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1. 201 全 Global Conquest: 1937 in Another World 全球争霸：另一个位面的1937 We All Have Mental Illness我们都有精神病Urban886k WordsCompleted [Dual Transmigration] [Overwhelming enemies with weapons from a more advanced era] [Passionate revenge] [No System] [No heroine] [No tired clichés] Using interdimensional transfer technology obtained from Xinfeng Corporation, as established in my previous novel, the relevant authorities have independently built a space-time portal. On the other side lies 1937 in another dimension. Everyone knows what kind of beasts exist there. With such a golden opportunity, how could we possibly let it pass? A 129Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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   A perpetually open portal has connected two dimensions; now, let's seek revenge!

2. 202 民 Republican-Era Shanghai: From Street Punk to Above the Law 民国从小混混开始无法无天 Nonsense About the Six Paths胡说六道Urban803k WordsCompleted [Republican Era + System + Summoning People + Making Things Manifest + Wish Fulfillment + No Female Lead] After transmigrating to a parallel-world Republic of China, where history differs somewhat from that of the Blue Star: Wang Mang draws two underlings from the start, then begins as a street punk and rises to control everything with an iron fist! A lottery draw yields the Heaven and Earth Society: 998 members in total. The Heaven and Earth Society has a chief, marshals, incense masters, strat 15Reads5.8Score—Shelves
3. 203 穿 Transmigration: Dreaming Back to 1915 as a New Warlord 穿越：梦回1915新军阀 Xiao Ai Is a Cat小艾是只猫Urban687k WordsCompleted (Warlords, civil war, farming, entrepreneurship, alternate history, passion, guns and artillery, strategy, human nature) Fictional characters, story, and locations. Long Ze was a student who had just finished the college entrance exams. On his way back to his hometown, Mu Lian, a fellow passenger on the bus, was carrying a System mission. Who could have imagined that she, Long Ze, and the driver would all unexpectedly find themselves back in the era of warlord warfare in the Long Kingdom? Was it 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 全 Global Conquest: Starting from a Lonely City in the Ming Dynasty 全球争霸：从大明的一座孤城开始 We All Have Mental Illness我们都有精神病Historical773k WordsCompleted Red collar tabs, green uniform, crouched low with a rifle held at an angle: the world's greatest infantryman. [World Domination] [Armored Warfare] [Unrivaled on Land] [Dominance in the Skies] As a besieged city in the late Ming dynasty faces its fall, a hundred green-uniformed “divine soldiers” descend from the heavens. Armed with automatic firearms, they sweep through the Jin troops, yet insist they aren't heavenly generals. When Shen Jing'an, the civil official defending the city, asks where t 678Reads6.8Score—Shelves
5. 205 异 Warlords of Another World 异世军阀争霸 Dragon of Treasure Island金银岛的神龙Urban218k WordsCompleted [Otherworld + Powerful System + Pure Power Fantasy + Ruthless Protagonist + Warlord Rivalries + Industrial Development + Overpowering the Great Powers] The protagonist, Yuan Long, arrives in the dangerous otherworld of the Yanlong Kingdom during the era of warlord rule. His soul transmigrates into the body of Yuan Dingguo’s only son. Yuan Dingguo is the military governor of four provinces, and Yuan Long unexpectedly obtains the “Rise of the Empire” System. From the start, his beginner’s gift is 1.4kReads6.9Score107Shelves

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   I recommend a novel where the protagonist, Yuan Long, transmigrates to the warlord-controlled Yanlong Kingdom in another world, becoming the son of the powerful warlord Yuan Dingqing. He acquires the "Empire Rise" system, a must-have for transmigrators. He starts with a powerful training corps of 18,000 men! Watch him punch warlords, kick foreign powers, and ride through cherry blossoms, achieving incredible feats along the way.

