Novels Set in the Republican Era 民国时期各类小说

1. 1 满 The Secret History of Manchuria, Part Two 满洲秘史（中部） Ma Jinping马金萍Historical224k WordsCompleted [Bandits + Northeast China + War + Japanese spies + Manchukuo + Republican era + Romance + Collaborators] A woman's turbulent journey through a chaotic age, a blood-soaked epic of Northeast China. From bandit chieftain's wife to a secret pawn of the Japanese, she witnesses every secret behind Manchuria's birth, caught between love and hate, home and country… Manchurian Secret History, Part Two continues the first volume. Set against the real historical background of Northeast China from late 193 3.1kReads9.5Score490Shelves

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   Historical stories and figures during the Republican era

2. 2 满 The Secret History of Manchuria, Part One 满洲秘史（上部） Ma Jinping马金萍Historical263k WordsCompleted [Bandits + Northeast China + Local life + War + Japanese spies + Manchukuo + Republican era + Romance] A woman's turbulent journey through a chaotic age, a blood-soaked epic of Northeast China. From bandit chieftain's wife to a secret pawn of the Japanese, she witnesses every secret behind Manchuria's birth, caught between love and hate, home and country… The story takes place in Northeast China in the early twentieth century, spanning the period from the Russo-Japanese War to the establishment 15.7kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
3. 3 旧 Old Dreams: Longing for Spring's Return 旧梦·望春归 Shen Yuzao沈鱼藻Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted [Republican-Era Tragic Romance + BE Aesthetic + A Love That Goes Both Ways] Have you ever loved someone you could never grow old with? “A clear-eyed, independent female lawyer vs. a patriotic filmmaker chasing the light. Shen Yuzao’s Republican-era trilogy of old dreams! Their story begins with a meeting as beautiful as golden breezes and dewdrops, and ends with a longing that endures even when their hair has turned white with frost and snow. Love can bring death, but it can also give life. The 527Reads9.4Score145Shelves

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   These are all written by the same author [laughs]

4. 4 国 Pillars of the Nation: A Century of Chinese Business Rivalries, Parts One and Two 国之重器：百年中国商战传奇（上下部） Li Tiejun李铁君Historical699k WordsCompleted [Grand historical saga + Self-Strengthening Movement + coastal and frontier defense + Sino-French War + China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company] The late Qing business world is rocked by turbulent waves, and a tycoon of his generation turns the tide! See how pioneers of industry build an economic Great Wall in the face of despair! In the final years of the Qing dynasty, Western powers force the Qing government to open treaty ports, while Western steamships monopolize China's shipping. Chinese 201Reads9.6Score—Shelves
5. 5 旧 Old Dreams of 1913 旧梦1913 Shen Yuzao沈鱼藻Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Republican-era tragic romance + a love lost to regret + loving someone you cannot have] Three years in the Republic, and not a single rainstorm came. A whole lifetime, and not once did I hear you say, “I love you.” A sweet, spirited heiress × a devoted, restrained military officer. We lost each other in a time of turmoil, and after that brief farewell, we never met again. Repairing the roof with thatch for you and listening to the rain beside your bed were nothing but an old dream that could ne 3.1kReads9.4Score660Shelves
6. 6 华 The Chinese Labor Corps: A Coppersmith’s First World War 华工军团：一名铜匠的第一次世界大战 Li Tiejun李铁君Historical527k WordsCompleted [Cross-border romance + an underdog's rise + a hero of World War I + rural life + bandits] From a wedding hall in Shandong to the trenches of Europe, an epic expedition by an ordinary man! On the day of his wedding, Shandong coppersmith Li Zhongfu discovers that soldiers and bandits have joined forces to massacre Wuji Town, where his fiancée Su Huizhen lives. At the brink of life and death, Li Zhongfu saves the townspeople, but Su Huizhen disappears. After accidentally uncovering the secret behi 531Reads9.5Score—Shelves
7. 7 沈 Shen Yuzao's Old Dreams: Complete Collection 沈鱼藻旧梦系列合集 Shen Yuzao沈鱼藻Anime Fanfiction281k WordsCompleted Thirteen songs of the mortal world, for you to hear. Spanning the years from the late Qing dynasty to the 1960s, this story follows more than a dozen women from different walks of life, including noble girls, wealthy heiresses, young women from scholarly families, Nyonya cooks, and actresses... Thirteen portraits of women, one scroll depicting the mortal world, every frame a sigh of its era. 148Reads9.7Score—Shelves
8. 8 中 The Prequel to the Chinese Empire: The Hegemony of the Spring and Autumn Period 中华帝国前传之春秋争霸 Cheng Xueyi程雪衣Historical215k WordsCompleted [History + Chinese orthodoxy + the transformation from Zhou to Qin + institutional reform] After two hundred years of rival powers rising, see how a hegemon rewrites history. Based on historical works such as the Zuo Zhuan, the Records of the Grand Historian, and the Discourses of the States, this book tells the stories and introduces the figures of more than two centuries of Spring and Autumn history in vivid detail. Centered on the struggle for supremacy, it weaves together the major events an 58Reads9.3Score—Shelves
9. 9 金 Golden Flower Fragrance 金花香 Northwesterner西北人Urban133k WordsCompleted This is the story of the Zhao and Liu families, makers of Jingyang Fu tea during the Republic of China era. Warlords brutally extort protection money, while the Zhao and Liu families scheme against each other. Zhiqiang and Yasi go through countless hardships as they transport Fu tea to Dihua, encountering one exciting adventure after another. Later, when the Japanese arrive, they donate money and supplies to support the war of resistance. 73Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's very immersive! The story is full of twists and turns.

