She's the genius they said couldn't lead. Watch her prove every single man wrong.
Season 1 • Episode 39
LatestThe famous Chinese story of a young girl known as the genius strategist from Ancient China's Northern Song Dynasty who will fall in a love of the heir of the Generals of the Yang family, Yang Zongbao, and who will fight for her country. It is the story of the rise of a girl who will take the command of the Emperor's troops in a society where women had no right to be anything else.
Acting
Miao Pu's Mu Guiying: brilliant, stubborn, utterly magnetic.
Production
Massive battle sequences that actually earned that budget.
Writing
Smart strategy scenes where brains beat brawn every time.
Creator
Xiaodong Gong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mu Guiying is legendary in Chinese opera and folklore; this adaptation leans hard into her strategic brilliance rather than just her martial skills. The Yang family generals are actual historical figures, though she herself exists in the gray zone of folklore.
Siqin Gaowa playing the matriarch She Taijun brings serious gravitas—she's one of China's most decorated actresses, and her presence anchors the generational conflict between tradition and Mu Guiying's radical merit.
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