The Burmese army is seeking to invade Ayutthaya to block the invasion in Bang Rachan.
They use all their resources to prepare the village for a siege, including melting down all available metal farming implements into a crudely constructed cannon.
Lacking horses, the village drunkard, Nai Thongmen, mounts an old water buffalo and rides the draft animal into battle.
According to Thai tradition, the Burmese northern invasion army led by Gen. Ne Myo Thihapate was held up for five months at Bang Rachan, a small village northwest of Ayutthaya by a group of simple villagers.
The Battle of Bang Rajan was also depicted in a 1966 Thai film, starring Sombat Metanee in a role that won him a best actor honors at the "Golden Doll" Awards.