Wang Weizhi

Sun Datao, the owner of a restaurant, is shot dead in front of his own establishment. The killer remains at large. Detective Tang Qi investigates and learns that Sun had previously cut and injured Sha Lianfu, a thug recently released from prison, in a jealous dispute over a woman. Sha is currently hospitalized in the city's No. 2 Hospital. Late one night, the stone cover of an underground heating pipe in the hospital ward is quietly lifted. Several shadowy figures emerge, secretly carrying Sha Lianfu away without anyone noticing.

Amid the upheaval of Chiang Kai-shek’s 1927 coup, young revolutionary Xi Zhongxun defies political terror and emerges as a leader. Inspired by Liu Zhidan’s uprising, he joins forces to establish the Shaanxi-Gansu Red Army. During the Anti-Japanese War, he strengthens the revolutionary base and fosters its development, earning Mao Zedong’s praise for his loyalty to the cause. After Japan’s surrender, Xi Zhongxun fiercely defends the Northwest, helping to lay a foundation for national progress.