Gou Sheng joins the army to support his family and marry. After being framed and facing numerous challenges, he forms lasting friendships and, through the trials of war, transforms from a farmer into a committed New Fourth Army soldier.
During a brutal war, cook Meng Wanfu is mistaken for a fugitive general and steps in to protect the general’s family, while the real General Zhang Yunkui, feeling powerless, joins the guerrilla fighters; together, their courage and loyalty help carry their nation through its darkest hour.
Ming Liang, a young man working away from home, must return to take over his ailing foster mother’s failing restaurant, where he rediscovers his true self.
