The Ten Best Anti-Japanese War Novels 抗日小说写的最好的十部

1. 101 1 1938: Purification 1938，净化 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.6M WordsOngoing This is a book about killing Japanese invaders. I hope you enjoy it! The hatred of a nation and the vendettas of families must be passed down from generation to generation! Never forget, not even for a single day. Remember this! In the not-too-distant future, our wish is sure to come true! Let us encourage one another! 3.7kReads—Score31214d adds
2. 102 淞 You Feared Dying in the Songhu Campaign, So Why Cry When the Platoon Leader Dies? 淞沪副本你怕死，排长死了哭什么 Yuan Mu渊慕Urban494k WordsCompleted [Current scenario: Battle of Shanghai, 1937] [S-rank mission: Survive for thirty days!] In a parallel world, Huaguo has lost its history of resistance against Japan. The nation suffers more defeats than victories, natural disasters strike, Japanese invaders surround the country, and its fall is imminent! Lin Mu, who transmigrates into this world, becomes Huaguo's last hope. To stay alive, he volunteers for the kitchen squad, hoping to avoid the hail of bullets on the front lines. To stay alive, 201Reads—Score10314d adds
3. 103 抗 Fighting the Japanese Across Two Worlds: My Wife Came from 1937 抗战双穿：我的老婆从1937来 Diced Tomato and Scrambled Egg番茄丁炒鸡蛋Historical518k WordsOngoing In 1937, the wicked Japanese launched the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and began a full-scale invasion of China. The Chinese people and soldiers rose up to resist. A woman named Xia Weiwei, a medical orderly in the Eighth Route Army, mysteriously appears in a rural supply and marketing cooperative in 2026. She stares at the shelves packed with goods, then at the unfamiliar man wearing a tank top and long shorts. "Which film crew are you with? That outfit looks pretty convincing!" Ma Hongwei walks 1.3kReads7.6Score10914d adds
4. 104 山 Blood in the Mountains 山林血 The East Sea, All Alone一个人的东海Urban432k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.1kReads7.4Score28014d adds
5. 105 孤 Lone Soldier, 1938 孤兵1938 Shang Xiao尚笑Historical728k WordsOngoing The 1st Battalion of the 680th Regiment, assigned to hold off the enemy, was about to be surrounded by the Japanese. The men could not all die for the sake of dying, so the regimental commander chose Shitou, his orderly, and sent him away from the position under the pretext of delivering a message to the brigade commander. The main force had already withdrawn early and changed its route according to the enemy's movements. Lost in the night, Shitou lost his way and became a lone soldier stranded 35.7kReads8.8Score3.3k14d adds
6. 106 魂 My Soul Traveled to 1903 Republican China 魂穿民国1903 User Mountain Peak用户山尖Historical2.5M WordsOngoing Transmigration, a pocket dimension, resistance against Japan. After transmigrating as Zhang Damao, he uses his pocket dimension to seize weapons, raid Japanese banks, stockpile food, and train soldiers, all to wipe out more Japanese invaders during the War of Resistance. 15.7kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds

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   He transmigrates, gains a spatial dimension, robs Japanese supplies, Russian arsenals, foreign merchant ships and cargo ships at sea, raids Parisian banking districts, takes in refugees, builds an army, collects various fruit trees, saplings, and grains to plant in his spatial dimension, and buys land overseas…

