Looking for Republic-Era Novels About Saving the Country, Preferably Female-Oriented and Satisfying 求民国救国文（女频），最好是爽文。

1. 1 1 1938: From the Start, It's Hell 1938：开局地狱 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Patriotic tale + wartime resistance and espionage + multiple identities + strong female lead + System + no romance After Kong Qianrou dies by accident, she transmigrates to the Republican era. She knows how to choose between dying right away or waiting a little longer to die. Looking at a land torn apart, she wears an innocent expression as she takes up the butcher's blade, becoming someone who strikes terror into the Japanese. On the outside, the protagonist is a Republican-era Lin Daiyu. In re 17kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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   Barbed Wire is my true love. Everything else is just a substitute for spy novels that made me fall madly in love with them after reading Barbed Wire—mostly just wish-fulfillment stories! But Barbed Wire truly amazed me for a long time!!!

2. 2 谍 Spy Games: I Infiltrated the Enemy and Became a Japanese General!? 谍战，我潜伏成了鬼子将军！？ GLANGUrban1.8M WordsCompleted (Japanese nobility, safety first, no female lead, willing to sell out when necessary) In the 21st year of the Republic of China, by a twist of fate, a thoroughly patriotic young Chinese man was taken to Japan and somehow ended up with the status of a Japanese noble. After being trained by Japanese militarists, he was ordered to return to China to carry out the “Lighthouse Plan.” What outsiders didn't know was that this young Japanese noble was actually a true Chinese patriot, a secret agent for 28.5kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves
3. 3 谍 Spy War 1937: From the Start, I Wiped Out the Special Higher Section 谍战1937：开局血洗特高科 Zixiao Ke紫霄客Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Spy Warfare + Bloody Slaughter + Spatial Power While playing a game, modern young man Zhang Yunhe transmigrates to 1937 and becomes an agent for the Blue Shirts Society. To his surprise, he has brought along the Iron Warriors’ equipment from the game. Using its cloaking ability, he wipes out the entire Special Higher Police Agency from the start, striking such terror into the enemy that they tremble in fear. After that, he easily acquires enemy intelligence and maneuvers through 5.3kReads8.3Score339Shelves
4. 4 谍 Espionage: You Were Told to Go Undercover, but You're Thriving 谍战：让你潜伏，你混得风生水起 Traveler in the Mortal World红尘阡陌客Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Spy thriller + no female lead] Lin Jiang transmigrates into the body of a peripheral operative at the Shanghai station of the Military Statistics Bureau, code-named Catfish. His handler is killed, the Shanghai station is wiped out, and the new station chief is another notorious traitor to the Bureau, at least according to Lin Jiang's memories! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on awakening the Big Data Deduction System!] Special Higher Police School: “Who exactly is Catfish?” Military Statistics Bu 19.2kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves
5. 5 谍 Espionage: I Became the Biggest Secret Agent 谍战：我成了最大的特务头子 Brother Bao宝哥Urban3.6M WordsOngoing In the twenty-fourth year of the Republic, Xie Yanlai transmigrated back to Beiping. As a Whampoa Military Academy graduate assigned to reinforce the Beiping branch, he foiled Major Ishikawa of the Special Higher Police's plot to buy off Beiping's political leaders within half a month, breaking the record for the fastest promotion of a Whampoa graduate. A month later, he took down the North China Army's secret treasury. Three months later... Xie Yanlai was able to repeatedly earn outstanding mer 3.5kReads8.8Score330Shelves
6. 6 谍 Espionage: I Can Earn Rewards by Playing the Villain! 谍战：我当恶霸能爆奖励！ Loves Honey Longjing Tea爱喝蜂蜜龙井茶Urban2.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a minor secret agent at Beiping Station, he unexpectedly awakened the Tyrant System!! As long as the System judges something to be bad behavior, he gets a reward! Kidnap a dog traitor and torture him for information. Ding! For using serious violence against another person, reward: the Japanese devils’ top-secret military intelligence! Lin Ze: ??? Beating up traitors counts too? “Mrs. Miyamoto, I have a new assignment for you!” Ding! For coercing an innocent young woman, 169.3kReads9.4Score15.3kShelves
7. 7 谍 Espionage: I Pulled Boss Dai’s Rickshaw and Became a Juntong Station Chief 谍战：拉车戴老板，我成军统站长 A Song of the Realm一曲赋江山Urban444k WordsCompleted Situ Li was reborn into an age of war. He was starving and worked as a lowly cart driver. He knew how to survive, but had no connections to get ahead. He thought he was destined to remain an insignificant nobody, but by a twist of fate, he ended up saving a big shot from the military intelligence service. The boss said, “Graduate from the military academy within a month, and I’ll give you an official position.” Before Situ Li could even protest, he found himself at the military academy. Then he 8.1kReads8.5Score510Shelves
8. 8 明 I'm Supposed to Be a Spy, but Everyone Thinks I'm the God of Wealth 明明是卧底，活成别人眼中的财神 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Traditional spy thriller + no System + no pocket dimension + no transmigration or rebirth (if you don’t like that, don’t read) [I’ve seen quite a few comments lately pointing out typos and missing words. I’m truly sorry. I wrote the whole thing by hand, and even though I checked it in the backend before uploading, some errors were unavoidable. Also, completed novels can’t be edited, so it’s not that I’m deliberately refusing to fix them. If you enjoy the story, please bear with it. May you get p 42.5kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
