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1. 151 重 Reborn as a Warlord's Young Marshal, I Get a Virtual Mining System 重生军阀少帅，获得虚拟挖矿系统 Lazy Night Wanderer懒懒散散夜归人Urban410k WordsCompleted [Warlords] + [Struggle for supremacy] Bombers blanket the sky, roaring overhead as bombs rain down like a storm. Thousands upon thousands of tanks race across the ground, their long barrels bellowing without end. On the seas, monstrous warships cleave through the waves as fighter planes take off from aircraft carriers. In the deep ocean, submarines glide past like ghosts. Li Chengwen is reborn in the body of a warlord’s young marshal with the same name. In this era, warlords fight among themselv 3.1kReads6.8Score131Shelves
2. 152 系 System Awakening: I Become a Warlord in Republican China 系统觉醒：我在民国当军阀 Lying Awake on a Rainy Night, Listening to the Wind and Rain雨夜卧听风吹雨Urban1.4M WordsCompleted I transmigrated to 1920 and became the sickly young master of the bandits at Black Wind Stronghold. Warlords were preparing to wipe out the bandits outside, while my second uncle schemed to seize power within. With no more than three days left to live, the Heroic Overlord System suddenly awakened! [Ding! Defeat the security corps: Wealth +5,000, unlock one German-equipped squad.] [Ding! Capture the county seat: Hanyang Arsenal production line unlocked.] [Ding! Wealth exceeds one million: Katyush 91Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 民 Republican Era: One Yuan to Instantly Conquer World War II 民国：一元秒杀平推二战 The Imperial Uncle Teases Cao Cao皇叔戏曹贼Urban647k WordsOngoing The series include Drawing Sword, The Head of the Regiment, The Disguiser, Peace Hotel, and The Lost City... Li Yan accidentally transmigrates into the Republican-era world of TV dramas and awakens a One-Yuan Instant Purchase System, which refreshes ten items for instant purchase every ten days. Today's instant purchase: 10,000 Mauser 98k rifles Today's instant purchase: 50 75mm Krupp field guns Today's instant purchase: 188 Type 59 main battle tanks... When weapons, food, supplies, and industri 1.6kReads7.2Score112Shelves
4. 154 抗 War of Resistance: Slaying Enemies Like Bright Sword, I Am the Warlord King 抗战：亮剑杀敌，我是军阀之王 Chi Hua池花Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Drawing Sword + Warlords + Republic of China Era + Military Industry + Patriotism] He transmigrates to the nineteenth year of the Republic of China and becomes one of the Fengtian warlords. With the strongest enemy-killing System, he earns limitless rewards for every enemy he kills! Ding-dong! Kill three thousand Japanese soldiers, and receive ten thousand Barrett rifles! Ding-dong! Wipe out eight thousand warlord lackeys, and receive ten thousand mortars! In these chaotic times, Xu Tianlu 64Reads7.2Score—Shelves
5. 155 这 It's Tough to Get By in the Republic of China 这个民国不好混 Old Traveler in the Mountains山中老客Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension] [Republican Era] [War of Resistance Against Japan] [Common Folk] [Independent Operations] Qin Jin accidentally transmigrated to the Republican Era. He was no expert at civil war, but a seasoned hand at fighting foreign enemies. With a little pocket-dimension bug, he was going to see his schemes through to the end. Laughing through tears is life; laughing through tears is survival. The Republican Era might not be romantic, but it was definitely a wild ride! 1.6kReads8.5Score262Shelves
6. 156 抗 War Against Japan: I'm a Micro-Tactics Master Who Can Oversee the Entire Battlefield 抗日：我，微操大师，能俯瞰战场 Pure-Natured属性纯良Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Tactical micromanagement + large-scale battles + mass troop deployment + realistic combat] Chen Wang transmigrates to the Songhu battlefield in a parallel world. After putting down a rebellion, he awakens the “Real-Time Strategy Command System,” gaining the ability to survey the battlefield from above and see through the eyes of his troops. For every Japanese soldier he eliminates, he earns points that can be used to upgrade his vision or directly redeem guns, medicine, heavy artillery, heavy t 5kReads8.2Score333Shelves
