The film "The Storm of the Sino-Japanese War" shows the historical event of the Sino-Japanese War, tragically praises the heroic spirit of the navy general Deng Shichang, the sailor Wang Guocheng and other heroes, and profoundly exposes the aggressive nature of imperialism and the ignorance and corruption of the Qing court.

1894, the long-planned Japanese invaders made trouble in China's territorial waters. The fatuous and timid Empress Dowager Cixi appointed the Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang (King Chou Ying) and his cronies (zhou wenbin) to make peace with the Japanese army, but the arrogant Japanese army shot down the merchant ships in China.

Deng Shichang (Li Moran), commander of Zhiyuan Ship, as the representative of patriotic officers and soldiers, twice begged to fight against the Japanese army, but Li Hongzhang refused, and took advantage of Deng Shichang's exposure of Fang Boqian's dereliction of duty to dismiss him.

Liu (Li Jie), the right-wing company commander of the division, mistyped the banner, which caused beiyang fleet to lose its start and the flagship was sunk by the Japanese army. With a genial smile, Deng Shichang immediately hung up the Shuaiqi to take the place of the flagship to direct operations. He led the officers and men of Zhiyuan ship to wage a life-and-death war with the Japanese army, and his behavior was epic.