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. 301 重 Back to Thirty Years Ago 重回三十年前 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted A magical watch lets her transmigrate back and forth between the present and thirty years ago. Thank goodness! This time, she has to seize the opportunity and save herself from her tragic fate. 904Reads7.7Score106Shelves
2. 302 血 The Pacific War: The Rise of a Soldier 血战太平洋之大兵崛起 Xiu Zhiyuan修之远Urban464k WordsCompleted Reborn on the Pacific battlefield, with the System backing me, my first battle is the unprecedentedly brutal fight for Guadalcanal. I grow stronger by killing the Japanese. Told from the American perspective, with an overpowered protagonist. World War II's most advanced weapons make their debut one by one: rocket launchers, flamethrowers, aircraft carriers, submarines, carrier-based aircraft, strategic bombers, and even late-war atomic bombs. 8.5kReads8.4Score477Shelves

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   ✨The protagonist transmigrates to the late Qing Dynasty, only to find himself amidst the great powers carving up the earth. How could he tolerate this? He must teach them a lesson and show the world the true power of a 5,000-year-old civilization! The great powers are nothing but a small matter. After this operation, future generations will walk with their heads held high, and we will settle accounts for all the past humiliations one by one!

3. 303 清 The Late Qing with Mount & Blade: Saving the Wing King's Consort from the Start 清末骑砍，开局救下翼王妃 Clumsy Bug拙虫Historical296k WordsCompleted [Late Qing] [Mount & Blade] [Taiping Heavenly Kingdom] [Development] [Conquest] [System] [Feel-Good Novel] [Late Qing] Also known as: Late Qing, 1863: Starting with Hunting Wild Boars at the Dadu River In the year 1863 AD, Shi Dakai was defeated at the Dadu River, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement was nearing its end. The patriotic fervor of Han Chinese patriots was almost spent. China had already sunk deep into a semi-colonial predicament. Decades later, the Eight-Nation Alliance would 171Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This was originally from the late Qing Dynasty, 1863.

4. 304 最 The Most Wretched Crown Prince: Kicked Out of the Imperial City from the Start 最惨太子：开局被赶出皇城 Brother Bao0宝哥0Historical1.5M WordsCompleted In an alternate timeline, the Great Qin Dynasty has lasted for two thousand years. But having missed the Industrial Revolution, and beset by internal and external troubles, Ying Chaohong becomes the dynasty’s last crown prince. That very day, the new government’s president is set to drive him from the imperial palace. Fortunately, he unlocks the Emperor Development System, an all-powerful System packed with features. It can provide soldiers, weapons, and ammunition, as well as various limited-ti 48Reads7.7Score—Shelves
5. 305 帝 The Empire, Shanghai, and My Mutated Phone! 帝国，上海滩，我的手机变异了！ Xiao Xiao Diao Li Ge Lang Dang小小吊里个郎当Urban331k WordsCompleted Alternate history + warlord warfare + Republican-era setting + golden finger After a shipwreck, Zhang Jin accidentally transmigrates to the dying days of the Daxing Empire in another world, where his phone suddenly mutates... “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have successfully redeemed 5,000 Hail rocket launchers!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have successfully redeemed 25 Yamato-class battleships!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have summoned 100,000 elite sergeants!” I’m not ver 8.5kReads8.7Score360Shelves
6. 306 抗 War of Resistance: Rising from New Recruit to Company Commander 抗战：从新兵连长开始崛起 A Man at Thirty三十而立的男人Urban1.3M WordsCompleted After the full-scale War of Resistance broke out in 1937, Chu Feng transmigrated into the past with a System and became a newly commissioned company commander in the Eighth Route Army. Looking at the broad saber and old rifles in his hands, and the recruit company of fewer than a hundred men, Chu Feng was dumbfounded. Worse still, headquarters ordered him to lead this rookie company in blocking an reinforced Japanese squadron, buying time for the division headquarters to evacuate. Obeying ord 7.1kReads8.8Score404Shelves
7. 307 让 You Were Supposed to Become a Jianghu Boss, So How Did You End Up a Warlord? 让你当江湖大佬，你成了军阀？ Zoo Superstar动物园巨星Urban2.3M WordsCompleted (Republican era + warlords + martial world + high-octane action + slow burn!) In the seventeenth year of the Republic, the land of Guanzhong stretched for a thousand miles, scorched and barren, with not a single grain to harvest. A desperate man trudged across the cracked earth. When the Luo ran dry, the Xia fell; when the Yellow River ran dry, the Shang fell. Mountains collapsing and rivers drying up were omens of a dynasty's demise. Soldiers gone rogue, bandits, locusts. Zhao Ming looked up at 7kReads8.0Score374Shelves
8. 308 每 A Hundred System Soldiers Every Day: Fighting the War of Resistance to the End 每天100个系统士兵，抗战到底 Tabby Cat A狸花猫AUrban123k WordsCompleted (Note: This book is fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.) Li Hao transmigrates to a water-blue planet remarkably similar to Earth in its history. It is now the year 1932 by the planet's calendar, and many parts of the three northeastern provinces of Blue Star have been occupied by the Japanese. After Li Hao binds himself to a System that provides 100 soldiers every day, he goes from an ordinary man to steadily building up his strength, breaking the Japanese 1.1kReads5.9Score—Shelves