7. 157 军 The Warlord's Rise: Eight Beauties Shape the Republic of China 军阀崛起：八美同堂定民国 Protect Teng守护腾Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Ma Xiaochou, a loser fresh out of college with a degree in military theory, can’t find a job and unexpectedly transmigrates to the early Republic of China, a time of warring warlords and desperate poverty. Armed with modern military knowledge, he starts out as a low-ranking soldier. With tactical thinking far ahead of his time, innovative ideas for improving weapons, and plans for building an army, he rises to prominence in the chaos: rallying scattered troops, defeating local strongmen, and uni 106Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 抗 War of Resistance: The Storm of Reviving China 抗战之振兴中华风云 Spending Money Beneath the Moon, Heartbroken Lady花钱月下伤心奴家Urban4.4M WordsOngoing Reborn in China during the War of Resistance Against Japan With a System that's practically useless Transmigrated to the front lines of the war between the Nationalists and Communists He becomes a hero to both sides In this life, he will live up to his lofty ambitions Watch as he tramples the cherry blossoms beneath his horse Watch as he reclaims every inch of lost territory Watch as he tends sheep in the North Sea Watch as he revitalizes China in this life Watch as he comes to rule the world An 71Reads7.1Score—Shelves
9. 159 抗 Ruling the World in the War of Resistance 抗战之君临天下 Yuanshanzi元山子Urban5.9M WordsCompleted Luo Weimin, an ambitious young man, transmigrates to the eve of the War of Resistance and unexpectedly awakens a weapons exchange System. It has every kind of weapon, military equipment, and civilian supplies imaginable. Luo Weimin will lead an ironclad force backed by 155 mm heavy artillery to tear the Japanese invaders to pieces. This isn't a war, it's a crushing victory! A slaughter! The reshaping of the world order! 2kReads8.3Score169Shelves
10. 160 枭 Rise of a Tyrant: I Build an Empire in Republican China 枭雄崛起：我在民国建帝国 The Furious Rabbit暴怒的兔子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my novel on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to keep writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 551Reads6.5Score102Shelves
11. 161 抗 War of Resistance: A Militia Regiment from the Start, Rising to Become the Mightiest Warlord 抗战：开局民兵团，晋升最强军阀 Diligent Little Newbie勤奋小萌新Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance + Republican Era + System + Building an Independent Army + Great Counteroffensive] After transmigrating to northwestern Shanxi, Su Changqing becomes the spoiled young master of the wealthy landlord Su family and awakens an arms-dealer System. The System offers every kind of supply imaginable. It has everything from basic guns, ammunition, and medicine to advanced heavy artillery, tanks, and aircraft, even entire production lines… All he has to do is kill enemies to earn 231Reads8.0Score137Shelves
12. 162 抗 War of Resistance: Starting in Songhu, I Fight in Every Battle 抗战：从淞沪开始打满全场 Brother Dog Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的狗哥Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In 1937, the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China. Though I, Little Commander Li, came from humble beginnings, the most distinguished thing in my family was that my grandfather had once worked as a clerk at the Chiang family’s salt shop in Xikou Town, Fenghua. And though I started out with no high rank, I was merely a battalion commander in the army’s first mechanized unit, the Armored Corps. But through my own efforts, I made a brief appearance on the Songhu battlefield and caught t 4.4kReads8.8Score186Shelves
13. 163 抗 Fighting the Japanese: A Fearsome General Who Leaves the Invaders Shaking in Their Boots 抗日：战将威武！日寇魂飞魄散 Dustnn尘土nnUrban3.8M WordsCompleted I do not ask you to serve me dutifully at my side. I ask only that you be loyal to your people. With the nation in peril and the Japanese invaders running rampant, every man has a part to play in the fate of the country. I wanted to enlist, but I was past the age. Thankfully, I have a son who has volunteered. I give you this flag to carry with you at all times. Wipe your blood from your wounds with it, and let it shroud you in death. Go forward bravely, and never forget your duty!, The Sichuan A 5.8kReads7.3Score428Shelves
14. 164 民 Republican Era: Starting with Whampoa's First Class 民国：从黄埔一期开始 Proud Sweet Potato傲娇的大地瓜Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No System] [From the start at Whampoa] [Front-line resistance war] [Over a million words so far, with an army of 300,000 and countless enemy kills] Lu Muzhi, a civil engineer, transmigrates to the first class at Whampoa Military Academy in 1924. He advances carefully, makes his way into the heart of power, and completes his studies. Alongside a host of future generals, Lu Muzhi takes part in the Eastern Campaign and the Northern Expedition, rising through the ranks from a young Whampoa cadet to 2.1kReads8.7Score174Shelves
