"The Broken Sword Conquers the Mountains and Rivers" is a novel that combines historical and martial arts elements. It tells the tragic story of the British and French allied forces invading China during the late Qing Dynasty, and the children of Jianghu and patriots working together to protect the country. The novel centers on Zhao Yunlong, the commander of the Forbidden Army, and unfolds a series of thrilling struggles around key clues such as the Yuquan Mountain and Water Vein Map and the Tiger Talisman. From the Battle of Baliqiao to the catastrophe of the Old Summer Palace, to the Hunan Army's Guiyun and the Rehe coup, Zhao Yunlong and the White Lotus Sect's left envoy Liu Wushuang, Yan Xiao Aming, orphan Wanqing and others gradually exposed and smashed the treasonous conspiracy of the great powers and the scum of the Qing court amid the intrigues in the court and the grievances in the world. In the end, after a series of bloody battles, they awakened the people's anti-Japanese consciousness and laid the seeds for the success of the Revolution of 1911. The novel has ups and downs of plot and distinctive characters, showing the chivalrous spirit and national awakening in the troubled times of the late Qing Dynasty.