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   Traveling back to the Republic of China era, he formed the Xuanwu Army and reclaimed lost territory along the way.

9. 309 唐 Godfather of Chinatown: Reborn in North America, 1868 唐人街教父：重生北美1868 Zhou Moshan周墨山Historical697k WordsCompleted In the mid-nineteenth century, the grand Taiping Rebellion was declared a failure. Lin Si, the only son of a loyalist, drifted to North America and became a Chinese gold miner. The Hongmen: "Lin Si? That guy may not play by the rules, but we have to admit his arrival completely changed Chinatown and the fate of the Chinese people." The Mafia: "Lin? Good God, he's the last person we want to cross. If you get on his bad side, you might as well wash your neck and wait to die." A representative of t 95Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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   Zhu Zhaoyu travels to North America, inherits the bloodline of the former Ming royal family, and rebuilds the Ming Dynasty. On this new land, he leads the people to create a new life, and the dream of restoration takes root and sprouts in North America.

10. 310 晚 Late Qing: My Arsenal Guards Sweep Away the Japanese Invaders 晚清：我兵工厂的护卫队横扫倭奴 History First Grade历史一年级Historical248k WordsCompleted Alternate-history twists + mighty cannons and battleships + a modern army + war + farming + political intrigue A parallel Blue Star world Back from the South Seas, Liu Zhenhua starts from the start with smokeless powder! He builds an arsenal, expands his guard force, and takes on the diminutive Wa with a modern army! The Maxim gun knows no tears. Battleships always inspire awe! Friends are welcomed with fine wine, enemies with shotguns! In this life, everything must change!!! 197Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For those who delve into history, starting from the First Sino-Japanese War, they fought the Japanese invaders, trained the new army, occupied the Northeast, overthrew the Qing Dynasty, stirred up World War I, and crushed the foreign powers!

11. 311 穿 I Transmigrated to the Late Qing Dynasty and Became the Guangxu Emperor 穿越清末成了光绪帝 Connection Normal连接正常Historical389k WordsCompleted Li Lixing somehow transmigrated to the turbulent late Qing Dynasty. The country was beset by internal strife and external threats, and things were a complete mess. Foreign powers threatened from abroad, while warlords carved up the country at home, each ruling their own territory. Revolutionaries rose up one after another... To survive, Li Lixing decided to confiscate the estates of the corrupt. Every official in the Great Qing deserved to have their property seized: they were useless to both co 15Reads7.2Score—Shelves
12. 312 诸 Myriad Worlds: Starting a Rebellion in the Qing Dynasty 诸天：从清穿造反开始 24Watching the Vast Sea24以观沧海Historical603k WordsCompleted Liu Jun was an ordinary young man with no house, no car, and no savings. Then he transmigrated. Seeing people with queues in the streets, he touched his own short hair and nearly pissed himself. Grandpa, Grandma, Heaven, System, anyone! Give me a golden finger, please! How am I supposed to survive without one? The consciousness of the Great Dao heard Liu Jun’s desperate plea and granted him four traits: random transmigration, immunity to all negative effects, immense strength, and incredible spe 785Reads6.7Score103Shelves

