Classic Espionage Stories 经典谍战书

1. 51 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Could Hear People's Thoughts and Expose Japanese Spies 谍战：开局偷听心声，识破日谍 Daily Ten-Thousand-Word Writer日万小写手Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Su Mu wakes up one morning and finds he has transmigrated to the Republic of China, becoming a low-ranking agent for the Military Statistics Bureau! Just as he’s losing hope, he gains the ability to read people’s thoughts! Agent at No. 76: Damn it, how did our secret plan to arrest the deputy chief of the Military Statistics Bureau get leaked? Chief of the Special Services Section: Damn it, who exposed the top-secret agent infiltrating Mountain City? I’ll kill him! Headquarters of the Plum Bloss 66.2kReads8.8Score5.1kShelves
2. 52 抗 War of Resistance: I Keep Offering Poisonous Strategies, and Old Li Tells Me to Stop 抗战：我屡献毒计，老李劝我收手 Fireworks Fade烟火人渐Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Jia Xu, a brilliant mentor at the National Defense University, transmigrates to the world of Bright Sword and becomes an unremarkable staff officer under Li Yunlong. He also activates the Poisonous Strategist System! The more vicious the scheme, the greater the reward! From the start, during the Battle of Cangyun Ridge, Li Yunlong is ready to take on the arrogant Sakata Regiment head-on. Jia Xu only lets out a cold laugh and offers a devious plan. “Commander, burn down their mountain and cut of 18.8kReads6.9Score1.9kShelves
3. 53 抗 War of Resistance: I'm a Noble Behind Enemy Lines 抗战：我在敌后当贵族 Xiao Yun Will Beat the Crap Out of You小云要把你屎都打出来Urban592k WordsOngoing My latest 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! 1.3kReads8.9Score101Shelves
4. 54 谍 Espionage: Body in Cao's Camp, Heart with Han 谍战：身在曹营心在汉 Little Black Sun黑色小太阳Urban450k WordsCompleted Long Yan transmigrated, and woke up in the body of a Japanese man. And one with a little royal blood, at that. He swore to the heavens that even if he was wearing a Japanese man's skin, he would defend the land of China to his dying breath! A fake Qiu Chan is in mortal danger? Long Yan says with a serious look, “Comrade, I’m Qiu Chan! I’ll cover you, so hurry and run!” The real Qiu Chan, whose identity has been stolen, is completely dumbfounded? Ye Chong raises his hand and shoots someone dead 604Reads9.4Score100Shelves
5. 55 谍 Spy War: Only I Can Eavesdrop on People's Thoughts 谍战，只有我能偷听心声 Drunk on Wine for the Rest of My Life浊酒醉余生Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Not a formulaic spy thriller. A feel-good story about growth, with an original plot. If you don’t like it, don’t argue.] In 1931, as the War of Resistance was about to break out, under pressure from the situation on all sides, Dai Yunnong traveled to Beiping in person to establish an intelligence network in the three northeastern provinces. Who could have guessed that the secret would leak? The three spy teams sent into the region were exposed, and all thirty Huangpu Academy elites were wiped o 37.9kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
6. 56 1 1938: From the Start, It's Hell 1938：开局地狱 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Patriotic tale + wartime resistance and espionage + multiple identities + strong female lead + System + no romance After Kong Qianrou dies by accident, she transmigrates to the Republican era. She knows how to choose between dying right away or waiting a little longer to die. Looking at a land torn apart, she wears an innocent expression as she takes up the butcher's blade, becoming someone who strikes terror into the Japanese. On the outside, the protagonist is a Republican-era Lin Daiyu. In re 17kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
7. 57 谍 Espionage: I Have a Pocket Dimension, but I Choose to Go It Alone 谍战：我有空间，但我选择单干 Once Loved Wang Heping喜欢过王和平Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No System, but with a Map + Resistance-Era Spy Thriller + Portable Storage Space + Won't Side with Any Faction + Fighting the Japanese Alone] Ma Liang is a top-tier field agent. During an escort mission, alien technology is accidentally activated at an agent supply depot, sending him to the era of the War of Resistance Against Japan. The depot transmigrates along with Ma Liang, becoming his portable storage space, and his physical abilities are enhanced to three times their normal level. As luc 37.8kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves
8. 58 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score108kShelves

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   This is one of the few truly excellent articles I've read on Tomato Publishing House. Both its writing style and plot are classic, and the audiobook version is superb. Following the author and narrator, I witnessed the humiliating history of the Northern Song Dynasty. After finishing this book, I even went on to catch up on the Song Dynasty history lectures from the "Hundred Schools Forum." It truly is a rare and outstanding work.

