I, Old Li, Fight the Xiongnu More Easily Than I Took Ping'an County

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In the second year of Tianhan, the Han army reached Mount Junji and was immediately confronted by thirty thousand cavalry led by the Xiongnu Chanyu. The battle had just begun. Li Ling's five thousand infantrymen were trapped on Mount Junji. After eight days of bloody fighting, their arrows ran out, a traitor gave away their position, and no reinforcements arrived. Defeated, they surrendered. In the end, Emperor Wu of Han had Li Ling's entire family executed, and Li Ling spent the rest of his life stranded north of the desert. Li Yunlong, a division commander in the East China Field Army who was wounded fighting Chu Yunfei at the Battle of Huaihai, found his soul inside Li Ling's body in the Western Han dynasty. The original Li Ling was born into a family of generals, well versed in military strategy, calm and refined, and burdened by generations of regrets in the Li family. He prized his honor and, in desperate circumstances, was forced to surrender to save his soldiers, leaving him tormented and depressed.

Li Ling with Li Yunlong's soul:

On the outside, he is still Li Guang's grandson, Li Ling, a cavalry commandant of the Han dynasty. On the inside, he's a grizzled veteran who fought his way through the battles of northwest Shanxi.

He has one rule in battle: preserve the troops. If they can break through, they should never fight to the death, and they must never sit around waiting to be wiped out.

He doesn't believe the court's empty promises. He sees through the factional struggles between Emperor Wu and Li Guangli, and knows the reinforcements probably won't come.

He swears like a soldier, thinks up wildly unconventional tactics, and ignores the Western Han's traditional infantry formations. He's skilled at digging fieldworks, night raids, harassment, guerrilla warfare, and ambushes.

He loves his soldiers like his own children and despises risking their lives for empty glory. He will never let things reach the point where he has no choice but to surrender.