In the first year of the Chongzhen reign, natural disasters and man-made calamities ravaged the land, flames of war spread everywhere, and the empire teetered on the brink of collapse.
Chen Bo, a junior scout in the Xuanfu garrison, encounters the Jianlu beyond the border wall and unexpectedly awakens memories of his past life. In this chaotic age, he begins a legendary journey as a foot soldier!
Faced with hardship, watch as Chen Bo struggles to choose between loyalty and betrayal, righteousness and self-interest!
On this blood-soaked frontier, he establishes the elite Ironblood Battalion and maneuvers among military households, rebel bands, the Jianlu, and officials and gentry. He personally tastes every portion of meat before distributing it and makes sure the soldiers get warm clothes first. To his men, he is a battle-hardened general they wholeheartedly support. To the bureaucrats, he can strip them of their rank with a casual remark and take their lives with gentle words, a ruthless master of political maneuvering. To himself, he burns incense and studies the Spring and Autumn Annals, then draws his blade to slay his inner demons: a battle-hardened man torn by contradictions!
There is also Lin Wanniang, a gifted young woman from the Bureau of Military Equipment. She braves death for him, improves weapons, and invents deadly arms such as the “Yin-Yang Rifled Musket” and the “Fire Dragon Emerging from the Water Box,” forging superior equipment that is decades ahead of its time!
The rebel army’s female leader, Hong Niangzi (Qin Hongyu), shares a tangled love-hate relationship with him. Their relationship repeatedly breaks apart and comes together as she builds a rebel army, rallying countless displaced people and sweeping across the land!
Su Mingxue, the daughter of a Jin merchant, calculates the wealth of the world and gives him her full support. She provides immense backing for livelihoods and military supplies, building an economic empire that spans the land!
Watch as he gradually builds an elite army and cavalry, employs every kind of stratagem, from death oaths and stolen tiger tallies to rouge schemes and accounts concealed in riddles, and piece by piece uncovers the layers of mystery surrounding himself.
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