9. 9 谍 Espionage: I Have an Intelligence System 谍战，我有一个情报系统 Valley of Guixu归墟谷Urban458k WordsCompleted People usually play many roles in society. They may be a son in one family, an employee at one company, and a citizen of one country. Liu Songfeng is more than all that: one man with a thousand faces, surrounded by layers of intrigue. In this turbulent age, Liu Songfeng uses his intelligence and extraordinary courage to navigate between rival factions. Yet his identity is shrouded in mystery, impossible to pin down. No one knows his name, but his deeds will live forever. Liu Songfeng says, “I wa 6kReads8.6Score346Shelves
10. 10 谍 Espionage: I Can Read People’s Inner Thoughts 谍战：我能洞察心声 Deep-Fried Tomatoes油炸西红柿Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Chen Yongren, formerly a special operations agent, has his soul transmigrate to the Republican era, where he becomes a minor spy for the Military Statistics Bureau and awakens the Spy King System. Every time he catches a Japanese spy, he gets a chance to draw a prize. He obtains the [Insight] skill: Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated. He can listen at will to the thoughts of everyone within a five-meter radius of himself. He obtains the [Ultimate Actor] skill: In a time 20.7kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
11. 11 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 23.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
12. 12 谍 Nameless in the Spy World 谍海无名 Life Repeats and Returns往复生还Urban3.6M WordsCompleted No one knows your name, but your deeds will endure forever. The artillery strikes on Beidaying, the fall of the Northeast, the puppet state of Manchukuo at the mercy of its masters, and thirty million compatriots enduring the suffering of a conquered people. Faced with a cataclysmic upheaval, Chi Yanzhou chooses to sacrifice himself for his country, infiltrating enemy territory to fight to the death amid conspiracies, schemes, and traps! He walks the cliff's edge beneath the enemy's guns, kindli 20.7kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
13. 13 谍 Espionage: A Silent Struggle 谍战：一场无声的斗争 Just an Ordinary Person一介俗人Urban3.1M WordsCompleted An ordinary aspiring writer unexpectedly finds himself in Republican-era China. Using his strengths, amid internal strife and foreign threats, he resolutely chooses a path of discretion, efficiency, and long-term undercover work for his people and his country. 6.3kReads8.2Score431Shelves
14. 14 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Could Hear People's Thoughts and Expose Japanese Spies 谍战：开局偷听心声，识破日谍 Daily Ten-Thousand-Word Writer日万小写手Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Su Mu wakes up one morning and finds he has transmigrated to the Republic of China, becoming a low-ranking agent for the Military Statistics Bureau! Just as he’s losing hope, he gains the ability to read people’s thoughts! Agent at No. 76: Damn it, how did our secret plan to arrest the deputy chief of the Military Statistics Bureau get leaked? Chief of the Special Services Section: Damn it, who exposed the top-secret agent infiltrating Mountain City? I’ll kill him! Headquarters of the Plum Bloss 66.2kReads8.8Score5.1kShelves
15. 15 超 Super Agent: Codename Sun Wukong 超级特工：代号孙悟空 Monkey God Uncle2020猴神大叔2020Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Fang Ping, a promising young doctor in the medical field of the twenty-first century, transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a doctor at Headquarters 76. Though trapped in the devil's lair, his heart remains with the light. The scalpel he uses to save lives also becomes a blade turned against the enemy. Like Sun Wukong burrowing into Princess Iron Fan's stomach, he leaves his enemies trembling with fear and terror. [A heartfelt story. Dive in without worry.] 14.5kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
16. 16 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 186kReads9.5Score20.6kShelves
17. 17 谍 Spy War: Only I Can Eavesdrop on People's Thoughts 谍战，只有我能偷听心声 Drunk on Wine for the Rest of My Life浊酒醉余生Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Not a formulaic spy thriller. A feel-good story about growth, with an original plot. If you don’t like it, don’t argue.] In 1931, as the War of Resistance was about to break out, under pressure from the situation on all sides, Dai Yunnong traveled to Beiping in person to establish an intelligence network in the three northeastern provinces. Who could have guessed that the secret would leak? The three spy teams sent into the region were exposed, and all thirty Huangpu Academy elites were wiped o 37.9kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
18. 18 影 Shadow Agent 影子特工 The Great Way Is Natural大道自然Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Born into an age of chaos, with the nation in peril, a man must serve his country! A young man burdened by vengeance for his family and hatred for his country assumes a false identity as he flees and joins the Special Services, beginning a dangerous and thrilling career as a spy. He crosses paths with forces from every side, matching wits and battling for survival. In this game within a game, who will be the last one standing? 14.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
19. 19 伪 The Disguiser: Shu Xiang 伪装者之舒香 Pick a Star and Tuck It in Your Heart摘星星塞心里Urban101k WordsCompleted A young woman named Shu Xiang had just graduated and found a job when disaster struck in broad daylight. When she opened her eyes again, she had somehow become A Xiang, a maid in the Ming household from the hit TV drama The Disguiser! In Shu Xiang's eyes, the best thing about A Xiang was undoubtedly that she had good luck and survived to the end! Once Shu Xiang realized she had become A Xiang, she was satisfied. Shu Xiang: “I don't ask for much. I have just one goal: to stay alive!” But the youn 755Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    He had arranged a way out for everyone in the Ming family except himself.

