Red-Themed Novels Based on Real History 以真实历史为基础、红色的小说

1. 101 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 23.9kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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   Several highly-rated spy novels, set in the Republican era, featuring Japanese agents, No. 76, Americans, Chongqing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Yan'an, and depicting the War of Resistance against Japan.

2. 102 情 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come 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! 953Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 穿 I Transmigrated as the German Emperor: I'll Restore Germany to Glory! 穿越德皇：我重振德意志！ Spring Field Meow春田喵Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Zhao Zheng, a PhD in history, wakes up to find that he has taken over the body of Wilhelm II, Germany’s last emperor, in 1918! He has only two days before his abdication! Berlin is in turmoil, mutinous sailors seize power, and the Entente powers mass their troops at the border. The once-glorious Second Reich is on the brink of collapse! But armed with a century of historical knowledge, Zhao Zheng refuses to repeat the tragedy! He kicks the arrogant powerbroker Ludendorff aside and seizes iron-fi 44.3kReads8.0Score4.1kShelves

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   This book has a strong historical foundation and can be considered a classic in traditional military history. If you like traditional military history, you shouldn't miss it.

4. 104 南 The Northern and Southern Dynasties: Steelmaking with Pavel 南北朝：我与保尔炼钢铁 Debiao Ya德彪呀Historical353k WordsOngoing Li Zheng, a university student studying history, finds himself in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, amid the chaos of the Five Barbarians and war raging everywhere. He has become a refugee on the verge of starving to death. Just as he despairs, he encounters a burly “Semuren” with a high-bridged nose and deep-set eyes, who speaks broken Chinese but has a gaze as sharp as a torch. “Comrade, your country is groaning under its suffering!” When a man named Pavel Korchagin turns the spirit of How 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Two forces in a chaotic world: the modern knowledge of a time traveler and Paul's revolutionary spark. Instead of fighting separately, the two join forces to form a team, confront the unjust powerful clans, and strive to build an equal society. The premise is fresh and logically sound.

5. 105 刷 Scrolling Short Videos: A Red Shock for the Ancients from the Start 刷短视频：开局给古人红色震撼 Xuan Bi宣笔Historical1.6M WordsOngoing A thousand years have passed, and Wei Wu swings his whip. The bleak autumn wind blows once more, but the world has changed. [Scrolling through the words and videos that set your blood racing in history. At the end of the video, there appears...] Ying Zheng: “This man actually said...” Liu Che: ... Li Shimin: ... Zhu Yuanzhang: ... The emperors of every dynasty are utterly horrified! Emperors of the dynasties: “Kneel before me!” “Don't kneel. Stand up!!!” [Scrolling: Brother Liu and The T 25.4kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
6. 106 谍 Espionage: My Second Life in the Republic of China 谍战之我在民国做二代 Some Ji Who Loves Garlic Scapes Stir-Fried with Braised Pork爱吃蒜苗炒卤肉的姬某Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Spy Warfare + Political Intrigue + Trading Supplies + Ultimate Wish-Fulfillment: Not to Be Missed] Zhao Zhilin is a well-connected young scion and a legendary spy who has returned through time, determined to resist the Japanese. Whether he’s dealing with the Special Service Office or No. 76, he fits right in. “I know who the ‘Hu Qin’ you’ve been looking for is.” This is the confession offered by a turncoat at No. 76 who could no longer endure torture. “It’s time Zhao Zhilin got promoted.” These 1kReads5.9Score105Shelves

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   It contains a wealth of historical facts and is insightful and thought-provoking.

7. 107 穿EN Transmigrating to a Small Country and Developing Its GDP to Number One 穿越小国，发展GDP到第一 Won a Wisp of Tea Fragrance at Book Gambling赌书赢得缕茶香Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming + Development + War + Ensemble Cast + Ideals] To borrow Sankara's words: What was the Republic of Bujinia like before he took over? Its national GDP was just 7.26 billion dollars. Its land area was a pitiful 274,000 square kilometers. Its entire armed forces numbered fewer than 100,000! The navy? What's a navy? Can a landlocked country even have one? And what was Bujinia like after he took over? Its GDP surpassed that of the United States Federation, accounting for 40% 30.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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   Spreading Red Civilization in Africa

