Republican-Era Warlords, With a System. No Bright Sword, Please. Seriously, No Bright Sword 民国军阀。带系统不要亮剑。不要亮剑

1. 251 谁 Who Let Him Join the Military Statistics Bureau? 谁让他来军统的？ Time, Please Slow Down时间你慢些走Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the years of the War of Resistance, He Yuan takes on two identities and four faces, moving between light and darkness. To the Communist Party, he is an elusive master at eliminating traitors and its greatest source of funding. To the Nationalist government, he is the “Japanese Spy Ender” and the “Whampoa Military Academy’s God of Wealth.” To the Japanese, he is a “demonic asura” who stops at nothing! 23.7kReads8.1Score2.2k14d adds
2. 252 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
3. 253 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 1.7kReads9.1Score10214d adds
4. 254 民 The Republic-Era Spy King: I Can Collect Fragments of Memory 民国谍王之我能搜集记忆碎片 Red Speaker红色音箱Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Back in the Republic of China era, Lin Qingfeng can collect fragments of memory from the newly dead. By piecing those memories together, Lin Qingfeng uncovers one crucial clue after another. From then on, the Japanese spies lurking in the country suffer precise, devastating blows. Like sweet potatoes buried beneath the ground, they are dug up one by one by Lin Qingfeng. 4.9kReads8.8Score35414d adds
5. 255 军 The Rise of an Empire Amid Warlord Warfare 军阀混战之帝国崛起 Cold Intentions Behind the Fireworks烟花意冷Urban729k WordsCompleted Synopsis: transmigration + historical what-if + System + warlords [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve successfully drawn a Tiger tank.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve successfully drawn a B-29 bomber.] Li Xingchen, a modern man from Blue Star, transmigrates to another world in the final days of a dynasty and activates the Super Spin System. Watch him build a great empire amid the chaos of war!!! 7.5kReads8.6Score30114d adds
6. 256 八 The Eight Great Clans: More Children, More Blessings, He Daqing Takes Everything 八离世家，多子多福何大清吃绝户 Drunk Moon, Clear Breeze醉月清风Urban466k WordsOngoing [Bright Sword] + [Romance in a Bloody Age] + [Snow Leopard] + [The Great Dye House] + [A Little Woman at Zhengyang Gate] + [Hutong] + [Under Zhengyang Gate] + [The Mansion Gate] + [The Galloping Years] + [Artillery God] + [Glory Days] He Daqing spent months playing through a Steam game called War of Resistance 14, only to die from exhaustion. He awakens in the Republican era, in the central courtyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, in the 16th year of the Republic. He begins his resistance against Ja 8.1kReads—Score41214d adds

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   He Daqing travels back to the Republic of China era

7. 257 抗 War of Resistance: Sending a Japanese Major to Meet Amaterasu from the Start 抗战：开局送鬼子少佐见天照大神 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lao Ma, an armored corps veteran, is caught in a temporal mishap and transmigrates to 1941, a year engulfed in war, landing right in the middle of a Japanese encirclement. Gunfire erupts all around him as the enemy’s footsteps and battle cries close in. Stranded in an unfamiliar era without the modern armored equipment he knows, he has only his past combat experience and a soldier’s iron will. In this desperate fight for survival, Lao Ma begins an unknown journey of resistance. 7.7kReads8.7Score66414d adds

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   Are there good books with low ratings? I think it's hard to say. Check out these few though. [Laughs][what][shy][admiration][kiss][smirk]