20. 20 黑 Black Lucky Carp System: I Plunder Fortune in the Republic of China 黑锦鲤系统：我在民国掠夺气运 Zhuxin Hai竹心海Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the Republic of China + black koi golden finger + resistance-era espionage + multiple identities + spy games within spy games + marriage of convenience] Shen Shuman transmigrates as a Zhongtong agent embedded in the 76th, but she’s already been caught and abandoned by her own side. Her handler has fled with the intelligence, leaving behind a trail of ambiguous clues that quietly point to her. She has barely transmigrated when she finds herself in the interrogation room, facing 15.5kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    Both are female-oriented novels with a system element; I really like the premise of the first one.

21. 21 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess: My Whole Family Has a Secret Identity 穿越成恶毒女配：我全家都有马甲 Li Yin黎音Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yan transmigrates into a book set during the chaotic warlord era of the 1930s. The original owner is a vicious cannon-fodder female supporting character. Her whole family are lackeys of the Japanese, and she herself is a despicable, universally hated bully: a traitorous collaborator who used her power to abduct civilian women and men. Qin Yan? But soon, she realizes something is off. Her father: a secret intelligence agent Her stepmother: an undercover spy in Japan Her third uncle: a Communi 1.2kReads7.1Score102Shelves

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    It's good, especially the second book.

