Any Grand-scale Patriotic Fiction Recommendations? 有没有红色文学，格局大一点的。

1. 451 我 I Teach Live Classes, and the Comments Are Full of People From the Past 我直播讲课，弹幕全是古人 Lotus Leaf Lotus Blossom荷叶莲华Urban226k WordsCompleted Qin Yaoyao, an utterly ordinary student at a teacher-training college, is frantically preparing for her teaching qualification interview. Alone in her dorm, she practices delivering a sample lesson to her phone. Suddenly, a few strange comments drift across the screen: “Why are this woman’s clothes so strange?” “Where is this ‘Orange Isle’? Is it some new scenic spot in Chu?” “What sort of magical artifact is that glowing square box in her hand?” Qin Yaoyao assumes netizens are joking around and 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You can take a look at the poems about revolutionary history.

2. 452 末 Apocalypse: Wilderness Survival from the Start 末世：开局荒野求生 Zhang Qiufeng张秋枫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted The survivors of the apocalypse endure a grueling stretch of time. As they struggle to fill their stomachs, they search the wilderness for the dignity they've lost, piece together the memories of civilization, and press on toward hope. 70kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
3. 453 开 From the Start, I Revealed the Achievements of Ancient Emperors and Stunned the Emperors 开局曝光古人皇功业，惊呆皇帝们 Trainee001练习生001Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Historical retrospectives] + [a commoner's view of history] + [spoilers in the comments] + [emperors goofing around] + [A complete run-through of Chinese history from the Yan and Huang emperors, starting with the Shang] Chen Yong was hired to make a series of historical retrospectives. He planned to start with the Shang dynasty. To set his videos apart from the many others, he decided to follow standard historical methodology. Source priority: archaeological artifacts > official histories > 76kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves
4. 454 克 Cthulhu Has Arrived, and China Enters First-Level Combat Readiness! 克苏鲁降临，华夏进入一级战备！ Pineapple Celestial Master菠萝天师Sci-Fi & Apocalypse281k WordsCompleted #Reborn in the Apocalypse# Blood-red moonlight drenches the city as eerie tentacles grow at a furious pace. The countdown to the end of human civilization has quietly begun. Cthulhu monsters are using flesh and blood as cocoons as they launch a frenzied invasion of the human world! Lin Mo, a “reborn survivor” who clawed his way back from the apocalypse’s hellscape, is determined to save the world. “One person’s safe house can’t save 1.4 billion people!” The nation’s secret special forces asse 511Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   One novel features a protagonist who is reborn and transmigrates to another world 30 days later. Having suffered heavy losses in his previous life due to lack of preparation, he now joins the official ranks with knowledge and technology. Another novel features a protagonist who is reborn, encountering the arrival of Cthulhu monsters in another world. The protagonist develops weapons, trains an army, and directly launches a dimensional attack.

