Fresh Premises Set in Republican-Era China 民国时期新颖的题材

1. 301 兼 Part-Time Secret Agent 兼职小特务 Under Two Hundred Pounds不到二百斤Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Shitou is a part-time secret agent. He owns a tattered silk painting that lets him lie in wait for prey like a spider, letting them walk right into his trap. Born with one leg shorter than the other, he is known to everyone who knows him as Crooked Five. He lives with his family on the banks of the Huangpu River... 13.5kReads7.7Score802Shelves
2. 302 落 Sorrow Written in Ink 落墨殇 Simo Ran思墨染Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [In Republican-era stories, nine out of ten end in heartbreak] Su Moran and Chu Luochen fell in love at first sight and were devoted to each other. They had hoped to spend the rest of their lives together in peace, but Qiu Yuze’s mad obsession with Moran and Mohan’s possessive, resentful love for Luochen ultimately tore the two apart, leaving them separated by life and death and lovesick to the point of illness. Moran lived her whole life holding on to the memory of Luochen. She treasured the 598Reads—Score109Shelves

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   It's written in the style of Jinjiang Literature City, with delicate prose, and it's super enjoyable!

3. 303 军 Warlord: Rising from the Northwestern Frontier to Crush the Great Powers 军阀：从西北边陲崛起，横扫列强 Young Master Yi Chen逸辰公子Historical2.9M WordsOngoing [Warlords] [Republican Era] [System] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Not mindless] Su Zhengyang transmigrates to a world resembling Republican-era China. Warlords have risen everywhere, heroes battle for supremacy, and the foreign powers eye the vast land of China hungrily. By chance, Su Zhengyang activates the Super Warlord System, which can provide all kinds of supplies and military equipment. Armed with a single letter of appointment, Su Zhengyang builds his power step by step, starting in a small 203Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   ① The Rise of Jianghu Prison ② Warlords Sweep Away the Great Powers ③ The Young Marshal's Sweet Pampering of His Wife

4. 304 少 Young Marshal, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 少帅你老婆又跑了 Ming Yao明药Modern Romance5.4M WordsCompleted “My wife is a country girl. She doesn’t know anything about fashion, so don’t bully her!” the Young Marshal declared. The socialites and noble ladies whom the Young Marshal’s wife had completely overshadowed wanted to cry: Who was bullying whom, exactly? The Young Marshal added, “My wife is gentle and quiet. She doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine or marksmanship!” The patients cured by his wife and the enemies she’d shot dead wondered: Young Marshal, are you blind? “My wife is tend 16.7kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
5. 305 民 Strange Tales of Republican-Era China 民国奇谈 River Journey in Evening Rain江行暮雨Modern Romance926k WordsCompleted During the Republican era, the country is torn by strife, cults run rampant, and people live in fear. By a twist of fate, the prophesied child of the shamans leaves his ancestral home and grows up among the capital’s elite as a young man of the new era. A strange experience binds him to a cult in a feud to the death, and from then on, he makes ending the chaos his mission. 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Absolutely perfect [smirk]. A fresh take on the Republican era, not warlord, not spy, not literary masterpiece. I recommend 5 completed gems. Excellent writing, story, characters, and logic. ① Book 1, a masterpiece by the principal, has won numerous awards. Zhao Dianyuan from Chang Le Li is the illegitimate son of a theatrical performer and a wealthy heiress. Handsome and dashing, he arrives in Shanghai after the September 18 Incident. One day, he sees another world across the river in Lujiazui, skyscrapers reaching into the clouds…

