It includes post-war antagonists, such as American soldiers and Chinese capitalists.

After a brutal invasion of China by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1937, a Chinese professor in Boston named Wu Ming Tai is compelled by his patriotism to return to Beijing to translate a document for the United Nations.

This document is considered to be proof of war crimes committed by the Japanese Army.

When the American Army intervenes, they bomb Japanese fortresses.

Meanwhile, Wu Ming Tai faces another enemy: his co-worker and brother-in-law, Chu Li Fan, a capitalist who wants to "corrupt China".