The Three-Foot Sword Guards the Mountains and Rivers

From the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty to the Zhengtong period, undercurrents surged in the court, wars broke out on the frontiers, foreign invasions and local rebellions occurred frequently, mountains and rivers were in turmoil, and border people were displaced. Zhang Duan, a young general who inherited his family's century-old glory of guarding the border and carried the legacy of his ancestors who sacrificed their lives to protect the country, put on his armor and vowed to hold the sword to defend the people. When he first entered the military camp, he lost his youthfulness as a young general. With his superb martial arts and extraordinary strategy, he showed his edge in the competition, broke the prejudices in the army, and established himself in the army. In the following years, he accompanied the army in the north and south, went to Jinshifan to quell the rebellion, moved to Guangxi to suppress the rebellion, fought fiercely in Shanlong, and captured Ma'anqiao. In every tough battle, he would take the lead, break the situation with wisdom and courage, and defeat the enemy with bravery. He repeatedly made outstanding military exploits, and gradually grew from a new soldier to a responsible border guard. After death, his reputation will be immortal. The world is grateful for his original intention to sincerely serve the country and protect the land and the people, and his heroic deeds are praised from generation to generation. The tactics of running the army and defending the territory left by Zhang Duan further stabilized the country and benefited the border areas. He practiced the ancestral precepts of the Zhang family throughout his life, protected the peace of mountains and rivers with his youthful blood, and carved an everlasting monument to his heroic spirit at the border of the Ming Dynasty with his loyalty, courage and perseverance. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.