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    This new book is really good! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

13. 313 重 Back to the Xianfeng Era 重回咸丰 Red Dust Feather红尘羽Historical206k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your follows are what keep me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 22Reads6.6Score—Shelves
14. 314 覆 Overthrowing the Qing: Lord Zhao, Keep This Up and the Qing Will Fall 覆清：赵大人，再折腾大清就亡了 The Unluckiest Tomato番茄第一衰Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [No System] [The protagonist is a master bullshitter who constantly uses underhanded tricks and crooked schemes] Reborn in 1795 as Zhao Zhongqing, Minister of Revenue, with just four years left until the Qianlong Emperor kicked the bucket. From the start, he went all in on real estate, but built nothing but gates. He led the people of the capital in “emptying the silver vaults.” Following Marshal Zhang's example, he frantically borrowed money from foreigners and never paid it back. Thanks to one 3.3kReads8.4Score134Shelves
15. 315 开 A Bismarck Battleship from the Start: The Great Ming Empire's Sun Never Sets 开局俾斯麦战列舰，大明永不落日 Stewed Duck with Scallions炖煮大葱鸭Historical351k WordsOngoing 1644, the fall of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Cilang, the eldest son of the Chongzhen Emperor, is taken away by a palace eunuch and travels west by ship. Who could have guessed that someone aboard would discover his identity midway through the voyage and try to take him back to the Qing court to claim a reward? Just as Zhu Cilang thinks he's about to bite the dust, he suddenly awakens the [Take What You Want System]. Every day, he can randomly obtain technology, armies, people, food, and other things. 6Reads6.9Score—Shelves
16. 316 春 Blood of the Spring Champion 春魁血 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Republican-era setting + gloomy warlord male lead + earth-mother-style assassin heroine] [Happy ending + dark humor + ensemble cast + everyone is a little crazy] [Business before romance + no good men or women + high-stakes warning] Long Chun was delighted when she married Han Ziyi. At last, she thought, she was no longer the unlucky assassin who made a living taking lives. With Han Ziyi’s army protecting her, she could pursue lucrative ventures without holding back and become a respectable bus 10.6kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    An extremely good and unconventional novel set in the Republican era.

17. 317 抗 War of Resistance: I Took Little Six's Place, Became Commander, and Rose to Warlord King 抗战：顶替小六当大帅成军阀之王 Burning Books Under the Moon月下焚书Urban675k WordsOngoing Transmigrated to the eighteenth year of the Republic, Qin Xingwen became a warlord's son. To resist the Japanese and save the nation, he took command as the Jinling City Defense Commander-in-Chief and awakened the Troop-Spawning System, continuously killing enemies and spawning equipment. In just a few short months, a formidable warlord rose to prominence. The Japanese were beaten —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 崛 Rise of a Great Empire 崛起：伟大帝国 Occasional Mistake偶尔失误Urban284k WordsCompleted Transmigration + System + World War II + warlords + competition for supremacy Li Yunfei unexpectedly transmigrates to another world on the eve of World War II. With the System’s help, he starts out in the northwest. Watch as he makes a decaying empire great again. 176Reads5.6Score—Shelves
19. 319 1 1781: Naval Supremacy Overthrows the Qing 1781海权覆清 The East Wind Did Not Favor Zhou东风不与周Historical225k WordsOngoing (There’s a farming arc. For large-scale battles, you can start with the Battle of Zhoushan in Chapter 74.) In the late eighteenth century, the great powers competed for supremacy and America won its independence. Many momentous events shaped the world, but Longguo shut itself off and lost touch with the rest of the world. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a Fujianese fisherman and launches a red revolution. He wins the Battle of Zhoushan, the Battle of Penghu, the Battle of the East 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the final years of Emperor Qianlong's reign, the emperor held absolute power, corrupt officials ran rampant, and usury was rampant, with nine out of ten loans going unpaid and eighteen returning. The people suffered terribly, and the country's isolationist policies foreshadowed national humiliation. How will the protagonist, transmigrated into the body of a fisherman, conquer the world?

