I've never watched a chinese drama with this much impact in me let alone a war drama which is totally not my cup of tea. To be very honest, I watched this drama because I am currently having a Wallace Huo fever that I am going through all his dramas. I am very much thankful that I stumbled upon this drama and gave it a try despite being so hesitant because of its theme. There is more to the story than just being war, romance, and, family. I think what makes this drama awesome is simply because of all the characters. Everyone played their roles in absolute excellence. I'm very impressed with the heroine. She matured into a very strong and awesome woman. The love story was the winning piece for me. I just can't get over how good the chemistry between the actors possessed. It's been almost a month since I finished this drama but I keep on coming back to my favorite scenes. This is not the type of drama that you can just re watch anytime because it takes a lot of emotions and tears to come out of it after watching. Hence the problem is you can't get enough of it the you have this urge to re watch it again... lol.. the struggle is REAL man...