Looking for a Realistic War of Resistance Novel, Not a Glorified Anti-Japanese War Drama 想看一本正常的抗战题材的，不要抗日神剧。

1. 101 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
2. 102 从 Starting with the Expeditionary Army's Cannon Fodder Regiment 从远征军炮灰团开始 The Conscienceless Little White Rabbit丧尽天良的小白兔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A chance to make up for the regrets of the War of Resistance. The fighting in Europe didn’t last long enough, so let’s make it drag on a little longer. We can’t let the whole world suffer while we’re the only ones who get the short end of the stick. Only by throwing the enemy into chaos can we find an opening. An unconventional path to development for a small, sparsely populated nation. 3.7kReads6.9Score218Shelves

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   I'll try to stick to historical facts.

3. 103 谍 Espionage: You Were Told to Infiltrate, So Why Are You Running the Special High Intelligence Unit? 谍战：让你潜伏，你搞特高课课长 Words Love Cigarettes字爱香烟Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Espionage]+ [System]+ [Super Satisfying]+ [No Torturing the Protagonist] Guan Peng transmigrates to Shanghai in 1934 and becomes a young police officer. His superior immediately makes things difficult for him, but luckily, his System activates just in time. In this world, kind people get bullied, and even a good horse gets ridden! Realizing he needs to change, Guan Peng first kills his superior, then successfully takes his place! Du Yuesheng: “Brother Peng, this is just a little token of my 15.3kReads7.7Score948Shelves

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4. 104 亮 Bright Sword: Lucky Me, I’ve Reached the Japanese Stronghold 亮剑：锦鲤啊，打到鬼子大本营了 Words Love Cigarettes字爱香烟Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Wang Hao is an office worker and fishing enthusiast who transmigrates to the War of Resistance battlefield, where he doesn’t know how to do a thing. What he doesn’t realize is that he has the combined luck of a lucky koi and a total good-luck charm. He goes out fishing and somehow hooks a beautiful Japanese intelligence agent, exposing a Japanese spy network infiltrated into the base area. He goes up the mountain to hunt and somehow takes out a Japanese sniper team and kills a lieutenant colonel 15.6kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
5. 105 谍 Spy War: I’ve Caught Every Japanese Spy 谍战，日谍被我抓光了 The Spycraft Angler谍战钓鱼佬Urban2.1M WordsCompleted I'm an avid angler, and I transmigrated into the body of a secret agent. I'm an avid angler. I don't know how to do anything. But I have a System that can identify Japanese spies. I also have a storage space, just for helping myself to free stuff from the Japanese. Before the full-scale war broke out, I had nearly rounded up every last one of their spies. Japanese soldier: Baka! What's going on? We're running out of spies! Kenji Doihara: Baka! What's wrong with you people? We can't train spies a 19.8kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
6. 106 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 17.6kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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7. 107 抗 War of Resistance: The Military Court and I Are Both Coming for Each Other 抗战：我和军事法庭双向奔赴 Keep Writing and You'll Succeed Someday努力码字早晚能成功Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Aside from the Battle of Cangyun Ridge, there won’t be a single outright violation of military law. Even if we do break the rules, the commanders will have to praise us.] Let’s bring this war to an end, this war that has brought countless hardships to our people. If a regiment commander during the Long March hadn’t made so many mistakes, could he have risen further instead of being stuck at the modest rank of major general? Could he have personally taken part in the battle that founded the nati 6.8kReads8.1Score225Shelves

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8. 108 亮 Double-Crossing Worlds in Drawing Sword, the Ultimate Supplier 亮剑双穿，最强供应商 Silent1990沉默1990Urban876k WordsOngoing Lin Feng can transmigrate between the world of Bright Sword and the real world. He also obtains a System that lets him manufacture weapons and equipment. A story about supporting the Eighth Route Army’s resistance against the Japanese in the world of Bright Sword, while also making a name for himself in the real world. 3kReads7.5Score118Shelves
9. 109 宁 Ning Wei Transmigrates into Zhou Weiguo, Killing the Japanese and Saving the Nation 宁伟穿越周卫国，杀倭救国 Wandering Knight风尘侠士Urban471k WordsCompleted A gunshot rang out, bringing the tragic life of Ning Wei, hailed as the “Jungle Killer,” to an end. When he opened his eyes again, Ning Wei found himself in a world that was both familiar and strange. At the same time, a jumble of memories flooded into his mind. Zhou Wen, son of Zhou Jixian, a Confucian businessman of great standing in Suzhou and an early member of the Tongmenghui, had also adopted two stepsons: Liu Yuan and Liu Zhihui. The story is set in the early period before the outbreak of 2.8kReads8.3Score213Shelves

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   I still prefer Zhou Weiguo; he's passionate and patriotic.

