Recommend Stories Set in the Republican Era With an Overpowered Protagonist!!! 求民国时期主角很牛的文！！！

1. 151 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds
2. 152 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score10114d adds
3. 153 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score14914d adds
4. 154 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score13514d adds
5. 155 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s, I Became a Tycoon After Returning Home 穿越80，当回国神豪 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban294k WordsCompleted When his family's old house was slated for demolition, Lin Yuan returned to sort through their belongings. By chance, he discovered a bronze tiger tally and accidentally transmigrated to the 1980s. Two vastly different eras now lay before him. 883Reads—Score—14d adds

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6. 156 每 Daily Death Soldiers: Starting in the Early 20th Century 每日死士：从20世纪初开始 Monkey's Wild Imaginings猴的乱想乱想Urban299k WordsOngoing (Ensemble cast + slow-paced + everything backed by evidence) “I don't understand...” (Fenghua accent) Li Zhiming never imagined that transmigration would happen to an orphan like him in this lifetime, and that he'd even get a System. The System's function was simple: every day, it could summon ten ordinary people or one specialist. “I'll conquer a vast territory, make the whole world learn Chinese, and ensure future generations never have to struggle with foreign languages again!” 31Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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   It's alright. Aside from a lot of daily tasks in the early stages, the later parts are all about conquering other factions.

7. 157 亮 Bright Sword: Following Kong Guoyin, I Build the Strongest Military Industry 亮剑：追随孔过瘾，打造最强军工 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Military production + War of Resistance + Special operations + No female lead + Li Yunlong + Independent Regiment] While on a mission, Kong Hao is ambushed by spies from Sakura Country and unexpectedly transmigrates to the turbulent years of the War of Resistance. The land is overrun, and the people are slaughtered. A Chinese man from the future vows to defy the odds and lessen his people's suffering. Short on heavy artillery? He builds a devastating spigot mortar. Worried about enemy planes ru 16kReads8.3Score87314d adds

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   I recommend two books, five stars ★★★★★: One is a completed novel of over 2.6 Million words, 9.1 Rating, over 1200 chapters, a very enjoyable read. The other is a currently updating novel of 1.2 Million words. The protagonist sells weapons to the Eighth Route Army and incidentally helps the base area develop its industry. Sun Desheng: Regimental Commander, using Tiger tanks to fight those Japanese mini-tanks is really exhilarating, but there are a few too few. Li Yunlong: No rush, use them for now, there are 200 more already on the way. Zhang Dabiao: Regimental Commander, my battalion is almost 5000 men, any more and we won't be able to fit them. Li Yunlong: Dabiao, a corps is still a regiment, the higher-ups don't give us official ranks, there's nothing I can do. Wang Xikui: I just killed a Japanese major general, what's the reward? Li Yunlong: Only a major general, a bit low rank, the reward is half a jin of sweet potato liquor. Chu Yunfei: Brother Yunlong, what do you think about us brothers joining forces to attack Taiyuan? Li Yunlong: Brother Yunfei, after we take this territory, we need to clarify beforehand who gets it. I, Old Li, am not going to lose money.

8. 158 在 The Tycoon Who Went Undercover in 1980s China 在80伪装回国的神豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Historical188k WordsCompleted The protagonist is Su Tianci. By chance, he used the pocket watch his grandfather left behind to transmigrate back to 1983. The pocket watch could take him back and forth between the vastly different eras of 2025 and 1983, opening up a whole new world before him… 6Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 159 两 A Trader Between Two Worlds: From 1983 to 2025 两界倒爷：从1983到2025 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban353k WordsCompleted Su Tianci was a street punk in 1983 who suddenly transmigrated to 2025. From nylon stockings, digital watches, and clothing to starting companies and building factories... 240Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 160 我 Trading for Weapons in the Late Qing: From Bandit to King of the Northeast 我在清末兑军火，从马匪到东北王 Five Tigers of Tianjin津门五虎Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Northeast China in the late Qing] [Rising from banditry] [Trading for weapons] [Brazen and overbearing] [Sweeping across the Northeast] [Swift steeds and fierce guns] (This is an alternate-history story. It is not based on real history or real events!) Du Zhendong was reborn in the late Qing Dynasty and headed to Northeast China to seek his fortune! At the time, the Three Eastern Provinces were swarming with bandit gangs. The Qing army had lost its power to intimidate. With a weapons-trading Sy 1.5kReads8.1Score15414d adds

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    Reborn in late Qing Dynasty Northeast China! Seizing the opportunity to overthrow Zhang Zuolin! Rising from a bandit to the King of Northeast China, dominating the region!

