Chen Jie, a modern special forces soldier, accidentally penetrated the Yong Dynasty during a mission and became a member of a poor family who failed to succeed after repeated trials. Seeing that the road to the imperial examination was blocked by the nobles, he and his comrades Xu Wen (unparalleled in wits) and Jiang Chao (a wizard in battle) abandoned their writing and joined the army, hoping to break through with military exploits. However, they fought bloody battles at the border for two years, and all their military exploits were falsely claimed by the nobles' children. Finally, they shed their armor and returned home.
When there was a severe drought in the south, the nobles hoarded food and harshly treated the people, causing starvation and death all over the land. Chen Jie witnessed the tragic situation of "the wine and meat of the rich families", and together with his former subordinates Gao Mingyuan (a talented general), Wang Meng (a man who was not worthy of ten thousand men) and others, he led the refugees to attack the noble manor at night, raising the banner of "kill the nobles and share the food". He combined modern tactics with ancient military art, organized the army with the "three-three system", and defeated the enemy with the "Mandarin Duck Formation". With the help of Xu Wen's serial strategy and Tan Jian's (espionage expert) intelligence network, he gradually developed from a thousand-man rogue bandit who occupied the mountain to a rebel army with 200,000 soldiers.
Attacking prefectures and counties, defeating Luoyang, retreating the Jiedushi coalition... Chen Jie fought repeatedly in adversity, using "mobile warfare" to defeat powerful enemies, and using "land equalization orders" and "imperial examination system" to win over the people. When the allied forces of the clans pressed on the border, he personally led the army to defend Nanling. He used fire ships to break the formation, ambush troops and cut off food, and crushed the old shackles in blood and fire. In the end, he established the capital of Kaifeng and established the Dajing regime, ending the era of "no high-ranking families", allowing poor people to become officials based on their talents and learning, and allowing common people to have their own land.
This is a counterattack legend in which special forces rewrite history. It is also an epic in which a group of reckless heroes use their blood and wisdom to build a new dynasty in the midst of intrigue and war.