15. 165 抗 Fighting the War of Resistance with a Battle Royale System 抗战之带着绝地系统去抗战 A Thousand Tender Feelings Hidden in the Lines万般柔情逆匿于笔下Urban801k WordsCompleted A streamer who plays battle royale games transmigrated to the Songhu battlefield in 1937, only to open his eyes in the hellish meat grinder of Luodian. Fortunately, with the help of a System that could exchange for any item, he began a legendary career of waging one extraordinary battle after another behind enemy lines! With the System's help, he also took on the heavy responsibility of defending his homeland, always charging at the very front and fighting the enemy in a hail of blood! Watching 275Reads6.6Score—Shelves
16. 166 大 The Great Warlord: The Empire's Second-Generation Heir 大军阀：帝国二世祖 Eggs with Chili Peppers鸡蛋加辣椒Historical1.6M WordsCompleted When Lin Yi wakes up, he finds himself in another world. It closely resembles the one he knew in his previous life, with the same historical development and cultural heritage. It has the same painful history, too. As the emperor’s nephew, Lin Yi has held the title of prince since birth. But when he sees foreigners throwing their weight around in the Great Xia Empire, the hot-blooded young man resolves to tolerate it no longer. “In an age of great struggle, the strong thrive and the weak perish!” 18.2kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
17. 167 抗 The Blood of the War Against Japan Has Yet to Cool 抗日之血仍未冷 Warm Winter温暖的冬天Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Ye Dalong transmigrates to the blazing battlefields of the War of Resistance Against Japan, starting from the thrilling Battle of Nanjing. With his bloodline awakened, he ranges across the vast battlefields of the war, striking terror into the Japanese invaders. Old soldiers never die, and their blood still runs hot. 7.2kReads8.7Score663Shelves
18. 168 穿 Transmigrating to 1911: This Warlord's Got Some Swagger 穿越1911这个军阀有点拽 Contemplating the Storms of Life沉思风云Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Slow-Building Warlord] + [Smart Characters] + [Industry and Technology] + [Global Conquest]. Read with caution if these aren’t for you. Original title: Transmigrating to 1911: This Warlord Is Pretty Daring Qin Yuan, a veteran transmigrator, arrives in Rongcheng, Xichuan, in an unknown era on his tenth transmigration. With money in one hand and a gun in the other, he seizes this opportunity and rises to power! In this life, 102Reads7.4Score—Shelves
19. 169 川 Fighting the Japanese with the Sichuan Army: I Can Hear the Enemy's Strategic Plans 川军抗战，我能听到鬼子战略部署 Honest Wang Mazi老实的王麻子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Independent development] + [strategy and tactics] + [historical storyline] + [endless feel-good] Brave men march out of Sichuan, the front line is in crisis! From the start, I transmigrate straight to the front lines of the war against Japan! I can hear the Japanese forces’ strategic plans. Other people transmigrate and get powerful equipment. I take on the Japanese with strategy. I draw on the strategic wisdom and tactics passed down by the old veterans, leading the surviving Sichuan soldi 27.2kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
20. 170 民 A Warlord's Harem in Republican China 民国军阀的后宫生活 Jiang Feng蒋丰Historical90k WordsCompleted The warlords of the Republic of China fought over territory, troops, power, and women. Just imagine transmigrating back to that era. Every warlord would thump his chest and proudly swear, “I’m a real man!” And so, the Republic of China developed its own unique spectacle: warlords with wives and concubines galore. Anyone reading the history of the Republic of China must read about its warlords, and must not overlook the women who appear here and there in their stories. Compared with the stench of 1.7kReads9.0Score—Shelves
21. 171 中 China’s Front Line Against Japan: Vow to Kill the Invaders 中华抗日第一线誓杀鬼子兵 Blazing Sun Sky烈阳天Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Decisive in battle + independent development + strategy and tactics + endless wish fulfillment + never goes on hiatus Ten billion soldiers guard the Great Wall for ten thousand miles, Must our descendants wait to avenge our national humiliation? I would gladly lead a hundred thousand tiger-and-wolf warriors, To ride out with blades drawn and enter Tokyo. Xiao Zong is decisive and independent, sworn to kill the Japanese devils And capture the accursed Emperor alive. The Japanese devils call him 10.7kReads8.3Score610Shelves
22. 172 极 The Ultimate Warlord: No Military Pay? I'm Sick of Being Broke 极品军阀：没有军饷，我穷怕了 Book, Concrete Surface书扎水泥面Urban1.1M WordsOngoing “Loan Shark Grandmaster” Huang Wen takes a tumble into a chaotic age of rebellion. Before he can even open his eyes, he’s bound to his life-bound magical weapon: three old Qing Dynasty cannons that can evolve! Not enough cannonballs? Feed them trash! Stuff a lump of dung into the barrel, and out comes a golden Italian grenade! He starts from the start with nothing, without even a gun. The only option is to start out as a bandit? Fine! Not only will he do it, he’ll fight his way up to become the 267Reads8.6Score—Shelves
