Spanning from the September 18 Incident in 1931 to victory in the War of Resistance in 1945, the story covers the fall of Northeast China, the Battle of Shanghai, the Wannan Incident, guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, and more.
On the surface, Shen Jin is a spoiled young heir from a wealthy Jiangnan family. In truth, he is a top graduate of the special operations program at the Whampoa Military Academy and a trump-card agent of the Military Statistics Bureau operating behind enemy lines, codenamed “Hunting Falcon.” Unwilling to take part in the civil war, he volunteers to infiltrate Japanese-occupied territory, where he navigates the conflict under multiple identities.
