Warlord Stories Must Have a System, and Pre-1970 Period Dramas Must Have One Too 军阀文一定要有系统，年代文1970前的要有系统。

1. 1 快 Quick Transmigration: My Scumbag Ex Cries as He Eats My Ashes 快穿修罗场：渣男哭着吃我骨灰 Meat Sauce Eater吃肉酱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is out! [Conquest + Shura Fields + No CP + Abusing Scum + Everyone's Favorite] Yu Ai is the best task-taker across all of time and space, a beauty blessed with both talent and looks. Hearing that men are always looking for trouble, she teams up with System 001 to teach them a lesson. She's the original green tea, a master of acting, and she's ready to fight back online. * The scheming CEO pins a woman beneath him. "Woman, behave. You're only allowed to be my caged bird." The 10.1kReads9.4Score1kShelves

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   Chapters 212-265 are warlord-themed, but the other chapters are really good too. Trust me, you can read it without hesitation.

2. 2 戏 A Dream of Love in the Lord's Heart 戏梦入君心 Jiang Yuyu江遇遇Two Male Leads242k WordsCompleted [Male-Male Romance + Republican Era + 1v1 + Mutual Fidelity + HE + Bittersweet Romance + Redemption + Intense Push and Pull + Mutual Devotion + Spoiling Each Other] [Reserved, Icy Powerhouse x Alluring Performer with a Surprising Side] Pei Meng'an is an orphan, a rootless duckweed abandoned at birth. With no one to love him, he stumbles through life until he is fortunate enough to become an apprentice to a master and join the opera troupe. In this world, performers have low status. They can su 5.3kReads9.4Score888Shelves

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   It's so incredibly good!

3. 3 夫 A Couple Transmigrates Together: Raising Kids and Getting Rich in the 1960s 夫妻双穿：六零养娃致富忙 Yunyun's Guest Beneath the Banana Tree云云蕉下客Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + System + pocket dimension + transmigrate + couple transmigrates together + lots of children] An unexpected car accident sent Lin Wanqing transmigrating into a book, specifically a story about someone being reborn in the 1960s and turning their life around. Fortunately, she had a golden finger. But who could tell her what use a palace-intrigue System could possibly be in this particular era? What? The System could be upgraded too? That feature... she could just about a 12.4kReads8.3Score883Shelves

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   👍👍👍

4. 4 军 The Warlord's Ninth Concubine 军阀家的九姨太 Just in Time for 710恰逢710Modern Romance81k WordsCompleted [Republic era + tragic romance + white moonlight + love and hatred + household intrigue + faked death] [Older, cold, domineering warlord × seemingly innocent Ninth Concubine] Nanjing has a bustling commercial street, and on that street stands the most respectable Governor's Residence, home to the famous Northern warlord, Governor Huo. Governor Huo became famous for his nine outstanding military victories ten years ago, and ten years later, his nine concubines kept his banner flying high. And I, 679Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   You can read it.

5. 5 军 Warlord: I Drew an Army of Ten Thousand from the Start 军阀：开局抽到一万军队 The Rainy Day I Miss You下雨了想你的天Urban949k WordsCompleted [Great Warlord] + [Troop Building] + [Conquer the Realm] “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve drawn a full-strength division!” … “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve drawn three fighter squadrons and three bomber squadrons!” … “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve drawn two naval fleets!” Chen Ziming, once a history teacher, transmigrates to another world by accident, becoming a minor regiment commander and activating the Empire Conquest System! Watch as a small-time commander slays his enemies 11.4kReads7.2Score517Shelves
6. 6 人 In Republican-Era China, from Patrolman to the Strongest Warlord 人在民国，从巡警到最强军阀 Young Master Yi Chen逸辰公子Urban668k WordsOngoing [Republican Era + Summoning + Mass Recruitment + System + Power Fantasy + No Romance] After transmigrating into the body of a low-ranking patrolman in Shencheng's police station, he awakens the Tough-as-Nails System! As long as he acts decisively, he earns rewards! Right from the start, beating up some Japanese martial artists earns him three hundred military police and a German-equipped security platoon! From then on, the dismissed patrolman transforms into the director of the Fourth Operations 46Reads7.2Score—Shelves
7. 7 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves

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   I won't say much else, let's just say we went to the 70s and crushed them 😎😎