23. 173 民 A Republican-Era Family: Starting by Selling the Ancestral Home to Move to Fengtian 民国家族：从卖掉祖宅去奉天开始 Loves French-Style Shaobing爱吃法风烧饼Urban325k WordsCompleted 1912, the first year of the Republic of China. The old era came to an end that year, and a new one began. The land was in turmoil, beset by internal troubles and foreign threats. That year, Lin Yi transmigrated into the body of a young master from a fallen family. To protect himself, he sold off the family's ancestral estates and headed north to Fengtian. And so, a family that would stand for a century took root in Fengtian. Build factories! Develop industry! Make Fengtian the largest industrial 4.4kReads8.2Score152Shelves
24. 174 抗 War of Resistance: Starting with the Battle of Zijin Mountain 抗战：从紫金山战斗开始 Ye Quan Only叶权唯一Historical497k WordsCompleted [Not a brainless story] [Not a brainless story] [Not mindless wish fulfillment] Chen Fan, an ordinary man, transmigrates to a parallel world and finds himself on the Zijin Mountain front line during the Defense of Jinling. He now has the Hearts of Iron System. When they have far more firepower than even the most basic infantry division equipped with nine infantry battalions, two artillery battalions, and one anti-aircraft battalion, can the Japanese still maintain their firepower advantage? We w 30Reads8.3Score—Shelves
25. 175 我 Selling Arms in Republican-Era China 我在民国贩卖军火 Just Here for a Good Time就是图个乐呵Urban765k WordsOngoing “Boss Zhang, do you have any guns?” “Sure. Long or short?” “I want one of those really long ones, with a little mirror on the stock.” “Oh, you mean a sniper rifle. I have one, but it's expensive.” “No problem. I'm a proper landlord, so I've got plenty of silver notes.” “Fine. Thirty thousand silver dollars.” “Uh… Boss Zhang, actually, I only want that little mirror on top.” “What do you want it for?” “It's almost harvest season. I need to keep an eye on the workers, but it takes me several miles 514Reads6.5Score—Shelves
26. 176 抗 War of Resistance: Blood and Flames 抗战之烽火燃血 Bald Little Monster秃头小怪Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Mo Fan, a special forces soldier from the Republic, transmigrates into the brutal Battle of Luodian. Amid the meat grinder of war, he fights shoulder to shoulder with one living veteran after another. He feels the anguish of a shattered homeland and resolves to give his life to save the country and protect his home. Starting with the Battle of Shanghai, he leads China’s patriotic sons to kill the Japanese invaders and reclaim their land. China’s dignity must not be violated. The invaders will pa 251Reads9.2Score—Shelves
27. 177 军 Warlord: From Bandit to Marshal, I Will Defend the Northeast to the Death 军阀：土匪到大帅，我必死守东北 Comfortably Couchbound家里蹲得住Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [Warlords] [Invincible] [System] [War of Resistance] [Not a brainless power fantasy] Northeast China in the late Qing dynasty: to the north, the Russian Empire watches hungrily; to the east, Japanese pirates wait for their chance. The imperial court is rotten, officials and bandits run rampant, the land lies desolate, and the people wail in misery. In Sanjie Gou, Qingmakan, Northeast China, Du Jieda is lost in thought. Just a few days ago, he was running a small company. In a daze, he somehow tr 2.9kReads8.4Score145Shelves
28. 178 抗 War of Resistance: From the Start, Armed with a Fortress Gun and Awakened Powers 抗战：开局就是要塞炮，力量觉醒 Brave Little Yi孤勇小艺Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration, System, fortress guns, anti-aircraft towers, bases] As a special forces soldier, Xiao Dingfang transmigrates to a parallel world during the War of Resistance. After awakening a System, he gets his hands on a 105 mm cannon right away. A sniper rifle? Heh, my artillery has a range of 20 kilometers! A positional battle? No, I fight battles of annihilation! An artillery regiment? No, mine’s a heavily armed combined-arms regiment! 169Reads8.6Score—Shelves
29. 179 抗 War of Resistance: Three Years of Huangpu Sign-Ins Made Me Commander of a Million Artillerymen 抗战：黄埔签到三年统领百万炮兵 Ping'anli平安里Urban467k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 民 Republican Era: In the Fengtian Clique, Building an Arsenal for a Million-Man Military Parade 民国：人在奉系，列百万阅兵武库 91 Doll Brother91玩偶哥哥Historical1.5M WordsOngoing My new work is out! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novels. I hope you will enjoy it. Your support is my motivation for writing, and I will strive to tell every story well! 52.9kReads5.4Score5.3kShelves

