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Just don't quote me on it lol.

Very true. It just hurt seeing it to be honest. And than the fact that no one understands his pain. Whoever he talks to just tells him to get over it and move on and try his best. I think only his father was like "I understand" - not saying to move on but sort of acknowledging that it was okay for him to feel the way he did. Because he knew that it wasn't easy to just pick urself up after knowing that ur life is in a way someone else's who died in the process - and that person left so many people who needed him behind.

So, when I see people telling him to just move on - I am just like can u jsut sympathize with him a little besides for throwing more onto his plate like he doesn't already have enough.

Ahhh, okay that makes sense. I mean if its at a personal level than there is not much u can do lol. I have also disliked some characters in previous shows/animes for no reason but because I just didn't like them lol. Sometimes u don't need a grand reason to dislike someone it just IS lol.

But I get it, yea it has been easy on her but the thing I did like was that she got into the academy through her own merits unlike GL who of course got it through the help of his favorite division commander who clearly would do anything for him at this point. He probably will throw the biggest wedding when he finds out he wants to marry JNZ.

To be honest, I know people like A Xiu & I do too. But I don't want GYY to marry her - I feel its unfair that he has to sacrifice so much just so she can have someone. But what about him? Doesn't he also deserve to marry someone out of love and not out of duty? But I forget that this drama isn't a romance drama but a military drama so of course that kind of genre is not going to happen too much. I just have to come to terms with the fact that GYY is going to sacrifice himself - and its slowly happening already.

Girl, Gao Liang is just . . . .. I really don't get what they were thinking when writing his character. He just seems to annoying at times.

Well that is why I said I see it differently. After all everyone has different interpretations of certain things. Hence why some people might consider the villain of a story a bad guy or a good guy depending on circumstances. I see no problem with different interpretations - just means no one is right or wrong lol.

But yea ur right - couples are already predetermined by the writers of the show and not much we can do but say we like it or not lol. Let's just see how the rest goes

I feel I already disliked Gao Liang from like episode 5 or something so didn't really need 22 to tell me how bad of a character he is lol. If anything 22 & 23 just made him look like a villain - I was just waiting until we start calling him "He Who Must Not be Named". But Nanzheng . . . . idk I don't dislike her too much lol. I feel she isn't so bad but just made a few mistakes that everyone else had made or just processes grieving a bit differently. Idk maybe its because I have seen GL make so many mistakes that her mistakes just don't reach that threshold for me to care as much lol.

Agreed friends do make great partners. But I do see the connecting with JNZ and her father differently. I mean let's not forget on that day JNZ was supposed to meet up wtih GYY for her birthday - she invited him (NOT GL). But because GL decided to be a cock block he took the bike that GYY was going to get and saw JNZ instead. GYY had to find a different means of transportation which broke down and prevented him from seeing JNZ. He even pleaded with GL to give him a ride but because of his selfishness to see JNZ instead of GYY he said no. So, that information that JNZ told GL was never supposed to be for him for GYY. Just how I see it u know.

Oh, trust me I know what u mean. It was definitely a very hard 4 episodes to get by. I think I paused the show several times just because I needed a break with how heart breaking it was. So, totally get it.

Yea, I think it was all leading to a break up in the end. I mean both GYY and GL have been in love with the FL the entire show but she picked GYY. But I think GYY just can't get over his grief so he will choose to sacrifice his love to keep his promise to his platoon leader.

But, even though she saw him alive I still don't think she was in love with him yet because she still rejected his advances towards her and went back to GYY. In the end I think she just considers him like a brother u know. She tried to be there for GYY but he just didn't want to see anyone - so I think she cares more for GYY because she didn't know about GL until like 6 months later. While for GYY she knew right away. So, I do think she always loveed GYY but started to see GL as a friend/brother and thats why she cared about him still being alive. But I don't think it was romantic - and even now it isn't romantic. But will be once GYY end it with JNZ

So the drama started off in 1983 - they became recruits and started training
1984:
I think that is when the war started because they said it took GYY less than 1 year to become a sergeant when the war happened
1985:
The war ended and u can see A Xiu now has a child with Zhang Fei (so definitely has to be more than 9 months)
(Now this is where I am unsure):
I think another year went by before they all joined the academy to further their studies so It might be 1986 right now???

I understand some people might think that Gu Yiye could get help from his other army brothers who were also under Zhang Fei's care. But when GYY got the letter from the village leader about how Zhang Fei's mother was sick - he went by himself. No one told him "don't worry we will go with u as well & help her get to the hospital". Instead they handed him money and told him to go & take care of the situation. While they all boarded the train to head to the academy & enjoy their new lives. While GYY boarded a different train to go get ZF's mother and carried her on his back for miles to get her to the hospital. If someone else went with him his burden would have been less but they just thought it was enough to give him money & that would help with ZF's situation. Now, I can understand everyones means of help will be different but than don't tell GYY that ur willing to share his burden when in reality ur not. And that is what GL did - telling him that we can also help but than not offerring it to him & instead placing more burden on him.

It's great they offered money but GYY could have done the same as well - the fact he went ALONE to get his sick mother help just showed that he is willing to go the extra mile. And that is what that family needs - they need Zhang Fei. Someone to be there and help them with their situation whenever a crisis happens.

