Late Qing, Republican Era, and World War I: Building an Army and Dominating a Region 晚清，民国，一战搞军团称霸一方

1. 101 民 The Republican Era: The Rise of the Warlords 民国风云之，军阀崛起 Qi Shuai of Fengdu丰都的齐帅Urban265k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You’re welcome to 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! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 魂 Reborn in the Young Marshal's Body: This Time, I'll Stand My Ground 魂穿少帅之这一世我一定要硬一回 The Writing Mosquito写作的蚊子Urban402k WordsOngoing This novel is for every reader who has grieved over the pain of September 18. It answers a question that has lingered in countless hearts: If we had resisted back then, what would the world be like today? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 三 Sanhe Young Master's 16th Book 三合大少第16本书 Third Union Young Master三合大少Urban178k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 穿 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China and Fight Japan from Behind the Lines 穿越民国，我在后方抗日 Evening Breeze at the Eastern Pavilion东亭晚风Urban899k WordsOngoing Zhu Ze was an air-conditioning installer who fell from the 18th floor after a young delinquent girl cut his safety rope. His soul transmigrated to Shanghai in 1937. To his surprise, his new body belonged to a live-in son-in-law who had been kicked out of the family home. He had no money to his name and was also a drug addict. He had to kick the habit from the start, then begin building a new life in Republican-era China… 1.6kReads7.0Score—Shelves

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   There were no special advantages; it was all due to my own hard work.

5. 105 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

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6. 106 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
7. 107 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
8. 108 什 What Do You Mean, You Introduced the 36 Rifle During the Guangxu Era? 什么叫你在光绪，点出36步枪？ Riding a Donkey to Find a Plane骑驴找飞机Historical211k WordsOngoing Transmigrate to a parallel world. Rise from 1889, then start flipping the table in 1895. Flip it, flip it, flip it. I want this world to never again be able to hide the truth from people like us. A power fantasy. 3.4kReads7.3Score106Shelves
9. 109 穿 Transmigrating to 1887 穿越1887 Why Are There So Many Web Novel Writers?怎么这么多写网文的Rural Life454k WordsOngoing From the Arctic wasteland to the Burning Domain, our trains thunder onward. From the Great Eastern Ocean to the Burning Ocean, our warships race across the waves. This is the story of a nation that rose to prominence in 1887. This is a story set on Blue Star. Please don't try to match it up with Earth. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 1.4kReads—Score114Shelves
10. 110 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
11. 111 风 The Winds Rise in Fengtian, 1904 风起奉天1904 The Fat Fish Who Wants to Fly想飞的肥鱼Historical430k WordsOngoing One day, Yao Qichen woke up transmigrated to Fengtian in 1904. He stared at the thick braid hanging down his back, completely stunned. Where on earth had he ended up? Before Yao Qichen could figure out what was going on, he saw a Japanese ronin bullying a local in broad daylight. He could worry about how he had transmigrated later. For now, he needed to beat this little Japanese bastard first. P.S. This is an alternate-history transmigration novel. Everything that happens takes place in a parall 35.7kReads7.3Score2.9kShelves
12. 112 神 The Rise of China Starts in the Cradle 神州崛起：从娃娃抓起 Xizhou Mulong西周牧龙Historical2.5M WordsCompleted Parallel world, 1880. Lin Chengzhi transmigrates into a young boy in Jiangnan. He studies abroad as a child, makes a fortune from the black gold oil fields of Texas, the blazing gold mines of Alaska, and short-selling during the U.S. stock market crash. A billionaire in his teens, he wields capital in one hand and technology in the other. Admiral of the Beiyang Fleet, 33rd-degree Eternal Mentor of the Freemasons, Eastern Guardian of the Knights Templar: three identities in one. In the First Sino 2.1kReads6.8Score117Shelves
13. 113 家 My Father Is a Warlord, and I Become the Strongest Warlord's Son 家父军阀大帅，我成最强军阀二代 This Is a Chubby Guy这是个胖子呢Urban255k WordsCompleted [Warlords + System + War of Resistance + Multiple Female Leads] Lu Chuan, a graduate student at the National Defense University, was stabbed after condemning an overseas Chinese student in Japan for slandering his homeland. He transmigrates as the son of a Northeastern warlord and finds himself on the front lines of a major war. He activates the Strongest Warlord System and uses it, along with his knowledge of modern military technology from the future, to turn the tide of battle… 3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a really enjoyable read; the more you read, the more enjoyable it becomes!