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    I stayed up all night to finish this awesome Republican-era system novel! Zhang Xueli transmigrated into the body of Zhang Zuolin's second son. Knowing the tragedy of the Huanggutun Incident, he preemptively laid out plans for Northeast China. The Grand Military Parade Shop opened, allowing him to directly acquire advanced weaponry from later generations. He rebuilt the Fengtian Military Academy, phasing out outdated Hanyang rifles and equipping the troops with automatic firearms. He thwarted a Japanese assassination plot, decisively defeating a large Japanese force at the Battle of Liutiaohu, deterring the enemy from easily provoking him.

31. 181 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 1.4kReads—Score103Shelves

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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 again 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.

32. 182 民 Shanghai in the Republic Era: My Gang Is a Little Too Powerful 民国上海滩：我的帮会有亿点强 Ying Mi英米Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to the Shanghai Bund of the Republic of China and obtains the strongest gang System. From then on, a terrifying man rises to power in Shanghai. From standing alone to commanding a top-tier gang with over 100,000 followers, he rises to stand alongside Shanghai’s three great tycoons. Xu Wenqiang: Ye Yunfei is the only man I truly respect. Ding Li: I’d be honored to serve as Ye Yunfei’s right-hand man for the rest of my life. Feng Jingyao: As long as Ye Yunfei is alive, I’ll never 15Reads6.6Score—Shelves
33. 183 他 Someone Else's Beloved? The Commander Will Still Take Her by Force 他人挚爱？督军照样强娶豪夺 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted (Male stand-in, possessive pursuit, forced love, intense push and pull, powerful man bows his head, two strong leads, both devoted to each other) Transmigrated into a warlord-ravaged era, Ruan Xiaoxiao only wants to keep her head down and survive. But disaster strikes: her comrade is framed and thrown into the police station. With nowhere else to turn, she has no choice but to humble herself and beg Huo Yunting, the governor of three provinces, who holds the power of life and death. Everyone s 2.9kReads—Score223Shelves

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    Republican era

34. 184 民 Republic of China: First, I'll Become an American Tycoon 民国，我先成为美国大亨再说 Angel Number Two天使二号Historical475k WordsCompleted #RepublicanEra #PostWWI #WhiteSkinYellowHeart #American #Tycoon #Magnate Reborn in 1919, I became Wall Street's prophet. When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, he found himself back in New York after World War I, with the face of a bona fide white man. In his previous life, he was an ethnic Chinese financial prodigy. In this one, he's an orphan of mixed Chinese and American heritage. This face is the perfect disguise God could have given him. As all of America revels in the stock market boom, he calmly 45Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Reborn after World War I, this white American, through foresight and insight, becomes a financial master on Wall Street, an oil tycoon by acquiring California real estate, gains political power through his connection with Roosevelt, and, despite his white skin, has a yellow heart, incidentally helps his homeland industrialize!