6. 306 民 A Female Translator in Republican China 民国女翻译官 Ying Xiaodie盈小蝶Modern Romance693k WordsCompleted After studying abroad, the daughter of a wealthy Shanghai merchant returned home and chose what she thought would be an easy job as a commercial translator at a foreign firm. Instead, she found herself facing one crisis after another: her sister's jealousy, her brother's protectiveness, and her third concubine aunt's betrayal. Her secret crush, Gu Xicheng, started dating a coworker, yet privately promised that he would come back for her. Then civil war broke out, the Japanese pursued their own h 103Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 民 Warlord of the Republican Era: More Children, More Blessings, So I Choose to Take Concubines 民国军阀：多子多福，我选择纳妾 One Astronaut a Day一天一个太空人Historical254k WordsOngoing Farming + more children, more blessings + the daily life of a warlord Reborn in 1920, Lu Jia becomes the only son of Governor Lu Yongxiang. It is a turbulent age, with warlords running rampant, battles breaking out everywhere, and the people living in misery. As someone from the future, Lu Jia knows full well that his new father’s future is far from promising. In these wartime years, if his father dies, he’ll be finished too. Just as Lu Jia is growing worried, the more children, more blessings S 1Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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8. 308 亮 Bright Sword: What's Wrong with Me Only Selling Civilian Goods? 亮剑：我只能卖民用品怎么了？ Random Blind Typing随机盲打Urban2.3M WordsCompleted The Japanese say I'm the biggest arms dealer in China. The Western powers see me as the shadowy mastermind behind all the chaos on Blue Star. Even Li Yunlong and the others think I'm a great hero for supporting their fight against the Japanese. But I'm really just a small-time merchant who can only sell civilian goods. Sure, I can transmigrate to the world of "Drawing Sword" whenever I want and do a little business with Li Yunlong, but turning steel pipes and gas canisters into oversized firecra 116Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   The story involves both modern and martial arts, using trade to trade modern civilian goods to fight the Japanese and carry out construction.

9. 309 中 Reviving the Great Ming: A Lone Minister Founds Constitutional Rule 中兴大明，我以孤臣开宪政 Starry Words星星语话Historical731k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Su Ran, transmigrates into another world when the Tianqi Great Explosion occurs. Through a stroke of fortune, he takes over the original owner’s body and enters the chaotic final years of the Ming Dynasty. See: A modern transmigrator versus the chosen one of the age. Heaven itself seems determined to help the Qing, the chosen ones of this world, sending one disaster after another: droughts, locust plagues, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis... A whole new game of political intrigue, 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is worth reading.

10. 310 民 Strange Tales of the Republican Era 民国诡事 Chong Wen崇文Mystery542k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, a Daoist priest, driven by poverty, sets out on a journey to exorcise demons and uphold the Dao... 46Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 影 Shadow Agent 影子特工 The Great Way Is Natural大道自然Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Born into an age of chaos, with the nation in peril, a man must serve his country! A young man burdened by vengeance for his family and hatred for his country assumes a false identity as he flees and joins the Special Services, beginning a dangerous and thrilling career as a spy. He crosses paths with forces from every side, matching wits and battling for survival. In this game within a game, who will be the last one standing? 14.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
12. 312 女 A Female Special Forces Soldier Transmigrates into a Frail Girl, and the Young Marshal Demands to Make Her His Wife 女特种兵穿成弱女，被少帅求名分 Jin Yanshi锦颜诗Modern Romance448k WordsOngoing A soul transmigrates into a delicate woman who becomes a special forces soldier × a ruthless young marshal [Republican era + love of country and family + winning her back + romantic tension + devoted couple] Zhao Yingnan, a special forces squad leader, was on a mission in the rainforest when she took a fatal bullet meant for a teammate. When she woke, she had transmigrated into the Republican era, becoming Lin Siyue, the least favored concubine-born daughter of the Lin family, a rice merchant fa 2Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    From being bullied by everyone to becoming a strategist in the general's mansion, the wife of a special forces soldier is not to be trifled with!

