Xiao Shanghe

If you made a list of the great warriors throughout history, it would surely include Lü Bu, Zhao Yun, Xiang Yu, and others. Yet during the Shaoxing era of the Southern Song dynasty, there was a man whose fighting prowess matched theirs, but whose story was recorded far less and whose life ended much sooner!

What would have happened if Yang Zaixing’s horse had not become mired in the river at Xiaoshanghe?

Jin Wuzhu suffered two of his worst defeats during his southern campaigns, and nearly lost his life both times.

But of all the men surrounded by thousands of troops, he was sent fleeing in terror by a lone rider only once: when he faced Yang Zaixing!

History flows on like a mighty river, and a hero’s great deeds can vanish without anyone noticing.

Let’s pull the horse’s legs free from the mud at Xiaoshanghe!

Together, let’s fight a different kind of war between the Song and Jin!

Readers dissatisfied with the book’s take on Yue Fei’s death can check out Fennu Qingnian’s Saving Private Yue Fei!