''Soldiers Sortie'' () is a 2007 Chinese

TV drama In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular su ...

{{Cite web , title=The Spirit of Xu Sanduo: The Influence of China’s Favorite Soldier , url=https://jamestown.org/program/the-spirit-of-xu-sanduo-the-influence-of-chinas-favorite-soldier/ , access-date=2024-11-01 , website=jamestown.org , language=en-US based on a novel by Lan Xiaolong. It was co-produced by the 8-1 Film Studio, Chengdu Military Region Television Arts Center, Huayi Brothers Film Investment Co. Ltd., and Yunnan TV Station. The production cast includes Kang Honglei as

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, Wu Yi as producer, Qian Zhang as chief producer, and Lan Xiaolong as script writer.

Cast

Wang Baoqiang Wang Baoqiang (; born 29 May 1984) is a Chinese martial artist, actor and director. Wang first received recognition in the film '' Blind Shaft'' (2003), for which he shared the Best New Performer prize at the Golden Horse Awards. He went on to ...

(王宝强) as

Private Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...

, later NCO (Class 1) XU Sanduo (许三多): A shy village boy, forced to quit school and drafted into the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...

by his alcoholic father, to toughen him up. * Chen Sicheng (陈思成) as Private, later NCO (Class 1) CHENG Cai (成才): A boy from the same village as Sanduo, a childhood bully but a very talented soldier. He joins the army with Sanduo and goes to Section 7 of the 7th Company, where he is trained as a

marksman A marksman is a person who is skilled in precision shooting. In modern military usage this typically refers to the use of projectile weapons such as an accurized telescopic sight, scoped long gun such as designated marksman rifle (or a sniper ri ...

. * Xing Jiadong (邢佳栋) as NCO (Class 2) WU Liuyi (伍六一): Second-in-command of Section 3 * Zhang Yi (张译) as NCO (Class 3), SHI Jin (史今): Commander of Section 3, who drafted Sanduo into the boot camp. * Fan Lei (范雷) as NCO (Class 3) MA (老马): Commander of Section 5 of the 3rd Company. *

Zhang Guoqiang Zhang Guoqiang (; born September 30, 1969) is a Chinese actor. Childhood Zhang was born to a family of entertainers. His mother's grandfather was a famous Pingju Pingju or Ping opera () is a form of Chinese opera from North China, northern Ch ...

(张国强) as

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

, later

Major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

GAO Cheng (高城):

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of the "Steel" 7th Company. * Duan Yihong (段奕宏) as Lieutenant Colonel YUAN Lang (袁朗): Leader of the "Unit A" special ops. * Li Chen (李晨) as Lieutenant Commander WU Zhe (吴哲): "Unit A" recruit, and one of XU Sanduo's best friends in the detachment. * Gao Feng (高峰) as Captain QI Huan (齐桓): A member of "Unit A" and the trainer for the entry training. * Li Bo (李博) as Private, later NCO (Class 1) GAN Xiaoning (甘小宁): A soldier of the 7th Company and a friend of Sanduo. * Zuo Tengyun (左腾云) as Private BAI Tiejun (白铁军): A soldier of the 7th Company. * Li Liang (李梁) as Cadet MA Xiaoshuai (马小帅): The last member of the 7th Company, a later 2nd Lieutenant in the Reconnaissance Battalion of T Division.

References

External links

The official website of ''Soldiers Sortie''
2006 Chinese television series debuts Fiction about the People's Liberation Army Mandarin-language television shows Chinese drama television series Television series by Huayi Brothers

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