Character Relationship Map: The Naval Commandos

Characters

• Capt. Hu Jing Duan (played by Chi Kuan-Chun) — supporting

  A Chinese naval captain who rejects the idea of simply avoiding a superior Japanese fleet and argues for a real strategy. He leads a mission to clear a route through the mines and reach the enemy flee...

• Song San (played by David Chiang Da-Wei) — supporting

  Song San owns a place where Japanese officers have been spending time. Though the officers gather there, he is secretly opposed to the Japanese. He joins the commandos' effort to kill the officers and...

• Cui Hsia (played by Shih Szu) — supporting

  Cui Hsia leads the commando unit sent by the Chinese Navy into the mainland to enlist help against the Japanese attack. She and her unit recruit Song San and Xiao Liu, then work with them to kill the...

• Major Li (played by An Ping) — supporting

  A Chinese military officer who accompanies Capt. Hu Jing Duan and the sergeants on the mission to clear a route through the mines and reach the Japanese fleet. Their boat is discovered and attacked by...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Cui Hsia → Song San (Alliance Conspirators) — Cui Hsia and Song San are connected through the operation against the Japanese forces, with Song San agreeing to help enact the plan.

  The plot describes schemes involving Cui Hsia and Song San's assistance in putting the operation into action; Cui Hsia later speaks with one of the co...

• Song San → Capt. Hu Jing Duan (Alliance Operational Allies) — Song San uses his local connections to help Hu's group pursue its operation against the Japanese fleet.

  Hu's group encounters Song San in Shanghai, where his connections may provide access to the Japanese flagship. Later, Song San agrees to help put the...

• Capt. Hu Jing Duan → Major Li (Alliance Mission Allies) — Major Li accompanies Hu on the dangerous mission to reach the Japanese fleet and remains part of the effort to continue it after their boat is lost.

  Hu leads a mission to clear a route through the mines and reach the Japanese fleet, accompanied by Major Li.

Story Analysis

Faced with a Japanese threat, Chinese naval forces and local allies pursue resistance through a hazardous mission whose final outcome remains uncertain.

Plot Progression

1. A Fleet at the Blockade — An Qi Bang praises the crew during an exercise and recalls Hu's father. The story shifts to the Japanese threat on the Yangtze, where Hu argues for a strategic response and leads a mission through the...
2. The Mission Breaks Apart — A Japanese gunboat discovers Hu's mission and forces the crew to abandon its boat before reaching the fleet. Hu and his men make their way to Shanghai, intent on continuing.
3. Allies in Shanghai — Hu's group seeks Song San, whose connections may help them approach the Japanese flagship. Their efforts become entangled with schemes involving Cui Hsia, a murdered Japanese Admiral, and Japanese off...
4. Defending Jiangyin — The Chinese navy loses the Ning Hai, and orders call for avoiding needless sacrifice. Survivors turn heavy guns from stranded ships into the Taihu Artillery, while Hu's allies and the Huangpu River co...
5. The Interrupted Operation — Song San agrees to help set the plan in motion, and Hiroda's transport of the jade horses creates an opportunity aboard the Izuma. As Japanese forces arrive, the transmission carrying the mission mess...