Transmigrating as Ma Su: Starting Out at Jieting

At the end of the Han dynasty, the Three Kingdoms had formed, and Cao Wei had secured its hold on the north. The Shu Han chancellor, Zhuge Liang, resolutely chose to launch a northern campaign. After transmigrating, Ma Su considered playing it safe and staying in the rear as a staff officer. But he wanted even more to make up for history's regrets and personally defend Jieting. Zhang He marches on with an army of fifty thousand, and Jieting is in a terrible state of disrepair. A powerful enemy lies ahead, while behind me stands Shu Han's only hope of victory in its northern campaign. Standing at the crossroads of Shu Han's fate, can I change what seems destined? I never want to see Chancellor Zhuge's desolate end at Wuzhang Plains, or Jiang Wei's helplessness as Shu Han surrenders, ever again. Jieting is only the beginning. I will campaign north into the Central Plains, recover Chang'an, and set my sights on Luoyang.