22. 22 在 Life in a Spy War 在谍战世界生活 Undeterred by Wind and Rain不辞风雨Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted A spy thriller set in the Republic of China era. Volume One: Infiltration Volume Two: The Disguiser, pairing with A Cheng Volume Three: The Kite, pairing with Sixth Brother Volume Four: The Rebel, pairing with Chen Moqun Volume Five: Before Dawn Volume Six: The Fifth Special Operations Group Volume Seven: Sparrow, pairing with Tang Shanhai Volume Eight: Dancing with Wolves, pairing with Shang Mingshuo A new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. 3.2kReads8.4Score141Shelves
23. 23 初 The Fifth Book by Chu He Jian Jian 初荷尖尖的第5本书 Young Lotus Tips初荷尖尖Urban1.6M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 384Reads6.8Score—Shelves
24. 24 军 The Queen of the Military Intelligence Bureau 军统女王 Moon with a Faint Smile月含残笑Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Espionage + political intrigue + wits and strategy + ruthless decisiveness] The bloody odyssey of the Military Statistics Bureau’s queen! She is the knife in Boss Dai’s hand, and the nightmare that haunts his bedside! 1937: Shanghai, a deadly trap Lin Wei, codenamed “Ghost Fox,” arrives in Shanghai and forms the “Fox Thorn” assassination squad within three months. As her qipao swirls, collaborators’ heads roll and Japanese officers lie awake at night. But the wine Nanzo Yunko offers her is lace 12kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    But Lin Wei noticed that every ten seconds or so, his finger would lightly trace the edge of the same page of the newspaper with his fingernail. This was a subconscious, subtle gesture used by professional soldiers or secret agents to combat fatigue and distraction during long periods of surveillance and maintaining high concentration. He was monitoring. Something was wrong. Lin Wei's heart raced slightly, but her steps remained steady. She went up to the third floor. The third floor was even more deserted, with only a few scattered tables occupied. A subtle tension permeated the air. Her gaze immediately fell on a seat by the window. There, an elderly man with a hunched back, dressed in the long robe of an accountant, was bent over, fiddling with an abacus. His back was desolate and stiff; it was the old man she knew.

25. 25 我 Beauty and Hairdressing in Republican-Era China 我在民国美容美发 Ye Xuan Gusi叶玄古寺Modern Romance757k WordsOngoing Spy thriller [No romance + entrepreneurship + espionage + not a power fantasy + no arrogant, all-conquering hero or Mary Sue + kindhearted, not malicious + everyday street life + no romantic melodrama + slow-paced] [Author's note: Feel free to read two or three chapters before deciding whether to continue. Don't blindly follow the reviews when judging a book's worth; decide for yourself.] Zheng Xiaohe brings modern skills with her when she transmigrates into the granddaughter of a barber in Ji 2.8kReads9.0Score259Shelves

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    Needless to say, just look at the ratings.

26. 26 带 Taking Pinduoduo to 40 带着拼夕夕在40 Willows by the Water水边柳杨Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted [Farming + Infrastructure Development + Beloved by All + War of Resistance Against Japan] She woke up in the 1940s, with a Pinduoduo System? An Yu thought for a second, then decided to come clean: “I’m from the future, and I have a golden finger.” Canned luncheon meat, work boots, motorized tricycles... Fertilizer, canned luncheon meat, military coats... If Pinduoduo sells it, you can get it here! This time, she absolutely wouldn’t let their forebears fight the Japanese invaders on empty stomach 77.4kReads9.0Score11.6kShelves
27. 27 民 Republican Era: As a Doctor, I Just Want to Stay Alive 民国：作为医生，我只想苟活 White Elm, No Rain白榆不下雨Modern Romance648k WordsOngoing Female lead + no CP + no System + ensemble cast (Republican-era War of Resistance / a touch of espionage / medical fiction / slow pace / long realistic story!) [Synopsis] A promising young person from the modern era unexpectedly travels to a parallel version of Republican-era China, becoming the third daughter of the Yang family, a medical student who studied in France. As soon as she returns to China, the Battle of Shanghai breaks out. Amid the relentless shellfire: Everyone else: We will give 16.4kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
28. 28 民 Republican Era: My Sister Falls for My Brother-in-Arms, and Her Brother Cries in Desperation 民国：妹妹爱上兄弟，哥哥急哭了 White Clouds Perch on the Tip of the Brush白云栖笔端Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The rating is low because so few people have rated it, not because it's not good!] Gu Tinglan has two "older brothers." One is her older brother in name, Gu Liansheng. They grew up together and relied on each other to survive in troubled times. The other is Lu Chengzhou, a powerful Young Marshal. Refined and mature, he's her guardian angel, rescuing her from danger time and again. She thought she could keep everything in balance, until she opened Gu Liansheng's diary and found it filled with th 466Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    These two period dramas about women from the Republican era are quite good! Chinese people don't lie to other Chinese people.

