After the disastrous defeat at Sarhu, the Liaodong army cowers before the enemy, and Liaodong teeters on the brink of collapse.
Having transmigrated into the past, Zhu Youxiao is determined to become a ruthless ruler like Emperor Taizu, decisive in battle and relentless in reforming officialdom.
He also wants to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Chengzu and restore the Ming Dynasty to a golden age.
He will lead the troops into battle himself and conquer the steppe peoples who have resisted conquest since the Qin and Han dynasties.
The Ming will never again face threats on its northern frontier!