8. 108 蜀 The Last Survivor of Shu Han: Reviving the Five Tiger Generals from the Start 蜀汉未亡人：开局复活五虎上将 Xiaoyao Zhaoyun逍遥兆允Historical987k WordsCompleted [Alternate history] + [Han dynasty orthodoxy] + [Five Tigers reborn] + [Cautious yet fierce] + [A weak nation strikes back] + [Continental conquest] + [Fervent battles and slaughter] + [Championing justice] + [Schemes, open and hidden] As long as one branch of the Liu clan survives, Shu Han will never fall! Revive the Five Tiger Generals and inherit the Fire Dragon Spear. Watch how my great-grandson Liu Bei turns the tide when all seems lost and saves a crumbling empire! 1.3kReads7.3Score127Shelves

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   The legitimate successor of the Han dynasty, with impeccable lineage and noble blood!

9. 109 1 1912: Sweep Through a Chaotic Era with My Arsenal 1912：我靠军火库横扫乱世 Break the Horse, Raise the Spear, Pacify the World破马长枪平天下Urban943k WordsOngoing Late Qing dynasty, the third year of Xuantong, Rong County, Sichuan. Gunfire echoes across the land. A world in turmoil is coming, and the nation is on the brink of collapse. Chen Feng, a soldier in the Jiaolong Special Operations Assault Team, opens his eyes to find that he has transmigrated into this turbulent era, where human life is worth less than grass. Bandits run rampant within the country, and mutinous soldiers burn and slaughter. The Qing court is corrupt, while foreign powers circle l 19.3kReads6.7Score1.1kShelves

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   I recommend a hardcore warlord novel! The protagonist transmigrates back to the late Qing Dynasty. Although he has a system, it's not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. It follows real historical events and uses advanced thinking to change the political landscape. It gets increasingly addictive as it progresses. Fans of Republican-era war and political intrigue should definitely check it out. [Already added to my bookshelf][Already added to my bookshelf][Already added to my bookshelf][Bump this post]

10. 110 骗 Just Kidding, I'm a Revolutionary Army Member Too 骗你的，其实朕也是革命军 The Naturally Evil Uchiha Clan天生邪恶的宇智波一族Male-Channel Fanfiction536k WordsOngoing (No female lead) (Two-way transmigration) (Cheat abilities support the plot) Liu Changqin: “So you're saying you really are Chongzhen, but you transmigrated to the future and lived there for 20 years, even got into a 985 university, and now you've come back?” Chongzhen: “You got it, bro.” Liu Changqin: “Then what do you think about hereditary rule?” Chongzhen: “Long live the people! That vile feudalism only stands in the way of social progress.” Liu Changqin: “Wait, does that make sense?” Chongz 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend my own book [crying emoji]. First of all, the updates are guaranteed. Bro, you can check the update times in the table of contents. I updated 53,000 words in three days. The outline is all written, and updating 10,000 words a day in the short term is no problem. There are no melodramatic plots [crying emoji]. No sisters, adopted daughters, stepmothers, or anything like that [crying emoji]. The theme is absolutely fresh; you've definitely never read anything like it before [crying emoji].

11. 111 到 Who on Earth Taught You to Be a Recruit Like This? 到底谁教你这么当新兵的？ Pepper-Salt Mallet椒盐榔头Urban4.5M WordsOngoing “As a decorated hero, legendary soldier, and youngest-ever general, could you share the secret to your success?” “I don't date.” “You mean you don't let romance distract you or emotions sway you, and you devote yourself wholeheartedly to serving your country and earning distinction?” “That's right!” The next day, Qin Feng read the newspaper and nearly spat blood. “As a decorated hero and legendary soldier, could you share the secret to your success?” “Date more.” “You mean love inspires y 61.2kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    These two military novels are so good! Once you start reading, you can't stop.

