After Changping: I, Zhao Kuo, Turned the Tide

In the third year following the catastrophic Battle of Changping, the state of Zhao is on the brink of total collapse. Unable to admit his own failures, the King of Zhao sends one man to act as the ultimate scapegoat: Zhao Kuo. Condemned by history, stripped of his nobility, and reduced to a commoner, Zhao Kuo abandons Shangdang to preserve the lives of four hundred thousand troops, enduring the curses of a nation. Retreating into the northern frontier, he quietly bides his time. He subjugates the Xiongnu, pacifies the northern grasslands, and implements a revolutionary policy integrating nomadic and Han cultures to forge a dual-frontier empire. As the state of Qin marches eastward and the world teeters on the brink of ruin, traditional strategies offer only certain death. Only Zhao Kuo dares to defy the heavens and rewrite destiny: when Qin devours Han, Zhao does the same; where Qin seizes territory, Zhao seizes momentum. With a single fatal strike, his iron cavalry charges straight toward Xianyang. Thus, the Warring States period comes to a close, the mighty Qin empire falls, and the realm of China is finally unified. As a new imperial star rises and sets, legendary generals embark on an unprecedented western campaign: conquering the Nine Provinces in the east, opening the path to Rome in the west, and subduing India in the south.