13. 313 民 Snow Falls in the Republican Era, but No One Returns 民国落雪，不见归人 Doudou from Starry Sky Pavilion星空阁的兜兜Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted Snow Falls in the Republic of China Era, but No One Returns 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The world only sees the gentle elegance of the cheongsam, unaware that every stitch reveals the helplessness of women in the Republican era. With the glitz and glamour faded, this garment conceals the untold joys and sorrows of a bygone era…

14. 314 穿 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China to Be Du Yuesheng’s Bodyguard 穿越民国之给杜月笙当保镖 My Name Is Liang Sheng我叫良生Urban142k WordsCompleted A food delivery guy transmigrates to Republican-era China and awakens the Sequence Warrior System. From the start, he saves Du Yuesheng, tramples gangsters, takes on the gangs, battles the foreign concessions, and outwits warlords. Fighting the Japanese invaders, he ultimately becomes the true underground emperor of Shanghai! 118Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this person who traveled back to the Republic of China era!

15. 315 福 Fuzhou: Blades and Bloodshed in 1949 福州：刀光血影一九四九 Long Jia Shu龙嘉树Urban348k WordsCompleted A few words in a local dialect, as indistinguishable as the wind. Once their eyes meet, the hunt and counterhunt begin. Messages whispered on the wind, blood and chaos, a fight to the death... At the end of February 1949, the Huacha secret team, entrusted with a vital mission, encountered an accident on its way to Rong. Team leader Hu Dayi vanished without a trace, and his guard, Wu Erzhu, was captured. At the same time, the Kuomintang's Secrecy Bureau System was carrying out its covert Thunder 149Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Then I suggest you check out this book—"Unique Dialect-Based Secret Assassination and Counter-Secret Assassination." First, our Party's secret service team encounters an accident due to their inability to understand the dialect. Then, our Party's special agents are given a critical mission, connecting with the locals and using the dialect to resolve crisis after crisis, constantly eliminating evil and accomplishing their mission… The secret dialects of Sanfang Qixiang are incredibly cool!

16. 316 谍 Espionage: Code Name Big Dipper 谍战：红色特工代号北斗星 The Little Scribe文抄小郎君Urban1.1M WordsOngoing In 1936, an era of turbulent waves! There was a group of people feeling their way through the darkness, using the flame of their faith to light up the pitch-black night sky. Jiang Huo, code-named Polaris, went undercover in the Special Service Office, walking on thin ice and teetering on the edge of a cliff! In the narrowest of spaces, the struggle was cruel and merciless! In the dark of night, it was a tale of hardship and greatness! Their names may have been forgotten amid the years of raging 565Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    New and innovative spy novels set in the Republican era: The first book tells the story of a protagonist who travels back to the Republican era, codenamed "North Star," to infiltrate the secret service and gather intelligence. While respecting historical facts, the writing style is humorous and the content is extremely interesting. The second book features well-written characters who are foreign students from China recruited into a spy organization. They are then used by the time-traveling protagonist, beginning a thrilling journey of espionage within espionage.

17. 317 民 Republican-Era Espionage: The Secret Agents All Call Me Chief 民国谍战：特务都叫我处座 Li Xuanhe李玄河Urban2.3M WordsCompleted A righteous soul transmigrates to the twenty-second year of the Republic of China. By then, the Japanese were already preparing to invade China. Lu Yang, a Chinese student studying abroad, is recruited into their spy organization. A transmigrator takes advantage of the situation and embarks on a thrilling mission worthy of Mission: Impossible. He starts out as a low-ranking police officer in the Nationalist government, then gets recruited by both the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and th 1.4kReads6.9Score100Shelves
18. 318 民 Republican Era: Who Needs Concubines? Spend Money to Make Your Warlord Stronger 民国：要啥姨太，军阀氪金就变强 Lucky Orange Cat橘猫有财气Historical463k WordsOngoing [Republican Era] [Warlords] [Tycoon] [Pay to Win] [System] [No Female Lead] [War of Resistance] Cao Qiqiang transmigrates into a chaotic age and awakens the “Warlord Pay-to-Win and Grow Stronger System.” He rises amid war and strife, dominating the world with swagger! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have bound the Warlord Tycoon System! Get a ten-thousand-fold rebate on your savings! Exchange them for Threshold Coins and enjoy a surprise!] [The System Shop is now open for a limited time.] [War 1Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    Either is fine!