7. 107 穿 Transmigrate and Enlist to Survive! I Never Meant to Make a Big Splash! 穿越招兵活下去！真没想搞大事！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical376k WordsCompleted Zhang Ye wakes up and finds that he has transmigrated to an ancient dynasty in a parallel world. The whole village accuses him of having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law, then drives him out in the dead of winter to fend for himself. Faced with hundreds of sneering, disgusting faces, he fights back and accidentally activates a pocket-dimension System. If he can’t put up with it, he doesn’t have to. He’ll just fight! War breaks out as the nation descends into chaos, and the whole village 796Reads7.3Score10814d adds
8. 108 逐 Riding the Waves of Tokyo Bay: Starting in 1945 逐浪东京湾：从1945开始 Extremely Thick Glasses近视镜特别厚Historical606k WordsOngoing The protagonist himself transmigrates to Hengbin, Japan, after its defeat in 1945. Posing as a local, he works as an interpreter for the US military, becomes a shameless collaborator, builds a yakuza organization, and wreaks havoc on the Japanese who haven't yet paid for their crimes. He also gets up to all sorts of mischief with plenty of cute girls, makes it through the occupation, and eventually becomes a financial magnate. A story about making money and living life to the fullest! As they sa 41.8kReads6.4Score3.3k14d adds

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   The protagonist has brains, so you can read with confidence; it's a harem story. The protagonist transmigrates to 1945, after World War II, becoming an American translator, a collaborator with the Japanese, forming the Yakuza, causing trouble for the Japanese, and having many women he doesn't love. He eventually survives the Japanese military rule, and the economy recovers, making him a tycoon. [Laughing]

9. 109 抗 The War of Resistance’s Furnace of Flesh and Blood 抗战之血肉熔炉 Youngster from Lingnan岭南小后生Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This story is set in a parallel world. It follows Qin Ren, a passionate young man from the 21st century who transmigrates back to the War of Resistance Against Japan and becomes a Whampoa Military Academy cadet, fighting the Japanese invaders head-on. When the enemy's iron hooves sweep across the land, the sons and daughters of China rise up to resist the invasion. 25.4kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds

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   The more you read a novel about the War of Resistance against Japan, the more interesting it is.

10. 110 抗 War of Resistance: Heroes of Unyielding Loyalty 抗战之烈骨忠魂 Youngster from Lingnan岭南小后生Urban204k WordsOngoing This story takes place in a parallel timeline and is not official history. Readers, please don’t take it as such. A patriotic young person from the 21st century transmigrates by accident, heading to the front lines and experiencing the major battles firsthand. Bugles ring out as the mountains and rivers blaze, With a heart full of fervor, I march to my country’s final sacrifice. A stirring, tragic song of the soldiers who fought on the front lines. 26Reads—Score13014d adds
11. 111 空 Blank List 空白名单 Mai Ren脉人Urban862k WordsCompleted Wuhan is occupied, and the situation is treacherous and unpredictable. A mysterious list has drawn intense attention from all sides. It came from a Chinese Communist Party member who vanished eleven years ago, and now every faction is locked in a fierce struggle over it. To obtain the list, our organization sends a top student to infiltrate the upper ranks of the puppet regime in Wuhan. His name is Xiao Muyang. He has received no training and has never carried out a mission. His spotless record 1.4kReads8.2Score19314d adds

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    This is an epic spy novel!

12. 112 孤 A Lone Army Heading North: Starting with a Single Gun 孤军向北：从一把枪开始 Beacon Smoke to the North北向烽烟Urban447k WordsOngoing When Taiyuan falls, a promise and a debt of gratitude send him north against the tide. He never meant to be a hero, but he’s forced to take charge of a guerrilla unit that knows how to farm but not how to fight. “I’m going to teach you two things: how to kill the Japanese, and how to make it back alive.” Farmers, workers, soldiers, doctors, orphans, puppet policemen, black-market traders… A group of ordinary people who should have passed each other by are brought together by him amid the flames 7.6kReads7.1Score78814d adds

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    A masterpiece with meticulous attention to detail, very realistic and evoking the feeling of deserters fleeing from war. The rating has just been released, so there's no need to worry about the quality at all.