14. 114 穿 Transmigrate to Songhu and Become the Strongest Warlord 穿越淞沪成最强军阀 This Is a Chubby Guy这是个胖子呢Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Lu Chuan is a Special Forces soldier. During a mission, an accident transmigrates him to the Songhu Battlefield. Using his modern knowledge, he builds an army and changes one historical tragedy after another... 560Reads6.3Score—Shelves
15. 115 穿 Transmigrating to 1840: The Fight Against the British Begins at the Execution Ground 穿越1840，抗英从刑场开始 Zhao Shiqi's Sword赵十七的剑Historical141k WordsCompleted [No System + Hardline Resistance to the British + Handcrafted Weapons + Political Intrigue and Defending the City] In 1840, the Opium War erupts in smoke and fire. I'm a graduate of South China University of Technology, and I open my eyes to find myself lying on the Humen execution ground! The British army has just massacred my entire family and everyone in my village. In the next moment, the executioner's blade is about to fall! At the edge of death, I impersonate a governor's secret agent, wip 162Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My first work as a new author, already 50,000 words, and I'm continuing to update. The plot is fast-paced and there's no filler. Please read!

16. 116 清 Ruling the World with the Nian Army in the Late Qing 清末带着捻军称霸天下 Heaven's Gate Guest天门客Historical517k WordsCompleted "After waking up, Zhang Zongyu finds himself in the body of Zhang Zongyu, the Nian Army's 'Little Yama,' on the eve of the Nian Army's alliance. History has shown that this is a dead end. But this soul from the 21st century is determined to find a chance for China to survive, even if it means opposing the decaying Qing court, the covetous foreign powers, and the relentless course of history itself. With internal strife raging and Qing forces closing in, he uses his forward-looking knowledge to 528Reads—Score101Shelves

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    This is a story written from the perspective of the Nian Rebellion during the late Qing Dynasty, and it's still readable.

17. 117 反 Overthrowing the Qing, Starting by Robbing the Eight-Nation Alliance 反清，从抢劫八国联军开始 Last of the Homebodies绝版宅男Historical672k WordsCompleted Historical fantasy + dual transmigration + pocket dimension + farming + struggle for supremacy. Shen Lian, a struggling young man from modern times, accidentally falls into the water and transmigrates to the late Qing dynasty. He obtains a dual-transmigration System that lets him travel back and forth. Watch how he uses modern knowledge and equipment to overthrow the Qing court and rebuild China. 76Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Judging by my reading time... I guess I'll just have to make do with these few.

18. 118 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Urban945k 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 19.2kReads6.7Score1.1kShelves

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    Looking for a book to read! A Republican-era warlord novel where the protagonist is a time traveler. It doesn't drastically alter history; instead, it uses a modern perspective to plan and train troops, gradually building his power from a local position. It includes political intrigue, warfare, and territorial expansion—a well-paced and engaging read. [Salute][Salute][Salute]

