This book centers on the military general Ma Kuo, using his family's experiences and achievements as the main thread. It recounts the history from the Song-Jin maritime alliance against the Liao Dynasty, to the Jin Dynasty's breach of the alliance and southward invasion, leading to the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty and Emperor Gaozong's retreat to the south. The book depicts dynastic changes, personnel ups and downs, sword fights, and chaotic battles. Patriotic heroes sacrifice their lives, their heroic deeds echoing in tragedy; eunuchs and courtiers manipulate power to slander loyal officials… With grand prose, elegant language, a materialistic historical perspective, and profound historical insight, the author paints a magnificent yet meticulously detailed historical panorama, sometimes stirring the reader's blood, sometimes bringing tears to their eyes.
本书以武将马扩为主要人物, 以他一家人的遭遇和功业为主线, 讲述从宋、金海上之盟协议共击辽国, 到金国撕毁盟约挥兵南下, 北宋灭亡, 宋高宗偏安江南一隅的历史。其间王朝更迭、人事沉浮、刀光剑影、狼奔豕突。爱国志士断头沥血、慷慨悲歌, 宦官弄臣操纵权力诋毁忠良……作者以恢弘的笔墨、古雅的文字、唯物主义的历史观和高超的历史见识, 大气磅礴又细致入微地书写波澜壮阔的历史画卷, 时而令人血沸气促, 时而催人潸然泪下。
本书以武将马扩为主要人物, 以他一家人的遭遇和功业为主线, 讲述从宋、金海上之盟协议共击辽国, 到金国撕毁盟约挥兵南下, 北宋灭亡, 宋高宗偏安江南一隅的历史。其间王朝更迭、人事沉浮、刀光剑影、狼奔豕突。爱国志士断头沥血、慷慨悲歌, 宦官弄臣操纵权力诋毁忠良……作者以恢弘的笔墨、古雅的文字、唯物主义的历史观和高超的历史见识, 大气磅礴又细致入微地书写波澜壮阔的历史画卷, 时而令人血沸气促, 时而催人潸然泪下。
