Please, I Want a Female Lead Who's a Great General and Goes into Battle to Fight the Enemy 跪求女主是大将军，上阵杀敌的那种

1. 1 将 The General’s Daughter: Her Frail Husband Can’t Hide His Schemes 将门娇：病弱郎君他心机藏不住 Year After Year, Harvest After Harvest年年穗岁Ancient Romance489k WordsCompleted Wei Zhaoming & Shen Congjun Wolfish heroine & puppy-like hero, younger man, both chaste, happy ending Pure historical romance, with tender love and matters of state * When the new emperor ascended the throne, he issued an imperial decree arranging a marriage for his beloved general, the Cloud Banner General. Though the Cloud Banner General was a woman, she could easily knock a two-hundred-jin man flat. Seeing the frail young man who looked as if a breeze could knock him over, everyone wondered h 3.5kReads9.0Score412Shelves

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   The straightforward General Wei and her frail but talented husband Shen were betrothed by imperial decree, a union of old and new, and fell in love at first sight on their wedding night. She was born into a humble background and fought her way to power, while he was born into a noble family and faced many hardships. He later learned that even those from noble families did not always have it easy. She was decisive and straightforward, while he was meticulous and thoughtful. They were both capable of being outwardly independent and inwardly domestic, and all they wanted was for their children to be well.

2. 2 王 The Princess Consort Goes on a Killing Spree, and the Prince Begs for Her Mercy 王妃杀疯了，王爷求垂怜 Xiao Siyin小思音Ancient Romance801k WordsCompleted [Political Scheming + Cunning Heroine + Wish Fulfillment + Ruthless and Decisive + Badass Heroine + Smart Characters + Nation and Family] Mu Chaoyan, commander of the elite training camp for China’s special forces, transmigrated to Eastern Chu. She blazed a trail as a woman, rooted out corrupt officials, purged the court, trained elite troops, strengthened the nation, pacified the four corners of the realm, and ushered in a golden age. From the start, her grandfather and father were killed in 989Reads7.7Score112Shelves

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   This is absolutely amazing for fighting on the battlefield!!! The scene is so grand and breathtaking! It's heartbreaking!!! I'm crying my eyes out!!!

3. 3 天 The Heaven’s Chosen Decree: The General’s Daughter Rules the World 天骄令：将门娇娥独步天下 Fruit Is Scarce in the Northwest西北水果少Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue]+ [Strong female lead]+ [Sweet romance]+ [Mutual devotion] The heroine’s story: In her previous life, Pei Zhao trusted the wrong person and died a miserable death. Reborn, she finds that even Heaven is playing a joke on her. Her father is killed in battle, her elder brother is gravely wounded, and the Duke of Dingguo’s residence, a family of loyal heroes who have served Northern Liang for a hundred years, is plunged into turmoil overnight. Pei Zhao braves the storm and fights 2.4kReads9.2Score377Shelves

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   The female leads are all generals

4. 4 三 I Spit Blood Every Three Steps, I Just Can't Kill My Way Through 三步一吐血，实在杀不翻 Ashes Mixed with Toilet Paper烟灰拌卷筒纸Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted [Original title: I Hold the Reins] [An unconventional revenge power fantasy] [Just started ranking, so the score is low. It’ll rise as more readers come in.] [A reborn general who coughs up blood every few steps VS an imperial uncle she keeps using and using] Li Chengge died. Then she died again, though not quite all the way. She was reborn in Wen Chi’s frail body, a girl prone to coughing blood. The timing couldn’t have been better. She even got to watch the son her father had out of wedlock, 6kReads9.3Score705Shelves
5. 5 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves

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   1. Shen Yu, the daughter of a military family, is reborn to protect her family and slay treacherous officials! She reopens old cases to avenge blood feuds, stirs up political turmoil, and has a cunning male lead protecting her throughout—a story of national righteousness at its peak! 2. Reborn female general Chu Zhao goes on a killing spree! Leading three thousand iron cavalry to quell a rebellion, she creates an arrow formation to defeat the enemy, and single-handedly challenges the commander-in-chief—this revenge and counterattack is incredibly satisfying!

