"The General Protecting the Country" tells the story: In 1913, Yuan Shikai ordered his men to assassinate Song Jiaoren, the political leader of the Kuomintang in the National Assembly. Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing led the "Second Revolution" to attack Yuan with arms, but in the end they failed because they were weak and they fled abroad. In order to "unify the world", Yuan Shikai was determined to deal with Cai E, the governor of Yunnan whose attitude was not clear during the "Second Revolution". He urgently summoned Cai E to Beijing in the name of accepting the "recommendation" of Yang Du and Chen Huan and being re-employed. With his ardent yearning for a democratic republic, a prosperous country and a strong military, and a trace of Yuan Shikai's fantasy, Cai E accepted the call to go to Beijing. Unexpectedly, we were faced with a complicated "power struggle". Yuan Shikai used Cai E if he could. The strategy of getting rid of him if he can't use it, playing with yin and yang; Duan Qirui is deliberately plotting against Cai E, setting up traps at every turn, hoping to force Cai E into a desperate situation; Yuan Keding, who is dreaming of the "Prince's Dream", lets Minions follow Cai E's every move like a shadow; the Japanese and Japanese bandits are eyeing our country... Faced with a crisis-ridden situation surrounded by killers, Cai E has been in desperate situations many times, with his life hanging by a thread. Times make heroes. Young Cai E used his great righteousness and heroic courage to overcome the crisis and survive from a desperate situation...
