Military, System, Power Fantasy: For Fans 军人 系统 爽文 爱看的来

1. 151 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban190k WordsOngoing This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 94.2kReads7.5Score6.8kShelves
2. 152 末 Enlisting in the Apocalypse, I Become an SSS-Rank War God 末世参军，我成了SSS级战神 Ye Bing野兵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse240k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + System + Enlistment + God of War + Passion + No Harem, No Saintly Hero] Li Jie transmigrated to a parallel world where resources were scarce and the population had fallen to less than a tenth of its former size. The struggle for resources had turned battlefields into meat grinders for humanity. To keep his younger sister alive, he enlisted in the army. Luckily, he awakened a daily lottery System. “Congratulations, Host! You’ve won: Infinite Space.” “Congratulations, Host! You’ve wo 2.4kReads8.5Score249Shelves

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   Here are a few really good books; fans of special forces and war gods should definitely check them out!

3. 153 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… 7.4kReads5.8Score297Shelves

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   Long Keduo, you're with me

4. 154 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. 132Reads7.6Score—Shelves
5. 155 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!!! 248Reads7.6Score101Shelves
6. 156 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
7. 157 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
8. 158 双 Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety? 295Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 双 Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之，血祭山河 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban184k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci… 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 双 Two Worlds, One Mission: Reviving the Han at the End of the Ming 双穿明末之兴汉 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Historical94k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is a football fan. After watching the national team suffer yet another crushing defeat and display its incompetence, he angrily knocks over a beer bottle. Amid sparks and flashes of lightning, he inexplicably transmigrates to the final years of the Ming Dynasty. Even the System he gets upon arrival draws a prize and then runs off with the bucket. Watch Su Tianci stand firm in an era when human lives are worth less than grass, and when the Wild Boar Skin tyrants run rampant. He’ll stiff 114Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 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
12. 162 带 Reborn in My Poor High School Days with a Hundred Million in Cash 带着一亿现金重生贫困的高中年代 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban226k WordsCompleted Su Tianci jolts awake from a hangover and discovers that he has been reborn in a senior-year high school classroom in 2005. He used to be a lowly cog in society, but now he's a delinquent at the bottom of his class. As reality hits him, he realizes he's transmigrated! This is a chance from the heavens to make up for all his regrets. Even more unbelievable, he now has a bank card with a full hundred million in cash. Watch how Su Tianci shows off, gets revenge, and plays the fool while hiding his 4Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 铁 Iron-Blooded Chongzhen: Forging a Dragon Soul in Liaodong 铁血崇祯：辽东铸龙魂 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical158k WordsCompleted He transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty by accident. Chen Polu had the bad luck to transmigrate into the body of a soldier at a garrison on the Nine Border Garrisons in the late Ming. See how he uses the memories he brought from the future to survive the blood-soaked chaos of the late Ming Dynasty. 52Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 参 In My First Year of Service, the Nation Sent a Fighter Jet to Pick Me Up for a Medal Ceremony 参军第一年，国家派战机接我去授勋 Ying Wuyu赢无欲Urban1.8M WordsOngoing Lu Feng, once a top sniper in his previous life, transmigrates into the body of an internet-addicted good-for-nothing who scored 250 on the college entrance exam. He has barely transmigrated when his father wakes him with a belt, because the original owner scored 250, was addicted to games, and brought shame on the whole family. On his very first day, he's dumped into the toughest border-defense regiment in the entire army. The instructor gives him a cold look. “A rich kid with connections? I'll 13.8kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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    The passion of soldiers is worth getting into; it's a deep-seated belief and sense of responsibility. Every time they sweat it out on the training field, every time they charge fearlessly on the battlefield, it's exhilarating, incredibly inspiring, and incredibly exhilarating.

15. 165 说 You Joined the Army to Quit the Internet, So Why Are You a Top Hacker? 说好参军戒网瘾，你成顶级黑客？ Old Soldiers Never Die老兵不死Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Chen Ran was reborn in 2008 and became a gaming addict! He used to be a top student, but his gaming addiction wrecked his college entrance exam results, leaving him unable to get into college. At this rate, he'd be a complete lost cause. With no other choice, his father, Chen Shoutian, made him enlist in the army to kick his gaming addiction. Otherwise, he'd break his legs! Two years later, Chen Shoutian video-called Chen Ran to ask when his son would finish his mandatory service and come home. 7.1kReads7.1Score308Shelves

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    This is quite good, but it doesn't just focus on the "king of soldiers" storyline. It also incorporates technology, command, and emotional elements. So far, there aren't any major flaws.

