Chronicles of the Cangming War

Alternate History With No System and Meticulous Historical Research

High-IQ Historical Alternate-World Novels Without a System, Tang, Song, or Ming Are All Fine

Seeking Historical War Stories With No System, Preferably Where the Protagonist Starts From the Bottom

Alternate history or traditional historical fiction. I want characters who use their brains, including the villains. Don't make it feel like child's play.

Looking for Meticulously Researched Historical Fiction

They seem pretty hard to find. Let's give it a try.

Looking for High-Quality Historical War Novels

Late Ming Dynasty + No System + Maritime Exploration and Colonization

The protagonist transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty and rises to power as a pirate. He builds ships, guns, and cannons, wages war across the inland seas, then advances onto the mainland, unifies the country, and launches the great age of Chinese exploration. If you like this kind of story, The Ming Dynasty Pirate is well worth reading.