8. 258 宗 My Sect Ordered Me to Marry, So I Activated an Infinite Exchange System 宗门强令娶妻，激活无限兑换系统 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [“Good-for-nothing’s comeback” + “System exchange” + “Marriage and growth” + “Play the pig to eat the tiger”] The sect orders an old man in his seventies to take a wife, and he activates the Marriage and Longevity System! A different kind of System, a different kind of thrill! While everyone else has to grovel to survive and grow, the protagonist insists on fighting back, soaring through the skies on his sword. Immortality is no longer a dream. 3.6kReads6.4Score34114d adds
9. 259 开 From the Start, I Drew a Barren Field: I Rise by Slaying Insects 开局抽到废田：我靠杀虫逆袭宗门 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cautious cultivation + farming + earning spirit stones + no System + no harem]. Important things bear repeating: this is a cautious cultivation story, a farming story, and the protagonist is the sort who will keep hiding and playing it safe until the end of time. If that's not your thing, please don't click in. The heavens collapse, countless realms sink into ruin, and all living beings are but ants swept along by the tides. Even the Supreme Immortal Emperor cannot escape the fate of being cons 2.7kReads—Score22514d adds
10. 260 战 War God Possessed: I Transmigrated to 1937 to Fight the Japanese 战神附体：穿越到1937打鬼子 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.4M WordsOngoing “As long as Hunanese remain, China will never fall!” During the eight years of resistance against Japan, the Nationalist government conscripted about 14 million people nationwide. Hunan contributed nearly 2.1 million, or 15% of the total. More than 600,000 Hunanese soldiers on the front lines were killed, wounded, or went missing. About 300,000 were killed, accounting for one-quarter of all Nationalist soldiers killed on the front lines, the highest death toll of any province. Over the eight yea 3.4kReads5.9Score22514d adds
11. 261 铁 Iron-Blooded War of Resistance: The Spoiled Quartermaster Awakens a Divine Machine 铁血抗战：纨绔军需官觉醒神机 The Colors of Songcheng Fireworks宋城烟火色Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [“War of Resistance, 1937” + “Divine Machine System” + “Hardcore War Against Japan” + “Burma-Yunnan Front”] Every inch of land is soaked in blood! Antique shop owner Chu Yun transmigrates into Chen Jiaju, a quartermaster in the 69th Provisional Division. Though born a spoiled rich boy, he raises a force and joins the main battlefield of the war against Japan. Fighting alongside troops from all walks of life, they pit their flesh and blood against the Japanese army to the bitter end, turning ever 4.4kReads6.4Score31414d adds
12. 262 谍 Espionage: I Can See Hidden Information 谍战：我能看到隐藏信息 Zhu Sansui竹三岁Urban1.5M WordsCompleted My new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.7kReads8.5Score14814d adds

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    Highly recommended...

13. 263 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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    An incredibly exciting and thrilling read!!!

14. 264 帝 The Empire Rises: Sweeping Away the Warlords 帝国崛起：横扫大军阀 Flying Black Shark飞翔的黑鲨鱼Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Huang Yuntian transmigrates to another world and gets a Great Warlord System. In a chaotic world divided among warlords, he is the young marshal of a minor warlord, and every day he receives all kinds of supplies from the System’s sign-in rewards. As his territory expands, his daily sign-in rewards grow more numerous and advanced. Massive barracks, Tiger tanks, solar power plants, modern radar, steel bunkers, destroyers, Harrier fighter jets, battleships, aircraft carriers... As his daily sign-i 94Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    These are my books on warlords, mostly about gun and cannon manufacturing, with only one book on cold weapons.

