An Eagle in the Late Qing Dynasty

The story of the Anhui Nian Army, from its rise to its fall. When Chen Yingying falls on hard times, she meets He Yuzhen, who later marries Wing King Shi Dakai. Chen Yingying joins the Nian Army. Later, infighting within the Taiping Army destroys He Yuzhen's family, while Shi Dakai wages war across the land. Chen Yingying takes on all of He Yuzhen's responsibilities, with four chivalrous men devoted to loyalty and friendship, Wang Meng, Su Liu, Liu Wenli, and Yu Shan, following faithfully at her side. Together, they witness those turbulent and magnificent years. In the end, the Nian Army is defeated, Chen Yingying's father and brothers fall in battle, He Yuzhen dies of illness, and Nian Army leader Zhang Zongyu meets his downfall in Cangzhou...