This is the political landscape after the late emperor of the Chen dynasty passes away: a struggle between the Yu Party, led by Yu Ningguo and loyal to the emperor, and the Huo Party, led by Marshal Huo Su’s command. The Yu Party seeks to help the emperor reclaim his power, while Huo Su and the Huo Party aim to overthrow the Chen dynasty and take the throne. Huo Su’s first move is to send a general to the border at the Jinbian Pass to fight off foreign enemies and earn military acclaim. But the campaign ends in defeat, forcing Yu Ningguo to go to the frontier himself to repel the invaders. Little does he know that Huo Su has…