10. 10 岳 The Old Grandmother of Yue Family Village 岳家庄的老祖母 Mountainside Man in the Rain雨落山人Historical107k WordsCompleted [A grandmother builds a business + Yue Fei's family teachings + brotherhood] A mother's love makes her strong, and she becomes the soul of her clan. One mother's thirty-year flight lays the foundation for her family's six-hundred-year legacy. During the Hongwu reign of the Ming dynasty, Yue Guangyong, the thirteenth-generation descendant of Yue Fei, dies young in Tangyin County, Henan Province, where his family has lived for generations. He leaves behind his widowed wife, Yue Yushi, and their tw 563Reads9.3Score104Shelves
11. 11 王 Wang Jiujin and the Marshal’s Woman 王九金和大帅的女人 Mountain Fresh山地鲜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Republican-Era Power Fantasy] [Multiple Heroines] [High-Octane Action] A modern young chef accidentally transmigrates to the Republic of China era and stumbles into the treacherous Marshal's mansion. In a moment of crisis, he steps forward to save the marshal. Through a twist of fate, he masters an unparalleled, mystical secret manual, shedding his mortal limitations and revealing his brilliance. He quells internal strife within the mansion, hunts down traitors and scoundrels beyond its walls, 26kReads7.6Score1.9kShelves

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    Excellent and refreshing articles of the Republic of China

12. 12 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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    These are all from the Republic of China. The first one has nothing, the second one is double-pierced, and the third one has gold fingers.

13. 13 民 Republican Era: My Sister Falls for My Brother-in-Arms, and Her Brother Cries in Desperation 民国：妹妹爱上兄弟，哥哥急哭了 White Clouds Perch on the Tip of the Brush白云栖笔端Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The rating is low because so few people have rated it, not because it's not good!] Gu Tinglan has two "older brothers." One is her older brother in name, Gu Liansheng. They grew up together and relied on each other to survive in troubled times. The other is Lu Chengzhou, a powerful Young Marshal. Refined and mature, he's her guardian angel, rescuing her from danger time and again. She thought she could keep everything in balance, until she opened Gu Liansheng's diary and found it filled with th 466Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This novel about the Republic of China is really good to read [Sending Hearts]. The rating is low because it has low traffic. The male and female protagonists are both very complex. They have the love of children and the love of family and country.

