Three Kingdoms: I Defend Jieting from the Start, and I, Ma Su, Beg to Die!

Ma Su transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era and is bound to the "Heaven-Sent Tough Guy" System. If he fails a mission, he can claim insurance and go home. Other transmigrators want to turn the tide; all he wants is to figure out how to die legally and by the book. And right now, the Battle of Jieting is underway. In history, Ma Su was executed after losing this battle. It's the perfect script. All he has to do is follow it.

He takes the high ground, disobeys orders, and splits his forces into five groups. He tries even harder to get himself killed than the original Ma Su. But then he raids the Wei army at night and wins. He splits his forces into five groups, and Zhang He is captured alive. Ma Su is furious. "Why am I still not dead?" Zhuge Liang wants to execute him, but Liu Shan issues an edict to save his life.

The northern campaign continues, and Longxi Commandery refuses to surrender, holding out to the last. Ma Su's eyes light up, and he volunteers. "Chancellor, let me go persuade them to surrender! If the talks fall through and I'm executed, that'll make up for my crime at Jieting." Zhuge Liang agrees.

Ma Su packs his bags, full of anticipation. In his prison cell, Zhang He grits his teeth. "Ma Su is impossible to read. He's truly terrifying!" Sima Yi frowns. "He has learned everything from Zhuge Liang. I may not be able to keep him in check." Ma Su looks up at the sky and sighs. "I just want to die once. Why is it so hard?"

A Three Kingdoms strategist story: He seeks death at Jieting from the start, but the more he acts recklessly, the more he wins, eventually becoming a legend in reverse.

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