12. 112 让 I Asked a Retired Old Man to Buy Cigarettes, and the Whole Army Hunted Me Down 让退休老头买烟，全军疯狂追杀我 Sour and Spicy Hammer酸辣榔头Urban656k WordsCompleted [Original + Humorous + Explosive Action + Subverts Expectations + No Heroine] Meng Yan transmigrates into a military world and gets bound to a completely bizarre System. What should he do? No problem. Luckily, he’s even more bizarre than the System. [God’s Eye] [Pose as a college student, earn two hundred yuan every time you go out] [My Bullets Always Veer Left] [Small and Medium Home Appliance Modifications: Way Ahead of the Competition] [Wilderness Survival Guide] Meng Yan rubs his fore 11.9kReads9.1Score889Shelves
13. 113 长 The Bloody, Tear-Stained History of the Long March 长征血泪史 Mu Gaofeng, Who Likes Electric Saxophone喜欢电萨克斯的穆高枫Urban147k WordsOngoing [No System, no cheats. Aiming to recreate history as faithfully as possible and experience that breathtaking, gripping journey to save the nation.] See the Long March through the eyes of an ordinary young Red Army soldier, experiencing a journey that seems almost like a cheat in itself. The story strives to honor the facts, so that more and more people can be grateful to and remember the heroes who came before us, never forget the path that brought us here, cherish the good life we have today, 2.1kReads—Score261Shelves
14. 114 红 The Red Star Shines Across the Land 红星耀山河 Arctic Roasted Sweet Potato北极烤地瓜Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [The Red Army, the Long March, the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Self-Defense Counterattack, Building a New China] In 2025, programmer Lin Chaoyang has hit rock bottom. He wakes up in northern Guizhou in early 1935, where a Red Army unit nurses him back to health. Transmigration has not only carried him into another era, it has also awakened his dormant potential: superb combat skills, exceptional battlefield first aid and sniping talents, an 374Reads6.3Score344Shelves
15. 115 抗 War of Resistance: Starting with the 25,000-Li Long March 抗战：从两万五千里长征开始 Lun Er轮儿Urban565k WordsOngoing [No System] [War of Resistance] [Tragic Regrets] [No Female Lead] Liu Xia, a young military officer from a later era, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world in 1934 and becomes a Red Army battalion commander on the eve of the Long March. With no System and no golden finger, how will he shake up the world? When the Long March begins, Liu Xia is a battalion commander with more than two hundred men under his command. By the time he reaches northern Shaanxi, he has nearly three thousand men 35.5kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves
16. 116 谍 Spy War: Only I Can Eavesdrop on People's Thoughts 谍战，只有我能偷听心声 Drunk on Wine for the Rest of My Life浊酒醉余生Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Not a formulaic spy thriller. A feel-good story about growth, with an original plot. If you don’t like it, don’t argue.] In 1931, as the War of Resistance was about to break out, under pressure from the situation on all sides, Dai Yunnong traveled to Beiping in person to establish an intelligence network in the three northeastern provinces. Who could have guessed that the secret would leak? The three spy teams sent into the region were exposed, and all thirty Huangpu Academy elites were wiped o 37.9kReads9.0Score5.4kShelves
17. 117 血 A Blood-Oath Journey 血誓征程 Yu Yangzi渔阳子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This book follows the protagonist Yang Yi as he grows through combat during the Red Army's campaigns, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the War of Liberation. It unfolds like a magnificent panorama, as stirring as a grand anthem. In those years of raging flames and bloody battles, countless outstanding sons and daughters of China gave their lives with honor for national liberation, and for the peace and security of their country. They fearlessly fought the despicable enemy, defending the 9.5kReads9.1Score739Shelves
18. 118 穿 Transmigrated, and Too Afraid to Die, I Joined the Red Army 穿越，怕死的我加入了红军 Pick Up a Leaf捡一片叶子8k WordsCompleted I transmigrated and, being afraid to die, joined the Red Army 103Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 黄 Building Terraced Fields on the Loess Plateau 黄土高原开梯田 Huangpu Drifting Pig黄浦漂猪Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [Period Novel] [Upright Values] He carved out a place for himself with his own hands. He made the yellow earth bloom with his sweat. This is a farming novel about changing the whole world through hard work! 4.1kReads8.2Score211Shelves

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    Recommended! See for yourself if you think it's good!