6. 6 我 My Fierce Dog, My Horse: I Do Whatever I Want 我的恶犬我的马，我想咋耍就咋耍 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, powerful heroine, reborn female general, woman disguised as a man, duty to family and country, serious alternate-history drama, ensemble cast in chaotic times. If you mind a weak romance, don't read.] She died in the very year she was ennobled and made a general, crowned with glory. It turned out that even someone with no lingering resentment could be reborn after reaching the top. In her previous life, because of something her mother said, she took on the burden of her fami 11.5kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
7. 7 不 Before Daybreak 不终朝 Leisurely Rain闲雨Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted [Two Generals + Love of Country and Home + Long-Suffering Romance + Mystery and Investigation + Mutual Pining + Commander Couple] [A decisive, resilient, loyal and strategic female general vs. the steady, patient and far-sighted commander of the Yinchi Army] Shen Xun and Xie Jin are sworn enemies, bitter rivals whose relationship is common knowledge. They rose to fame in their youth and spent ten years at war, yet in the end, they could not escape becoming pawns. A single imperial decree marryin 2.1kReads9.5Score331Shelves
8. 8 替 After the Substitute Marriage, She Takes Command of the Army and Sets the World in Order 替嫁后，她掌军权定乾坤 Yo Yo Dai Jiao Bu哟哟呆嚼布Ancient Romance209k WordsOngoing (1v1) (Mutually devoted) (Marriage first, love later) (No palace or household intrigue) (No abuse of the protagonist) (A little angst) Shen Yan, once a servant in the Shen household, is sent to marry in someone else's place at the marquis's manor because of rumors. She thinks she will spend the rest of her life that way, but then someone exposes the substitute marriage. With no choice, she flees with Lu Xu. After enduring all kinds of hardships, she suppresses bandits, repels foreign invaders, f 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist grows step by step, without burning her heart.

9. 9 穿 After I Was Sent to the Battlefield, I Was Forced to Play It Safe Until I Became a Great General 穿到战场后我被迫苟成了大将军 Little Iron Leftover小铁剩Ancient Romance849k WordsCompleted Su Li was caught completely off guard when she transmigrated onto a battlefield, where she was bound to a System. The System told her she had to fight for the future wise ruler of her country and put an end to the wars. Once the ruler had brought peace and prosperity to the land, she could retire and go home. Su Li, holding a story script about disguising herself as a man to take her brother’s place in the army: “...” Forced to accept reality, the lowly soldier Su Li began to cling nervously to 1.7kReads9.1Score233Shelves

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   Su Li transmigrated into a lowly soldier and was immediately bound to a system on her first day, with the goal of assisting a future wise ruler in unifying the world?! She cautiously remained in the military camp, hoping to passively wait for the wise ruler to ascend the throne, but ended up becoming a great general while killing her way through the ranks—this script isn't right! The eldest prince is still a lazy bum on the border!

10. 10 将 The General Wants to Lay Down His Armor 将军要卸甲 A Mere Mortal in This World1984世间一俗人1984Ancient Romance915k WordsCompleted Before transmigrating, Lin Qi was the owner of a private company. Somehow, she ended up in the Great Qian dynasty, an alternate historical world ravaged by years of war, where the people were suffering and famine had struck. See how she turns her circumstances around and rises to the top… 5.1kReads9.0Score516Shelves

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    The female general in my mind is not one of those brainless stories that emphasizes how beautiful the female lead is and how she doesn't get recognized in the military camp. The female lead is not particularly beautiful, and she gets stronger and stronger. I never thought she was a woman. She is too capable and shameless. Her combat methods are also shameless. She is not a saint at all.

11. 11 贬 Demote the Wife to a Concubine? The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Wipes Out His Entire Family 贬妻为妾？重生嫡女嘎了他全家 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [Strong female and male leads + both leads' first and only love + satisfying reborn story + nation and family] She was a renowned female war god, formidable in battle and unmatched in strategy. After being reborn in the body of the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household in the Great Yong, whose honor had been besmirched, her supposedly gentle and refined fiancé came to break off their engagement and demote her to a concubine. Every one of her relatives regarded her as a disgrace 28.4kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves

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    🍀🍀Both of these books feature female generals, goddesses of war, whom even male warriors can't defeat [laughs]

