简介：The story of the relationship between the King who is renown for his ruthlessness and his subject who became his trusted steersman. They met when the King decided to disguise himself as commoner to see how his subject was doing. He befriend a commoner after a fight to decide who should win the girl's hand. They become blood brother and the commoner was assigned to be his steersman. When there was an assassination attempt at the King, the steersman tried to evade the threat and cause the boat to run aground with death penalty. It's time to see if the friendship is stronger than the rule of law that the King must have absolute authority over the life of his subject regardless of their personal relationship.

简介：1940年，世界反法西斯战场进入最艰难时期。欧洲战场，纳粹军队闪击波兰后，连下荷兰、比利时和卢森堡、挪威。1940年6月14日，号称世界列强之一的法国投降，希特勒在凯旋门前阅兵，叫嚣将实施“海狮行动”，进攻英国。一直支持中国的苏联，为避免两面受敌，只能和日本签署满蒙边界停火协议。而在中国，正面战场上的国民党军队节节败退，为了抵抗日军的进攻，残酷的枣宜会战中，中将张自忠（邓超 饰）以身殉国，江汉平原以至华中大部又落入日本人之手。　　中国陕北延安，在日军轰炸机频繁的轰炸下，毛泽东（唐国强 饰）、朱德（王伍福 饰）等中共领导人为中国的前途命运忧心忡忡。他们决定在这个时候，共产党和所领导的八路军新四军要挺身而出，要打破亡国和投降的论调，要为世界反法西斯战场注入希望，要向侵犯中国的日军打下当头一棒。　　而远在山西敌后的八路军总部，副司令员彭德怀（陶泽如 饰）和副参谋长左权（刘之冰 饰）也在为如何执行中共中央的精神，打破日军的囚笼政策，而周密、细致、紧张地筹划、准备着……