Special Forces, Recruit Training, or Military Medics Are All Fine 特种兵，练兵新兵军医都行

1. 1 到 Who on Earth Taught You to Be a Recruit Like This? 到底谁教你这么当新兵的？ Pepper-Salt Mallet椒盐榔头Urban4.5M WordsOngoing “As a decorated hero, legendary soldier, and youngest-ever general, could you share the secret to your success?” “I don't date.” “You mean you don't let romance distract you or emotions sway you, and you devote yourself wholeheartedly to serving your country and earning distinction?” “That's right!” The next day, Qin Feng read the newspaper and nearly spat blood. “As a decorated hero and legendary soldier, could you share the secret to your success?” “Date more.” “You mean love inspires y 61.3kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds

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   A very engaging military slice-of-life novel where the protagonist starts as an ordinary person and gradually rises to the top.

2. 2 当 They Give Us Motorcycles for Enlisting? Squad Leader, I Want a Ducati! 当兵发摩托？班长，我要杜卡迪！ Sour and Spicy Hammer酸辣榔头Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Slice of Life] [Traditional] [Ensemble Cast] [Growth] [Think Twice If You Only Like Mindless Power Fantasy] "General, what are you writing?" "Wiping out mercenaries, taking down drug lords, establishing a hunter school... Are you writing a military novel?" "I'm writing my memoirs. I've already thought of the title: The Making of a Domineering General, or A General Is No Mere Pond Fish." "As long as you're happy..." "So, sir, did you really sit in the back row of the classroom back then?" 295.4kReads9.0Score37.7k14d adds

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   A very engaging military slice-of-life novel; the protagonist starts as an ordinary person and gradually rises to the top.

3. 3 让 I Asked a Retired Old Man to Buy Cigarettes, and the Whole Army Hunted Me Down 让退休老头买烟，全军疯狂追杀我 Sour and Spicy Hammer酸辣榔头Urban656k WordsCompleted [Original + Humorous + Explosive Action + Subverts Expectations + No Heroine] Meng Yan transmigrates into a military world and gets bound to a completely bizarre System. What should he do? No problem. Luckily, he’s even more bizarre than the System. [God’s Eye] [Pose as a college student, earn two hundred yuan every time you go out] [My Bullets Always Veer Left] [Small and Medium Home Appliance Modifications: Way Ahead of the Competition] [Wilderness Survival Guide] Meng Yan rubs his fore 12.7kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
4. 4 村 Zhang Yumei, the Village Girl 村女张玉梅 Yan Qianshui烟千水Modern Romance747k WordsOngoing On the night before her blind date, twenty-year-old village girl Zhang Yumei lost her virginity to Taozi. Her boyfriend Taozi took her money and went to Guancheng to start a business. Half a month later, Yumei ran away from her arranged marriage and went to the city to join him. But after they’d been together for a while, Taozi’s layers of lies were exposed. His selfishness and cold-heartedness shattered all of Yumei’s hopes. When she was at her lowest after the heartbreak, Lu Wenbin, a college 212.7kReads8.5Score7.9k14d adds
5. 5 特 Special Operations Soldier: An Eagle Spreads Its Wings 特战兵之雏鹰展翅 Brother Eight Hundred Miles八百里哥Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Xiao Ronghan is an ordinary boy from a mountain village, born in a Miao settlement in southern Xinjiang. He has no interest in going to college, working odd jobs, or joining the army. He is a farmer’s son, yet doesn’t know how to farm. From childhood, he trained hard in martial arts and practiced his family’s inherited techniques under the guidance of his retired-soldier father, his master, who is known as the foremost expert in Miao territory, and the clan chief. After years of grueling trainin 14.4kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds

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   A young man from southern Xinjiang leaves the mountains, starting as a clueless soldier and growing into a legendary soldier. The story is full of twists and turns, without any exaggerated or nonsensical plot points, making it a worthwhile read.

6. 6 军 Military Life: I’m Wu Liu Yi’s Cousin 军旅：我是伍六一的堂哥 Mother of Books书之母Urban145k WordsOngoing [Military life and career development are the main focus] [The protagonist has some connection to Wu Liuyi. He enlists in 1983, so the timeline spans quite a long period.] A wealthy life is certainly wonderful, but military service appeals to me even more. Whatever my reason for enlisting, I found a whole new world for myself in the army. [Please request more updates and leave reviews!] [Chapters 60 and 61 explain why they are cousins.] 331Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The writing is decent; it's worth checking out if you're looking for something to read. It's a slow burn, and the protagonist isn't too invincible. Highly recommended!

7. 7 熔 Forging the Military Spirit: From Steel Seventh Company to the International Battlefield 熔铸军魂：从钢七连到国际战场 Big Fish with a Dream有梦想的大鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction834k WordsOngoing This novel takes place in a crossover world of special forces stories. The protagonist is neither reborn nor has he transmigrated. How far must a bullet travel to become the edge that protects the homeland? University student Chen Yuan enters military life full of hope. From struggling to fit in at recruit training to standing his lonely post with the Fifth Squad on the grasslands, he first touches the true meaning of “purpose” while watching the “dumb soldier” Xu Sanduo build a road. The spirit 230Reads—Score—14d adds

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   High-quality, engaging military novels

8. 8 我 My Olive-Green Youth 我的橄榄绿青春 Steamed Buns and Spicy Soup包子胡辣汤Urban989k WordsOngoing [Military] [Personal Growth] [Realistic] [Everyday Life] For those who are losing faith in life. This book healed me, and helped me, a confused veteran, gradually rediscover my purpose and confidence in life. I hope you can find something to take away from this book, too. 397Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I was a private. No system, no background, utterly helpless. So, all I could fight for was my life. Later, I became an officer, a commander. But it ended in regret. "Every general climbs up from the bottom!" What kind of growth did I experience? What difficulties did I encounter? Do you want to know?

9. 9 玄 Heavenly Mystery, Yellow Earth 玄天黄土 Fortune and Blessings福禄善庆Modern Romance427k WordsOngoing Workplace romance and marriage + love between a special forces soldier and a military doctor + unrequited love + politics + workplace drama. He Ju enlisted while attending university to serve his country. With his heart set on his homeland, he was a true patriot. He looked up at the clear blue sky and walked with his feet on the earth. Whether serving in high office and worrying for the nation and its people, or living far from the halls of power and cultivating himself amid the ordinary world, 7Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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   Special forces soldiers, exceptionally powerful!

10. 10 狙 Sniper Prodigy 狙击天才 Ye Bing野兵Urban199k WordsCompleted Sima Yun, a killer known as the world’s greatest sniper, takes on the identity of Wang Hai, a cook in a grassroots military unit. From then on, the lowly army cook begins an incredible rise, overcoming one obstacle after another as he takes part in the special forces selection process, on the verge of becoming an honored special forces soldier. But the killer organization refuses to let him go, repeatedly sending assassins to hunt him down and swearing to kill him, leaving him no choice but to f 2.8kReads9.1Score34914d adds

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    Recommended by seasoned bookworms, these are all excellent books, true classics, especially the last one!!!

11. 11 野 The Wild Soldier God of War Series (Complete in 11 Volumes) 野兵战神系列（全十一册） Ye Bing野兵Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Li Liang had been taken by his father into the deep mountains as a child to learn all kinds of survival skills. As keen as a wild beast, he had superhuman marksmanship and could instantly take down a target hundreds of meters away without a scope. But when he took the military enlistment exam at eighteen, a twist of fate led him to be recruited by one of the world’s top mercenary organizations. A misunderstanding also branded him a murderer, and the military issued a kill order against him. Ever 1.8kReads9.5Score29114d adds

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