29. 29 惊 What! The Warlord’s Wife Can Even Buy Tanks at the Mall 惊！军阀夫人的商城连坦克都能买 White Clouds Perch on the Tip of the Brush白云栖笔端Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigration + warlord’s young marshal + household intrigue + married first, love later + a mix of sweetness and angst] When Feng Yuqing wakes up, she has transmigrated into the role of the principal wife of Xiao Chiyuan, a warlord in Republican-era China. When she opens her eyes, three concubines are waiting for her to lay down the law. The second concubine comes from a prominent family, the third is a talented woman educated overseas, and the fourth is as delicate 222Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 抗 In the War of Resistance, I Use Scanning Eyes to Empty the Japanese Army’s Warehouses 抗战我靠扫描眼搬空鬼子仓库 Autumn Wind and Little Cabbage秋风小白菜Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Resistance against Japan + System + Reborn + No romance. A crossover between The Disguiser and Yan Shuangying, an exhilarating anti-Japanese story. Welcome, everyone, and enjoy the ride! Lu Yiping is reborn and gains a sign-in System, along with all kinds of overpowered golden fingers: scanning vision, unlimited storage space, all-around combat skills, and even weapons from the future, like a Barrett and night-vision goggles. Isn’t it satisfying to fight the Japanese invaders? Men? Get lost! Yan 3.4kReads7.8Score292Shelves

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    Lu Yiping, reborn from the drama "Romance in the Rain," awakens a sign-in system and refuses to be a love-struck fool. He Shuhuan, a Western-style pendulum clock, is shot in the head by the female lead. Lu Ruping, initially assimilated into a traitor by Wang Manchun, unexpectedly dies at Ruping's hands. This story features a crossover with "The Disguiser" and "Yan Shuangying," boasting an incredibly powerful cheat ability—a truly exhilarating read.

31. 31 穿 Transmigrated Into a 1940s Book: From the Start, It's Just Me, My Little Sister, and a Baby Fleeing for Our Lives 穿书四零：开局就剩妹妹带娃逃命 Cute Little Mahua麻花小萌Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing High school student Jiang Jiyun was innocently caught in the crossfire while watching an incident out of curiosity, then transmigrated to an era torn apart by war. It was the setting of a historical novel she had read, where she became a nameless passerby who was killed off without ever appearing in the story. From the start, Japanese soldiers swept through the countryside, massacring the entire village. After burying the original owner’s mother, Jiang Jiyun set out with the child entrusted to h 14.7kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    These three books are absolutely fantastic; I've already read the first one three times.

32. 32 穿 Transmigrated to the Republican Era: A Young Lady and an Unsung Hero 穿越民国：是大小姐也是无名英雄 Hey, Little Chestnut阿栗子哎Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [This is an alternate setting, an alternate setting, an alternate setting. Important things must be said three times. No System, no golden finger, and this is not a pure wish-fulfillment novel. There is a couple.] Feng Jing, whose brain had been chewed on by zombies, never expected to wake up in 1934 as a pampered young lady who had returned from studying abroad. Her brother was missing, her parents were dead, and her two uncles wanted to seize the family estate. Feng Jing had no choice but to c 150Reads6.8Score—Shelves
33. 33 四 The 1940s: Conquering the Hard Years 四零：干翻艰苦年代 Yellow Sand, Heart in Sorrow黄沙心悲凉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1940s + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Artificial Intelligence + Growth] In a time of war, little Jiegeng was abandoned by her own mother. With her baby brother in her arms and the help of an artificial intelligence, she took one step at a time out of a small mountain village and grew into a towering tree. 9kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    A native female protagonist with no time travel or rebirth experiences unexpectedly finds herself in a special space. The nine-year-old protagonist struggles to survive with her infant brother... (There is a romantic pairing.)

34. 34 穿 Transmigrated as a Villainous Young Lady in Republican-Era China 穿成民国反派大小姐 Little Bai Who Loves Selenium-Rich Vine Tea爱吃富硒藤茶的小白Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted Qin Wanyi transmigrated into a book The good news: She became the daughter of a powerful warlord. The young lady was beautiful and rich, pampered by her Marshal father and Young Marshal brother, and free to do whatever she pleased. The bad news: She was the male lead's villainous fiancée, constantly helping the hero and heroine get together. Her father and brother couldn't beat the male lead, and her own ending was miserable. Fortunately, she had transmigrated early enough to help her father ref 3.6kReads8.7Score362Shelves

