Stabbing the Ming

After ending the Ningxia and Korean campaigns, the Wanli Emperor planned to send troops to recover Bozhou, which was controlled by Yang Yinglong and the Yang clan. This became known as the Bozhou campaign. The first offensive ended in defeat, so the emperor sent his troops back for a second campaign. But the Tian clan within Bozhou had long been plotting to replace the Yangs, and had devised a shocking conspiracy codenamed “Stab the Ming.” If successful, it would have an irreversible impact on the war. Yin Xiaotian, an orphan the Tian clan had deliberately spared, carries secrets about Bozhou’s defenses and is the key to putting the plot into action. Thus, before the war begins, the court, the Yang clan, and the Tian clan secretly maneuver around Yin Xiaotian, setting off a series of thrilling battles of espionage and counterespionage...