A Family of Widows: A Bookworm's March to Chang'an

Guo Cheng is a ruthless survivor who plays by no rules, utilizing any means necessary to carry a fallen banner. When the 30,000-strong Suyab garrison is annihilated upon returning to suppress a rebellion, the Turks revolt and the Tibetan Empire circles like a predator. Left with a household of grieving widows, the Guo family's sole remaining male is a bookish scholar incapable of even drawing a bow. Pressed by his sisters-in-law to secure the family's lineage, he shatters a stool, picks up a traditional blade, and sets out to conquer the Western Regions. Equal parts brawler and strategist—ready to scheme, sabotage, and fight dirty—he views himself not as a righteous hero, but as a street fighter waging a brutal war. His mission is absolute: to flatten the frontier and march every surviving member of his family all the way to Chang'an to demand justice, even if he has to force the Empress herself to her knees.