12. 12 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 15kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
13. 13 重 Reborn as Princess Pingyang of the Tang Dynasty 重生大唐平阳公主 Long Zhaoyue龙昭玥Ancient Romance212k WordsOngoing [Tang Dynasty + two powerful leads with secret identities + ruthless action + iron-blooded female commander + ultimate face-slapping] In her previous life, she died in battle at Weize Pass, and her many years of merit became a political rival's stepping stone. Reborn, Li Zhaoning gripped a three-foot sword, rebuilt an army of seventy thousand women, and vowed to grind those who had betrayed her to dust. A handsome, poor accountant appeared by her side, raising tens of thousands of sacks of grain 182Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead fights on the battlefield; she's a female marshal, and also Li Yuan's only legitimate daughter—she's incredibly cool!

14. 14 将 The Bride-to-Be 将嫁 Echoes Linger for Three Days绕梁三日Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Three years ago, to pacify the western frontier, he married the daughter of the Governor-General of Yongzhou as his empress. But during his lifetime, he met Huo Shiying, the one and only woman of her kind, and the sole female general in the Great Yan dynasty. She doesn't know, and no one else does either, that he has followed her life for twenty whole years. When he was six, he first heard his mother and eldest sister mention her name, and wondered how a two-year-old girl could have been taken t 25kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing!!! The female protagonist leads troops into battle, the scenes are described in a grand and epic manner, and the unpredictability of life on the battlefield is also vividly portrayed. In short, it's fantastic! [Note]

15. 15 折 Breaking the Green Bones 折青骨 Barefaced1982素颜1982Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted Luo Ziqiao may be a girl, but she is one of the capital’s Six Young Masters! The Zhenbei Prince’s household has had only one heir in each generation, and hers is the first to be a girl. After returning to the capital three years ago, her father, the Zhenbei Prince, has gone to court three days every month without fail: the ninth, nineteenth, and twenty-ninth. He has just one goal: to make his only daughter, Luo Ziqiao, the heir to the Prince of Zhenbei! Luo Ziqiao once asked her father why he ch 3.8kReads8.2Score485Shelves

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    It's so good! (♥∀♥) The female lead, Luo Ziqiao, is one of the six young masters of the capital, the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, and later becomes the General of Zhenbei, commanding the three armies.

16. 16 将 The General Is a Mad Beauty 将军是个疯批美人 Piggy Piggy Piggy Piggy Piggy Li猪猪猪猪猪丽Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Qin Huaining went mad and "killed" herself. She took her late brother's identity and enlisted in the army, becoming a famous young general. She inherited her brother's identity, and it seemed she inherited his past life as a man too, indulging in wine, women, and wealth. Her residence was filled with beauties of all kinds, men and women alike. In the eyes of outsiders, she was a useless wastrel, drunk on wine, women, and money. But everyone at court knew better than to provok 319Reads8.9Score106Shelves

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    It's so good, I've watched it twice.

17. 17 女 The Dashing General and Her Pretty Boy: Playing the Lazybones in Jiangnan 女将俏郎：我在江南装咸鱼 Spicy Seared Salmon辣炝三文鱼Ancient Romance186k WordsOngoing Also known as "All I See Is Dust" [Happy Ending + Strong Female Lead + Male Lead Transmigrates + Light Political Intrigue + Light Comedy] #Cool-Headed, Reserved Yet Warmhearted General vs. Witty, Gentle, Scheming, and Clingy Husband# In the winter of the nineteenth year of Shuncheng, General Lu is framed for treason. His steadfast loyalty is branded as treachery, and blood and bitterness stain the capital. Only a young orphaned girl is left behind. Four years later, the late emperor dies, and t 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is clear-headed and rational, able to distinguish between love and political intrigue, and won't be swayed by emotions. The male lead relies entirely on his internal monologues for humor, constantly ranting about ancient society in his mind while outwardly pretending to be obedient. The power struggles between the characters within the household are portrayed delicately, without any melodramatic or erratic scenes.

