Hardcore Naval Warfare, Preferably Set Before 1914 硬核的海战为主的，最好是1914年以前的

1. 51 海 The Ming Dynasty in the Wake of the Tsunami 海啸大明 Graceful Beauty姽婳Historical367k WordsCompleted Heroes need not worry about what comes after them; the history books should resound with songs of their deeds. Blood-soaked warriors on the battlefield, demons and monsters in the bureaucracy, the tangled romances of courtesans and sea lords: all are brought to life as the Ming Empire is struck by a catastrophic wave of raids and calamities. Beset by troubles at home and abroad, the Ming Empire faces the ferocious Tatar Altan Khan in the north, whose forces raid and pillage with savage brutality 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Facing the world's earliest slave traders and ambitious Western powers, the corrupt Ming Empire was not without opportunity. Unfortunately, most people only saw immediate gains, failing to see the crisis beyond the horizon. Until a man named Zhu Wan appeared, attempting to turn the tide. Was his failure a personal tragedy, or an inevitability of the times? In this struggle between pirates and government troops, we see too much of the darkness and brilliance of human nature. It is not only a history of war, but also an apocalypse about power and humanity.

2. 52 少 Girls and Vehicles: Super-Dimensional Design Warfare 少女和载具超级设计次元作战 Metal Mechanical Art: Battleships and Big Guns金属机械艺术大舰巨炮Sports220k WordsOngoing [Vehicle Design] Super-heavy-gun battleships, cruisers with barrages of concentrated fire, tank gunboats, torpedo-boat carriers... Players design all kinds of creative land and sea vehicles. [Strategic and Tactical Combat] Set in the world of a game, players can use their own custom-designed land and sea vehicles to advance across the strategic map, then command or pilot them on the battlefield and deploy a variety of tactics. [Across the Eras] From steam-powered sailing ships to ironclads, pre- 20Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical885k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 5.4kReads—Score385Shelves

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   The male protagonist is reborn and leads his fellow villagers and soldiers out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, creating a new world for the Han people.

4. 54 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves
5. 55 明 The Turmoil of the Late Ming: A Red-Hot Beauty Defies Her Fate 明末风云之逆世红颜 Don't Discuss Today勿论今Historical575k WordsCompleted This novel has no System and opens in 1644, with Li Zicheng entering Beijing. Its main story follows the fight against the Qing and overseas expansion, weaving the plot into the historical timeline. A chemical engineering PhD transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty, recruits troops in Zhejiang, helps defend Yangzhou, joins forces with the Zheng family in Taiwan to fight the Dutch, holds Huzhou against Dorgon, battles Jirgalang in Jiangxi, keeps Portugal in check in Macau, seeks control of t 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend a new book. It's logically sound, exciting, but not mindless. It covers naval warfare, land warfare, and colonization—everything you could want. There's no system; it gets better as it goes on.

6. 56 勇 The Brave Always Win 勇者必胜 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban179k WordsCompleted Will Golland and his girlfriend, Aminni, joined the SBS and SAS, the British commandos, one after the other. They were born to fight the war against fascism. Raiding behind enemy lines, they struck fear into the hearts of Nazi demons. Their footsteps carried them across France, Norway, and the battlefields of North Africa. They wore green berets, and their name was the Commandos. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Italian battleship Veneto was severely damaged by only one torpedo.

7. 57 夜 Heroes Without Regrets in Shanghai by Night 夜上海之英雄无悔 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban282k WordsCompleted Lin Ge is a pilot. While flying along the Hump Route, he unexpectedly transmigrates to Shanghai in 1936. He fights against Japan’s ambitions of aggression, reunites with the woman he loves, Bai Wei, and becomes entangled in complicated romantic relationships with the wealthy daughters of Shanghai’s elite. Lin Ge comes from 2036, but after transmigrating to the Shanghai of 1936, he encounters a host of time travelers lying low. The currents are rising, and the fate of the nation is shifting. 207Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 火 The Mars Era: Road to Venus 火星纪元：金星之路 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse341k WordsCompleted An ancient alien spacecraft is discovered in a crater on Venus. The mysterious X Organization plots to seize the planet, while Factory 18 wants to use Venus as a dumping ground for waste. Yet atop the clouds of Venus stands an airship academy called Cloudtop Academy, a hallowed school dreamed of by students across the solar system. At last, traveling from Mars to Venus, they witness the planet's land and oceans. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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   A desperate struggle for survival, killing enemies to protect oneself, battling in the business world, cultivating supernatural abilities—all to be swept away! [OK][OK][OK]

