During the early War of Resistance Against Japan in Baiyangdian, Hebei, the Yanling Squad, led by Communist Party member Hei Lao Cai, conducted effective guerrilla warfare. Yang Xiaomei, fleeing abuse from her husband Zhang Jinlong, joined the squad and developed feelings for farmer Niu Dashi. Zhang Jinlong, unable to change, defected to the Japanese. As Japanese sweep operations intensified, Xiaomei, Dashi, and Zhang Jinlong faced different paths in the conflict.
Dashui Niu
Xiaomei Yang
Laodie Niu
Yang's mother
Jinlong Zhang
Jinlong Zhang's mother
Laocai Hei
Enemy translator
Aunt Li
Gao
Kuomintang Officer B
Guard puppet
Goupi He
A lady
Old farmer
Xiaozi Xiao
Farmer
An uncle
Kuomintang Officer A
Pseudo soldier
Liuzi Li
San-mazi Guo
Policeman
Mr. Lao Mou
Certain old man
Woman on the road
Army cook
Biznesmen
Fu Xiang
Ershu Li
Female Eight
Shixiong He
Caizhu Shen
Shuangxi Liu
Cousin
Farmer
Instructor Wang
Niang Shuangxi
Old platoon leader