Anti-Japanese War Stories About Special Agents, Espionage, and Resistance 抗日特工类 谍战抗战类

1. 1 谍 Spy Games: I Infiltrated the Enemy and Became a Japanese General!? 谍战，我潜伏成了鬼子将军！？ GLANGUrban1.8M WordsCompleted (Japanese nobility, safety first, no female lead, willing to sell out when necessary) In the 21st year of the Republic of China, by a twist of fate, a thoroughly patriotic young Chinese man was taken to Japan and somehow ended up with the status of a Japanese noble. After being trained by Japanese militarists, he was ordered to return to China to carry out the “Lighthouse Plan.” What outsiders didn't know was that this young Japanese noble was actually a true Chinese patriot, a secret agent for 28.3kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds

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   Very good, the identity I got at the start is a bit overpowered.

2. 2 谍 Nameless in the Spy World 谍海无名 Life Repeats and Returns往复生还Urban3.6M WordsCompleted No one knows your name, but your deeds will endure forever. The artillery strikes on Beidaying, the fall of the Northeast, the puppet state of Manchukuo at the mercy of its masters, and thirty million compatriots enduring the suffering of a conquered people. Faced with a cataclysmic upheaval, Chi Yanzhou chooses to sacrifice himself for his country, infiltrating enemy territory to fight to the death amid conspiracies, schemes, and traps! He walks the cliff's edge beneath the enemy's guns, kindli 20.7kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds

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   It's written very meticulously, but it's a bit over the top 🤦

3. 3 总 General Staff Bureau Eight 总参八局 Passing Through Jiangbei路过江北Urban651k WordsCompleted Chen Mo was once a top agent in the General Staff Department's Eighth Bureau. Genetic modification gave him superhuman strength and the ability to heal himself. But after a mission went wrong and his comrades were wiped out, he was suspended pending investigation and reduced to working security at a bar. Then, one late night, the police raided the bar for an inspection. Framed by a gang of thugs, Chen Mo was forced to fight back. Alone, he broke through the encirclement of twenty-three police o 3kReads7.6Score36314d adds

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   This is a Chinese take on the Bourne Identity + Homeland series. It focuses on tracking, assassination, surveillance, and infiltration, with relatively little and restrained romance. Please rate your review.

4. 4 雪 The Snow Wolf's Mission 雪狼的使命 Xiaomi Ten-Step Rifle小米十步枪Urban820k WordsCompleted The snow wolf embodies teamwork, innovation, and tenacious determination. Though an individual wolf is no match for a lion or tiger, a pack is powerful enough to make any animal keep its distance. Once wolves choose a target, they attack together, coordinating seamlessly. The snow wolf is an apex predator, a symbol of courage, independence, and outstanding hunting skills. Its harsh habitat has given it incredible resilience. Whether facing brutal conditions or powerful prey, it always thinks cal 866Reads7.2Score11014d adds

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   The novel "The Mission of the Snow Wolf" tells an inspiring story of resistance against Japan. It is also the story of several patriots who gradually became heroes admired by thousands during the war. It also tells the story of a spirited hunting dog with an innate sense of loyalty and righteousness. It accompanied its master and dedicated its life to the Chinese nation. Its loyalty and righteousness transcended that of humans.

5. 5 护 The Protector of the Nation 护国天王 Xiaomi Ten-Step Rifle小米十步枪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted After six years on the battlefield, I was made a lord and granted a title. Now I’ve returned home in glory and come back to the city. To the enemies who harmed and betrayed me, and to those who bullied my wife and daughter: just wait. You’ll all tremble beneath my feet! The novel’s martial cultivation ranks are: Noble, King, Emperor, God, Divine Emperor, Divine Venerable, Divine Lord, Creator God, Progenitor, Eternal God, Custom God, and Unknown. Each rank has three stages: early, middle, and la 62Reads7.7Score11914d adds
6. 6 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 46.6kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds

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   I absolutely loved the first book. I didn't finish the second one, and I read the later ones a long time ago, so I don't remember them very well. You could give it a try.

