Out of enthusiasm, a Militia soldier abandons his platoon and decides to fight for the cause of the Revolution. His Lieutenant and the rest of the crew look for him during the confused night of 22-23 December 1989.

15世纪七十年代，侵略成性的奥斯曼帝国在征服巴尔干其他民族后，疯狂地向罗马尼亚进行挑衅，并派遣他的12万大军进犯摩尔多瓦，强令摩尔多瓦公国割让白堡和基利亚等城市，遭到摩尔多瓦君主斯特凡大公的严正拒绝。为了保卫祖国，说服统治阶级的上层，打击主张投降的地主，处决叛徒卖国贼，斯特凡大公动员全国人民，进行了一场规模巨大的反侵略战争，终于打败奥军，取得胜利。