Strictly realistic military fiction, with no female lead. Tactics are suited to the late Ming dynasty and draw on Ji Xiao Xin Shu. There are no modern transmigrator tactics or technology trees, and the characters are never made foolish for the sake of the plot.
In the upheaval of 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor died for his country. Huang Jinzhong, a company commander in the Divine Engine Battalion, and Qian Wei, a company commander in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, led sixty battered survivors in a breakout from Beijing. They fled three thousand li south, crossed the Jianghuai region and the Xianxia Pass, and finally reached Fujian. The Longwu Emperor had just taken the throne. In Fuzhou, Zheng Zhilong held power with his troops, while Huang Daozhou insisted on a northern campaign, and courtiers formed factions and attacked their rivals. Huang Jinzhong wanted to serve his country through military action but was no good at political maneuvering. Qian Wei, well versed in the dark arts of court politics, shielded him from danger, covered for him, and negotiated on his behalf. One was hard, the other soft; one worked in the open, the other in the shadows. In an age of chaos, they became each other’s sword and shield.
Andrei: The Venetians are fighting alongside my countrymen in Candia, shedding blood against the savage Ottomans. I must return to Rome. I will carry the seal of the Roman imperial family back to my homeland, Rome. I will return and fight alongside my countrymen. I will tell them that the prophecy has come to pass, that our great Emperor Constantine XI has returned like thunder. He has awakened in the secret chamber, and he will lead us to restore Rome, drive the Ottomans from Roman soil, topple the minarets of the mosques, rebuild the Hagia Sophia, and reclaim the Palace of Blachernae, adorning it once more with silk dyed imperial purple. Αιωνία η Ρωμανία