16. 166 抗 War of Resistance: The Rise of Nanyang Begins with Sign-In Rewards 抗战：南洋崛起从签到开始 Summer Again and Again夏一下再夏一下Urban264k WordsOngoing Transmigrated to 1942, into the Wild Man’s Land, the deathtrap where the retreating expeditionary force met its doom. When Chu Ming opens his eyes, there are starving corpses beside him and pursuers behind him. In this desperate situation, the “Iron-Blooded Revival” System activates: the entire map is revealed, daily sign-ins, and blueprints of his choice. It starts with his first self-designed rifle: A straggler says, “Brother, with a gun, we’ve got a chance to survive!” An overseas Chinese man 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book on the War of Resistance Against Japan, updates are stable and fast, so you can follow the story with confidence.

17. 167 重 Back to 1998: The Dream of a Strong Military 重回九八，强军梦 Starbound for the Long River星赴长川Urban188k WordsCompleted In the summer of 1998, Lin Shen comes down with a severe cold on the day of the college entrance exam. After doing poorly, he unexpectedly activates the Strong Army Dream System. The System requires him to enlist in the military to unlock all its features, including core modules such as the military technology database and strategic simulation sandbox. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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18. 168 觉 Awakening My Elven Bloodline: I Rise to the Top with Divine Power 觉醒精灵血脉：我靠神力逆袭登顶 Mo Ziwan陌子婉Modern Romance604k WordsOngoing Su Wan ning, a senior at Binhai High School, dreams of getting into the National Defense University more than anything. But her grades are average, her physique is unremarkable, and everyone says she’s dreaming too big. Then the memories of an elven princess awaken inside her. A photographic memory turns her into a top student overnight, while elven blood pushes her physical abilities beyond human limits. The day the college entrance exam results come out, the whole school is in an uproar. After 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is an ordinary high school student in the city, at a military academy, in the army, and in a special organization. A fantastical dream allows her to realize a dream she dared not dream of for many years: to put on the military uniform, join the ranks of the Guardians, and use the abilities granted by her exquisite bloodline—healing, perception, and more—to cultivate the Star Guiding Technique, becoming stronger, stronger, and stronger still, all for the sake of protecting…

19. 169 抗 War of Resistance: I Have a Transmigrator 抗战：我有穿越机 Love to Have Fun喜欢浪Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Luo Yun transmigrates to a parallel world and can use gold to buy civilian supplies from every shopping platform on Blue Star. Blue Star's industrial Cthulhu flexes its muscles, sending a steady stream of civilian supplies to this world. "Where did that bomb come from?!" "Why is this thing chasing me and exploding?!" "Ah! Mom, I want to go home!" "Just how many good things does the Dragon Kingdom have?" "You don't mess with the people of the Dragon Kingdom!" "I want to marry someone from the Dra 225Reads6.7Score184Shelves

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    On the Nanjing battlefield, the weapons I created using modern materials made the Japanese soldiers question their existence!

20. 170 炽 Blazing Flames Chase the Evening Star 炽焰赴晚星 Warmth Amid War兵戈知暖Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted On a stormy night, in the emergency room. He is a soaked-to-the-skin special forces captain. She is a composed neurosurgeon. She saves his soldier, and she saves him, too. Afterward, he brings her late-night snacks every day, takes her to see the reeds each week, and remembers every little thing she says in passing. She waits 137 days for him, until at last he asks, “Will you be my girlfriend?” But the path of military marriage is never all sweetness. Border missions, his mother’s return, a cold 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Military marriage #Military romance #Sweet romance #Mutual commitment #Patriotism #Doctor #Special forces captain #Lu Zeyan #137 days #Sweetness after marriage

21. 171 别 Don’t Investigate Me! The War of Resistance Veteran Ancestor Is Waiting for Me to Send Equipment 别查我！抗战老祖等我送装备 Morning Star Rises启明星始Urban595k WordsOngoing [Military industry developing across two timelines] [Everyday military life] [Supplies transported between worlds] [Same frequency across genders + ensemble cast] [An unconventional take on the War of Resistance] [Latest equipment with traceable origins] Brigade Commander No. 1 glanced at the roster. “The grand military parade is being livestreamed today. Who still hasn’t gone to the study room to watch?” “Reporting! Everyone’s here, except Private Yuan Sui’an from the Communications Company. Sh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is amazing! [Smirk] It features male and female leads on the same wavelength, two main characters from different perspectives, an ensemble cast, and well-developed characters with memorable moments. The female lead is currently serving in the military, while the male lead is a founding hero. The two timelines cooperate to fight the enemy.

22. 172 海 SEAL Team: Reborn, I Lead My Squad to Glory 海豹突击队：重生我带队封神 Kairuishan凯瑞珊Male-Channel Fanfiction315k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Lin Chen was a top tactical adviser to the Navy SEALs, taking part in the world's most dangerous counterterrorism operations. He died unexpectedly during a decisive battle. He had watched his brothers die on the battlefield with his own eyes. A top-secret mission had ended in total failure, and his deepest regrets remained buried in his heart. Reborn, he returned to the initial Navy SEAL selection assessment and became a new rookie in Team B. Armed with the complete memorie 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended, this one is great.

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