In Taohua Village deep in Longyuan, young Shen Jinghong had no choice but to join the army in order to save taxes for his family and save money to marry his childhood sweetheart Lin Ruowei. He originally only wanted to survive three years of military service and return to his hometown to live a stable life, but in the yellow sand and bloody fire of Mobei battlefield, he was pushed forward step by step by fate - defeating the enemy in the first battle, leading his troops to break out of the encirclement, wearing a red robe and making military exploits, growing from an ordinary soldier to a "red-armored general" who terrifies the enemy.
However, the court was dim and treacherous ministers were in power. Baturie, the leader of Yanrong, took the opportunity to collude with traitors and march southward. When Shen Jinghong rushed to the capital at starry night, he saw the city gates shattered and flames soaring into the sky. His homeland had been destroyed. Lin Ruowei was even taken captive to King Yanrong's tent, and his life or death was uncertain.
The severe pain of losing his country and his family ignited a prairie fire in Shen Jinghong's heart. He ascended to a high place and called out, summoning his former brothers, and swore an oath to "restore the family and the country, save the beauties, and bring peace to the people" to raise troops to fight against the enemy. From then on, he was no longer a young man just running for a living, but a hero who competed in the world - he strictly enforced military discipline, recruited talents, and established a base in troubled times; he personally led the elite and traveled thousands of miles to rescue Lin Ruowei from the tent of King Yanrong; he strategized, swept away the enemy troops, regained the lost ground step by step, and worked hard towards the goal of "establishing a new dynasty and restoring peace to the world."
The red robe is stained with blood, but the original intention remains unchanged. From the wheat cakes and cloth shoes in Longyuan to the wars and hegemony in the world, every step Shen Jinghong takes is not only to protect his loved ones, but also to save the people in troubled times from the pain of displacement.
