The Expeditionary Force: I Command the AllSpark

In the final battle in Chicago, the AllSpark shatters, and a fragment strikes Chen Yue, a young Chinese American. When he opens his eyes again, it's 1942, in the wilds of Hukawng Valley. He's become a second lieutenant platoon leader in the Expeditionary Force, separated from his unit, with only a dozen starving, out-of-ammo stragglers around him. Japanese troops are on their heels, and a green hell lies ahead. At his moment of desperation, the AllSpark fragment in his palm awakens. A wrecked tank rises at his command, transforming into a five-meter-tall steel mech! To conceal the truth, he claims it's Taoist magic from Longhu Mountain and ancient mechanical arts. In secret, he uses the AllSpark to bring metal to life, making guns, forging armor, and building an army of iron men. The Japanese suffer repeated crushing defeats and grow increasingly deranged. They mistake the Decepticon insignia on the mechs' chests for an ancient divine formation, engraving it on their armor and drawing it on their talismans as they pray for the gods' protection. But nothing can stop the tide of steel. From stragglers to an ironclad force, from the wilds of Hukawng Valley to the islands of Southeast Asia, he leads his scattered brothers through one bloody battle after another. This lone force has just one belief: Bring his fellow countrymen through alive, and bring his brothers home.