World War II Nation-Building Stories 二战建国文

1. 1 1 1918: The Red Star Shines over Germany 1918：红星闪耀德意志 What Name Should I Choose?起什么名字才对呢Urban3.3M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it! Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 49.3kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves

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   Carefully selected, enjoy reading! \(^▽^)/!!!

2. 2 我 My Thousand-Year Empire 我的千年帝国 Si Qian肆仟Urban985k WordsCompleted Before you stands the founder of a new era for the German military, the developer of Middle Eastern oil, a viper at the negotiating table, the leader of the Progressive Party, the scalpel that carved up the colonies, the architect of a thousand-year empire: Mr. Yode von Luoman! 12.3kReads8.6Score719Shelves
3. 3 1 The 1949 Southern Campaign in Southeast Asia: Founding a Nation Overseas 1949南征东南亚，海外建国 Lord Cat Who Loves Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry爱吃番茄炒蛋的猫爷Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Guangxi Clique] [Transmigration] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Cold War] [Nanyang] [Feudal Enfeoffment] Li Chongwen transmigrates into the body of a Guangxi Clique general. On the eve of crossing the Yangtze, he leads a hundred thousand Guangxi troops south and seizes French Indochina. That is, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Milk the United States for all it is worth, snatch colonies from Britain and France, and found a nation in Nanyang. Redistribute land taken from local landlords, relocate the 98.7kReads8.2Score5.5kShelves
4. 4 我 I’m the Emperor, What Do I Have to Fear? 我是皇帝我怕谁？ Iris Bird 1鸢尾鸟1Urban1.3M WordsOngoing He woke up to find that he had transmigrated into the body of the empire's last crown prince. When his useless father abandoned the country and fled, Lin Feng led his subordinates in a fierce counterattack. Many years later, as the empire rose once more from the ruins of defeat, his subordinates draped the imperial robes over his shoulders. Lin Feng could not help but exclaim, “You people have really made a mess of things for me!” 254.6kReads9.1Score18kShelves
5. 5 开 Persia, 1910: Rebuild Its Glory from the Start 开局1910，重建波斯荣耀 Heart Trapped by the Moon陷月心Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Iron-blooded + ruthless + tyrannical + willing to sacrifice everything for the empire! After transmigrating into the son of a local warlord in Persia's Qajar dynasty, he studied abroad, built connections with the great powers, and returned home to launch a military coup. His father ascended the throne and named the country Iran, while he became heir to the empire. The Russo-Iranian War reclaimed lost territory; the Portuguese-Iranian War seized colonies. The empire's glory in World War I, the gr 9kReads7.3Score606Shelves
6. 6 开 Starting Out with the Guangxi Clique, I’m Heading to Nanyang 开局桂系，我要下南洋 Southeastern Shanxi晋东南Urban2.1M WordsOngoing He woke up to find himself the young master of the Li family of the Guangxi clique. It was late 1948, and the tide of history was impossible to resist. As the red flag swept across the mainland, he had already established a base in the Red River Delta. He chose to forge a new path, leading a million soldiers and civilians south to build a new world. This time, in this fertile land where rice could be harvested three times a year, he would establish a vast domain of his own. 299.1kReads8.9Score27.5kShelves
7. 7 转 Reincarnated as Kaltis, but in Italy 转生刻律德菈但是意大利 Elegy of the Fire Chaser逐火之挽歌Urban779k WordsCompleted A college guy stayed up late in his dorm, pulling cards. He got ten Cerydras in a ten-pull, but before he could even celebrate, darkness swallowed him. When he opened his eyes again, it was 1915 in Rome. Italy had just declared war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and roses were in full bloom at the Quirinal Palace. He had become the youngest princess of the House of Savoy, the youngest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III, given the name “Cerydra.” Even more absurdly, her appearance was graduall 10.2kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
