Transmigrate to Republican-Era China With a System, Build an Army, and Rise to Power 穿越民国，自带系统，招兵买马，一路崛起

1. 1 混 A Police Chief in Republican-Era China, Feared by Warlords and Foreign Powers Alike 混在民国当警长，军阀列强都怕我 A-Qi Loves Burgers爱吃汉堡的阿七Urban510k WordsCompleted [Wish-fulfillment + mass troops + overwhelming dominance + decisive and ruthless + no heroine] “Chen Zhuo, you’ve got some nerve! Who gave you the courage to kill a foreign dignitary?” “This is the foreign concession. Chinese police are forbidden to enter… Ow! Stop hitting me, please!” “Chen Zhuo, have you lost your mind? You even dare to hit the warlord’s son!” “Aren’t you a policeman? How come your troops have planes and tanks!? They’re even more advanced than those of foreign countries. You’r 33.1kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves

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   Transmigrating to the Republic of China era, I became a government official and awakened a mission selection system. I could exchange military equipment, personnel, and supplies for anything, and I trembled in fear in the face of the great powers with their thousands of cannons and tanks.

2. 2 抗 War of Resistance: I Have Steel, So You’d Better Have the Will to Fight 抗战：我有钢铁，你最好也有意志 Once Loved Wang Heping喜欢过王和平Urban550k WordsCompleted Jinling City has no room for tears. A real man never retreats, but please don’t tell Mom I’m in Jinling. Our forebears defeated steel with their will. This time, we have steel of our own. Enemies, you’d better pray you have the will to stand against it. [Traditional War of Resistance novel + no System + hard-pushing the frontline + illustrations] (Let’s give you something thrilling! Come experience just how satisfying old-school War of Resistance novels can be!) Xiao Jianlin, a 21st-century elec 3.2kReads7.7Score145Shelves

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   Without a system, only a space, they set up a military industrial base in the southwest, bought three divisions to recruit and train soldiers, and began to defend Nanjing against the Japanese in 1937!

3. 3 军 The Warlord: Heed My Father’s Advice, Rise From Brigade Commander to Marshal 军阀：老爹听劝，从旅长杀成大帅 Loves Tofu Skin Most最爱吃豆皮Urban3.3M WordsOngoing In 1929, in Henan, Liu Zhenting opened his eyes to find himself the son of a brigade commander in a patchwork army! A crack White Russian force? Absorbed! Not enough guns and cannons? He built his own arsenal, churning out rifles and artillery on assembly lines. His military buildup left his rivals in the dust! To achieve his goals as quickly as possible, he would force open the doors of the foreign powers and take their money! In a chaotic age, he would rise as a warlord, planning every step: s 158.1kReads9.0Score11.1kShelves

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   The development path is unsystematic and, without exaggeration, involves seizing the opportunity of the Central Plains War to plot against Henan Province and become a warlord. He then purchases weapons, recruits White Russians exiled within the country, and forges an iron-blooded army. Leveraging his time-traveling advantage, he develops beauty products like shampoo ahead of time, prying open the pockets of wealthy nobles to exchange for weapons and military factories.

4. 4 1 The 1949 Southern Campaign in Southeast Asia: Founding a Nation Overseas 1949南征东南亚，海外建国 Lord Cat Who Loves Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry爱吃番茄炒蛋的猫爷Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Guangxi Clique] [Transmigration] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Cold War] [Nanyang] [Feudal Enfeoffment] Li Chongwen transmigrates into the body of a Guangxi Clique general. On the eve of crossing the Yangtze, he leads a hundred thousand Guangxi troops south and seizes French Indochina. That is, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Milk the United States for all it is worth, snatch colonies from Britain and France, and found a nation in Nanyang. Redistribute land taken from local landlords, relocate the 98.4kReads8.2Score5.7kShelves

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   During the Republican era, warlords chanted, "Long live freedom!" Li Chongwen shook hands with Smith and then left. In the Northern Campaign, the remnants of the Nanjing Army continued their desperate resistance, and Licheng was shrouded in a damp fog. Spring had arrived, and spring was almost here for Li Chongwen and his comrades.

