Special soldier Lin Baiyu traveled to France during World War I (1916) and became Lu Linkai, the youngest son of arms dealer Lu Youwei.
Lu Linkai was first involved in a murder case in Marseille and came into contact with Chinese workers. Later, he learned deeply that a large number of Chinese workers in Europe faced humiliation, served as cannon fodder, and died in a foreign land. The military core in Lu Linkai could not tolerate this situation, so he took active action. Through his father Lu Youwei and the declining former Qing dynasty Tong Xuanya, he uncovered the huge assets hidden by the Qing court in Europe, finally armed the Chinese workers and became their leader.
After being armed, the Chinese workers gradually made a name for themselves and were favored by all major forces. At this time, most of the Chinese workers were eager to return to their hometowns, while others were more ambitious and wanted to stay in Europe to establish a foundation. Eventually, the two groups parted ways.
Lu Linkai relied on his personal charm to maneuver among the major European forces, and finally brought most of the Chinese labor troops to the Sino-Russian border with his strategy and the strength of his team.
At this time, Lu Linkai wanted to return to the warlord-dominated country and build a foundation with the help of the Chinese labor force. However, he suddenly received information that the Chinese labor force in Europe was heavily surrounded and was in a deadlock. Where to go? Lu Linkai was faced with a major decision at this time.