8. 8 铁 A Steel-Strong Russia, and You Call It Flabby? 铁打的俄国，你说是虚胖？ I Was Reborn for Nothing我白重生了Urban245k WordsOngoing I am the legitimate son of one of the Russian Empire’s most powerful aristocratic families. In my previous life, I watched the First World War erupt, the Romanov dynasty fall, and my homeland collapse, until I met a tragic end. Fortune gave me another chance before the war. Armed with memories of the future, I cut through the corruption and chaos at court, reformed the country’s ills, and put the army in order. I plan carefully at every turn, doing everything I can to avert disaster, save Rus 22Reads—Score118Shelves
9. 9 我 I, Kaiser Wilhelm, Will Never Surrender in 1915 我，德皇威廉，1915绝不投降 Innocent Muggle天真的麻瓜Urban531k WordsOngoing Song Xingxu, an engineering student, was hit by a truck and transmigrated to 1915. When he opened his eyes, he had become Kaiser Wilhelm II. Knowing every detail of history, he slammed his hand on the table and defied all opposition: advance east to crush Russia, hold the west against France, and bring down the ruble by printing counterfeit banknotes! Zeppelins blotted out the sky and sealed Britain off completely. He won over Lenin, backed Poland, and threw the Entente's backyard into chaos! He 188Reads5.9Score131Shelves
10. 10 穿 I Transmigrated as the German Emperor: I'll Restore Germany to Glory! 穿越德皇：我重振德意志！ Spring Field Meow春田喵Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Zhao Zheng, a PhD in history, wakes up to find that he has taken over the body of Wilhelm II, Germany’s last emperor, in 1918! He has only two days before his abdication! Berlin is in turmoil, mutinous sailors seize power, and the Entente powers mass their troops at the border. The once-glorious Second Reich is on the brink of collapse! But armed with a century of historical knowledge, Zhao Zheng refuses to repeat the tragedy! He kicks the arrogant powerbroker Ludendorff aside and seizes iron-fi 45.3kReads8.0Score4.2kShelves
11. 11 德 Another Possibility for Germany 德意志的另一种可能 Tea Brewed with Cold Water冷水烹茶Urban756k WordsOngoing 209Reads6.6Score306Shelves
12. 12 穿 Transmigrating to 1936: I Transformed the British Empire 穿越1936：我改造了大英帝国 Fanfan Jun烦烦君Urban846k WordsOngoing The darkest hour is drawing near in 1936. A soul from the modern world becomes the son of a baron in the British Empire. He knows that after a hard-won victory in the last war, this great global empire, hailed as the victor of the world war, is now drowning in debt, suffering industrial decline, bleeding its colonies dry, and watching new powers rise. The empire on which the sun never sets is already nearing its twilight. Rather than being forced to give everything up after the coming storm, he 14.9kReads6.9Score1kShelves
13. 13 重 Reborn in 1895: Founding a New Nation in the South Seas 重生1895，我在南洋立新国 Doudou, Are You Being Naughty?兜兜闹不闹Historical3.4M WordsOngoing A blend of military conquest and technology-driven development, with no System. See how the protagonist uses the course of history, step by step, to restore the nation in Borneo, then transform an agrarian country into an industrial and military power. Transmigrating back to the Nanyang in 1895, he is the grandson of Liu Aseng, the last president of the Lanfang Republic. He swears to restore the republic! Standing in his way are the European colonizers, the native peoples of the Nanyang, and a n 37.9kReads7.9Score2.3kShelves
14. 14 苏 Soviet Russia, 1920: Starting as Stalin's Bodyguard 苏俄1920：从护卫斯大林开始 So Many Mosquitoes真的好多蚊子Urban2.8M WordsOngoing (Two chapters released promptly at midnight every day.) (Preparations for World War II begin in Chapter 322.) Lin Tuo, a Chinese special police instructor, accidentally transmigrates into the body of Sergei, an orphaned Chinese laborer’s son in Soviet Russia, and steps onto the storm-tossed Soviet soil of 1920. With modern combat techniques, advanced historical knowledge, and extraordinary physical prowess, he overcomes one challenge after another and earns a place in the Cheka’s guard unit. Dur 3.1kReads7.0Score103Shelves
15. 15 要 I'm About to Become President, and You're Telling Me the System Is Here? 要当总统了，你跟我说系统来了？ Web Novel Newbie网文小咖Historical505k WordsOngoing He woke up to find himself the deputy commander of the 20th Army. At the end of 1949, the tide of history could not be stopped. Yang Rui, deputy commander of the 20th Army, was sent to support the forces in Southeast Asia. He set off for the region, ready for battle. Since he couldn’t go back, he might as well stay. Yang Rui declared, “No one understands nation-building better than I do.” Preparing to found a nation? Build high walls, take the throne slowly, and stockpile grain. It’s just that n 150kReads8.0Score14.5kShelves