15. 265 神 The Charlatan Stirs Up Heaven 神棍搅天 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMMystery301k WordsCompleted Master says disciples of the Way of the Sublime must not marry. But Master has a whole harem of lovers. At just eighteen, this young Taoist is cursed with irresistible charm. Beautiful women of the mortal world, seductive ghosts from the underworld, and celestial maidens keep him constantly occupied. Watch him get face-slapped by reality as he transforms from a simple, honest man into a shameless Taoist. He plays at life, and toys with people, ghosts, and immortals. Have a laugh, and don't take 1.6kReads6.6Score15614d adds
16. 266 军 Warlord: I Bring Weapons from World War II in Another World 军阀：我从异世二战搞装备 Rainy Day下雨天啊Historical947k WordsCompleted Lin Changxin, the legitimate eldest son of the ruler of three provinces, accidentally transmigrates to a new empire in another world and gains the “Arms Factory System.” The first thing he does after returning home is teach his three restless brothers a lesson. See how Lin Changxin rises amid the chaos, fights for supremacy, and builds a vast empire. 22Reads7.6Score—14d adds
17. 267 一 One Essay on Young China, and I’m Forced to Rebel 一篇少年华夏说，我被迫造反 Xinghan Xuanyu星汉玄羽Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Liu Wu shouted from the podium: “Great Qian is weak and declining. Today, things have reached the point of no return.” “The imperial clan and the nobles and officials cling to outdated ways, covering up the truth with empty appearances.” “Proud Huaxia is scorned by the nations and looked down upon by foreign peoples.” “We scholars have studied the books of the sages so hard. How can we not do everything in our power to turn the tide and restore the Han?” One scholar said, “Liu Wu, are you trying 3.7kReads8.6Score25414d adds
18. 268 开 Picking Up a Girl from the Start, My Beast Horde Sweeps the World 开局捡妹，我的兽群横扫天下 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMHistorical771k WordsCompleted [Rousing power-ups + farming and conquest + an invincible beast horde + an overprotective big brother] Lin Fan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the body of a borderland boy nicknamed “Dirt Lump.” His parents are both dead, and all he has left are two scrawny little sisters. Just as the cavalry of the Khanate descends on their village, the [Beast-Taming System] awakens in his moment of despair! He starts by communicating with sparrows and rats, then learns to command packs of wol 1.8kReads9.0Score14914d adds
19. 269 开 Starting as a Regiment Commander: From Then On, the Road to Hegemony 开局当团长：从此踏上争霸路 Noodles Who Loves Steamed Buns爱吃馒头的面条Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Warlord + Ambition + War + Resistance Against the Great Powers + Foreign Campaigns Wang Quan transmigrates to another world. After unlocking the standard cheat every transmigrator gets, he can already tell that life is going to be exciting. “Congratulations, Host. You’ve received your starter reward: 3,000 rifles, 165 light and heavy machine guns, 50 field artillery pieces...” “Congratulations, Host. Your industrial equipment purchase is complete. You’ve also received the corresponding technical 15.5kReads8.0Score85314d adds
20. 270 抗 War of Resistance: The Mainland's Number One Fearsome General! 抗战：大陆第一悍将！ Little Cinder小烟灰Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Having transmigrated into the darkest period in history, Zhang Yuanchu awakens a System in the midst of the Ningjing Crisis. From that day on, the world loses one spoiled young master and gains an unparalleled, brilliant general! “Every inch of our land is soaked in blood, and a hundred thousand young men take up arms! Men, the time has come to ride out with blades drawn and trample the Japanese nation. Follow me and wipe out the enemy!” 198Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    Several anti-Japanese war novels without "Bright Sword"

21. 271 抗 War of Resistance: I Built a Million-Man Army with God-Tier Choices 抗战：我用神级选择打造百万雄师 Old Li's Pistol老李的盒子炮Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance + Divine Choices + Fiery Patriotism + Farming Style] Five thousand years of glorious history and eight thousand li of magnificent land have been occupied by bandits! How could four hundred million Chinese people and millions of steel-willed soldiers bow their heads and become slaves? Chu Tian transmigrates into the War of Resistance era. With divine choices, he charges across the battlefields against the Japanese, bearing the hopes of future generations and fulfilling the wish 6.9kReads8.4Score38414d adds
22. 272 反 Rebel: System's Beginner's Guide to Starting a Rebellion 反贼：系统零基础指导造反 Prince Langya琅邪王Historical685k WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Moment I Transmigrated, the System Wanted to Teach Me Rebellion) Yet another member of the Xiao clan has transmigrated… This time, it was Xiao Zheng. Maybe he had transmigrated the wrong way, because he became a common laborer doing corvee duty. He had only three options left in life: work himself to death, starve to death, or get beaten to death… Xiao Zheng said he'd rather be reincarnated. But the System said it could teach him how to start a rebellion… 3Reads8.5Score—14d adds
23. 273 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—14d adds

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    Ada Void Breaks Search Novel

24. 274 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
25. 275 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
26. 276 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 2.3kReads9.3Score28114d adds

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    He was a successful businessman in everyone's eyes, a powerful and all-powerful figure controlling the black market. He was also a notorious corrupt official who engaged in money-for-power deals, corrupting and bribing numerous Japanese officers. But only he knew that this was all a persona.

27. 277 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 5.3kReads8.9Score34014d adds

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    A thrilling and intellectually stimulating novel about the War of Resistance against Japan; it's very enjoyable for the reader.

28. 278 少 Young Marshal, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 少帅你老婆又跑了 Ming Yao明药Modern Romance5.4M WordsCompleted “My wife is a country girl. She doesn’t know anything about fashion, so don’t bully her!” the Young Marshal declared. The socialites and noble ladies whom the Young Marshal’s wife had completely overshadowed wanted to cry: Who was bullying whom, exactly? The Young Marshal added, “My wife is gentle and quiet. She doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine or marksmanship!” The patients cured by his wife and the enemies she’d shot dead wondered: Young Marshal, are you blind? “My wife is tend 16.7kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds

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    Here, take it. You're welcome. [Smirking]