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    Initially, it started with eliminating internal enemies; later, they joined the organization and served their country. They firmly believed in the coming of the Illuminati and that we would eventually drive the enemy out of our homeland. 🏰 Both the male and female leads are intelligent and quick-witted. He outsmarts her, and she outsmarts him. The ending isn't good for them; it's somewhat tragic. ૮ ˙Ⱉ˙ ა

35. 35 情 Romance in the Rain: Roses Amid the Flames of War 情深深雨蒙蒙：烽火玫瑰 One Ye Knows Autumn一冶知秋Female-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Fiction · Spy Thriller · Strong Female Lead] In the summer of 1936, Lu Zhenhua's whip jolted Yiping out of her weakness! On her way home, she unexpectedly awakened the [Warrior Training System] and abandoned her piano to join the military. In 1939, Tang Shanhai, dressed in military uniform, slapped his pistol down on the table. "Yiping, come with me to Shanghai and make a name for yourself on Japanese turf. Do you dare?" Yiping sneered, drew her gun, and cocked it. "Afraid of yo 1.8kReads—Score210Shelves

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    This is a fanfiction of "Deep Love + Sparrow". The female lead, Yiping, has a system and attends a military academy to learn skills to save the country. The male leads, Tang Shanhai and Chen Shen, are evenly matched, both loving their people, their country, and especially Yiping. What sparks will fly between them in this chaotic world of war? The story begins at a military academy and later takes place at the 76th Division…

36. 36 我 I’m a Male Secret Agent, and I Have Just a Few Too Many Secret Identities 我，男特务，马甲比情报多亿点 Bubbly Tangyuan糖圆啵啵Modern Romance612k WordsOngoing Strong heroine + Republican-era spy intrigue + multiple identities + System + no romance Nanzhi, a third-year college student, gets transported to the Republican era and unexpectedly awakens a System. Right from the start, she smoothly switches into a male body and impersonates Shen Zhiheng, a Huangpu Military Academy officer. Nanzhi thrives in the Republican era by killing Japanese spies and gathering intelligence. Cast of the comedy skit: I am Shen Zhiheng, an officer in the intelligence servi 1.8kReads8.8Score179Shelves

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    A female college student, dressed in Republic-era attire, impersonates someone else. Act One: A noblewoman? No, she's the imposter "Shen Zhiheng," a sharp blade from the Whampoa Military Academy! Her military achievements are illustrious, yet no one knows her photo in the file has been quietly replaced. Act Two: A kind nanny? No, she's the venomous "Wang Ma," lurking in the bedchamber of a notorious traitor! Every meal is a trap, a testament to intelligence and deadly intent. Act Three: A refined lady? No, she's the cherry blossom assassin, infiltrating the heart of the Japanese spy network! A gentle wave of her folding fan signals the approach of death. Watch as she, wearing countless masks, single-handedly stirs up trouble and fights her way out of the encirclement during the darkest hour of the Republic of China!

37. 37 战 Rose of the Battlefield: Yiping Enlists to Serve Her Country 战地玫瑰，依萍投军报国 A Curly Little Roll一个卷卷卷Ancient Romance552k WordsCompleted [Military academy + devoted to one another + restrained romantic tension + Sparrow + Romance in the Rain + The Disguiser] Lu Yiping was once a piano prodigy at a music conservatory. Her hands were meant to dance across the black and white keys. But with the country in ruins, she resolutely cut off her long hair, donned a rough military uniform, and entered Whampoa Military Academy. “An indulged young lady can’t take hardship. I bet she’ll be crying to drop out within three days!” Facing the whol 1kReads—Score111Shelves

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    2 Minutes ago · 4 hours after reading, I recommend this book. It's very good, highly recommended. It's set during wartime, about joining the army to serve your country! It's a fan fiction of three TV dramas: Sparrow, Romance in the Rain, and The Disguiser! You become a national hero, a different Yiping. It's definitely a promising book.