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    The entire Southeast Asia was unified, marking the founding of the nation with the largest territory.

16. 16 1 Restarting Persia in 1941 1941重启波斯 Cola Without Ice可乐不加冰块Historical1.0M WordsCompleted In January 1941, at a critical moment in World War II, Britain and the Soviet Union were about to intervene in Iran and depose Reza Shah. Just then, a soul from the 21st century happened to enter the body of a Pahlavi. Facing this entirely new world, would Pahlavi choose America, the Soviet Union, or Persia? 598Reads9.0Score104Shelves

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    These books are all basically finished, but unfortunately they feel a bit rushed at the end, though they are all good.

17. 17 绿 Green Laurel Is Rome 绿罗也是罗马 Di Fusang帝扶桑Historical758k WordsOngoing My laid-back life is over for good. Somehow, I’ve ended up in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. I was already a terrible student, and now the empire is in its final years. How can I save the country without a cheat? (The setup at the beginning is extremely complicated, so it’s recommended to start with Volume Three.) 513Reads6.7Score—Shelves
18. 18 听 Hearing My Reborn Son's Thoughts as We Build a Nation in Nanyang 听见重生儿子的心声在南洋建国 Wings in the Sky空中翅膀Urban673k WordsCompleted My son is reborn!!! And I can hear his thoughts??? Uh… uh… First, let’s seize a foothold overseas and establish a country. “Dad, you’ve already done everything. What am I supposed to do now?” … 162Reads8.8Score104Shelves
19. 19 狼 The Wolf Warriors March Across Southeast Asia 狼兵踏南洋 Zhang Xiaoxian, Good-for-Nothing Student不学无术的张小娴Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [A comeback from the brink in 1948! The Guangxi warlords' wolf troops carve their way through Southeast Asia] Nanjing is about to fall! Qin Shoucheng, a Guangxi warlord staff officer, slammed the table: “Better to head south to Annam and become kings than to be trapped and die by the Yangtze!” Bai Chongxi gave the order. American-equipped divisions would spearhead the advance, while a hundred thousand wolf troops swept across the Indochinese Peninsula! The French begged on their knees, and the m 14.8kReads7.1Score1kShelves
20. 20 开 I Head South from the Start and Unite Nanyang 开局南下，我一统南洋 North Wind from the Deep Sea深海北风Urban1.1M WordsCompleted No System, modern era, founding a nation overseas. In a parallel world, it is 1945. After victory in the War of Resistance, the bald warlord is sharpening his knives against his own people. Long Huaian enters Annam with his troops under the pretext of accepting the surrender in the south. Using Annam as his base, he builds a vast empire spanning two oceans. 464Reads7.7Score—Shelves
21. 21 抗 War of Resistance: Founding a Nation in Nanyang from the Start 抗战：开局南洋建国 Lay Buddhist Jingchen经尘居士Urban572k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, Zhang Yuqing inherits the legacy of Lü Zu, heads to Southeast Asia to make his fortune, and builds a new country there. As it grows stronger, he supports China’s resistance against Japan while fighting the Japanese invaders who head south, ultimately unifying Oceania. 730Reads5.5Score—Shelves
22. 22 抗 War of Resistance: I Rise in Southeast Asia, Starting with the Expeditionary Force 抗战：从远征军开始在东南亚崛起 Wind Thirty-Nine风三十九Urban731k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to 1942 and becomes a regimental commander in the expeditionary force. Step by step, he rises to become a figure who shapes the tides of world events. P.S. I'm not good at writing introductions. Please read the story itself. 13.4kReads8.3Score680Shelves