10. 110 亮 Bright Sword: The Civilian Supplier 亮剑民用供应商 Imperially Commissioned Yaowan敕造窑湾Urban955k WordsCompleted Seamless steel pipes can be used to build water mains or pipelines for coal gas and natural gas. Li Yunlong: Oh, I see. So they’re cannon barrels and gun barrels, right? Fertilizer can be used to increase crop yields. Li Yunlong: Oh, so you’re not supposed to mix it with sugar, right? Got it! 5.8kReads8.4Score372Shelves
11. 111 刁 Diao Bing Mantun 刁兵满囤 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban148k WordsOngoing He crawled out of a cesspit, and nothing could kill him. The Japanese invaders’ lives were less durable than his manure fork. A farmer, an iron fork, and a blood-soaked path. No transmigration, no cheat powers. The Japanese killed his whole family, so he’ll make sure their line dies out. 212Reads—Score124Shelves

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    A Farmer's Unconventional War of Resistance

12. 112 亮 Bright Sword: Old Li, Do You Want the Gun or Not! 亮剑：老李要枪不要！ Qing Xuan Weiran清玄蔚然Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Old Li, you've got your men, and I've got the guns. Let's grow bigger and stronger, and make our glory shine again! Modern young man Xu Gaoxiang unexpectedly landed in the world of Drawing Sword and got a cross-world weapons trading platform. He teamed up with Li Yunlong to fight the Japanese invaders! Xu Gaoxiang: “Old Li, what weapons do you want this time? How about tanks and planes?!” 1.9kReads8.5Score100Shelves
13. 113 重 Can the Road to Rebirth Go Well? 重生路能走好吗 Xuan Zhi宣之Urban300k WordsCompleted Also known as Transmigrating to 1936: My Remarkable Life Who would choose to transmigrate here? Since you’re forcing me to do this, and I can’t beat you, I’ll run. I’ll hide from you. Surely that’s allowed, right? Ever since I’ve kept my distance from you, my life has been more exciting than you can imagine. 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's still quite normal.

14. 114 两 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban232k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 3.4kReads—Score211Shelves

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15. 115 抗 The War of Resistance: Soldiers Against Soldiers, Generals Against Generals 抗战之兵对兵，将对将 Online Lazy Dragon网网懒龙Urban948k WordsCompleted Ma Dazhuang: Battalion Commander, those officials and gentlemen have gone too far. They want us to risk our lives, but won't even let us eat our fill. Niu Wude: What's the big deal? Come on, let's go set up defenses outside the city. Once they become collaborators, we'll come back and kill the lot of them. Then we'll have a full belly, won't we? Niu Dehen: Brilliant, Battalion Commander… And so, an eccentric unit came into being… shouting, “Soldier against soldier, general against general!” They 97Reads8.3Score—Shelves
16. 116 我 I Sent Aid to Northwestern Shanxi from the End of the Ming Dynasty 我从明末支援晋西北 Luo Shuo啰说Urban713k WordsCompleted (Late Ming dynasty) + (Bright Sword) + dual-world portal. A modern man transmigrates into Mao Wenlong, the man the Manchu invaders hate most, and gains a golden finger: a portal between two worlds. The other side of the portal leads to the world of Bright Sword. Mao Wenlong rushes off to find Li Yunlong and buy machine guns. He plans to take guns and cannons back to the late Ming dynasty, build up his forces, and restore their former glory… But Li Yunlong can’t bear to sell his machine guns, or 425Reads8.4Score—Shelves
17. 117 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban450k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.5kReads5.5Score1.6kShelves
18. 118 我 I Turned My Battles into Poems, from the Bloody Battle at the Xiang River to Sangganling 我百战成诗，从湘江血战到上甘岭 Old Li's Pistol老李的盒子炮Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [War of Resistance with no System + Long March + War of Resistance + resistance against America] Long Wencheng transmigrates to the time of the crossing of the Xiang River. He has no System, no portals, only a heart full of fervent passion. From the bloody battle at the Xiang River to the four crossings of the Chishui, he faces the icy chains of the Dadu Bridge. From Pingxingguan to Shanhaiguan, he sweeps all before him. From the great grasslands to Lake Changjin. Long Wencheng battles his way f 26.4kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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    I've watched it, everything is normal, you can watch it with peace of mind.