38. 38 抗 Resistance War System: The Hidden Butterfly's Flower 抗战系统：隐蝶之花 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Modern Romance434k WordsOngoing After Zhong Yuyan was bound to an Anti-Japanese War System, she was reborn in a parallel universe. She never expected, though, to be reborn as a female traitor who had been targeted for assassination by the Military Statistics Bureau. Only after barely escaping with her life did she learn from the original host’s memories that... The original host wasn’t a female traitor at all. She was a triple agent who had returned from studying abroad, and also the Party’s most secretive butterfly hidden dee 20.1kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves

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    Incredibly good-looking, intelligent, and smart

39. 39 名 Pampered Heiress: My Wardrobe Leads to the Republic of China Era 名媛娇宠：我家衣柜通民国 Known in My Heart寸心知Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted "Complete" [Secret identity + strong heroine + patriotism + Republican era + pursuing a career] Lu Qingyu accidentally tumbled out of her wardrobe and landed directly in the Republican era. Not only was she mistaken for the only daughter of Commander Lu, she also acquired a young marshal as her fiancé. She thought that simply staying alive in an age of unending war and constant danger would be difficult, but it turned out she could even travel back and forth. Well, in that case, Lu Qingyu had no 963Reads9.1Score113Shelves

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    [Smiling][Smiling] The female protagonist possesses a magic door, allowing her country to use aircraft carriers, planes, and tanks to defeat the Japanese, bypassing the thorny path. This connects the two worlds, helping the older generation develop and become a world power.

40. 40 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 45.9kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves

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    These are highly recommended; they are absolutely top-tier works in the Tomato War of Resistance Against Japan spy genre! They vividly depict the lives of ordinary people during the war, featuring protagonists with a halo effect that doesn't feel out of place. The book is also very detailed in its portrayal of human relationships and the economic landscape, and the plot is quite fast-paced.

41. 41 穿 Transmigrating into a Spy War: My Codename Is God of Wealth 穿越谍战，我的代号是财神 A Thousand Stars Like Fire千星如火Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Espionage + Political Intrigue + Undercover Agent + Supply Trading + The Ultimate Power Fantasy = A Must-Read] Chen Yang, a disposable agent from the Fuxing Society's military training brigade, is ordered to infiltrate Shanghai and gather intelligence. By chance, he gets into a collaborationist Japanese agency and is put in charge of transportation. To better conceal his identity, Chen Yang puts the art of trading money and sex, perfected in a later era, to good use. He conspires with logist 2.3kReads9.3Score281Shelves
42. 42 抗 War of Resistance: My Strategist's Eye Awakens, Revealing a Mini Map! 抗战：我谋士入局，觉醒小地图！ Huang Bei 97煌北97Urban2.0M WordsOngoing As he transmigrated through the darkest period of history, Lin Tian Chen awakened a visualized map in his mind. “I’ll enter the game as a strategist and raise the banner to win half a move against Heaven.” From then on, the army gained a commander who could direct the battlefield like a god. With limited resources, he would execute tactical flanking maneuvers to perfection; with abundant resources, he would unleash firepower on an unparalleled scale. He led his forces north to campaign in Guando 5kReads9.6Score617Shelves
43. 43 川 Fighting the Japanese with the Sichuan Army: I Can Hear the Enemy's Strategic Plans 川军抗战，我能听到鬼子战略部署 Honest Wang Mazi老实的王麻子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Independent development] + [strategy and tactics] + [historical storyline] + [endless feel-good] Brave men march out of Sichuan, the front line is in crisis! From the start, I transmigrate straight to the front lines of the war against Japan! I can hear the Japanese forces’ strategic plans. Other people transmigrate and get powerful equipment. I take on the Japanese with strategy. I draw on the strategic wisdom and tactics passed down by the old veterans, leading the surviving Sichuan soldi 27.2kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
44. 44 谍 Espionage: I Accidentally Became the Head of a Military Intelligence Bureau Station 谍战：我一不小心成了军统站长 Can Be Small or Big可小可大Urban1.9M WordsCompleted No one knows his name, but his achievements will never be forgotten! Others who go undercover become objects of suspicion. When he goes undercover, he suspects everyone else! He is a military intelligence station chief, a traitorous secret agent, and a steadfast Communist Party member, all at once. Through a twist of fate, he infiltrates the Japanese puppet regime's secret service bureau. Three identities, one conviction: to fight the War of Resistance to the very end! 16.7kReads8.9Score1kShelves
45. 45 重 Reborn in the Age of War 重生战争年代 Black Coffee with Bread黑咖配面包Urban438k WordsCompleted (Rebirth, space, strength-based ability, playing the fool to catch the tiger, historical era, parallel world) In the apocalypse, Lan Xinyue survived thanks to her strength and spatial abilities, only to be betrayed by her closest friend while fighting a high-level zombie. “Xiao Yan, why?” Lan Xinyue couldn’t believe it. Reborn in the 1940s, she joins the revolution, helps the country fight the Japanese and capture enemy spies, and works undercover. The male lead is a soldier who protects his cou 5.9kReads9.1Score437Shelves

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    It's a very good show. The male lead appears later in the story, and the female lead travels from the apocalypse to the Anti-Japanese War era, possessing a spatial ability.

