In the seventh year of Yongyuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty, frequent thefts of weapons occurred in Xuanquan County, Dunhuang County. When military commander Huo Ling investigated, he discovered that the case was related to the theft of weapons by Marquis Jiaqu, and it was by no means a simple case of theft. As the investigation deepened, centurion Zhao Kui's unusual behavior, Jiaqu Army Commander Wei Ping's "falling off his horse and dying" and blood-stained secret letters revealed layers of conspiracies. Among the stolen weapons, the long ax commanded by Jiaqu conceals a secret, pointing directly to internal collusion. Huo Ling teamed up with Qin Yue, the deputy commander of the Jiaqu Army, and went through night exploration with abandoned beacons, fierce battles in valleys, and ambushes at Heifengkou. They successively captured the thief Li Tong and the man behind the scenes Zhang Meng, and unexpectedly implicated the Jiuquan King Liu Kang in a shocking conspiracy of collaborating with the Huns and plotting rebellion. Further investigation revealed that Chen Qian, the Protector of the Western Regions, and Dou Xian, the general, were behind the scenes, forming a rebellion network of "princes-officials-border generals". Together with the imperial reinforcements, the two defeated the rebel party in Crescent Moon Spring Cave and Wulei City, destroyed smuggled weapons, and thwarted the rebellion plan. After the rebellion was put down, Huo Ling and Qin Yue refused to accept the reward and insisted on guarding the Dunhuang border. However, the wind and sand did not stop, and the Huns cavalry invaded the border again. The two men immediately led the troops to meet the enemy, continuing their mission of guarding the border with loyalty and blood. The whole play uses the theft of weapons as a clue, peeling off the cocoon layer by layer, showing the dangers of the Eastern Han Dynasty border and the feelings of family and country of the border guards. This is exactly:
Sand rolls hang over the spring and shadows are hidden, and suspicions arise in the secret war.
The ax marks are hidden and the princes are against each other, and the simple blood is frightening and leads the generals to make an alliance.
Chasing evil in the desert is sharp, but thieves breaking into caves are courageous.
Hu Chen arrived before the rebellion was put down, and his loyalty to defend the country shines on Han Jing.