35. 185 我 I Have a Million-Strong Army at Full Strength, and You Want to Reason with Me? 我百万满编大军，你和我讲道理？ Surging Upward飞流直上Urban381k WordsOngoing [Parallel world + alternate history + power fantasy + positive energy] After transmigrating into the world of a Republic-era underworld game, Xu Yunhuo activates the Godfather System and builds a gang that stands for positive values. From the start, he draws the Axe Gang, rising from a lowlife on the streets to become its boss, then leveling up until he commands a fully staffed army of a million. [Wipe out the Four Seas Gang's strongholds. Reward: 100 Type 17 Mauser pistols] [Rescue Black Rose, 807Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    First book, a light novel, just read it for fun, don't mind the details. [Parallel World + Alternate Universe + Lighthearted + Positive Energy] Transmigrating to a Republican-era underworld game world, Xu Yunhuo activates the Godfather System to build a positive energy gang. He starts by drawing the Axe Gang, rising from a street urchin to a boss, eventually commanding a million-strong army. [Sweep away the Four Seas Gang's branches, reward: 100 Type 17 Mauser pistols] [Save the popular singer Black Rose at the Paramount Ballroom, reward: 1000 kg of C4 explosives] [100,000 people can exchange for a Nine-Star Assassin, reward: Fire Cloud Evil God x1] Tycoons have to defer to Xu Yunhuo, even the police have to pay him fees! You said it was the Axe Gang, why are you all carrying AKs? What's with the T-90 main battle tank? China is weak? The space carrier arrives and you're unhappy! The world's powers and warlords feel inferior to Xu Yunhuo.

36. 186 谍 Spy War 1937: From the Start, I Wiped Out the Special Higher Section 谍战1937：开局血洗特高科 Zixiao Ke紫霄客Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Spy Warfare + Bloody Slaughter + Spatial Power While playing a game, modern young man Zhang Yunhe transmigrates to 1937 and becomes an agent for the Blue Shirts Society. To his surprise, he has brought along the Iron Warriors’ equipment from the game. Using its cloaking ability, he wipes out the entire Special Higher Police Agency from the start, striking such terror into the enemy that they tremble in fear. After that, he easily acquires enemy intelligence and maneuvers through 5.3kReads8.3Score339Shelves

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    These two books are pretty good.

37. 187 人 In Republican-Era China, from Police Chief to the Strongest Warlord 人在民国，从警察局长到最强军阀 Only Music Can Please the Dantian唯曲悦丹田Urban398k WordsCompleted [Republican Era + Summoning + Mass Troop Deployment + System + Power Fantasy + No Female Lead] After transmigrating to the Republican era, Qin Chuan draws a police station right from the start. Starting as a police chief, he soon wields absolute power! District Police Station: 545 personnel in total. The station has a patrol squad, a garrison squad, and a logistics squad. The garrison squad has 300 officers under one garrison captain, armed with Mosin-Nagant rifles. The patrol squad has 150 off 497Reads9.1Score106Shelves
38. 188 谍 The Spy Game: Gaze into the Abyss 谍海无涯之深渊凝视 Luminous White Radish夜光白萝卜Urban1.5M WordsOngoing When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you. When you gaze into the abyss again, the abyss gets impatient: “What are you looking at?” Feng Gang, a modern historian, transmigrates to the Republic of China era. Born into a time of chaos, in the darkest hours before dawn, he discovers that he has no System or superpowers of any kind. All he has is a deep gaze that spans a century and sees through every illusion... 19.6kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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    No system, multiple female protagonists, high-IQ Republican era spy novel

