I have been on a HCD (historical chinese dramas) marathon lately, in view of the covid 19 situation and I dropped many titles midway through. I was either not contented with the romance or the episodes were filled with dreary political scenes, to simply put it, most were draggy. Perhaps I was so drawn to this drama was maybe because this is my first military chinese drama I haved ever watched. I must say that after watching a myriad of ancient dramas, watching a, more recent era, drama felt refreshing. The actors acted well in my opinion and I adored the relationship between Xie Xiang and Yan Zhen. However, warning, I did have second lead syndrome even after finishing the whole series. I also wished that the show could have showcased more of Shen Ting Bai and Qu Man Ting together. Needless to say, this was worth all those sleepless nights that I went through!