The novel describes the stormy government of the late Qing Dynasty, which was bombed by western powers at home and lost many wars. At this time, Taiwan Province Province, which has a strategic position, has become a piece of fat that the great powers have coveted for a long time. The French army first attacked from the southeast coast, and the Qing government suffered a fiasco. At this time, Liu Mingchuan, a veteran, was appointed as the governor of Taiwan Province Province. At the beginning of his tenure, he withdrew his troops to confuse the enemy and secretly mobilized elite soldiers to sneak into the warehouse. Later, he appeased the people, and in the battle with the French marshal, he tried his best to overthrow the powerful French army. At the same time, Feng Zicai, a veteran of Guangxi, defeated the French army in Zhennanguan, echoing Liu Mingchuan from afar. The great victory of the Sino-French War was the only victory of the Qing government in previous wars against western powers.