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- 1 The Biography of Guo Jia: A Master Plan for the World 郭嘉传：谋定天下 Who says Guo Jia has to die of illness on the northern campaign? This time, our Fengxiao has a "get-out-of-death-free card." Not only does he live and leap about, joining the bonfire party at Red Cliffs, he also sees through Sima Yi's wolfish ambitions as if they were riddled with holes! While other strategists are still playing the old "My lord, hear me out" routine, our Libationer Guo launches straight into a "Three Kingdoms stand-up show": Roasting the gentry: "So what if you're from a poor f 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 I Hid for Five Years, but Cao Cao Exposed Me! 藏身五年，被曹操曝光了！ “That Cao Aman only got his start by robbing people’s graves. How could someone like him be fit to rule a nation? He’s nothing but an ambitious warlord.” “As for the Sun family, they’re only relying on their strong, wealthy territory, a place where one man can hold off ten thousand. They wouldn’t stand much of a chance in a real fight.” “Liu Xuande… That man is beyond discussion, beyond discussion. Hahaha.” Inside a military camp, a group of cooks, laborers, and other logistical troops crowded a 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Three Kingdoms' Fiercest Man: The Chancellor Tells Me to Calm Down 三国第一狠人，丞相劝我冷静些 After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, Mo Wentian becomes a disciple of Master Shui Jing. As luck would have it, he runs into Kongming, who is studying there. At first, the two get along fairly well. But as time passes, everything changes. Their relationship goes from petty arguments to a fight to the death. Mo Wentian cannot talk him out of it. He cannot understand why this stubborn fellow still wants to save the Han dynasty. It has lasted for nearly four hundred years. A dynasty has a 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Shadows Behind Vermilion Gates 朱门幽 Xie Yan, the legitimate eldest grandson of the Chenjun Xie clan, was abandoned by his family seven years ago in a bid to save the rest of the clan after becoming embroiled in a succession crisis. Branded a “traitor,” he was exiled to the bitter cold of the northern frontier. He faked his death and returned to Jiankang, the imperial capital, in the guise of the mysterious scholar “Mister Xuanlin,” a man from humble origins. He has no interest in settling old scores. Instead, he will make Jiankang 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Those Years by Zhuge Liang's Side 我在武侯身边那几年 The moment Zhuge Jun was born, his mother died... He saw spots of blood scattered across the bedsheets like cherry blossoms and heard his mother’s groans grow weaker with each passing moment... His father, tears in his eyes, carefully lifted the naked newborn and placed him in Zhuge Jun’s arms. “This is your third younger brother... Zhuge Jun...” 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 A Strategist in the Three Kingdoms 三国一军师 Blue waves rise in snowy crests, then ebb away without a trace; have you seen ten thousand steeds surge ahead? The Dao is like winter passing, with spring arriving all at once. 62Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 7 Three Kingdoms: The Cao Family's Qilin, Master of Both Letters and Arms 三国：曹家麒麟，文武双全定江山 He transmigrates and becomes Cao Ang, Cao Cao’s eldest son. He is handsome and dashing, with the air of a well-read scholar, so no one believes he possesses extraordinary martial skills. Having lived two lives, he has the cunning of a demon. How could he let Boss Cao start out with no foothold? On the eve of the Eighteen Route Lords’ campaign against Dong Zhuo, Cao Ang defeats the bandits of Gepi in Runan and Yingchuan, gaining tens of thousands of able-bodied men to serve as his foundation. He 506Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 8 Three Kingdoms: His Defiant Nature Defies Heaven, and Cao Cao Loses It! 三国：反骨逆天，曹操破防了！ [System + Invincible Protagonist + Unofficial History + Hilarious] Cao Yu is accidentally reborn in the Three Kingdoms era as Cao Cao's second son. From the start, he gets the Rebellious System, which grants all kinds of generous rewards as long as he refuses to take advice? It just so happens to be the Battle of Wancheng, when Cao Cao is about to bring disaster upon the three worthy men. And so... Old Cao, hold on a second. That woman doesn't look like a good person to me. Lü Bu: You little thi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Three Kingdoms: After I Retired, the Han Dynasty Fell and Cao Cao Panicked 三国：我退隐后，大汉倾覆，曹操慌了 Xiao Xun transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms era and helped Cao Cao sail smoothly all the way to the Battle of Red Cliffs. But after everything went so well, Cao Cao grew overconfident. Xiao Xun: “Chancellor, the Battle of Red Cliffs is fraught with danger. We are sure to lose. Please withdraw our troops!” Cao Cao: “Xiao Xun, you're far too cautious. The tide of the world is in my favor! My talent is no less than Zhuge Liang's or Zhou Yu's. Taking this little Red Cliffs will be as easy as reachi 347Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Three Kingdoms: From the Start, I Swear Brotherhood with Jia Xu and Join Cao Cao 三国，开局和贾诩结拜，投靠曹操 [Three Kingdoms] [Lighthearted] [Funny] [Keeping a low profile] [Schemer] [Not historically accurate] [No fantasy, no mythology] Standing before you is Zhao Ping: Cao Cao’s most devious strategist, a dropout from character education, the instigator of heroes beating their servants, a ten-dan master of sounding the retreat, and the Han dynasty’s infamous hypocrite who bullies his own people. Cao Cao: Anyone have a good plan? Jia Xu: I have a thousand! Cao Cao: It mustn’t harm the people of the re 429Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Three Kingdoms: The Deadly Poisoner, Old Cao Tells Me to Calm Down! 三国：绝命毒士，老曹劝我冷静！ He transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era and bluffs his way into becoming Cao Cao's ace military strategist. The Battle of Guandu is at hand. After being soundly defeated by Yan Liang, Cao Cao is also short on supplies and beset by a plague. He can't help but fret. Cao Cao: “Our army is short on supplies. Does anyone have a plan?” Li Fei: “I have one. There's a county outside Baima City with a population of one hundred thousand...” Cao Cao was speechless. “Our army was soundly defeated by Yan 63Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 12 Three Kingdoms: Old Cao, I'm Really Not a Strategist 三国：老曹，我真不是谋士 Lin An transmigrates and becomes a displaced refugee. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself lying in a tent in Cao Cao's camp. Is Cao Ren about to attack Xinye? Though struggling to make ends meet, he comes up with one brilliant plan after another. Even Cao Cao's retainers are left bowing their heads in astonishment. Mr. Lin, are you Wolong or Fengchu? Wolong and Fengchu? They are nothing special. How could they possibly be mentioned in the same breath as me, Lin An? 27Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 13 Three Kingdoms: I'm Really Not a Strategist 三国之我真的不是谋士 After transmigrating, Lin Juefei found himself in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Born into a time of chaos, he figured that simply having enough to eat and drink would be a decent life. So he joined the logistics corps to make sure he could get a meal. But gradually, he realized that the men in the logistics corps were no ordinary people. Old Cao: “Brother Lin, what do you think of the Battle of Guandu?” Old Xun: “Brother Lin, let me ask you something. What exactly is this system of military and 18Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 14 Three Kingdoms: The World as a Chessboard 三国：以天下为棋 What a shame. If only I'd studied more before transmigrating. I should've learned more about the Four Great Inventions, at least! Hey, Little Guo, I hear you owe dozens of taels again at the Tinghua Brothel??? Who told you that? You think my Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars are idiots or something? “Dear, aren't you going to court?” Let me sleep a little longer. Going to court is nowhere near as nice as holding you! And the money I earn at court wouldn't even cover Little Guo's monthly expenses for a w 36Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 15 Three Kingdoms: Cao Chong's Last Will Says My Eldest Brother Isn't Dead! 三国：曹冲遗嘱，其实我大哥没死！ He transmigrated to the late Eastern Han dynasty and became Cao Ang, Cao Cao's eldest son, who had died in the Battle of Wancheng! Cao Chong's dying words exposed Cao Ang's existence. It seems he can no longer keep it a secret! He returns to Great Wei, defeats the forces at Red Cliffs, battles Bashu, lays siege to Hanzhong, and crushes the Xiongnu! Sun Quan: “Why aren't my sons this outstanding?” Liu Bei: “If you have a son, let him be like Cao Zixiu!” Zhuge Liang: “If there had to be a Zhuge Li 864Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 16 Three Kingdoms: The Entire Daoist Sect Opposes My Choice of Lü Bu 三国：道门全体反对我选吕布 Daoist Arts of the Three Kingdoms: Mapping the Threads of Fate The fate of the Three Kingdoms was decided not only by troops, money, and supplies, but also by a struggle among Daoist lineages over the threads of fate, transcendence, and martial chaos on Mount Wangwu. This was the starting point of every legend, and the source code of every tragedy! Transmigrate to the Three Kingdoms? No. I, Chen Gong, am a scheming native strategist, trained in the Daoist tradition. I have grasped the Great Way 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao’s Chief Military Advisor 三国之曹老板的首席军师 Su Kun transmigrates on the eve of the Battle of Wancheng, becoming a low-ranking registrar under Cao Cao. The boss has just one night left before making a fatal blunder. With Su Kun's help, Cao Cao turns the tide, escapes Wancheng, and saves the lives of Cao Ang and Dian Wei. Su Kun becomes Cao Cao's military adviser and gradually makes a name for himself in the campaigns to conquer the Central Plains: defeating Yuan Shu, destroying Lü Bu, subduing Zhang Xiu, slaying Yan Liang at Baima, killing 367Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 18 You Look Down on My White Robes? Go Join Cao Cao, Then. Don't Come Crying to Me! 嫌我白衣？转投曹操你别哭啊！ “Fine, fine, fine. Now that you've invited Wolong, you're going to kick me out, is that it?” “One hundred copper coins? After all I've done, Lin Xuan is worth only one hundred copper coins?” Lin Xuan transmigrated into this world, admired Liu Bei, and became his military advisor, hoping to help restore the Han dynasty. But everything changed after Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times and brought Zhuge Wolong into his service. Lin Xuan was a nobody with no powerful backers, and there 2.5kReads7.3Score314Shelves
- 19 Three Kingdoms: I Help Lü Bu Conquer the Realm 三国，我助吕布夺天下 Synopsis Reborn as Lü Bu’s useless younger brother, I thought I’d have to cling to his coattails. Turns out, my legs are stronger than his. On the grasslands, I herded sheep, fought wolves, killed men, and seized power. I rose from slavery to become a chieftain, married the chieftain’s daughter, recruited Murong Han, and took Murong Wei as my disciple. With three thousand cavalry, I cut off the enemy’s supply lines and drove back Qiuling Gu’s forty-thousand-strong army. The people of the grass 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Great Qin: The Frail, Sickly Imperial Preceptor of the First Emperor 大秦：始皇那娇弱多病的国师先生 Transmigration + no romance + a focus on political intrigue + a System (mainly for stopping blood loss and extending life). Yin Shang transmigrated to the Warring States period and spent five years helping Qin unify the realm. The First Emperor and his ministers invited him to enter public life and appointed him Imperial Preceptor. However, for seeing through the secrets of heaven, he suffered the backlash of karma, leaving him chronically ill and close to death. Fortunately, the Sovereign-and-M 391Reads8.3Score106Shelves
- 21 Three Kingdoms: Starting by Tricking Cao Cao 三国：从忽悠曹操开始 Cao Shuo transmigrates to the Eastern Han dynasty during the Three Kingdoms era and becomes Cao Cao’s son. As imperial relatives and eunuchs fight for power, the Xiliang cavalry are summoned to the capital and wreak havoc across the land! Cao Shuo decides to hoodwink his good-for-nothing old dad into intercepting Dong Zhuo and taking the emperor hostage before anyone else can. Wang Yun: “Cao Shuo is utterly devious. My elaborate scheme cost me Diao Chan and my troops.” Liu Bei: “You two strategi 306Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 22 Three Kingdoms: Teaching in Prison, I Teach Cao Cao to Be a Villain 三国：狱中讲课，我教曹操当奸雄 Chen Zhou transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era and becomes a condemned prisoner in jail. With no way to fight back, he simply gives up hope and happily shoots the breeze with his fellow inmates. But his knowledge and insights, more than a thousand years ahead of the Three Kingdoms era, impress everyone in the cell, including Cao Ang, son of Cao Cao, who has come to get someone out of jail. After that, things quickly spiral out of control. Cao Ang: Was Cao Gong really not avenging his father w 273Reads6.6Score107Shelves