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    These books are all pretty good 🤣

23. 23 抗 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Rule the Pacific with a Battleship 抗战：开局战列舰，纵横太平洋 Wind Thirty-Nine风三十九Urban549k WordsCompleted Truth lies only within the range of cannon fire, and dignity only at the edge of a sword. He transmigrates to 1941 and gets a battleship from the start, conveniently appearing just outside Pearl Harbor. Yu Zhiqian then leads his fleet into the war that will decide the fate of the Pacific. Thus begins his legend, ranging across all four oceans. The iron-rich continent? Mine! The soybeans? Mine! Mine, mine, it's all mine! 19.2kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
24. 24 军 Warlord: I’m from Fenghua, So What If I Become President? 军阀：我奉化人，当个总统怎么了 Brother Dog Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的狗哥Urban1.0M WordsOngoing In the nineteenth year of the Republic, Li Xuewen, county magistrate in Fujian Province, was forced to flee overseas to Nanyang after offending the Song family. He led eight hundred elite members of his security corps across the sea to Borneo, planning to restore the Lan Fang Republic and establish a nation abroad. President Li says, “No one understands nation-building better than I do.” Is nation-building difficult in its early stages? No matter. There will naturally be fools eager to come to t 303.9kReads9.0Score33.1kShelves

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    It was founded before World War II, and the beginning is hilarious; I laughed until my stomach hurt.

25. 25 军 The Warlord: Heed My Father’s Advice, Rise From Brigade Commander to Marshal 军阀：老爹听劝，从旅长杀成大帅 Loves Tofu Skin Most最爱吃豆皮Urban3.3M WordsOngoing In 1929, in Henan, Liu Zhenting opened his eyes to find himself the son of a brigade commander in a patchwork army! A crack White Russian force? Absorbed! Not enough guns and cannons? He built his own arsenal, churning out rifles and artillery on assembly lines. His military buildup left his rivals in the dust! To achieve his goals as quickly as possible, he would force open the doors of the foreign powers and take their money! In a chaotic age, he would rise as a warlord, planning every step: s 156.5kReads9.0Score10.8kShelves

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    Both are very good, you can watch them with confidence.

26. 26 革 Revolutionizing the Qing: A Changing Era of Self-Strengthening 革清：自强变局 Wu Jiafeng, Who Loves Braised Lamb Trotter Sandwiches爱吃沼三明治的武家凤Historical1.5M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 128.3kReads9.1Score8.4kShelves
27. 27 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 34.8kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
28. 28 开 A Laborer from the Start: Building a Nation in South Australia 开局劳工：我在南澳建国 The Cowberry Isn't Sweet牛甘果不甜Historical2.0M WordsOngoing [Alternate history set in 1880 · A hard-hitting tale of founding a nation overseas] Zhong Tu, a modern transmigrator, awakens in 1880 on the Australian continent in the body of a Chinese laborer. Using his modern perspective, he spends three years laying plans, gathering Chinese workers and taking control of mines and factories, quietly establishing a foothold. Under colonial oppression, he rallies the people, seizes cities, builds an army, and sweeps away the colonial forces. No futuristic tech 53kReads8.6Score4.7kShelves
29. 29 你 You Call Austria-Hungary a Great Power? 你说，奥匈是列强？ The Copycat's No. 1 Wen Leihu Ke Unit文抄列文虎克一号机Historical1.5M WordsOngoing To transmigrate and be born as Karl I, the last emperor of Austria-Hungary, a “second-generation royal,” is truly wonderful! But since I’ve enjoyed all this glory and honor, I’ll have to find a way to restore the empire’s splendor and save it from collapse, so I can avoid the miserable fate that awaits me! Though I may seem weak right now, my ending is destined to be magnificent! So Karl swore. 66.6kReads8.6Score4.8kShelves

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    Two of them are still acceptable.

