Iron and Blood: The Southern Seas Rise of the Crumbling Ming

In the thirteenth year of the Yongli era, the Great Ming faced its final hour.

Li Dingguo, the greatest general of the late Ming, was about to face his final battle;

Zheng Chenggong, the most powerful ruler of the seas, would die of grief and frustration three years later;

Zhu Youlang opened his eyes to a court full of treacherous officials and pursuers closing in from every direction;

The people of the East, West, and South Seas all harbored ulterior motives;

This is a tale of turning the tables against all odds...