9. 59 新 The Years in Xinjing 新京岁月 Emptiness Beyond Forms离相之空Urban101k WordsCompleted Chang Letian was born and raised in Northeast China. As a boy, he witnessed the Japanese occupation of the region. As a young man, he enrolled at Datong Academy in the puppet state of Manchukuo. The more he saw of the world, the more clearly he recognized the brutal oppression of the Japanese invaders. His national consciousness gradually awakened, and he embarked on the path of resistance and national salvation. 102Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Original work enthusiast][Sparrow Eater's masterpiece]

10. 60 浴 Reborn in the Flames: From a World in Chaos to Glory 浴火重生：从乱世走向辉煌 Cute Crocodile God萌萌的鼍神Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The rating has just come in, and it will rise later. Rebirth + alternate history + no System + resistance-war espionage A hundred-year-old man, Wang Anqing, dies alone amid the chaos of war... Reborn in the resistance-war era, he must start over from scratch. Watch how this teenage boy grows step by step, makes up for the regrets of his previous life, and ultimately rewrites his fate and history. 6.6kReads9.2Score433Shelves

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    Reborn as a spy during the War of Resistance Against Japan 😎 A centenarian veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japan is reborn back to the anti-Japanese era to save the country and its people. No system, relatively realistic, written in a simple yet delicate style. Thank you for your support 😊

11. 61 我 I Am Li Huaide's Bodyguard 我是李怀德的警卫员 Lying-Flat Enthusiast躺客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing Li Dahu, a soldier, served as Li Huaide's bodyguard. After leaving the military, he was assigned to the Hongxing Steelworks. This is the story of how he struggled through years of famine while supporting his three younger brothers and three younger sisters, and gradually built a better life for himself at the Hongxing Steelworks. 49kReads7.2Score3.2kShelves

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    Hahahaha

12. 62 诡 When the Strange Descend: My Fake Human Guardian Spirit 诡异降临之我的伪人保家仙 Lying-Flat Enthusiast躺客Mystery397k WordsCompleted (No System, no overpowered protagonist. The focus is on plot and human nature, not formulaic wish fulfillment.) (The protagonist grows and changes as his experiences shape him.) (An ensemble story, with every character given a distinct personality and room to change through their experiences.) [Ghost taming + ghost eating + a strong opening + high-stakes action + battles of wits] December 21, 2012. That was the day the world seemed to have an irreversible switch flipped. Strange phenomena and ee 71Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 谍 Espionage: I Wanted to Lie Flat, but Ended Up a Workaholic? 谍战：我想躺平，却躺成了卷王？ Master Tianzhu天猪大师Urban1.3M WordsOngoing A homebody in the twenty-first century who loved watching espionage dramas is unexpectedly reborn as Wang Cheng, a low-level agent in the Special Service Section of the Ice City Police Department in 1939, a man who lives for free meals and is just waiting to die. The spatial door he brought with him lets him enter and leave any place he wants, and obtain anything he desires, as long as it is within a hundred meters. Despite having such an incredible ability, he has no grand ambitions at all. All 77.1kReads7.6Score5.1kShelves
14. 64 谍 Espionage: I Can Earn Rewards by Playing the Villain! 谍战：我当恶霸能爆奖励！ Loves Honey Longjing Tea爱喝蜂蜜龙井茶Urban2.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a minor secret agent at Beiping Station, he unexpectedly awakened the Tyrant System!! As long as the System judges something to be bad behavior, he gets a reward! Kidnap a dog traitor and torture him for information. Ding! For using serious violence against another person, reward: the Japanese devils’ top-secret military intelligence! Lin Ze: ??? Beating up traitors counts too? “Mrs. Miyamoto, I have a new assignment for you!” Ding! For coercing an innocent young woman, 169.3kReads9.4Score15.3kShelves
15. 65 民 Republican China: From Fake Young Master to Warlord 民国，从冒牌少爷到一方军阀 Li Xuanhe李玄河Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [No System + Republican Era + Multiple Heroines + Espionage in the Later Story] After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, landlord's son Li Mingyuan, who had paid for a trainee patrol officer's post, set sail for his new assignment with his newlywed wife Shen Shutong, his attendant Fugui, and the old family servant Wang Guilan. They were attacked by river bandits along the way. The original Li Mingyuan was killed, while Fugui, the protagonist and a modern-day special forces soldier, was knocked unco 11.9kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The novel is a long-running series with over 2 million words and is still being updated. The male protagonist repeatedly impersonates others and goes undercover under a false name.

