In the late Qing, in Cang'er, Pan Heqing (courtesy name Hongyi), the legitimate son of the Pan family, tears up his ancestors' maxim to "stay out of politics and focus on business" in front of everyone!
"With our country on the brink of ruin, what is the point of talking about the family business?"
At the military academy, he lies low between the Tongmenghui and Qing spies, weaving a network of connections through the bonds he forms with his classmates;
In the Yunnan Army's camps, he navigates the power struggle between Tang Jiyao and Long Yun. Though he commands troops, he never loses sight of his original purpose;
On the road to defending the nation, he wins against the odds and overcomes the strong with the weak. Through one hard-fought battle after another, he makes the name "Pan Henian" a nightmare for the Beiyang Army!
When foreigners covet the land, he yields not an inch; when factions turn against each other, he watches with cool detachment; when revolution is in peril, he steps forward!
From an anti-Qing patriot in the dynasty's final years to a general who defends the nation in the Republic; from a thinker studying in Europe to an operative lying low on the underground frontlines, Pan Henian spends his life honoring his oath: "Born a son of Cang'er, I shall die a soul of the Yunnan frontier!"
In the military annals of the People's Republic of China, this name will be etched forever:
He is the Dragon of Western Yunnan, an unbending backbone of iron and blood on the road to defending the nation!
