A Sentry Officer of Dongjiang in the Late Ming

In late October of the fourth year of the Chongzhen era, modern grassroots military officer Zhou Yuan transmigrates across time, awakening as an eighteen-year-old, low-ranking sentry officer in the Dongjiang garrison. At that moment, the Ming Dynasty has just suffered a catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Dalinghe and is on the brink of the Wuqiao Mutiny—a devastating tragedy triggered by a mere chicken. Finding himself in a life-or-death crisis upon his arrival, Zhou Yuan strikes decisively, capturing two enemies in a single breath and rescuing Commander-in-Chief Huang Long from the imminent humiliation of mutilation. Rising to fame through his solitary courage, the young officer is tasked with holding Haiyang Island alone. Establishing his foothold on this isolated island, Zhou Yuan rises amidst the flames of chaos. He tames the turbulent waves in the naval clashes of Dongjiang, reverses the tides of fate with naval artillery during the Wuqiao Mutiny, and battles with blade and steed against the forces of Later Jin. With spear in hand on land and covert fleets commanding the seas, he boldly declares his ambitions: to see their battle flags planted across every island, their merchant fleets sailing every maritime route, their enemies fleeing before their warships, and a strong terrestrial foundation forged to transform the very destiny of the Ming Dynasty. Follow the journey of a young Dongjiang sentry officer as he halts the decline of the late Ming, dominates the boundless seas, secures the mainland, and carves out a new path of survival across ten thousand li for a dying empire.