Rain in Lin’an: Surviving the Late Southern Song

Su Ran, a young man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates to the crumbling Southern Song at the end of the dynasty. Kublai Khan's cavalry has already besieged Xiangyang for three years, and the Southern Song's fall is on a countdown. The realm lies in ruins, and its people have been driven from their homes. An ordinary man by nature, Su Ran refuses to back down in the face of a besieged city, a doomed country, and the prospect of becoming a Mongol prisoner. Armed with knowledge and insight far beyond his time, he resolves to fight his way through this age of chaos. When he first arrives in Lin'an, Su Ran is a penniless refugee with no power or influence. But using modern business principles, he earns his first fortune on the streets and builds a network of connections. As the Mongol Yuan armies close in and the court is torn between advocates of peace and war, he steps forward to teach the generals new tactical ideas and improve their weapons and equipment. His actions threaten the interests of powerful figures at court, however, and he is framed and driven into dire straits. Yet Su Ran refuses to give up. While evading his pursuers, he goes among the people, awakens their will to resist, and organizes a volunteer army. Along the way, he meets like-minded allies: one is skilled in medicine and saves lives amid the fighting; another excels at engineering and builds formidable weapons for the army. Can Su Ran turn the tide, lead the Southern Song's soldiers and civilians in defending Lin'an, and change the dynasty's fate? Or will he fall just short amid the currents of history? How will he survive court intrigues and the smoke of war, and write his own song of survival?