19. 119 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical639k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 25.7kReads7.2Score1.8kShelves
20. 120 谍 Espionage: I Accidentally Became the Head of a Military Intelligence Bureau Station 谍战：我一不小心成了军统站长 Can Be Small or Big可小可大Urban1.9M WordsCompleted No one knows his name, but his achievements will never be forgotten! Others who go undercover become objects of suspicion. When he goes undercover, he suspects everyone else! He is a military intelligence station chief, a traitorous secret agent, and a steadfast Communist Party member, all at once. Through a twist of fate, he infiltrates the Japanese puppet regime's secret service bureau. Three identities, one conviction: to fight the War of Resistance to the very end! 16.5kReads8.9Score992Shelves

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    ❤️If you don't want to watch those ridiculous dramas, then read these books instead. The first one features a protagonist who's a spy dancing on a tightrope. He's done everything in his power, even killing his own people to protect himself, yet he's still deeply suspected by the Japanese. ❤️The second one has no system; only unwavering faith sustains the protagonist, keeping his eyes and ears wide open, never daring to relax for a moment. ❤️The third one also has no system. The protagonist, burdened by his family's incomprehension and resentment, joins a police station in Manchuria because he possesses intelligence on the Communist Party. ❤️The fourth one also has no system. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a son-in-law, working as a translator for the Japanese army, looked down upon by his entire family and village. Despite being utterly useless, he still tremblingly joins the Communist side: "I'm terrified of death, a coward, but I am Chinese."

21. 121 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
22. 122 上 A Bandit on the Mountain, Fighting the Japanese Down Below 上山为匪：下山抗日 The Galaxy Is Also a Grain of Sand银河也是一粒沙Urban696k WordsCompleted After Mo Fan was kidnapped by a gang of female bandits, he had no choice but to show off his talents for all he was worth to prove he could be useful and stay alive. He gradually sank into life among the bandits, until the September 18 Incident changed everything! 3.4kReads8.9Score292Shelves
23. 123 夜 Nightingale 夜鹂 The Dinghan Empire That Loves Pancakes爱吃松饼的鼎汉帝国Urban853k WordsOngoing Espionage in the War of Resistance “When loyalty becomes a crime and betrayal becomes a means of survival, who can hold on to their humanity in a world gone mad?” An epic tale of espionage that blends transmigration, suspense, and devotion to country and family. It uncovers the darkest corners of wartime Shanghai and follows a soul torn apart by fate as it grows from a pawn into the player moving the pieces. In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, late autumn draped Shanghai’s sky in a sickly 1.6kReads—Score106Shelves

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    Lin Guangyao picked up his pen and added a line below the hastily written suicide note: "Wang Tianfeng, head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station. Died for his country on the 25th day of the first month of 1939. Does anyone remember him?" He put down his pen, folded the letter, and placed it at the bottom of the drawer. There, locked away, was another piece of paper with four lines of poetry: "Where can a drifting duckweed find its anchor in this chaotic world? Only the plum blossoms reflected in the snow. Do not say that the road ahead is full of frost and snow, for our hearts are connected by a single thread of understanding." The ink had faded somewhat. He gently stroked those lines, as if stroking an old dream that could never be returned to. Outside the window, the lights of No. 76 across the street were still bright. Behind one of the windows, a woman in a black uniform was looking down, flipping through the files she needed to process that night. She did not look up. He did not wait. He simply closed the drawer, stood up, and walked to the window. The night in Shanghai was always so unfathomably black. But he knew that even the darkest night would eventually give way to dawn. I just wonder if those who never wake up after dawn will feel any regret. Lin Guangyao stood there for a long time. Long enough for the moon to move from the top of the sycamore tree to the eaves. Long enough for the clock to strike eleven. Long enough for him to finally say to himself: Zhou Wenhao, I've finished writing your poem for you. Wang Tianfeng, I've preserved your name for you. I'm still walking the path you walked. The day I can no longer walk, I will stop, just like you.

