I can say for sure this is the best Chinese drama of 2021.

What made this drama different from all others is the characters of drama not the overall plot.

Commander Tan character came off as a jerk at first episodes but later the female lead find him charming as she peels of his layers one after another... Also I found that he was overacting sometimes but in a good way that delivered the message to the viewer quiet well also I liked that he curled as a cat when he pretended to break up with Miss Mu this added a new dimension to his character which is something difficult to find in an era drama usually the male lead in an era drama is stoic who seem emotionless regardless of what life throws at him.. but commander Tan shows his emotions when needed which made him even more likable at the final episodes..

As for our female lead her character undoubtedly set the role model that all other Chinese drama female leads should follow.. she is smart and assertive in her choices.. as long as she chose commander Tan she wouldn't take a step back even if the whole world is against her even if commander Tan himself is pushing her away she would help him in secret anyways I really appreciate her character..

As for the romance it's wasn't really excessive as you would expect from the trailers of the series which is permissible since it was a warring era so the romance wouldn't take much focus but still our main couple romantic moments were good enough to make up for that department..

I really appreciate our second male lead character as well.. at first I didn't like his passive attitude as he didn't really stand up to his father unlike marshal Pei who was better than him at that aspect but by the end of series I came to really like our second lead character; when he found that Miss Gu doesn't like him and she likes commander Tan he held off his emotions for the happiness of out female lead and he even helped out male lead more than once at the later episodes and the finale as well when he brought Xu army to help him anyways he is the best friend and brother you could have..

The side couple romance was worthwhile as well too bad one of our side couple didn't make it to the shore watch the series to find out who..

Finally I enjoyed the background music of this drama alot I even downloaded that how good it's... There isn't really big variety but atleast it good enough... As for the costume I don't think they needed a variety of costumes in an era drama I think they had good enough costumes and they should us some casual clothes which was much appreciated.