Amid the flames of war from 1924 to 1945, Chen Xuanmiao and Jiao Nianhe go from close friends in their youth to joining hands in the struggle to save their country. They make their youth a torch and their faith a sail, supporting each other and pressing forward side by side through turbulent times, binding their personal ideals to the fate of their homeland. The road ahead is long and filled with smoke from battle, but their choices and steadfast resolve will leave their own mark on the long river of history.