19. 119 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 1.7kReads9.0Score—Shelves
20. 120 星 The Fifth Book by Xingchen Zhuyun 星辰逐云的第5本书 Chasing Clouds Among the Stars星辰逐云Urban442k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows are what motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 117Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 晚 Late Qing: I’ll Make the Great Powers Kneel and Sing ‘We Conquer’! 晚清：我让列强跪着唱征服！ Xi Yu隙屿Historical1.2M WordsCompleted No harem, no clichés, no invincibility, no System. Enter at your own risk. After transmigrating to a parallel world in the late Qing Dynasty, Liu Haoran had hoped to live quietly as a landlord’s young master. Instead, he was forced to become the face of an industrial powerhouse! After overcoming one obstacle after another, he looked back on the road he had traveled and couldn’t help but marvel: “Turns out I’m the foreign power!” Empress Dowager Cixi (trembling): “This Liu Haoran... Is he plannin 14Reads5.6Score—Shelves
22. 122 军 Warlord: From Bandit to Marshal, I Will Defend the Northeast to the Death 军阀：土匪到大帅，我必死守东北 Comfortably Couchbound家里蹲得住Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [Warlords] [Invincible] [System] [War of Resistance] [Not a brainless power fantasy] Northeast China in the late Qing dynasty: to the north, the Russian Empire watches hungrily; to the east, Japanese pirates wait for their chance. The imperial court is rotten, officials and bandits run rampant, the land lies desolate, and the people wail in misery. In Sanjie Gou, Qingmakan, Northeast China, Du Jieda is lost in thought. Just a few days ago, he was running a small company. In a daze, he somehow tr 2.9kReads8.4Score145Shelves
23. 123 帝 The Rise of an Empire: I Extend the Ming Dynasty by Seven Hundred Years! 帝国崛起：我为大明续命七百年！ Little Shark Living in Antarctica住在南极的小鲨Historical3.7M WordsCompleted [System + alternate-history Ming Dynasty + decisive and ruthless + iron-blooded emperor + farming] The Ming Empire is growing weaker by the day. Shen Yu, whose soul has transmigrated into this world, becomes the ninth prince. Let’s see how he makes the Ming realm shine brighter than ever. 29.8kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
24. 124 穿 Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty: Isolationism? Then Let's Revolt 穿越大清：闭关锁国？那还不造反 The Dolphin Who Can Ride a Bike会骑自行车的海豚Historical409k WordsCompleted A physics student transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty and is transformed into the first AI through human experimentation. As foreign powers force the country to open its doors and the Qing government fails to act, how far can he go? Is he merely a witness to history, or a participant? Where does the power of redemption lie? And what secrets are hidden in the past? Chen Feng, targeted by the rulers as soon as he transmigrates, can he break the deadlock? 451Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 他 A Warlord's Discarded Son, So Where Did He Get a Million-Man Army? 他一个军阀弃子，哪来的百万大军 I Am No King's Subject我非王臣Urban401k WordsCompleted [Red Alert + Warlords + Mass Recruitment + Conquest + Cutting Ties + War + Alternate-Reality Republican Era] Wei Junlin, the legitimate young marshal rejected by his family, has been driven out of the marshal’s residence. He secretly swears that in this life, he will make his biological parents’ family and the fake young marshal suffer an utter and irreversible downfall, taking everything they own now. On the first day after cutting ties with his family, the Red Alert Conquest System successfull 2.3kReads7.1Score106Shelves
26. 126 我 I Became the Strongest Warlord in Republican-Era China 我在民国当最强军阀 Two and a Half Years of Kun两年半的kunUrban704k WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads5.8Score—Shelves
27. 127 民 Republican Era: Building a New World from 1900 民国：从1900打造新世界 Brute Force Xiao Mu蛮力小木Historical272k WordsOngoing Chen Wanchuan woke up to find himself in a parallel world in the year 1900. Looking at the hellscape of starving corpses and foreign powers running rampant, he laughed. The imperial court? The great powers? All worthless! This rotten dynasty must be overthrown! This chaotic, broken age must be smashed! He would shatter this old world that devoured its people and build a new one where everyone had food to eat, clothes to wear, and dignity. 25Reads7.2Score—Shelves
28. 128 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 15.7kReads8.0Score858Shelves
29. 129 晚 The Great Warlord of the Late Ming 晚明大军阀 Steel Afterglow钢铁余晖Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Advance notice: Farming-focused story. Anti-Ming and anti-Qing. Firearms. Conquest. Advancing technology. No System, and there is a female lead, but she gets very little page time. After a stroke of incredible luck, the protagonist wakes up to discover he has become a bandit chief. He has just settled an internal dispute in the stronghold when government troops arrive to surround and suppress them. To avoid being wiped out by the authorities, the protagonist can only use what he has at hand to 2.1kReads8.8Score198Shelves
30. 130 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 11.6kReads7.2Score510Shelves
31. 131 晚 Late Qing: Rebuilding China 晚清之再造华夏 North Azure Dragon北青龙Historical2.2M WordsCompleted The modern history of China since the late Qing Dynasty is a history of blood and tears for the Chinese people. The protagonist, Wang Dingbian, transmigrates to a time before the First Sino-Japanese War. Watch him make his way forward step by step: joining the bandits, accepting an offer of amnesty, and fighting the Japanese... 635Reads7.1Score171Shelves
32. 132 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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    Whether it looks good or not, you decide for yourselves.

