The Mighty Tang

In the tenth year of the Tianbao era of the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong dotes on Yang Guifei and gradually neglects state affairs, leaving the chancellor Li Linfu and the emperor’s brother-in-law Yang Guozhong in control of matters of state and war. Li Linfu advocates appointing Hu commanders to important positions, and the Hu military governor An Lushan grows ever more powerful, waiting for the chance to rebel. Meanwhile, thunder rumbles in the western reaches of the empire: thirty thousand troops from Anxi face off against three hundred thousand soldiers of the Black-Clad Arabs at Talas. Though they kill many times their own number, they are ultimately defeated after their Karluk allies betray them. The protagonist, Li Zheng, transmigrates into the body of a Tang scout who fought at Talas. With remarkable courage and resourcefulness, he rescues thousands of Tang prisoners, establishes himself in the Western Regions, and uses knowledge far ahead of its time to build an invincible army of iron and blood. Our story begins with the Battle of Talas…