He wakes up as Yuan Shao, the leader of the coalition against Dong Zhuo at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, formerly a middle manager in the internet industry.
Outside his tent, an army of 200,000 has been camped for months without firing a single arrow. Inside, the twelve regional lords each have their own agenda: some want to conserve their strength, while others hope to seize power.
Across from them in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo commands 100,000 elite cavalry from Liangzhou and could move the capital and burn the city at any moment.
History tells him that if he waits any longer, the coalition will fall apart and the warlords will carve up the land, leaving him in a dead end.
So he chooses the hardest path: not to be a leader who waits to die, but the one who forces everyone to act.
He executes an envoy to make an example of him, turns enemy generals, and ventures into danger himself... Every move jolts this disunited coalition into action.
On the walls of Xingyang, he has just won his first battle when the thunder of the Red Hare's hooves comes from the direction of Hulao Pass.
Before him stands Lu Bu, peerless beneath heaven; behind him are lords who still doubt him.
But he knows this clearly: in this battle, one step back means plunging into an abyss.
Then he will not retreat.