11. 161 军 Warlord Li Xiao: Starting in 1916 军阀李枭从1916开始 Long Shifu龙十傅Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [No System + Hard-core military + Extreme infiltration + Bloody resistance war + Rich historical detail + Grassroots development] “Li Xiao is the greatest opportunist in the Republic of China, the most bloodthirsty wolf in the northwest!”, The Nationalist government newspaper’s assessment of him. “General Li is a pillar of the party and state, the bedrock of the northwest!”, Chiang Kai-shek’s words at his decoration ceremony. “Chief, without the penicillin and radios that man supplied, we could 4.4kReads7.5Score31214d adds
12. 162 特 Agent: From the Start, I Make Contact with Zheng Yaoxian 特工：开局郑耀先和我接头 Loves Tower Diving for Kills喜欢越塔杀Urban5.4M WordsCompleted Shen Fei transmigrates into a world that brings together several espionage dramas, all fraught with danger. Here, there are Kite, The Infiltrator, The Disguiser... And the person he’s supposed to meet is none other than Zheng Yaoxian, Sixth Brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! And so, a secret agent feared by the enemy emerges, codenamed “Nightmare”! 5kReads9.3Score50614d adds

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    Synopsis: The first book features a 21st-century woman who was tricked by a system and transported to the Republic of China era, becoming a dual agent for both the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau and the Red Army's underground Communist Party.

13. 163 谍 Espionage: From Shanghai's Little Beggar to the King of Spies 谍战：从上海滩小乞丐到特工之王 Old Li's Pistol老李的盒子炮Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Chen Shaoan’s soul transmigrates to old Shanghai, where he becomes a beggar scraping by. By chance, he saves a wounded woman, and ends up stumbling into the Military Statistics Bureau. With the Japanese invasion of China underway, Chen Shaoan uses his Role-Playing System to purge traitors, capture enemy moles alive, and assassinate senior Japanese officers, becoming a world-renowned king of spies. 7.7kReads8.7Score68814d adds

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    Can a character be called a protagonist without an electric aura?

14. 164 谍 Espionage: Rewinding for Intelligence Made Me the Military Statistics Bureau's Faith 谍战：回档情报，我成了军统信仰 Four-Flower Pork四花肉Urban3.3M WordsOngoing After waking up, Lin Chen, a death-row prisoner, was forcibly recruited by Dai Chunfeng, head of the Military Statistics Bureau, to impersonate a Japanese spy. He was assigned the “Parcel” plan, a mission with almost no chance of survival, and became a doomed agent tasked with feeding false intelligence to the Japanese. Just when he was on the verge of despair, he discovered that he could receive intelligence about deaths. And so… Director Dai: He’s my death-row prisoner, the one I both love and 9.5kReads8.2Score70714d adds

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    From a death row inmate's double to the head of the Special Higher Police Section in Shanghai, does that count as...?

15. 165 狼 Smoke and Mirrors: Wen San Drives a Cart to Kill the Japanese 狼烟鉴宝：文三拉车杀鬼子 Yi Ran Zou Chen Shuang弈然走沉霜Urban950k WordsOngoing Wen Shen transmigrates into Wolf Smoke Over Beiping and becomes Wen San, a rickshaw puller. He obtains a secret art of immortality: killing or sparing lives can earn him longevity. Since he's already here, and the times make heroes, Wen San decides to pull his rickshaw by day and punish evil by night to cultivate immortality. They say anyone in Beiping can slap Wen San twice, except for dogs. Of course, everyone who's ever slapped him has died, but since he's already here, he might as well take 4.4kReads8.7Score23614d adds
16. 166 穿 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China: The Marshal Wants Me to Stop, but I'm Building a Career 穿越民国之大帅求放过我要搞事业 Mu Yizi Jun木易子君Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fictional Republican-era setting + no System + no pocket dimension + no golden finger + career-focused + ensemble cast] One-line blurb: A family's story of resisting the Japanese invasion and saving their country. Full blurb: After a car accident, modern girl Lin Yi transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes the youngest daughter of the second son of the Xiang family, a major Shanghai industrialist. Her uncle and father have seven children between them. The six ahead of he 3kReads9.1Score28114d adds

