"Forward, forward" is the opening line of the "March of the People's Liberation Army"
It is the direction of the 25,000-li Long March
And even more, it is the charging posture of revolutionary soldiers in the new era
As they fix their sights on the centenary goal of army-building (建军一百年奋斗目标)
On the occasion of commemorating the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March
And celebrating the 99th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
China Military Online launches
A series of converged-media films (融媒体片)
"Forward · Forward |履程 (Tracks)"
"Forward · Forward | 纵缆 (Rigging)"
"Forward · Forward | 擎天 (Upholding the Sky)"
"Forward · Forward | 御剑 (Commanding the Sword)"
Departing from the landmarks of the Long March
Following the line of extension of the Long March spirit
The lens falls upon four soldiers of the Army, Navy,
Air Force, and Rocket Force
The four protagonists
Grew up respectively in
Yudu, Jiangxi — the Long March's point of departure
Zunyi, Guizhou — the Long March's turning point
Wuqi, Shaanxi — the Long March's final destination
Huining, Gansu — the Long March's point of convergence
The camera focuses on
The ordinary battle stations of common soldiers
By depicting
"The Long March beneath the tracks"
"The Long March across the ocean"
"The Long March through the vast sky"
"The Long March along the missile trajectory"
The theme of "Forward · Forward"
Unfolds across four dimensions
Through a dual-lens narrative form of "historical telephoto" and "battle-station macro"
Linking history with the present
Achieving a temporal symphony of
Inheriting the red gene (传承红色基因)
And putting into practice the goal of building a strong military (强军目标)
The blockbuster is online — you are invited to watch all four episodes!
"Forward · Forward | Tracks"
The 25,000-li Long March was built up from row upon row of footprints, each following the last. Zhu Guojie, who grew up in Huining, Gansu, has spent his life alongside three generations of armored vehicles, writing 22 years of military service through track marks 15 centimeters wide. Beneath the tracks lies that very same "long road" of years past — with no end point. Forward, forward. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, China Military Online launches the converged-media film "Forward · Forward | Tracks," focusing on an Army tank driver's path to victory in war.
"Forward · Forward | Rigging"
The "Flying Shark" yearns to fly higher, the formation yearns to sail farther, but the rigging sailor (帆缆兵) yearns for greater stability — so that those who soar to the clouds may laugh proudly over the open sky, and those who sail far may conquer the sea. He Jialiang, who grew up on the banks of the Chishui River, holds a line in his hands: one end connects to the aircraft carrier, the other connects to the motherland. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, China Military Online launches the converged-media film "Forward · Forward | Rigging," depicting the deep-blue wake that a Navy rigging sailor has tied fast with rope knots.
"Forward · Forward | Upholding the Sky"
Some say the fuel lines are the arteries of the war eagle. In the eyes of fuel soldier Zhu Yong, they are a river flowing toward the sky. He grew up nourished by the waters of the Yudu River. Now, he nourishes one war eagle after another with the fuel he guards. Every drop of fuel connects to the battlefield and extends the flight path. And that flight path — how could it be limited to ten thousand li? To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, China Military Online launches the converged-media film "Forward · Forward | Upholding the Sky," to feel how an Air Force fuel soldier helps extend the map of combat power toward the blue expanse.
"Forward · Forward | Commanding the Sword"
Some roads are not persevered in because hope is seen — rather, hope comes from persevering. Wu Yufu, from Wuqi, Shaanxi, feels that the military academy is like another "Wuqi" — a place to set down roots, a place to build strength, a place to charge forward. Behind a missile patrolling the heavens is not the strength of one person alone, just as the Long March was not one person's trek. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, China Military Online launches the converged-media film "Forward · Forward | Commanding the Sword," to witness the silhouette of Rocket Force soldiers bearing aloft the great nation's most powerful weapons (大国重器).