I Ride and Conquer in Dream of the Red Chamber

[Dream of the Red Chamber] [Late Ming] [Mount & Blade]

After transmigrating to an alternate Late Ming setting with Dream of the Red Chamber woven into it, Jia Jing opened his eyes to find himself a hereditary slave of an old Manchu soldier beyond the frontier, in a dire predicament. Fortunately, he obtained the Mount & Blade System.

Using the Jia family's lingering influence, Jia Jing began raising troops behind Nurhaci's lines. He took in refugees from Liaodong, isolated behind enemy lines and maneuvering among three rival powers. He rose to become Commander-in-Chief for the Pacification of Liaodong and was enfeoffed as Marquis of Zhenliao.

When Huang Taiji confidently led the 100,000 iron cavalry of the Eight Banners into the Central Plains, Jia Jing also marched south.

The Swadian Knights, all mounted and clad in heavy armor; the Nord Royal Guards, unbeatable in battle on foot; the nimble and versatile Khergit Lancers; the Vaegir Marksmen, the finest archers...