14. 14 后 The Logistics Bigwig 后勤大掌柜 Evening Breeze at the Eastern Pavilion东亭晚风Urban1.6M WordsOngoing If you were an ordinary person who suddenly transmigrated to the War of Resistance era one day, what would you do when faced with the unknown in a strange place? And what would you do when you discovered that the people on the other side were your own ancestors? What would you do when you had no idea whether transmigrating could change history? What would you choose when you discovered you could carry supplies back and forth between the two eras as many times as you wanted? How would you prov 5kReads8.3Score293Shelves
15. 15 惊 What! The Warlord’s Wife Can Even Buy Tanks at the Mall 惊！军阀夫人的商城连坦克都能买 White Clouds Perch on the Tip of the Brush白云栖笔端Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigration + warlord’s young marshal + household intrigue + married first, love later + a mix of sweetness and angst] When Feng Yuqing wakes up, she has transmigrated into the role of the principal wife of Xiao Chiyuan, a warlord in Republican-era China. When she opens her eyes, three concubines are waiting for her to lay down the law. The second concubine comes from a prominent family, the third is a talented woman educated overseas, and the fourth is as delicate 222Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 千 A Boat Sailing a Thousand Miles, a Lifetime of Peace 千里行舟，一世怀安 Juxingli聚星里Ancient Romance124k WordsOngoing [#Transmigration #Late Qing and early Republican era #Daughter of a minor official #Making money #Light comedy #Saving the country through industry #Family life #Slow burn] Lu Xingzhou vs. Ye Huaian In her previous life, Ye Huaian earned a monthly salary of at least 12,000 yuan. After transmigrating to 1900, she becomes the daughter of a wealthy Shanghai family. In reality, she’s so broke it’s almost laughable. She has to report to her family before spending even a single copper coin. Her father 395Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A slice-of-life story set in the Republican era, depicting everyday family life and many touching little moments. It's devoid of grand schemes or plot devices, offering a heartwarming and lighthearted comedy experience!

17. 17 人 The Righteous Path of the World Is One of Vicissitudes: Adrift Across the Four Seas 人间正道是沧桑之四海飘零 Xiao Shandi晓珊迪Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Meng Jia wakes up one day in the body of a young student from a century ago, who opposed an arranged marriage and starved herself to death. To keep escaping marriage, she follows her cousin to Guangzhou to study. By chance, she meets Chu Cai, a secretary in the principal's office at the Whampoa Military Academy. He is a shadow operative behind the KMT's Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, a powerful division chief who pulls the strings. Cold, calculating, obsessive, and willing to do 22.3kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    The Anti-Japanese War of the Republic of China is a good article, but without cheats and systems, it is not a good article.

18. 18 情 Deep Love and Heavy Rain: I’ve Taken the Spy Chief 情深深雨蒙蒙之特务头子我收了 Xiao Shandi晓珊迪Female-Channel Fanfiction559k WordsCompleted The new book has just received its first rating, so the score will rise over time. This is a fanfiction crossover between the TV dramas The Right Way of the World and Romance in the Rain. It focuses on romance rather than politics, telling the sweet-and-sour love story of a secret service chief and a charming young lady. Yang Liren is the intelligence chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation's Shanghai office. Lu Mengping is the Lu family's youngest daughter, a spoiled, sharp-tongued girl wh 1.4kReads8.8Score101Shelves
19. 19 穿 Transported into Beacon Fire Escape, My Phone Has Unlimited Data 穿进烽火逃兵，我的手机有流量 Cat Bridge Soil猫儿桥土Urban2.4M WordsOngoing In the world of Beacon Fire Escapees, Zhao Baosheng is transported to Desheng Harbor, right on the front line between the Nationalist Army and the Japanese. How the hell is he supposed to survive? Wait, my phone’s buzzing. Let me check... The Independent Regiment that appears later in this book isn’t Li Yunlong’s from Drawing Sword. Have you read Beacon Fire Escapees? It’s the one from that novel. 12.4kReads8.8Score895Shelves

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    Anti-Japanese War Novels

20. 20 穿 Transmigrating into a War-Torn World, I Awakened an Anti-Japanese Martial Arts System 穿越烽火逃兵我觉醒抗日武侠系统 Rocking Slowly in a Wicker Chair藤椅慢摇Urban867k WordsOngoing Li A Shui transmigrates to the Songhu Front in the rain at night. The moment he opens his eyes, he runs into the fleeing soldier Hu Yi. He remembers Hu Yi, remembers Ninth Platoon, and remembers everyone along this road who was supposed to fall. He once read this story. Now he is standing inside it. 42Reads—Score105Shelves
21. 21 抗 War of Resistance: A Jungle of Flesh and Blood 抗战之血肉丛林 Lump疙瘩Urban8.1M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance + Home and Country + Blood and Iron] The island invaders ravaged our land, bringing misery to western Yunnan. Who among us lacks courage? How could we abandon the frontier? Our valiant soldiers feared neither danger nor hardship, charging into battle ten times and prevailing every time, ready to die as gladly as they would drink. Their remains lie here, their names engraved on a monument. Their awe-inspiring righteousness will shine for generations to come. 3.2kReads9.1Score281Shelves
22. 22 道 The Void Dream of the Dao Source 道源虚梦 Youbai Isn't Sweet悠白不甜Urban1.6M WordsOngoing They seek the Heavenly Dao and trace everything back to its source. Is it all an illusion, or does it truly exist? The humans living in the world today are so weak. They have no control over birth, aging, sickness, or death. Mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas are impassable barriers, and they need outside tools just to travel. Yet who could have imagined that humans were not native to Blue Star? It is almost impossible to believe... In the Primordial Era, humans crossed countless starfields to a 220Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A great fantasy novel, a masterpiece.

