抗美援朝战争期间，志愿军某部李军长（李炎 饰）接上级指示，率部队抵达敌前沿阵地，伺机和友邻部队向正面敌人进攻。到达指定位置后，经侦察发现，敌前沿三面雷区，只有正前方有片开阔地，李军长命令副团长崔凯（于纯绵 饰）带一支部队潜伏。出发前，祖国慰问团前来看望前线指战员，李军长意外发现慰问团梅团长（胡子惠 饰）竟是老战友的遗孀，她的儿子丁大勇（张良 饰）就在将要出发的潜伏队伍里。李军长要丁大勇留下来陪妈妈，但妈妈坚持要儿子去前线潜伏，并嘱附儿子狠狠打击敌人。潜伏中，敌人的燃烧弹打中了丁大勇身边的荒草，他强忍烧伤巨痛，一直坚持到部队发起总攻......
本片根据宋之话剧《保卫和平》改编。

(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."