19. 319 随 Chasing the Waves with the Wind 随风逐浪 Young Master of the Misty Rain Pavilion烟雨少阁主Urban1.3M WordsCompleted One crisis follows another, and China is beset by turmoil. Every son and daughter of the nation has a duty to do their part! In the early years of the Republic, young Chinese students studying in Europe returned home to serve their country. A young Chinese American from San Francisco awakens to his calling, leaves home, and sets off for China. He conceals his identity, puts down his pen to take up arms, and rides the tides of history to become a king of the covert front. 252Reads5.8Score—Shelves
20. 320 豪 Reborn in the Republic: Three Thousand Warlords at My Beck and Call 豪横，重生民国，三千军阀做小弟 Lucky Orange Cat橘猫有财气Urban120k WordsCompleted [Republican Era] [History] [Transmigration] [Reborn] [Warlords] [No Female Lead] I’m not really that powerful. I only have more than three thousand warlords who willingly serve as my underlings! Gao Qiqiang transmigrates to a parallel world resembling the Republican Era, where he becomes the playboy heir of a powerful family. His warlord father, Chen Tai, is the renowned Marshal of Jianghuai. As Uncle Tai’s most useless child, Gao Qiqiang is sent by the old man to military school to toughen him 74Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 谍 Espionage: Infiltrating the South Manchuria Railway as a Junior Train Conductor 谍战从潜入满铁当小乘警开始 Old Zhang0612老张0612Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis One: A train is a world of its own. What is espionage? To borrow an old saying from Zhang: espionage isn’t about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and worldly affairs... This is the story of a family of three who transmigrate into a world of spy dramas and films... Synopsis Two: A HUAWEI Mate 50 and a 22-month-old orphan appear in Dalian, under Japanese control in 1912… 1.3kReads8.4Score104Shelves
22. 322 谍 Espionage: I Became the Biggest Secret Agent 谍战：我成了最大的特务头子 Brother Bao宝哥Urban3.6M WordsOngoing In the twenty-fourth year of the Republic, Xie Yanlai transmigrated back to Beiping. As a Whampoa Military Academy graduate assigned to reinforce the Beiping branch, he foiled Major Ishikawa of the Special Higher Police's plot to buy off Beiping's political leaders within half a month, breaking the record for the fastest promotion of a Whampoa graduate. A month later, he took down the North China Army's secret treasury. Three months later... Xie Yanlai was able to repeatedly earn outstanding mer 3.5kReads8.8Score330Shelves
23. 323 青 Sunset on the Green Bricks 青砖落照 Nan and Huzi南和胡子Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted Novel Synopsis Through the years of endless war, three generations of the Huangfu family never managed to share a single complete family reunion dinner. The turmoil of the Republic of China era destroyed their ancestral hall, and the flames of war burned their land deeds to ash. Some fell beneath the invaders' bayonets; others vanished into the winds of a chaotic age. In the end, only a mother remained, struggling to keep her children alive. She was the backbone of the Huangfu family. The uph —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Alternative title: "The Setting Sun on Green Bricks: Our Whole Family is on the Back of the History Textbook"