20. 320 全 Global Conquest: 1937 in Another World 全球争霸：另一个位面的1937 We All Have Mental Illness我们都有精神病Urban886k WordsCompleted [Dual Transmigration] [Overwhelming enemies with weapons from a more advanced era] [Passionate revenge] [No System] [No heroine] [No tired clichés] Using interdimensional transfer technology obtained from Xinfeng Corporation, as established in my previous novel, the relevant authorities have independently built a space-time portal. On the other side lies 1937 in another dimension. Everyone knows what kind of beasts exist there. With such a golden opportunity, how could we possibly let it pass? A 118Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    A perpetually open portal has connected two dimensions; now, let's seek revenge!

21. 321 全 Global Conquest: Starting from a Lonely City in the Ming Dynasty 全球争霸：从大明的一座孤城开始 We All Have Mental Illness我们都有精神病Historical773k WordsCompleted Red collar tabs, green uniform, crouched low with a rifle held at an angle: the world's greatest infantryman. [World Domination] [Armored Warfare] [Unrivaled on Land] [Dominance in the Skies] As a besieged city in the late Ming dynasty faces its fall, a hundred green-uniformed “divine soldiers” descend from the heavens. Armed with automatic firearms, they sweep through the Jin troops, yet insist they aren't heavenly generals. When Shen Jing'an, the civil official defending the city, asks where t 668Reads6.8Score—Shelves
22. 322 1 1865: Heaven's Grand Design 1865年，天佑雄图 Desert Listening to the Sea沙漠听海Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [No System + political intrigue + conquest + ruthless killing + war + power fantasy] Hong Tianyou, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates to 1865 and is reborn as Hong Xiuquan’s fifth son, Hong Tianyou. With the Heavenly Kingdom and his family on the verge of collapse, he and his loyal guards break through the encirclement and flee across the sea to Australia. First, he sets a modest goal: dominate Oceania, then build a new British Empire on which the sun never sets. 214Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Chapter 2 Bloodshed Approaching "Your Highness! Come with me now!" Zhao Tieying's voice was urgent and deep. Hong Tianyou jolted awake, immediately reacting, quickly tearing off his conspicuous finery and changing into the coarse cloth clothes Zhao Tieying handed him. Zhao Tieying half-turned to the side, his broad back like a wall protecting him, a large, iron-like hand gripping him.

23. 323 从 Starting with the First Sino-Japanese War, I Slay Enemies and Loot Gear 从甲午开始杀敌爆装 A Sleepless Night一宿没睡Sports475k WordsCompleted Yang Xingfei is a disgruntled young man of the new century, still troubled by the suffering his compatriots endured throughout history. One day, while playing a Chinese-made resistance war game, he falls asleep. When he wakes, he finds himself in the era of the First Sino-Japanese War, and begins a journey through time. First stop: the Jiawu year at the end of the nineteenth century. He arrives at Huayuankou in Zhuanghe Hall, Liaodong, just as more than twenty thousand Japanese troops land and i 24Reads8.9Score—Shelves
24. 324 帝 The Empire's Turmoil: The Truth Behind the Late Qing Financial Storm 帝国沧桑：晚清金融风暴幕后的历史真相 Li Delin李德林Historical270k WordsCompleted Empire in Turmoil: The Truth Behind the Late Qing Financial Storms tells how, in 1872, the Great Qing launched an extravagant campaign of reform and opening up. Cixi, Li Hongzhang, Sheng Xuanhuai, Tang Tingshu, Ito Hirobumi, Hoover... one after another, these influential figures took the stage in grand style, joining together to perform the final elegy of the Aisin Gioro dynasty. Behind this tragic elegy from a century ago, who was driving the Great Qing's reform and opening up? Who was manipula 16Reads8.0Score—Shelves
25. 325 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 128.8kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves
26. 326 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… 7.4kReads5.8Score297Shelves

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    If you could come with me to see my friend off...