6. 206 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? 149Reads8.7Score—Shelves
7. 207 军 Warlord: I Become Governor and Crown Myself Emperor at the End of the Qian Dynasty 军阀：我在乾末当总督登基称帝 Tian Zhou恬舟Historical817k WordsCompleted [Warlords, civil war, transmigration, wild imagination, war, political intrigue, hegemony, multiple heroines, fictional late Qing setting] While Zhang Qien was out on a mission, an accident caused him to transmigrate and be reborn in an alternate world: into the family of a wealthy merchant in the eastern province of the Great Qian Empire on the Shenzhou Continent. At this time, the southern governors across the continent were already acting like warlords, carving out their own territories and c 532Reads5.8Score—Shelves
8. 208 重 Reborn as a Young Landlord in Republican-Era China 重生民国小地主 Tang Dajiang唐大江Urban254k WordsCompleted Reborn in the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China. Bai Zhu had only one thought: keep the Bai family alive through these chaotic times. A severe drought, the Yellow River bursting its banks, waves of refugees, an invasion by the Japanese... A few brief lines in a history book meant the despair of people dying every day for him. He had a pocket dimension, but he couldn’t risk letting anyone find out. Outwardly unruly, he secretly used its water to fight the drought and save the fields, wh 4kReads6.2Score177Shelves

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   Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!

9. 209 韦 Wei Xiaobao Conquers the World 韦小宝争霸天下 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMMale-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Funny, lighthearted, a little System, transmigration, souls returning... Nong di ge dong, xian ren ban ban, Xiao Xuanzi, I didn't rebel, but somehow I became a wanted criminal! What a load of nonsense! For the sake of a thousand generations, Xiao Xuanzi, I'll take your throne, and you can have Tongchi Island back! 10.9kReads8.7Score989Shelves

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   A completely fresh and exciting story! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

10. 210 民 Republican-Era Playboy in the Military Intelligence Bureau 民国之纨绔大少在军统 Sipping Wine Gently温酒浅轻酌Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Fanfic transmigration + tycoon + alternate setting + comedy + big shots + Shanghai Bund + island lord] The story of a young master from the Republic of China era who becomes an island lord, and an ordinary man who grows into a ruthless power player. Chen Qing transmigrates into the body of the eldest young master of the Chen family during the Republic of China era and awakens a Treasure Chest System. He becomes the head of the Special Affairs Office, forms the Netherworld Special Forc 5.3kReads7.8Score264Shelves
11. 211 帝 The Empire’s Number One Playboy 帝国第一纨绔 Brother Bao宝哥Historical2.8M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Great Qian dynasty, just after the Industrial Revolution, the realm was in chaos. Gao Shaoyi, the empire's most notorious playboy, the emperor's nephew, and a third-rank marquis, suddenly awakened memories of Earth. He had thought he could keep living the life of a playboy, surrounded by beautiful wives and concubines. But the Great Qian Empire was now battered by storms, beset by powerful enemies abroad and a foolish emperor at home. Even staying alive was a challenge. 463Reads8.6Score159Shelves
12. 212 民 Warlord of the Republic: I Turned Shanghai’s Nightlife Upside Down 民国枭雄：我掀了夜上海的天 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMHistorical1.3M WordsCompleted When Chen Mo wakes up, he has returned to the age of fifteen, facing the hellish slums of Shanghai. In his previous life, he lived an unremarkable life and died in humiliation. This time, he’ll overturn this world that devours people! Armed with the [Warlord System], his fists draw blood and his blade takes lives. Starting in Fangualong, he recruits followers, seizes territory, and gathers wealth... He swears to become the greatest warlord in all of Shanghai’s pleasure quarters! The underworld i 10.5kReads7.0Score579Shelves

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    Not a single Japanese soldier was spared; the war raged across the land, sea, and air—a truly exhilarating war story.

13. 213 浴 Reborn in the Flames: From a World in Chaos to Glory 浴火重生：从乱世走向辉煌 Cute Crocodile God萌萌的鼍神Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The rating has just come in, and it will rise later. Rebirth + alternate history + no System + resistance-war espionage A hundred-year-old man, Wang Anqing, dies alone amid the chaos of war... Reborn in the resistance-war era, he must start over from scratch. Watch how this teenage boy grows step by step, makes up for the regrets of his previous life, and ultimately rewrites his fate and history. 6.6kReads9.2Score433Shelves

