Late Ming: Who Says Gao Yingxiang Won't Survive 1636?

In the ninth year of the Chongzhen reign, a massive army bears down on Heishuiyu. According to the historical script, Gao Yingxiang, the legendary first Chuang King, is about to fall into Sun Chuanting’s ambush on all sides and be sent to the capital, horse and all, to die by a thousand cuts. His last meal is already heating up. But who could have guessed that the man opening his eyes inside this rugged body is a thirty-five-year-old modern special forces instructor with a master’s degree in history? March in line to die? Not a chance. The young Li Zicheng is still rubbing the back of his head, waiting for orders. “Uncle, where are we raiding next?” Gao Yingxiang tears up the bandits’ shoddy “loot and run” strategy on the spot. Raid? No way! First, build infrastructure! And just like that, the Great Ming’s whole world takes a bizarre turn. Sun Chuanting stares at the disciplined infantry formation across the field, wondering if he’s lost his mind. What the hell are they, bandits or heavenly soldiers sent down by some immortal? The Eight Great Jin merchants are happily counting their silver notes from smuggling goods beyond the passes when the military police captain Liu Zongmin kicks their front door to pieces. Surprised? And what about the Eight Banners cavalrymen shouting threats from beyond the passes? The moment they show themselves, they run straight into the flames of flintlock guns and shells bursting across the sky. With cutting-edge gunpowder technology in hand and high-yield military farms beneath his feet, with the stunning intelligence chief Chen Yuanyuan directing operations from the rear and the foremost fierce general Li Zicheng striking wherever he is pointed, Gao Yingxiang looks at the map and smiles. Who says I won’t live past 1636?