5. 455 金 Dreams of the Golden Vase 金瓶梦迷 Qingyuan Xiyu清渊汐语Historical377k WordsCompleted The moon over Linqing shines on the Customs House sails Whose romance does the Qing River hide at night? Cooking smoke drifts over Zishi Street, through centuries gone by Who still awaits that unfinished fate? Embroidered shoes shatter the bluestone path The wine's fragrance has intoxicated countless eyes Lights flicker atop Lion Tower, like the passing years Who, behind the curtain, secretly clicks the abacus? Plum blossoms in a golden vase, who pities the ill-fated beauty? A pot of springtime 2.1kReads—Score154Shelves
6. 456 父 Father, You Never Saw This Coming: The Entire Court Is on My Side! 父皇没想到吧，满朝都是我的人！ Purple Forest紫林丶Eastern Fantasy455k WordsOngoing [Political intrigue + dynastic conquest + behind-the-scenes scheming + summoning + the Myriad Worlds] [A grand setting, with a slow-burn buildup early on and a faster pace later] In the vast world of Tianqi, countless races stand side by side, and many paths of cultivation coexist. The ruler of the Great Qian Dynasty wants to become the Human Emperor, taking on the immortal sects, aristocratic clans, and foreign races alone. The ancient demons in the starry sky seek to rule the continent once mo 30Reads7.2Score—Shelves
7. 457 你 You're the Richest Man Alive, So Why Are You Opening the Car Door for Customers Yourself? 你一个首富，亲自给顾客开车门？ Qi Yao Yao柒幺妖Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Standing before you is Yicheng City's top scorer in the college entrance exam, a millionaire entrepreneur by his freshman year, founder of Dami Tech after dropping out in his sophomore year, the man who made Dami Tech the country's number-one company by age 26, worth hundreds of billions by 28, founder of Dami Motors at 29, and the richest person in the country at 30. His bank account holds billions in cold, hard cash. He's the head of Dami Tech Group, founder of the Dami Standards Alliance, the 40.1kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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   The male lead is handsome and has a broad vision. He runs a business with integrity, advocating for nationwide salary increases and weekends off by providing affordable meals. He also promotes national unity in car manufacturing, working together against external threats. He possesses advanced artificial intelligence and is always thinking about the livelihoods of countless ordinary people.

8. 458 赤 Red Blade at Dawn: Her Squad, Her Soldiers 赤刃破晓：她的团她的兵 Hedgehog with Glasses戴眼镜的刺猬Modern Romance398k WordsOngoing 1937. The land is shattered, and the rivers run red. Xiao Bai has eyes of different colors. After being parachuted into the 149th Regiment, she finds herself bound by three kinds of love in a world torn apart by war. Political commissar Fang Qiming’s protection is the quietest. He is always one step behind her, her strongest support in the flames of war and her partner in spirit. “Xiao Bai, I’m not the scabbard that restrains you. I’m the one who holds the blade alongside you.” Enemy officer Che 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this book; it's truly high-quality writing. The story is vivid, the female protagonist is a fresh character, it combines historical and military themes, and the plot is very engaging!

9. 459 1 1991: Farewell, My Soviet Officer Lover 1991，别了我的苏联军官恋人 Cangzhou Ferry藏舟渡Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted (Former Soviet Union / tragic romance / one woman, two men / transmigration / the aesthetics of a tragic era / Chinese-Soviet romance / emotionally devastating) In the winter of 1991, Xu Yile stood at the Chinese-Russian border as the snowstorm howled around her. In a remote town in Suifenhe, Northeast China, she met a Slavic officer with eyes as blue as the frozen plains. His love was a forbidden flame, burning bright in the fading light of the Iron Curtain. Then she met a gentle, refined ex 1kReads8.3Score137Shelves

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10. 460 什 What Fake or Real Heiress? My Daughter Is a Second-Generation Immortal 什么真假千金？我女儿她是仙二代 Pear Blossoms on a Bowl碗上梨花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance + strong heroine + raising a daughter + modern cultivation] On the day she ascended, Yin Chang'an met the legendary Heavenly Dao. She hadn’t even had time to rejoice when it said, “You don’t belong to this world.” The next second, the welcoming light vanished, and Yin Chang'an was sent back to Blue Star, packed up intact. She had spent six hundred years cultivating bitterly just to ascend, only to have her chance taken away because she wasn’t a local. Yin Chang'an was about to launch 10.6kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves

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    If you enjoy female-oriented fiction, this is for you! The beginning leans a bit towards the entertainment industry, but the later parts are pure action and fun—okay, actually, it's fun all the time, but it almost made me cry! The Heavenly Dao has already worked so hard, scrimping and saving to accumulate so little essence, but when the gods return, they still generously share that essence with them. While the gods gather resources abroad, the people accelerate their cultivation within the country. When global spiritual energy recovers, our territory becomes like a phoenix! And because many small countries couldn't withstand the disasters, we absorbed many more, and currently, two-thirds of the Earth's landmass is ours! Furthermore, the continental plates have shifted after the spiritual energy recovery; the current land-sea ratio is 5:5, meaning one-third of the Earth's landmass is ours! Later, we'll even have interplanetary wars to seize all the resources from human traffickers!