27. 327 重 A New Dawn for the Huaming Longhan 重起华明龙汉 Yu Aran余阿然Historical392k WordsOngoing See how Zhang Kaiping, a young man from the modern era, rises to the very top after returning to a world where people prey on one another. Discover how he uses his memories and abilities to rebuild Longhan, and how a new-generation youth clashes with people from the old society to spark fresh ideas. Are new ways of thinking better, or is change itself the answer? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traveling back to 1880, a new wave of resistance against aggression was launched.

28. 328 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
29. 329 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
30. 330 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.4M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 359.9kReads8.7Score17.8kShelves

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    I've been following this book closely. The protagonist is ruthless and not at all saintly; he's extremely cunning and survives to the extreme. He eventually becomes Epsilon, but personally, I found the early part more interesting.

31. 331 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—Shelves
32. 332 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!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
33. 333 1 The Far Eastern Warlord of 1889 1889远东枭雄 Mr. Hard Candy硬糖先生Historical1.9M WordsCompleted In 1889, the darkest chapter in all of history was about to unfold. Wang Qiwen, who had just transmigrated, was determined to change everything. “As the greatest civilization in the world, we cannot afford to miss a single game of cards!” (Everything takes place in another timeline and has no connection whatsoever to the real world.) 319Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    These are all classic books; I recommend them to everyone.

34. 334 民 The Gentleman of the Republic 民国的先生 Starry Words星星语话Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The plot is reasonable, with no System. An ordinary person transmigrates to the Republican era. I hope readers can find a touch of Republican-era charm here. The narration is grounded, with no exaggeration whatsoever… 6.5kReads8.6Score371Shelves

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    Come on! This is the real book on tomato sauce...

35. 335 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!” 191Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    These are all good.

36. 336 红 Red Alert: Transmigrating to the Year 1900 红警：穿越1900年 I Love Slacking Off热爱摸鱼Historical1.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary young man from the twenty-first century transmigrates to the Qing dynasty in 1900 and uses a System to build his power step by step... The Jews: Zhang Yang is the savior of our people. I want to go to the Elysian Fields, the utopia we've devoted our lives to building. The people of Sakura: Zhang Yang is a demon from hell. I don't want to go to the Elysian Fields; it's a land of torment. Russia: Zhang Yang is a stumbling block in the way of our Far Eastern plan. Britain and America: Z 8.4kReads7.6Score394Shelves
37. 337 历 Reflections of History: From the Start, the Soviet Union Fights a War to Reclaim Its Nation 历史的倒影：开局苏联复国战争 General Sanmu三木大将军Urban179k WordsCompleted In the 45th year of the Old Era, an art student called Little Mustache rose to power in Europe, establishing the Germanic State and plunging the continent into endless darkness. The Free State of America gradually fell into decline as well, embarking on the path of imperialism. The Han Kingdom regained its former glory, becoming the only place still filled with freedom and democracy, the last hope for its people. A tripolar balance of power took shape, with the Germanic State, the Free State, 542Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 338 重 Back to World War I: Dominating the Military Industry 重返一战：制霸军工时代 Elegy for the Kingdom江山挽歌Urban649k WordsOngoing [Feel-good, passionate, military industry, technology] Bai Jiangshan obtains a key that lets him travel between two radically different eras! Polished digital machine tools, terrifying modern weapons, and miraculous medicine: this is 2023. War and fear are everywhere: this is 1914. Return to the past and use modern technology to create more “harmonious” weapons, bringing the family arms factory back to life! 6Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    One is a novel about dominating China during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China; the other is a story about traveling abroad and developing military industry.

