Su Ming, a history PhD, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Mongolian grasslands in 1180, where the young Temujin takes him in. Drawing on his modern military knowledge and historical insight, Su Ming serves as Temujin's strategist, helping him train a new army, improve tactics, and navigate the rival tribes of the steppe. From rescuing Borte and forging alliances with the Kereit and Jadaran tribes to winning the Battle of the Thirteen Wings against overwhelming odds, Su Ming not only helps Temujin rise in a perilous world, but also drives institutional reforms and plants the seeds of a future empire. Yet Jin intervention, fallen-out allies, and internal rebellions soon follow one after another. Su Ming must weigh the course of history against his own fate as he joins Temujin on the road to uniting the grasslands...