18. 18 元 The Marshal Says: The Sword Venerable’s Husband Is Impossible to Keep 元帅说：剑尊正夫他超难养 Three-Colored Ink Cat三色墨猫Fantastical Romance612k WordsOngoing [GB / Female-Dominant World / Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead / Wife-Chasing Crematorium / Torture of the Male Lead in Body and Mind / Punishment in the Inner Court / Slave Training / Divine Consciousness Clones / Xianxia World / Reincarnation] Xiao Chen: "Chu Qing, don't tell me this is how you've been training your male soldiers all these years. What do you take men for?!" Chu Qing: "They're just playthings. And playthings... should naturally be put to full use." "Xiao Chen, if you can 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is decisive and ruthless in her career.

19. 19 剑 The Sword Venerable Says: Let Him Be the Wife in the Next Life 剑尊说：下辈子换他当老婆 Three-Colored Ink Cat三色墨猫Ancient Romance561k WordsCompleted [Gender Bender] [Women-Ruled Society] [Strong Female Lead] [Strong Male Lead] [Sweet and Angsty] [Male Lead Suffers Physically and Emotionally] [The Chase Is on After the Breakup] [She Chases, He Runs] [Spirit Pet Possession] [Gender-Swap Elements] [Lighthearted Elements] [Xianxia World] [Reincarnation] Chu Qing: "Xiao Chen, I've loved you for two lifetimes! I don't want to wait anymore." "Just pretend I've fallen under a demonic influence. You have to save me with your own body... Aren't you t 43Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 将 A General Is No Boy 将军非少年 Jinhu瑾狐Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted If “I love you” is good fortune, then for her, “You’re free” is salvation. “Si Youjin, you can protect these splendid rivers and mountains, you can protect these beautiful years, but can you protect yourself?” She sat atop the city wall and gave no answer… 3.2kReads9.3Score392Shelves

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    🍅🍅A general's story, a woman disguises herself as a man to go to the battlefield✨ ①The general's mansion originally had two young ladies, but because of the family's honor, the mansion gained a young master. The young master's aliases are Doha, the master of the Thousand Faces Palace, and a disciple of the sect leader of the Enchanting Sect... He is a promising young man and a general of unwavering integrity.

21. 21 被 Forced to Divorce, Her Five Brothers Go on a Rampage 被迫休夫后，五个哥哥杀疯了 A Lifetime of Splendor一世风华Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Ning gave up her beloved spear to cook for the man she loved. She broke with her father, a veteran general of Great Yan, and didn’t speak to him for three years. Her husband, the victorious General Who Guards the Nation, returned in triumph with a woman who was a master of the spear. After three years of hard work, all she got was: “A Ning, I want to marry her.” Shen Ning, who had become the laughingstock of the capital after her husband favored his concubine and cast aside his wife, picked 7.2kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    Shen Ning, the daughter of a military family, faced betrayal from everyone in her attempt to marry Gu Jingnan. When her husband returned victorious from battle, she was overjoyed, only to be met with his words: "A-Ning, I want to marry her." (*Ӧ)σ (Teasing him)