16. 66 上 A Blood-Red Chess Game in Shanghai 上海滩血色之棋局 Cheng'er橙儿Historical760k WordsCompleted This novel is dedicated to the heroes who risked their lives on the hidden front during the War of Resistance Against Japan, fighting for the liberation of their country and people. The story follows its two protagonists, Shen Donglin and Su Yingxue. Shen Donglin is an agent for our Party, operating undercover at No. 76. Su Yingxue is an agent for our Party undercover within the Military Statistics Bureau, as well as an international anti-fascist operative. After enduring countless trials of lif 1kReads—Score106Shelves

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    This is a very good anti-Japanese war spy novel, I recommend it to everyone.

17. 67 民 Warlord of the Republic: I Turned Shanghai’s Nightlife Upside Down 民国枭雄：我掀了夜上海的天 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMHistorical1.3M WordsCompleted When Chen Mo wakes up, he has returned to the age of fifteen, facing the hellish slums of Shanghai. In his previous life, he lived an unremarkable life and died in humiliation. This time, he’ll overturn this world that devours people! Armed with the [Warlord System], his fists draw blood and his blade takes lives. Starting in Fangualong, he recruits followers, seizes territory, and gathers wealth... He swears to become the greatest warlord in all of Shanghai’s pleasure quarters! The underworld i 10.5kReads7.0Score579Shelves

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    Awesome! Give those little devils a good beating! [Smile][smile][smile]

18. 68 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 1.4kReads—Score103Shelves

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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!

19. 69 雍 Yongzheng's Secret Blade 雍正暗刃 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Mystery231k WordsCompleted Political intrigue + Assassination + Romance + Court drama. The Blood-Drop Earring, the most ruthless and secretive assassination unit in Yongzheng's Imperial Bodyguard Office, strikes fear into all who hear its name. Chen Ying, its sharpest hidden blade, is ordered to slaughter a loyal minister's entire household. But he discovers that his victims are not rebels: they are a lone official who knows the royal family's deepest secrets. The dying man's question, “Who will silence you when your turn 338Reads—Score104Shelves

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    The most ruthless Qing Dynasty secret service—the Sticky Rod Office? The Flying Guillotine, assassinations… just hearing about them sends chills down your spine… especially the Sticky Rod Office during the Yongzheng era… This novel is definitely worth reading! [Kissing emoji]

20. 70 缅 Sinister Deals in Northern Myanmar: Every Step a Nightmare! 缅北罪恶交易，步步惊魂！ Warrior Beauty战红颜Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Tags: urban, northern Myanmar, thriller, horror, romance, special agents, suspense, betrayal in love, ruthless action, gambling city, beautiful female agents, villains, calculating characters. A one-of-a-kind chronicle of northern Myanmar, a brutal dossier on the organ trade, the dangerous years of special agents, and the struggle between good and evil. Enemies become friends, friends become enemies, a warlord's daughter who once seemed impossible to reconcile with becomes a battle-hardened love 756Reads8.5Score101Shelves

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    This super agent is truly extraordinary.

