Winter and Lion 冰雪尖刀连 Episode 1

On September 16, 2022, three "Double 20" planes formed a formation in the sky, and received the remains of the ninth batch of Chinese People's Volunteers to return home with the highest etiquette in the sky. Sitting in front of the TV and watching the news reports, Wu Wanli, who had already passed away, burst into tears, evoking deep thoughts of his second brother, Wu Qianli, and his comrades-in-arms of the Seventh Company.

Seventy years ago, the brand-new republic was full of vitality. They Chinese soldiers set foot on the battlefield of resisting U.S. aggression, aiding Korea and defending their country without hesitation. They proved to the world in that cold winter that lions do not belong to winter, but lions in winter Still a mighty lion.

Back in the summer of 1950, Wu Wanli lived with his parents in a fishing village in Huzhou, Zhejiang. Wu Wanli and Juanzi were childhood sweethearts since they were young. In order to make Juanzi's father look up to them, they enlisted in the army and became heroes. They came back to marry Juanzi.

This day the theater troupe came to perform in the fishing village. The troupe master saw Juanzi was young and beautiful, and wanted to introduce her to his nephew. Wu Wanli, who is stubborn by nature, made a big fuss in the circus troupe, causing the other party to fall on his back. Then he got on the boat that Juanzi had prepared for him, lay flat and dozed off, and continued to fantasize about the dream of being a hero.

Thinking of how the eldest brother Wu Baili and the second brother Wu Qianli have not returned from the bloody battle for decades, Wu Wanli misses how they are doing now. However, Wu Baili died heroically during the Battle of Huaihai. Fortunately, the local fellow sent back Wu Baili's body, so the army approved the company commander Wu Qianli's vacation and asked him to personally send his elder brother's ashes home.

Lei Daguo, the leader of the artillery platoon of the 3rd Battalion and 7th Company, especially told Wu Qianli to be as cautious as possible when he went home. First, he mentioned that Wu Baili had become a party member, and that the land distribution for each family after the founding of New China could somewhat relieve the sadness of the old couple. Mei Sheng, the instructor of the Seventh Company, was injured and rehabilitated, and left the army on the same day as Wu Qianli. The two bid farewell at the pier in tears.

Mei Sheng returned to Shanghai and was bombed by Kuomintang planes. He rescued the people all the way, comforted people in the air-raid shelter, and met his wife Jingqiu and daughter Nini whom he had not seen for many years. Jingqiu didn't care about reminiscing with Mei Sheng, and hurriedly bandaged the injured people. Mei Sheng saw his daughter's flustered appearance, and felt mixed feelings in his heart.

Qilian and a platoon leader Bu resigned to his fate and took the opportunity to buy medicine at the traumatology hall in the town, and had an affair with Ningning, the daughter of the shopkeeper. Ning Ning specially gave him the bone soup and eggs boiled by his father, but his father suddenly came in from outside. The shopkeeper deliberately dismisses Ning Ning, obstructing the two people's communication openly and secretly, and warns Bu that if he accepts his fate, he can come to the Boundary Clinic to buy medicine, but don't have any unreasonable thoughts about her daughter.

On the other hand, Wu Qianli took a fishing boat all the way home, and met Wu Wanli and a few teenagers to teach Yuba a lesson. It's a pity that the two brothers met, but they didn't know each other. Wu Wanli stared at the pistol Wu Qianli was wearing, and gave him a fish to borrow for a few days, but Wu Qianli refused and was taught a lesson.

Wu Wanli insinuated that his partner pretended to be seriously injured to attract Wu Qianli's attention. After some bitter tricks, the brothers accidentally recognized each other. But the two brothers have been separated for too long, and their relationship is obviously much stranger. Besides, Wu Wanli and his elder brother Wu Baili have the best relationship, and they have been asking about Wu Baili's situation all the way.

Back on the fishing boat where his family lived, Wu Qianli removed the red cloth and took out the ashes urn, and kowtowed deeply to his parents. The old couple were heartbroken. They were obviously a good man when they left, but now they are turned into a jar of ashes when they come back. Wu Wanli sat beside him without saying a word, Wu Qianli wept silently, and kowtowed to his parents again, blaming himself for not taking good care of his elder brother.