- 23 I Am the Realm 朕即天下 [Three Kingdoms] [Conquest] [No Heroine] [No System] [Restoring the Han] In the sixth year of Zhongping, beneath Beiman Slope north of Luoyang, the Han capital, Emperor Liu Bian stared down Dong Zhuo, his gaze sharp and unflinching. In a clear voice, he declared: “The realm does not belong to the realm’s people. The realm belongs to Me. All beneath Heaven is the emperor’s land. All who live within its borders are the emperor’s subjects!” “I am the realm!” “Governor of Bingzhou, would you rebel 64Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 24 Driven Out by Kongming, I Help Cao Cao Conquer the World 被孔明撵走，我助曹操霸天下 “You rotten old Zhuge! Is that all I'm worth?” Zhuge Xuan clutches the few copper coins in his hand, grinding his teeth in fury. He had transmigrated to Zhuge Liang's side and spent over a year sharing his meager meals. He helped Zhuge Liang build his reputation, and finally stuck it out until Liu Bei made three visits to his thatched cottage. But who could have guessed that after the great victory at Bowang Slope, Zhuge Liang would dismiss him so casually? With no other choice, Zhuge Xuan joins 170Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 25 I Switched Sides to Serve Liu Bei as a Strategist. Why Are You Crying, Cao Cao? 我转投刘备当谋士，你曹操哭什么 After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, Lin Yu begins assisting Cao Cao in Dongjun. He persuades a million Yellow Turban soldiers to surrender to Cao Cao, then joins forces with Zhang Miao, Chen Gong, and others to have Cao Cao appointed governor of Yan Province. He helps Cao Cao recruit talented men, turning him into a powerful warlord in no time. He even changes the course of history and saves Cao Song, Cao Cao’s father. But Cao Cao stubbornly insists on slaughtering the people of Xuzh 1.8kReads7.4Score105Shelves
- 26 You Think I’m Weak and Useless? I’ll Join Cao Cao Instead 你嫌我病弱无用？我转身投奔曹操 [Three Kingdoms + satisfying revenge + System + political intrigue + revenge against Liu Bei + mastermind] Lin Ping'an transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era, determined to help Liu Bei reach the pinnacle of success. But just as he pours his heart and soul into helping Liu Bei restore the Han dynasty, overwork leaves him gravely ill. To his surprise, Liu Bei takes advantage of his situation and sells him to Cao Cao for ten taels of silver. But Lin Ping'an survives against the odds, sees through 1kReads—Score105Shelves
- 27 Three Kingdoms: I Built Lü Bu by Hand, and You Call Yourself a Strategist? 三国：手搓吕布，你说你是谋士？ Liu Yuanqi transmigrates to the end of the Han dynasty and, from the start, gains the Conqueror's legacy. But the sole condition for unlocking it is to join Cao Cao as a strategist! So Liu Yuanqi, standing two meters tall, built like a bear, and more fearsome-looking than a bandit, presents himself at Cao Cao's camp! Who knew that his looks would scare Cao Cao to tears from the start? “My lord, my mind is filled with countless strategies. With me at your side, you can stabilize the nation and ru 793Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 28 Reborn in the Three Kingdoms: I Help Old Cao Conquer the Realm 重生三国：我帮老曹打江山 After transmigrating, he finds himself in the body of a man riddled with arrows! [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You've received a daily sign-in gift pack!] “My son, it's all your father's fault. You died so young at the hands of that brat Zhang Xiu. Go in peace! I swear I'll avenge you!” “Father, what are you talking about? I'm not dead. Besides, Zhang Xiu is going to be my father-in-law...” “General Dian Wei, weren't you dead?” “Thanks to the young lord saving me. Otherwise...” 600Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 29 Three Kingdoms: I Run a Tavern in Xudu 三国我在许都开酒馆 After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, Chen Yang inherited a little tavern in Xudu that nobody cared about. One customer, an old fellow called Cao, often came by. Perhaps because Chen Yang was always bragging about how capable he was, every time the old man visited, he liked to ask him all sorts of questions. “Who in all the land could be called a hero?” “Shopkeeper Chen, how can we take Xiapi?” “Liu Bei wields benevolence and righteousness like a sword and stands atop the moral high gr 80Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 30 Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao's Fierce Son-in-Law 三国凶神：曹贼的贴身女婿 [Unrivaled General]+ [Passionate]+ [Lighthearted Comedy]+ [Alternate History] My name is Chen Cong. Later, plenty of people would call me Chen the Invincible. I transmigrated to the end of the Han dynasty because I couldn't hold my liquor. I had no status, no connections, no System, and no money. I couldn't even read seal script or clerical script, so I was practically illiterate. But I had courage! The heavens may not have given every transmigrator a System, but they did give me a body of peerl 1kReads8.6Score101Shelves
- 31 Why Mess With Him? Cao Cao Visits Him in Prison Every Day 惹他干嘛，曹操天天去监狱看他 Su Xin transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era. Because he has the vaguest of distant family ties to Dong Zhuo, he is thrown into prison in Xudu, where he unexpectedly finds Cao Ang. Impressed by Su Xin’s vast knowledge, Cao Ang takes him as his teacher and spends every day asking him questions. “Teacher, you said Cao Ang would die during the campaign against Zhang Xiu?” “Teacher, you said the Cao family would establish a kingdom. Is that true?” “What? Sima Yi raided our home again?” [A mill 812Reads8.2Score101Shelves
- 32 Three Kingdoms: What Could a Strategist's Motives Possibly Be? 三国：军师能有什么坏心思 Xu Lin transmigrates into the chaotic late Han dynasty and obtains the Sign-In System for Surviving the Turbulent Times. As a strategist, he teaches Lü Bu, the man among men, a lesson; makes Cao Aman, friend to other men's wives, cry; beats up the upright and respectable Yuan brothers; crushes the big-eared thief who sells straw sandals; and whisks away the Qiao sisters of Jiangdong... But Xu Lin really doesn't think he has any bad intentions! This is a silly comedy, not a serious or realistic s 191Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 33 Three Kingdoms: Forced Out of Seclusion by Liu Bei from the Start 三国：开局被刘大耳逼出山 Bai Feng transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms era. After Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang burned down his little house, he awakened a System and boldly entered the world! Liu Bei: This man is terrifyingly powerful! Zhuge Liang: Please, sir, show mercy and let us go! Sun Quan: I offer you all the lands east of the Yangtze! Cao Cao: You’re my most trusted minister! I even gave you my daughter. What more could you want? Liu Bei, you and I are enemies for life! 374Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 34 Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei's Strategist, I Kill Lü Bu From the Start 三国：刘备军师，开局诛杀吕布 In the second year of Xingping, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu faced off at Guangling, leaving Zhang Fei to hold Xiapi. Liao Chen transmigrates from a later era and becomes a secretary under Zhang Fei. After awakening a strategist System, he helps Zhang Fei hold Xuzhou and execute Lü Bu! Liu Bei: “With a strategist like you, I feel like a fish in water!” Cao Cao: “Infuriating, infuriating! Such a brilliant talent has ended up under Liu Bei!” Yuan Shu: “I refuse to accept this! That accursed Liu Xuande, t 713Reads7.6Score104Shelves
- 35 Three Kingdoms: A God-Tier Strategist, Starting with Helping Liu Bei 三国：神级军师，从辅佐刘备开始 After transmigrating to the end of the Han Dynasty, Ji Sheng hopes to make a name for himself among the warlords and survive the chaos. By chance, he joins Liu Bei's forces during the Battle of Guandu. But by then, the balance of power is already set, and the struggle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is all but inevitable. Is he really supposed to follow Old Liu and wait for Zhuge Liang to emerge? Faced with this situation, Ji Sheng decides that if he's going to act, he might as well go all the way 138Reads8.8Score202Shelves