21. 71 龙 Twin Treasures of Dragon City: The Sword God Keeps Her Safe for Life 龙城双璧：剑神护她一世无虞 Liu Zhan Hongyan刘战红颜Urban674k WordsCompleted [Resistance War] [Espionage] [Tortured Romance] [Thriller] [Superpowers] In the era of the Dragon Nation, Xiao Hanchuan, the last surviving heir of the Xiao family, takes up the Black Iron Spirit Sword to exact revenge. He crosses paths with Su Ling, a military intelligence agent and the last surviving heir of the Su family. When their paired pendants join together, they uncover the conspiracy behind their families’ destruction. Fighting side by side with sword and gun, they forge a deep bond am 62Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 四 Four Hundred Men Held the Rear, and for 14 Years, No Order to Retreat Came 四百人断后，14年没有撤退命令 Zeng Nengneng曾能能Historical294k WordsCompleted Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Red Army's victory in the Long March, and to the brave souls who risked everything in the people's war. You laid down your lives to pave the road to a brighter future. With a devotion that will never fade, we honor every undying spirit of loyalty. I believe the opening chapters will draw huge traffic, because the story is even more explosive. [War of Resistance Espionage · History · Spy Thriller · Special Forces · No Female Lead · Power Struggle · No Ha 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all classic spy novels; they're good and worth reading.

23. 73 小 The Savvy Little Soldier 小兵油子 Cavalry in a Sea of Flowers骑兵花海Historical687k WordsOngoing Beacon Bones Beyond the Great Wall: Twenty-Five Years of Fighting Japanese Invaders on the Grasslands [Warlords, War of Resistance, Searching for Family, No Overpowered Cheats, Spy Warfare, Logic and Intelligence, Ruthless] 1921–1945: The land is in turmoil, and China is engulfed in endless flames of war. Adopted as a child by a top undercover spy, the young man is meticulously trained for over a decade to become his other hand. There is no System and no mindless overpowered cheat. Every struggl 233Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [National Righteousness – Warlords – Anti-Japanese War in the Republic of China – Searching for Parents – No Cheat Codes – Traditional Espionage – Multiple Female Leads – Logic and Intelligence – Decisive Action] 1921-1945, the country was in turmoil, and China was engulfed in endless war. A young boy was adopted by a top-tier undercover spy from childhood, who meticulously nurtured him for over a decade, intending to be his other hand. Here, there are no systems, no mindless cheat codes; everything relies on blood, sweat, and wit. To uncover the truth behind his parents' disappearance, he left his homeland and ventured alone into the vortex of chaos. Starting from humble beginnings in a small county, he gathered various forces, transforming into a warlord; navigating between the Kuomintang, Japanese spies, and other factions, he gathered top-secret intelligence and eliminated Japanese agents. On one side is his adoptive father, an undercover agent who raised him; the two test and strategize with each other. On the other side are the beauties who accompany him in this chaotic world, with multiple threads of affection swirling beneath the surface. Decisive action, unparalleled wisdom, and a refusal to be a naive damsel in distress. From a destitute boy searching only for his family, to a warlord ruling a region, he ultimately broke free from the shackles of personal grudges, shouldered the greater good of the nation, and transformed into a revolutionary martyr willing to die for his country—this is what his biological parents left him.

24. 74 抗 War of Resistance: Starting by Rescuing Captured Female Soldiers 抗战：从拯救被俘女兵开始 White as Mountains and Rivers on a Pillow一枕山河白Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Portable Arsenal + Beating Up the Japanese + Building a Power Base + Infrastructure Maniac] He transmigrates into the War of Resistance, and from the start, it's hell difficulty! He witnesses a group of brave female soldiers captured and on the verge of being violated! Luckily, Lin Zhen binds himself to a portable arsenal System and immediately unlocks unlimited ammo! While everyone else is still using Hanyang rifles, every one of his men already has an AK-47! While the Japanese are showing 15.6kReads7.7Score1.6kShelves

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    This anti-Japanese spy novel is vividly written and truly a classic.