29. 279 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 3.2kReads8.6Score14914d adds
30. 280 乱 The Turmoil of the Qing Dynasty 乱清 Watching the Clouds at Dusk暮看云Historical2.3M WordsCompleted “Starting from scratch? Then we'll build a steel industry! Enemies too strong? Then we'll upgrade our guns and cannons! The Revolt of the Three Feudatories is right around the corner, so let the three sides fight it out and see who comes out on top. The colonial feast is past the halfway point, so we'll strike hard and leave the great powers nowhere to turn. No matter how treacherous the road ahead or how powerful the enemy, these proud transmigrators will write a different history through one s 1.2kReads8.3Score14014d adds
31. 281 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 11.8kReads8.8Score86714d adds
32. 282 抗 War of Resistance: Oh No! Sichuan Dad Is Here! 抗战之：不好！川爹来啦！ Jing Zishu景子舒Urban335k WordsOngoing With the nation in peril and the Japanese invaders showing their fangs, every man is responsible for the rise and fall of his country. I wished to enlist, but I was too old. Fortunately, I have a son, and he has volunteered. I give him this banner to carry at all times: wipe away blood with it when wounded, and be wrapped in it when he dies. March ever forward, and never forget your duty. The Death Banner 1.3kReads6.6Score—14d adds
33. 283 帝 The Empire's Last Days: I Lead the Beiyang Fleet in Rebellion 帝国终末：我率领北洋舰队造反 Blood Stained the Heart Red血染红了心Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [History + War + System + Power Fantasy] The navy's youngest admiral, Qin Mu, accidentally transmigrates just moments before a naval battle and also obtains the “Strongest Empire System.” After a fierce battle, Qin Mu turns the tide and defeats the enemy fleet, but he still can't escape his fate. Qin Mu: “Brothers! The pressure from foreign enemies grows ever worse, and the situation on the peninsula is even more dire. We defeated the enemy at sea, yet now we're forced to cower in port and let t 33Reads8.6Score—14d adds
34. 284 民 Republican Era: Ruling Shanghai, With a Few Too Many Underlings 民国：横行上海滩，我小弟有点多 Sallow Little Face小脸蜡黄Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The martial world isn't about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social etiquette. But when you've got too many underlings, what do those things even mean? With a hundred loyal brothers, the slums became paradise. With a thousand loyal brothers, Fatty Huang called me Big Brother! With ten thousand loyal brothers, Xu Wenqiang pledged himself to me! When foreign enemies invaded, Nie Li said, “Even the rough folk of the martial world have courage in their hearts! Every inc 489Reads9.2Score12614d adds
35. 285 军 Warlord: Rising from the Northwestern Frontier to Crush the Great Powers 军阀：从西北边陲崛起，横扫列强 Young Master Yi Chen逸辰公子Historical2.9M WordsOngoing [Warlords] [Republican Era] [System] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Not mindless] Su Zhengyang transmigrates to a world resembling Republican-era China. Warlords have risen everywhere, heroes battle for supremacy, and the foreign powers eye the vast land of China hungrily. By chance, Su Zhengyang activates the Super Warlord System, which can provide all kinds of supplies and military equipment. Armed with a single letter of appointment, Su Zhengyang builds his power step by step, starting in a small 203Reads8.5Score—14d adds
36. 286 军 Warlord: The Young Marshal Falls from Grace, and I Kill Enemies to Loot Their Gear 军阀：少帅落魄，我杀敌爆装备 Ink-Dyed Thousand Cities墨染芊城Historical674k WordsOngoing [System] [Steamrolling] [Mighty Empire] Establish the Shenzhou Empire and reclaim Outer Guandong, the North Sea, and the Outer West (√) Conquer the Zhongcheng region, Juhua, Siam, Annam, Nanyang, Tianzhu... (In progress) (Three million troops, four major naval fleets, and thousands of fighter jets. Dive right in!) Reborn as a down-and-out young marshal with only a few hundred men under his command. He accidentally activates the Kill Enemies to Get Gear System! As long as he kills enemies, he can —Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 287 拜 I Became a Warlord in Republican-Era China After Studying Under Uncle Jiu 拜师九叔之我在民国当军阀 Sustainably Fishing the Pond Dry可持续性竭泽而渔Male-Channel Fanfiction829k WordsCompleted Transmigration + the Age of Declining Dharma + no System + warlords + Taoist cultivation See how an ordinary fan of zombie movies transmigrates to Republican-era China, a land ruled by warlords and crawling with demons. He puts his nine years of compulsory education and the social savvy he picked up through more than a decade of struggling at the bottom of society to use, becomes a disciple of Uncle Jiu, seeks opportunities in zombie movies, and cultivates the Immortal Dao in an age when spiritu 5.7kReads8.4Score30114d adds

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    These are good.

