Conquering the South Seas: Starting with a Routed Army

Yang Wenliang transmigrated into the body of a defeated soldier in 1926, only to discover that he was nothing more than cannon fodder in a warlord army!

(The early chapters include some domestic storylines, but there are fewer after chapter 20.)

He fled straight back to his home province of Yunnan, gathered funds from every source he could find, and formed a force of several hundred men to advance into Southeast Asia.

There, he promoted immigration and development, reclaimed wasteland, built up industry, and grew the economy, maneuvering between countries to seize opportunities and strengthen his own position.

The global financial crisis that lay ahead would provide the resources he needed, but the ambitions of the Japanese devils constantly reminded him that his current strength was still not enough. He would need an even greater force to withstand the coming crisis.