39. 339 让 You Were Supposed to Go Undercover, So How Did You Become a Cabinet Minister of Dongdao? 让你潜伏你怎么成了东岛内阁大臣 I Eat Beef with Cilantro我吃牛肉加香菜Urban118k WordsCompleted Wang Tieshan, an underground courier codenamed Mantis, is sent to infiltrate the Military Statistics Bureau. After being framed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, he’s assigned to a covert mission at the Magic City station under the codename Paperclip. “I haven’t seen you in years. How did you end up as a minister in Dongdao’s cabinet?” Wang Tieshan: “I don’t know either. Somehow, you arranged for me to impersonate someone, and now I’m a minister in Dongdao’s cabinet. I’m under a lot of pre 478Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some are deployed and charged forward, without a system on the front lines, but with a system behind enemy lines.

40. 340 民 From the Start of the Republic, I Applied to the First Class at Whampoa: I'm from Fenghua 民国开局报考黄埔一期我是奉化人 I Eat Beef with Cilantro我吃牛肉加香菜Urban517k WordsCompleted [Main Battlefield + First Class of Whampoa + No System + No Fighting Among Ourselves] If you're here for the War of Resistance, start reading from Chapter 43. The earlier chapters cover Whampoa and Eastern Europe. Liu Bin looks back on the century of humiliation in the history of the Rabbit nation. To make up for the regrets of history, he'll set foot in Whampoa's first class and rewrite what happened in places like Shanghai and Nanjing. It all starts now, in Fenghua. What does it matter if y 114Reads5.9Score—Shelves
41. 341 魔 The Devil's Brigade 魔鬼部队 Flag in the Wind风中的旗Urban3.2M WordsCompleted During a live-fire exercise, a special forces unit of the People's Liberation Army suddenly transmigrated to the battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, setting off a series of rousing tales of resistance. 6kReads8.5Score531Shelves

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    A special forces team of more than ten people unexpectedly finds themselves transported to the anti-Japanese battlefield in Northeast China. After overcoming numerous hardships and dangers, they eventually develop into a formidable anti-Japanese force of over 100,000 men.

42. 342 来 In Our Next Lives, Let's Pass Each Other By 来生，我们擦肩而过 Flag in the Wind风中的旗10k WordsCompleted In our next lives, we’ll pass each other by. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 343 大 The Marshal Is My Godfather! So What If I’m a Bit of a Suck-Up? 大帅是我干爹！我狗一点怎么了？ Doing a Handstand and Having Diarrhea While Watching the Sunset倒立窜稀看日落Urban493k WordsCompleted The more cautious he is early on, the more brazen he becomes later. Reborn by chance, Chen Mingxian returns to the golden age of warlord conflicts. While others are still fighting over territory and opium, he already commands a powerful army and advances step by step. He kills his enemies, recruits fierce generals, gathers talent, and builds defenses. He is ruthless and has no time for romance; He rules his army with an iron fist and puts no stock in benevolence or morality. From an unknown nob 15Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 344 1 1890: Starting the Great Voyage by Climbing the Tech Tree 1890从爬科技树开始大航海 Slacking Off, Paddling Along, and Taking Naps摸鱼划水睡懒觉Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [Slow burn, national industry, rural development, great-power rivalry, hard-hitting naval warfare] Tang Xiaoyi found himself in a parallel world where the Age of Discovery had reached the late nineteenth century. The technology, wealth, and rivalries accumulated by every nation were on the verge of a final tipping point, ready to erupt. “The introduction of steam engines as ship propulsion ushered in a new revolution in navigation.” “Shipping grew faster and faster. It took just dozens of hours 147Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Starting with the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, forging the strongest China!