39. 189 画 The Painted Halberd, the Spring We Cherish 画戟矜春 Guangling Wa广灵哇Two Male Leads262k WordsOngoing A Republic of China-era story: Warlord × Male Brothel Performer | One-on-One Romance | Sweet and Devoted | Bittersweet | Pregnancy The Republic of China era, amid wind and rain, and old dreams of Suzhou. A warlord’s iron hooves shatter the gentleness of Jiangnan, yet he stops for the sake of one brothel performer. Qin Huating’s world holds only gun smoke and power struggles. Lin Jin’s life has been reduced to the pleasure houses and quiet endurance. He gives him shelter; the other gives him ten 905Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lin Jin's heart was in his throat, but he dared not disobey and could only follow closely. The study was large, with tall wooden shelves filled with books and bottles and jars he couldn't name. In the center was a large wooden table with piles of papers covered in wavy lines, like a cryptic script he couldn't understand.

40. 190 开 Wiping Out Over a Million Japanese Invaders from the Start 开局灭杀上百万日寇 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Urban278k WordsCompleted The new book’s rating is rather low, but it’ll go up later. [No-Brainer Power Fantasy] + [Stockpiling Supplies] + [Great Counteroffensive] + [Old Schemer] Some late-season rice farmer kept shouting about it every day. Yang Tingyu had watched too many videos and was thoroughly fed up, so he went looking for books about fighting the Japanese. As a result, he had a dream. From the start, Yang Tingyu wiped out over a million Japanese soldiers. Naturally, after arriving in this world, he wasn’t going 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A legendary anti-Japanese war novel set in the Republican era, an incredibly satisfying read.

41. 191 我 Beauty and Hairdressing in Republican-Era China 我在民国美容美发 Ye Xuan Gusi叶玄古寺Modern Romance757k WordsOngoing Spy thriller [No romance + entrepreneurship + espionage + not a power fantasy + no arrogant, all-conquering hero or Mary Sue + kindhearted, not malicious + everyday street life + no romantic melodrama + slow-paced] [Author's note: Feel free to read two or three chapters before deciding whether to continue. Don't blindly follow the reviews when judging a book's worth; decide for yourself.] Zheng Xiaohe brings modern skills with her when she transmigrates into the granddaughter of a barber in Ji 2.8kReads9.0Score259Shelves

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    Patriotic Time Travel in the Republican Era

42. 192 谍 Espionage: Rewinding for Intelligence Made Me the Military Statistics Bureau's Faith 谍战：回档情报，我成了军统信仰 Four-Flower Pork四花肉Urban3.3M WordsOngoing After waking up, Lin Chen, a death-row prisoner, was forcibly recruited by Dai Chunfeng, head of the Military Statistics Bureau, to impersonate a Japanese spy. He was assigned the “Parcel” plan, a mission with almost no chance of survival, and became a doomed agent tasked with feeding false intelligence to the Japanese. Just when he was on the verge of despair, he discovered that he could receive intelligence about deaths. And so… Director Dai: He’s my death-row prisoner, the one I both love and 9.5kReads8.2Score720Shelves

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    From a death row inmate double to the head of the Special Higher Police in Shanghai, does that count as...?

43. 193 我 Renewing My Life in Republican-Era China 我在民国续费人生 She Came from the Snow她从雪中来Ancient Romance844k WordsCompleted [Republican Era Slice of Life] [Golden Finger Sign-In] [Space] [Lighthearted Comedy] This is a slice-of-life story set in the Republican Era, focused on cozy, easygoing days and building wealth. It is not an overpowered wish-fulfillment story, and there is no otome romance route. The romance only appears much later, with the focus on the female lead's growth. Bad news: Ji Shaowei transmigrated, and landed in the Republican Era! Good news: she transmigrated into a Republican Era game she had spe 15kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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    Don't let the unassuming name fool you; this is actually quite good. The female lead is intelligent, and there's a little bit of a cheat code involved.