5. 5 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 29.3kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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   Set in the Republican era, amidst famine, this story features a male protagonist who kills Japanese invaders and traitors. He is decisive and ruthless, showing no favoritism towards his sister or other women; he prioritizes women over female protagonists. He doesn't become easily swayed by women, nor does he lose his senses or become overly sensitive. He's a breath of fresh air. With his ruthless and ambitious nature, he eliminates anyone who stands in his way. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even slay her to prove his worth. If you enjoy stories of famine escapes and female protagonists with a "sister-slaying" theme, this is a highly recommended read!

6. 6 拥 With 300,000 Troops, the Northeast Army Vows to Fight to the Death! 拥兵三十万，我东北军誓死抗战！ Miao Yunfeng苗云风Urban265k WordsOngoing [No System, One Female Lead, Industrial Development, Steel Flood, Fight the War to the End, Make Up for Past Regrets] On this road, a hundred thousand banners march to slay the King of Hell; on this road, even a lone army remains true to its homeland. This is a story about making up for past regrets... 41Reads7.4Score—Shelves
7. 7 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban436k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.8kReads5.5Score1.6kShelves

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   The most primitive battle

8. 8 东 The Rise of Dongzhou: The World Hegemon Dismembers the World! 东洲崛起：世界霸主肢解世界！ Chu Bawang楚霸汪Historical3.2M WordsOngoing Transmigrating into a parallel world + colonialism versus tributary rule + wars for supremacy + unification + battleships and heavy artillery. The Eastern Continent Empire is founded, and the great powers vie for supremacy! I arrived by accident in this similar parallel world, only to discover that everything was different from the history I remembered. Tributary system versus colonial system! Military, economic, and cultural forces collide. Who will have the last laugh? Soldiers, take up your g 1.7kReads9.1Score102Shelves
9. 9 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical625k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 24.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves
10. 10 红 Red Alert: Transmigrating to the Year 1900 红警：穿越1900年 I Love Slacking Off热爱摸鱼Historical1.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary young man from the twenty-first century transmigrates to the Qing dynasty in 1900 and uses a System to build his power step by step... The Jews: Zhang Yang is the savior of our people. I want to go to the Elysian Fields, the utopia we've devoted our lives to building. The people of Sakura: Zhang Yang is a demon from hell. I don't want to go to the Elysian Fields; it's a land of torment. Russia: Zhang Yang is a stumbling block in the way of our Far Eastern plan. Britain and America: Z 8.4kReads7.6Score394Shelves
11. 11 两 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban226k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 3.2kReads—Score203Shelves
12. 12 暗 Arena Breakout: Taking the Squad to Fight the Japanese 暗区突围：带男团抗日 Wolf Claws and Yellow Weasel狼爪黄皮子Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted “Target closing in. Requesting suppressive fire.” “You're not getting away!” “You're up against an expert.” “Drop your weapons, or you'll regret it!” The Japanese division commander stares in bafflement at the men before him, who have practically shoved the Pharaoh right into his mouth. (This is Tianshui Star, a parallel world to Earth. Everything that happens here is unrelated to real history. The author has no intention of disrespecting history or promoting anything harmful, so please don't re 4.1kReads9.2Score404Shelves

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    The first Red Alert system-themed novel, featuring a protagonist reborn in the Republic of China era, exchanging weapons, establishing a gang, building a security force, fighting the Japanese invaders, gradually expanding his power, and ultimately crushing Japan. Later, during World War II, he fights against the United States and Britain, aiming to unify the world. The plot is rich and engaging, with over 2000 chapters, making it exceptionally enjoyable. [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