13. 113 续 Cliffhanger: The Butterfly at Dawn 【悬崖】续集破晓之蝶 Zeng Xueying曾学英Urban1.8M WordsOngoing The sequel to the spy classic The Brink! Hard-hitting espionage · historical mystery · a new chapter in the Ice City spy war In 1946, Harbin was liberated. Gu Qiuyan came back, carrying the echo of the gunshot that condemned her six years ago, and an obsession she could tell no one about. A rusted button was waiting for her in a crack in the wall of her old home. It was a deadly signal only she could understand. Was he still alive? Gao Bin, who once controlled everything, now wore a badge bear 3.3kReads8.8Score41014d adds

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    It's top-tier, I absolutely love it.

14. 114 兰 The Resistance History of the Outer Eight Schools: The Orchid's Intent 【外八门的抗战史】兰花有意 One Step, One Realm一步一江山Urban268k WordsOngoing Winning or losing a single chess game doesn't matter. The board is clear: one side is Chu, the other Han. If your general is captured, you can simply start a new game. But what if the realm is the game and the whole world is the board? There comes a time when losing is not an option! What can you do? Whether player or piece, everyone fears making one wrong move. They're scared to death. Because every move decides the fate of an entire realm! 21Reads—Score314d adds

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    Here are a few excerpts I like: "The crescent moon, people parting, don't say there's no lasting affection in the world, joys and sorrows, separations and reunions are preordained by fate… Sometimes, I find myself pondering here, what exactly is the nature of human relationships? Now, he has finally done what he wanted to do, his life has gained brilliance, even if we never see him again, so what? I can perfectly imagine what he looks like now, green military uniform, belt, gun in hand, light in his eyes… If I could see him, I might fall in love at first sight…" "But I can't see him now… Even if I could, what could I do? He loved me then, willing to do anything for me, even if it meant living a wretched life. Now it's my turn… How could I bear to let him go back to square one? He loved this country, loved this uniform, he wanted to prove his loyalty with his own blood, this uniform was the shroud he chose for himself…" "Sometimes, I ask God: what does it take to truly live a good life? Is it to shine like a shooting star across the sky, or to drift aimlessly like duckweed on water? I don't know, I can't understand... I only know he's gone. I don't care about the past or the future. Even if one day I see him achieve great success, he won't be the same person anymore. I can imagine that if that day ever comes, I'll be happier for him than my mother would be, but... That won't be love anymore, will it? I didn't even have time to truly love him..."

15. 115 铁 A Steel-Blooded Messenger in Changsha: Secret Words Decide Life and Death 铁血长沙传令兵密语决生死 Canghai Xiaoshi沧海小石Urban233k WordsCompleted A hard-hitting story grounded in historical sources, recreating the real battlefield. No cheats, only soldiers who fight to the death and never retreat! If you're from Changsha or Hunan, this one's for you! See how Xue Yue's "Heavenly Furnace" strategy burned Japanese general Anami Korechika to ashes, and stopped the three arrows aimed at Changsha! Witness the fierce battle at Dayun Mountain, the tearful fighting at the Xinqiang River, the rout at Jinjing Town, and how the 74th Army was defeat 393Reads—Score10314d adds

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    This is an absolute must-read! A strong recommendation: if China falls, it will only be because all the people of Hunan are extinct. Based on historical records, this is a realistic depiction of the Battle of Changsha, Xue Yue's "Heavenly Furnace" strategy, and the three lines of defense that relentlessly blocked the enemy. The bloody battles of Jinjing and Chunhua Mountain, the 74th Army's valiant fight, and the 10th Army's desperate defense of Changsha, the "furnace city," forging a formidable formidable force against the Japanese 3rd Division. Messengers used secret messages, a single word determining life and death. No system, no cheating, just the Hunanese fighting to the death against the invaders. If you like realistic depictions of the War of Resistance, don't miss it!

