Bulgaria near the end of World War I: Conan, guerriero e lupo, guida una banda di 50 spietati combattenti francesi che amano il combattimento corpo a corpo. Il loro motto: "Abbiamo dimenticato di prendere prigionieri, Capitano."
At war's end, the unit goes to Bucharest, where Conan tries to keep them out of trouble, defends them when they behave as warriors, and finds he's unsuited for peacetime.
His friendship with Norbert, a teacher turned lieutenant, is tested when Norbert accepts a job as court-martial prosecutor because he's learned that Conan will be facing charges and he wants to protect his friend.
When they are sent to the Russian border to fight Bolsheviks, Conan is back in his element and Norbert is off the hook.