25. 75 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. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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26. 76 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
27. 77 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
28. 78 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!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
29. 79 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… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves
30. 80 谍 Railway Archives: Infiltration, Espionage, and the Shocking Case of Liaoshen 谍战潜伏铁路档案辽沈惊蛰 St RifleSt步枪Urban204k WordsOngoing Espionage, agents, undercover work, urban life, history, mystery, hard-core railway detail, war, the Republic of China era, and passion. In the thirty-sixth year of the Republic, on the eve of the Liaoshen Campaign, undercurrents swirled along the railway lines at Jinzhou, Siping, and Meihekou. Ye Tian, a Communist underground agent codenamed Jingzhe, went undercover as a railway traffic dispatcher. He gathered military intelligence and disrupted Nationalist transport, providing crucial support 5Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Recommend some spy railway novels

31. 81 铁 Railway Archives: The Hour of Jingzhe 铁路档案之惊蜇时分 St RifleSt步枪Urban349k WordsCompleted This book is set in a different period from the earlier novel Railway Archives. On August 15, 1945, the thirty-fourth year of the Republic, Japan surrendered. The espionage game had already been set in motion. Before the Liaoshen Campaign, Ye Tian was recruited by the Military Statistics Bureau under the codename Qingci. He became a double agent, using both his railway dispatcher’s job and his Qingci identity to wage a covert battle as a Communist underground operative. He supplied the Communist 6Reads7.4Score—Shelves
32. 82 铁 Railway Archives 铁路档案 St RifleSt步枪Urban329k WordsCompleted A tale of wartime espionage and undercover work. Ye Tian’s soul transmigrates to the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, 1937, where he unravels a series of mysterious railway cases from the Republican era. Every inch of rail holds a code for life, and the names of espionage agents are revealed from sealed files. At Yixian Station, he meets Ma Yunfei, who introduces him to the Communist Party. Ye Tian recruits Zhang Laoliu, Liang Jincheng, and Jin Guozhong as grassroots Party members, providing i 1Reads7.1Score—Shelves
33. 83 穷 The Poor Become Rich Through Their Own Reversal 穷人逆转才是富 St RifleSt步枪Urban356k WordsCompleted After retiring from the special forces, Ye Tianxuan takes on espionage networks and creates the Veterans Group. Working with his partner Xiao Yue, he turns it into a world-class corporation. Together, they tackle social tensions and cutthroat business competition while resisting interference from foreign forces. He also fights criminal organizations through corporate espionage in the modern business world. This story is entirely fictional, yet reality lies hidden within its fiction. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 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, 2.4kReads8.8Score267Shelves

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    It realistically recreates a brutal and bloody battle that took place on the secret front of our Party in Shanghai in 1931.

35. 85 1 1936: A Crow’s Years as a Spy 1936：一只乌鸦的谍战岁月 Cabbage Sprout白菜秧子Urban257k WordsOngoing [Secret identity]+ [Clones]+ [Spatial relocation]+ [Infrastructure and factories]+ [Building a team] He transmigrated to 1936 and became a crow with a pocket dimension. He thought this was just how his life would be from now on, until the crow discovered he could continually condense mental seeds and take the identities of people on the brink of death. A military intelligence agent who repairs bicycles... A Japanese noble serving in the military justice department... A Yunnan Army company comman 1.1kReads5.8Score103Shelves

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    No AI, focus on monetization and building a team.

36. 86 谍 Code Name: Wick 谍战代号灯芯 Blessings Every Day恩赐天天Urban2.1M WordsOngoing Espionage · play the pig to eat the tiger · battles of wits · cool-headed and composed · fake marriage · love of country In 1936 Shanghai, everyone at the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics station knew Lu Xingzhou was a “deadweight”: he dozed at work, was always the last to handle a case, went weak in the knees at the sight of blood, and ranked dead last in every annual performance review. No one knew that he had quietly handed over half the “meritorious achievements” on Director Dai’s desk 12.8kReads7.5Score1.4kShelves

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    The conflict design is ingenious, avoiding any direct assassination attempts and instead using everyday methods to resolve crises. From being questioned by inspectors at her home to having spies hiding in her house and being deliberately tested at her wedding banquet, the female lead directly overturns the table to disrupt the situation. A thorny surveillance crisis is perfectly concealed through a farcical, street-smart approach—a novel and effective way to handle things.

