December 1943. The Red Army is fighting hard for the liberation of northern and eastern Belarus. Moonshine and Ryabchikov are still fighting in the company under the leadership of Provotorov. But now Moonshine has another sniper pair – Masha Yunaeva. In order for her to stay in the company after the sniper rally, the commanders even arranged a wedding for them. 

During a sudden German counteroffensive, part of Provotorov's company finds itself in the enemy's rear. Trying to return to their own, the fighters, including Moonshine, Ryabchikov and Masha, end up in a partisan detachment. Moonshine, despite its special character, quickly wins the sympathies of the partisans, teaches them marksmanship and helps them plan operations based on hunting experience and their unique talents. However, even this time the old enemies are not asleep: the German lieutenant Colonel Leidel, not forgetting the failure of the sniper sabbath, opens a hunt for partisans and personally for Moonshine.

Nikolai Slepkov, miraculously saved by doctors after being seriously injured in the spring of 1942, is recovering from an injury in his native village. Life outside the front seems alien and incomprehensible to him, and he literally runs away from his own wedding to be useful on the front line again. 

The Provost commander is not very happy about the return of a complex, poorly controlled fighter. Therefore, at the first opportunity, he sends him away from himself — to a gathering of the best snipers in the country. There, the shooters share the secrets of their skills, combat experience, discuss technical innovations, and conduct practical exercises.

 However, Moonshine again breaks out of the general order and comes up with a proposal — to apply his talents not at the training ground, but at the front. So, the best snipers of the Red Army are on the Southwestern Front, in the location of the 49th Army. They participate in supporting the offensive, inflicting enormous losses on the fascists. Moonshine goes alone to the most dangerous areas, and many snipers support his zeal. The famous shooter Semyon Valyaev is against it: he incites colleagues against Moonshine, assuring that the sniper is the elite of the troops, and he should not run ahead of the infantry, risking himself.

Autumn 1941. A "green" replenishment from Siberia arrives at the most dangerous part of the front. Among them is Nikolai Slepkov, "moonshine" — that's what single hunters are called in the taiga, who chase the beast themselves, without dogs and other hunters. He shows himself in the very first fight. And then, taking risks on the front line and getting deeper into the enemy's rear, he commits the impossible. Moonshine was wounded six times, twice seriously, but always returned to the front line to defeat the enemy and protect his own.