38. 288 民 A Republican-Era Family: Starting by Selling the Ancestral Home to Move to Fengtian 民国家族：从卖掉祖宅去奉天开始 Loves French-Style Shaobing爱吃法风烧饼Urban325k WordsCompleted 1912, the first year of the Republic of China. The old era came to an end that year, and a new one began. The land was in turmoil, beset by internal troubles and foreign threats. That year, Lin Yi transmigrated into the body of a young master from a fallen family. To protect himself, he sold off the family's ancestral estates and headed north to Fengtian. And so, a family that would stand for a century took root in Fengtian. Build factories! Develop industry! Make Fengtian the largest industrial 4.1kReads8.2Score15214d adds
39. 289 多 More Children, More Blessings: Starting Out as a Police Captain in Republican-Era China 多子多福，从民国警察队长开始 Young Old Man幼龄大叔Urban451k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Southwest during the Republic of China era, Xu An unexpectedly binds to a “more children, more blessings” System: marrying and having children unlocks rewards. While others scramble for territory, he first establishes a foothold in the Southwest, using the System's rewards as a foundation and upgrading things himself with knowledge from the future. He doesn't get hooked on the System's perks. He treats them as nothing more than a “starter's guide.” He marries to gathe 2.1kReads6.5Score10914d adds
40. 290 开 From the Start: I'm a Timber Merchant 开局：我当木材贩子 Battle the Heavens, Starcloud战天星云Historical43k WordsOngoing The history of Blue Star is very similar to that of Earth, but when it reached the era of the Ming Dynasty on Earth... Mysterious entrances of various sizes suddenly appeared all over the world. Beyond them lay things never seen before, including rare timber and iron ore. Even the substance sought by emperors throughout the dynasties in their quest for immortality appeared: the “Origin Stone.” ... ... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 291 穿 Transmigrating to 1911: This Warlord's Got Some Swagger 穿越1911这个军阀有点拽 Contemplating the Storms of Life沉思风云Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Slow-Building Warlord] + [Smart Characters] + [Industry and Technology] + [Global Conquest]. Read with caution if these aren’t for you. Original title: Transmigrating to 1911: This Warlord Is Pretty Daring Qin Yuan, a veteran transmigrator, arrives in Rongcheng, Xichuan, in an unknown era on his tenth transmigration. With money in one hand and a gun in the other, he seizes this opportunity and rises to power! In this life, 101Reads7.4Score—14d adds
42. 292 民 Republican Era: From the Son of a 1911 Revolution Warlord to a Peerless Statesman 民国：从辛亥督军之子到国士无双 Little Shark Living in Antarctica住在南极的小鲨Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Republican era + war + warlords + industrial development + nation-building] Lei Mingyuan wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated to 1911 and become the son of Lei Zhenchun, a general in the Beiyang New Army. In the turmoil of the late Qing and early Republic, he knows he must control an army to ensure his own safety. Starting by training a new army, he gradually gains control of the troops, then uses his informational advantage to lead his men from a small town and rise into a major 1.1kReads8.0Score10114d adds
43. 293 大 The Great Qian Republic's Warlord: Infinite Funds System 大乾民国军阀之无限资金系统 A Chilly Drizzle落雨微冷Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [Troop-Raising System + World War II Weapon Summoning (Primarily German Weapons) + No Female Lead + Ruthless] In his previous life, Han Xiyuan was a special forces team commander. He died overseas during a rescue mission, and when he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in another world: the Daqian Republican Era. He had become a battalion commander. Han Xiyuan's army was ordered to head to the Magic City and take part in its defense. 11Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Starting with the battle to defend Shanghai, they then went straight for the nuclear bombs dropped on our daily lives.