24. 124 新 A New Life in 1927 新生一九二七 Hermit Dou Pingshan斗平山人Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Some say that the decade from the establishment of the Nationalist Government in 1927 to the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance in 1937 was China's golden opportunity to restore its fortunes. Sadly, the country was exhausted by civil war and missed its best chance. So, if you could return to 1927, could you turn the tide and claim victory against all odds? Yang Jiefang, whose grandfather fought in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and whose father fought in the self-defense 11Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    A classic masterpiece of the War of Resistance Against Japan

25. 125 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 23.5kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    [Already recommended] It perfectly meets my requirements! 🌱 There are some cheat codes, but they don't affect normal viewing. It's logical and highly recommended.

26. 126 抗 War of Resistance: The World of Bright Sword in a Box 抗战，箱子中的亮剑世界 Two Hundred and Seventy Percent万分之二百七Historical315k WordsCompleted Yang Fan received a strange miniature landscape box. Inside was a tiny figure named Li Yunlong. One day, Li Yunlong suddenly gained an invisible brother, and from then on, a long string of titles followed at his heels. Battlefield terminator, weapons expert, special operations pioneer, great inventor, master chemist, strategist… On the battlefield, while the enemy was still using Type 38 rifles and crooked-handle machine guns, Li Yunlong's men were already equipped with AK-47s, howitzers, antiai 903Reads8.7Score114Shelves
27. 127 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 46.6kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves
28. 128 亮 Bright Sword: Starting with a Military Workshop 亮剑之从军工作坊开始 Seven Swords Under Heaven七剑天下Urban729k WordsCompleted (He stays off the front lines. Starting from scratch, the protagonist will help the Eighth Route Army gradually develop an arms industry.) The protagonist, Zhao Tianyang, opens his eyes and transmigrates into the world of Bright Sword, becoming one of Old Yan's reserve core staff at an arms factory. Before he can even gather his wits, the Japanese invade Shanxi, forcing him to flee. The gears of fate begin to turn slowly at that very moment. 2.6kReads7.5Score105Shelves
29. 129 亮 Bright Sword: I Become Old Li’s System 亮剑：我给老李当系统 The Chubby Orange Cat Really Is Chubby胖橘真胖Urban315k WordsCompleted What made Li Yunlong on Cangyun Ridge eat fried chicken and drink cola while commanding his troops? What made the brigade commander, division commander, and deputy commander-in-chief so utterly stunned? And what made the Eighth Route Army's struggling arsenal keep producing new weapons? This is the story of a recent college graduate, a rookie office worker, who plays the System in Drawing Sword. 244Reads6.7Score—Shelves
30. 130 须 The Sumeru Ring: My Road to a Comeback 须弥戒，我的逆袭之路 Turning the Tide of the Mortal World逆转红尘Urban1.4M WordsOngoing I was reborn on a rainy night in late autumn. Not far away, my second uncle and his son were digging a pit for me, preparing to bury me in a graveyard. In my previous life, I woke up and escaped, never to return. I drifted through life, and just before I died, I came across a news report. On this very day, my second uncle sold my newlywed wife to human traffickers, leading to her being abused and killed. This time, I won't run away. Whoever digs the pit will be buried in it. 8.8kReads7.4Score792Shelves

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    What?! What?!

