The main prototype is the story of Chen Mingren, a famous soldier with outstanding military exploits and full personality, and Zhang Ke, another Kuomintang general, who broke away from the White Department in advance to launch an uprising.

1925, General Chen Mingren took part in the Guangdong Revolutionary Government's two crusades against Chen Jiongming, and the battle of Huizhou came to light. He took the lead and was the first to board the Huizhou Tower. In this campaign, he wiped out more than 10,000 enemies and made outstanding achievements. Chiang Kai-shek praised him as a flag of Huangpu, and ordered to blow three horns and fire a gun to pay tribute to Chen Mingren at the celebration.

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Character anecdote: refusing to marry Liao's daughter;

After the Battle of Huizhou, Chiang Kai-shek's followers were very optimistic about Chen Mingren, suggesting that she be a matchmaker and betrothed Liao Wenjing's beautiful, dignified and virtuous daughter to him. To tell the truth, Chen Mingren married his wife Xie in his hometown, waited on his mother at home, and was afraid to stop his wife from marrying another. He was an unfilial and unjust person. Song Meiling had to forget about it. Chiang Kai-shek heard about it, although not happy, but admire Chen Mingren.

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