37. 87 宁 Ning Wei Transmigrates into Zhou Weiguo, Killing the Japanese and Saving the Nation 宁伟穿越周卫国，杀倭救国 Wandering Knight风尘侠士Urban471k WordsCompleted A gunshot rang out, bringing the tragic life of Ning Wei, hailed as the “Jungle Killer,” to an end. When he opened his eyes again, Ning Wei found himself in a world that was both familiar and strange. At the same time, a jumble of memories flooded into his mind. Zhou Wen, son of Zhou Jixian, a Confucian businessman of great standing in Suzhou and an early member of the Tongmenghui, had also adopted two stepsons: Liu Yuan and Liu Zhihui. The story is set in the early period before the outbreak of 2.8kReads8.3Score213Shelves

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    A patriotic novel about the War of Resistance against Japan

38. 88 谍 Espionage: Dawn at Machangting, 1949 谍战：1949马场町的黎明 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Urban220k WordsCompleted [Spy thriller + based on real events from the White Terror era + mind games + no System + high-stakes intrigue] In August 1949, Lin Huaiyuan, a senior staff officer in the former Ministry of National Defense, was ordered to cross the sea. His true identity was that of an undercover agent codenamed “Secret Envoy One.” The top-secret intelligence he carried contained a “double cipher” linked not only to the situation in an archipelago in the southeast, but also to a secret plan known as “Fortress. 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are worth watching

39. 89 归 Return to the Nest: Code Name Lone Goose 归巢：代号孤雁 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Urban570k WordsCompleted In 1946, during the Central Plains Breakout, dawn rose red with blood. Lu Huaijin, our Party’s top undercover agent, codenamed “Lone Goose,” carried a top-secret list that held the lives of hundreds of comrades. Amid the chaos, he lost contact with his only superior, “Star Shepherd,” and vanished without a trace. Within the organization, his file was stamped “suspected defector” and sealed away in a fog of uncertainty. Twelve years later, in 1958, an old-fashioned coded message that seemed to be 26Reads6.9Score—Shelves
40. 90 抗 Shanghai, 1937: The Silent Stitch 抗日上海1937：无声的针脚 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Urban472k WordsCompleted In 1943, the occupied districts of Shanghai appear calm on the surface, but beneath it, undercurrents swirl. Shen Yanqiu, a Communist underground operative codenamed “Tailor,” goes undercover as the owner of an upscale tailor shop in the French Concession, tasked with rebuilding a shattered intelligence network. His adversaries are Sato Ichiro, the newly appointed chief of the Japanese secret police, and a mysterious double agent known as “Shadow.” When Shen Yanqiu discovers that his contact is 2.4kReads6.6Score297Shelves
41. 91 暗 The Hidden Game: A Silent Contest 暗局：无声的较量 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Urban402k WordsCompleted [Espionage + Based on real events involving General Li Kenong + Mind games + No System + High-stakes intrigue] In 1930, Shanghai is rife with undercurrents. Li Yin, a Communist underground agent using the alias “Skylark,” is ordered to infiltrate the Kuomintang’s secret service, the Fuxing Society. There he joins forces with Qian Zhuangfei, codename “Night Hawk,” and Hu Di, codename “Green Snake,” to form a special party cell codenamed “Zhulong.” Their mission is to obtain the Kuomintang’s plan 149Reads6.6Score—Shelves
42. 92 抗 Shanghai, 1941: Code Name Crane Ferry 抗日上海1941：代号渡鹤 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Historical367k WordsCompleted [Spy thriller + based on true events + mind games + no System + high-stakes game] In 1941, Shanghai was an isolated island surrounded by Japanese-occupied territory. The city was a crossroads of power, with undercurrents running deep. On the surface, it was the “Paris of the East,” a glittering world of pleasure and luxury. In truth, it was a city of spies where every faction vied for power. Shen Mo was a rising star in Shanghai, deputy chief inspector at the French Concession police station. Da 116Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 弹 Springtime in a Shell Casing 弹壳里的春天 DaxinD大鑫DUrban152k WordsCompleted This is a stirring anthem of a people forged in the flames of war, and a tender love story blossoming beneath the smoke of battle. Set against the backdrop of the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japan from 1931 to 1945 and the subsequent War of Liberation, the story weaves a sweeping historical tapestry through the intertwined fates of Zhang Ai, a farmer’s son from the Northeast known as Goudan, and Qi Shuyun, a young student from Beiping. Spring in the Bullet Casings, originally titled Songs 234Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 山 Blood of the Land: Code of the Flames of War 山河血：烽火密码 Happy Cool Tones快乐冷色调Urban393k WordsOngoing In 1945, a Japanese military aircraft carrying a top-secret cipher machine crashes in the mountains of northern China. Liu Jiangong, a guerrilla commander; Shangguan Yufei, a female special envoy; and Lei Zifeng, a bandit chief, are three people with nothing in common, yet fate binds them together over a “black box.” They fight to seize, protect, and crack the secrets, going from distrust to fighting side by side, from a mountain stronghold to Tuancheng, and from a fake wedding to life-and-death 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you like it, it's a classic.