31. 131 黑 Black Lucky Carp System: I Plunder Fortune in the Republic of China 黑锦鲤系统：我在民国掠夺气运 Zhuxin Hai竹心海Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the Republic of China + black koi golden finger + resistance-era espionage + multiple identities + spy games within spy games + marriage of convenience] Shen Shuman transmigrates as a Zhongtong agent embedded in the 76th, but she’s already been caught and abandoned by her own side. Her handler has fled with the intelligence, leaving behind a trail of ambiguous clues that quietly point to her. She has barely transmigrated when she finds herself in the interrogation room, facing 15.5kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
32. 132 1 1911: Reviving China 1911：重振华夏 Eagle with Wings Outstretched鹰隼展翅Urban2.4M WordsCompleted A military exercise accident sent Li Siming back to the late Qing dynasty... At that time, the great powers were eyeing China hungrily, while a terrifying financial storm was quietly brewing in Shanghai. With the world in turmoil, what kind of waves will the restless-by-nature Li Siming stir up? 139Reads8.7Score—Shelves
33. 133 亮 Bright Sword: Is It Really Reasonable for My Regiment to Attack Taiyuan? 亮剑：我一个团打太原很合理吧？ Mo Jian墨间Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Lin Zhong, transmigrates into the world of "Drawing Sword" and becomes the commander of the New First Regiment! The New First Regiment is short on soldiers and officers. In less than a year, Lin Zhong blows up blockhouses, captures supplies, and orders each battalion to develop independently. All four battalion commanders become forces to be reckoned with! First Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao, the god of infantry! Second Battalion Commander Wang Chengzhu, Huang Zhong reborn! T 23.3kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
34. 134 红 A Cultivator in the Mortal World 红尘修士 Tianchen Xingyu天辰星语Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted One day, Yun Xi's soul left Blue Star, and she fell into the vast world of cultivation. She never expected to start out as a lowly nobody, with a life as fragile as a blade of grass. In the face of despair, she seeks out opportunities, rises from the dust, and gradually stirs up the entire cultivation world! 6.1kReads8.5Score610Shelves
35. 135 从 Starting in the Savage Mountains, I Lead Bandits in the Fight Against the Japanese 从野人山开始，带着土匪打鬼子 Snow on the Blade刀锋雪Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance] [Jungle Special Operations] [No Golden Finger] [No System] A rocket blast hurls Wu Shanfeng, commander of a special operations company, sixty years into the past. He transmigrates into the body of a wounded platoon leader in the expeditionary force. Surrounded and cut off by the Japanese, short on food and ammunition and without medicine, he faces the harsh natural environment with just twenty-two brothers at his side, and rises to prominence. From then on, a commander who ha 7.2kReads8.2Score514Shelves

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    A thrilling and satisfying novel set during the War of Resistance against Japan; it's really good!

36. 136 从 From the Long March: The Tenth Corps' Desperate, Blood-Soaked Road 从长征开始：十军团的绝境血路 Zhao Buyan赵不言Urban1.2M WordsCompleted This is not a conventional power fantasy. The story begins with the failed Eastern Expedition of the Tenth Corps before the Long March, a chapter of history many readers may not know much about. The protagonist starts from nothing in the Jiangnan region, building a guerrilla force that gradually grows stronger as it overcomes one obstacle after another. It will face the campaigns against encirclement and suppression, the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the War of Liberation, taking readers 410Reads8.6Score—Shelves
37. 137 骥 Galloping Through the Three Kingdoms 骥行三国 Zhao Buyan赵不言Historical687k WordsCompleted From the start, I’m in the Battle of Yiling. I’m a nobody, so no one listens to what I have to say. Fortunately, I have the Chairman’s commentary on this battle. Through the protagonist’s eyes, readers are drawn into the tumultuous middle period of the Three Kingdoms. This isn’t a conventional power fantasy. I do my best to stay true to the historical figures’ personalities and interpret their relationships and political struggles through the lenses of personal interest, politics, and human natu 1.8kReads8.7Score115Shelves
38. 138 制 Building the Battle of Shanghai: Players Across the Internet Fight to the Bitter End 制作淞沪会战，全网玩家死战不退 A General's Bearing良将之姿Urban464k WordsCompleted Jiang Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that he's competing in a contest called the Youth War Game Development Championship. The other contestants' games are like over-the-top war dramas, with wildly overpowered players crushing the opposition. Only Jiang Chen's Battle of Shanghai is a faithful recreation of history. When players appear on the battlefield carrying rifles and wearing tattered clothes and battered straw sandals, something changes. At that moment, none of the pla 1.7kReads8.4Score222Shelves

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    In the future, the protagonist participates in a game design competition, recreating the Battle of Shanghai (a real-world game company released this DLC, and the writing inspiration probably came from this). The writing style is stiff and a bit wordy, but it can be read as a short story. It's very relatable and allows us to understand the Battle of Shanghai and the determination of our ancestors to defend their country. Unlike other anti-Japanese war novels, it evokes empathy.