22. 22 嫡 The Eldest Daughter's Long Hairpin 嫡女簪长缨 Shi Siyan十四晏Ancient Romance4.5M WordsOngoing [Strong heroine + national hatred and family vengeance + reborn male lead] “Report! On the fourteenth day of the eighth month, eighty thousand soldiers of Dongling were trapped on Yin Mountain and completely wiped out!” A bloodstained letter from home. Every one of the eleven Bai family men is dead. That day, Bai Mingwei, eldest daughter of the Bai family, removed her hairpins and jewelry, wiped off her bridal makeup, donned armor, and set out with a coffin on her back. The battlefield ahead off 9.4kReads9.2Score929Shelves
23. 23 军 A Military Camp Comeback: The First Female General 军营逆袭：第一女将军 Chou Qi丑七Ancient Romance517k WordsOngoing After spending fourteen years disguised as a man, she receives a military conscription notice and joins the army. Clad in armor, she goes to war, never expecting she’d wear women’s clothes again. She’d already made peace with spending her whole life single in another world, and had planned to roam the jianghu freely and see the vast world. She rides off, the wind blowing past, when she hears someone shout, “I’m willing to marry into your family!” Which woman could be so lucky? 72Reads9.1Score—Shelves
24. 24 巾 The Fearless Female General Goes on a Rampage 巾帼将军杀疯了 Sending Joyful Affection寄欢意Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted Having watched her father fall with her own eyes, Jiang Yaojing never understood why he had made that choice. Only when she followed in his footsteps and took up his silver spear did she realize that some things could not be weighed against each other. Cheng Yu had never asked for anything, but after witnessing that upheaval, he changed his mind and decided to stay by Jiang Jingyao’s side and help her. One a scholar, the other a warrior, together they would usher in an age of prosperity. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 少 The Young General Has a White Moonlight 少将军有个白月光 Little Fish @ Shrimp小鱼@虾米Ancient Romance533k WordsCompleted Mo Ziqin thought the emperor must have lost his mind. He was the mighty young general of the Mo family, invincible on the battlefield and responsible for countless deaths, a figure whose very name terrified the enemy! And yet the emperor intended to arrange his marriage to Prince Yan! Hah! He was a man, wasn’t he? How could he marry Prince Yan? Besides, wasn’t it said that Prince Yan’s legs were crippled? Maid: … (staring wordlessly at the sky) My lord, you’re a woman, aren’t you? Mo Army: Our y 156Reads8.6Score—Shelves
26. 26 女 The Reborn Female General Opens Her Eyes, and the Enemy Nation Trembles in Fear 女将重生一睁眼，敌国闻风又丧胆 LTS Blue ElevenLTS蓝十一Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Reborn + punishing scumbags + strong female lead + nation and family + longing to the depths of the heart + unwavering devotion + mutual salvation] Everyone knew that King Qi was a brave and brilliant commander. With just five thousand light cavalry, he could defeat an enemy force of thirty thousand, and a single demon mask was enough to strike terror into the enemy! But no one knew that the person beneath the mask wasn't King Qi at all. It was the eldest daughter of the Anyuan Marquis's househ 219Reads9.1Score—Shelves
27. 27 我 I'm a Female General. Uprooting a Willow Tree Is Perfectly Normal 我是女将军，倒拔垂杨柳很正常吧 Leaning on My Sword, Listening to Wind and Rain倚剑听风雨Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Naturally strong, sweet and silly female general & scheming, doting strategist with money to burn] [Childhood sweethearts] [Sweet romance] [Happy ending] Caicai has always believed there’s nothing a fist can’t solve. Women aren’t allowed to enlist? She knocks out a burly man with one punch, leaving the drill instructor begging for mercy. A hooligan causes trouble in the army? She kicks a soldier flying. “You must have a death wish if you think you can harass me.” She needs military accomplishme 98Reads9.0Score—Shelves
28. 28 穿 After I Transmigrated, the Female General Stood on Her Own 穿越后，女将军独美 The Twelfth Young Master十二少爷Ancient Romance490k WordsOngoing (The heroine has no romantic pairing; she shines on her own.) Wang Qian, a member of a special forces unit, dies in an enemy bombardment while covering her comrades during a mission in the modern world. She never expects to open her eyes again and find that her soul has transmigrated to another world, into the body of Du Ruohu, daughter of the Protector General. A noblewoman from a prestigious family? Never allowed beyond the inner gates? A precious companion to the princess? “No. I have my own 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is pretty good.

29. 29 女 Female General HR: From a Shattered Army to the Empire's God of War 女将HR：从残军到帝国战神 I've Fallen for Your Salary对你动了薪Ancient Romance174k WordsOngoing [Ancient Romance, Transmigration, Building a Powerful Army, Career Skills (HR Management), Political Intrigue, Satisfying Comeback] A modern HR director transmigrates into the body of a female general sentenced to exile. Using KPIs to reform her battered troops and job models to forge an ironclad army, she rises from the frontier to the imperial court through her management expertise. Along the way, she even wins over the cold-faced imperial inspector and rewrites the fate of the empire! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 惊 Shock! Reborn on the Eve of My Family's Execution, I Say Let's Rebel 惊！重生回满门抄斩前夜，造反吧 Yi Yangcheng衣漾澄Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good story with a powerful heroine + family and country + political intrigue] A cool-headed, cunning heroine who plans several moves ahead + a brilliant, devoted yet restrained male lead who serves as a high-ranking official at the Court of Judicial Review In her previous life, the entire Ning family, loyal to the throne for generations, was slaughtered. To avenge them, Ning Zhiwei led an army of a hundred thousand to marry Su Mingjin, helping him with all her might as he rebelle 27.3kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
31. 31 权 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠：狂傲王妃野又撩 Green Plums and Bamboo Wine青梅竹酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 16.4kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
32. 32 明 Moonlight on Ice and Snow 明月照冰雪 Mu Qiqi暮萋萋Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted A crazy, formidable woman. General Shen Guizhou VS a prince who only wants romance. Prince Chen Muyi Shen Guizhou was once the young general of the Shen Army, which commanded 300,000 troops in the northern frontier. As her reputation grew, her family feared the emperor would discover that she was a woman disguised as a man and bring disaster upon her. After weighing their options, they sacrificed her. For the sake of peace in the north and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Shen Army, 4.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    The war scenes were breathtaking.

