Vanquish the Qing: Across the Oceans

The eight-year Revolt of the Three Feudatories was arguably the Han Chinese people's greatest chance at resurgence. As ambitious warlords and pretenders took center stage, flames of war swept across the entire Chinese heartland. In 1676—the thirtieth year of the Yongli reign, or the fifteenth of Kangxi—the conflict entered a protracted stalemate, a year that would prove pivotal to the tide of history. From the South China Sea, a fleet of a hundred massive warships cut through the waves, sailing resolutely northward. Having endured bitter humiliation and bided his time for a decade, Chen Anping stood at the flagship's bow, the sea wind lashing his chiseled features, and unleashed a triumphant roar that had been ten years in the making: "Kang Xiao San, your grandfather has come! Perish!"