The Late Ming on a Wild Ride

In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the realm falls into chaos and the people are left in misery. With no other choice, the scholar Zhang Meng kills a local tyrant, gathers a small band of followers, and travels far and wide, wiping out militia groups until he carves out a sizable domain. Just then, the Qing army enters the passes, and the Ming dynasty falls. Zhang Meng ventures deep into the grasslands, takes a long detour of thousands of li, and sets Shengjing ablaze, striking such terror into the Qing army that its soldiers tremble...