April 18, 1644, the twelfth day of the third month in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. The spring chill lingered outside Beijing. The vanguard of Li Zicheng's Shun army had reached Juyong Pass, and the garrison commander, Tang Tong, had surrendered the pass. The capital was on the brink of ruin. Inside the Forbidden City, Zhu Youjian smashed his last teacup. The eunuchs scattered in every direction, and no one heard the sigh from the Dragon Throne.
Yet something even more terrifying than the arrival of the rebel king happened that day at the hour of the dragon.
There was no warning, no earth-shaking tremor, no strange celestial sign. The sky simply went dark. Not the kind of darkness that comes when clouds blot out the sun, but as if someone had flipped a switch over the entire sky, plunging the world into nothingness in an instant. Three seconds later, the light returned, and the landscape within a hundred li of Beijing had been utterly transformed.
Five hundred thousand and six people, along with the asphalt roads beneath their feet, prefabricated steel barracks, rows of Type 99A main battle tanks, 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzers, HQ-17 air defense missile launchers, Z-20 helicopters, mobile shelters for unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, field hospital modules, ammunition supply convoys, and more, crashed into the seventeenth-century North China Plain in an overwhelming mass.
They were participants in China's largest-ever joint military mobilization exercise, “Joint Sword 2026”: half a million second- and third-year university students from across the country, along with all six thousand active-duty personnel from five modern heavy combined-arms brigades tasked with exercise support and control.
Our regret! An eternal sorrow! If only we could truly have the chance to travel through time like in the book, to mend the regrets in the hearts of the Chinese people!
It's a rather novel theme, with so many people time-traveling at the same time. I think it's probably because they regret the existence of the Qing Dynasty so much, and wish that modern China could have appeared much earlier. Since history is already set in stone, they can only express it in novels and indulge in a grand dream!
Aside from the slow update speed, I can't find any other exciting plot points. The story is detailed and realistic, unlike many authors whose chapters are riddled with logical inconsistencies, making them instantly unreadable and hard to stomach. It's like watching a ridiculous anti-Japanese war drama or absurd shows where grenades blow up airplanes. This author's book at least avoids any plot holes and stays grounded in reality. An author like this can't write anything too bad.
It's so good, so good, so incredibly good! I don't know how to describe it, but it's just so addictive. Half a million people transmigrate, and instead of arrogantly declaring they're here to change the world, they gradually integrate themselves into the Ming Dynasty. I can't wait to see what happens next!
Very good. It takes into account many practical issues after time travel. 500,000 students and 30,000 soldiers—there are so many things to consider. Just organizing them well and preventing chaos would take a lot of thought. There's also the caution regarding resource shortages and the interactions with the locals. It's all very detailed. Apart from the slightly slow pace, there's nothing uncomfortable to read (which is understandable, of course).
Modernization begins in the late Ming Dynasty!!! Go for it!!!
The plot is fast-paced, concise, and well-considered.
The content and pacing are alright. However, there are too many descriptions like "silent for a while," "looking at ×× for a while," and "pondering for a while." Could the descriptions of these situations be more varied? It's so frustrating for someone with a short temper! Understanding the character's confusion and contemplation takes time, but… sigh, it's like seeing my slow-moving colleague who takes forever to reply. 🤦🤦🤦🤦
Try your best to finish writing it, and make it as long as possible. Incorporate some clashes between old and new cultures to increase the interest. In short, give readers a reason to keep reading. Keep it up, young man!
There will be no more after the Yellow Emperor.