30. 30 1 Building a Nation in Borneo, Starting in 1850 1850年从婆罗洲开始建国 Please Call Me Mr. Wang请叫我王先森Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [No System] [Found a Nation in the South Seas] [Hardcore Farming] [Global Colonial Rivalry] [The Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets] [Leader of ASEAN] [Rebuild the Great Tang] In 1850, transmigrator Li Xuan arrived in Borneo, in the South Seas. At the time, the great powers were carving up the world, while the Chinese overseas drifted like duckweed on the water. He had no System, only vision and courage two hundred years ahead of his time. He gathered refugees, built naval ports, forged guns 7.9kReads6.8Score329Shelves
31. 31 十 The Great Qin Empire in the Nineteenth Century 十九世纪的大秦帝国 Ba Fuling Ba丷茯苓丷Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Founding a nation overseas + farming and development + the broad strokes of history remain unchanged + not completely brainless, so bring a little sense, but not too much, just leave some behind] What could an ordinary modern person accomplish if he ended up in the nineteenth century? This is a historical what-if novel about an ordinary modern man who transmigrates to the nineteenth century, seizes an island, and founds a nation. Don't read it with your whole brain. Don't read it with your whol 83Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Founding of the Nation. Self-Strengthening

32. 32 开 Starting as Commander-in-Chief: Building a Future-Tech Empire 开局当总司令，打造未来科技帝国 Happy Young Master Huan欢少快乐Urban573k WordsCompleted Nation-building + technology + conquest + military industry + overseas expansion + stirring up trouble + development. For some unknown reason, Chen Wu transmigrates to a parallel world much like our own. In An Nam, Chen Wu holds absolute power. This is practically a perfect start. He also activates a System, and the beginner's gift pack rewards him with an elite force. His first mission is to become the ruler of a nation. What other start could possibly compare? Before long, Chen Wu becomes the 9.3kReads7.1Score386Shelves
33. 33 开 Nuclear Peace from the Start: Reborn in 1945 to Build a Nation in the East 开局核平：重生1945东洋建国 Hermit of the Pine and Crane松鹤居士Urban838k WordsOngoing Ji Hanchang, determined to make up for the regrets of his homeland. With a series of clever moves, he gets his revenge. Reborn in 1945, he becomes the commander of an advance force, leading 1,500 elite soldiers on a march to the East. He outmaneuvers the United States and intercepts aid from the Marshall Plan, then gathers overseas Chinese from across the world to build a paradise abroad. From the East to the South Seas, millions of overseas Chinese pledge their loyalty. Using the East as his ba 268Reads—Score348Shelves
34. 34 1 1945: A Nanyang Warlord's Rise to Global Dominance 1945从南洋军阀开始制霸全球 At Last, I Entered the Play终是入了戏Urban184k WordsOngoing (No System, hard-nosed realism, building a Chinese nation overseas) (One cannon from the start, a third pole by the end!) On September 12, 1945, just after Japan signed its surrender, British troops returned to Singapore and ordered the Chinese guerrillas to disarm. Chen Hailong, a defense strategy scholar from the 21st century, is now the leader of an anti-Japanese guerrilla force, commanding eight hundred fearless fighters and ten Japanese coastal-defense heavy guns. “Disarm? Sure. Ask my cann 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are classic novels about the founding of Southeast Asia during World War II, and neither has been discontinued.

