Introduction to the work "The Loyal Soul of White Bread"
In the winter of the fifth year of Jian'an, under the city of Runan, the beacon fire reflected the cold blade. Chen Dao clenched his sword tightly and led thirty-six white guards to protect Liu Bei's family in the midst of thousands of troops. From then on, this Shu Han general with the "famous title of Chang Ya Zhao Yun" used loyalty and bravery as his pen to write his own legend in the volumes of the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms.
"The Loyal Soul of the White Paper" takes the real historical figure Chen Dao as the protagonist, and takes the fifth year of Jian'an to the twelfth year of Jianxing as the timeline, connecting the magnificent journey of the Shu Han from its founding to its decline. From the creation of the White Guard Brigade during military training in Xinye, to the seven-in and seven-out protection of the young leader in Changban in Dangyang; from riding alone with Wu on the eve of Red Cliff, to the battle to lure Yan Yan and Jiameng to surrender and defeat Zhang He; from the sadness of losing Huang Zhong in Dingjun Mountain, to witnessing the beacon fire of Xiangfan The helplessness of the state's destruction; from the deadly battle at the rear of the palace when Yiling was set on fire, to the silent persistence of Bai Di's entrusted queen; to the serious injury in the night attack on Lucheng on the Northern Expedition, and the determination of Wuzhangyuan to protect the prime minister's life, and finally returned to Yong'an, burned the military merits, and fell into silence.
The book uses a third-person limited knowledge perspective, and fills in the gaps in historical records about Chen Dao through his battlefield experiences and inner monologue. It not only restores the military system and weapon tactics of the Han Dynasty in detail, showing the bravery and proficiency of the Baijie soldiers; it also shows the game between the poor and the nobles within the Shu Han Dynasty, and the collision between ideals and reality, depicting the perseverance and vicissitudes of idealists in troubled times.
From a passionate young man to a waning veteran, Chen Dao's life is a history of loyalty to the Bai Jie soldiers and a microcosm of the rise and fall of the Shu Han regime. The lines are full of deep love and righteousness for family and country, and also hides the sincerity and regret of heroes in troubled times that are not detailed in history books.
