Shenyang 1931

Under the backdrop of the May Fourth Movement, the Zhifeng War, the change of the Northeast, Guo Songling's rebellion, and Japan's economic warfare, Wang Zhaozhi evolves from an impulsive cadet into a passionate patriotic general through military academy rivalries, defeating samurai, outsmarting Japanese merchants, and solving a baffling case. On the day of the September 18th Incident, urged by his subordinates, aided by his close friend, and driven by the tragedy of a broken nation and wounded people, he defies orders to fire the first shot of the war!