33. 33 特 The Special Agent Marquess: The System Forces Me to Play Politics 特工女侯：系统逼我搞权谋 Eighty-Year-Old A-Jiao Writes to Rule the World八十阿娇提笔定江山Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted [No brainless heroine + no saintly heroine + no yandere + two powerful leads + political intrigue + fictional setting + sisterhood building careers + ensemble cast + women supporting women + female general + nation and world] Shen Jinghong, an elite agent from the National Security Bureau, transmigrates into the body of a frail, abandoned daughter of a marquis’s household. The [System of the Greatest Chancellors in History] expects its Host to sob and do its tasks, but instead she turns around 87Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    A captivating tale of political intrigue, a female general, and a compelling ensemble cast—not mindless or overly sentimental. [Got it!][Added to bookshelf] A sickly, abandoned girl awakens the soul of a secret agent. A system forces her into palace intrigue? She's determined to use her political skills to conquer the world! Taming wicked servants, battling her stepmother, she displays her sharp wit in court politics, her fame spreading far and wide as she conquers the south and north. Together with Prince Jing, she builds a peaceful and prosperous future. This legendary tale of a female marquis is sure to ignite the entire audience—you won't be able to stop reading!

34. 34 震 Shocking! Three Gorgeous Men Fell for Me at Once 震惊！三个美娇男同时爱上我 Zheng Nanqiao郑南乔Ancient Romance147k WordsOngoing Su Quan, a female general of Great Yan, is famed for her victories on the battlefield. Clad in red and black armor, she is also known among the common folk as the “She-Devil,” feared like a demon. After a hard-won battle, she rescues a scholar of mysterious identity from a mountain of corpses, “accepts” the emperor’s eunuch spy, and has a childhood friend who is now the chancellor. And so begins a tale of love and hate among the four of them... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female general is a woman of exceptional talent and intelligence, definitely worth watching.

35. 35 快 Quick Transmigration: The System Wants Redemption? Ask My Blade First 快穿：系统让救赎，先问过我的刀 Elva Purple CatElva紫猫Ancient Romance713k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration]+ [Multiple Worlds]+ [Courage and Cunning]+ [Badass Heroine]+ [No Fixed CP]⚠️Not a brainless wish-fulfillment story! Ye Zhaoning killed her scumbag father, stepmother, and their whole family. To save her own life, she bound herself to a System and began earning survival points. System: “I told you to redeem them! Redeem them!” Ye Zhaoning: “What's redemption?” System: “Give the original host a fulfilling life!” Ye Zhaoning: “Got it. So basically, make her life awesome!” Sy 1.3kReads9.1Score133Shelves

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    Pretty good. I like it; it doesn't rely on special abilities, but mainly on intelligence.

36. 36 京 The Darling of the Capital Is Actually the Great General Who Guards the Nation 京城娇娇女，竟是镇国大将军 Jiu Min Ah九敏啊Ancient Romance337k WordsOngoing [A frail body with a general’s soul heroine vs. a cold, world-weary hero who seeks danger] [Strong heroine + mutual healing + secret identities + a touch of ensemble cast + a hint of the supernatural] After dying in battle, Shen Yu is reborn in the body of a frail young woman with a heart condition. A father who died in battle, a biased mother, a husband who demoted his wife to concubine, a younger sister plotting to seize her dowry, and a weak, helpless version of herself. Shen Yu resolves to b 181Reads—Score118Shelves
37. 37 一 Zhang Qing Slaughters Her Way Through Water Margin, Reshaping the Heavenly and Earthly Stars 一丈青杀穿水浒，重定天罡地煞 Raven in Flight渡鸦在飞Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Hu Sanniang first slays Liangshan's false heroes, then crushes the Song and Jin dynasties and unifies the realm. [No System] [Female Protagonist Conquers the Realm] [No Male Lead] [Wuxia, War] Because she was promised in marriage as a child, people have been calling her someone's wife since she was young. That year, she gained two friends who would risk their lives for her: the Sun-and-Moon Twin Sabers. “What fiancé? I'll use his head to christen my blades!” She kills, leaves home, steps out of 2.1kReads8.6Score360Shelves