11. 461 神 The Great Proletarian Revolution in the World of the Gods 神祇世界中的伟大无产阶级革命 The Empire's Eagle帝国的天鹰Eastern Fantasy383k WordsOngoing [Proletarian Revolution] [The Liberation of Humanity Worldwide] [Industry vs. the Divine] Since the world’s beginning, theocracy has hung over countless planes like an eternal gloom. The gods see humanity as lambs, binding them with faith and oppressing and enslaving them at will, confining the flames of thought to an everlasting night. For thousands upon thousands of years, generation after generation, it has always been so. But is this truly the final answer fate has in store? When the cry for 247Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself. It's a story about an alternate world industrial revolution, large-scale military operations, the Communist International, the human liberation movement, liberation theology, and frequent updates.

12. 462 中 The Evolution of China’s Censorate and Cabinet Systems 中国御史制度的沿革·中国内阁制度的沿革 Gao Yihan高一涵Historical44k WordsCompleted One of the volumes in the second series of “Old Books, New Insights.” This collection brings together two research studies completed by Gao Yihan, offering a full account of the origins and development of the Censorate and the Grand Secretariat in Chinese history. These two essays follow much the same format, examining China’s political institutions from both historical and legal perspectives and presenting them in a systematic account. Although the source material is not entirely complete, the 6Reads8.4Score—Shelves
13. 463 开 From the Start, I Reported Everything and Built the World with Summoned Players 开局上交：我靠召唤玩家搞基建 A Life of Poetry and Wine诗酒一生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [No CP] [World-Building] [Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] [Players] [Zombies] [Undead] [Ensemble Cast] [Behind-the-Scenes Boss] #IWantToHandOverAnotherWorld# The moment Yun Lan suddenly gained a small world, she came clean to the state! After that, an unprecedented full-dive game, Zombie Nation, officially launched online! -- Before the game launched -- Netizens: Fake! Fake! Fake! A scam to fleece us! -- After the game launched -- Netizens: Give me an invite! Give me an invite! Hurry up and open th 18.2kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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14. 464 何 Why Empire? Rethinking Chinese History Through the Lens of Finance (Why China Series) 何以帝国：从财政视角再看中华史（何以中国丛书） Liu Shougang刘守刚Historical150k WordsCompleted Strongly recommended by Luo Zhenyu, Bao Gangsheng, and Liang Jie, this revised and expanded edition of the manuscript for Thirty Lectures on the Finances of the Chinese Empire includes a lengthy, in-depth conversation from Yanjing Book Review, revealing the fiscal logic hidden behind three thousand years of Chinese history. The history of money is not merely about “finance,” but also about “politics.” The downfall of many dynasties was fundamentally determined by their finances. No matter how wi 986Reads9.4Score334Shelves
15. 465 直 Livestreaming the War of Resistance: From the Start, I Become the Oriental Meat Grinder 直播抗战，开局东方绞肉机 Wenren Ju闻人驹Urban320k WordsCompleted [War of Resistance + no System + ensemble cast + heroic epic + plot-driven] It is a tragic age, but also an epic era that gives rise to heroes. After living a peaceful life for more than twenty years, Xia Yu unexpectedly transmigrates into the past and becomes a soldier heading for the battlefield. He thinks he’ll die beneath the enemy’s guns and cannons, but never expects to become part of the epic himself. The land lies in ruins. The truly brave do not flinch when disaster suddenly strikes. Ho 3.1kReads9.1Score237Shelves
16. 466 中 A Complete Guide to the Essentials of Chinese Studies Everyone Should Know 中国人应知的国学常识大全集 Editorial Committee of A Complete Collection of Essential Chinese Classics Everyone Should Know《中国人应知的国学常识大全集》编委会Historical838k WordsCompleted Presented in a question-and-answer format, this book introduces essential knowledge of Chinese culture that every Chinese person should know, covering more than twenty fields, including the politics of famous figures, official institutions, education, and science. It is an ideal guide to learning and mastering the basics of Chinese culture. 9.1kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
17. 467 一 One Essay on Young China, and I’m Forced to Rebel 一篇少年华夏说，我被迫造反 Xinghan Xuanyu星汉玄羽Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Liu Wu shouted from the podium: “Great Qian is weak and declining. Today, things have reached the point of no return.” “The imperial clan and the nobles and officials cling to outdated ways, covering up the truth with empty appearances.” “Proud Huaxia is scorned by the nations and looked down upon by foreign peoples.” “We scholars have studied the books of the sages so hard. How can we not do everything in our power to turn the tide and restore the Han?” One scholar said, “Liu Wu, are you trying 3.7kReads8.6Score254Shelves
18. 468 明 A Late Ming Revolutionary Reorganizes the Ranks and Handcrafts a Mortar 明末觉醒分子重组，手搓迫击炮 I Don't Know Anything撒也不会啊Historical1.8M WordsOngoing History's unluckiest transmigrator starts out as a refugee in northern Shaanxi at the end of the Ming dynasty. Just as he thinks he's about to die on arrival, his “molecular restructuring” cheat comes online! Any substance can be rewritten; any structure can be rearranged! Hungry? Restructure cellulose into glucose and turn weeds into porridge! The original grain seeds yield too little? Induce genetic mutations in the seeds and harvest three thousand jin per mu! The Tartar cavalry is formidable? 44.7kReads8.1Score4.9kShelves