16. 116 抗 War of Resistance: I Just Want to Survive 抗战：我只想活下去 When I Arrived, Spring Had Passed Me By偏wo来时不逢春Urban1.1M WordsOngoing No System, not reborn. This is not the legend of a hero, but the story of someone who only wants to survive, making it through the flames and blood of World War II. The War of Resistance: I Just Want to Survive 115Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    No system, no rebirth, only the simplest promise. This book is not just a novel about the War of Resistance Against Japan, but also a history of loyalty, righteousness, blood, and tears of ordinary Chinese people. Search "The War of Resistance: I Just Want to Live" on Tomato Search; it's currently being serialized.

17. 117 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban450k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.5kReads5.5Score1.6k14d adds

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    Oh, and his name isn't Gao Rujin either.

18. 118 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical639k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 25.7kReads7.2Score1.8k14d adds
19. 119 两 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban232k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 3.4kReads—Score21114d adds

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    Sold for 66 yuan each

20. 120 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… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds

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    The second greatest warrior in the world, since I don't know the master...

21. 121 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5kReads5.8Score21614d adds

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    It's been almost an hour, I understand.

22. 122 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 532Reads7.7Score13514d adds
23. 123 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 172Reads7.2Score14914d adds
24. 124 来 I Arrived in Another World to Kill the Japanese 来到异界杀鬼子 Third Young Master of the Luo Family骆氏三少Urban497k WordsCompleted While robbing a tomb, the protagonist accidentally triggers a mechanism and transmigrates to a parallel universe in 1937, another world! Faced with the Japanese invaders’ slaughter and plunder, the protagonist activates the Slaughter System: kill the Japanese, seize their gear and weapons, and obtain vast quantities of military supplies! From tomb robber to a God of War who makes the Japanese tremble at his name, he destroys nuclear test sites, quells strange incidents in the Northeast, and reco 85Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    I'd like to recommend a book that I think is quite good.

25. 125 道 The Void Dream of the Dao Source 道源虚梦 Youbai Isn't Sweet悠白不甜Urban1.6M WordsOngoing They seek the Heavenly Dao and trace everything back to its source. Is it all an illusion, or does it truly exist? The humans living in the world today are so weak. They have no control over birth, aging, sickness, or death. Mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas are impassable barriers, and they need outside tools just to travel. Yet who could have imagined that humans were not native to Blue Star? It is almost impossible to believe... In the Primordial Era, humans crossed countless starfields to a 220Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A must-read long fantasy novel, not to be missed.

26. 126 1 1938: I Break Through the Encirclement with My Bangdi as a Blade 1938，我用梆笛为刃突出重围 A Fish Comprehending Heaven and Earth参悟天地一条鱼Modern Romance193k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Spy Thriller + Siblings Fighting to Survive + Love of Country and Family] March 1938, on the eve of the great search of Fengtian City. Three days before Su Wanqing’s sixteenth birthday, her mother presses a bangdi flute into her hands, while her father pushes her and her younger brother onto a mule cart headed out of the city. When a puppet policeman’s red nose presses against the cart curtain and a Japanese military policeman’s saber cleaves through the snow, the girl from 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Take a look at this book about the stories of female soldiers in the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. Don't skip it just because you see that few people have read it. Actually, the subject matter is too niche, and the stories of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army are even more niche.