- 36 Three Kingdoms: Ten-Thousandfold Returns, My Lord, I Will Never Hoard Them 三国：万倍返还，主公我绝不私藏 Liu Yao transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Give a famous figure from the Three Kingdoms something, and there’s a chance you’ll get something back! [Ding! Gave Zhao Yun a long spear. Returned 100 Hundred-Forged Mo Dao blades, multiplied ten thousand times!] [Ding! Gave Liu Bei wound medicine. Returned a Dragon-Tiger Profound Power Pill, multiplied ten thousand times!] [Ding! Gave Zhang Fei a bowl of millet porridge. Returned 10,000 bowls of rice topped with fish-flavored shredde 5.3kReads7.5Score376Shelves
- 37 Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei, You Dare Steal My Horse! 三国：刘大耳，你敢偷我的马！ Bai Chuan transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms period and awakened his own System. He lived on Wolong Ridge, earning money as a traveling merchant every day and enjoying a pleasant life. But Liu Bei made three visits to his thatched cottage and casually stole his horse on the way? Then left a few copper coins as if he were tossing alms to a beggar? He needed to be taught a lesson. He absolutely needed to be taught a lesson! Liu Bei, you brought this on yourself! Cao Cao: I’ll give you a Red Hare. 577Reads7.2Score101Shelves
- 38 Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and I Start from Scratch and Make It Big 三国：我和曹老板白手起家干大事 Synopsis: [No System + Not a brainless power fantasy about crushing weaklings + Lighthearted + Witty + A battle of wits] Xiahou Xuan transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era and has a chance encounter with Cao Cao. At the time, Cao Cao has failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo and is fleeing in a panic when he meets Xiahou Xuan, who comes to his aid. Mengde has nothing to his name: no official post, no money, no food, and not a single soldier. With Xiahou Xuan's astonishing talent to help him, he stead 660Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 39 A Sickly Powerful Official's Guide to Lying Flat 病弱权臣的躺平指南 [Transmigration] + [Alternate History] + [Imperial Court] + [Wits and Strategy] + [Imperial Examinations] My name is Xiao Yi, and my dream is to be a lazybones who can lie flat. I just want to take it easy. I have only one annual KPI: sleep a total of 8,760 hours. So I can sleep in peace, I plan to give the family ledgers a quick once-over. I casually point out three loopholes, hoping they'll leave me alone. The result: the old bookkeeper falls to his knees and begs for mercy, and I'm forced to 11kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves
- 40 Great Tang: This Imperial Tutor Will Never Return to Court 大唐：本帝师绝不回朝 He once led a northern campaign against the Turks, riding across the vast grasslands at the head of three thousand armored cavalrymen and beheading the Turkish king in his own tent. He once led an eastern campaign against Goguryeo, surrounding the city for fifteen days with ten thousand elite warriors at his side and forcing the King of Goryeo to come out and surrender. He also led western campaigns against Tibet, Tuyuhun, and more... But just as he had won one illustrious victory after another, 557Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 41 Three Kingdoms: The Ghostly Genius Guo Fengxiao 三国之鬼才郭奉孝 Born to be Guo Fengxiao, the finest of all heroes. His belly holds the classics and histories; his heart conceals armies and strategies. He plans like Fan Li and makes decisions like Chen Ping. Alas, he died too soon, and the pillars of the Central Plains fell with him. After transmigrating into the historical genius Guo Fengxiao, Guo Jia only hopes to serve Wei Wu once more and unify all of China, living up to his reputation as a prodigy. 637Reads9.0Score101Shelves
- 42 Three Kingdoms: I Reveal That I Transmigrated, Then Critique Cao Cao from the Start 三国：自曝穿越，开局点评曹操 [Three Kingdoms + no System + strategist + sly schemer] In the first year of Xingping, Xu Fang transmigrates to the Eastern Han dynasty, during the Three Kingdoms era. Stay in Xuzhou, and you’ll go hungry nine times in three days. If you can’t get yourself a rich woman, then go attach yourself to that guy. Cao Cao: You say you’re a transmigrator, so why did you choose to come work for me? Xu Fang: Life’s hard. Even transmigrators have to sigh. I don’t want to work hard anymore. I just want to be 749Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 43 Three Kingdoms: In Cao Cao's Camp, Starting from the Battle of Red Cliffs 三国：人在曹营，开局赤壁 Qin Chuan transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era and becomes a low-ranking secretary in Cao Cao's camp. On