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    A fictional Republic of China era story, a reborn spy thriller set during the War of Resistance against Japan 😎 A centenarian veteran of the War of Resistance is reborn back to the anti-Japanese period to save the country and its people. No system, relatively realistic, written in a simple yet delicate style. Thank you for your support 😊

14. 214 1 1906: I Have a Portable Hospital 1906：我有一间随身医院 Watching the Clouds at Dusk暮看云Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Zhao Feihong transmigrates to the Hualan Kingdom of 1906 with a space hospital. In this age of ceaseless warfare, just how much can a hospital, rather than a weapon, accomplish? Let us wait and see... 245Reads5.5Score—Shelves
15. 215 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves

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    Wang Tiedan lowered his head and told his grandmother to do as she pleased.

16. 216 民 Republican Era: Starting as Governor-General of Liangguang 民国：从两广总督开始 Ink Shadow and Time墨影时光Urban975k WordsCompleted This story focuses on the development of the two Guang regions from 1907 to 1945. The protagonist is the Viceroy of Liangguang, and he has a System that provides only blueprints, resource locations, and loyalty information to help him develop at high speed. Later, he will become involved in the War of Resistance Against Japan, rescuing civilians caught in the war while fighting back against the Japanese invasion. See how he makes his mark in these turbulent times. This is purely alternate histor 1.4kReads5.7Score133Shelves
17. 217 军 Warlord: Starting in Another World as a Republican-Era Army with German Equipment 军阀：异界民国从奖励德械连开始 A Hundred Years, a Dream, Gone in an Instant百年一梦转瞬空Urban728k WordsCompleted Waking up in a pile of corpses, Fang Ji'an discovers that his beer belly is gone and he's more than a decade younger. Among the corpses is a man who looks a lot like he did in his youth. While he's panicking, he awakens the Nation-Building and Conquest System and changes his name to Fang Ji'an. Using the dead young Fang Ji'an's identification papers and appointment letter, he begins his struggle for supremacy in an alternate world's early Republican era. P.S. The novel's title can't be change 961Reads5.9Score—Shelves
18. 218 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves

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    Everyone saw the little girl.

19. 219 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
20. 220 帝 The Empire’s Great Warlord: Cannons Are the Only Truth 帝国大军阀：大炮即是真理 Muye Zhiqiu暮叶知秋Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Congratulations, Host, you have successfully activated the Super Hegemony System…” With a system notification, the System that came standard with transmigrators arrived right on schedule. When Shen Mo Shen woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated to the Great Qian Empire, then in the midst of warlord strife. To top it off, he had become the commander of a ragtag regiment that had nearly been wiped out. Worse still, the timing of his transmigration was especially challen 1.9kReads6.5Score106Shelves
21. 221 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
22. 222 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves
23. 223 双 Dual Crossing to 1936: I Looted the Japanese Army’s Treasury 双穿1936我搬空鬼子金库 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical804k WordsOngoing Lin Feng is a retired special forces soldier. After leaving the military due to an injury, he works as a security guard. His parents are ill, and his brother is in debt. Thanks to a jade pendant, he transmigrates to 1936, an era engulfed in the flames of war... 543Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 两 A Trader Between Two Worlds: From 1983 to 2025 两界倒爷：从1983到2025 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban353k WordsCompleted Su Tianci was a street punk in 1983 who suddenly transmigrated to 2025. From nylon stockings, digital watches, and clothing to starting companies and building factories... 226Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Five days later, west contacted Jin Ding.

25. 225 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds in the Republic of China Era: I Only Fight the Elite 双穿民国之老子打的就是精锐 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban253k WordsCompleted The protagonist is Su Tianci. An ordinary civilian accidentally transmigrates to 1937, a year consumed by war. The amazing thing is that he can travel back and forth to 2005, and so MiG-19 fighter jets and Tiger tanks appear on the battlefields of 1937... 636Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 重 Back to Thirty Years Ago 重回三十年前 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted A magical watch lets her transmigrate back and forth between the present and thirty years ago. Thank goodness! This time, she has to seize the opportunity and save herself from her tragic fate. 899Reads7.7Score106Shelves

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    A book I wrote myself. Set at the beginning of the Republic of China era, it features a brutal beating of the Japanese invaders.