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    Modern girl Lin Yi is transported to the Republican era after a car accident, becoming the youngest daughter of the second son of the Xiang family, a wealthy industrialist in Shanghai. She studies diligently and is admitted to Columbia University's medical school, aiming to become a good doctor and contribute her modest efforts to this turbulent nation. She possesses both a strong sense of patriotism and deep affection for her family.

17. 167 民 Warlord of Republican China: Rising from Banditry 民国军阀：从土匪开始崛起 Bengboerba Xingge奔波儿灞星哥Urban557k WordsCompleted Mei Jianyi transmigrates to 1931 and obtains the Strongest Warlord System. As long as he has people under his name, he gets rewards! “Ding! Congratulations, Host. Your population has increased by one. Reward: ten points, redeemable for one Zhongzheng rifle!” The more people he has, the more weapons he gets, and the bigger his army becomes! With the System in hand, he builds his power and grows stronger, starting out as a bandit and sweeping all before him. After half a year of blazing ahead 26Reads7.5Score—14d adds
18. 168 抗 Eagle of the War of Resistance: From the Start, I Steal the Japanese Fighters 抗战雄鹰，开局就抢鬼子战斗机 Muzi Who Likes Mirrors喜欢镜子的木子Urban3.4M WordsCompleted During the War of Resistance, a group of patriotic young men from wealthy families joined the Chinese air force, taking part in one of the war’s most tragic battles. In 2023, a young pilot’s aircraft malfunctions during a combat exercise, forcing him to parachute to safety. He stumbles into that disaster-stricken era and throws himself, without hesitation, into its tragic battlefield. 7.8kReads8.8Score76114d adds

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    Both are good, I highly recommend the third one.

19. 169 穿 After I Transmigrated as the Northern Marshal, the Northern Army Went on a Rampage! 穿越北帅后，北军杀疯了！ Little Cabbage Treasure小白菜宝Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A special forces soldier transmigrates into the Northern Marshal of a parallel world, commanding 300,000 troops from the start. The divided northern frontier, the warlords of the Southern Command eyeing him hungrily, and the ever-encroaching Bear and Chicken make this a hellish campaign. P.S. Someone once read my novel and won second prize in a lottery: 500,000. Another person commented below my novel, and his long-lost maternal uncle, the city's richest man, found him. He said his son had just 9.5kReads6.5Score40114d adds

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    This book is great! I can't put it down.

20. 170 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 94.8kReads8.7Score10.1k14d adds

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    This book is truly a masterpiece. The female protagonist is extremely arrogant and wealthy, never tolerates any disrespect, and strikes at her enemies swiftly and decisively. She is exceptionally intelligent and manages to thrive even in the Republican era, manipulating everyone with ease. Highly recommended!

21. 171 从 From the Long March: The Tenth Corps' Desperate, Blood-Soaked Road 从长征开始：十军团的绝境血路 Zhao Buyan赵不言Urban1.2M WordsCompleted This is not a conventional power fantasy. The story begins with the failed Eastern Expedition of the Tenth Corps before the Long March, a chapter of history many readers may not know much about. The protagonist starts from nothing in the Jiangnan region, building a guerrilla force that gradually grows stronger as it overcomes one obstacle after another. It will face the campaigns against encirclement and suppression, the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the War of Liberation, taking readers 410Reads8.6Score—14d adds
22. 172 韦 Wei Xiaobao Conquers the World 韦小宝争霸天下 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMMale-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Funny, lighthearted, a little System, transmigration, souls returning... Nong di ge dong, xian ren ban ban, Xiao Xuanzi, I didn't rebel, but somehow I became a wanted criminal! What a load of nonsense! For the sake of a thousand generations, Xiao Xuanzi, I'll take your throne, and you can have Tongchi Island back! 10.8kReads8.7Score98914d adds

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    A hardcore, enjoyable read—just have fun!

