A farm boy endures three wartime eras and rises through repeated trials to become a revolutionary commander.

Chang Zheng, the vice captain of the criminal police brigade, is investigating a shooting case in a suburban villa and locks up the suspect Zhao Pengxiang. The second child of the Zhao family, an inspector who didn't want to be involved in the death of Zhao Pengcheng, then becomes a wanted criminal. With the help of a secret investigation team dispatched by the Ministry of Public Security to investigate the truth, Chang Zheng not only faces confrontation with his relatives and loved ones, but also discovers his real identity. In the end, he discards his affection and chooses justice, and cooperates with the secret investigation team of the Ministry of Public Security to arrest the criminal.

该剧以全景式展现红军长征这一波澜壮阔的历史画卷，呈现一个个有血有肉有温度的革命故事，弘扬伟大的长征精神。
1934年，日本帝国主义加紧了对中国的侵略，而蒋介石不顾民族危亡，坚持“攘外必先安内”的政策，发动了规模最大的第五次“围剿”。生死存亡之际，中国工农红军主力被迫实行战略性转移，撤离长江南北各苏区。平均年龄不到30岁的红军队伍犹如一条条红色铁流，经过11个省，翻越18座大 山，跨过24条大河，走过荒草地，翻过雪山，行程二万五千里。直到1936年10月红军三大主力会师，红军长征胜利结束。