44. 294 军 Warlord: I Drew an Army of Ten Thousand from the Start 军阀：开局抽到一万军队 The Rainy Day I Miss You下雨了想你的天Urban949k WordsCompleted [Great Warlord] + [Troop Building] + [Conquer the Realm] “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve drawn a full-strength division!” … “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve drawn three fighter squadrons and three bomber squadrons!” … “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve drawn two naval fleets!” Chen Ziming, once a history teacher, transmigrates to another world by accident, becoming a minor regiment commander and activating the Empire Conquest System! Watch as a small-time commander slays his enemies 11.4kReads7.2Score51714d adds
45. 295 军 Warlord: From Genshin Impact Prodigy to King of the Northwest 军阀：从白鹿原神童到西北王 Time Has a Voice时间有语Male-Channel Fanfiction355k WordsOngoing On the Winter Solstice of 1911, heavy snow sealed the doors shut. Bai Xiaowen awoke in the body of an eight-year-old, but the soul in his mind belonged to a PhD in political economy. He also knew how the history of this ancient land would unfold over the next century. At the time, Sheng Yun, a die-hard loyalist of the Qing court, had surrounded Xi'an with 200,000 troops from Gansu. The whole city was starving. The great scholar Mr. Zhu resolved to risk his life alone to persuade the besieging 35Reads8.4Score—14d adds
46. 296 民 A Warlord's Harem in Republican China 民国军阀的后宫生活 Jiang Feng蒋丰Historical90k WordsCompleted The warlords of the Republic of China fought over territory, troops, power, and women. Just imagine transmigrating back to that era. Every warlord would thump his chest and proudly swear, “I’m a real man!” And so, the Republic of China developed its own unique spectacle: warlords with wives and concubines galore. Anyone reading the history of the Republic of China must read about its warlords, and must not overlook the women who appear here and there in their stories. Compared with the stench of 1.9kReads9.0Score—14d adds
47. 297 军 Warlord: Starting by Emptying the Shanghai Arsenal 军阀：从搬空上海兵工厂开始 Nitrogen Settled氮定Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Warlord] [Republican Era] [Guangxi Wolf Troops] [Power Fantasy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible] I transmigrated to 1927 and became Li Youlin, the son of Li Delin. At the time, Peanut had just stepped down, and the Guangxi clique was at the height of its power. But I knew this was only the calm before the storm. Facing a powerful enemy poised to return and a family faction that seemed glorious but was actually riddled with hidden dangers, I chose to target the arsenal in Shanghai. Little Zh 257Reads6.9Score—14d adds
48. 298 民 Republican Era: Every Town Is a System Military Base 民国：每个城镇都是系统军事基地 Longbowman长弓手Urban266k WordsOngoing [Military System + Mass-Produced Soldiers and Suicide Squads + Transmigration + War Between Two Worlds + Rebirth + War of Resistance + Republic of China] Xiao Ye transmigrates to a parallel world resembling the Republic of China era and obtains a System. By occupying villages and towns, he can acquire soldiers, supplies, weapons, and equipment. With enough money, he can even get tanks, planes, and aircraft carriers through the System. After a village is occupied, it generates one unit of System 951Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    This is a Republican-era military expansion where the more territory you occupy, the faster you recruit soldiers. The protagonist recruits soldiers so quickly that even the author is struggling to keep up. Occupying a village allows you to recruit one soldier per day, a town ten, a county a hundred, and so on.

49. 299 穿 Transmigrating to 1937 During the War of Resistance 穿越抗日1937 Little Scribe9527小书僮9527Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [True-to-life Republican-era setting. No System. Not a power fantasy.] In 2025, an ordinary office worker transmigrates to the chaotic Republican era of 1927 and is forced to become a starving foot soldier amid the warlord conflicts. Ten years later, he leads over a hundred thousand men out of Sichuan to fight the Japanese. This is a stirring, tragic expedition, and an iron-blooded legend written by an ordinary man at a time when his nation’s survival hangs in the balance! Note: This book has no 9.7kReads6.1Score39314d adds
50. 300 抗 War of Resistance: The Sichuan Army Marches into Shanxi and Begins a General's Rise 抗战：川军入晋，开启大将之路 Tomato Braised Pork Knuckle番茄肘子Urban3.0M WordsOngoing (Feel-good power fantasy + decisive and ruthless + never grovels) Tang Yunshan wakes up one day transmigrated into the body of a regimental deputy major in the Jin-Sui Army, a graduate of the eleventh class at Whampoa. From the start, he gains a Merit System: kill the Japanese and score gear! What Jin-Sui Army? What Central Army? I don't want any of them! Building my own forces is the way to go! Destroying blockhouses, taking enemy strongholds, and establishing a modern army. What! Katyusha rock 28.1kReads7.0Score2.4k14d adds

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    The system defeated its opponent with an overwhelming advantage.

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