Who Is the Thunder God? My Great-Uncle!

The story follows Li Mo, a graduate student in electrical engineering who, after an accident in the lab, transmigrates to the late Eastern Han Dynasty during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. By chance, he uses a homemade Leyden jar to create the illusion that the Thunder God has appeared. Zhang Jue names him the “Thunder God’s Envoy,” and he helps the Yellow Turbans win their first battle.

After Zhang Jue dies of illness, the Way of Great Peace falls into infighting. Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang struggle for power as government forces seize the opportunity to pursue them. At this critical moment, Li Mo overrules the objections of others and leads more than 50,000 Yellow Turbans, including 20,000 able-bodied fighters and 30,000 elderly people, women, and children, in a retreat from Julu Commandery. Along the way, he overcomes food shortages and a fracturing force, uses “Thunder God Cannons” and ambush tactics to beat back Lu Zhi’s pursuing army several times, and leads the people through hardship toward Mount Hei, hoping to regroup there and establish a new base.

Blending history with light science fiction, the story humorously depicts the struggle to survive in a chaotic age. It follows Li Mo as he draws on modern knowledge and ingenuity to navigate power struggles and survival challenges, leading civilians and soldiers in search of a way forward. The tale is full of tense battles and lively character interactions.