35. 35 抗 Fighting the War of Resistance: Starting with My Captain in the Movies and TV 抗战从影视我的团长开始 Cactus Dying of Thirst渴死的仙人掌Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance] [System] [Ensemble Cast] [Great-Power Rivalry] Zhu Jianguo accidentally transmigrates into the television drama "My Chief, My Regiment". Long Wenzhang, Bula, Milong, Yaoma, Dou Bing, Kluber... one by one, they appear before Zhu Jianguo. “I’m your regimental commander. I’m so poor that all I have left are good guns and cannons. I have only one requirement: wipe out those Japanese bastards across the way.” 1.3kReads8.3Score119Shelves
36. 36 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 272Reads8.6Score—Shelves
37. 37 南 Founding a Nation in Nanyang: Starting as a Yunnan Army Brigade Commander 南洋建国：从滇军旅长开始 The Little Cat Isn't That Dumb小猫不太傻Historical173k WordsOngoing In 2026, seafarer Qin Su is caught in a once-in-a-century storm in the Indian Ocean. His cargo ship, the Wan Qin, sinks, and he closes his eyes in the freezing water, unwilling to accept his fate. · Reborn: He wakes up as Qin Su, a brigade commander in the Yunnan Army in 1941. Because he isn't a Whampoa Academy insider and has a blunt personality, he's ostracized. His soldiers are gaunt, and their equipment is obsolete. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 第 The Third Pole: Starting in Nanyang, 1943 第三极：从1943南洋开始 Ink-Wash Flavor水墨味道Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Founding a nation overseas, technological development, immigration, Cold War, global rivalry, no System, modern history] Chen Mo, a 21st-century college student, transmigrates to Nanyang in 1943. Using the memories in his mind, he plans step by step and seizes every opportunity. With the island nation’s surrender in World War II, he strips its industry bare, builds up his own power, and writes a new chapter overseas. 2.1kReads7.8Score105Shelves
39. 39 反 The Counteroffensive Begins in the Savage Mountains! 反攻从野人山开始！ Soy Sauce Fiend酱油狂徒Urban2.1M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 204Reads7.8Score—Shelves
40. 40 抗 War of Resistance Commander: From the Start, a Feast of Pork and Glass Noodles 抗战团长：开局一顿猪肉炖粉条 User4097用户4097Urban702k WordsOngoing Every inch of land costs an inch of blood; ten thousand young men make up ten thousand soldiers! Transmigrated to Zhanda, and from the start, treated to pork and glass noodles! To defend Nantianmen, Su Yunfeng reforms the Sichuan Army Corps and fights again in Burma! Our flag flies high, our horses thunder! We are the Sichuan Army Corps, and we are absolutely not cannon fodder! 238Reads5.9Score—Shelves
41. 41 穿 I Transmigrate and Rise to Power, Starting in Nanyang 穿越从南洋开始崛起 Nan Di南狄Historical635k WordsOngoing [Mass Transmigration] [Founding a Nation in the Postwar Indochinese Peninsula] [Expansion Across the Southern Seas] [Building from the Ground Up] [Establishing a Chinese Nation in the South] A flash of white light carried Li Shang, his four factories, and their workers to 1945. The world stood on the eve of the Cold War, but the covert clashes had already begun. As the red flag swept across the mainland, Li Shang was also stirring up events on the Indochinese Peninsula. The world’s tides are our 68.8kReads7.7Score5.4kShelves

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    These two books are acceptable

42. 42 1 1912: Sweep Through a Chaotic Era with My Arsenal 1912：我靠军火库横扫乱世 Break the Horse, Raise the Spear, Pacify the World破马长枪平天下Urban946k WordsOngoing Late Qing dynasty, the third year of Xuantong, Rong County, Sichuan. Gunfire echoes across the land. A world in turmoil is coming, and the nation is on the brink of collapse. Chen Feng, a soldier in the Jiaolong Special Operations Assault Team, opens his eyes to find that he has transmigrated into this turbulent era, where human life is worth less than grass. Bandits run rampant within the country, and mutinous soldiers burn and slaughter. The Qing court is corrupt, while foreign powers circle l 19.3kReads6.7Score1kShelves

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    I recommend a hardcore warlord novel! The protagonist transmigrates back to the late Qing Dynasty. Although he has a system, it's not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. It follows real historical events and uses advanced thinking to change the political landscape. It gets increasingly addictive as it progresses. Fans of Republican-era war and political intrigue should definitely check it out. [Already added to my reading list][Already added to my reading list][Already added to my reading list][Added to my bookshelf]

43. 43 小 A Soldier Transmigrates to 1852: The Rise of a Nation 小兵穿越1852之民族崛起 Shaking Xuanyuan震轩辕Historical773k WordsCompleted A new historical novel about transmigrating to a parallel timeline. No tropes, no System. See how a soldier from the future transmigrates through time, turns the tide, and rejuvenates China. We welcome you to give it a read. 49Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Both of these are worth watching.