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    This book has a strong revolutionary theme; the protagonist travels back to the late Ming Dynasty and uses his modern skills and historical experience to lead the people in building an ideal new world.

19. 469 中 Chinese-Style Incubus: Comrade, Will You Join Us? 中式魅魔：同志你可愿跟我们一起 People Eating People人相食Urban213k WordsOngoing Rating just released. Original title: Succubus Challenge: Little Comrade, Would You Come With Me? While preparing for the civil service exam, Gu Jinzhao has a stroke of luck and transmigrates to a parallel world, where he enters a game-making competition themed around “succubi.” While the other contestants create beast-eared girls, monster girls, and white-stockinged lolis, Gu Jinzhao pulls out a Chinese-style succubus instead. [Stage One: The Legacy of Six Generations] “What the hell? The count 1.1kReads6.7Score131Shelves
20. 470 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 66.2kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
21. 471 南 The Northern and Southern Dynasties: Steelmaking with Pavel 南北朝：我与保尔炼钢铁 Debiao Ya德彪呀Historical353k WordsOngoing Li Zheng, a university student studying history, finds himself in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, amid the chaos of the Five Barbarians and war raging everywhere. He has become a refugee on the verge of starving to death. Just as he despairs, he encounters a burly “Semuren” with a high-bridged nose and deep-set eyes, who speaks broken Chinese but has a gaze as sharp as a torch. “Comrade, your country is groaning under its suffering!” When a man named Pavel Korchagin turns the spirit of How 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of a graduate student who travels back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties and joins forces with Paul, who carries revolutionary beliefs, to fight against powerful clans and end the chaos of the era through organizational development and the spread of ideas is novel. The plot is engaging throughout and full of details.

22. 472 官 An Qingyun, Son of Officialdom 官场之子安青云 Old Man Green Bamboo青竹翁Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Satisfying Officialdom Fiction] [No Rebirth, No System, No Transmigration] What an entrance! He’s still alive, yet they’re holding a memorial service for him... The bigwigs present are turning black in the face... This young man is outrageously young... The legend of Lin Zi’an: Nicknames: “Yama Among Men”: “The King of Hell walking alive among the human realm.” “Mr. Liaozhai”: He kills gods when he meets them, kills Buddhas when he meets them, and even little ghosts steer clear of him... From t 39.7kReads8.1Score2.5kShelves

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    Here's one more: someone who gets a live funeral right at the start of the game...