23. 23 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 186kReads9.5Score20.6kShelves
24. 24 浴 A Nameless Monument at the Nation's Gate, Bathed in Blood 浴血国门之无名碑 Flowers Are Graceful花是容Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (No System + full-scale Korean War coverage + fighting on every front) "If we don't fight this war, the next generation will have to!" A century of humiliation, with powerful invaders running rampant! To protect their homes and defend their country, a humble fisherman and hunter became a proud Volunteer soldier, setting out on a journey to fight to the death at the nation's borders! The Battle of Wenjing, the raid on Unsan, the surprise attack on Wuling Bridge, the frozen, bloody battle at Lake 11.8kReads9.1Score716Shelves
25. 25 挚 Dearest 挚欢 Eleven Bridges Here此间十一桥Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted Wen Ci spent seven years abroad studying medicine, determined to return home and build her career. She never expected to come back and be forced to get a marriage certificate first. Her husband, Fu Jinghuai, is the Second Young Marshal of the Governor’s Mansion. Handsome, and ruthless. On the day they register their marriage, the man warns her with a vicious glare: “Don’t think that signing those papers makes you my wife. If you dare cause trouble, I’ll be the first to shoot you.” Later, he says 11.8kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    I really like the male and female protagonists. They both have their own mouths. Even if there is a misunderstanding, it will not last more than two chapters. Moreover, the female protagonist is very smart and knows how to use a gun and save people when she returns from overseas. The male protagonist did not marry the female protagonist according to his own wishes at the beginning.

26. 26 我 My Korean War 我的抗美援朝 Charge Ahead and Never Look Back上阵莫回头Urban1.6M WordsCompleted It was a war no one could ever forget, a war that founded a nation! 2.8kReads8.2Score188Shelves
27. 27 谁 Who Says a Young Marshal Can’t Live Off His Wife? 谁说少帅就不能吃软饭 A Page of Fireworks一纸烟火Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Fictional Republic-Era Setting + Reunion After Years Apart + Two Strong Leads + They Hurt Each Other at First, Then Dote on Each Other] [Mad Warlord Top VS Resilient Returnee Bottom] His father was dead, his brother-in-law had been imprisoned, his sister had hanged herself, and their home had been seized. When Shen Huaijing returned from France to Jiangcheng, all he found was a family destroyed and everyone he loved gone. To save his brother-in-law from execution, he chose a pa 6.3kReads9.0Score702Shelves

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    During the Republic of China, there were two pairs of Nan, group portraits, two strong ones. The warlord marshal and his returnee young master

28. 28 攻 The Hunter’s Hunt 攻猎 Bright Mosquitoes Don't Drink Dark Blood明蚊不吸暗血Urban1.3M WordsCompleted "When he was little more than six months old, his birth mother abandoned him in a wooden tub and let him drift downstream. The hunter who found him simply named him Shunshui, meaning 'drifting with the current.' When the Japanese stirred up trouble in the southwest, the hunter Li Shunshui became a raw recruit. Before he had even seen a real battlefield, a military tribunal sentenced him to death. At the execution ground, the woman executioner pointing a gun at him was the bloodthirsty rose of th 5.6kReads9.2Score594Shelves
29. 29 烽 Where the Smoke of War Ends 烽烟尽处 Wine Addict酒徒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Everything that happened in the past, right or wrong, has become history. It cannot be changed, and must not be changed. Everyone who lived in the past, wise or foolish, has passed away. There is no need to embellish their stories, and they cannot be rewritten. History is simply the record left behind by the past. Whether future generations like it or not, it will remain. Like fossils from the Cretaceous Period, it stays vivid and lifelike despite hundreds of thousands of years of change. I dedi 8.8kReads9.3Score731Shelves
30. 30 念 The Male Guard of Nian Ci An 念慈庵的男护院 Mountain Fresh山地鲜Urban440k WordsOngoing [Multiple Female Leads] Enter at Your Own Risk if You Mind [Treasure Hunt] [Jade Maiden Heart Sutra] [Bizarre Curiosities] [Fighting the Japanese] Nian Ci An is a nunnery that accepts only young widows. Wang Erniu's woman, Chun Xing, was sent inside. In a fit of rage, he joined the nunnery's guard force, just so he could stay close to her. Who could have guessed that once you enter the convent, you find yourself in a bottomless sea of trouble! The mayor's concubine asks him to deliver a letter, 1.6kReads8.6Score117Shelves