13. 13 爆 I Raise an Army of Soldiers, Young Marshal: I Am the One Who Rules the World! 爆兵少帅，我，才是列强！ Just Give Me 100,000 Readers只要十万在读Historical898k WordsOngoing [Warlords] [System] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Republican Era] [Decisive and ruthless] [Invincible] When I woke up, I had somehow landed in Fengtian in a parallel world. The War of Resistance hadn’t begun yet, but old scores and future grudges were already staring me in the face. The Japanese were itching to make a move, so I struck first. While the Northeastern Army was still hesitating, I raised another invincible, battle-hardened force. 191.7kReads8.2Score20.9kShelves

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    The Tomato Book Hits tag speaks for itself.

14. 14 1 1937: My Players Are the Fourth Calamity! 1937：我的玩家是第四天灾！ Eastern Painting, Dust and Brocade东画尘锦Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Fourth-dimensional disaster + ensemble cast + resistance against Japan + nation-building + detailed] Xu Yanqing transmigrated to 1937. Just as he was preparing to join the forces and defend his country, he suddenly discovered he could summon people from the future Earth to this time period. In the enemy's eyes: “Nan-ni? Why are the enemies back again?” “They're a bunch of devils, completely unafraid of death!” “Who are they? If they're so well educated, why are they fighting on the front l 64.8kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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    It's so, so, so beautiful!

15. 15 帝 The Empire’s Great Warlord: Cannons Are the Only Truth 帝国大军阀：大炮即是真理 Muye Zhiqiu暮叶知秋Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Congratulations, Host, you have successfully activated the Super Hegemony System…” With a system notification, the System that came standard with transmigrators arrived right on schedule. When Shen Mo Shen woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated to the Great Qian Empire, then in the midst of warlord strife. To top it off, he had become the commander of a ragtag regiment that had nearly been wiped out. Worse still, the timing of his transmigration was especially challen 1.9kReads6.5Score106Shelves
16. 16 军 Warlord: The Empire Rises and Sweeps Away the Great Powers 军阀：帝国崛起，横扫列强 Diligent Newbie勤奋的萌新Urban869k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 111Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    These three books are pretty good; they're not about mindless unit rushes. You can check them out.

17. 17 召 Summoning Famous Generals of the Resistance to Reclaim the Lands of the Begonia Leaf 召唤抗战名将，收复海棠叶疆域 Just a Steamed Bun一只馒头啊Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The Great Shun Empire in the steam age. This is a parallel world. I graduated from the Northeast Military Academy, and my class monitor's name is Chu Shixin? Guarding the bay at Huluko, I intercept 40 million worth of munitions meant for the Zhili Governor-General? I become a regiment commander and already dare to reclaim two provinces of the grasslands? Then I expand the army by four brigades. Once you become the Governor of the Northeast, won't you end up ruling the whole world? 99Reads7.6Score—Shelves
18. 18 军 Warlord: I Just Made a Little Money, I Didn't Really Found a Nation 军阀：就发了点小财，真没建国 Web Novel Newbie网文小咖Urban1.3M WordsCompleted If you were an ordinary wage earner who transmigrated to another world and gained a powerful father with influence over everything, an only son who was doted on to no end, what kind of person would you become? Would you let the evil in your heart grow, or unleash the justice within you? Welcome to a world at war. War is one way humans interact, and this world is full of exciting stories. Build an immortal empire, make up for the regrets in your heart, and create the super Blue Star of your dream 30.2kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves

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    These three books are pretty good; they're not about mindless unit rushes. You should check them out.

