King Gojong and Martyr An JungGeun

At the end of the Joseon Dynasty shortly after the Eulsa Treaty has been forced to be concluded by Ito Hirobumi and the proJapanese courtiers Japan pressures King Gojong to step down from the throne Meanwhile An Junggeun who is cultivating men of ability at Samheung school is deeply impressed by a speech made by An Changho and heads for Russia to volunteer the army fighting for independence of the country As both a lieutenant general of the Korean militia and a commander of the Korean expeditionary force in Manchuria he carries on the independence movement in defiance of Japanese coercion