Reborn in Jieting: I Lead Shu Han into the Steam Age

In 2026, Chen Yue, a Peking University doctoral student in international politics, finished the last of his papers on the history of the Three Kingdoms and never opened his eyes again.

When he awoke, he had become Ma Su.

It was the sixth year of Jianxing, on the eve of the Battle of Jieting. Zhang He’s 30,000 Wei troops were less than two days away.

The Ma Su of his previous life had abandoned the water and taken up position in the hills. Zhang He encircled him, his army collapsed, and Zhuge Liang tearfully executed him at the camp gate.

But Chen Yue would not make the same mistakes.

He had spent ten years studying great-power rivalry and geopolitical strategy, and had read the entire history of warfare. He understood the roots of victory and defeat in every battle. He had all the memories of his previous life. He knew Zhang He’s every move, and he knew why Shu Han would ultimately fail.

This time, he would turn the board over and play again.

Holding Jieting was the first step. Forcing Zhang He to suffer heavy losses and cutting off his supply lines was the second. But the real game had only just begun.

Ironworks, artisans, furnaces, water-powered bellows.

He would summon, one by one, the names history had forgotten.

In this era, he would personally light the first furnace of steel.

Zhuge Liang said, “You’ve changed, Youchang.”

He replied, “Yes. I’ve become more dangerous.”