23. 173 骥 Galloping Through the Three Kingdoms 骥行三国 Zhao Buyan赵不言Historical687k WordsCompleted From the start, I’m in the Battle of Yiling. I’m a nobody, so no one listens to what I have to say. Fortunately, I have the Chairman’s commentary on this battle. Through the protagonist’s eyes, readers are drawn into the tumultuous middle period of the Three Kingdoms. This isn’t a conventional power fantasy. I do my best to stay true to the historical figures’ personalities and interpret their relationships and political struggles through the lenses of personal interest, politics, and human natu 1.8kReads8.7Score11514d adds
24. 174 民 Warlord of the Republic: I Turned Shanghai’s Nightlife Upside Down 民国枭雄：我掀了夜上海的天 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMHistorical1.3M WordsCompleted When Chen Mo wakes up, he has returned to the age of fifteen, facing the hellish slums of Shanghai. In his previous life, he lived an unremarkable life and died in humiliation. This time, he’ll overturn this world that devours people! Armed with the [Warlord System], his fists draw blood and his blade takes lives. Starting in Fangualong, he recruits followers, seizes territory, and gathers wealth... He swears to become the greatest warlord in all of Shanghai’s pleasure quarters! The underworld i 10.8kReads7.0Score60714d adds
25. 175 无 Silent 1937 无声1937 Dreaming of the Corner梦知隅Urban751k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he met with an accident while carrying out a mission. When he opened his eyes, he had become Chen Shusheng, captain of a Juntong action squad, locked in an interrogation room and framed as a scapegoat. The Japanese spy wants him dead. His own men have set him up. His superior is happy to go along with it. On this path, one wrong word means death, and trusting the wrong person means ruin beyond redemption. He comes from the future and knows how much more suffering this natio 105.1kReads8.8Score9.6k14d adds

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    Follow the protagonist's high intelligence in a multi-twist espionage war.

26. 176 抗 War of Resistance: Shadow Sharpshooter 抗战风云：暗影神枪 This Young Master Isn't Wild小生不狂Urban366k WordsCompleted Where does the thunderclap strike, shattering the ghosts’ courage? A divine marksman emerges from the shadows of the dark woods! Seven years after the fall of the three northeastern provinces, a young sharpshooter appears from deep in the Greater Khingan Range. Bearing the blood debt of a village massacred by the Japanese, he begins a desperate counterattack like a phantom... No clichés / Not a wish-fulfillment novel / Smart characters / Suspense and horror / Witty and humorous 4.1kReads8.2Score35314d adds

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    A hunter by trade, this story combines elements of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War and espionage.

27. 177 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 17.6kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    The protagonist hunts to support his family and fights the Japanese invaders.

28. 178 人 I'm in the Republic of China: My Underlings Are Niu Baoguo and the Bandits 人在民国：我小弟是牛保国和麻匪 Bu Qingchen步轻尘Urban235k WordsCompleted [Republican era + wild imagination + System + feel-good power fantasy] Niu Baoguo, the Bandits, the King of Power, Tian Can and Di Que, Wu Meiniang, the Fire Cloud Evil God, and Uncle Jiu are all Xu Yaqiao's underlings, all because he has the Ultimate Underling System. Niu Baoguo's intimidating “Five Whip” fighting style strikes fear into the Green Gang's men. The Bandits even rob Zhang Wanyun, Marshal Zhang. Tian Can and Di Que play “One song breaks the heart; where in the world can I find a k 79Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    This novel is set in the Republican era, in Shanghai, and features a system. The protagonist has 999 stats, is incredibly powerful, and has countless underlings.

29. 179 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 23.5kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds

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    Both the male and female leads are incredibly capable, each possessing three identities during the Republic of China era, a true spy within a spy story.

