War Clouds Over the Three Feudatories: Kangxi and Wu Sangui's Gamble

This is a war between a young emperor and a decaying warlord. When Wu Sangui raised the banner of overthrowing the Qing and restoring the Ming and launched his rebellion, quite a few warlords who had built up their own power answered his call. The land of China was shrouded in turmoil, and the Kangxi Emperor’s orders reached no farther than a few northern provinces. Wu Sangui smiled smugly, believing Heaven’s mandate was on his side and that the tide of events was in his hands. But he was wrong. That mistake cost him every last bit of the fortune he had amassed through opportunism, leaving him utterly defeated and unable to recover.