解放(fàng )初(chū )期，湘西(xī )匪患严重，国民党残(cán )党败部与当(dāng )地土匪勾结，为害乡里，当地(dì )民众怨声载(zǎi )道(dào )。人民解放(fàng )军剿(jiǎo )匪小分队(duì )队(duì )长、人送外号“东(dōng )北虎”的刘玉堂（陈家徒饰），带领剿(jiǎo )匪小分队深入大山，和匪首田大榜（周琦饰）、钻山