23. 473 抗 War of Resistance: Starting an All-Out War from the Northeast Army 抗战：从东北军开始全面战争 Xuanlong Tongxue炫龙童学Historical5.2M WordsOngoing That day, he was reborn in 1932, having been a member of the Chinese Army’s special forces! The nation had fallen, and the Northeast was on the brink of collapse! He rose up to resist foreign invaders alongside the heroes of his country! He entered politics to serve as a provincial governor; He joined the military to become his enemies’ nightmare! He led a million-strong army to guard the borders, all for the sake of peaceful homes and safe days for everyone! 18.4kReads9.1Score1kShelves
24. 474 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 39.2kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    Yes, red, very true.

25. 475 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Expert Slaughters Her Way Through the World by Accumulating Merit 快穿：满级大佬靠攒功德杀疯了 Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深1.2M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, power fantasy, formidable heroine, top student] The moment Yu stepped onto the Immortal-Welcoming Terrace, the shockwave from two powerful figures fighting shattered her immortal body with a single sword strike. The Ancestor stuffed her into a rift in time and space: travel to different worlds, do good deeds, accumulate merit, and become a saint through merit. [First Life: Scientist] In 1973, a village girl in the mountains grows up to become a scientist. She keeps her ident 34.3kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves

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    The period dramas inside are beautiful and grand.

26. 476 五 A History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十国史 Qing Yi青易Historical450k WordsCompleted A focused analysis of the briefest and most chaotic period of division in Chinese history. The book reveals how, behind the military men’s grip on power, society struggled to rebuild its order, and how this turmoil gave rise to the civil official politics of the later Song dynasty. A profound study of social transformation and the patterns of power changing hands, it offers a distinctive perspective and rigorous reasoning. 71.1kReads9.6Score9.6kShelves
27. 477 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 70kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves
28. 478 时 Time-Space Gate: Damn! I Was Handed Over to the State as Soon as It Bound to Me 时空门：淦！才绑定就被上交国家 Little Beauty小小beautyModern Romance998k WordsCompleted [No romance, serving the motherland, strong female lead, imaginative premise, the country and I choose each other, science and technology] One-sentence summary: I will stand atop the universe and bathe my motherland in boundless glory. From now on, no one in the stars will be able to shake our supremacy! The universe will shine because of us! Full summary: Xiao Shaohua is woken in the middle of the night by the spirit of a Space-Time Gate, who tells her she has been bound to the gate. An otherwo 5kReads9.0Score355Shelves
29. 479 0 A Post-00s Village Chief Taxes the Nation to Fund the Entire Military 00后当村长，纳税养全国军费 Hot Pot, Ever Forward火锅一往无前Urban419k WordsCompleted (Weak System + no heroine + patriotism + wish fulfillment) No heroine, no heroine, so read without worry. The character who seems like the heroine early on will leave the story later. If you’re still unsure, check the author’s note in Chapter 70. The story’s progression: solve social problems, get rich, flaunt wealth, strengthen the nation. The pace is a little slow, but I’m speeding things up. Fake village chief: “Are you all happy, villagers?” Real village chief: “Who still hasn’t collected th 1.4kReads8.6Score109Shelves

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    Three words: exhilarating! Action-packed! Great read! 🔥🔥

30. 480 抗 War of Resistance: Old Li Laughs at the Bookish Fool, So I Take the Huangpu Exam in a Rage 抗战：老李笑书呆子，我怒考黄埔 Different Paths, No Jade殊途不钰Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Drawing Sword, Whampoa Military Academy, Republican era, fighting through the entire war, no System] Lin Zheng transmigrates to 1924. Mocked as a coward by his childhood friend Li Yunlong, he resolutely joins a military academy! From the first graduating class all the way to Lake Changjin! He forges unparalleled glory through his military achievements! This synopsis doesn’t do it justice, so head straight to the story. I recommend starting from Chapter 7, when he enters Whampoa! 1.4kReads7.9Score161Shelves

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    It's good. There's no system involved, and the character development is decent. It's a slow burn at the beginning, but it gets more and more addictive as you read on. The second book has quite a few typos, so beginners might not understand it. Experienced readers might enjoy it.

