Soldiers Sortie
Soldiers Sortie is a 2007 Chinese TV drama 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 director, Wu Yi as producer, Qian Zhang as chief producer, and Lan Xiaolong as script writer.
Cast
- Wang Baoqiang as Private, later NCO XU Sanduo : A shy village boy, forced to quit school and drafted into the People's Liberation Army by his alcoholic father, to toughen him up.
- Chen Sicheng as Private, later NCO CHENG Cai : 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.
- Xing Jiadong as NCO WU Liuyi : Second-in-command of Section 3
- Zhang Yi as NCO, SHI Jin : Commander of Section 3, who drafted Sanduo into the boot camp.
- Fan Lei as NCO MA : Commander of Section 5 of the 3rd Company.
- Zhang Guoqiang as Captain, later Major GAO Cheng : Commanding officer of the "Steel" 7th Company.
- Duan Yihong as Lieutenant Colonel YUAN Lang : Leader of the "Unit A" special ops.
- Li Chen as Ranks of the [People's Liberation Army Navy|Lieutenant Commander] WU Zhe : "Unit A" recruit, and one of XU Sanduo's best friends in the detachment.
- Gao Feng as Captain QI Huan : A member of "Unit A" and the trainer for the entry training.
- Li Bo as Private, later NCO GAN Xiaoning : A soldier of the 7th Company and a friend of Sanduo.
- Zuo Tengyun as Private BAI Tiejun : A soldier of the 7th Company.
- Li Liang as Cadet MA Xiaoshuai : The last member of the 7th Company, a later 2nd Lieutenant in the Reconnaissance Battalion of T Division.