33. 133 抗 War of Resistance: I'm the Boldest in Beiyang, and My Father Is the Northeast King 抗战：北洋我最狂，家父东北王 Suspect in Love专情嫌疑犯Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Ye Tianci transmigrates to 1928 and becomes the foremost of the Republic of China’s Four Young Masters. To fight off the invaders, he volunteers for military service, develops industry in the Northeast, and builds a modern system! He also seizes Chiang Kai-shek’s fortune and becomes the president of the Whampoa Military Academy! He taps the Daqing oil field, producing more oil than anyone could use! He 351Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🎉Highly recommend the captivating novel *The War of Resistance: Xiao Liu Establishes Himself as a Warlord of the Republic of China Without Firing a Shot*! The protagonist, Xiao Liu, shines like a brilliant star during the War of Resistance against Japan. With extraordinary wisdom and courage, he manages to establish himself as a warlord of the Republic of China without firing a single shot amidst the ever-changing political landscape—a truly astonishing feat. Facing the open and covert struggles of various factions and the looming threat of the Japanese army, Xiao Liu skillfully navigates the complexities, using unique methods to strengthen his own power and write his own legend in this chaotic world. A tale of passion and strategy, this exciting story is not to be missed. With 14,000 readers already following it, come and experience it for yourself!

34. 134 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 509Reads9.2Score122Shelves
35. 135 大 Great Ming: Crashing into a Pillar from the Start, Terrifying the Entire Court 大明：开局撞柱，吓坏满朝文武 Carefree Buddhist佛系无忧Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [From the start + System + transmigration + scheming + history + wild imagination] So, what exactly are the regrets of the Ming dynasty? The Hongwu Emperor, who lost his father, mother, wife, son, and grandson; the imperial eldest grandson who died young; Crown Prince Zhu Biao, widely regarded as the most secure heir in history; the indomitable founder who started with a single bowl; the man who ended with a tree and nothing but tears; and the Yongle Emperor’s lament: “Can even a lifetime of ach 8.9kReads8.2Score439Shelves
36. 136 谍 Espionage: As Long as I'm Weird Enough, No One Will Suspect Me 谍战：只要我够变态就没人怀疑我 Baby Xinyu馨予小宝宝Urban500k WordsCompleted Scene: Interrogation Room Japanese Female Agent: You’ll never get me to talk, even if you kill me. Li Si: I won’t kill you, and I won’t ask you for intelligence, either. Japanese Female Agent: Why aren’t you asking me for intelligence? Li Si: Someone, gag her. Japanese Female Agent: ??? I know classified intelligence. If I die, you’re all doomed! Li Si: I just want to torment you to death. Who cares about intelligence? Japanese Female Agent: I want to see your commander. Li Si: Someone, go gag o 34Reads8.6Score—Shelves
37. 137 民 Shanghai in the Republic Era: My Gang Is a Little Too Powerful 民国上海滩：我的帮会有亿点强 Ying Mi英米Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to the Shanghai Bund of the Republic of China and obtains the strongest gang System. From then on, a terrifying man rises to power in Shanghai. From standing alone to commanding a top-tier gang with over 100,000 followers, he rises to stand alongside Shanghai’s three great tycoons. Xu Wenqiang: Ye Yunfei is the only man I truly respect. Ding Li: I’d be honored to serve as Ye Yunfei’s right-hand man for the rest of my life. Feng Jingyao: As long as Ye Yunfei is alive, I’ll never 15Reads6.6Score—Shelves
38. 138 穿 After I Transmigrated as the Northern Marshal, the Northern Army Went on a Rampage! 穿越北帅后，北军杀疯了！ Little Cabbage Treasure小白菜宝Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A special forces soldier transmigrates into the Northern Marshal of a parallel world, commanding 300,000 troops from the start. The divided northern frontier, the warlords of the Southern Command eyeing him hungrily, and the ever-encroaching Bear and Chicken make this a hellish campaign. P.S. Someone once read my novel and won second prize in a lottery: 500,000. Another person commented below my novel, and his long-lost maternal uncle, the city's richest man, found him. He said his son had just 8.9kReads6.5Score378Shelves

