THE GUILLOTINES

During the Manchu-ruled Qing Dynasty,
the Yongzheng Emperor established a
secret assassination squad known as
the ‘Guillotines’ to eliminate all who
opposed him. Once heavily favoured by
the emperor, the Guillotines are
deemed expendable once the Qianlong
Emperor ascends to the throne and
adopts Western ideas and technology.
To consolidate his power under a new
regime, the Qianlong Emperor continues
to use the Guillotines to persecute
the conquered Han Chinese in a reign
of terror and oppression.

Led by master fighter Leng, the top
ranked guillotine squad consists of
five young warriors: Musen, Houjia
Shisan, Chen Tai, Hutu and Buka.
Serving the Qing court
unquestioningly, they have never
failed in 348 missions to eliminate
their targets. However, their success
has made them arrogant and complacent.

Their next mission is to eliminate
Tianlang (Wolf) and his Shepherd gang.
During the operation, the squad
manages to trap Wolf. Just as they are
about to execute him, the squad
commander orders that he be captured
alive. He secretly plans to use Wolf
as a pawn in his bid for power. Wolf’s
gang of rebels ambushes the
Guillotines in their moment of
hesitation. Wolf escapes, taking Mu
hostage.

With reports that Wolf has fled to the
outer frontiers, the squad tracks him
to a remote village outpost. On the
other hand, the Qianlong Emperor has
sent his most trusted agent Haidu for
the same mission and most importantly,
to end the era of the Guillotines by
replacing cold weapons with firearms.
If only they make one false move, they
will become the hunted. Facing
annihilation, Leng and his Guillotines
must outfight and outwit enemies from
both sides.