My Father and Brothers Died in Battle, So My Widowed Sister-in-Law and I Took Charge

[No transmigration, no rebirth. A true strong female lead: a decisive, resilient woman general, court intrigue, the greater good of family and country, a touch of ensemble cast, and no brainless plot] “Changying, Jiang Jing is an orphan. I’ll marry her first, then marry you as my secondary wife once your mourning period is over.” Her father and brothers had died in battle and had not even been buried yet, but her fiancé came to her door, demanding to demote her from wife to concubine. Jiang Jing was an orphan. Then what about her, Shen Changying? From now on, all she had left were her grandmother, mother, and sister-in-law. What was she to do? “Then let’s call off the engagement. In the past, Father and my brothers held up the Shen family and the Great Yan dynasty. Now it’s my turn.” On the day she broke off the engagement, she became the laughingstock of the capital. Everyone said she didn’t know what was good for her. Three days later, she and her grandmother took command of the army and set off for the bitterly cold frontier. Not just for her father and brothers, or for the Shen family, but for Great Yan and its people. But what should she do if the ruler was no ruler, the state was no state, and the people were plunged into misery? “Heaven and earth are not benevolent; they treat all things as straw dogs.” But how could all things willingly accept being straw dogs? She would make the ruler a true ruler, the state a true state, and heaven and earth what they ought to be. And she, too, would be someone who stood tall between heaven and earth. Partly inspired by the heroines of the Yang family, with a touch of an ensemble cast. (The first few chapters focus on the broken engagement and the grandmother petitioning to lead the army, setting up the plot and its background. Some readers might find it a little formulaic, but!!! Once she leaves the capital, it absolutely won’t be! The scumbag male lead has very little page time and barely figures in the story. Most of the highlights belong to the female lead and the women generals. There are satisfying moments and tearjerkers alike. A story of heroines, starting strong and getting wilder from there. Invest with confidence, you won’t regret it.)