I’m Liu Adou, Leading Jiang Wei on a Northern Expedition in the Southern Song

The most unjust pairing in history: Liu Shan, the ruler who lost his kingdom, and Jiang Wei, left to hold the line alone.

The two transmigrated into the most cowardly dynasty of all: the Southern Song, which killed Yue Fei.

He became the foolish emperor Zhao Gou, and I became a dying old minister.

On the night we recognized each other, we swore beneath the moon over Lin'an:

“This time, we will not fail the Marquis of Wu or the Chinese people!”

Qin Hui thought he was pulling the strings at court.

Little did he know, every move he made was part of our script.

I, Liu Shan, used a modern mindset to make money and recruit people:

“Boyue, raiding corrupt officials’ homes brings in money faster than a Northern Expedition!”

He, Jiang Wei, used a thousand years of martial spirit to train the troops:

“Your Majesty, the spirit of the Yue Family Army lives on. Give me three years, and I’ll give you an ironclad army.”

When Jin’s four hundred thousand cavalry rode south, ready to reap the rewards of the timid Song,

they saw, across the Huai River, a line of bold characters beneath the banner of a white-haired general:

[Jiang Wei of Great Han, in the name of the Marquis of Wu, claims the Central Plains]

Behind him, countless banners bearing the characters “Yue” and “Han” rose side by side.

This time, we would do more than launch a Northern Expedition.

We would carve the Marquis of Wu’s Memorial on Sending Troops onto both banks of the Yellow River!