"Generals of the Yang Family" by Ming Dynasty novelist Xiong Damu is a heroic legend lit up in the embers of real history. Different from the brief records of official history, the author uses vigorous pen and ink to lay out the magnificent picture from Yang Ye's return to the Song Dynasty to the Western Expedition of the twelve female generals of the Yang family. The book not only contains the brutality and tragedy of the bloody battle on the Golden Beach, but also profoundly reveals the helplessness of the collision between ideals and reality in the confrontation between loyalists and traitors in the imperial court. When Pan Renmei's frame-up and the Liao State's iron hoof pushed the Yang family to a desperate situation, Yang Jiye's determination to kill Li Ling's stele and Mu Guiying's wisdom and courage to break through the Tianmen Formation transcended a simple martial arts contest and sublimated into a spiritual totem of fighting fate. Although the writing style of the whole book is not lacking in simplicity, the loneliness, anger and sincerity that run through it build a world of loyalty that makes people sigh. When you open this book, you will touch not only the chapter texture of classical novels, but also the fierce character that is integrated into the blood of the nation.
