Zhang Wei, a modern ace pilot, accidentally transmigrates into the body of Gao Zhihang in 1937.
With the Battle of Shanghai about to erupt, he draws on his modern knowledge of aerial combat and flies an outdated Hawk III, shooting down three Japanese Type 96 carrier-based fighters in his very first battle.
His feat shocks the high command in Nanjing, but also prompts the Japanese Kempeitai to launch a frenzied assassination campaign against him.
In war-torn Nanjing, he encounters three very different women: a tenacious war correspondent, a gentle student, and a mysterious underground operative.
As love and duty intertwine, Zhang Wei must use aerial combat skills far beyond his time to carve a path through the Japanese invaders’ steel tide.
Meanwhile, a top-secret plan to bring the Flying Tigers into existence ahead of schedule is quietly underway...