A Fierce Soldier at the End of the Sui: One Saber Holds Back the Tang

In the eighth year of Daye, heroes rose across the land and warlords carved up the realm. The Great Sui dynasty teetered on the brink of collapse.

In Licheng, Qi Commandery, the soldier Yuwen Zhao, who had grown up eating at the tables of common folk, transmigrated into the body of a third-born son born to a concubine. First, his stepmother poisoned him; then he was falsely accused of theft and driven out of the main residence, left to depend on his simple-minded mother.

His aunt then came up with another poisonous scheme, killing his mother. To avenge her, Yuwen Zhao set wolves against tigers, slaughtered all eighty-three members of the Yuwen family, and joined the Yingyang Prefecture army.

Amid the chaos of war, he improved weapons, stockpiled grain, and strengthened his troops, step by step becoming the most powerful rebel leader.

He hacked Dou Jiande, stabbed Wang Shichong, laid siege to Li Yuan, and captured Li Mi alive...

After crossing every mountain pass, King of Qin Li Er held a horse spear in his hand, a saber at his waist:

Yuwen Zhao! Dare to face me in a duel?