31. 481 这 This Is War: The Art of Command 这才是战争：将略 Wang Zhengxing王正兴Historical158k WordsCompleted Was “feinting along the plank road while secretly marching through Chencang” actually unrelated to Han Xin? Was the true reason for Guan Yu's downfall connected to Zhuge Liang's Longzhong Plan? How did Liu Bang defeat Xiang Yu at the Battle of Gaixia? Why did Dong Zhuo emerge victorious from the August Coup? Approaching the subject from a tactical perspective, this book revisits famous battles in ancient Chinese history, including the battles of Hanzhong, Yiling, Wuzhang Plains, and Xingshi. Usi 141Reads8.4Score—Shelves
32. 482 让 They Told You to Be a Wallfacer, So Why Did You Join the Trisolarans? 让你当面壁者：你反手投靠三体？ Fang Mobo方莫泊Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [You can enjoy this even if you’re unfamiliar with the world of The Three-Body Problem] [Lighthearted + a little System + not brainless] Lin Xuan transmigrates into the world of The Three-Body Problem and unexpectedly becomes the fifth Wallfacer after Luo Ji. The problem is, he gets saddled with an absurdly terrible System that requires him to collect shock points from other people in exchange for all kinds of items. Lin Xuan quickly thinks of the fastest way to gather shock points. He decides t 28.4kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
33. 483 抗 A Blood-Soaked Military Soul in the War of Resistance 抗战之浴血军魂 Wuchen Liaoran 2无尘了然2Urban1.6M WordsOngoing No System, no golden finger cheat. Gu Zheng, a special forces commander, transmigrates back to the aftermath of the 1934 Xiang River Campaign. He struggles to survive amid the smoke of the Long March, starting out as a low-ranking company commander and taking charge of a band of exhausted, battered soldiers. Through the brutal tempering of blood and fire, he forges an iron army in the face of life-and-death crises. As the flames of the War of Resistance against Japan spread, he answers blood wit 18.2kReads8.4Score247Shelves
34. 484 三 The Power Struggles Between Three Kingdoms Rulers and Their Ministers 三国君主与权臣的博弈 Sun Sheng孙晟Historical233k WordsCompleted China’s history reached a crossroads during the Three Kingdoms era. The forces represented by Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan embodied three possible directions for the realm, but none of them was truly the one steering its course. The people who held real power were the four wielders of the blade behind the Three Kingdoms’ leaders. These wielders of the blade were the men who held power in Shu, including Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei; the Cao clan and three generations of the Sima family who control 140Reads9.4Score—Shelves
35. 485 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 45.3kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves

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    1, 2, 3, 4, And 6 are written in a somewhat heavy style; 5 and 7 are more lighthearted.

36. 486 刚 Just Joined the Long March, and I’ve Got the Three Big Shots of Northwest Shanxi Under Me 刚长征，手下晋西北三巨头 Old Li's Pistol老李的盒子炮Urban735k WordsOngoing [No System + Long March + Sparking the Blaze + Fighting Through the Whole War + War of Resistance] Han Mingyuan, a special forces instructor, transmigrates to the Battle of the Xiang River, only to discover that the commanders under him are none other than battalion commanders Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and Ding Wei. The three greats are all here. Sadly, he has no System and no pocket dimension. All he has is a crimson faith forged through battle and bloodshed. It is his most powerful golden finger a 14.8kReads7.9Score461Shelves
37. 487 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 97.7kReads8.7Score10.7kShelves
38. 488 穿 Transmigrated to the Republic of China: I Became a Literary Master 穿越之我在民国当文豪 Snowmelt-Simmered Fragrant Tea融雪煎香茗Urban490k WordsOngoing (Whether the rating goes up is up to fate.) Chen Haisheng, a history graduate student, sets off for his thesis defense in a sharp suit, expecting a bright future. Instead, he turns a corner and ends up in Beiping in 1915. His wealth of knowledge is no match for half a silver dollar; his lofty ideals leave him drifting like duckweed in a troubled age. He had planned to become a celebrated plagiarist, but then he saw that this era had already fallen into the abyss. With a turn of his pen, he becom 2.2kReads8.4Score221Shelves

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    These are all patriotic or revolutionary literature.