30. 180 谍 The Spy's Snow Fox 谍之雪狐 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.1M WordsCompleted On the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month in 1945, snow was still falling in Xiangcheng. Inside the Ma Family Shaomai Shop on Second Street, a middle-aged man suddenly collapsed and began convulsing, foam bubbling from his mouth. At the shop entrance, a man wearing a felt hat and a scarf that concealed everything but his eyes hurried inside. He snatched up the fallen man’s briefcase, turned, and left, disappearing into the endless snow. 11.3kReads8.6Score91614d adds
31. 181 我 I Became a Spy in Republican-Era China 我到民国当间谍 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Yunxuan, a team leader in the Criminal Investigation Squad of Xiangcheng Police Bureau, is a spoiled rich kid who spends his days loafing around and making friends. He has a taste for eating, drinking, and gambling. The only thing he doesn't do is visit brothels. But what people don't know is that he is the military intelligence agent Judge, a man despised to the bone by the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators. 6.7kReads8.6Score43514d adds
32. 182 抗 Resisting Japan: Joining the Second Northern Expeditionary Force 抗日：从北上抗日第二先遣队开始 Lonely, Lonesome, and a Little Cold孤单寂寞有点冷Urban1.8M WordsCompleted No System, no pocket dimension: a classic military power fantasy beginning with the Red Army's Long March. The chuuni protagonist transmigrates into the body of a wounded soldier left behind by the 25th Red Army. Leading a guerrilla force in pursuit of the main army, he witnesses and takes part as the 25th Red Army grows from a supporting force into our army's undisputed top unit. The Long March is an arduous journey, with a hundred battles turned into poetry. Taking on the Japanese, they forge 17.9kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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    !!!!!!!!! [Frustrated]

33. 183 追 Chasing the Wind: I Am Wei Ruolai 追风者：我是魏若来 Songbreaker歌破Urban331k WordsOngoing Transmigrating to Shanghai during the Republic of China, in an age of awakening where the tides of change make survival difficult. The protagonist joins the Central Bank of Shanghai. Reborn with memories from a later era, he can see what lies ahead. A literary giant, a trendsetter, the 128 Resistance War, and a stock certificate scandal. 172Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    The story begins in the Republic of China era, with the protagonist being a central bank employee.

34. 184 人 In Republican-Era China, from Police Chief to the Strongest Warlord 人在民国，从警察局长到最强军阀 Only Music Can Please the Dantian唯曲悦丹田Urban398k WordsCompleted [Republican Era + Summoning + Mass Troop Deployment + System + Power Fantasy + No Female Lead] After transmigrating to the Republican era, Qin Chuan draws a police station right from the start. Starting as a police chief, he soon wields absolute power! District Police Station: 545 personnel in total. The station has a patrol squad, a garrison squad, and a logistics squad. The garrison squad has 300 officers under one garrison captain, armed with Mosin-Nagant rifles. The patrol squad has 150 off 497Reads9.1Score10614d adds

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    These books are so good!

35. 185 抗 The War God Rises in the War Against Japan 抗日之战神崛起 Yuan Dawei袁大为Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Amid the flames of war, smoke rises on every side, and the Chinese nation stands on the brink of ruin. Yuan Zhiwen, newly returned from his studies in Germany, is driven by a desire to serve his country. With a heart full of fervor, he fights the enemy and drives out the Japanese, eventually becoming a legendary god of war! 1.1kReads8.7Score10214d adds

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    These are all high-quality Republican-era novels, saving countless readers from a reading slump. There can't be anyone who hasn't read them yet.

36. 186 民 A Legend Begins in the Republican Era 民国开始的传奇 Old Brother Writes老哥执笔Urban369k WordsCompleted In the Republic of China era, he makes a name for himself, focusing on one thing: killing Japanese devils. In the dramas "Sinful Debts" and "Nothing Gold Can Stay", he becomes a tycoon and a big shot, doing whatever he likes... The Republic of China era is only his starting point; the myriad worlds are his destination. 292Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    [Top Post] He was originally an illegitimate son of a wealthy family, [Thumbs Up] he stirred up the winds and clouds of the Republic of China with his martial arts... With power and wealth in one hand and a gun in the other, who in the world did not know him? [OK] An absolutely must-read thrilling novel! [Please Follow]

37. 187 民 Republican-Era Detective: Fourth Master Qiao Thrives in Turbulent Times 民国奇探：乔四爷，乱世逢生 The Tortoise Basking in the Moonlight晒月亮的乌龟Mystery205k WordsOngoing Synopsis One: Qiao Chusheng always says he’s doomed to a miserable life, while Lu Yao will live to be ninety-nine. Lu Yao thinks that if this is fate, then he’ll have to change Qiao Chusheng’s. Who says no one can survive in troubled times? The Republic of China is a world in flux, and such times are bound to produce heroes. From police detective to warlord, Shanghai to Chongqing to Yan’an... If the gods answer his prayers, Qiao Chusheng will live to a hundred, blessed with both fortune and pros 105Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A story combining detective work, gangsters, warlords, a late Qing dynasty princess, and power struggles. In short: a gangster orphan falls in love with a late Qing dynasty princess, rises to become a warlord, and lives to a ripe old age. [Makes face]