8. 8 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s, Becoming a Stepmother, and Getting Rich While Joining the Army: The Vile Ones, Get Lost 穿八零，当后妈，致富随军极品滚 Trees on Chun Mountain椿山有木Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Super-sweet romance + military marriage + having and raising children + getting rich + spirit spring space + everyday life] Lin Shuyan transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder supporting female character in a period novel! Her military officer husband is the heroine's biggest golden finger: Rich and powerful, handsome and wealthy. Too bad she's not the heroine. * When he hears that Lin Shuyan is beating the children, her military officer husband comes home with divorce papers. Befo 11.3kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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   Look, this should be what you wanted 🍉

9. 9 八 The 1980s: The Beloved, Delicate Army Wife Has the Ice-Cold Officer Wrapped Around Her Finger 八零：团宠娇弱军嫂拿捏禁欲军官 Firefly Fire萤火火Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Alternate-History Transmigration into a Book + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Sui Xin, a medical expert from a family of traditional martial arts practitioners, transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s. She becomes a pampered, frail little darling doted on by her whole family. Her open-minded grandmother favors her, her village-chief father spoils her, her beauty-loving mother cherishes her, and her strong-willed older sister is a total sis 836Reads9.2Score148Shelves
10. 10 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 125kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves

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    The female protagonist travels from a post-apocalyptic world, and it's quite inspiring to watch as she contributes to the reconstruction of her country in the 70s and 80s. Those interested can check it out.

11. 11 睁 I Opened My Eyes to Find I’d Become a Warlord’s Young Marshal 睁开眼，我竟成了军阀少帅 Pursuing the Maple逐枫Urban139k WordsCompleted Transmigration + no System Liu Guangwu was an office worker born in the 2000s. After watching too many videos of people his age whipping their workplaces into shape on Douyin, he started picking fights with his boss. He was fired for entering the office left foot first. Hoping to have one last get-together with a few “good buddies” from work, Liu Guangwu ordered a huge spread and waited for over two hours, but none of them showed up. He ended up getting dead drunk all by himself. When he opened 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Historical fiction + time travel + system + especially the second book ① Liu Guangwu was originally a post-00s working man. After watching too many videos on Douyin (TikTok) of post-00s generation reforming the workplace, he went against his boss and was fired for entering the company with his left foot first. He planned to have a final get-together with some of his "good buddies" from the company, but after ordering a large table of food, Liu Guangwu waited for more than two hours without seeing his friends. So he got drunk and, unexpectedly, opened his eyes to find himself in a modern Western-style building... ② Lu Chen was reborn in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, in a chaotic world, and obtained the Supreme Family Sign-in System. Lu Chen discovered that as long as he continuously improved the overall strength of his family, the rewards he received for signing in would become better and better. Thus, from scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants, and merchants, to medicine and culture, industry and military industry, and even physical fitness and cultivation, he could obtain them all. In this process of acquisition, not only did his family become stronger, but his own lifespan also increased infinitely. "Ding! Congratulations! Your family has successfully upgraded to level seven and obtained the cultivation technique: Sun True Scripture (Sentai Scroll)!" "System, is there a level cap for your family?" "Ding! No, your goal is the stars and the sea." ③ Parallel World, China, 1911. Yang Xuan from the modern world arrived in this turbulent Republic of China era, becoming the garrison commander of Majia Town and activating the "Arms Trade System." In this era of warlords fighting amongst themselves and treating human life like dirt, Yang Xuan vowed to unify China in order to liberate the nation from this endless civil war. Thus, the strongest warlord group of his generation, the Yang Clan, was born.