44. 44 甲 The Sino-Japanese War of 1894: The Rise of the Far East 甲午风云之远东崛起 Shaking Xuanyuan震轩辕Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Yue Tian, a PhD in military machinery, transmigrates to the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 and becomes a vanguard soldier protecting the nation. Using his knowledge from the future, he takes control of the lands beyond the Shanhai Pass, establishes a republic, unifies the country, and helps the nation rise as a great power in the Far East. 10.6kReads7.7Score479Shelves
45. 45 开 A Combined-Arms Brigade from the Start: I Build the Ming Federation 开局合成旅，我建立大明联邦 Feng Qingyang封清扬Urban409k WordsOngoing Given the subject matter, a low rating is normal. Please read without worry. [Modern era + founding a nation + war + Chinese diaspora + power struggle + diplomacy] Zhu Yun, a top student at Yanjing University’s School of International Relations, transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the only son of a wealthy Chinese merchant family on Sumatra, in the country of Java. As soon as he arrives, anti-Chinese riots break out in Java. Countless Javanese take to the streets and attack Chinese peo 15Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    Overseas nation-building during the War of Resistance against Japan; those interested can take a look.

46. 46 被 After Being Deceived into Northern Myanmar, I Summon an Armored Combined-Arms Brigade 被骗缅北后，我召唤重装合成旅 Feng Qingyang封清扬Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Nation-Building + Power Struggles + Military + International Affairs + Geopolitics + Mass Recruitment] Lin Beichen is tricked into going to northern Myanmar, where he awakens the System. From a local warlord to a regional power, from a regional power to a superpower, and from a superpower to interstellar development, he takes it one step at a time... 7.1kReads6.7Score369Shelves

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    Very good, very good to take a look.

47. 47 东 The Rise of Dongzhou: The World Hegemon Dismembers the World! 东洲崛起：世界霸主肢解世界！ Chu Bawang楚霸汪Historical3.2M WordsOngoing Transmigrating into a parallel world + colonialism versus tributary rule + wars for supremacy + unification + battleships and heavy artillery. The Eastern Continent Empire is founded, and the great powers vie for supremacy! I arrived by accident in this similar parallel world, only to discover that everything was different from the history I remembered. Tributary system versus colonial system! Military, economic, and cultural forces collide. Who will have the last laugh? Soldiers, take up your g 1.7kReads9.1Score102Shelves

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    Is it okay to write about the founding of a nation after World War I? Set against the backdrop of World War I, it tells the story of the destruction of the Qing Dynasty and Japan, the struggle for world hegemony, the battle for Pacific dominance, and the bloody European war that landed in the United States – an era of hegemony!

48. 48 开 Starting as a Regiment Commander: From Then On, the Road to Hegemony 开局当团长：从此踏上争霸路 Noodles Who Loves Steamed Buns爱吃馒头的面条Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Warlord + Ambition + War + Resistance Against the Great Powers + Foreign Campaigns Wang Quan transmigrates to another world. After unlocking the standard cheat every transmigrator gets, he can already tell that life is going to be exciting. “Congratulations, Host. You’ve received your starter reward: 3,000 rifles, 165 light and heavy machine guns, 50 field artillery pieces...” “Congratulations, Host. Your industrial equipment purchase is complete. You’ve also received the corresponding technical 15.6kReads8.0Score853Shelves
49. 49 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
50. 50 南 Nanjing Photo Studio: I Won't Take This Kind of Crap 南京照相馆：劳资不受窝囊气 His Majesty the Sleeper Has Arrived觉皇大人参上Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [System Conquest] [Alternate World War II] [Founding a Nation Overseas] = [An Emperor Unifies the World] On the eve of World War II, Su Lie transmigrates and activates the War Replication System! Copy skills, armies, weapons, and industry! While everyone else fights tooth and nail in World War II, he quietly establishes a nation overseas and crowns himself emperor! He stays out of the chaos and reaps the rewards! With the System's power, he sweeps aside all opposition, subdues the great powers, 580Reads7.2Score112Shelves

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    They're all pretty good.

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