War of Resistance: The 1937 North China Independent Division

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Transmigrate into the flames of the War of Resistance and defend the land and its people.

Li Yanchen, a graduate student of history, unexpectedly transmigrates to 1937 and becomes a Whampoa-affiliated commander stationed on the northern frontier of Suiyuan. This is a remote place far from the Emperor's reach, with Japanese forces eyeing it hungrily and Chiang Kai-shek suspiciously placing obstacles in his way. He commands twenty-three thousand soldiers who answer only to him. On the eve of the first shots at the Marco Polo Bridge, he is the first to draw his sword.

Grow stronger by killing the enemy, and strengthen the army through technology. After activating a kill-to-exchange System, every Japanese soldier he eliminates can be converted into resources to strengthen national defense. Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia are his most reliable “backers,” providing German and American weapons, pharmaceutical production lines, technical blueprints, and more, all delivered steadily under plausible cover. He builds munitions factories and field hospitals, raising a steel defense line in the impoverished northern frontier.

Build alliances and counter alliances, for China alone. He stands shoulder to shoulder with Fu Zuoyi, who is sworn to defend the homeland, gathers remnants of the Northeast Army who refuse to accept defeat, and welcomes scientists and engineers forced into exile. He cooperates with Yan’an without crossing the line; he follows orders from Chongqing but not its commands. He has just one goal: with overwhelming firepower and the most resilient troops, to show the mettle of Chinese soldiers on the bitterly cold frontier and defend the gateway to China's north.

From the counteroffensive in Suiyuan to the bloody battle of Shanghai, from the breakout from Nanjing to the expedition into northern Burma… this is a grueling, blood-soaked campaign to rise through one's own strength. Japanese bayonets, internal power struggles, and the tide of history cannot force him to retreat even half a step.

Because behind him lies his homeland.