39. 139 土 The Potato Oracle’s All-Purpose Comeback Theory 土豆万能接话神棍论 Tao's World涛视界8k WordsCompleted The Potato: An All-Purpose Conversationalist and Mastermind 416Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 抗 War of Resistance: My 1943 Player Army 抗战：1943我的玩家军团 I'm Just Old Liuliu我就是老六六呀Urban251k WordsCompleted "Slow-paced, not a conventional power fantasy, ensemble cast, somewhat realistic" When Lin Yan opened his eyes, he discovered he had become the second-in-command of a bandit stronghold in northern Hunan in 1943. His sworn elder brother had just died. Guo Mazi was making a play for power, and the Japanese were less than twenty li from the stronghold. A System had been implanted in his mind, allowing him to summon “players” from the future into this era. When the first batch of beta testers arrive 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is not a wish-fulfillment story; it's a fairly normal story about enemy forces operating behind enemy lines and attacking supply lines.

41. 141 特 Agent: From the Start, I Make Contact with Zheng Yaoxian 特工：开局郑耀先和我接头 Loves Tower Diving for Kills喜欢越塔杀Urban5.4M WordsCompleted Shen Fei transmigrates into a world that brings together several espionage dramas, all fraught with danger. Here, there are Kite, The Infiltrator, The Disguiser... And the person he’s supposed to meet is none other than Zheng Yaoxian, Sixth Brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! And so, a secret agent feared by the enemy emerges, codenamed “Nightmare”! 5kReads9.3Score506Shelves

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    These are all novels about the War of Resistance against Japan, showing you how the protagonists, possessing extraordinary skills from modern times, travel back to the era of the War of Resistance. See how they lead the nation to rise again and wipe out the common people during the war.

42. 142 战 War Thunder: A Guerrilla in Myanmar, I Found My Own Nation 战雷：人在缅甸游击，我独立建国 Potato Hero土豆勇者Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Burma Expeditionary Force]+ [War Thunder System]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Building an Independent Faction]+ [Tank Corps]+ [Fighting Japan Alone] From World War II to the Cold War. After more than 500 chapters of fighting the Japanese, the story has now reached the founding of a nation in the South Seas and will continue into the Cold War. Zhang Chi transmigrates by accident to the Burmese battlefield in 1942 with the War Thunder System, becoming one of the retreating soldiers in the Expeditionar 34.7kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    The single-player system is War Thunder, which transports you to Burma in 1942 after the collapse of the Nationalist Army's first Southeast Asian expedition. It's not a mindless anti-Japanese war drama, nor is it simply about fighting; it's about building a new nation from scratch.

43. 143 抗 War of Resistance: Hard Work Pays Off, Rising from the Ranks 抗战：天道酬勤，从士兵开始崛起 Somewhat Xu莫名小许Historical280k WordsOngoing Su Jie transmigrated to 1937, a year of raging war. He crossed the Yellow River north with his unit to fight the Japanese invaders and became bound to the Heaven Rewards the Diligent System. He could earn skill points by killing enemies or training. As he continued killing Japanese invaders, Su Jie finally understood that “Heaven rewards the diligent” meant diligently killing the enemy. So Su Jie went on a killing spree, starting as an ordinary soldier. People of conviction, including Li Chishui 60.4kReads6.9Score5.1kShelves

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    [Original novel fan][Original novel fan][Original novel fan][Original novel fan][Original novel fan]

44. 144 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, 28.7kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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    Does fighting the Japanese count? It's a story of a refugee fleeing famine, featuring a male protagonist who kills Japanese soldiers and traitors. The male protagonist is decisive and ruthless, neither doting on his sister nor any other woman; he's all about women, but no female lead. He doesn't falter at the sight of women, doesn't become irrational, and doesn't shy away from them. He's a breath of fresh air. The male protagonist has a ruthless and ambitious nature; he kills anyone who gets in his way. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even kill her to prove his path. If you like stories of refugees fleeing famine and female-killing protagonists, this is a good book to read. Highly recommended!

45. 145 穿 Transmigrate to Republican-Era China: From Straw-Sandal Soldier to Red General 穿越民国：从草鞋兵到红色将军 Old Heart, Young Medicine老心不老新药Urban806k WordsOngoing He opens his eyes to find himself a low-ranking soldier among the dead in the Sichuan Army of the Republic of China era. Warlords clash, and a human life is worth less than a dog's. Relying on the tactics he remembers, he claws his way out of a mountain of corpses and advances one step at a time, from a squad leader to an officer in the Whampoa clique. In the Battle of Shanghai, Sichuan Army soldiers in straw sandals stand against elite Japanese troops with their flesh and blood. In the Defense 52Reads—Score114Shelves

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    He survived a pile of corpses and rose from a lowly squad leader to a high-ranking general. The flames of war wore down his youthful spirit, and the sacrifices of his comrades shattered his understanding of the world. He infiltrated the heart of the enemy, facing danger at every turn, with life and death situations at every turn.