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    Recommendations for many female protagonists in the Republic of China

31. 31 魂 Possessing a Body in Northeast China: Saving the Nation in the War of Resistance 魂穿东北，抗战救国 Zhang Lala Loves Hanba Weide张辣辣爱吃汉巴味德Urban2.2M 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! 4.4kReads9.1Score191Shelves

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    All good books about the Republic of China

32. 32 东 Northeast Tales: The Women of Guandong and the Bandits 东北往事•关东娘们儿与土匪 Flowers Flourish on Brocade锦上添繁花Rural Life602k WordsOngoing Original title: “Tales of the Northeast: The Mother of the Bastard” [Republican Era + Japanese Puppet State of Manchukuo + Notorious Bandits] [Period Setting + Underworld + Northeast Villages] [Ensemble Cast + Jianghu Feuds] [War of Resistance + Father and Son + Tough Guys] A 19-year-old bandit's young leader takes a bullet and tumbles into a willow grove. Feng Qiuyue, a 29-year-old prostitute, grabs him and says, “Big brother, why don't you come home with me for a while?” That one visit sets of 39kReads8.5Score2.7kShelves

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    Northeastern Republic of China plus Manchukuo, chronological text. The story of a prostitute and a family of bandits

33. 33 重 Reborn as a Military Cook: Chronicles of a Mercenary 重生炊事兵之佣兵风云录 Pisces双鱼座Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Hardcore military fiction + No System + Marksman + Mercenary Mercenary? Chef? In his previous life, he was a marksman and small-arms expert hiding in the mess hall of a rapid-response unit in Huaxia! A gun in one hand, a wok in the other! He died in an exercise while saving a new recruit who had wandered into the blast zone! When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn on a smoke-filled battlefield in a parallel world! This time, he had a cleaver in his left hand and a gun in his righ 21.7kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
34. 34 谍 Espionage: Reborn as a Noble, I Help My Brother Go Undercover 谍战：穿成贵族，我帮弟弟当卧底 Bobo bot啵啵botUrban641k WordsOngoing (The main story is nearing its end, and it's ready to read!) [No CP. The protagonists are Zhou Jiyan/Fujiwara Jiyan and Fujiwara Che.] [A minor golden finger and System space, neither of which plays a major role.] After a book hit Zhou Jiyan on the back of the head, he transmigrated to Shanghai in 1940 with his modern history notebook. His new identity was Fujiwara Jiyan, a member of the Japanese nobility and an employee of the Plum Agency. With Shanghai occupied, Zhou Jiyan couldn't just sit by 30.7kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves

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    I think these two books are the only ones that are good to read.

35. 35 从 A Journey Through Film and TV Beginning with Soldier Assault 从士兵突击开始的影视之旅 Five Oxen五牛Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Over a million words already] Completed missions: Hotel Mumbai, Saving Private Ryan, Enemy at the Gates, Black Hawk Down, The Platoon, Training Pumpkin, The Battle at Lake Changjin, Drawing Sword, Operation Red Wings, Hacksaw Ridge (The Bad Boys’ Platoon) Current mission: Charge! “How many missions have you been on?” “How many missions? Let me count. …Forget it. I can’t count them all in a short while. I just know I blew up terrorists in India, I also stopped a failed art student, I charged thr 20kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
36. 36 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 23.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
37. 37 抗 Resisting Japan: Joining the Second Northern Expeditionary Force 抗日：从北上抗日第二先遣队开始 Lonely, Lonesome, and a Little Cold孤单寂寞有点冷Urban1.8M WordsCompleted No System, no pocket dimension: a classic military power fantasy beginning with the Red Army's Long March. The chuuni protagonist transmigrates into the body of a wounded soldier left behind by the 25th Red Army. Leading a guerrilla force in pursuit of the main army, he witnesses and takes part as the 25th Red Army grows from a supporting force into our army's undisputed top unit. The Long March is an arduous journey, with a hundred battles turned into poetry. Taking on the Japanese, they forge 17.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
38. 38 民 Republic-Era Films and TV, Starting by Marrying a Fairy-Like Beauty 民国影视，从娶妻神仙姐姐开始 Cat-Loving Mouse No. 2爱猫的老鼠2号Urban40k WordsOngoing After becoming the groom who has just married in War and Beauty, Chen Jingheng looks at his bride, who bears an uncanny resemblance to a celestial beauty, and feels as though he is dreaming. But he soon realizes that this world is no simple place. Familiar stories and characters from The Wind Chaser, The Disguiser, Shui Yun Jian, Rose of Blood, The Iron-Blooded Battle of Shanghai, and Cheongsam Detective begin appearing one after another. With the Diligence Pays Off System and a portable space a 574Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is good. Set in the 1930s Republic of China, the protagonist develops while also enjoying life. His wife is Yingzi, played by Liu Yifei in "The Chinese Widow," and his confidante is Wang Zixuan, played by Chen Hong in "Between Water and Clouds."