39. 489 选 The Fast Track to the Top 选调生之青云直上 The Man Who Rides a Wolf骑狼的汉子Urban2.3M WordsOngoing “Zhi” represents steadfast resolve and lofty ambitions, while “Lin” evokes blessings spread far and wide, nourishing all things. After earning his doctorate, Zhang Zhilin becomes the ultimate civil servant! The grassroots are both a crucible and a melting pot. Watch as a commoner tempers himself in the fire of grassroots work, turning his trials into poetry and forging himself into gold as he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power! 99.5kReads8.3Score7.4kShelves

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    Wang Hongtao's new book is highly recommended.

40. 490 降 Get Lost, Stupid Plot! I'm Taking Center Stage in the Flower-Farming World 降智剧情退退退！我在种花当C位 Starry Mustache星星胡子Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted After the Villainess Switched to a Patriotic Script Lose sleep all night over the male lead? Twist yourself into knots imitating the female lead? No, no, no! The leads: “Would you...” Hua Ling: “No.” The Motherland: “You...” Hua Ling: “For you, I'd do anything!” World 1: I Have a Dream of Finding Shade Beneath the Rice. World 2: I Have a Little White Ball. World 3: I Say, Bring Our Children Home. World 4: I Wish for a World Free of Drugs. 181Reads—Score100Shelves
41. 491 有 A Land Awaits You 有片山河在等你们 Outlaw Roaming the Mountains and Rivers游荡山河的法外狂徒Modern Romance393k WordsOngoing [War of Resistance Against America and Aid Korea] [An alternate world! Alternate! Alternate! Alternate!] [No System, no romance for the protagonist, ignore that tag! The story focuses on the war, so enjoy without worry!] [The female lead disguises herself as a man. If that’s not your thing, steer clear!] [Ensemble cast, with a special focus on those most lovable people] Synopsis 1: Wu Mingyue, a sniper in a unit of the 21st-century Chinese Army, transmigrates to the summer of 1950 after rescuing 4.1kReads8.9Score557Shelves
42. 492 明 The Red Tide of Late Ming 明末赤潮 A Little Cat Bug一只猫猫虫Historical227k WordsCompleted [No System + No Cheats + Late Ming + Rebellion + Farming + Enlightenment] In 1628, the first year of the reign of Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Chonghuan proposes pacifying Liaodong within five years. That same year, a nationwide famine strikes and a large-scale peasant uprising breaks out in Shaanxi. Zhang Ying transmigrates into this age of chaos, where human life is worth no more than weeds, and becomes a low-ranking soldier in a Shaanxi garrison. Zhang Ying has to sur 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A century of humiliation, a nation weeping with blood. "Red Tide Overthrows the Qing" depicts a time traveler's revolutionary fervor, breaking down the corrupt and reshaping China's civilization. Within a grand historical context, it showcases the transformative power of the revolution.