10. 60 黑EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.7kReads8.8Score201Shelves
11. 61 情 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come 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! 1kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 梦 Dreaming of All Under Heaven 梦想天下 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical206k WordsCompleted A fiery rebirth, slaying foes as I ascend to the Third Heaven. I will create the world of my dreams, so that wherever the sun and moon shine is Chinese land, and wherever people live, they learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese... 12Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 开 Ten Neutron Bombs from the Start, Seizing the United Fleet 开局十颗中子弹，抢夺联合舰队 Village Hunk of the Galaxy星河村草Urban407k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, the reborn Li Tian has become Lieutenant General Kurita Takeo of the Japanese army. After activating the National Destiny Balance System, Li Tian drops ten neutron bombs in a row and seizes the main force of the Combined Fleet. With the System's support, Li Tian makes up for the Combined Fleet's air-defense shortcomings; With oil fields under his control, Li Tian solves the Combined Fleet's fuel crisis; Commanding a whole arsenal of carbon-based guided weapons, including the 48Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    It's hardcore; it had some flaws in the early stages, but it got better later and started to have a grander scope. It strongly evokes the atmosphere of the Pacific War between Japan and the United States.

14. 64 来 Greetings from Planet E 来自e星的问候 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse181k WordsCompleted Whenever I look up at the sky, the dark insectoid mothership looms across the horizon. Greetings from Planet E is a grand extraterrestrial adventure starring Yang Mo. As he builds a business and uncovers a rebellion plot among Planet E's factions, Yang Mo uses his wits to foil the conspirators and the insectoid race, winning the love of the Swan Princess and the Dragonfish Princess. The Solar Chariot tells the story of Yang Mo, the son of Yang Ruo, who arrives on Planet E a thousand years later 22Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 泰 The Titan Chronicles: The Stardust War 泰坦战记：星尘之战 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse266k WordsCompleted Reni, a Martian, meets Amanda, the queen of motorbikes, at the French military academy of Saint-Cyr. Together, they take part in the colonization of the stars and a mission to combat space pirates. But then mysterious time hunters launch a killing spree. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 太 The Chariot of the Sun 太阳战车 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse202k WordsCompleted Everyone has someone they can't forget, or something they can't let go of, whether it's love or a career. When faced with a life-or-death choice, how should you decide? This is the story of Yang Ruofeng, who sets off for Titan aboard a solar sail ship on a mission from the Dragon Kingdom. There, he discovers alien ruins and pits his wits against the lurking space pirates. The story follows two main threads: the protagonist's romance and his scientific expedition. Across the vast reaches of inter 22Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 快 Get on Board! It's Time to Overthrow the Qing and Restore the Ming 快上船，反清复明啦 Fifty Minus One五十缺一Historical585k WordsCompleted Standing before you is Zhu Zaiming, His Majesty the Emperor of the Second Ming Empire: lord of Australia, savior of the Yin people, leader of the Americas, pioneer of the ironclad battleship, nightmare of Europe, dear friend of Napoleon, supreme leader of Eastern civilization, and father of the world… The story of the Second Ming’s rise begins with a group of Han people stranded in Australia… 187Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    You absolutely have to see this! Go watch it now!

18. 68 大 Qing Dynasty Captain: Remaking the Laiyuan Online 大清舰长，在线魔改来远 Flowers Flying Through the Century世纪飞花Urban791k WordsCompleted Zhiyuan sinks, Jingyuan burns, and Dingyuan takes a hit. History is following that blood-soaked script toward a crushing defeat. Behind him are more than two hundred young sailors about to be added to the casualty lists, and an empire's last barrier at sea. 95Reads7.1Score100Shelves

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    This book covers the period from the Sino-Japanese War to World War I.

19. 69 潜 Submarine Chef: I See Through the Deep Sea, I Am the All-Seeing Eye 潜艇厨子：透视深海，我即是天眼 Durian Peel Scratches My Throat吃榴莲皮剌嗓子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Global Missions]+ [War-Fueled Passion]+ [Military Comeback]+ [360-Degree X-Ray Vision]+ [Fight a Mysterious Organization] [A Chef Awakens a Superpower, and the Whole Submarine Depends on Him to Survive!] While everyone else dives into battle, he dives to cook. While the others use sonar to search for enemies, his newly awakened power gives him 360-degree VR vision. He can close his eyes and still “see” the entire battlefield! Li Zhou is an ordinary cook aboard the Black Shark, a nuclear subm 5Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Modern naval warfare. The protagonist starts as a cook on a submarine, awakens an incredible cheat ability, explores the underwater world from a god-like perspective, and becomes the strongest underwater commander by gaining intelligence on the enemy.

20. 70 量 The Quantum Furnace: Rebooting 1902 量子熔炉：重启1902 More Rebellious with Age越老越叛逆Historical82k WordsCompleted In 2025, Tang Long was a down-and-out, forty-year-old deliveryman. After an accident, his soul traveled back in time and he was reborn in the body of a fifteen-year-old scavenger beside Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, at the end of the Qing dynasty in 1902. He also gained his own golden finger: a quantum intelligent technology space. At the time, Shanghai, and indeed all of China, was under the sway of foreign concessions and their self-governing authorities. Qing officials were corrupt and incompeten —Reads—Score—Shelves

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