20. 120 开 I Knew Nothing About the War Against Japan at First, but the Japanese Were Out to Get Me 开局不懂抗日，奈何命犯鬼子 Tu Mu途暮Historical1.0M WordsCompleted He knew nothing about fighting the Japanese from the start, but fate had it in for him and the Japanese! Read the story of Little Eighth Lord and you'll laugh until you spit out your food, then quietly shed a tear. Best of all, let him fight for you with all the passion in his heart, performing acts of chivalry in a world torn by war! At the beginning, Little Eighth Lord loses his memory and stumbles onto the anti-Japanese battlefield in the Central Plains, convinced he's Li Yuanba, the greatest 1.5kReads—Score143Shelves
21. 121 岭 Those Years Working in Lingnan 岭南打工那些年 Dongting Fish Song洞庭鱼歌Urban1.0M WordsCompleted This work is a realistic urban novel based on my own experience of heading south to Guangdong for work in the late 1980s. It might be more accurate to call it a memoir of migrant work than a novel. The characters are all based on my colleagues, fellow villagers, and friends I knew well! I chose to write in the first person so that everyone in these pages would feel vivid and real, with a soul of their own. I hope readers will find the voice warm and familiar as they read or listen in their spare 18.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    This is a vivid and realistic depiction of the social and human changes in China during the thirty years of reform and opening up (1988-2018). After its publication, it was reprinted by many platforms and received more than 10,000 comments from readers. It is a rare masterpiece of realism in the past decade, and it is very suitable for readers born in the 60s, 70s and 80s who have experience of working in the past to savor and reflect on it as they read!

22. 122 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. 4.9kReads8.8Score368Shelves
23. 123 谍 Espionage: I’m a Screwdriver, Infiltrating No. 76 谍战：我是螺丝刀，卧底76号 Fragrant Blossoms in Spring春暖留芳Urban2.7M WordsOngoing (A rough-around-the-edges spy’s rise to success, with a soft spot for the Communists. Please don’t flame if it’s not your thing!) He’s a disposable pawn in the Military Statistics Bureau, but he has an infinite storage space and supernatural hearing! Thanks to his uncanny ability to hit his targets with flying screwdrivers, he rises to become the top assassin at the Shanghai station, then goes undercover at No. 76 by pure chance. Amid the turbulent world of espionage, he kills Japanese invaders 46.6kReads8.0Score3.2kShelves

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    The masterpiece "Barbed Wire" has ended, and you're probably experiencing a reading slump again, right? Check out this one! While it may not be on par with Sylvester Liu's idols, it's definitely worth reading—the kind that will make you laugh out loud! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][I also highly recommend it]

24. 124 谍 Espionage: I Accidentally Became the Head of a Military Intelligence Bureau Station 谍战：我一不小心成了军统站长 Can Be Small or Big可小可大Urban1.9M WordsCompleted No one knows his name, but his achievements will never be forgotten! Others who go undercover become objects of suspicion. When he goes undercover, he suspects everyone else! He is a military intelligence station chief, a traitorous secret agent, and a steadfast Communist Party member, all at once. Through a twist of fate, he infiltrates the Japanese puppet regime's secret service bureau. Three identities, one conviction: to fight the War of Resistance to the very end! 16.8kReads8.9Score1kShelves
25. 125 权 The Road to Power: My 1996 权力官途，我的1996！ Brothers of the Heavenly Emperor天帝兄弟Urban834k WordsCompleted Liu Guoqing faces a crisis and finds himself at the end of his rope. He fights back and rises to the top! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a rare find, truly excellent. Absolutely fantastic! Brothers and sisters, you absolutely must watch it!

26. 126 天 A Book by Tiandi Xiongdi 天帝兄弟的一本书 Brothers of the Heavenly Emperor天帝兄弟Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Zhao Dagang is a top graduate of a prestigious university, but discovers that his wife is cheating on him and is framed by a coworker. Heartbroken and desperate, he chooses to give in to his female boss, setting himself on the path to a stunning comeback! 144Reads7.2Score—Shelves
27. 127 异 Red-Flag America in Another World 异世红旗美利坚 Fine Drizzle Like Ox Hair细雨牛毛Eastern Fantasy143k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + Paradox System + American Revolution] When Yan En woke up, he found himself in a United States that wasn't quite the same as the one he knew. Right away, he saw newspaper headlines proclaiming “America Is Doomed” and “Civil War on the Horizon,” while another paper reported that “Wall Street Stocks Hit Another Record High.” Was the United States at the end of 1928 really this crazy? But crazy suited him just fine. As a Paradox “war criminal,” he loved eras like this, when he 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author has a strong grasp of history, politics, and philosophy; the problems of American society during the interwar period are evident from the beginning, which is quite good.