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    A young marshal who has traveled through time rises to power!

39. 139 帝 Empire: I'm a Warlord, So What's Wrong with Being Arrogant? 帝国：我做军阀，嚣张点怎么了？ Gray Glimmer灰芒Urban608k WordsCompleted Lu Yulin is eating hot pot and bragging away when, suddenly, he's gone. He transmigrates to another world torn apart by warlords and rival nations, where the former loser finds himself reborn as a warlord's son. From the start, he gets an enhanced German division to make a show of force, plus an arms factory. The young marshal, once dismissed as a useless “Adou” who only knew how to squander his inheritance, sheds his reputation as a good-for-nothing. He builds a powerful army and develops indus 752Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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40. 140 钢 Hearts of Iron: The Crimson Empire 钢铁雄心：赤焰帝国 Baodu Mountain抱犊山Historical781k WordsOngoing [No System + Australia from the Start + Chinese Empire + Imperial Rivalry + Partly Alternate History] Steel behemoths cleave through the waves, while squadrons of aircraft blot out the sky. From the Pacific to the Atlantic, the Southern Cross flag is unstoppable. When my carrier fleet sails into the mouth of the Thames, there is only one headline left on the front pages of newspapers around the world: The empire on which the sun never sets? No, now it is the age of the Empire of Eternal Day! 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This wasn't even the late Qing Dynasty; it was about establishing states overseas, already up to World War I. [Smirk]

41. 141 军 Warlord Rivalry: From Militia Commander to Emperor 军阀争霸：从民团团长到帝国皇帝 Passerby on the Roadside路边路人Urban420k WordsOngoing After unexpectedly transmigrating to another world, Zhu Jilong discovers that he has become the commander of a local militia in a small county town. After awakening a sign-in System, he can obtain all kinds of weapons and equipment from it through one sign-in each day. Thanks to the System's early rewards, the protagonist's forces expand step by step: from a single regiment from the start to a division, then from a division to an army of hundreds of thousands! As his army grows, the protagonist' 211Reads6.2Score—Shelves
42. 142 重 Reborn in 1914: The Legendary Agent 重生1914之特工传奇 Contemplating the Storms of Life沉思风云Urban409k WordsCompleted Agent Qin Haoran unexpectedly transmigrates to Sichuan in the Republic of China era in 1914. By securing the licensing rights to sulfa drugs through a public tender, he earns his first fortune in the United States. Operating in the gaps between America's great financial tycoons, he quietly establishes banks, builds cars, develops military industries... and invests in every part of the American industrial system. Under the guise of foreign investment, he helps build Sichuan's industries and drive 993Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Go to America to make money, rise up in Sichuan, the Sichuan army marches out of Sichuan...