19. 19 抗 The War of Resistance Begins in Hebei in the Year of Rising Up 抗战从河北崛起年开始 Qinghai Lake 2青海湖2Urban671k WordsCompleted 6.5kReads7.3Score372Shelves
20. 20 亮 Bright Sword: One Platoon Wipes Out an Entire Japanese Division 亮剑：你一个排长，全歼鬼子师团 Ice at Zero Degrees零度之冰Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Fang Yu transmigrates into the world of Bright Sword and activates the Gear-Drop System! As long as he fights, he can get unlimited gear drops! From the start, he gets a Kar98k and sweeps the battlefield! He talks Li Yunlong into splitting up the troops and operating in small units, then develops his own force independently. Several months later, an unexpected turn of events prompts Li Yunlong to call the whole regiment together! The battalion commanders begin showing off their strength. Fir 55.9kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥These books have already become legendary, the best anti-Japanese war novels by Tomato! [Admiration][Heart][Admiration] ① In the turbulent world of espionage, the protagonist, though a low-level Kuomintang agent, possesses extraordinary skills. He can accurately identify Japanese spies in crowds and silently punish traitors in enemy-occupied areas. The tense and exciting plot, along with the unique "scanning eye" setting, will take you on a unique journey through the world of espionage!

21. 21 撤 Retreat to the Savage Mountain? I Activate the Strategic System! 撤退野人山？我激活战略系统！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical161k WordsOngoing Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Deep in the dense forests along the China-Myanmar border, everything was silent, save for the soft patter of water dripping from the treetops. Li Chenfeng lay motionless in the undergrowth. A drop of water landed on a leaf beside his face, splashing into his eye, but he didn't dare blink. His neck throbbed with pain. A leech squirmed happily against it, swollen with blood. The bushes in the distance swayed. Li Chenfeng glanced at Zhang Xiaoyu, tamped down his agitation, 68.1kReads7.3Score8.5kShelves

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    Great book, highly recommended! You won't regret reading it! [Heart][heart][heart][heart]

22. 22 抗 God of Slaughter on the Taihang Mountains During the War of Resistance 抗战之太行杀神 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban1.1M WordsCompleted If you transmigrate to 1937, what's the first thing you'd want to do? Kill the Japanese invaders? No, fill your stomach first. Qin Yu struggles to survive with his younger sister. By chance, he gets his hands on a few guns. He learns to shoot, takes revenge, and kills collaborators and Japanese invaders. No System, no pocket dimension, no special forces experience. The only thing buried deep in his bones is his hatred of the Japanese, and the only skill he can boast of is his accuracy at shootin 11.8kReads8.8Score875Shelves
23. 23 抗 Guerrilla Warfare in the Yimeng Mountains During the War Against Japan 抗日之我在沂蒙山区打游击 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Feng is an auxiliary instructor with the country's Yanlong Unit. While carrying out a solo mission in northern Myanmar, he falls into a trap, and the villa complex where he is stationed is blown to pieces. By chance, he transmigrates back to his hometown in Shandong in 1937. As the autumn wind blows, he knows the Japanese will arrive in just a few months. Since he's here, he might as well make the best of it. He gathers a group of brothers and prepares for the enemy's arrival. He has to do 6.5kReads8.9Score408Shelves
24. 24 清 The Qing Army Besieges Us: I Transmigrate to the Republic of China and Bring Back a Million Heavy Cannons 清军压境：穿越民国带回百万巨炮 Top Salesperson of the Year年度销售第一Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Traveling between worlds + Ming dynasty prince + Warring States era + Conquest] I can transmigrate between multiple worlds and have a storage space. Isn't that incredibly awesome? 5.2kReads8.5Score452Shelves

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    They all come with their own systems, recruit soldiers, and build their own nations.