24. 324 谍 King of Spy Wars: This Undercover Agent Gets Danger Alerts 谍战之王：这个卧底有危险提示 Reading Along with You陪你一起读书Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Espionage + Triple Agent + Ruthless + Danger Alerts + Foresight He is the most prized disciple of Kenji Doihara, head of the Special Higher Police. He is the colonel and deputy station chief most admired by Dai Li, head of the Military Statistics Bureau. And he is also the underground Party’s elusive master assassin, “Deep Sea.” Three identities, countless faces. He walks in darkness, yet his heart always faces the light... Chu Tianheng’s soul transmigrates to an era ravaged by war. Using “Dange 18.6kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
25. 325 谍 Espionage: The Little Spy's Great Reversal 谍战：小特务大逆袭 Si Ruolan思若兰Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Love for the Nation + Passionate Resistance Against Japan + One Heroine + Tense, Thrilling Plot + Ruthless and Decisive] With our nation on the brink of destruction, we have no choice but to risk everything and fight to save it. Military academy student Qin Tian transmigrates to the snowbound city of 1938 and becomes director of the General Affairs Section of the secret service bureau. On the surface, he is a carefree playboy, but in truth, he is a long-time undercover agent for the Communist P 8.1kReads8.6Score584Shelves
26. 326 就 Just Like His Father and Grandfather Once Were 就像他父辈和祖辈曾经的模样 Gelibufu格里布夫Historical303k WordsOngoing (From World War I to World War II) (Slow burn, with the focus mainly on the period after World War I) (A note for readers who may want to pass: It's slow-paced. It has some wish-fulfillment, but nothing too outrageous.) (Alternate history) “Deceivers and doers aren't necessarily opposites. Deception takes many forms. If my actions make you believe that this is who I am, then I've succeeded in deceiving you. As for being a doer, I deceived you all and then made my deception a reality.” Humphryck 5Reads8.2Score—Shelves
27. 327 谍 Espionage: I Have a Double Possession, and You Want Me to Be an Informant? 谍战：我双重附体，让我做线人？ Missl Miss LiMissl李小姐Urban256k WordsCompleted [Humorous and funny] [No romance, no do-gooder heroine] [Self-interest above all] [Feel free to dive in] Gou Dadan is timid and afraid of trouble. The chaos of wartime turns him into a fastidious egoist. From the start, he transmigrates to Shanghai in 1937, just before the nationwide resistance against Japan begins, and becomes an ordinary soldier. [Early story] Forced to become a secret agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, he brings along his blind younger sister. Military Statistics Burea 36Reads8.1Score—Shelves
28. 328 谍 Espionage: You Were Told to Go Undercover, So How Did You Become the Boss of Shanghai? 谍战：让你潜伏，你成淞沪大佬？ Galio and the Cat加里奥与猫Urban156k WordsOngoing [Espionage + no System + no brainless plot + loyal revolutionary roots + multiple identities] In the twentieth year of the Republic of China, the head of the Red Party's Third Special Section was arrested and immediately defected. Overnight, around a hundred outstanding Red Party comrades were arrested. Within a year, spies had uncovered nearly all of the Red Party's secret safe houses in Shanghai. Whenever the nation is in peril, heroes always step forward. Zhang Mingxue, only twenty-five years 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 329 民 Republican Era: I'm a Professor at Peking University 民国：我在北大当教授 I Don't Want Bubble Milk我不要泡泡奶Urban674k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the seventh year of the Republic of China, Shen Zhixing goes from being a librarian at Peking University to the young master of a remittance house, newly returned from studying in Germany. In a turbulent age of warring warlords and encroaching foreign powers, he refuses to inherit a fortune worth billions and vows to save the country with his pen. He buys the second-largest newspaper in Beijing and Tianjin and serializes the martial arts classic The Legend of the Condor H 571Reads5.8Score100Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

30. 330 谍 Secrets of the Spy War: The Japanese Translator 谍海秘事之鬼子翻译官 Baili Xiguan百里西关Urban553k WordsOngoing From the start, Liu Dongyang worked as an interpreter for the Japanese army, matching wits with the enemy and treading carefully at every turn. He also faced constant threats from collaborators and traitors, with danger lurking everywhere. Yet he always managed to escape trouble and obtain vital intelligence for his side. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 我 I Rebelled Against the Qing Dynasty with a Library in Tow! 我在大清造反，随着带着图书馆！ Chu Bawang楚霸汪Historical1.3M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 114Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    A story of power struggles between the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China! Consistently ranked in the top ten of historical fiction, it features the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, World War I, and becoming a world superpower! A treasure trove of advanced technology, focusing on massive warships and cannons! A passionate era, establishing a new China! I came! I witnessed! I conquered!