38. 188 民 A Tycoon in Republican-Era Shanghai 民国大亨：崛起于上海滩 All Things Come to Life Beneath the Pen笔下万物生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted This is a dark age! An age of devourers! Gangland tycoons, foreign concessions, warlords, and imperial powers: all these forces are locked in a tangled struggle! Simply staying alive is hard enough! Let's see how Wang Qiang, with his golden finger, makes it big in this age and becomes a top warlord! I'm no good at writing blurbs. Please read the story itself! 43Reads7.0Score—14d adds
39. 189 职 Career Entries: Starting Out as a Rickshaw Puller in the Demon Martial Republic of China 职业词条：从妖武民国拉黄包车始 No Deification in the Primordial Era洪荒不许封神Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial monsters run rampant, supernatural horrors abound, hard-edged martial arts, diligence pays off, decisive and ruthless, overwhelming strength, defeating stronger foes from below.] A world of demonic martial arts, a chaotic age of supernatural horrors. The Three Teachings and Nine Schools fought in the shadows, while the poor and powerless struggled to survive in the streets. Warlords carved up the land, foreign battleships pounded at the gates, and 65.8kReads7.9Score7.5k14d adds

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    Is something weird okay? I wrote it myself.

40. 190 我 My Life as a Warlord 我的军阀生涯 As Long as I'm Happy, Nothing Else Matters快乐就行其他无所谓Historical1.1M WordsCompleted In an era when the last emperor of the Great Qian Empire has abdicated and warlords have been fighting for seventeen or eighteen years, Wang Fei, a miserable modern-day wage worker, unexpectedly comes to this world. He eventually awakens memories of his past life and gains a System for killing enemies. Follow Wang Fei as he gradually unifies the empire. (This brief synopsis doesn't do the story justice, so please read the novel itself. PS: This is an alternate history.) (The System's main functi 25Reads7.2Score—14d adds
41. 191 民 The Republic-Era Rickshaw Driver 民国车夫 Summer Solstice Meets Autumn夏至遇秋与Urban2.4M WordsOngoing In Republican-era China, a rickshaw puller does whatever it takes to survive. Stealing, robbing, and killing, there’s nothing he won’t do. He robs brothels, kills traitors, breaks into warehouses, feels up widows, and climbs over walls to watch young women bathe. You can’t exactly call him a good person, but he’s not bad enough to qualify as a villain either. He scrapes and struggles his way through the war against Japan and lives to see the founding of New China. Eventually, for certain reasons 42kReads8.6Score3.6k14d adds

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    It's well-written, and some of the content is thought-provoking.

42. 192 烽 War Rages Across the Land, Yet We Laugh Beneath the Bright Moon 烽火连天笑明月 Warm Winter温暖的冬天Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Liu Zhengfeng is a former special forces soldier. By accident, he transmigrates onto the battlefield of the Battle of Wuhan. The hatred of his country and the blood feud against his family cannot be reconciled. He has no other choice. Life and death mean nothing to him. If you don’t like it, fight! 17.4kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds
43. 193 军 An Army Is a Group Too, So It’s Only Fair That I Have More Men 军团也是团，我人多一点很合理吧 Student Xiaoming by the Dump Truck泥头车前的小明同学Urban356k WordsCompleted [Legion Overruns All] [System] [High-Octane Action] [Conquest] [Mass Troop Deployment] P.S. This story takes place in a parallel universe and has absolutely no connection to the real world!!! Guo Shaohua: I start with an entire army group. I can't imagine how I could lose! The synopsis does this story no justice. Head straight to the main text. 1.5kReads6.6Score—14d adds