25. 25 抗 The War of Resistance Begins with a Dying Datong Coal Miner 抗战从濒死的大同煤矿工人开始 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban714k WordsCompleted In Datong in November 1937, the weather was already bitterly cold. Wang Hansheng, who had transmigrated there, felt his name suited him perfectly: in the freezing winter, he was about to freeze to death and be reborn. As a prisoner-of-war laborer in a mine, he knew that under the Japanese policy of exchanging people for coal, a serious illness meant death. Two moldy steamed buns a day and sixteen hours of digging coal: how could he survive in such conditions? Wang Hansheng envied those mighty tr 3.3kReads8.6Score165Shelves
26. 26 红 Red Alert: War of Resistance: No Mines? The Japanese Are the Mines! 红警抗战：没矿？鬼子不是矿吗？ Jiang Zhu'er, the Third-in-Command三当的姜诸儿Urban554k WordsOngoing Synopsis: There’s Red Alert in the world I’ve transmigrated to, but as an ordinary person, where am I supposed to find a gold mine to exploit? Yu Feiyang is dumbfounded. Maybe he should just keep lying flat... Then he reaches the battlefield, and the System suddenly displays a prompt: [Gold mine detected. Begin mining?] Yu Feiyang, who had been lying flat, springs to his feet. Looking at the Japanese corpses covering the ground, he reaches out with both hands. “Heh... heh... heh...” A dead priva 8.6kReads6.5Score892Shelves

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    These are all lighthearted, enjoyable reads.

27. 27 我 Is It Really So Strange to Build an Aircraft Carrier in a Feudal Dynasty? 我在封建王朝造航母很合理吧？ Miao Yunfeng苗云风Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Otherworld + farming + naval warfare + no System + no harem] Li Yi was flung a hundred years into the past by the power of time and space from the East (author), becoming a disgraced prince exiled overseas. Luckily, he had the knowledge from his previous life and knew weapons development inside out, so he went straight into a shipbuilding frenzy. Battleships sailed in formation across the seas, carrier-based aircraft unleashed overwhelming firepower, radar and missiles struck hard, and deep-sea 267Reads9.0Score—Shelves
28. 28 抗 War of Resistance: I Will Kill the Japanese Myself 抗战：我要亲手杀鬼子 Jiang Zhu'er, the Third-in-Command三当的姜诸儿Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance Drama + Power Fantasy + System] (This book features characters from TV series such as Drawing Sword and Snow Leopard. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.) Wang Ze transmigrates to an unknown world, where a System arrives by sheer luck, but it requires him to kill enemies with his own hands before he can earn rewards! To play it safe, he chooses to lie low and build his strength in the mountains. Who could have guessed... “Ding! Kill confirmed... Reward: 10,000 rifles!” “Ding 18.6kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves
29. 29 都 Urban: The System Takes Me to the War of Resistance 都市：系统带我去抗战 Jiang Zhu'er, the Third-in-Command三当的姜诸儿Urban809k WordsCompleted A story about transmigrating to a world at war. Forty-year-old Huang Sanyi is down on his luck and has achieved nothing in life, when a mysterious System suddenly appears, allowing him to transmigrate to a world at war! From the start, he decisively uses a box of sulfa drugs worth their weight in gold to buy two badly wounded little Japanese soldiers and begins his monster-grinding spree. Then, ding! Reward: Mechanical Manufacturing Proficiency +1. Mechanical Manufacturing upgraded to Advanced. 8.8kReads8.3Score769Shelves
30. 30 红 Red Star Double Crossing: Selling Supplies in Northern Shaanxi 红星双穿：我在陕北卖物资 The Lonely Summer寂寞的夏天Urban703k WordsCompleted College student and courier Su Wen gains the ability to transmigrate to a parallel timeline in northern Shaanxi during the Republican era, thanks to a Red Star pendant. (I’m not good at writing introductions, so please check out the story itself. Lots of people have copied this book. You know what I mean...) 16.9kReads8.2Score888Shelves

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    A great anti-Japanese war novel, not frustrating at all, I'm currently reading it.