28. 128 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. 6.8kReads8.6Score432Shelves
29. 129 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. 11.3kReads8.6Score955Shelves
30. 130 官 Officialdom in Turmoil: Starting by Saving Qi Tongwei 官场风云：从拯救祁同伟开始 Ancient Charm Studio古韵坊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Screen Worlds Crossover: Uncle Dong, Tazhai, The Knockout, In the Name of the People, Love Apartment, Storm of Black Suppression, and some characters from Hong Kong dramas. [Ensemble Cast] [Cinematic Narration] [One Female Lead] [Original Story] A brilliant senior student, brimming with confidence, is tragically murdered by his advisor. Is this a distortion of love, or a collapse of morality? What mysteries lie behind the smell of roast pork drifting through Dongshan's air? Thunderous gunfire cu 5.1kReads8.6Score224Shelves

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    Fanfiction of "In the Name of the People"!

31. 131 穿 I Transmigrated to a Small Country and Built a Socialist Nation from Scratch 穿越小国，从零开始建立红色国度 Snowy Maple Standing Amid the Frosty Blades屹立在寒芒当中的雪枫Urban179k WordsOngoing [No female lead]+ [Four iron hearts] When the world was young and the stars shone bright, the soulless alliance had already ceased to exist. Swarms of flies were fighting to feed on its corpse, and it seemed the only welcome awaiting idealists was the grave. Then a brand-new red star was born on a continent everyone despised, and almost no one believed in it. But Santra would show them that idealists still lived on this continent, ready to give everything to realize their original dream, even if 24Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 重 Reborn as the Ming Emperor, but the Ming Dynasty Is Already Gone 重生明帝，但大明已经没了 Li Zhen理振Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yan is reborn. The good news: he’s the emperor of the Great Ming. The bad news: the Great Ming is already gone. The Southern Ming court is on the verge of collapse, the Qing troops are pursuing them south, and the court keeps fleeing south… Li Yan: “I’m done running! I’ll fight the northern barbarians to the death!” Factional infighting? Kill them! We’ll fight our way from Guangdong back to Beijing! Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi. This time, they won’t be disappointed! 32.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
33. 133 铁 A Bloody War of Resistance: From the Start of Bright Sword to China’s Rise 铁血抗战：从亮剑开局到华夏腾飞 Old Wang Doesn't Sell Melons老王不卖瓜Urban2.5M WordsOngoing A modern veteran transmigrates into the body of a patriotic young man from the South Seas, armed with an overpowered System, and sets out to build the most lavishly equipped Eighth Route Army! There’s no supply he can’t buy, only attacks the Japanese never see coming. He becomes sworn brothers with Li Yunlong, joining him in a legendary tale of blood and fire against the Japanese. The iron and blood of the Jinxi-Beiping battlefield come alive once more. With the System’s help, technology saves 51.2kReads7.9Score4.7kShelves
34. 134 水 Water Margin: The Red Flag Begins to Fly over Liangshan 水浒：赤旗从梁山开始飘扬 Thirty-Year Bookworm三十年书虫Historical2.2M WordsCompleted [Water Margin] [Campaign Against the Bandits] [Transmigration] [Weak golden finger] [No Female Lead] [Political Intrigue] [Conquering the World] “We just want to live!” “We farm every day, year after year. We pay our taxes and perform our corvee labor. All we want is to live in peace!” “But the court won’t let us! The Song emperor won’t let us! They exploit us, squeezing us until there’s nothing left! If they won’t let us live, then none of us will! If they won’t let us farm, then we’ll bury the 2.2kReads7.3Score160Shelves
35. 135 全 Global Sinicization, Starting at the End of the Ming Dynasty 全球汉化，从明末开始 Cutting the Hanging斩悬Historical3.2M WordsOngoing After his soul travels back to the end of the Ming dynasty, in the first year of the Chongzhen reign, Wei Changjun discovers that he can contact the future. Before me lies the dying Ming dynasty, beset within by Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, and rebel kings vying for control of the Central Plains. Beyond its borders, the Jurchen cavalry watches hungrily, ready to invade at any moment. Behind me stands a future superpower: the National History Research Institute, the Ministry of Agriculture, the M 8.8kReads8.9Score560Shelves

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    There's another book called "Ge Qin," but I can't find it online.

36. 136 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! 10.7kReads8.7Score971Shelves

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    One fights in the Republic of China era, the other in Japan—both are thrilling anti-Japanese war stories!