44. 194 清 The Late Qing in Turmoil: I Conquered the World with an Escape Pod 清末乱世，我靠逃生舱称霸 The Hawk We Keep at Home家养的老鹰Historical588k WordsOngoing [The best title turned out to be The Red Dragon's Rampage of 1900, so now I have two titles. They're both mine. It's fine if you let the chapters build up, but remember to come back and read them! ♪٩(´ω`)و♪] A group of aliens accidentally swept Yuan Cheng into a temporal rift while completing their survey of Blue Star. They managed to rescue him in a frantic scramble, but then stuffed him straight into an escape pod and sent him back to Blue Star. It was only after he landed that Yuan Cheng disc 37Reads6.8Score—Shelves
45. 195 白 White Tea, Floating Life 白茶浮生 Zhang Xie'er张谢贰Modern Romance92k WordsCompleted Adapted from real accounts of the War of Resistance in Fujian, this novel commemorates the eightieth anniversary of China's victory in the war and honors the indomitable spirit of the people of Fujian. The Min River wept, 1938. The Riverside Teahouse was the last lone boat in the storm. Lin Suxin, the proprietress, nailed three silver hairpins to a wooden plaque to summon the spirits. Each name was a soul that had yet to return. The bookkeeper, Chen Mosheng, used his twisted, curled hand to writ 11Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Whether you're a fan of Republican-era history or a reader who enjoys captivating novels, this is a must-read. It tells the true story of Fujian's transformation and reform efforts.

46. 196 新 The New Romance of the Republic: The Protector Duke’s Son 新编民国演义：护国公子传 Sheng Hu晟琥Urban580k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate with no System] [One heroine, little romance] [From steady development to an unstoppable rise] [Blood-pumping] [Epic and sweeping] He transmigrates into 1913 and becomes Cai E's adopted son. No golden finger? He'll make his own! Guns and artillery are too outdated? He'll build mortars by hand! A wound infection could be fatal? He'll make penicillin with primitive methods! A hundred thousand Beiyang troops are bearing down? Then he'll build a tank production line and take on artille 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look. It's modeled after *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*, in chapters and sections. Put it on the bookshelf!

47. 197 帝 The Rise of an Empire: I Extend the Ming Dynasty by Seven Hundred Years! 帝国崛起：我为大明续命七百年！ Little Shark Living in Antarctica住在南极的小鲨Historical3.7M WordsCompleted [System + alternate-history Ming Dynasty + decisive and ruthless + iron-blooded emperor + farming] The Ming Empire is growing weaker by the day. Shen Yu, whose soul has transmigrated into this world, becomes the ninth prince. Let’s see how he makes the Ming realm shine brighter than ever. 29.5kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
48. 198 民 A Blackstone Immortal Estate in the Republic-Era Famine 民国荒年随身黑石仙府 Yang Xiaobao's Dad杨小宝他爹Urban1.6M WordsOngoing In 1938, the Huayuankou flood, compounded by famine and the ravages of war, utterly shattered Sanzhu's life. After losing his home and family, he fled with his older brother, escaping war, famine, and the Japanese army's iron heel, each step bringing them to the brink of death. But fate had other plans. Just as he forced open the gates of the Xuan Yang Immortal Estate in his desperate hour, his brother, left behind in a straw hut, did not live to see him return. This inheritance ground, home to 3.7kReads5.8Score405Shelves

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    During the chaotic Republican era, they robbed the Japanese, robbed the rich to help the poor, and provided relief to the people.

49. 199 谍 Shadows of Espionage 谍影重重 Old Turtle from the Northeast东北老鳖Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Bao Dazhuang transmigrates to the wealthy Guan family in Yulan City during the War of Resistance Against Japan, becoming a repulsive-looking Republican-era live-in son-in-law whom everyone despises. He works as a translator for the military police, handling nothing more than routine documents. It is only after becoming a real spy that Bao Dazhuang realizes this is nothing like the spy films of his previous life. At best, he is a mediocre agent. Yet his cowardly, selfish, and easygoing nature rep 5.9kReads8.8Score556Shelves

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    Must-read books from the Republican era

50. 200 民 Warlord of Republican China: Rising from Banditry 民国军阀：从土匪开始崛起 Bengboerba Xingge奔波儿灞星哥Urban557k WordsCompleted Mei Jianyi transmigrates to 1931 and obtains the Strongest Warlord System. As long as he has people under his name, he gets rewards! “Ding! Congratulations, Host. Your population has increased by one. Reward: ten points, redeemable for one Zhongzheng rifle!” The more people he has, the more weapons he gets, and the bigger his army becomes! With the System in hand, he builds his power and grows stronger, starting out as a bandit and sweeping all before him. After half a year of blazing ahead 26Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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