32. 332 文 Civilization VI: 1901 文明六：1901 The Salty Fish Swims and Swims咸鱼游啊游Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Synopsis [Reborn + History + Republic of China + Struggle for Supremacy + Warlords] Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Qin Shihuang, meanwhile, said, “For me, life is a miraculous journey with Civilization VI as my only companion.” Then he returns to that tumultuous new era. The late Qing Revolution has just begun, and the world is suddenly in upheaval. Qin Shihuang finds himsel 15Reads5.6Score—Shelves
33. 333 大 The Great Qian Republic's Warlord: Infinite Funds System 大乾民国军阀之无限资金系统 A Chilly Drizzle落雨微冷Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [Troop-Raising System + World War II Weapon Summoning (Primarily German Weapons) + No Female Lead + Ruthless] In his previous life, Han Xiyuan was a special forces team commander. He died overseas during a rescue mission, and when he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in another world: the Daqian Republican Era. He had become a battalion commander. Han Xiyuan's army was ordered to head to the Magic City and take part in its defense. 11Reads6.7Score—Shelves
34. 334 帝 The Empire Rises: Sweeping Away the Warlords 帝国崛起：横扫大军阀 Flying Black Shark飞翔的黑鲨鱼Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Huang Yuntian transmigrates to another world and gets a Great Warlord System. In a chaotic world divided among warlords, he is the young marshal of a minor warlord, and every day he receives all kinds of supplies from the System’s sign-in rewards. As his territory expands, his daily sign-in rewards grow more numerous and advanced. Massive barracks, Tiger tanks, solar power plants, modern radar, steel bunkers, destroyers, Harrier fighter jets, battleships, aircraft carriers... As his daily sign-i 94Reads8.7Score—Shelves
35. 335 穿 Transmigrating Across the Xiang River 穿越湘江 Long Hong长红Historical270k WordsOngoing Two classmates transmigrated together to the Xiangjiang battlefield in a parallel world. From then on, the Red Army had an additional commander and quartermaster, and the Long March and the War of Resistance took a different course. 22Reads9.0Score—Shelves
36. 336 民 Espionage in Republican-Era China: Big Brother, Why Make Me a Spy? 民国谍影：大哥，为啥让我做特工 Let the Wild Youth Out聊发骚年狂Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Ruthless traitor hunting + political intrigue + wits and strategy + multiple identities + pulse-pounding] This is an age of despair, and an age filled with hope. An age of silence and endurance, and an age of cries of resistance. An age of trust, and an age of doubt. We have everything before us, and nothing before us. We are all bound for Heaven, and we are all bound for Hell... This is the Republican Era! It is the twenty-eighth year of the Republican Era. Japanese invaders are ravaging China 17.3kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves

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    I only have one; for the others, come and see for yourselves here. [Bump]

37. 337 抗 War of Resistance: From King of the Southwest to Founding General! 抗战：从西南王到开国上将！ Make the Rankings上天榜Historical743k WordsOngoing A university associate professor from the 21st century transmigrates to 1927, during the Beiyang era, and becomes the son of Marshal Tang, governor of Yunnan Province. He is bound to the God of War System, which offers him three choices from the start: [Option One: Century-Defining Tycoon. Play a ruthless businessman, navigate the cutthroat world of commerce, and build a legendary financial empire!] [Option Two: Politician in Troubled Times. Play a wily politician, enter a brutal political arena 5Reads6.7Score—Shelves
38. 338 抗 War of Resistance: The Iron-Blooded Young Marshal 抗战：铁血少帅 I Must Make the Heavenly Rankings必须上天榜Historical1.4M WordsOngoing After an accident transmigrates Zhang Xueming to the twentieth century, he unexpectedly awakens a System. With the System at his command, he has no intention of living an ordinary life. [Massive army-building and epic battles. The blurb doesn't do it justice, so head straight to the story.] 33Reads7.4Score—Shelves
39. 339 民 A Dream of Republican-Era China 民国一梦 Golden Glittering Ox and Horse金闪闪牛马Modern Romance467k WordsCompleted You Xiao transmigrates into a family that favors sons over daughters. Using her golden finger, she fights to survive in these turbulent times and slaughters the Japanese invaders, carving out a path through bloodshed. I hope reading this novel feels easy and relaxing, and that it helps you pass the time. 29Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    A dreamlike female-oriented story, free from internal strife and female rivalry, featuring a cheat-like advantage, stunning beauties, and hilarious Japanese-slaying antics.

