1943—1945年,在小街鎮和塔灣村城鄉,葛二蛋和麥子,一個性格直爽,俠肝義膽、敢作敢為;另一個精於算計,極端利己、不擇手段。他們曾是患難兄弟,也曾同仇敵愾,他們轉戰於相同的戰場而遭遇了不同的命運。葛二蛋和麥子進城找鬼子報仇未果,葛二蛋來到塔灣村,受到八路軍的啟蒙,將自己的家仇轉變為國恨,從農民成長為優秀的抗日民兵;麥子加入偽軍,他在政黨、生存、民族大義之中苦苦掙扎。麥子迫不得已利用葛二蛋來打擊抗日力量以向鬼子邀功,葛二蛋在斗爭中成長,最終與麥子還有國軍的苗子各自帶領自己的隊伍幹掉了吉田搶回了毒氣彈完成了黨交給的任務,為葛家村的百姓報了仇。葛二蛋從民兵成長為合格的八路軍戰士,而麥子的朝三暮四立場不一還有苗子選錯了政黨最終成為鬥爭的犧牲品。
The story took place during the year 1943-1945. In Xiaojie Town and Tawan Village, there were Ge Erdan, who was straightforward and bold in action, and Maizi, who was selfish and good at scheming. They used to be good friends and shared a bitter hatred of the enemy in wars. They fight in the same battlefield but had different experiences after that. Ge Erdan went to Tawan Village, after which he was enlightened by the Eighth Route Army and enhanced his patriotic feelings instead of personal hatred. He became a good militiaman at last. Maizi joined the army but became a traitor because of the temptation of the power and money. Maizi took advantage of Ge Erdan to attack the anti-Japanese power. Ge Erdan improved himself in wars and saw through Maizi's trick. He took advantage of the conflicts between the enemies, and fulfilled the task of the Party. Finally he turned from a militiaman into a qualified soldier of the Eighth Route Army.
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