Introduction to the work
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the battlefield in Liaodong was at war, and the situation in the world was precarious. The book begins with the Battle of Saarhu, depicting a magnificent historical picture.
The protagonist Lu Zhaoran, as a nine-level Ye Wushou sentry commander, cherishes his family's military skills and witnessed the Ming army's chaotic command and steady retreat on the Saarhu battlefield. Although he could accurately predict the outcome of the battle, no one paid attention to him, and he narrowly escaped death in the brutal bloody battle on the glacier. After that, Lu Zhaoran gathered the remaining soldiers and struggled to survive in the predicament. He saw through the overt and covert struggles of the various forces, and also saw through the greedy face of the court envoys.
But Lu Zhaoran did not give up. With his outstanding military talents and tenacious will, he improved weapons, trained new troops, promoted military household reforms with iron-blooded means, and gradually emerged in the confrontation with the Qing army. From setting up a camp in a desperate situation, to winning a great victory in Qinghe City on the battlefield, to competing with civil servants in the court, Lu Zhaoran fought step by step for the fate of the Ming Dynasty in these troubled times.
The book not only contains thrilling war scenes, delicately restoring the swordsmanship and strategic exchanges on ancient battlefields, but also has a profound insight into human nature, showing the struggle and awakening of small people in the torrent of the times, and taking you to appreciate the changing and passionate chaotic times of the late Ming Dynasty.