Agreed. Like when GL says that oh all the comrades can come together and help Zhang Fei's wife out. I am just like but why haven't you? It has been GYY this entire time helping her and getting her medicine and on top of that studying at the academy. Like it's nice to give those pretty words to him and tell him u can help - but u also have to do them. And that part also annoyed me. He is preoccupied with JNZ that he doesn't realize that other people are having their own problems.

Agreed, it was definitely something I didn't understand. Like, if I am grieving somoene that just died and telling my friend about all the troubles we are having. I don't think I want them to than ask me "oh, but what about ur date with ur boyfriend tomorrow". Like, I just feel that is wrong. GYY wants to talk about his troubles at that moment & not about JNZ who he can always talk about later on in his life, But just seems like GL doesn't get that or doesn't want to get it.

I understand, I just feel it would have been better for them both to just end it right away. He clearly was no longer willing to maintain the relationship because of his grief. I mean, no matter what, she did stay by his side - but true she should have been more firm with GL. She tried but clearly he guilt tripped her and she in the end decided to be close to someone that told GYY that he was goign to steal her from him. I mean she knew that he was in love with her

But I feel thats more GL's fault than hers u know? Idk how to explain it lol.

Exactly! I understand that he is in love with her but he couldn't even be a decent human being and just talk about the situation that was bothering GYY. It's like I am talking about someone who died in my family to a friend & all the troubles we are having and besides for trying to console me and make me feel better. They decide to tell me oh but what about ur date with ur boyfriend tomorrow. LIke ummm excuse me? Like that isn't the right time at all. We could always talk about that at a later time.

I agree that it was GYY's fault afterwards when he planned on breaking up with her. BUT during this interaction with GL - that was GL's fault. GYY is explaining to him that Zhang Fei's family is suffering and that they have no money. And besides for trying to console him he just says something like "what about JNZ". I don't think at that moment he wanted to hear that - especially since he knows that GL has been constantly trying to get JNZ when they are dating. Like everytime he is sad or thinking about his squad leader who took a bullet from him - he mentions JNZ. I understand that is his gf but people do have other responsibilties. And clearly he is depressed about it as well. If he was a good friend he would try to sympathize with his situation rather than mention JNZ.

JNZ didn't complain about the situation because she understood his situation. So, what right did GL have to keep bring it up? Because he clearly only thinks of her even knowing that is GYY's gf. GYY isn't stupid he knows what he is doing - secretly meeting up with his gf and getting hugs from her but he never said anything because he was like okay I trust JNZ and they are friends. So, he kept quiet but eventually people are going to get angry and mad. Especially during a situation when he is already at his breaking point. Like I said, time & place to mention her. ANd that was a wrong time.

I feel Gu Yiye should have broken up with JNZ right away if he already made the decision to do so. Why make it harder for both of you later on than? I know it's a tough situation that he is in but I feel she deserved to know the moment u made it. Maybe it should have been done on the same day as their last date.

Gu Yiye just came back from the hospital and seeing A Xiu he knows she is suffering. He doesn't know what to do but sacrifice his own life to take care of her. And than GL has the audacity to bother him about it and when GYY tells him everything besides for trying to be understanding and being just a decent human being. He just says well we will figure something out but what about Nanzheng. BROOOOOOO. Time & Place!!!

I get it ur in love with his girlfriend and want her but this man is telling u about his troubles and how much his & UR OWN former squad leaders family is suffering. Can u be a decent human being and just have some sympathy and remorse for the situation? And than to make matters worse he throws food on GYY because he didn't like that he spoke FACTS. Yes, that is his Girlfriend but for some reason ur always in the middle and always trying to get invovled with their relationship. Always mentioning her at every moment - like relationships aren't the end all be all. People do have other responsibilities to take care of. And GL has also been trying to clearly get her - what a selfish person, I really can't anymore with him. I understand we have to move on from losses but can u really just turn a blind eye to someone who is alone and sufferring because they lost someone that u knew and cared for. And GYY is going to feel it even more because the squad leader sacrificed himself to save him - so in his mind he believes that he should have never been there and A Xiu would still be with her husband and not sufferring.

The time stamp is definitely confusing. I sometimes wonder if its 6 months or 1 year that occurred between those episodes. But I think it was 1 year after they left for war. And than the 3 to 4 episodes were just about how they lost people. And how everyone had different ways of grieving and letting go and just moving on - I feel they needed to spend time on it especially since a lot of the characters that were lost were important to the people that were still alive. And they also had to console the grieving families and let them know.

Not Gao Liang in episode 21 saying Gu Yiye getting all the favors just to run to divison commander in episode 22 to ask for a favor -_-. Is this man living in the twilight zone? Like no one can honestly be that stupid and not realize that he is the one that is being favored and also was able to see the guy that helped them get 10 more quotas (getitng more connections). But nope, in his mind is GYY.

I wished they added this part in the drama because it makes more sense now. I just thought it was because of excessive training that he kept getting injured/tired. But it seems like someone just wanted to slow him down because GYY was just too good so they wanted his shot to be wrong. That is crazy how he was hurting him even though GYY was caring about him. But he can never tell him in person because he is no longer there 😭😭😭😭

It feels it wasn't out of ill intention though but just feeling that if GYY was slower than maybe his faults wouldn't be seen as much. But he wrote that letter because he wanted to confess and didn't know if he would be able to once the war ended 😭😭😭😭