Director:
They studied culture diligently during training to adapt to the needs of the revolutionary situation. The company commander and the soldiers of the Eighth Company all came from poor backgrounds and had no education / so they had many difficulties in the training. However / with the help of the instructors and cultural teachers / they achieved good results. After the Battle of Shanghai started / the superiors asked the Eighth Company to remain on standby as a reserve force. Seeing that the battle entered an intense stage / the company commander and the soldiers of the Eighth Company were all gearing up and wrote letters of guarantee to apply for military leave / and finally got approval from their superiors. They were ordered to detour behind enemy lines and prepare to attack the enemy command post. The company commander discovered that the command post guarded by the enemy was an orphanage with hundreds of orphans in the building. The chief of staff made a prompt decision and decided to abandon the use of artillery fire and switch to hand-to-hand combat. The company soldiers finally eliminated all the enemy troops while protecting the lives of the orphans / but the company commander fell forever.
Cast:
Shi Hui / Yu Zhongying / Shi Ling / Cheng Zhi / Cui Chaoming / Yu Ding
中国人民解放军某部八连，在关连长（石挥 饰）带领下整训待命，随时准备投入解放上海的战斗。他们在整训中刻苦学习文化，以适应革命形势的需要。关连长和八连战士都出身贫苦，没有读过书，因此在整训学习中困难重重，但在指导员和文化教员的帮助下，取得了良好的成绩。上海战役打响后，上级让八连作为预备队，继续待命。眼看战斗进入激烈阶段，关连长与八连战士个个摩拳擦掌，纷纷写保证书请缨，终于得到上级批准。他们奉命迂回到