40. 340 亮 The Bright Sword World: Chu Yunfei's Rise 亮剑世界：楚云飞的崛起之路 Passing Through Her Whole World从她的全世界路过Male-Channel Fanfiction492k WordsCompleted Chu Yunfei, an elite from Whampoa, cares deeply for all the people of the world. To drive out the Japanese, he is willing to disobey his superiors and set aside his own honor and disgrace. He does it all for the people and for the country. 2Reads7.2Score—Shelves
41. 341 魂 Soul Transmigration to Republican China: My Years in the Military Statistics Bureau 魂穿民国：我在军统那些年 Hua Bingxiang华兵项Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Gu Jinzhao transmigrates to the eve of the full-scale War of Resistance and becomes a low-ranking field operative in the Lixing Society's Special Service Division. In this era, when the nation faces mortal peril, Gu Jinzhao has no powerful connections and cannot influence the course of events. All he can do is make his greatest effort to prepare China for an all-out war. 185Reads8.1Score108Shelves
42. 342 异 Republican-Era Otherworld: A Thousandfold Growth System from the Start 异界民国：开局觉醒千倍成长系统 It's Always Sad Going from Nothing to Something从无到有总是悲伤的Historical501k WordsOngoing In a different Republic of China, Huaxia is still sinking into ruin. Modern young man Zhang Chenxing transmigrates into this world and awakens a Hundredfold Martial Arts System, bringing a new kind of change to Huaxia. Thanks to the dragon soul within him, his Hundredfold Growth System evolves into a Thousandfold Growth System, which he can split off and grant to subordinates who are one hundred percent loyal. With the help of the Thousandfold Martial Arts Growth System, he starts with a small d 5Reads9.0Score—Shelves
43. 343 我 My Father Is a Warlord 我的父亲是军阀 Web Novel Newbie网文小咖Urban419k WordsCompleted It is a chaotic age. Resources are scarce, and the land is consumed by war… A young man with a “deadly sixth sense” carves out a bright future in this era of blood and fire. This is the rise of a new empire: a young man kindles a spark amid the turmoil, bringing a golden age to all the people. 2.6kReads8.6Score107Shelves
44. 344 穿 Transmigrating to Republican China: The Long March Through Flames of War 穿越民国之烽火远征 The Thief-Commander Leaves His Fragrance at Night盗帅夜留香Urban733k WordsOngoing A doctoral student of exceptional intelligence, learning, and military expertise transmigrates to a turbulent era. He brings all his knowledge and memories with him, along with a distinguished family background and extraordinary talent. Beginning with his time at West Point and later earning a doctorate from MIT, he grows and perseveres, dedicating his passion to his country. His journey is the struggle and expedition of countless Chinese people as well as his own. What if, in that turbulent era 82Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book; it contains some knowledge.

