Crimson Designation

In the 28th year of the Republic (1939), in Zhaoyuan, Shandong. Six miners blew up a Japanese gold mine, grabbed half a bag of gold dust, and fled to Mount Linglong. Without a designation, they used a red bedsheet as their flag. Without guns, they seized them with their lives. Without food, they took it by force. Li Jinsheng led a group of miners, farmers, deserters, and bandits, growing from six people to over a thousand, from 'wild ghosts' to the 'Linglong Mountain Anti-Japanese Brigade' in the eyes of the Japanese. The ranks grew larger, then scattered. At the worst point, only seven remained, sharing a last cigarette in the snow. 'The designation must not dissolve. Even if all are dead, the spirit remains.' — Description from novelcodex.org