美国内战结束后，曾经的陆军上校约翰和战友詹姆斯代领两队人马横穿墨西哥无人区，但均被匮乏让他们寸步难行，最后约翰只能把随从的马匹带到不受欢迎的墨西哥人那换钱，每头35美元成交。而此时詹姆斯答应代领这些墨西哥人逃离此地，生活在这里的墨西哥人内战爆发后被美国发横财的暴发户整得苦不堪言破产无家可归，他么渴望离开这里开始新的生活。正在这时这些美国来的强盗再次肆虐当地，约翰和詹姆斯凭借他们俩在军队中的经验战胜了强盗，带着墨西哥人奔往新的生活。

In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galveston, Texas, must pull together to protect $100,000 from an outlaw named Matson. Once in Galveston, however, their rivalry continues, as Thomas joins up with Elya Carlson and Jarret with Maxine Richter. But Matson is still on the loose, and a scheming banker threatens both Thomas and Jarrett.