45. 95 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. 7.6kReads7.6Score677Shelves

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    This is a masterpiece of anti-Japanese war literature that readers will find "exhilarating" and the enemy will find "unbearable." Are you ready to witness a legend?

46. 96 谍 Espionage: I Sign In at the Military Police Headquarters from the Start 谍战：开局我在宪兵队签到 Cloth-Clad Jing the Fool布衣荆二傻Urban628k WordsCompleted Note: The early part of this book focuses on espionage among the nobility. After the protagonist takes control of Sakura, the story enters a worldline similar to The Man in the High Castle! [Sign-In] + [A Plausible Noble Identity] + [Moles Within the Enemy's Ranks] + [Doesn't Return Home After the War] + [A Different Kind of Resistance Against Japan] (This story won't leave you feeling frustrated. The protagonist has powerful connections in the navy, army, and Foreign Ministry, so feel free to g 2kReads8.9Score132Shelves

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    A decent World War II spy novel

47. 97 雪 Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Regiment Through Robbery 雪豹：靠着抢劫打造最强精锐团 The Head Coach Himself教头本尊Urban3.6M WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the world of Snow Leopard and became Zhou Weiguo. When the Berlin Military Academy invited him, he refused. “Why waste time on that when I could kill a few more Japanese devils?” There were so many traitors and lackeys. Wouldn’t killing a few and taking their money be better than going over there? As for Takeshita Shun... Takeshita Shun formed a squad. They admired each other, and assimilation was better than extermination. If he refused, Zhou would kill his whole family fi 11.5kReads8.3Score870Shelves
48. 98 兼 Part-Time Secret Agent 兼职小特务 Under Two Hundred Pounds不到二百斤Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Shitou is a part-time secret agent. He owns a tattered silk painting that lets him lie in wait for prey like a spider, letting them walk right into his trap. Born with one leg shorter than the other, he is known to everyone who knows him as Crooked Five. He lives with his family on the banks of the Huangpu River... 13.5kReads7.7Score802Shelves
49. 99 谍 Espionage: Rewinding for Intelligence Made Me the Military Statistics Bureau's Faith 谍战：回档情报，我成了军统信仰 Four-Flower Pork四花肉Urban3.3M WordsOngoing After waking up, Lin Chen, a death-row prisoner, was forcibly recruited by Dai Chunfeng, head of the Military Statistics Bureau, to impersonate a Japanese spy. He was assigned the “Parcel” plan, a mission with almost no chance of survival, and became a doomed agent tasked with feeding false intelligence to the Japanese. Just when he was on the verge of despair, he discovered that he could receive intelligence about deaths. And so… Director Dai: He’s my death-row prisoner, the one I both love and 9.5kReads8.2Score720Shelves
50. 100 铁 Blood and Iron: Fighting the Japanese to the Bitter End 铁血抗日之血战到底 Imperial Guards羽林卫Urban2.1M WordsCompleted (Independent development) + (No System) + (Strategy and tactics) Warfare is all about deception. When fighting the Japanese, you can’t play by the usual rules! Why talk to the Japanese about the warrior code? Do they deserve it? If it’s a fight to the death, then leave not a single survivor! Yuan Shuai transmigrates to the era of the War of Resistance Against Japan and sets out on the legendary road to becoming a marshal! When fighting the Japanese, there are only three words: show no mercy!… 8.4kReads8.7Score895Shelves

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