First Heavy Armor

First Heavy Armor is a military war fantasy web novel by Qidian writer Han Tang Fengyue 1, roughly 2.18 million characters long, serialized and completed on Qidian between 2019 and 2021, with 688 chapters in the main text. The story uses a time-travel premise: the protagonist Tang Lang was originally a mine-clearing soldier who, in an accident, is transported to a distant interstellar battlefield and forced to establish himself anew in an unfamiliar star region. Set against interstellar war, the work combines science-fiction premises with military subject matter, unfolding around humanity's struggle against alien enemies and its defense of home and civilization across the vast galaxy, depicting mecha duels and racial conflicts between interstellar fleets and hostile forces, along with such episodes as gravity-acceleration control and clashes with space pirates. The novel centers on a group portrait of guardians, focusing on the perseverance and sacrifice of individuals and collectives amid war and portraying those who fight to preserve the hope of their people. The book emphasizes passionate combat and patriotic feeling, its core spirit summed up as: "In the brilliant galaxy, the figures guarding home and the hope of the nation have never retreated before the ravages of artillery fire." Other major characters include the heroine Ming Yue Shang, the mysterious male supporting character Zhu Yidao, and Zhangsun Xueqing.