Seeking to steal the newly arrived weapon for the Nationalist use, Wan Tai, a National Revolutionary Army[a] soldier from the south infiltrate the warlord's territory, encountered a local vagabond Meng Gang.

Wan wanted to recruit Meng Gang to steal thousands of recently acquired rifles from the warlord.

The two vagabond managed to intercept a car carrying one of General Jin's officer with the required document and knocking the passenger out.

The trio wanders into a town and almost caught by some off duty General Jin's soldiers in a gambling den/restaurant fight due to Hong being known as the daughter of an officer.

The general pretended to lose the game and set him free in order to track his friend and catch them alive to interrogates them of the weapon location.

The trio reunited and discovered the real Wan Tai's friend, who reveal his name as Chen Sheng, disguised as a street food seller after showing his picture with Wan Tai, although initially not believing Chen Sheng due to previous incident.

Chen Sheng later unload the weaponry the trio told him and later distribute the rifles to militia to arm a local rebellion against the warlord seeking the advantage of the disarmed 4th Division in their territory.

[b] In the final fight, after suffering heavy losses, pursuing General Jin's soldiers led by battalion captain Cheng are forced to open fire upon the trio despite the order to catch them alive, slightly injuring Meng Gang.