12. 12 大 The Rise of a Great Nation: Invincible Since the Republic of China Era 大国崛起：从民国开始无敌 Partridge Greens鹧鸪菜Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Lu Chen is reborn in the late Qing and early Republican era, a time of chaos, and obtains the Ultimate Family Sign-In System. He discovers that the more he raises his family’s overall strength, the better the rewards he receives from signing in. From the scholar, farmer, artisan, and merchant trades to medicine, culture, industry, military manufacturing, physical training, and cultivation, he can obtain it all. As his family grows stronger, his own lifespan increases without limit as well. “Ding 4.2kReads7.1Score271Shelves
13. 13 帝 Empire: I'm Just a Small-Time Warlord 帝国，我就是个小小的军阀头子 A Bowl of Wine Fragrance一碗酒香Historical216k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, China, 1911. Yang Xuan comes from the modern world to this turbulent Republican era, where he becomes the commander of the garrison regiment in Majia Town and activates a “Military Arms Trade System.” In an age when warlords fight among themselves and treat human lives as worthless, Yang Xuan vows to unite China and put an end to the endless civil war. Thus, the Yang Group, the most powerful warlord faction of its age, is born. 2.6kReads8.2Score107Shelves
14. 14 九 The ’90s Bride Is Fierce and Wild, and Her Soldier Can’t Handle Her 九零媳妇又辣又野，兵哥H不住 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (1v1 military marriage set in the 1970s) They say the Jiang family's twin sons are both exceptionally handsome and talented. The brothers made a name for themselves when they both achieved the highest scores in their respective arts and sciences exams across the province and got into prestigious universities. Sadly, although they look identical, their personalities couldn't be more different. The elder, Jiang Yize, is aloof and cold, with a na 4kReads8.8Score450Shelves
15. 15 六 The 1960s: A Science Whiz Transforms into a Mechanical Industry Mogul 六零：理科学霸蜕变机械大佬 Pin What?pin什么Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted [Period setting + lighthearted, silly comedy + space + special abilities + no romance] The gifted student Doudou gets so excited over a game that her heart gives out and she drops dead. When she opens her eyes again, she's become Jindoudou in the 1960s, with an ignorant and biased grandmother, a spiteful and petty uncle, a blindly obedient father, a meek mother, and a body weighing 300 jin. Fortunately, she's not the original owner. At least she has a skill to support herself. Just as she finall 2.2kReads9.0Score186Shelves

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    The story is full of foreshadowing, making it very engaging and logically sound. The interactions between the male and female leads are sweet, with no angst. A must-read for those who love sweet romance novels!

16. 16 军 A Warlord’s Contractual Favorite: Marshal, Your Wife Wants to Cultivate Again 军阀契宠：大帅，夫人她又要修行 Fan Sheng梵升Modern Romance768k WordsCompleted In the Republic of China era, warlords carved up the country. As Nie Hun lay dying, he accidentally awakened Bai Yao, who had slept since time immemorial. Bai Yao raised her foxlike eyes. “I can repay your kindness, but only in this life. Don’t even dream of carrying it into the next. Is there a wish you want to make?” Nie Hun had never kept a woman, let alone a little fox spirit. But somehow, this one was very much to his liking. He thought, if he had set his sights on her, then she was his. “A 367Reads9.0Score101Shelves
17. 17 军 The Warlord's Cherished Bride: Marshal, Come Here! 军阀权宠：大帅，你过来！ Fan Sheng梵升Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, The Marshal, Come Here, is now streaming] In the years of the Republic, war and chaos swept the land, and each warlord ruled his own territory. The day Su City fell, Qiao Wan was treated like a piece of cargo and offered to the new ruler of the three northwestern provinces. They said Ninth Master Ji was cold-blooded and ruthless, and that he had caused the deaths of three wives. He was a man cursed by fate. Ji Shiyan strolled out from beneath the hanging-flower 9kReads9.4Score947Shelves
18. 18 新 The New Empire: I Am the Great Warlord 新帝国：我是大军阀 Zhao Zilong, Charging In and Out Seven Times七进七出赵子龙Historical785k WordsCompleted Chen Chuhe accidentally transmigrates to another world, the Great Xin Kingdom, where he becomes one of the Qin faction's warlords and gains a System that drops loot when he kills enemies! “Ding-dong! Congratulations, Host! You have killed an enemy soldier and received one Mauser Kar98k rifle and 100 rounds of 7.92 mm ammunition!” “Ding-dong! Congratulations, Host! You have killed an enemy soldier and received one Maxim heavy machine gun and 10,000 rounds of 7.92 mm ammunition!” “Ding-dong! Congr 181Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    You can check this out when you're looking for something to read.

19. 19 抗 War of Resistance: My Strategist's Eye Awakens, Revealing a Mini Map! 抗战：我谋士入局，觉醒小地图！ Huang Bei 97煌北97Urban2.0M WordsOngoing As he transmigrated through the darkest period of history, Lin Tian Chen awakened a visualized map in his mind. “I’ll enter the game as a strategist and raise the banner to win half a move against Heaven.” From then on, the army gained a commander who could direct the battlefield like a god. With limited resources, he would execute tactical flanking maneuvers to perfection; with abundant resources, he would unleash firepower on an unparalleled scale. He led his forces north to campaign in Guando 5kReads9.6Score589Shelves

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    In short, this book doesn't treat the enemies like fools; the plot armor is used just right, making it worth reading.

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