13 after the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, major officer Zhao Jin returned to his hometown to visit relatives. The rushing river blocked his way home, but he was lucky to meet his comrades-in-arms and childhood playmates-Qian Haoying and Guo Jinku. ...

The past is like smoke. Qian Ben was a born soldier, resourceful and brave, but he became a lonely ghost without firing a shot at the enemy's gun. Guo Jinku retired from the army after the war and returned to his hometown. He is down and out, still indulging in the old military camp life. ...

The dialogue between man and ghost shows the difference and confusion between yin and yang, reality and the past.