39. 39 开 1944: From the Start, My Whole Family Lived Like Kings 开局1944：带着全家吃香喝辣 Ning Qing Si甯青兕Male-Channel Fanfiction2.8M WordsOngoing [Period drama] [Slow-paced] [Multiple film and television worlds] [Everyday life] He bought a camper and returned to his hometown in central Hebei, ready to travel around China. Instead, he found himself eighty years in the past. Well, that saves a step. Liu Dexin decides to leave “Lion Camel Ridge” and head straight for “Spirit Mountain.” This time, he’s going to live like a Beijing man. He has a dimensional space, and a carefree life is calling! Short on supplies? Lacking food and clothes? No 28.3kReads7.3Score1.7kShelves

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40. 40 美 The Beauty Has No Interest in Romance; the Young Marshal's Conquest Is All in His Head 美人无心情爱，少帅自我攻略 Duck Butt鸭子屁屁Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted Everyone says the young marshal Shi Weiyue is a womanizer who tires of the old and craves the new. In truth “You're no more than a plain willow. Dream on if you think you'll end up in my bed. You have two possible fates: death, or wishing you were dead. Which will it be?” They also say the young marshal Shi Weiyue is cruel and ruthless, with brutal methods. In truth “Lin Qingye, you've crossed me time and again. If you don't want to keep your life, I can take it from you.” His adjutant said blun 2.4kReads8.9Score243Shelves

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    ①As Lin Qingye turned to retrieve it, he suddenly regretted it. Wasn't Lin Qingye also lusting after him? How come it seemed like he was the one who succumbed first? "My ideal has always been the unification of North and South." "I know." "Now there's one more." "What?" "Lin Qingye." (Read the main text)

41. 41 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 29.2kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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    The Republic of China, fleeing from famine, the male protagonist, killing Japanese and traitors. The male protagonist kills decisively, neither doting on his sisters nor doting on women. There are women but no female protagonists. When you see a woman, you won't be unable to walk, you won't be smart, you won't be able to touch your nose. It's a breath of fresh air. The male protagonist is ambitious and will kill anyone who stands in his way. If his sister becomes an obstacle, there is also a method of killing the girl to achieve enlightenment. If you like to escape, you can read a good book in the style of Su who kills the girl. I highly recommend it!

42. 42 活 Living as a Model Citizen in Republican-Era China 活在民国当顺民 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban1.4M WordsOngoing From the start, it's 1945. The war against Japan is over, and the times are in turmoil. After Yang Fuping's grandfather closes his eyes for the last time, he leaves behind a letter of prophecy and a coffin no one can touch. His family tends to daily life in their little courtyard, ignoring the shifting tides of history and simply keeping their corner of the world warm and peaceful. Ensemble cast + Republican-era setting + not a wish-fulfillment story + miniature storage space 38.6kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
43. 43 清 A Junior Banner Soldier in the Late Qing 清末小旗兵 Hai Ling海凌Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the late Qing was bad enough. To make matters worse, I became a soldier in the Eight Banners! Fu Ning thought he'd reached the end of the road, but since he was here, he might as well leave something behind. This is the story of a university student in an obscure field struggling to survive in a time of chaos, and of an ordinary person striving to change things in that era. 12.1kReads8.7Score926Shelves
44. 44 开 From the Start in 1938, My Pocket Dimension Can Keep Me Alive 开局1938，我的空间能续命 Ou Jiu偶就Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Medical student Fu Wen wakes up in 1938 Henan with a lifesaving pocket dimension! Floodwaters are on the way, and the land is strewn with corpses. With no hope of surviving on her own, she has no choice but to cling to the local “kingpin,” Li Baisheng, a young master who seems like a spoiled playboy but is actually ruthless and clever. In a world thrown into chaos, she provides the medicine and he does the heavy lifting. From finding each other unbearable to relying on each other for survival, t 13.5kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    Give this one a try, a book about two strong forces, anti-war stories, and spy war stories.