27. 127 他 Someone Else's Beloved? The Commander Will Still Take Her by Force 他人挚爱？督军照样强娶豪夺 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted (Male stand-in, possessive pursuit, forced love, intense push and pull, powerful man bows his head, two strong leads, both devoted to each other) Transmigrated into a warlord-ravaged era, Ruan Xiaoxiao only wants to keep her head down and survive. But disaster strikes: her comrade is framed and thrown into the police station. With nowhere else to turn, she has no choice but to humble herself and beg Huo Yunting, the governor of three provinces, who holds the power of life and death. Everyone s 2.7kReads—Score22414d adds
28. 128 在 After Becoming a Rich Woman in the Republic of China, I Caught the Eye of a Rowdy Soldier 在民国卷成富婆后，被军痞盯上了 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted (Republican-era setting, military marriage, one-on-one, both pure) Fourth Young Master Huo Mingyuan is a flirtatious, carefree man. He dotes on cats and dogs, keeps crickets, frequents dance halls and brothels, gambles, sponsors celebrities and opera stars, and keeps mistresses. He's a typical playboy in the Northwest Army, all appetite and no ability. Even on his wedding day, his family had to drag him away from a crowd of women in an opera house and force him into wedding clothes to go through 473Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 129 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 4kReads8.8Score45014d adds
30. 130 我 In the 1980s, I Became a Military Wife Through My Own Merit 我在八零靠实力成为了军嫂 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance788k WordsCompleted (Sweet period romance + military marriage + intense romantic tension + pure romance + gourmet cooking + 1v1) People often say, “A stranger is as lovely as jade, a gentleman peerless in the world.” Lu Sinian, a prominent figure in the military compound, has always seemed like an immortal being to the unmarried young women there: lofty and untouchable. Then Zhang Yaoyao moved into the compound. One look at Lu Sinian was enough to leave her awestruck, and she announced in front of everyone that she 337Reads7.5Score—14d adds
31. 131 裴 After Captain Pei Fell from Grace, He Insisted on Dating My Older Sister 裴队走下神坛后，非要和我姐弟恋 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted [Military romance set in a bygone era, forced love, intense chemistry, older woman and younger man, younger wolf-dog raised by her, stunning and flamboyant wild-rose lawyer × refined, ascetic military officer fresh from prison; both each other's first] Everyone in the Flying Eagle squadron knew that their commander, Pei Ce, was reserved and taciturn, refined and extraordinary. Countless admirers had been intimidated into keeping their distance. He always wore a string of Buddhist prayer beads a 10Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 132 强 After Claiming Him by Force, the Crown Prince Keeps Pursuing, Competing, and Flirting with Me 强取豪夺后，太子又争又抢又撩野 Zhou Yichui周一吹Ancient Romance410k WordsCompleted (Forced marriage and conquest, intense tension, the powerful one bowing his head, a gorgeous and brazen young escort chief VS a ruthless, hot-tempered prince, both virgins) Prince Li Mingyu was looked down on from birth because his mother's family was lowborn. He was sent to a military camp on the frontier to be toughened up. But who could have expected a palace coup? Li Mingyu returned to the palace with 150,000 frontier soldiers to save the emperor. All the princes of noble birth were killed o 152Reads—Score1514d adds
33. 133 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 17kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds
34. 134 夜 Night Hawk: Espionage in Shanghai from Five Factions 夜鹰，五方谍战上海滩 A Smile一枚微笑Urban530k WordsCompleted He is the manager of a trading company in the foreign concessions, a smooth and well-connected socialite, a codebreaking expert courted by the Military Statistics Bureau, a welcome guest at No. 76, and even a sworn brother to a Green Gang boss. Beneath all those layers of disguise, he has only one true identity: an underground Communist Party operative, codenamed “Night Hawk.” Shanghai in 1941 is an isolated island, but it's also a living hell. The Japanese collaborators, the Special Higher Poli 6.3kReads7.2Score49214d adds
35. 135 金 Shadows of Jinling: From the Start, I Burned the Special Higher Police Agency's Files 金陵谍影：开局烧了特高课档案 A Smile一枚微笑Urban133k WordsCompleted In the third year after Nanjing fell, Wei Jiangmin had been hiding in a pawnshop by the Qinhuai River for three years. A code written on mulberry paper was tucked inside the pawnshop ledger, while the secret code to a Japanese military defense map was sealed in three old account books dating back to the Guangxu era. Then Major Matsumoto Ichiro of the Kempeitai Special Higher Police opened the pawnshop door. The first key was hidden in a partition wall in an old house on Sanshan Street. Only the 59Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 136 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 12.1kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds

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    A long-running, 2 million-word serialized anti-Japanese war spy novel, still being updated, featuring a male protagonist who repeatedly impersonates others and goes undercover.

