The Ming Dynasty's Revival: Starting at Ningwu Pass

In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Li Zicheng's 200,000-strong army surrounds Ningwu Pass. General Zhou Yujie, commander of the Three Passes, is supposed to set himself and his household on fire! When engineering PhD Li Jian opens his eyes, he has become this unlucky man. He doesn't want to die! He draws designs for firearms, drafts water conservancy projects, and calculates supply accounts. This engineer's golden finger is maxed out. Improved crouching tiger cannons smash the enemy's shield-cart formations. Canals and reclaimed fields provide for ten thousand elite troops. Three-rank volleys from flintlock rifles leave the Later Jin forces questioning their existence. The supervising eunuch causes trouble? Out! Yang Sichang impeaches him? He gets face-slapped! Li Zicheng attacks the city? Perfect, time to test the new weapons! The female White Pole Army general Qin Ruolan, Ming military god Li Dingguo, and Prince of the Imperial Surname Zheng Chenggong all become his right-hand allies. From Ningwu Pass to Beijing, from resisting the Qing to becoming emperor, he defies fate and restores the Ming! Click to see how Zhou Yujie uses science to crush the chaos of the late Ming. Just enjoy the thrill!