In 1937, on the eve of the fall of Peiping. Lin Zhiyuan, a chemistry professor who returned from studying abroad, originally wanted to devote himself to academics and science to save the country, but his dream was shattered under the bombardment of Marco Polo Bridge. Witnessing the atrocities of the Japanese army and the heroic sacrifice of his brother, National Army officer Lin Shouxiang, he resolutely abandoned the laboratory, took up arms, and formed a "scholar guerrilla" at the foot of his hometown Taihang Mountains that frightened the enemy.
This is a special team - there are squires who would rather die than surrender, there are green forest heroes who gather in the mountains and forests, and there are also his students who are powerless but have their own unique skills. They used their knowledge to transform land mines, used their wisdom to set up suspicious formations, and used their chemical knowledge to disrupt the enemy's poison gas warfare. In the baptism of blood and fire, Lin Zhiyuan grew from a frail scholar to a commander with both wisdom and courage. Not only did he have to face the brutal siege by the Japanese invaders from outside and the complicated internal conflicts, he also had to protect his flaming love with nurse Su Yingxue amidst the flames of war.
This is not only a story about revenge and resistance, but also a magnificent epic that shows how the Chinese people used knowledge, wisdom, blood and life to forge the soul of the nation when the nation was in danger.