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    [War of Resistance] [System] [Passionate] [Conquest] [Military Expansion] Traveling back to the War of Resistance against Japan, Guo Shaohua becomes the commander of the 857th Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army, a graduate of the sixth class of the Whampoa Military Academy! Awakening the strongest military system, he starts with a modern army group! Japanese fighter jets seize air superiority? I have modern attack helicopters to teach them a lesson! Japanese bombers bombard relentlessly? I have anti-aircraft missiles and anti-aircraft guns, which do you want? Japanese tanks rampage? Main battle tanks? No need! I'll teach them a lesson with infantry fighting vehicles! The Japanese navy is invincible? Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier battle groups will show you what true dimensional reduction strikes are! From Shanghai to Hefei, from Taiyuan to Wuhan, Guo Shaohua leads his iron torrent, sweeping all before him! Those who offend China, though far away, will be punished! Watch as Guo Shaohua leads his modern army to crush everything and conquer the world! "Sir, the Japanese have surrendered!" "No! My target is Mount Fuji!" "Sir, the Free Federation has surrendered!" "No! My target is the Statue of Liberty!" "Sir, the British Empire has surrendered!" "No! My target is Queen Elizabeth!" "Sir~~~~" "No! I refuse to accept any of them!" And so, Guo Shaohua, with his modern army, crushed the world, letting the world know what it meant to be 'backward and vulnerable to attack'!

44. 194 小 The Little Beauty Came Knocking, and Marshal Nie Keeps Her in His Arms and Spoils Her Every Day 小美人送上门，聂帅护怀里日日宠 Fan Sheng梵升Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted [Fictional Republic of China setting, reborn, extremely powerful male lead, heroine who dares to kill] [Thank you for coming, for staying, for your recognition and appreciation, and for your kind reviews and support.] Yu Yin wrongly hated a powerful man she couldn't afford to offend, and held a grudge against him for the rest of her life. She spent her life feeling guilty, doing everything she could to make amends to the devoted husband who had treated her with unwavering love. Only when she'd e 4kReads9.2Score39514d adds

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    "Alternate Republican Era + Female Lead Reborn" "Anyone who dares to bully or humiliate you, I'll kill them, that's my responsibility." "Those who dare to bully you, how ignorant are they? Are they even worth my attention?" This female lead is intelligent, knows how to feign weakness, and knows how to seize opportunities and curry favor. Marshal Nie is also intelligent, considerate, and doting. The entire story flows smoothly, unlike other novels that feel drawn out.

45. 195 民 A Republic-Era Literary Master: Starting with Meeting Xiangzi 民国文豪：从遇到祥子开始 Half-Fortune Immortal半福仙人Urban52k WordsOngoing [Alternate history]+ [A mash-up of TV and film dramas: The Age of Awakening, The Mansion Gate, Smoke Over Beiping, Love Deeply, Rainy and so on] Gao Yue is a struggling writer who transmigrates to late 1916, into the body of a poor Peking University student who hanged himself from the crooked old tree on Jingshan Hill because he owed more than seventy dollars. He becomes Principal Cai’s secretary, Mr. Shao’s reporting assistant, and a contributor to New Youth. At first, all he wants is to pay of 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I wrote this myself. It will incorporate characters from various films and TV series, with the main storyline focusing on the Awakening Era. Feel free to check it out if you're interested. Grateful for the characters currently featured: Xiangzi, Wen San, Fu Hai, He Shuhuan, and Du Fei.

46. 196 抗 A Blood-Soaked Hero in the War of Resistance 抗战之浴血悍将 Yuan Dawei袁大为Historical1.3M WordsCompleted I’ve climbed mountains, crossed seas, and roamed the world in every direction. I’ve carried a gun and served in the army. I’ve never blinked while killing. My origins are a mystery, and my marksmanship is unmatched. I’ve never met my equal. Who am I? I’m Li Xuekun, the God of War who fights the Japanese invaders! I fought bloody battles in Nanjing, faced the enemy at Xuzhou, and led my troops to Wuhan, killing countless foes. Watch me fight for my country and help revitalize China! 66Reads8.8Score—14d adds
47. 197 我 My Sister Is a Warlord’s Concubine 我姐姐是军阀姨太太 The Utterly Ordinary Fa Zai平平无奇的发仔Historical138k WordsOngoing Reborn in a parallel version of the Beiyang era, my elder sister is the beloved Fourth Concubine of Marshal Lu, the King of the Northwest. As a transmigrator, Ye Shiguan enters the marshal’s residence thanks to his sister. He then unexpectedly awakens a Military System, bringing him artillery, rocket forces, special forces, aircraft carriers, and stealth fighters one after another... In this life, he is determined to revitalize Yan Hua and bring an end to the age of chaos! From the countryside t 16Reads7.5Score—14d adds