46. 46 刚 I Just Transmigrated and Caught a Handsome Man Killing Someone. What Do I Do? 刚穿越就撞见男神杀人怎么破？ One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted Transmigration itself isn’t scary, and neither is transmigrating into the turbulent Republican era. What is scary is that on her very first day there, Song Chuzhi runs into the white-clad dream doctor she’s just decided is her perfect man. The refined, gentle doctor has a corpse lying beside him. When a local bully comes calling, she and this dangerous man become husband and wife. On their wedding night, beneath the glow of the red candles, each of them hides a loaded gun under their pillow. She 3.9kReads8.7Score441Shelves

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    A female protagonist from the Republican era transmigrates into the body of a nurse. Set against the backdrop of war, Japanese invasion, and national self-defense, she, like the male protagonist, navigates the complex relationship between the Japanese and the Kuomintang's secret police, gathering intelligence to help her country achieve victory. The two enter into a fake marriage for self-preservation, leading to a series of entanglements.

47. 47 开 From the Start in 1938, My Pocket Dimension Can Keep Me Alive 开局1938，我的空间能续命 Ou Jiu偶就Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Medical student Fu Wen wakes up in 1938 Henan with a lifesaving pocket dimension! Floodwaters are on the way, and the land is strewn with corpses. With no hope of surviving on her own, she has no choice but to cling to the local “kingpin,” Li Baisheng, a young master who seems like a spoiled playboy but is actually ruthless and clever. In a world thrown into chaos, she provides the medicine and he does the heavy lifting. From finding each other unbearable to relying on each other for survival, t 13.5kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    Give this one a try, I recommend it.

48. 48 功 Merit System: Laying Low and Delivering Supplies in the Republican Era 功德系统：我在民国苟着送物资 Snow Suddenly Falls Across a Thousand Peaks千嶂忽有雪Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted When Lin Wanxing woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated to Shanghai in 1940, where she had become a penniless university student whose parents were both dead. To make matters worse, war was raging and supplies were scarce. Even sanitary pads were a luxury. Luckily, the Taobao app on her phone had mutated into a [Merit System]. Do good deeds, earn merit points, and exchange them for modern supplies! Rescue a little girl who nearly gets run over by a rickshaw? [Merit +100! Portable storage 1.9kReads6.2Score157Shelves

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    Republic of China era, time travel, merit system, earning merit, exchanging for resources, delivering supplies to the underground party, and passing on information.

49. 49 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Get a Sign-In System 谍战：开局获得，签到系统 Look, I Want to Be Famous看看我想要火Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted Espionage + no romance + System In 1932 Shanghai, the smoke of the January 28 Incident had yet to clear. Currents of intrigue surged inside and outside the foreign concessions, while Japanese and puppet agents and traitors roamed everywhere. Modern office worker Tang Jiayue opens her eyes to find she has become a twelve-year-old street child in Shanghai. With the lingering threat of artillery fire behind her and ravenous wolves closing in ahead, life in this besieged city is as cheap as dirt! At 1.6kReads6.3Score104Shelves

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    I hope everyone will support my new book.

50. 50 我 My Days as a Spy at No. 76 我在76号当卧底的那些日子 Please, Save This Child求求了救救孩子吧Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted [Dual Female Leads + No Romance + Mother and Daughter + Mutual Healing + Strong Female Lead + No System + No Transmigration + Happy Ending] Su Ran is a deeply undercover agent. When her superior suddenly dies and the entire underground network suffers a devastating blow, she is left like a kite with its string cut. Where can she go from here? At the first sight of Ning An, an impulse rooted deep in her very blood makes one thing certain: there will be no calm player in this game of chess. Thos 776Reads8.5Score107Shelves

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