Late Ming Dynasty: Summoning players from Liaodong to support the Ming Dynasty

I, Chu Ze, was an unfortunate transmigrator fated to die alongside one hundred thousand Tartars in Guangning City from the very beginning. When a mysterious system suddenly appeared, my initial plan was simply to trick a few players into serving as cannon fodder so I could survive a little longer. Instead, events took an entirely unexpected turn. Players with architectural expertise declared, “General, let us dismantle the city walls and construct bastions! That will ensure the Tartars cannot breach our defenses!” Those skilled in chemistry urged, “General, provide me with saltpeter and charcoal, and I shall demonstrate the art of spontaneous combustion!” While I was still preoccupied with securing food supplies, they had already begun building infrastructure and advancing through the technological tree within the city. Gazing upon Guangning City, now transformed by the players into an impregnable steel fortress bristling with homemade Italian cannons on its ramparts, I found myself lost in profound contemplation. Meanwhile, Huang Taiji stared at Guangning City on his map and cried out in disbelief, “Can someone please explain what on earth this thing is?!”