The Five Hu: From the Start, Thirty Thousand Han Men Stand Firmly by Fu Jian
五胡：开局三万一钱汉，死保苻坚
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 888k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 2mo ago
- English
- Request a translation
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- The Five Barbarians: From the Start, I Command All the Armies as Supreme General五胡：开局天策上将节制天下兵马Alternate title on Fanqie
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"The Five Barbarians: Starting with 30,000 One-Cash Han People, Fighting to the Death for Fu Jian" takes a highly original approach, using the humiliating premise of being a "one-cash Han" as a starting point to combine the historical pain of the Five Barbarian Invasions with the struggle of a time traveler, instantly grabbing the reader's attention.
It's well-written and based on historical facts. A few additions were made based on historical circumstances, but they don't feel out of place. It's a rare example of a serious account of the chaotic Northern and Southern Dynasties period; one could call him the second person after the Eastern Zhou princes went south. But this is Tomato, a place teeming with experts.
I'm just an ordinary boy, not handsome, not rich, and not particularly outstanding. I don't have delicate features, nor a high IQ. I tend to overthink, and my mood fluctuates. I'm often silent, indifferent, escapist, and lost in thought, displaying low self-esteem, sensitivity, suspicion, and vulnerability. I seem boring, uninteresting, and even a bit childish.
The story begins with the protagonist transmigrating into the body of a dying soldier in the "Qian Han" kingdom, yet he uses modern wisdom to defend Fu Jian's territory with 30,000 men. He defies fate amidst the bloodshed of the Five Barbarian Tribes, using Han dynasty strategies to stir up the turbulent times.
This is so good! A rare historical novel about the Sixteen Kingdoms period, it's incredibly immersive and vividly portrays the spirit, bravery, and loyalty of the Han people. Based on historical facts, the writing is powerful and masterful, bringing the characters to life. Highly recommended!
This is fantastic! The author is very dedicated to their writing; this book is much better than their first. With the last book, the author ran out of money towards the end, but they kept writing as long as there were readers, going on to write over a million words. I believe this book will be even better; it's a huge improvement—the logic, writing style, and plot are all so much better. It's really good, worth watching.
The author's research was very thorough, though the writing style is slightly lacking, but the attitude (referring to research) was excellent. The descriptions of war could be improved by organizing a group for fellow readers to brainstorm. I'm giving this a five-star rating to show my support, and I hope you continue to improve! 👍🏻
Not a time traveler, not a reincarnated individual, yet forced to begin in the chaotic Sixteen Kingdoms period—this is the book's most ruthless premise! The protagonist, a nobody with only a penny to his name, leads 30,000 starving people, desperately trying to protect the controversial Fu Jian on the precipice of history.
The brief introduction, though only a few words, was like a red-hot iron rod, piercing straight through the page— The phrase "one-cent man" is etched into my spine, more painful than the scimitars of the Qiang people or the hooves of the Xianbei horses. This is not a story about victory. At least, not entirely. In history books, Fu Jian is already dead.
The historical setting is niche, but it's undeniably realistic. Not many people are reading it, but I hope the author perseveres. Remember *A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality*? It started with hundreds of thousands of words and still wasn't popular. Keep it up! Besides, the book has historical research at the end of each chapter, making it much more realistic than most novels. There's no reason why they should be popular while we shouldn't.