37. 137 铜 The Storms of Tongguan Stronghold 铜关寨风云 Huang Youcheng黄攸成Historical109k WordsOngoing The Rise and Fall of Tongguan Stronghold The Yellow River's turbid waves crash against the ancient stronghold; beacon fires rise as its people pray for peace. The fate of this remote corner touches all of China; a century of storms is bound to the locust trees of home. Righteous heroes give their hearts to quelling banditry; valiant warriors drive off the Japanese invaders! May these written tales of hardship add to the unofficial histories, and do justice to our forebears' lofty ambitions! The 117Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story of the War of Resistance against Japan begins after Chapter 7 of "The Storm at Tongguan Village." Please stay tuned! [Please follow]

38. 138 囤 I Stockpiled Fifty Million Supplies and Went on a Rampage in Songhu 囤货五千万，我在淞沪杀疯了 Dancing Orange Cat会跳舞的橘座Urban420k WordsOngoing Ten years of brotherhood turned out to be a setup. His wife had been cheating for three years, and his company went bankrupt. That day, the Beacon Fire System awakened: in 72 hours, he would transmigrate to Shanghai on August 12, 1937. He took out online loans and pawned the family home, scraping together fifty million. He stockpiled medicine, food, and equipment, and dug a twenty-million-yuan grave for the cheating pair. The day his creditors surrounded his home, he stood amid the ruins of Zhab 4kReads6.5Score19314d adds

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    Fight the Japanese together

39. 139 狙 Sniper: A Bloody Battle in Savage Mountain 狙击手之血战野人山 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Urban333k WordsCompleted In 1942, the Chinese Expeditionary Force's campaign in Burma ends in defeat, and its surviving troops retreat into the wilds of northern Burma. The protagonist, Qin Yu, is a captain and sniper in the 51st Division of the 74th Army. Separated from the main force during a brutal rearguard action, he plunges alone into a green hell said to be thick with miasma and crawling with poisonous insects. Badly wounded and out of ammunition and food, Qin Yu encounters fellow stragglers along the way: milita 2.9kReads8.8Score26814d adds