45. 345 民 Snatching Treasures in Republican-Era China: From the Start, I Steal Leng Qingqiu 民国捡漏，开局截胡冷清秋 Yan Tang Huang闫唐荒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing Antique appraisal and treasure hunting + TV and film fan fiction + multiple heroines + portable space + fighting Japanese invaders. In the turbulent years of the late Qing and early Republic, China is impoverished and weak, surrounded by foreign powers while its people suffer in misery. Antique appraiser Lu Xiuyuan arrives through transmigration with a portable space, makes a name for himself in the antiques trade, and rides boldly into the world of beautiful women. He seizes a hundred tons o 40.7kReads7.3Score3.8kShelves
46. 346 重 Reborn: Spy Among Spies in Republican-Era China 重生之民国谍中谍 Wang Dianjun王殿军Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Wang Zixin, is pursuing a PhD overseas when family circumstances force him to return to China... Carrying his father's regrets, he transmigrates to the tumultuous Republican era, where heroes vie for supremacy... Let us return together to that age of raging war and see how our predecessors forged a prosperous China with their blood and flesh! The most authentic portrayal of the treacherous, ever-shifting world of the puppet regime's officialdom; the most thrilling account of the 143Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    These are all novels set in the Republican era. They feature elements like Chinese merchants buying goods, maids from wealthy families, characters with spatial abilities fleeing famine, and characters with systems. [Heartfelt] 1. [Note] The protagonist, a small business owner on the verge of bankruptcy, suddenly gains the ability to travel between the TV series "Bright Sword" and the real world, trading civilian goods between the two. 2. [Note] The female protagonist travels into the TV series "The Story of a Noble Family," becoming a little girl abandoned by her mother after her father's death, forced to beg for survival in a village. She is later kidnapped by a distant relative and sold into a brothel. After escaping, she is taken in by a kind-hearted young lady and becomes her maid.

47. 347 设 A Designer Transmigrates to the Republican Era: The Wise Don’t Fall in Love 设计师穿越民国：智者不入爱河 Wenlan Jiayin文澜佳音Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Dual transmigration and rebirth + two strong leads flirting + married first, love later + entrepreneurship in Republican-era China] She opens her eyes to find herself a bride in Republican-era China, bullied and pushed around. Her husband has a beloved woman he can never have, and his whole family is waiting to see her make a fool of herself? Lin Lan smiles coldly and pulls out a pair of silver scissors. “Sorry, I’m a lingerie designer who transmigrated here!” Cheongsams too old-fashioned? She 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both the male and female protagonists time-travel

48. 348 白 White Oak Slope 白栎坡 Xiaoxiang Plum潇湘梅子Urban547k WordsCompleted Li Junchen and Lu Shuang were born in an era when China was undergoing tremendous change. They met and fell in love at school, but a feud between their families stood in their way, tearing them apart. Li Junchen was both learned and skilled in martial arts, while Lu Shuang was one of the few female students in their small town. Together, they fought against fate and old customs to the very end. Faced with hatred for their country and feuds between their families, Li Junchen showed his unwavering 1kReads9.5Score101Shelves

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    National sentiments of ethnic minorities during the Republic of China period

49. 349 逃 After Running Away from My Wedding, I Became the Young Master’s Personal Maid 逃婚后成了少爷的贴身丫鬟 Wen Ziyu Xi文紫钰禧Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted “She was a flower that bloomed from the mud. He was a butterfly trapped behind high walls.” “The whole city laughed at the Bai family’s young master for divorcing a noble-born wife for the sake of a maid.” “No one knew that Song Wanqiu had once been a bride sold by her father to a fool.” One elopement made Song Wanqiu Bai Zhiyi’s cure: He taught her to read; she taught him how to live. He stood up for her; she made his heart beat. From scrubbing floors on her knees to managing the househol 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Arranged marriage that blossoms into love, patriotism,

50. 350 西 A Romance in the Northwest 西北恋 Wu Xuanqing吴玄卿Historical181k WordsCompleted In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China (1937), Japanese invaders trampled China beneath their boots, leaving the land shattered. Tianshui, a strategic city in the northwest, was also overshadowed by both the threat of war and a severe drought. Newlywed peasant girl Qiuping tearfully bids farewell to her husband Mang'er, whose full name is Chen Tiemang, as he is drafted into the army. On a hill above the dry Wei River and parched land stretching for miles, her “brown tears” become the 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Set in the Republican era, this film is about the War of Resistance against Japan.

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