31. 31 抗 War of Resistance: From the Bloodbath at the Xiang River to an Iron-Blooded Force 抗战：从湘江血到铁血劲旅 Industrial Backbone工业脊梁Urban1.4M WordsCompleted On the eve of the Xiangjiang Campaign, the Guangxi warlords' forces closed in like an iron barrel. The 3rd Battalion of the 18th Regiment, 6th Red Division, was ordered to hold Xinxu to the last man, fighting a bloody battle to slow the enemy and give the main force a slim chance to survive. Its battalion commander had clawed his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, yet his tactical thinking was unlike that of almost every other Red Army commander. He never clung to dogma. His co 286Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    These few books are worth checking out if you're interested.

32. 32 亮 Bright Sword: Why Did You Capture So Much Loot? 亮剑：为什么你的缴获这么多 Host Jun待客君Urban3.8M WordsOngoing Zhang Yun, a staff member at a New Era War of Resistance Memorial Hall, carries a game cheat that boosts captured loot by 0.5 times as he transmigrates into the world of "Drawing Sword" and becomes a member of the Eighth Route Army. See how he uses this golden finger to fight the Japanese invaders alongside regiment commanders like Li Yunlong and Kong Jie. A carefully researched novel with a moderate golden finger, and no weapons that exceed their era! 34.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
33. 33 抗 War of Resistance: I Rise in Southeast Asia, Starting with the Expeditionary Force 抗战：从远征军开始在东南亚崛起 Wind Thirty-Nine风三十九Urban731k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to 1942 and becomes a regimental commander in the expeditionary force. Step by step, he rises to become a figure who shapes the tides of world events. P.S. I'm not good at writing introductions. Please read the story itself. 13.6kReads8.3Score702Shelves
34. 34 我 I Turned My Battles into Poems, from the Bloody Battle at the Xiang River to Sangganling 我百战成诗，从湘江血战到上甘岭 Old Li's Pistol老李的盒子炮Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [War of Resistance with no System + Long March + War of Resistance + resistance against America] Long Wencheng transmigrates to the time of the crossing of the Xiang River. He has no System, no portals, only a heart full of fervent passion. From the bloody battle at the Xiang River to the four crossings of the Chishui, he faces the icy chains of the Dadu Bridge. From Pingxingguan to Shanhaiguan, he sweeps all before him. From the great grasslands to Lake Changjin. Long Wencheng battles his way f 25.7kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
35. 35 抗 War of Resistance: Starting in Songhu, I Fight in Every Battle 抗战：从淞沪开始打满全场 Brother Dog Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的狗哥Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In 1937, the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China. Though I, Little Commander Li, came from humble beginnings, the most distinguished thing in my family was that my grandfather had once worked as a clerk at the Chiang family’s salt shop in Xikou Town, Fenghua. And though I started out with no high rank, I was merely a battalion commander in the army’s first mechanized unit, the Armored Corps. But through my own efforts, I made a brief appearance on the Songhu battlefield and caught t 4.5kReads8.8Score216Shelves
36. 36 没 That’s Right, I’m Fighting the Great Powers 没错，我打的就是列强 Shaking Xuanyuan震轩辕Rural Life680k WordsOngoing The book has just been released, and its rating is still fluctuating. Please add it to your library and follow along. Liu Tianqing, a special forces soldier assigned to an escort mission, unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1900. Armed with his equipment and the escort case, he fights decisively through the chaos, struggling with all his might against the foreign powers. 15.6kReads6.9Score892Shelves

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    These are all acceptable.

