Hainan Island, 1930. A feisty maidservant held captive by the callous landlord Nan Batian, Qionghua finds freedom thanks to Changqing, a Communist Party Representative who rescues her disguised as a foreign businessman. With Changqing’s help, Qionghua joins the first all-women troop of the Red Army, where she goes from strength to strength, transforming from a wronged slave seeking personal vengeance to a committed soldier for the Communist cause.