Shuidong, a place name that cannot be found on a map, was an important strategic location during the Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War.

In 1938, the Yellow River dike at Huayuankou was breached, and the overflowing waters flowed south into the Huai River, creating a floodplain in the border region of Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces. This new Yellow River divided eastern Henan into eastern and western parts.

How does a county party secretary, transported to the Yellow River flood plain, build a base area amidst attacks from the Japanese, puppet regime, and bandits? How does he train a local guerrilla force into a battle-hardened elite army?

No system, no space, a legendary story of resistance against Japan that began in the Yellow River flood plains.