Is the war novel “Expedition” about the Chinese Expeditionary Army good?

Hello everyone, I am Jin Man, the author of “Expedition”.

“Expedition” is a series of war novels, and three volumes have been published so far. It is about a genius sniper who followed the Chinese Expeditionary Force into Burma to fight during the Anti-Japanese War. Taking the sniper’s experience in the war as the main line, it shows the war in a panoramic view. At the same time, it also shows a series of portraits and fates of characters who were engulfed by this war. A reader who is familiar with this war commented on “The Expedition” and said: “”The Expedition” has injected soul into this epic in my heart.” I think this is the highest evaluation of “Expedition” and the most accurate evaluation (objective face).

Before writing “Expedition 1”, I had just finished writing my second book, and I didn’t know where the title of the next book would be. It was the empty, lonely and cold window period. One day, while chatting with a publishing editor, I talked about the Chinese Expeditionary Army. He was very interested in this subject. At that time, I was in the stage of ignorance and fearlessness in writing novels, saying that I could write without even thinking about it.

I have never written a war novel before, and I don’t understand war and the military. Anyway, boasting is not against the law, but I have to do it with tears in my eyes.

In fact, not only was my writing not bitter, but I also wrote it very excitedly (so high that I forgot to go to the very important store lottery), and I finished writing “Expedition 1” with high excitement. I think all readers who have read “Expedition 1” can strongly feel and be deeply infected with that passionate feeling, and the feedback from countless readers also proves this point.

At that time, there was no plan to write “The Expedition” into a series, not even an outline, and the title of the published book was “The Expedition”, which looked like this:

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After publication the editor wanted me to write Expedition 2. I wrote entirely out of interest, because not long after I finished writing “Expedition 1”, the blood bar of interest in war themes that was consumed was still empty, so I willfully refused. It was not until a few years later that I spontaneously started writing “Expedition 2”. The writing was also very exciting this time, but because I was a few years older, the writing style and emotion were much deeper and restrained than in “Expedition 1”. This is not because I deliberately pretended to be thirteen, but because of the changes brought about by years and years of writing. Some people prefer “Expedition 1” and some prefer “Expedition 2”. As for which one is better, it can only be a matter of opinion.

When I wrote “Expedition 2”, I really never thought about writing 3. At the end, I deliberately explained the later fate of the main characters, and finally typed the word “End”. After publication, it will look like this.

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Douban score looks like this:

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I punched myself in the face a few years later. I started writing “Expedition 3”, but I also didn’t write an outline, and I posted on the Internet as much as I wrote every day. But this time it didn’t go well. Halfway through the writing, the readers began to curse, and I fell into depression and self-doubt, so I stopped and became a eunuch silently (who is Momo?).

Because I was a eunuch in the palace, I didn’t even have a face on my official account, and I was afraid of seeing text messages about “Expedition 3”, even though the half-failed version of “Expedition 3” was circulated on the Internet.

A few years later, late at night, sleepless, I finally logged into the official account, and was moved by a text message from a reader. I realize that I owe readers an ending to Yue Kunlun, and I have to finish Expedition 3.

I won’t go into details about the process. The current “Expedition 3” in the “Expedition” trilogy is the version I rewrote and completed. Although there are still many unsatisfactory aspects, all artistic creations are consistent. Field chance is the materialization of the author’s spiritual energy at that time. If I were asked to write “Expedition 3” now, I might not be able to do it.

In addition, when “Expedition 3” was finally completed, book publishing was already very difficult, so “Expedition 3” has not been published.

This is the origin and process of the advent of the “Expedition” trilogy, and the creation process spanned more than ten years. If readers are sensitive enough, they will feel the different soul states of a writer in the three life stages.

At the end of “Expedition 3”, I added the word “End”. At that time, it was certain and certain that “Expedition 3” was the end. If it were me now, I wouldn’t be so sure. Maybe one day on a whim, I will write “Expedition 4” by hand?

I originally wanted to talk about the characters and spirit of “The Expedition”, but I felt that it was wrong for the author to interpret the characters and connotation of the novel by himself. By doing so, the author deprives readers of the right to imagine and interpret. There are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers, with unlimited imagination, which is the charm of the novel.

So I suggest you to read “The Expedition”, the ups and downs of the plots, the tragic battles, the vivid characters, the boiling blood again and again, such a magnificent epic… all need to be read. Only by reading it yourself can you feel deeply and be in it.

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My WeChat public account has the full texts of the three volumes of “Expedition 1, 2, and 3” (public account: Jinman), and the full texts of all my previous novels, and future works will also be posted on it. Those who are interested can pay attention, maybe I am the spiritual world you have been looking for?

At present, all copyrights of “Expedition 1, 2, and 3” have been returned. Teachers who are interested in publishing and adapting film and television are welcome to send private messages. Note that you can only send one private message on Zhihu before the other party responds, so please get straight to the point and say something directly.

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