45. 45 汉 Hanqing, 300,000 Fengtian Troops, and an Iron-Blooded Peak 汉卿，奉系三十万，铁血巅峰 Jun Ji俊姬Urban867k WordsOngoing “When an entire era weighs on your shoulders, you have no choice but to make yourself tougher than the times.” Three brothers stand side by side: one commands civil and police affairs, another handles espionage and intelligence. The women are no mere ornaments: among them are a noble heiress who controls the supply lines, a sworn brotherhood leader's daughter who roams the world, and an intelligence agent infiltrating enemy ranks. The spy war rages in the shadows, while flames of battle blaze in 12.4kReads—Score811Shelves

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46. 46 狙 Sniper 1925 狙击1925 The Mellow Taste of Dried Vegetable Soup菜干汤的温醇Urban920k WordsOngoing [Upright Values] + [Anti-Japanese Espionage] + [Sniper Elite 4] + [Decisive and Ruthless] Chen Hu transmigrates to Northeast China in 1925 and awakens the Sniper System. He snipes bandits in the snow and takes out a Japanese commander from 800 meters away. With the Kwantung Army’s guns trained on him, he will carve out a path of revenge with his bullets! Through the sniper scope, your life lasts only as long as it takes a bullet to reach you! 15Reads8.4Score—Shelves
47. 47 穿 Life as a Rickshaw Puller After Transmigrating to an Age of Famine 穿越饥荒年代当板儿爷的日子 The Scribe捉笔人Historical1.0M WordsOngoing [Non-fanfiction] [Period piece] [Farming] [A sly, unconventional protagonist] An unconventional narrative style. The story begins in 1942, moves into a Beijing courtyard compound in 1951, and reaches its grand climax in 1965. A brand-new courtyard-compound tale, a century-spanning dream of family and country. [Name: Yang Chaosheng] [Identity: Transmigrator] [Golden finger: The Suffering Is a Blessing System] [Portable space: Ten cubic meters] Never wears out. Cannot be upgraded. The widowed, the 2.1kReads7.6Score102Shelves
48. 48 民 A Republic-Era Iron-Blooded Young Marshal? I'll Fight the War of Resistance to the End! 民国铁血少帅？我奉军抗战到底！ Holy Maiden of the Yun Clan云族圣女Historical755k WordsOngoing Another world, an ordinary world, souls transmigrated into other bodies From Feng to Ping, from Tai to Sui, from the south to the east, forces from every side vie for power across this chessboard. Tags: Republic of China, War of Resistance, political intrigue, espionage, passionate, multiple female leads 20.6kReads—Score1.2kShelves
49. 49 李 Li Ergou and the Landlord’s Women 李二狗和地主家的女人们 Cat Winter Melon猫冬瓜Urban1.8M WordsOngoing (Good news! The comic drama adapted from this novel, The Courtyard of War, is now online. Check it out!) Li Ergou is a penniless nobody who happens to enter a landlord’s manor. Through a twist of fate, he becomes its steward and gets caught up in a number of stories with the landlord’s women. After the landlord dies, Li Ergou becomes the manor’s de facto master. He actively supports land reform, leads everyone in fighting the Japanese invaders and rooting out traitors, and throws his support beh 40kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    A story set in the Republican era—you won't be able to put it down!

50. 50 民 The Great Author of the Republican Era 民国大文豪 North of the North Pole0北极0之北Urban597k WordsOngoing Born in 1900, Li Sinian’s soul traveled a century into the future, where he witnessed a hundred years of change in the world. Armed with knowledge far beyond his time, he wrote tirelessly, leaving countless monumental works in the literary worlds of Huaguo and beyond and becoming a literary giant of his generation. He also made notable contributions to philosophy, history, education, economics, and many other fields. 574Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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