27. 227 小 The Savvy Little Soldier 小兵油子 Cavalry in a Sea of Flowers骑兵花海Historical687k WordsOngoing Beacon Bones Beyond the Great Wall: Twenty-Five Years of Fighting Japanese Invaders on the Grasslands [Warlords, War of Resistance, Searching for Family, No Overpowered Cheats, Spy Warfare, Logic and Intelligence, Ruthless] 1921–1945: The land is in turmoil, and China is engulfed in endless flames of war. Adopted as a child by a top undercover spy, the young man is meticulously trained for over a decade to become his other hand. There is no System and no mindless overpowered cheat. Every struggl 233Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1921-1945 [National Righteousness - Warlords - Anti-Japanese War in the Republic of China - Searching for Parents - No Cheat Codes - Traditional Espionage - Multiple Female Leads - Logic and Intelligence - Decisive and Ruthless] Raised by a spy for over a decade, drawn by his golden bloodline; honed his skills in the countryside; rose to become a warlord in the county town.

28. 228 亮 Bright Sword: I Became Li Yunlong's Former Regiment Commander 亮剑：我成了李云龙的老团长 Pork Knuckle, Who Loves Lemons爱吃柠檬的肘子Urban704k WordsCompleted Cannons are used to measure the size of a nation's territory. Dignity lies at the tip of a sword, and truth exists only within the range of a cannon. Chen Hao transmigrates into the world of "Drawing Sword" and takes on the Japanese invaders! 94Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    💥Highly recommended: ①The male protagonist travels to the Republican era and becomes a chieftain. He then uses his wisdom to change his family and eventually becomes a major warlord in China.

29. 229 技 Saving the Nation Through Technology, Starting in 1920 技术救国从1920开始 Dream Hunter梦中的猎人Urban761k WordsCompleted A soul fused across billions of years inhabits Ye Kai, a young man in Republican-era China. Bearing the secrets of the universe's birth, he arrives in a nation torn by turmoil and war. The result is an epic tale of sweeping grandeur. Highlights of the novel: Intellectual growth: The protagonist's greatest advantage isn't raw strength, but the ultimate knowledge of “Superbrain 001.” The story focuses on how he wisely applies millennia-spanning technology, ideas, and strategy to an earlier age, br 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ye Kai's soul transmigrates to Kunling Star, a planet similar to the Republic of China era on Earth. Watch as Ye Kai combines cultivation with technology to save the Divine Land.

30. 230 声 Schemes Beneath the Clouds 声潜云谋 Lu Shiyi陆拾壹Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted The first time I saw him in the classified room at Hancheng Command, his handsome face carried a scrutinizing, haughty look… When we met again in Xucheng and I slapped him, hatred and despair burned in his eyes… In the abandoned warehouse, when he took that devastating first step of his own accord, his eyes held the desperation of someone staking everything… In the villa’s prison, as drugs controlled him and dragged him under, tears left tracks of humiliation and vulnerability… And then… those f 91Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male leads, a spy thriller set in the Republican era – a worthwhile investment!

31. 231 1 1937: I Have an Arsenal 1937：我有个军火库 Fang Shaobai方少白Urban617k WordsCompleted A modern soldier transmigrates to the Republican era, where he studies intangible cultural heritage and uses the military knowledge he learned in the future to support the war of resistance. Every inch of land is soaked in blood; a hundred thousand brave men fight with all their might! How can four hundred million Chinese compatriots let the Japanese invaders run rampant? Kill the invaders and defend our homes and country! For a soldier's honor and the dignity of our people, China's passionate s 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traveling back to the Republic of China era, developing military industry, and participating in the War of Resistance against Japan.