43. 143 神 The God-Tier Sign-In System: Lie Flat and Still Become a Marshal 神级签到系统，躺平也能当大帅 Leng Xue of the Six Doors六扇门冷血Historical1.3M WordsCompleted There’s a System. Early on, he organizes local militias to help the court. Later, he rebels and seizes the realm. This is a parallel world resembling 1852. The protagonist fights the Taiping Army and the Heaven and Earth Society, then finally rebels under the pretext of purging corrupt officials. He transmigrates to another world and unlocks a god-tier sign-in System. Other people have to struggle through their transmigration, but his System signs in automatically. All he has to do is lie flat a 715Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    Late Qing Dynasty, Republic of China, World War I, building a military force to dominate a region ① There is a system; in the early stages, the protagonist organizes local militias to help the court, and later rebels to seize power. This is a parallel world similar to 1852. The protagonist fights the Taiping Rebellion, the Heaven and Earth Society, and finally rebels to purge the court of corrupt officials. ② A time-traveling mini-supermarket costs one silver dollar. A 5000-square-meter villa in Dongjiaomin Lane costs one silver dollar. A portable firearms and ammunition factory costs one silver dollar.

44. 144 最 The Most Ruthless Warlord: The Great Powers Beg Me to Stop Expanding My Army 最狠军阀，列强求我别扩军了 Miao Yunfeng苗云风Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Transmigration, power struggles, System, aircraft carriers, naval warfare, one female lead] Gu Bei is exiled overseas from the start and made Governor of Qiongzhou. But the pirates want him dead, the local garrison wants him dead, and the imperial court and foreign powers want him dead too. To survive, he can only use the System to build an invincible fleet of his own. Years later, having made his name, Gu Bei stands on the deck of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier weighing 100,000 tons, gazin 39Reads8.1Score—Shelves
45. 145 我 My Sister Is a Warlord’s Concubine 我姐姐是军阀姨太太 The Utterly Ordinary Fa Zai平平无奇的发仔Historical138k WordsOngoing Reborn in a parallel version of the Beiyang era, my elder sister is the beloved Fourth Concubine of Marshal Lu, the King of the Northwest. As a transmigrator, Ye Shiguan enters the marshal’s residence thanks to his sister. He then unexpectedly awakens a Military System, bringing him artillery, rocket forces, special forces, aircraft carriers, and stealth fighters one after another... In this life, he is determined to revitalize Yan Hua and bring an end to the age of chaos! From the countryside t 19Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    💥💥Awesome!💥 ① New book, reborn in the late Qing Dynasty Beiyang government, brother-in-law is the Northwest King Marshal Lu, a graduate of the Army University, who rose from a common soldier to become a young marshal who commands a region!

46. 146 民 Republican Era: I Get a One-Yuan Instant Buy Every Month 民国：我每月一元秒杀 Good Man Rider好人骑Male-Channel Fanfiction868k WordsCompleted A hyperdimensional mini-supermarket: one silver dollar. A 5,000-square-meter mansion in Dongjiaomin Lane: one silver dollar. A personal arsenal, bullets, and munitions factory: one silver dollar. A 10,000-ton ocean liner: one silver dollar. A small thermal power plant with a capacity of 300,000 kilowatts: one silver dollar. A personal space measuring 100 meters in length, width, and height, with a total volume of one million cubic meters: one silver dollar. A fully automated personal farm where 505Reads7.5Score—Shelves
47. 147 开 Five Million People from the Start: Who'd Want to Be a Warlord? 开局人口500万，谁稀罕做军阀 Down-and-Out with No Dreams扑街没梦想Historical674k WordsCompleted System + Transmigration + Historical What-If + Alternate World + No Heroine, a great-power rivalry story With a population of five million, how has he only just made it out of the beginner village? The world has seven superpowers, thirty first-rate powers, and countless second- and third-rate nations and factions. Yang Jie wants to become a ruler too. 3.6kReads8.2Score153Shelves
48. 148 1 A German Regimental Commander's System-Fueled Comeback in 1945 1945德军团长的系统逆袭 An Ocean of Words文字的海洋Historical1.2M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to 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! 17Reads5.9Score—Shelves
49. 149 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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    World War I: Time travel means domination!

50. 150 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

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    This is a fantasy warlord story set in a parallel world. It features a system where daily login rewards include materials and weapons. The protagonist begins to build up an army and unify the motherland. The plot is full of twists and turns, keeping the reader on the edge of their seat.

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