7. 7 谍 Espionage: Code Name Luoyang 谍战：代号洛阳 Nicholas Wang Ergou尼古拉斯王二狗Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Complete “When war begins, there will be no distinction between north and south, young and old. Every son and daughter of China bears the responsibility of defending our land...” Shen He, one of Director Chen's prized students in the Central Bureau of Investigation's CC Clique, resolutely returned to China as Shanghai fell during the Battle of Shanghai. She was tasked with infiltrating the 76th Secret Service Headquarters. She was a blade in the night, lying in wait to steal intelligence, assa 966Reads8.1Score12914d adds
8. 8 重 Reborn in Republican China: Wild Rose 重生民国：野蔷薇 Sebastian of Charles夏尔的黑执事Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [Two formidable, devoted leads + reborn and transmigrated + secret identities + household intrigue] Overnight, she was reborn and transmigrated to the war-torn Republican era. Gu Wei, a top special forces soldier from the twenty-first century, was killed in an explosion after being betrayed. When she woke, she had become Gu Yuwei, the third daughter of the Gu family and a prisoner. The embittered, long-suffering third daughter, whose identity was shrouded in mystery, turned out to be a formidabl 8Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 9 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 23.5kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
10. 10 女 The Women's Bomb Squad: A Glorious Mission 女子炸弹部队之光荣使命 Zhang Ahua张阿花Urban252k WordsCompleted A fan-written continuation of The Women’s Bomb Squad (Iron Blood/Operation Hero), starring an old-school power couple. I’m leading the charge in shipping them! The story begins when bomb squad sniper Leng Yue sets out to carry out the Military Statistics Bureau’s “Bee Plan.” It follows underground Party members Liu Cheng and Xue Min as they lead their team through bloody battles in the War of Resistance against Japan and the Chinese Civil War. This is a legend forged in the flames of war, a tale 471Reads8.2Score—14d adds
11. 11 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—14d adds

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    This could have been possible, but war raged, and the land was shattered! Special forces soldier Mo Fan transmigrated to the Battle of Luodian, throwing himself into the brutal battlefield. He fought alongside his predecessors, shedding blood and sweat, and bravely killed the enemy in battles such as the Battle of Shanghai. Feeling the pain of his country, he vowed to reclaim his homeland!

12. 12 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 27.3kReads9.1Score2.4k14d adds
13. 13 苍 The Cangshan Mountains Run Red 苍山如血 Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯Historical526k WordsCompleted For the liberation of the Chinese nation, countless sons and daughters of China shed their very last drop of blood. They came from humble backgrounds, yet their heroic deeds were so moving that they would never be forgotten! The story is gripping and heartbreaking, leaving readers unable to put it down. 612Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A moving and inspiring article about the War of Resistance against Japan.

14. 14 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 12.5kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    A female protagonist with no system, no time travel, and high intelligence—absolutely captivating! 👍

15. 15 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 1.4kReads8.8Score14914d adds
16. 16 穿 Transmigrate into Four Lines: Defying Orders from the Start, the Japanese Are Losing Their Minds 穿越四行：开局抗命，鬼子疯了 Xiang Ji向寂Historical272k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + War of Resistance Against Japan + System + Madman] Transmigrate into the Four-Row Warehouse, get a System, kill the enemy to serve the country. Simple and brutal, fighting the Japanese invaders, with a madman's temperament, a special forces soldier, and utterly domineering… 5.3kReads6.6Score43814d adds

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    War of Resistance + System + Time Travel + Anti-Japanese War + Decisive Killing 🤔

17. 17 夜 Nightingale 夜鹂 The Dinghan Empire That Loves Pancakes爱吃松饼的鼎汉帝国Urban853k WordsOngoing Espionage in the War of Resistance “When loyalty becomes a crime and betrayal becomes a means of survival, who can hold on to their humanity in a world gone mad?” An epic tale of espionage that blends transmigration, suspense, and devotion to country and family. It uncovers the darkest corners of wartime Shanghai and follows a soul torn apart by fate as it grows from a pawn into the player moving the pieces. In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, late autumn draped Shanghai’s sky in a sickly 1.6kReads—Score10614d adds

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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.

18. 18 民 The Gentleman of the Republic 民国的先生 Starry Words星星语话Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The plot is reasonable, with no System. An ordinary person transmigrates to the Republican era. I hope readers can find a touch of Republican-era charm here. The narration is grounded, with no exaggeration whatsoever… 6.3kReads8.6Score36414d adds

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    Come on! I recommend this book to you...

19. 19 抗 Anti-Japanese Special Forces 抗日特战队 Radish Eater淡吃萝卜Urban2.6M WordsCompleted To fight the Japanese, you need money, guns, territory, and real ability. Xu Jianfei has all of them. I truly admire the Japanese. How did they manage to last eight years under Xu Jianfei? Let’s see how the Japanese got through those eight years. 7.6kReads7.6Score67714d adds

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    While the Japanese were still showing off their "Bushido" (the way of the samurai), Xu Jianfei had already used modern thinking to teach them a military lesson called "despair."

20. 20 破 The Windbreaker 破风者 Half a Sunbeam半扇阳光Historical181k WordsCompleted In 1931, Jiang Hanwen, head of the Shanghai Central underground organization of the Chinese Communist Party, was arrested and promptly betrayed the revolution. Under the command of special commissioner Wu Shude, the Shanghai district of the Kuomintang Central Investigation Department, predecessor of the Zhongtong, used information provided by the turncoat Jiang Hanwen to launch a sweeping manhunt and purge of our underground intelligence network in Shanghai and its key operatives. Chen Tongzhou, 2.3kReads8.8Score26914d adds

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    It realistically recreates a brutal and bloody struggle on the secret front of our Party in Shanghai in 1931.