32. 232 民 Republican Era: From Patrol Captain to Regional Warlord 民国：从巡警队长，成为一方军阀 Quiet Rain in the Bamboo Grove竹林静雨Urban104k WordsCompleted [Warlords + raising a massive army + gangs + ruthless and decisive] Su Mingze was an ordinary wage earner who transmigrated to Shanghai in the Republic of China era and became a dockworker. After awakening the Step-by-Step Promotion Lottery System, he began drawing prizes. He rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a warlord in his own territory. The underworld, the authorities, the foreign powers, and the Japanese bandits all trembled at his name. 184Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High-quality books from the Republican era

33. 233 挽 I Embrace the Moon Reflected in the Clear Huai 挽月映清淮 Qing Yan Qiwu青晏栖梧Modern Romance97k WordsOngoing In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, foreign invaders’ iron hooves shattered the land. Beiping fell, Nanjing was under threat, and flames of war spread across the nation. He told her, “I want to be someone who lives to see tomorrow with you.” 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From a dilapidated temple in Beiping to a Japanese military hospital, from intelligence sharing to life-or-death escapes, Su Wanyue and Gu Qinghuai trust each other amidst the turmoil of espionage. Medical skills save lives, faith saves the nation—a deeply moving story hidden in the flames of war.

34. 234 民 Republican Era: I'm a Professor at Peking University 民国：我在北大当教授 I Don't Want Bubble Milk我不要泡泡奶Urban674k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the seventh year of the Republic of China, Shen Zhixing goes from being a librarian at Peking University to the young master of a remittance house, newly returned from studying in Germany. In a turbulent age of warring warlords and encroaching foreign powers, he refuses to inherit a fortune worth billions and vows to save the country with his pen. He buys the second-largest newspaper in Beijing and Tianjin and serializes the martial arts classic The Legend of the Condor H 571Reads5.8Score100Shelves

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    [Send a heart][Send a heart] Invincible

35. 235 拜 I Became a Warlord in Republican-Era China After Studying Under Uncle Jiu 拜师九叔之我在民国当军阀 Sustainably Fishing the Pond Dry可持续性竭泽而渔Male-Channel Fanfiction829k WordsCompleted Transmigration + the Age of Declining Dharma + no System + warlords + Taoist cultivation See how an ordinary fan of zombie movies transmigrates to Republican-era China, a land ruled by warlords and crawling with demons. He puts his nine years of compulsory education and the social savvy he picked up through more than a decade of struggling at the bottom of society to use, becomes a disciple of Uncle Jiu, seeks opportunities in zombie movies, and cultivates the Immortal Dao in an age when spiritu 5.7kReads8.4Score304Shelves
36. 236 弹 Bullet Comments Live: Did the Ninth Concubine Run Away Today? 弹幕直播：九姨太今天跑路了吗 Dragonfly Mehmeh蜻蜓咩咩Modern Romance170k WordsOngoing [Comment System + Sweet Romance + Warlord + Alternate Republic of China + Lottery Comeback] (Aloof Marshal VS Sweet Beauty) After being reborn, Ninth Concubine Ruan Xingyao gains a Comment System, and countless viewers tune in to watch her daily rise from captive songbird to independent woman. The comments become her think tank, not only helping her devise plans but also revealing lottery numbers that make her rich overnight! With money to burn, Yaoyao kicks open her cage! On one side, she spend 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Republic of China warlords + bullet comments + switching identities + beating up the Japanese

37. 237 军 The Queen of the Military Intelligence Bureau 军统女王 Moon with a Faint Smile月含残笑Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Espionage + political intrigue + wits and strategy + ruthless decisiveness] The bloody odyssey of the Military Statistics Bureau’s queen! She is the knife in Boss Dai’s hand, and the nightmare that haunts his bedside! 1937: Shanghai, a deadly trap Lin Wei, codenamed “Ghost Fox,” arrives in Shanghai and forms the “Fox Thorn” assassination squad within three months. As her qipao swirls, collaborators’ heads roll and Japanese officers lie awake at night. But the wine Nanzo Yunko offers her is lace 12kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    Realistic style, strong female lead, no system, no time travel, intelligent characters, absolutely wonderful!

