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At the end of the Zhao Dynasty, the world collapsed. The north fell, and Xuan Shuo's iron cavalry trampled through the mountains and rivers; the south was left gasping for breath, and the small imperial court of Jinling was constantly fighting within itself. The four major vassal towns supported their troops and respected themselves. The lords and civil servants ceded territory to survive, and millions of people were trapped in water and fire. In troubled times, only military power is the foundation for a stable life. Li Chengyu, a member of the Da Zhaoyuan clan, had been crawling and rolling in the blood of the border army corpses since he was a child. When the entire northern front was defeated, he led 3,000 remnant troops to cross the Yangtze River south. What greeted him was not a reward, but the suspicion of the court and the sword of the feudal town. Civil servants ridiculed him for being a vulgar warrior, and the feudal lord regarded him as a thorn in his side. When military discipline was weakened, they were killed until no one dared to commit crimes; when vassal towns were separated, they were crushed one by one; when foreign enemies pressed the territory, they were beaten until they did not dare to look south. Iron and blood are in the bones, mountains and rivers are in the heart. In this case, Li Chengyu should inherit the destiny and bring peace to the mountains and rivers.