46. 146 强 Arrested for Storming a Military Zone? I'll Lead the Nation to Fight the War! 强闯军区被捕？我带国家去抗战！ Liu Wan'an榴万安Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Handing it over to the nation + time-space portal + the steel tide + dimensional superiority + conquering countless worlds] At twenty-two, Xia Qi was struck by the “Beacon of Myriad Worlds” and discovered he could open a portal through time and space! That wasn’t all: it also came with a portable pocket dimension! On his first transmigration, he was alone in a world shattered by war, with corpses strewn across the land. He realized that an individual’s strength was as insignificant as dust 92kReads8.6Score7.5kShelves
47. 147 抗 War of Resistance: I Have a God-Tier Weapons System 抗战：我有一个神级军火系统 The Tiger Wu Song Took Down武松打虎的那个虎Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Zhao Zijing, a veteran discharged from the military, was visiting the site of the Battle of Shanghai when he unexpectedly transmigrated to the battlefield in a parallel timeline. He became a platoon leader in the Training Regiment. At the same time, the influence of the dimensional rift gave Zhao Zijing a golden finger: the God-Tier Weapons System. He bought weapons and equipment for his soldiers in the System's shop, then led them into battle against the Japanese. To his surprise, they tore thr 356Reads7.4Score149Shelves

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    Hey everyone, come in and take a look! See how the protagonist "travels through Tokyo to admire cherry blossoms and herds cattle and sheep at the foot of Mount Fuji," and how he slaughters the Japanese emperor and his cronies, enslaving their wives and children as well...

48. 148 谍 Espionage: I'm a Shanghai Scion, Codenamed Porter 谍战：我，沪上大少，代号搬运工 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban460k WordsOngoing In Shanghai, occupied by the invaders, there is a prominent and illustrious family: the Lin family of Shanghai. The eldest brother, Lin Zhenbang, is the military command's finance chief in Shanghai, codename: God of Wealth. His true identity is a secret underground intelligence agent, codename: Cedar. The second brother, Lin Duhan, is chief of the military command's operations division in Shanghai, codename: Killer. The eldest sister, Lin Hanyue, is chief of intelligence at the Shanghai station 5.6kReads6.1Score491Shelves

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    In Shanghai, trampled under the iron heel of the Japanese invaders, the prestigious Lin family was caught in a web of intrigue. The eldest brother, Lin Zhenbang, ostensibly the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's financial division, was actually a secret agent, Xuesong. The second brother, Lin Duhan, was the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's intelligence group, codenamed "Assassin." The third sister, Lin Hanyue, was the head of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' Shanghai station intelligence section, codenamed "Music Box." The older siblings, through bloodshed and maneuvering, only wanted to protect their youngest brother, Lin Yun, allowing him to live a carefree life, far removed from the chaos of the world. But no one could have imagined that this pampered young master was the most deeply hidden mastermind behind the schemes. Lin Yun, a transmigrator, codenamed "Transporter," was the president of the Hundred Knowledge Society, the master of the Time Pavilion, and the head of the Dark Fire Hall. All these forces knew only his name, rarely seeing him. He lurked in the shadows of the glittering city, mobilizing resources and orchestrating his plans. Traitors hated him to the core, while the common people secretly praised him. While the surface-level agents are locked in a fierce battle, the real storm has always been brewing.

49. 149 亮 Bright Sword: Following Kong Guoyin, I Build the Strongest Military Industry 亮剑：追随孔过瘾，打造最强军工 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Military production + War of Resistance + Special operations + No female lead + Li Yunlong + Independent Regiment] While on a mission, Kong Hao is ambushed by spies from Sakura Country and unexpectedly transmigrates to the turbulent years of the War of Resistance. The land is overrun, and the people are slaughtered. A Chinese man from the future vows to defy the odds and lessen his people's suffering. Short on heavy artillery? He builds a devastating spigot mortar. Worried about enemy planes ru 16kReads8.3Score873Shelves
50. 150 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 6.4kReads8.6Score338Shelves

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