21. 21 淞 Bloodbath at Songhu 淞沪浴血 The Literary King of the Nine-Colored Daoist Venerable九色道尊的文宣王Historical462k WordsOngoing True-to-life Republican-era setting, with no System and no golden finger. Chen Huaiming transmigrates into the body of a sergeant squad leader in the 88th Division who shares his name. Fortunately, this Chen Huaiming is a motor transport squad leader. Having arrived in a time of chaos, Chen Huaiming’s first thought is how to get promoted to officer, then find a way to retreat from Songhu. But a mission leaves him injured and hospitalized. By the time he recovers, the Japanese army is on the verg 17kReads7.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    It's so good, I have to see it!

22. 22 谍 Espionage: The Hidden Dragon of Shanghai 谍战：沪上潜龙 Work Two, Rest Ten上二休十Urban272k WordsCompleted The story takes place in Shanghai in 1939, during the period when it was an "isolated island." The Japanese occupied the central districts, while the Wang Jingwei regime clung to survival as their dependent. The International Settlement and French Concession became "neutral buffer zones," but beneath the surface, forces from every side were stirring: Japan's Special Higher Police kept the city under close surveillance, Wang puppet secret-service agencies schemed against one another, gangs such a 329Reads—Score10614d adds

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    You could give this book a try. The author's writing is excellent, it's just a shame that it's been overlooked due to the limited readership on this platform.

23. 23 谍 King of Espionage: Four Identities, Dancing on the Blade's Edge in Shanghai 谍战之王四重身份上海滩刀尖跳舞 The Northern Desert Emperor of Linyuan City临渊城的北漠皇帝Urban177k WordsCompleted [Espionage + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Multiple Heroines + Fourfold Identity] After I transmigrate to Shanghai, I take on four undercover identities: one with the Japanese army, one with 76, one with the Juntong, and one with the Red faction! On a stormy night, all four sides close in on me. With a gun pointed at my back, I use a single badge to drive off a Juntong sniper, talk circles around a 76 agent, and exploit the Japanese army’s power to break out of a deadly trap! Other people risk their —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A high-IQ spy thriller that will get your heart racing! If you love mind-bending spy stories, read this now!

24. 24 零 Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋：蓝捷行动 Windless Rainy Night雨夜无风Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Mystery and Suspense] [Espionage] [Crime Investigation] [Modern Urban] [Genius] [Strong Female Lead] [National Security] Twenty-three years ago, a separation tore the lives of twin sisters apart. The younger sister was trained by an overseas spy organization to become an elite agent. Sent back to China, she is ordered to assassinate her own sister, take her place, infiltrate Lanjie Communications, and steal the core secret, “Lanjie 9.” Caught between her mission and her organization's orders on 11.9kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds

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    There's no dragging or filler plot; every cross-border intelligence exchange is full of hidden traps; the miniature high-tech spy gadgets are freshly designed; the psychological battles between the characters are nuanced; and multiple plot twists constantly shatter preconceived notions.

25. 25 飏 Yangcheng 飏城 Liu Jin刘瑾Historical200k WordsCompleted This is just one of countless stories from the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression: sacrifice, passion, fear, and moving moments fill every cell. In this era, even love seems to have been reduced to waiting... 60Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Resist Japan. . .

26. 26 全 The All-Powerful Soldier King Crushes the Japanese Army 全能兵王之碾压日军 Lonely but Strong寂寞坚强Urban504k WordsCompleted Wang Xiaowei, a modern all-around soldier king, transmigrates to the 1937 Battle of Jinshanwei. Watch as this invincible modern warrior crushes the Japanese army through the battles of Jinshanwei, Kunshan, and Nanjing, the Taierzhuang Campaign, the battles of Wuhan and Changsha, and the Burma Campaign, all the way to victory in the War of Resistance. 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Dear readers, my new novel, *The All-Powerful Soldier King: Crushing the Japanese Army*, tells the story of a modern-day invincible all-powerful soldier who transmigrates into the body of an ordinary Nationalist soldier during the Battle of Jinshanwei in 1937, a pivotal moment in the War of Resistance against Japan. Witness how this invincible soldier king crushes the Japanese army, from the Battle of Jinshanwei, the Battle of Kunshan, the Battle of Nanjing, the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Changsha, the Battle of Burma, all the way to the victory of the War of Resistance. His epic battles are filled with unwavering loyalty and heroic spirit. It's arguably far superior to most novels of its kind today. Give it a try, I guarantee you'll be hooked!

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