''Soldiers Sortie'' ({{zh, s=士兵突击, t=士兵突擊) is a 2007

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based on a novel by

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. It was co-produced by the 8-1 Film Studio,

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, and

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. The production cast includes Kang Honglei as

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, Wu Yi as producer,

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as chief producer, and Lan Xiaolong as

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Wang Baoqiang Wang Baoqiang (; born 29 May 1984) is a Chinese actor, martial artist and director. His debut role was that of Yuan Fengming in the movie '' Blind Shaft'', for which he shared the Best New Performer prize at the 2003 Golden Horse Awards. Ear ...

(王宝强) as

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, later NCO (Class 1) XU Sanduo (许三多): A shy village boy, forced to quit school and drafted into the

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by his alcoholic father, to toughen him up. *

Chen Sicheng Chen Sicheng (born February 22, 1978 in Shenyang) is a Chinese actor, director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, and is known for his leading roles in the films ''A Young Prisoner's Revenge'' and ''Spring Fever''; ...

(陈思成) as Private, later NCO (Class 1) CHENG Cai (成才): 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

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. * Xing Jiadong (邢佳栋) as NCO (Class 2) WU Liuyi (伍六一): Second-in-command of Section 3 * Zhang Yi (张译) as NCO (Class 3), SHI Jin (史今): Commander of Section 3, who drafted Sanduo into the boot camp. * Fan Lei (范雷) as NCO (Class 3) MA (老马): Commander of Section 5 of the 3rd Company. *

Zhang Guoqiang Zhang Guoqiang ( Chinese: 张国强; Pinyin: Zhang Guoqiáng; born September 30, 1969) is a Chinese actor. Childhood Zhang was born to a family of entertainers. His mother's grandfather was a famous Pingju (a kind of Chinese folk opera) perform ...

(张国强) as

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, later

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GAO Cheng (高城):

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of the "Steel" 7th Company. *

Duan Yihong Duan Yihong (; born May 16, 1973) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Yuan Lang in '' Soldiers Sortie'' (2006), Long Wenzhang in '' My Chief and My Regiment'' (2009), and Hei Wa in '' White Deer Plain'' (2011). Biography Duan Yihon ...

(段奕宏) as

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YUAN Lang (袁朗): Leader of the "Unit A" special ops. * Li Chen (李晨) as

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WU Zhe (吴哲): "Unit A" recruit, and one of XU Sanduo's best friends in the detachment. * Gao Feng (高峰) as Captain QI Huan (齐桓): A member of "Unit A" and the trainer for the entry training. * Li Bo (李博) as Private, later NCO (Class 1) GAN Xiaoning (甘小宁): A soldier of the 7th Company and a friend of Sanduo. *

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(左腾云) as Private BAI Tiejun (白铁军): A soldier of the 7th Company. * Li Liang (李梁) as Cadet MA Xiaoshuai (马小帅): The last member of the 7th Company, a later

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in the Reconnaissance Battalion of T Division.

External links

The official website of ''Soldiers Sortie''
2006 Chinese television series debuts Mandarin-language television shows Chinese drama television series Television series by Huayi Brothers

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