"Red Sun" has made a good exploration in expressing major battles in artistic form. It takes the three battles of Lianshui, Laiwu and Meng Lianggu, which happened continuously in Shandong from 65438 to 0947, as the main line of plot development, which embodies the author's artistic pursuit of "epic" in realistic war novels, that is, trying to show the unique charm of war with grand structure and panoramic description. In these three battles, the PLA lost and won, each with its own characteristics, and the writer's description was meticulous and appropriate, each with its own emphasis. In the process of describing historical events, it embodies its originality in novel structure.
The work adopts the method of first restraining and then promoting, and shows the disparity of strength between the two sides and the grim situation faced by the PLA with waves of retreat. The Lianshui Campaign, which took place at the end of 1946, ended with the Kuomintang troops capturing Lianshui and the People's Liberation Army being forced to retreat due to heavy casualties. Lianshui retreat is only an episode in the national military conflict, but the writer showed it to readers from the beginning, which made the whole work full of suspense and attraction, and also made the development of the war later become the focus of readers' attention.
Moreover, through the passive situation of the People's Liberation Army on the battlefield, the writer not only vividly showed the strength contrast on the battlefield in Shandong at that time, but also caused a strong contrast for the ultimate victory of the People's Liberation Army to show that the victory of the war was hard-won; At the same time, it also laid a good foundation for the further characterization of the characters of the two countries.
The outstanding achievement of The Red Sun is the successful creation of a series of fleshy artistic shapes. Among the heroes of our army, commander Shen Zhenxin and deputy commander Liang Bo are two striking figures. Shen Zhenxin is a senior commander trained by our army from the Long March. This novel vividly shows his ideological character by outlining his military command activities in several major battles. As a commander, he is firm, brave, calm and calm. As an ordinary member of the combat team, he has the same rich feelings as a soldier. He has suffered from failure and rejoiced in victory.
The author not only shows his principle and resolute and serious temperament as a commander, but also depicts the delicate and rich feelings of ordinary people in many aspects and vividly depicts an amiable and respectable image of a military commander. Liang Bo, the deputy conductor, is cheerful, optimistic and humorous. He commands battles, educates subordinates and even makes love, showing the demeanor of a strategist and politician everywhere. It should be said that the images of two commanders, Shen Zhenxin and Liang Bo, have added new brilliance to the gallery of contemporary literary heroes.