37. 37 从 Life in the Siheyuan, Beginning in the New World 从新世界开始的四合院生活 Someone's Home有个人在家Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsCompleted This is the story of an ordinary man who transmigrates into a world combining a whole host of period dramas. It follows him from before Liberation all the way to the new millennium. In the torrents of everyday life, simply keeping your footing is a struggle; making a name for yourself is harder than reaching the heavens. You and I are ordinary people, but ordinary people have dreams of their own, too. 2.5kReads8.2Score132Shelves
38. 38 抗 War of Resistance: From Nobody to Founding General! 抗战：从小人物到开国将军！ This Is the City of Fog勒是雾都Urban228k WordsCompleted In early 1932, Luo Feng transmigrates to the Greater Khingan Mountains of the northeastern provinces in a parallel world. From the start, Japanese invaders kill his parents, and his elder brother dies in battle. It's hell mode right out of the gate! How can an ordinary man survive in a country torn apart by war? Should he hide in the vast mountains, keep company wit 204Reads6.2Score—Shelves
39. 39 穿 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China, I Live Off Women and Give Nothing Back 穿到民国硬饭软吃 Nian Qing Jiu Qing念卿九卿Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Qin Que, who arrives in the late Qing and early Republican era, has no grand ambitions. He just wants to survive the chaos with his beautiful wife and beloved companions. But Yuan Shikai appoints him military governor of Shanghai. What can he do? This hot potato is impossible to refuse, and it isn't easy to lie flat in a place every military power is fighting to control. Thankfully, Qin Que doesn't give up. After taking office, he keeps trying to find a way toward the laid-back life he wants. Bu 6.3kReads5.9Score275Shelves
40. 40 穿 I Transmigrated to the Xiang River as a Red Army Soldier, but I Don’t Know How to Do Anything 穿越湘江是红军但是啥都不会啊 I Love Potatoes我爱洋芋Urban592k WordsCompleted A 2025 social misfit, a rider who's been through three surnames, a regular member of the chicken-dinner committee, and a maker of packaging waste. One day, he transmigrates into a bloody battle on the Xiang River. Luckily, he has a golden finger, so now it's time to make a difference. If I've already died once, what have I got to fear? 6.9kReads8.4Score224Shelves
41. 41 民 Republican Era: Stealing My Sister-in-Law, More Children, More Blessings from the Start 民国：截胡大嫂，开局多子多福 Huangfu Lianhua of the Spirit Tower通灵塔的皇甫莲花Historical418k WordsOngoing In an age of war and chaos, as rival powers battle for supremacy, a young man bearing a mysterious System keeps his ambitions hidden. He capitalizes on the tides of the era to amass wealth, establish industries, and train elite troops. Rising step by step amid the turmoil, he reshapes the fate of the realm and forges an earthshaking empire. 8kReads—Score790Shelves
42. 42 大 Has the Qing Fallen? My Dreadnought Fleet Is Ready 大清亡了？我的无畏舰队已就绪 Archbishop大主教Historical1.0M WordsOngoing In 1893, on the eve of the First Sino-Japanese War, the Qing Dynasty was on the brink of collapse! Lin Yi transmigrates into the lowest-ranking dockyard manager in the Beiyang Fleet, only to be framed for a corrupt official’s crimes and sentenced to execution from the start! At the critical moment between life and death, he awakens the Great Power Military Industry System! With enough silver and steel, he can instantly materialize steel behemoths from a future age! [Ding! Detected 300,000 taels 11.1kReads6.5Score1.1kShelves
43. 43 抗 War of Resistance: A Hundredfold Return, I Really Don't Want to Be a Marshal 抗战：百倍返还，我真不想当大帅 Qingyun Noob青云菜鸡Urban520k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Story + Passionate Action] Liang Xin transmigrated by accident and successfully activated the Hundredfold Return System! He could get unlimited loot drops just by killing enemies, and everything came with a hundredfold return! Months later, a mysterious force rose to power, shaking the world! Li Yunlong: "Brother Liang, I want to come work as a gatekeeper for you!" Chu Yunfei: "Marshal Liang, you're the one idol I've wanted to follow my whole life!" Shinozuka Yoshio: "I want to go hom 4.8kReads8.6Score255Shelves
44. 44 穿 I Transmigrated to 1916 and Became a Warlord 穿越1916我成了大军阀 City of Three Legacies三遗之城Historical605k WordsOngoing (System) (Crushing the Great Powers) (Developing Industry) (Summoning Troops and Supplies in the Early Stages) (Acquiring Technical Blueprints Later On) (A Satisfying Power Fantasy) Wang Yi transmigrates into the Republic of China era, punching warlords and kicking foreign powers. He builds guns, cannons, and aircraft carriers, and his weapons are always a generation ahead of those of the great powers. Watch how he carves out new territory and raises the nation's prestige amid the chaos. 12Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    Anti-Japanese War novels, mindless wish-fulfillment novels

