Japanese headquarters and became a battle case comparable to any battle in World War II.

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