The straw sandals crush the mountains and rivers to pieces... The blood buns chew up rice with decapitated heads... The story revolves around four grassroots Sichuan Army soldiers - the dung digger Zhao Shiwa, the watchman Qian Daggeng, the salt worker Sun Yanba and the tracker Li Chahuo. Their highest military rank does not exceed that of private. The story focuses on showing how civilians use their life wisdom to fight against invaders.
