The Battle of Xiangyang between the Song and Yuan dynasties.
Wang Su transmigrates into this world, but every time he senses the secrets of fate, he loses a little more of his hearing and moves one step closer to death.
“If we win this battle, the people will survive.”
But can Xiangyang, that hopeless stronghold, really be saved?
The Mongol army surrounds the city, and its trebuchets pound it day and night. Inside are a hundred thousand civilians and fewer than five thousand defenders. The court is no help.
He isn’t a hero. The people just need something to believe in, and he happens to be there.
Repair the walls, train the people, cut off the supply lines, burn the siege engines, catch the spies.
He makes everyone believe that if they follow him, they won’t starve.
Xiangyang falls all the same. But he buys enough time to evacuate the people.
Save the people and lose the land, and you can reclaim both. Save the land and lose the people, and you lose both.
Can a single spark start a prairie fire?
Wang Su says, “I never planned on being a good person.”