45. 345 绿 The Green Camp Rises: Yuan Xiucheng’s Global War Chronicles 绿营崛起：袁秀成的全球战记 Always Looking Forward永远期待Historical339k WordsOngoing [War-themed power fantasy, System + mass recruitment + 19th century] In the empire’s final years, internal strife, natural disasters, and foreign enemies converge. Yuan Xiucheng, a teenager born into the Green Standard Army, unexpectedly awakens a War System. Using it to recruit elite soldiers and purchase advanced weapons, he quickly builds a powerful, loyal force. Amid the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising, revolts by ethnic minorities in the northwest, and upheaval caused by Nian rebel forces 27Reads6.1Score—Shelves
46. 346 东 The Southeast Asian Federation 东南亚联邦 Archive Librarian档案图书管理员Historical177k WordsOngoing Transmigrating to the Republican era, with no System or pocket dimension, he builds a nation overseas. He leads soldiers and civilians in reclaiming wasteland and growing crops. He oversees industrial development and creates antibiotics, Katyusha rockets, and three-wheeled aircraft. He joins World War II, crushing Japan and liberating Oceania and West Asia. He leads the people of Southeast Asia to independence and liberation, founding the Southeast Asian Federation. —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 347 帝 The Twilight of the Empire and the Dawn of the Republic 帝国的黄昏与民国的序幕 Lone Bladesman in the Endless Yellow Sands黄沙漫漫断刀客Historical1.3M WordsCompleted In the endgame that was late Qing China, some wanted to become emperor themselves, some wanted to overthrow the emperor, some wanted to restore the monarchy, and others secretly colluded with the foreign powers. Meanwhile, along the railway lines in the north, imperialist armies had already planted explosives. When the man at the helm fell, it was not only jackals that came rushing in, but also poisonous snakes lurking in the shadows. 74Reads7.0Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The last fierce man of the late Qing Dynasty, the fiercest man of the Republic of China, no arguments accepted, the Beiyang Army.

48. 348 清 The Rise of the Late Qing Begins on Sakhalin Island 清末崛起从库页岛开始 Flowers Fall, Love Remains花落牵依然Historical335k WordsCompleted He woke to find himself in the late Qing dynasty in 1851, on Sakhalin Island in the Far East. As the East Slavic Empire steadily extended its influence, the Qing court did nothing but yield and send elite troops from beyond the passes to suppress the rebellion. That same year, a patrol unit that had arrived on Sakhalin received orders to enter the passes and put down the rebellion! But then something unexpected happened... 95Reads5.7Score—Shelves
49. 349 1 The Far Eastern Empire in 1900: Starting with a Northeastern Arsenal 1900远东帝国:从东北兵工厂开始 Polite Thug斯文暴徒Historical340k WordsOngoing Fang Xiu, a military engineer from the 21st century, transmigrates to Jilin, occupied by Russian forces in 1900. He resolutely raises the banner of resistance against the foreign powers. He establishes a base, develops the arms industry, and begins building a heavy industrial hub in Northeast China from 1900 onward. Recoilless rifles, heavy mortars, grenade launchers, and general-purpose machine guns: one new weapon after another rolls off the production lines. Before the steel torrent of Chines 2.9kReads7.1Score232Shelves
50. 350 穿 Transmigrating to 10 Downing Street to Restore Britain’s Glory 穿越唐宁街十号，重铸荣耀 fezzyloveUrban344k WordsOngoing Lin Yan, an engineering student assigned to the history department, opened his eyes to find himself in Neville Chamberlain's place at 10 Downing Street on the eve of World War II in 1939. A declaration of war against Germany lay before him, and Big Ben outside was striking the third chime. It was the countdown to the collapse of British supremacy, and the starting gun for rewriting history. Better than anyone, he knew that if he signed the declaration now, Britain would face the mud of Dunkirk, 143Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    "Journey Through 10 Downing Street, Rebuilding Glory" is a time-travel story set against the backdrop of World War II. It offers a unique perspective, reshaping the world order. The story is intellectually stimulating and logically consistent. The latter half employs a multi-narrative structure, utilizing time gaps to maintain logical coherence; every hint is answered in later plot developments. Readers are welcome to leave their comments. [Sending Hearts][Hearts][Likes]

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