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    The female protagonist rides a large blue horse and wields twin swords, one for sun and one for moon.

38. 38 父 You Want Me to Forgive You After You and Your Son Kneel? Get Lost, You're in the Way of My Defense of the Frontier 父子齐跪求原谅？滚，挡我震慑边关了 Garlic Roasted Mushrooms蒜香烤蘑菇Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead takes down scumbags + father and son seek forgiveness too late + devoted to one another + regret arc + general heroine vs. transmigrated supporting woman] Meng Chen should have ridden into battle with a fine horse and silver spear, but for Pei Tinghuai and his son, she willingly gave up the battlefield to cook for them. She tried hard to shape herself into a proper young lady, suppressing her own nature, but that father and son still compared her to Duan Qingzhu, saying her w 6Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 千 The Heiress Returns: My Vision Is as Grand as My Motherland 千金归来：我的格局是祖国 Lu Zhaoran路昭然Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [Completed, Cool-Tempered Heroine + True Heiress of a Wealthy Family (The Family’s Real Darling) + The Main Story Is About Soldiers and Family Bonds + No Male Lead] Liao Xu, the long-lost heiress of the Su Group, one of the capital’s top wealthy families, returns after fourteen years. The upper crust is thrown into an uproar. Everyone assumes a prestigious family must care about appearances. This true heiress, they think, has nothing going for her but her stunning looks. How could she compare to 12kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
40. 40 死 I Held a Lonely City for Twenty Years, Then Led My Soldiers Home 死守孤城二十年，我带将士们回家 Chang'an Xi长安禧Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Infrastructure Building + Female General Made a Marquis + No Romance] In the thirty-fourth year of Wuping, Jiangxi had become an isolated sail in the empire. The veteran general Lian Jingxing led his officers in defending the four cities of Jiangxi for twenty-two years. The isolated city ran out of food and hope of reinforcements. His men all grew old, their hair turned white, and at last they vanished into the long river of history. In the modern world, Lian Wuyang was swept away by a flood i 4.6kReads8.8Score326Shelves

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    This book is obviously very good, judging from the title alone. The writing is excellent and it's definitely worth reading.

41. 41 女 The Female General and Her Male Soldiers 女将男兵 Nalan Young Master纳兰小哥Ancient Romance979k WordsCompleted [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger. Don’t read this during a meeting, it might suddenly make you laugh for a while.] Bu Fu grew up wandering from place to place and never backed down from a fight, so she got the name “Bu Fu.” She thought she was a boy until she was eight, when her brother told her she was a girl. She thought her brother was her real brother until she was ten, when he told her they weren’t related by blood. She thought that even if he wasn’t her real brother, he was 2.7kReads8.2Score523Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist, Bufu, is a great general who leads a band of bandits into battle. The war scenes described in the book are quite different. It's a new book and is still being updated.

42. 42 燕 Yan Shuangxing 燕霜行 September Mango芒果九月Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted [Political intrigue and revenge + strong female lead + duty to country and people + conquering a chaotic age] Li Fuge made a name for herself at a young age. After a lifetime of battles, she became the Great Yan general Chenyu, feared across the land. Yet the one she loved accused her of treason, and all her countless achievements earned her family nothing but execution. After escaping death, she carved a path through a chaotic world, repelling foreign threats, purging traitors at court, and res 36Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Li Fuge is General Chenyu. She misses her family, but instead of being welcomed by them, she is met with the Rongjiang Rebellion and the death of her entire family. Rong Shu, her childhood sweetheart, is betrothed to her, but only to kill her. She jumps off Longguan Cliff and is rescued by Mu Qingzhou. She then walks alongside Pei Ji.

