The Cold Blade Breaks the Lonely City is an epic of war on a grand scale, centered on the iron-willed legend of the empire's fierce general Han Ge.
The empire's northern frontier was on the brink of collapse. The fighting at Tianlang Pass had raged for seventeen days and nights, reinforcements had not arrived, and the supply lines were about to be cut. In this desperate situation, the young general Han Ge led eight hundred light cavalry on a thousand-mile raid, striking straight at the Northern Di royal court and achieving an astonishing feat. Yet barely had he returned in triumph when news arrived that Yumen City on the western front was surrounded by three hundred thousand Northern Di cavalry.
Han Ge resolutely led his remaining troops west. On the boundless snowy plains, he became the “Hungry Wolf's Blade,” tearing into the enemy's lifeline with elusive tactics. As Yumen City faced destruction, he plunged into the enemy ranks like a blade and turned the tide. After winning the battle, he refused to claim the glory: he burned the imperial edict, dismissed the rewards, and marched north once more, not stopping until he planted his war banner atop the Northern Di sacred mountain, Langjuxu.
This is the tragic war song of a lone hero. It portrays the bloodshed and cruelty of war and paints the portrait of a peerless general, untamed and loyal only to the battlefield and his comrades. With his undying fighting spirit, Han Ge carved an unforgettable legend into the histories of the empire and the Northern Di.