the eve of the Battle of Red Cliffs. Cao Cao: “A plague has ravaged our ranks and severely weakened our army. How do we deal with it?” Qin Chuan: “Easy. Send them all over to the Sun-Liu Alliance, and let them infect each other!” Cao Cao: “Who can go and sow discord between Zhou Yu and Sun Quan?” Qin Chuan: “Jiang Gan can go. We might as well send the plague-stricken soldiers along with hi 227Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 44 Three Kingdoms: Strategist in a Time of Chaos 三国：乱世谋士 [Three Kingdoms] [No System] [No female lead] [Strategist-focused] Better to be a dog in peaceful times than a person in times of chaos. Scheme for yourself, scheme against others, scheme for your country, scheme for the world. In a time of turmoil, how can anyone look after everyone else? Life in this world is hard, and simply staying alive is no easy task. All Chen Yu ever wanted was to survive, plain and simple. On a snowy night, at a mountain god temple, he chanced upon Zhang Jiao. In Nanyan 4.5kReads8.8Score339Shelves
- 45 Three Kingdoms: I Fled for My Life, Yet Was Forced to Become the Ruler of All Under Heaven! 三国：我一路逃命，却被迫当上这天下之主！ (Three Kingdoms + political intrigue + conquest + passion + comeback) Special forces soldier Liu Cong opens his eyes and finds himself transmigrated to the end of the Han dynasty, just in time to be hunted down. He has no choice but to fight back: kill his pursuers, recruit famous generals, seize cities, build up his strength, and reclaim Jingzhou, making his name known throughout the land. 4.9kReads8.6Score328Shelves
- 46 My Lord, Go Ahead and Make a Mess. I’ll Take Care of Carrying Us to Victory 主公尽管胡闹，我来负责带飞 Zhang Hao, an avid Three Kingdoms fan, dies suddenly and inexplicably arrives in the Three Kingdoms era. By a twist of fate, Yuan Shu saves his life. A life debt is impossible to repay, so Zhang Hao, a man who values loyalty and honor, decides to serve Yuan Shu. So what if he’s the Honey-Water Emperor? With me at his side in this life, we’ll break through Jingzhou, conquer Jiangdong, and seize Yizhou. We’ll march south to subdue the north and establish the realm of Zhong. My lord, go ahead and d 2.5kReads8.1Score201Shelves
- 47 Great Qin: A Frail Strategist Is Bound to the Vixen System 大秦：病弱谋士她绑定了毒妇系统 Qin Dynasty + Infrastructure Building + Unifying the Six States + No Romance for the Female Lead + Character Growth + Farming + Political Intrigue + Unifying the Six States Zhao Jiuyuan transmigrates into the body of a baby girl and gets the worst possible start. Just as she is about to starve to death, Bai Qi finds her. But she has barely spent a few days living in his home when she witnesses him arguing with the King of Qin. After the king leaves, Fan Ju comes over to argue with him too. What 18.3kReads8.8Score4kShelves
- 48 I, Xing Daorong, Livestream the Three Kingdoms 我，邢道荣，直播三国 Xing Dao wakes up to discover he has transmigrated and become Xing Daorong, a “famous general” of the Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao has just suffered a crushing defeat at Red Cliffs and is in grave danger. Meanwhile, the day Zhao Yun is destined to kill Xing Daorong draws ever closer. To save himself, he decides to risk everything and head to Huarong Trail to rescue Cao Cao. 319Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 49 Three Kingdoms: The Strongest Han Emperor 三国：最强汉帝 Lying drunk in the arms of beauties, awake and wielding power over all under heaven! In this life, even in death, I shall be a hero among ghosts! In this life, I’ll continue the legacy: whoever dares offend our mighty Han, no matter how far away, must be exterminated! (Forgive my inability to write a proper blurb. Please read the novel.) 5.3kReads7.9Score298Shelves
- 50 Three Kingdoms: From the Start, Sun Shangxiang Forces Me to Marry Her 三国，开局被孙尚香逼婚 Zhang Yu transmigrated to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, hoping to live a carefree life in Jiangdong. But he couldn't escape the Sun family's recruitment, and Sun Shangxiang pressured him into marriage! Bound by a marriage pact with Sun Shangxiang, Zhang Yu had no choice but to start his new life working for the Sun family. For his wife and his brother-in-law, he would do his best to help Jiangdong thrive! This is the story of a little butterfly flapping its wings in a turbulent age, follow 513Reads8.7Score116Shelves