43. 43 女 The Heroine: A Female General from the Countryside 女飒：农门女将军 Half-Tael Zen Heart半两禅心Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted She transmigrates to find her father dead, her mother remarried, a little sister and younger brother to care for, and a wicked grandmother and treacherous uncle to contend with. How will she survive? Her home is bare, with too little clothing and food. How will she survive? She catches fish to improve their lot and happens to save a handsome man. She hopes to get a reward, but the handsome stranger has lost his memory. No money, and now he's clinging to her. Oh well, what's one more bowl of rice 360Reads8.9Score103Shelves

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    In the first book, the female protagonist initially only wanted to make money and become a landlord, but she unexpectedly became a female general. In the second book, the female protagonist is strong on her own and there is no romantic pairing.

44. 44 胎 Reborn into an Ancient Farming Family, She Becomes a Renowned Female General 胎穿古代农家，农门女将名满天下 Wan Qing万顷Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Career-focused + strong heroine + heroine stands on her own + female general] [The heroine relies on no one and brings glory to her family through her own abilities.] [The whole family is harmonious and full of positive energy.] [Things to note] The heroine has no romantic pairing, but her family members do. There is an age gap between the heroine and her older sister, and the heroine has to grow up. [Things to note] The section on body searches during the imperial examinations is fictional, no 6.8kReads9.1Score908Shelves
45. 45 农 Eldest Farmhouse Daughter: After I Transmigrate, I Become the Prince’s Cherished One 农家长姐：穿越后成了王爷心头宠 Trading Black Hair for White青丝换白发Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Cheng Ying opens her eyes, she finds herself in a human trafficker's den. She's stunned. With her tiny arms and legs, has she transmigrated? Her father is a top general in the imperial court, framed for treason and sentenced to have his entire family executed? How can she stand for that? But whose adorable, sweet, and obedient little child is this? After learning about her background, Cheng Ying decides to do two things. First: Raise the little one well, and help them become a person 2.5kReads9.2Score363Shelves

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    This is absolutely amazing. After reading novels for 16 years, this is truly a masterpiece.

46. 46 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 163.8kReads9.6Score22.8kShelves

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    Don't let my short reading time fool you; I read this book on an MP4 player, and it was great. The male lead is initially on the verge of death, his soul residing within the female lead's body. The female lead pretends to be weak to outwit him. It's a book by Bai Lu Cheng Shuang. [Learned][Learned]

47. 47 铁 Iron Steeds, Crimson Finery 铁马红妆 Wuhua梧桦Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted In the twenty-fifth year of the Yongling era, as fierce battles raged at the border, the loyal veteran General Cang died on the battlefield, and his corpse was desecrated. The young general Cang was struck by an arrow and left on the brink of death. Cang Xueyao, the youngest daughter of the Cang family, shed her finery, donned armor, disfigured herself, and took her brother’s name. She slaughtered thirty thousand enemy troops and became known as the God of Slaughter. 186Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist disfigures herself, dons military uniform, and goes to war in place of her brother.

48. 48 女 Matriarchy: Is the Female Lead Really Not Bad? Handsome Men Rush to Be Tormented 女尊：女主真不坏？美男争相被虐 Wow, So Chilly哇好凉凉Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Female-centered + Female Leads, Male Partners Are Virgins + Men Get Tortured + 1vN + Short Story Collection] Characters whose gender isn't specified are women; they are strong and sturdy. [Volume One: After Slaying Her White Moonlight, the General Goes on a Killing Spree!] A cold, aloof, everyone's-favorite top x a crybaby, beautiful, obedient male 1 x a body-double male 2 x a refined, virtuous husband male 3 Ye Xuan devotes her body and soul to her country and has no interest in romance. To he 1.9kReads8.8Score216Shelves

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    A true matriarchal society, the female protagonist comes from a military family and is a charming and popular Grand Marshal. Countless handsome men are infatuated with her, going crazy for her and even banging their heads against walls for her. The female protagonist only cares about her career; she's a ruthless and dedicated career woman. 1VN (one female protagonist, many male protagonists)

49. 49 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.9kReads9.3Score443Shelves

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    Both male protagonists are hopelessly in love! That's wonderful! Being hopelessly in love is the best dowry! [Laughs]

50. 50 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.8kReads9.4Score185Shelves

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