Three Kingdoms: A Strategist from Humble Beginnings

Using the Three Major Battles of the Three Kingdoms as milestones (Guandu, Red Cliffs, and Yiling), Chen Mo uses intelligence to influence the course of events. Before the Battle of Red Cliffs, for example, he tells Zhou Yu that Cao Cao's navy is plagued by disease, but deliberately withholds the news that a favorable east wind is coming, preventing either side from gaining total dominance. He matches wits with strategists like Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu, expanding his intelligence network by establishing a carrier-pigeon system while protecting orphans at relay stations, abandoned infants caught in the chaos of war. The long-running plot reveals the true identity of the Ghost Valley Sect: descendants of Qin officials seeking to restore the Qin Dynasty. During Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions, Chen Mo uses intelligence to help Shu's army avoid Sima Yi's ambush, but faces a choice: help Shu destroy Wei, or preserve the balance among the Three Kingdoms. He becomes an anonymous strategist whose actions shape the era.