That Which Can't Be Washed Away

Qi Jing and his Communist 9th Brigade are given a mission to ford the Yellow River and cut a swathe south through the Nationalist-held Dabie mountains, relying on Wang Keyu to shore up flagging morale. They become stranded at the entrance to an ethereal network of caves, and must find their way back through the labyrinth or face being closed in.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 296 pages
Publication date: 25 August 2023
Publisher: ACA Publishing Limited

1947 marked a pivotal year in the Chinese Civil War, with the final bloody chapters unleashing a tidal wave of Red across the nation. Qi Jing and his Communist 9th Brigade were given a near-impossible mission: ford the mighty Yellow River and cut a swathe south through the Nationalist-held Dabie mountains, regardless of cost. As the disciplinarian Qi led his soldiers through wretched conditions, he came to rely on the enigmatic Wang Keyu to shore up flagging morale through education and propaganda. Amid desolate bluffs and ridges, she proved to be a beacon to the peasant warriors, especially Cao Shuier, the commanders bodyguard. As the campaign splintered and the fighting devolved into a hand-to-hand struggle against reluctant countrymen, Cao and an injured Wang found themselves stranded at the entrance to an ethereal network of caves. Can they find their way back through this labyrinth, or will the walls close in on them?

Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838905620