Returning to the Three Kingdoms as Zhuge Liang

In the twelfth year of Jianxing, the autumn wind sweeps across Wuzhang Plains. Zhuge Liang suddenly opens his eyes on his sickbed, but his soul has been replaced by Chen Yan, a modern history professor. Armed with memories from a thousand years in the future, he faces this doomed Northern Campaign: Sima Yi's scorched-earth strategy, Li Yan's obstruction of the supply routes, the deadly struggle between Wei Yan and Yang Yi, and the empty legend of the Seven-Star Lamp that could supposedly prolong his life.

Knowing that fate cannot be defied, he still insists on challenging it. Taking history as his guide, he first eliminates Li Yan to secure the rear, modifies the repeating crossbow, and makes cement to fortify the camps. He takes advantage of circumstances, forges secret letters to sow discord in the Wei court, and weaves a new network of alliances with Eastern Wu and the Qiang tribes. To break the deadlock, he abandons his fixation on Chang'an and makes Liangzhou his base, turning the restoration of the Han dynasty from a desperate all-or-nothing gamble into a careful, long-term strategy.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.