在这部江湖一盏灯动作片中,某朝代（估计是明朝）某镇（看不出来是什么地方）闹灾荒，当地乡绅金善人（龙飞）和其堂弟金九（蔡弘）勾结强盗（江岛）劫持乡民捐献的救灾粮款，并嫁祸于村民林占虎（谭道良），林占虎逃狱后暗中调查此事，这时县里派来的萧捕头（张复建）也发现了事情不像金九说的那么简单，最后林、萧二人联手与金家兄弟决战……
A corrupt mayor robs a large cargo of food and money being sent to a famine area in eastern China. The Chief escort of the Cargo is then framed for the robbery and sentenced to death. His fiancée seeks the help of a constable to investigate the robbery and together they expose the heinous plot and bring the culprits to justice in an epic martial arts fight to the finish, choreographed by Yuen Woo