38. 238 重 Reborn in 1928 Shanghai 重生民国1928大上海 Coldly Reading People's Hearts冷眼观人心Urban376k WordsOngoing Zhuang Zichen was carrying out a mission without a care in the world when he woke up and found himself transmigrated to a bandit stronghold in 1928, during the Republican era. A bandit stronghold was one thing, but who could have guessed that the head bandit would die right away, leaving the second-in-command to take over and try to kill Zhuang Zichen? After the infighting, the gang was in no shape to carry on, so Zhuang Zichen took two bandits with him and made a name for himself in Shanghai: f 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 谍 A Lone Boat in the Espionage World 谍海孤舟 Moon with a Faint Smile月含残笑Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Espionage] + [Woman Disguised as a Man] + [Multiple Secret Identities] + [Two Powerful Leads] In 1937, Jinling fell. Sixteen-year-old Xu Qingru, born into a scholarly family, witnessed the Japanese invaders slaughter her entire family. Carrying a blood debt and a top-secret list, she abandoned her maiden name and stepped into the endless darkness, transforming into an elite agent known as "Petrel." Back in isolated Shanghai, she becomes a double agent who walks the knife's edge. On one side, sh 1.4kReads8.8Score147Shelves
40. 240 民 Republican Era: I Have a Little World of My Own 民国：我有个小世界 Three Seven Two Seven Ten叁柒贰柒拾Urban242k WordsCompleted Su Chen, a powerhouse in the post-apocalyptic world with a spatial ability, dies alongside the Zombie King in a fight to the death. Fate has a cruel twist in store: his soul transmigrates to Republican-era China and inhabits the body of a destitute little beggar. By chance, Su Chen saves Chen Yu, an agent of the Military Statistics Bureau, and joins the Bureau, plunging into the tide of resistance against Japan. From a green rookie to an elite agent who strikes fear into the Japanese army, he d 329Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 云 Sunset on Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 云顶落霞：幽灵骑士 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Sunset on the Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In "Shanghai Nights: Triumph in Shanghai," Nakajima Nariko seduces Huang Jun to obtain state secrets.

42. 242 民 Zhang Zongchang, Warlord of the Republican Era 民国枭雄张宗昌 Lone Bladesman in the Endless Yellow Sands黄沙漫漫断刀客Urban1.3M WordsCompleted General Zhang Zongchang, “The Fortune of a Lifetime Begins with Beiyang” That snowy night, I swung my fists alongside the Russian bastards, and blood splattered across the Vladivostok docks. They called me a mad dog. I just laughed. They didn’t understand: in this dog-eat-dog world, only the cruelest survive. With a hundred Mauser rifles in my arms, I led a band of desperados aboard a battered ship bound for home. The Shanghai military governor wanted to recruit me? A Zhili clique general wanted 3kReads7.3Score193Shelves

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    Take a trip through the Republic of China era to see a different side of it, a different side of warlords, and a different side of the martial arts world.

43. 243 民 Republican Era: I Get a One-Yuan Instant Buy Every Month 民国：我每月一元秒杀 Good Man Rider好人骑Male-Channel Fanfiction868k WordsCompleted A hyperdimensional mini-supermarket: one silver dollar. A 5,000-square-meter mansion in Dongjiaomin Lane: one silver dollar. A personal arsenal, bullets, and munitions factory: one silver dollar. A 10,000-ton ocean liner: one silver dollar. A small thermal power plant with a capacity of 300,000 kilowatts: one silver dollar. A personal space measuring 100 meters in length, width, and height, with a total volume of one million cubic meters: one silver dollar. A fully automated personal farm where 505Reads7.5Score—Shelves
44. 244 开 From the Start, the Number One Beauty in Jiangcheng Blows My Head Off 开局被江城第一美女爆头 Pine Trees Locked in Mist雾锁青松Historical160k WordsCompleted [Republican Era] + [Alternate history] + [System] + [War of Resistance against Japan] + [Ruthless and decisive] After transmigrating to the Republican Era, he becomes Jiangcheng's biggest playboy, a young marshal! From the start, Jiangcheng's number-one beauty knocks him out with an ashtray, activating the [God-Tier Sign-In System]! On the surface, I'm still the same Jiangcheng playboy, spending my days in dance halls and throwing money around. Behind the scenes, I quietly sign in, build weapons 31Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 凤 The Phoenix-Eyed Agent: I Tear My Rotten Enemies Apart in Republican-Era China 凤眼女特工：我在民国手撕渣敌 Tomato Ketchup Stir-Fried with Tomato Juice番茄酱炒番茄汁Urban371k WordsCompleted I, Su Wanqing, am a small-time female thug at the bottom of the heap at Jiangcheng Wharf. My only talent is hearing other people’s thoughts. For three years, I used that ability to dodge countless assassination attempts, until I met a coachman who was nearly beaten to death. My heart skipped a beat: this man’s thoughts were actually pure. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When the black iron amulet engraved with "Lone Wolf" met the "Weeping Phoenix Hairpin," what emerged was not gold and silver treasures, but a "shadow list" capable of shaking the entire city of Chongqing. It turned out that what they were protecting was never money at all.

