Director: Kong Sheng
Screenwriter: Lan Xiaolong
Cast: Xiao Zhan / Zhou Yiran / Peng Yuchang / Gan Yunchen / Xu Juncong / Liu Haoran / Aruna / Yan Zhidu / Yang Xinming / Zhou Siyu / Zu Feng / Liao Fan / Yin Zheng
Genres: Drama / History / War
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Languages: Standard Mandarin / Nanjing dialect / Japanese
First Aired: 2026-08-01 (Mainland China)
Episodes: 3
Episode Runtime: 60 minutes
Also Known As: De Xian Jin Zhi — Director’s Cut / Gezhi Town
Synopsis
Mo Dexian (Xiao Zhan), a lathe operator at a machinery factory, takes his family and joins a refugee convoy seeking shelter in the mountains. There, they settle in “Gezhi Town” with Xiao Yan (Peng Yuchang), an anti-aircraft gun commander forgotten by the main forces, and his men. However, the peaceful life of Mo Dexian, his wife Xia Cheng (Zhou Yiran), the old patriarch (Yang Xinming), and their son Mo Dengxian (Yan Zhidu) is shattered by the unexpected arrival of a small Japanese reconnaissance unit. The townspeople refuse to abandon their home and fight to the death to protect it, setting off a deadly clash between civilian ingenuity and regular armed forces.