37. 137 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 10.4kReads7.0Score583Shelves
38. 138 小 Xiaobai's Immortal Longevity Transmigration 小白长生穿越 Shirley Loves Spicy Chicken爱吃辣子鸡块儿的雪莉Historical286k WordsOngoing Please adapt your perspective as the author, protagonist, and plot change, and look at things from multiple angles. Long Life in the Great Qin Dynasty] + [Keeping a Low Profile] + [Patriotism] + [Socialist Construction] + [No Female Lead] Loyal not to Qin Shi Huang, but to the Chinese people!!! Unite every force that can be united. Long live the great proletariat!!! Set right every historical regret!!! Imperialism as the spear Capitalism as the shield Communism as the armor In two thousand years —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three are based on true history. There are others, but I dare not recommend some because they are too realistic—the names are real—and I'm afraid they'll be banned. So I won't implicate anyone.

39. 139 共 The Republic’s Tumultuous Times: Rising Between the White Mountains and Black Waters 共和国风云：从白山黑水间崛起 Watching the Ice Sea看冰海Historical46k WordsOngoing In 1820, at the end of the Jiaqing era, social unrest had only just begun to settle. The treasury was empty, opium was flooding in, and the Western powers were watching hungrily. Beneath the fading glow of a golden age, danger was gathering, and the currents of history were surging in the dark. The traditional agrarian economy remained dominant, thought and culture were growing conservative, and the dynasty was quietly approaching a historic turning point. The Chinese nation and peoples around t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 长 The Battle at Lake Changjin: I, Kung Fu Panda, Am the Seventh Company’s Ace 长津湖：我，功夫熊猫，七连王牌 Leng Ping'an Is the Best冷平安最棒Historical285k WordsOngoing He transmigrates as a panda who fights fiercely on the battlefield, hailed as the Seventh Company’s trump card! Together with Wu Qianli and the others, he crosses the border and thrashes the Eagle Army's coalition forces. In the eyes of the Seventh Company's soldiers, he is a beloved panda of China. To the Eagle Army, he's a monster that tears tanks apart with its bare hands, carries a rocket launcher, and charges into battle with a heavy machine gun! “Roar!” A roar rings across the entire Chang 12Reads8.0Score—Shelves
41. 141 1 1979: A Great Nation's Leap Forward 1979大国飞跃 Peng the Great Is Reserved大鹏矜持Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [A note: This novel requires some knowledge to read and leans toward realism rather than wish fulfillment. Beginners, stay away! Beginners, stay away!] [Modern urban setting + period drama + technology + global perspective on competition between great powers + slow burn] [Contains science fiction elements + leans toward realism + has a golden finger] Zhou Xia Yan, the head of a high-tech company, was struck by a meteor and transmigrated to the end of 1979, becoming a young educated urbanite who 3.5kReads8.2Score223Shelves
42. 142 1 1853: Measuring the Nation's Territory with Cannons 1853：用大炮去丈量国土面积 Lone Angler独钓客Historical619k WordsCompleted The protagonist accidentally transmigrates to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. See how he restores China during the late Qing Dynasty. Between the realm and the women he loves, he sees through all the ways of the world and enjoys a life of freedom. Then he strides boldly into the surging current of history. 1.2kReads7.1Score—Shelves

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    This is an invincible, divine book.

43. 143 明 Ming Cavalry 明骑 The Guy Next Door隔壁小王Historical3.5M WordsCompleted A modern border defense soldier transmigrates to Liaodong in the late Ming dynasty, taking command in a time of crisis and rising from humble beginnings. He trains a hundred thousand cavalry, rides into battle with lance in hand, crushes the Tartar invaders, puts down the rebels, and conquers the pass at Mount Helan. He fishes in Lake Baikal and waters his horses on the American continent. Soon, the sun-and-moon battle flags fly across the world. Whoever dares invade our Great Ming shall be slai 1.6kReads8.6Score206Shelves
44. 144 流 Wandering in 1937 流浪在一九三七 Young October Person年轻的十月人Urban890k WordsOngoing A rare realistic War of Resistance novel on the Tomato platform. Its selling point is the absence of a golden finger, and its strengths are its harsh realism and emotionally compelling characters. However, the prose is rough early on, partly due to the author's writing ability and the platform's pacing. Best suited to readers who enjoy hard-hitting War of Resistance stories and don't mind a slow start. 4.9kReads8.7Score337Shelves