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    [Salute][Salute][Salute] A telegram to the whole nation: The Young Marshal of the Northwest leads a million troops into the pass, beginning the War of Resistance! 🎄 After me, it is easy to criticize my faults; in my position, it is difficult to carry out my deeds—Zhang Xueliang

48. 198 一 One Meeting with This Lord, and a Lifetime of Peace 一遇斯君，一世苡安 Clear Skies After Rain, Green Gardenia初霁青栀Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted In the seventeenth year of the Republic, three powers stand in uneasy balance in the north, while undercurrents swirl beneath the surface. Young Marshal Pei Sijun has no desire to fight for supremacy. He only wants to uncover the truth about his father’s death and the death of his closest friend, Su Qingyan. Doctor Su Yi'an wants nothing to do with the world beyond her door. All she wants is to preserve the peace of that little corner of Qingzhu Lane. A set of missing blueprints for a modern can 117Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist is a warlord, Pei Sijun—a young marshal of the Pei faction, commanding tens of thousands of men, known for his precise calculations, ruthless fighting, and fearlessness in battle. He's not the domineering type who "takes you away if he fancys you," but rather the kind who—if she wants to investigate the truth, he can't stop her and sends men to protect her in the shadows; if a bounty is placed on her head, he ambushes her overnight and wipes her out; if she stands at the entrance of Ji'an Hall, he takes out a silver ring engraved with osmanthus flowers and says, "Marry me." The female protagonist, Su Yi'an, isn't a lady from a wealthy family, but a young scholar from Qingzhu Lane. She has her own judgment and initiative, working tirelessly for over ten hours straight to sew and remove bullets. She's not the one he "protects," but the one who stands shoulder to shoulder with him.

49. 199 团 Regimental Commander: I Landed on the Anti-Japanese Battlefield in a Cannon Fodder Regiment 团长：来到抗日战场却身在炮灰团 Heartbroken at Erxian Bridge魂断二仙桥Urban739k WordsCompleted What elite troops? I am the elite troops! This isn’t a System novel. If you don’t like it, think twice before reading. It’s a story about hard work. [Hardcore War of Resistance]+ [A wealth of historical facts]+ [Tough, patriotic men]+ [Wartime espionage behind enemy lines]+ [Important illustrations, so don’t argue with me] College student Su Yang unexpectedly transmigrated to a battlefield during the War of Resistance Against Japan. After enduring one hardship after another, he finally met Regim 2.8kReads8.7Score12514d adds
50. 200 乱 A Stunning Beauty in Troubled Times 乱世惊鸿 Three Hundred Miles of North Wind北风三百里Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted [Swaggering, Spirited Female Air Force Pilot vs. Cold, Newly Returned Doctor] In 1937, war rages to the north and east of Kunming. A brash female pilot is wounded and forced to land, where she encounters a cold-faced doctor. Is it love at first sight? “Ye Yanhuai? He’s not bad-looking.” Or does love grow with time? “Dr. Ye, you saved my life. Whatever you ask of me, I’ll agree to it.” Ye Yanhuai is aloof and indifferent to everyone. But when it comes to her, he can’t stand to see her suffer, and 142Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    The story centers on the rebellious female air force pilot Xian Qinghong and the overseas-trained doctor Ye Yanhuai, showcasing genuine emotions amidst chaos through their encounter, acquaintance, and love. Xian Qinghong's roguishness and resilience, contrasted with Ye Yanhuai's aloofness and deep affection, create a striking and memorable dynamic. Set in Kunming in 1937, on the eve of the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan, the novel depicts the turmoil and upheaval of that era through the protagonists' perspectives, allowing readers to experience the weight and cruelty of history. From Xian Qinghong's forced landing after being wounded to Ye Yanhuai's rescue and their subsequent joint combat, every plot point is gripping. The novel also incorporates subplots such as the search for a younger brother and the abolition of traditional Chinese medicine, enriching the overall narrative.

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