Chu Shixu, a computer science student, is obsessed with history and holds a mysterious ancestral watch that has been passed down for hundreds of years. No one expected that this seemingly ordinary old object would actually hide a shocking secret that spans time and space.
In the midsummer of 2024, an accident occurred suddenly, and the watch suddenly started up, instantly transporting him to the crisis in the thirteenth year of Tongzhi (1874).
At that time, the aftermath of the Peony Society incident was still lingering, and the negotiations for the "Special Treaty between China and Japan on the Taiwan Incident" were tense. The Japanese side was aggressive and pressing forward step by step. The Qing officials were helpless and passive. Even Zuo Zongtang, who was in charge of the negotiations, was in a deadlock. Chu Shixu appeared out of thin air, shocking the audience and completely shaking up this dusty late Qing history.
The mountains and rivers are swaying, and the country is in danger. Seeing the humiliating situation in which the late Qing Dynasty was weak and surrounded by powerful powers, Chu Shixu was overwhelmed with emotion. With his proficient historical context, his English, Japanese and Russian foreign language skills, plus his advanced modern thinking and computer expertise, he resolutely stood by Zuo Gong's side.
Offering ingenious strategies, overcoming diplomatic difficulties, formulating border defense strategies, arranging supplies and military aircraft, and assisting Zuo Zongtang in strategizing throughout the process. From resolving the Taiwan dispute to assisting the Qing army in implementing the strategy of "first north and then south, then advancing slowly and urgently to fight", they carried out the Western Expedition and recovered Xinjiang, step by step clearing away foreign invaders, stabilizing the territory, and ensuring the integrity of the Qing Dynasty's territory.
Experience the flames of war in troubled times, witness the heroic character, and travel thousands of miles across rivers and mountains. After the territory was stabilized and the mountains and rivers were restored, Chu's journey of reversing time and space came to an end and he returned to modern times. After a hundred years of baptism in time and space, he finally understood deeply that the confidence of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has always been rooted in the passionate perseverance and obsession of mountains and rivers of generations of ancestors.