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45. 145 明 Rebel Army at the End of the Ming 明末义军 Huang Zhong in the Stands观众席上的黄忠Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the Late Ming] [No System] [Establishing a Base] [Fighting the Landlords] [Redistributing the Land] Li Xiangdong transmigrates to the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty. To get a bowl of millet porridge, he joins a band of rebels. His bravery in battle and sharp mind earn him a post as a junior infantry officer. When the rebel army is scattered by government forces, Li Xiangdong leads his men into the mountains, where they fight the landlords, redistribute the land, 1.7kReads8.2Score102Shelves
46. 146 官 The Road to Power: From Handong to the Summit 官途：从汉东至权力巅峰 One Big Silly Fish一条大笨鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing "From the military to politics" "Period drama" "Business strategy" "The pinnacle of power" "A crossover of TV worlds" In the Name of the People, A Bouquet of Flowers Beneath the Mountain, The Knockout, and more. He is Liang Sian, Liang Sanxi's younger brother. He is also Zhao Mengsheng's friend. Every classic must have its regrets. Let the protagonist rewrite them, because these characters deserve better endings. After taking charge of a region, he starts with Qi Tongwei! 7.2kReads6.6Score199Shelves

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    Book recommendation: The protagonist's older brother is Qi Tongwei's father-in-law; the protagonist transitions from military to civilian life and becomes a powerful figure. Based on the real Vietnam War.

47. 147 一 Every Inch of Land Is Bought with Blood 一寸山河一寸血 Sighing in Solitude叹伶仃Historical3.8M WordsCompleted He transmigrates with a System. Lu Fengxian, the fiercest warrior of the Three Kingdoms, just watch as I, Li Cunxiao, Ran Min, and Gao Chong take on Lu Bu together! Second Master Guan, you've got your Green Dragon Crescent Blade, but I, Yuwen Chengdu, have my gilded phoenix-wing trident too. System, do you have any of those monkeys that showed up in the Ming Dynasty? Give me a dozen. This is a tale of bloody conquest: driving the barbarians north, men may bleed but never weep, and the Han people 1.2kReads8.2Score103Shelves
48. 148 抗 The Anti-Japanese War System Activates: Twin Souls of the Flames of War 抗日系统激活：烽火双魂 Sprout of the Tusi King's City土司王城的嫩芽Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The years scorched by war are not far behind us. The bloodstains that dyed the earth red still burn in our eyes. The desperate cries beneath Nanjing's walls, the nameless bones scattered across the North China Plain, the ice frozen solid along the Songhua River... Every wound torn open by a bayonet, every village burned to the ground by artillery, is an inscription that cannot be erased from history's monuments. To forget is to betray the fallen heroes most deeply. And yet, amid the scorched ear 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    During the arduous years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Battle of Western Hunan and the Battle of Xuefeng Mountain were testaments to the Chinese people's indomitable struggle and the dawn of final victory.

49. 149 残 The Remnants 残兵 Tiger in the Sea海中之虎Urban1.9M WordsCompleted When friends come, we welcome them with fine wine. When enemies come, we greet them with blades and spears! In the autumn of 1937, during the Battle of Baoding, the Nationalist forces suffered defeat after defeat. After completing its mission to hold off the enemy, the unit Yu Siyang served in gathered its remaining troops and withdrew to Guanshan County, where it joined the Eighth Route Army. In the strategically vital Guanshan region, Yu Siyang’s unit fought a desperate battle against the Japa 2.9kReads9.0Score263Shelves
50. 150 举 Your Whole Family Hopes You'll Pass the Scholar Exam, but You Top All Six? 举家盼你中秀才，你六元连中？ A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations in the early chapters + farming + everyday life + lighthearted + court politics later on] In his previous life, Shen Zhou was in poor health and cultivated himself through a quiet, disciplined lifestyle, becoming rather indifferent by nature. Then he transmigrated to an ancient peasant family. The entire Shen family pooled their resources to support the original owner’s studies, hoping only that he would pass the county-level examination and become a licentiate. Sadly, the 14.6kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    The story is engaging and highly readable 👍 Captivating!

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