45. 45 重 Reborn as a Warlord in the Late Qing Dynasty 重生晚清做军阀 Ling Chi Xiao Sheng凌迟小生Historical901k WordsOngoing In the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu, the Gengzi Incident erupted. The Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi fled, and the Qing dynasty was stripped bare. I opened my eyes and found myself the spoiled eldest son of a wealthy family in Tai’an, Shandong. First, I shot the county magistrate’s only son at the Zuixian Tower. Then, before I knew it, my whole family, all thirty-eight of us, were being hunted as we fled north. We hadn’t even crossed the Shandong border when my pare 7kReads—Score442Shelves
46. 46 抗 War of Resistance: Put Me on the National Airwaves 抗战：给我通电全国 Old Fish of Beiming北冥老鱼Urban940k WordsCompleted [War of Resistance] [Bright Sword] [Transmigration] [No System] [Hardcore Hero] [Eighth Route Army] [Base Area] [War of Liberation] [Passionate] [Rise to Power] [Expanding the Army] [Captured Spoils] Please trust Liu Shouxin to keep his word. 21.7kReads8.3Score804Shelves
47. 47 甲 First Sino-Japanese War: From Sinking the Yoshino to Becoming a World Power 甲午：从击沉吉野到成为世界列强 Genius Historian天才史学家Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Sino-Japanese War of 1894] [No System] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Late Qing Dynasty] [Passionate Struggle for Supremacy] [Warlords] [Founder of the Beiyang New Army] [Tiger of Beiyang] [Dragon of Beiyang] [Beiyang] [History] [Transmigration] [Naval Warfare] [War of Resistance] [No Saintly Hero] [Battleships] [Cruisers] [Ancient History] [War of Resistance Against Japan] [Emperor] [Tyrant] [God of War] [World Domination] The people's heroes will live forever. [British Princess] [Japanese Pirate Em 5.1kReads6.8Score434Shelves
48. 48 大 Big Guns and Battleships: Building a Shipyard to Conquer the Qing and Expel the West 大舰巨炮：伐清灭洋从造船厂开始 Willows Dance in the Spring Breeze杨柳舞春风Historical1.0M WordsOngoing [Entirely handmade, no AI] [Shipbuilding System] + [battleships] + [aircraft carriers] + [submarines] + [naval warfare] + [overseas development] + [shaping world events] + [overthrowing the Qing and driving out foreign powers] Yang Yifeng is reborn in an alternate 1900 in South America and inherits a shipyard. With the Boxer Crisis unfolding and a shipbuilding System at his disposal, he resolves to rewrite his people’s tragic history and make the wolves pay! He wants his descendants to proudly s 58.5kReads8.5Score7.1kShelves
49. 49 抗 War of Resistance: An Empire-Building Manual from the Start 抗战：开局一本帝国成长手册 Little Flower Grows on the Gourd葫芦开小花Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Bright Sword] + [The Captain] + [Snow Leopard] + [German weapons] + [Enhanced soldiers] + [sign-in] + [Dual Transmigration] Zhang Xian brings an Empire Growth Handbook with him as he transmigrates to the Northeastern Army at the start of the War of Resistance Against Japan. He fights the Japanese invaders along the Pinghan Railway Line and earns rewards through daily sign-ins. Killing enemies also grants him books containing Japanese soldiers' combat skills. As long as he keeps killing, he can 15.6kReads8.9Score776Shelves
50. 50 南 The Arctic Fox's Fourth Book 南极的狐狸的第4本书 The Fox of Antarctica南极的狐狸Urban1.7M 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! 212Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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