Lin Jin, a solider of the New Fourth Army, stayed in Liubao village with his Army. During Lin Jin's stay, he fell in love with a local girl, Ermeizi. However, he had to leave Liubao with his troops for several years. Lin Jin and Ermeizi lost contact during the war after Lin Jin had left Liubao. Years later, Jin returns to Liubao where he finds Ermeizi again.

抗战胜利前夕，被日寇蹂躏多年的柳堡解放了。新四军开了进来，江南的百姓由于多年来受尽了兵匪日寇的欺侮，对拿枪的“兵”总是怀有某种不可言状的戒心。新四军战士纪律严明，作风严谨，很快就消除了当地百姓的疑惧心理，和当地百姓打成了一片。四班副班长李进（廖有梁 饰）在二妹子(陶玉玲 饰)家养伤的时候，耳鬓丝磨，产生了感情。指导员（徐林格 饰）发现后劝他们放下儿女私情。部队离开后，土豪刘胡子欲霸占二妹子，二妹子坚决不从，她心里一直想着李进。部队接到二妹子弟弟小牛(陈东岗 饰)送来的求救消息，率队返回柳堡，救出了绝境中的二妹子。但李进还是以革命大局为重，安怃好二妹子，重返抗战前线，期待胜利后重逢的日子......

(From Wikipedia)- "Battle on Shangganling Mountain follows a group of Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers who are holding Triangle Hill for several days against US forces. Short of both food and water, they hold their ground until the relief troops arrive. The movie portray the battle as a Chinese victory over an American invasion, and the People's Volunteer Army soldiers were shown as Chinese war heroes."

上海解放后，解放军某部八连接受了在南京路执勤的任务。三排长陈喜（马学士 饰）经不起资产阶级“香风”熏染，瞧不起乡下来看他的妻子春妮（陶玉玲 饰），看不惯脸长得黑的八班长赵大大（袁岳 饰），逐渐丢掉了我军艰苦朴素的优良品质。上海籍新战士童阿男（廖有梁 饰）自由主义思想严重，不请假私自外出，受到连长鲁大成（宫子丕 饰）批评后，竟扬长而去。八班长赵大大则看不惯上海滩的乌烟瘴气，坚决要求上前线去。指导员（徐林格 饰）针对连队出现的种种问题，感觉到问题严重，决定遵照毛主席教导，开展阶级教育，请来老工人讲述在旧上海所遭遇的种种苦难，并使战士们认清在和平时期中也存在着你死我活的斗争......