46. 246 帝 The Twilight of the Empire and the Dawn of the Republic 帝国的黄昏与民国的序幕 Lone Bladesman in the Endless Yellow Sands黄沙漫漫断刀客Historical1.3M WordsCompleted In the endgame that was late Qing China, some wanted to become emperor themselves, some wanted to overthrow the emperor, some wanted to restore the monarchy, and others secretly colluded with the foreign powers. Meanwhile, along the railway lines in the north, imperialist armies had already planted explosives. When the man at the helm fell, it was not only jackals that came rushing in, but also poisonous snakes lurking in the shadows. 74Reads7.0Score—Shelves
47. 247 民 Republican Era: I'm the Bandit Mountain Rose 民国：我是土匪山里红 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Urban824k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Republic of China era + War of Resistance + Online Game + Female Protagonist + No Romance) A member of the Republic’s Fire Phoenix Special Forces, with a game in tow, transmigrates to the Republic of China in 1924. She becomes the top boss of the Heavenly King Stronghold in the Taihang Mountains, and the granddaughter of the leader of the bandits across the seven northern provinces. Not bad! There’s still time. With the items in her game inventory, she can put together a well-e 771Reads6.8Score107Shelves
48. 248 穿 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China: The Number One Assassin 穿越民国：第一杀手 Forty Million四千万Urban1.0M WordsCompleted PS: (This isn't a brainless power fantasy. It respects the era, history, heroes, and our compatriots who lost their lives.) If you want a transmigration story where the protagonist becomes invincible overnight, don't read this. Don't read this. Don't read this. The first 100 chapters follow an ordinary person's transformation! If you want an ordinary person to transmigrate and dominate the world and the universe, stay away!!!! (The first 100 chapters include failures, overconfidence, and all kin 2kReads6.8Score130Shelves
49. 249 抗 The Iron-Blooded God of War Against Japan 抗日之铁血战神 Night Voyage Boatman夜航船夫Urban367k WordsCompleted Elite soldier Wang Longfeng transmigrates to 1937, bringing modern tactics and a body built like a tank. At the Marco Polo Bridge, he teaches the Japanese invaders a lesson. From thirty brave men to an army of thirty thousand, he blows up blockhouses, seizes supplies, recruits fierce generals, and rescues beautiful women, turning the War of Resistance into a real-life battle royale. The only difference is that his “blue zone” covers the entire Japanese Empire! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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50. 250 十 Ten Years of Frost: In the End, Even Fate Was Hard to Defy 十载寒霜：终是难敌天命 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Xianxia1.3M WordsOngoing (Male-oriented, xuanhuan, immortal cultivation, xianxia, wuxia, sword cultivator, slow burn, heart-wrenching, multiple female leads, war) He was once the Crown Prince of the Xiaoyao Kingdom, and also the fiancé Shangguan Baili had waited ten years for. On the day his kingdom fell, his face was disfigured and he was left on the brink of death. Shangguan Baili saved him with her own hands. But she failed to recognize the man before her. Taking him for a lowly good-for-nothing with nowhere to go, s 7.4kReads9.3Score738Shelves

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    ✅ Country destroyed, family ruined + disfigurement and name change + good versus evil ✅ Fiancée doesn't recognize him and becomes his pursuer ✅ Friends and family die tragically one after another + tragic ending for everyone ✅ A strong sense of destiny, so heart-wrenching it will make your liver hurt!

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