When the enemy is at the gates, command the troops and wage war. In troubled times, the victor becomes king and the loser is branded a traitor.
Born into a family of generals, he decides to waste away his life, drowning himself in wine and women after receiving a single warning. Who could have guessed... he would nearly end up a frozen corpse on the street? Caught between the emperor and the rebels, he watches loyalty and righteousness become empty words. War engulfs the Five Nations, the Great Grasslands, and Manzhou. He commands troops and wages war, earning a reputation as a brilliant strategist. He inherits his family’s martial legacy, yet Xia Fa ultimately takes the path of a traitorous minister. “Do not blame me, my lord, for failing in my loyalty. It is all over now, but Chu will endure.”