43. 493 快 Quick Transmigration: We Fought to the Death Back Then, Now We Set Sail Again 快穿：当年死战，又是扬帆起航 Would You Like to Admire My Leg Hair?想欣赏妾身的腿毛嘛Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Some worlds involve taking down scumbags] [Patriotic themes] [Big-picture perspective] [Ancestors transmigrate] [Healing] [Many worlds, but may our country always know peace and prosperity] [Personal growth] Lu Zhou was a young soldier who died in battle. All she saw was the shining Five-Star Red Flag. The world comes in a thousand colors, but she loves only one shade of red. World One: The villainous rich girl at an elite school? A spoiled rich kid with nothing to do? No problem. All o 7kReads9.3Score645Shelves
44. 494 我 I'm Bao Guowei, and from the Start I'm Cornered in an Alley 我叫包国维，开局被人堵巷子里 Extra Chili in My Instant Noodles泡面多加辣Urban785k WordsCompleted [Alternate History]+ [No System]+ [A Nobody's Rise to the Top] Bao Guowei stayed up late reading a novel he'd borrowed from Guo Chun and dropped dead. And then I became Bao Guowei. I was no longer Guo Chun's lackey or everyone's laughingstock. I made my fantasies come true: I smeared egg soup on Guo Chun's head, made Gong Deming fetch my ball, and got An Shuzhen to write me a love letter... But Bao Guowei's peaceful days in the small town wouldn't last long. The times were turbulent, foreign inv 9.5kReads8.6Score492Shelves
45. 495 祖 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 4.9kReads9.2Score494Shelves
46. 496 海 One Piece: The Crimson Tide 海贼：赤色浪潮 Fourteen, Facing the Sun向阳十四Anime Fanfiction413k WordsOngoing [No System + smart characters + growth + medium-to-slow pacing + a little angst] Marine Headquarters. As the young Marines in the training ground argue heatedly over their respective senses of justice, Instructor Soren clears his throat and interrupts them. “In my view, all your ideas of justice are far too narrow. Study Mao Zedong Thought, Marxist philosophy, and the Three Principles of the People. Everyone, now listen to the Dragon’s roar.” 80Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 497 快 Quick Transmigration Notes 快穿记事薄 Lightly Tipsy White Tea白茶微熏Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [No romance]+ [No System]+ [Slow transmigration] After an accident, Xie Ning is swept into the torrent of countless worlds. In an age torn by war, she gives everything she has learned to her country. In a world controlled by conglomerates, she climbs to the top one step at a time. In a feudal dynasty, she opens a new path for women like herself. In worlds where the barriers are thin, she roams the gray areas between the living and the dead… The heroine has a consistent personality. No matt 6.5kReads9.1Score666Shelves
48. 498 穿 I Transmigrated to a Small Country and Built a Socialist Nation from Scratch 穿越小国，从零开始建立红色国度 Snowy Maple Standing Amid the Frosty Blades屹立在寒芒当中的雪枫Urban179k WordsOngoing [No female lead]+ [Four iron hearts] When the world was young and the stars shone bright, the soulless alliance had already ceased to exist. Swarms of flies were fighting to feed on its corpse, and it seemed the only welcome awaiting idealists was the grave. Then a brand-new red star was born on a continent everyone despised, and almost no one believed in it. But Santra would show them that idealists still lived on this continent, ready to give everything to realize their original dream, even if 24Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 499 刚 I Earned a First-Class Merit Right After Entering Military Academy, and Now the Whole Army Knows My Name! 刚入军校就立一等功，我火遍全军！ Dreaming Across the Four Seas梦在四海Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Wang, a veteran in his previous life, transmigrates into the body of a defense student on his way to report to military academy. On the way, he happens upon a collision between a school bus and a tanker truck. Without hesitation, Lin Wang rushes over and risks the vehicles exploding at any moment to rescue everyone trapped inside. But after he saves the last person, the car explodes, and Lin Wang is knocked unconscious by the blast. By the time he reaches the military academy, he has missed 12.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
50. 500 从 Industrialization in Another World: Starting from Scratch 从零开始的异世界工业 As a Child, I Was Like a Cat儿时像只猫Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted [The Rise of the Red Demon] [Germany] [Soviet Union] [Magic] [War] [Tech Tree] [Beast-Eared Girls] No System, no wise old mentor, just the memories of a mechanical engineer who loves technology. My name is Leon. I’m from Earth, but a truck sent me to a world full of magic, where I became a lowly lord exiled to the legendary wasteland known as the Land of Sin. I thought that was the end of it, until the moment I arrived in the Land of Sin. That was when I realized: an era that belongs to me, that 8.7kReads8.3Score839Shelves

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