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40. 140 烽 Changbai in the Flames of War: The Lone Hunter 烽火长白：孤胆猎手 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Urban570k WordsCompleted During the War of Resistance Against Japan, a small village sat beneath Changbai Mountain. Japanese troops swept through the foothills, attacking the mountain village where hunter Tian Dazhuang lived. His parents were brutally killed while protecting their neighbors and helping Dazhuang escape. Dazhuang witnessed the tragedy and was consumed by grief. At his parents’ graves, he swore an oath and set out alone on a path of revenge. 1.3kReads6.3Score11714d adds
41. 141 烽 Beacon Fires over Changbai: Hunting Unit 731 烽火长白：猎杀731 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Urban675k WordsCompleted A seed buried deep beneath the frozen earth of Changbai Mountain by blood and fire broke through the ice in the heart of a six-year-old boy named Shitou. It was no towering tree, but a twisted, resilient shoot of revenge, bristling with thorns. Its roots sank into the blood, tears, and corpses of one hundred and twenty chapters. Its nourishment came from Iron Egg’s final roar as he shoved Shitou into a crevice: “Run!” It came from Sister Zhou’s back as she spread her arms and was pierced by bayo 71Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 142 重 Reborn with a Barrett, I Slaughter My Way Through Songhu 重生之一把巴特雷杀穿淞沪 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Urban241k WordsCompleted Chen Yu, a modern special forces sniper, transmigrates into the body of a Nationalist Army deserter awaiting execution on the Songhu battlefield. He brings with him not only top-tier sniping skills and tactical expertise, but also the devastating M82A1 Barrett sniper rifle he gained through transmigration, cutting a swath through the enemy ranks… 2kReads6.6Score12514d adds
43. 143 烽 Beacon Fires Over Changbai: The Bandit-Busting Squad 烽火长白：绿林锄奸队 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Urban318k WordsCompleted After his family is brutally murdered when a traitor sells them out, bandit chief Zhao Hu angrily disbands the “Ghost-Fearing” band and forms the “Bandit Anti-Traitor Corps,” vowing to kill Japanese soldiers and collaborators. Starting with just a handful of brothers, he fights a series of battles at Heifeng Pass, Xinglong Town, Liangshui River, Laojun Ravine, Tiger’s Mouth, and elsewhere. They blow up Japanese supply depots, rescue captured civilians, sabotage a germ-warfare laboratory, and int 899Reads—Score10414d adds
44. 144 逆 Turning the Tide at Songhu: From Rout to Nightmare of the Japanese 逆战淞沪：从溃兵到日寇的噩梦 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Urban316k WordsCompleted The Battle of Shanghai broke out in 1937, and a tide of defeat swept through the entire army. Led by Platoon Leader Lu Hanjiang, a ragtag band of thirty-seven scattered soldiers rose against the odds from the ruins of Luodian. They had no unit designation, no supplies, and no reinforcements, yet through flexible tactics such as night raids, ambushes, and urban warfare, they repeatedly worked miracles amid the Japanese army’s relentless encirclement campaigns. From Hongkou to Luodian, from Sihang 580Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 145 地 Tunnel Warfare: The Cellar at My Home Connects to the Whole Village 地道战：我家地窖通全村 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Rural Life320k WordsCompleted There's a way out beneath the stove. The Japanese have arrived. Li Shitou's mother lifts the iron pot off the stove, revealing not a vegetable cellar but a tunnel his father had spent sixteen years digging. At first, it was only big enough for the family to crouch inside. Later, the tunnel beneath the stove connected the whole village: Aunt Liu's millstone, Ergouzi's old locust tree, the ruined temple at the village entrance. Lift any patch of ground, and there was a road underneath. Later still 485Reads—Score11014d adds
46. 146 长 Eagle of the Skies: The Blood and Fire of Jianqiao's Fallen Heroes 长空之鹰：笕桥英烈的血火云天 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Eagles in the Vast Sky: Blood and Fire Above Jianqiao, the Fallen Heroes’ Battlefield This is a military historical novel set during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. It tells the heroic story of a generation of Chinese pilots, represented by Lin Feng, who rose from a country in ruins to fight bloody battles in the skies. In 1931, Shenyang fell. Young Lin Feng witnessed his childhood sweetheart, Chen Ruoxi, die beneath Japanese bombs and vowed, “I’ll fly up there and see for eve 238Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 147 烽 Xiaojiu, the Warhound 烽火神犬小九 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Urban286k WordsCompleted That blood-soaked mountain village became Bao Xiaojiu’s lifelong nightmare. It huddled among the dying embers in the stove, listening to the screams and wild laughter rising and falling outside, its warm body pressed tight against its mother’s corpse as it grew cold. The air reeked of blood, mixed with the unfamiliar, cold smell of rust and gunpowder. Just as terror nearly choked it, a pair of warm, slightly trembling hands gently brushed aside the ashes covering it. A blood-soaked young man sta 65Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 148 抗 The Steel Storm Regiment in the War to Resist America and Aid Korea 抗美援朝之钢铁风暴连 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Historical778k WordsCompleted 518Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 149 潜 Hidden Dragon 1942: My Special Forces in the War of Resistance 潜龙1942：我的抗战特种部队 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Historical783k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Feel free to head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 125Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 150 猎 A Hunter’s War of Resistance 猎人的抗战 Bamboo Wishes You Well竹你Urban2.6M WordsCompleted In the late autumn of 1938, the Japanese army invaded this unspoiled land to wipe out the Anti-Japanese United Army and plunder the region's forest resources. They not only burned villages to the ground, but also slaughtered the locals under the pretext that they were “bandits.” Cao Xingguo was in the mountains tracking prey at the time. When he returned to find his home reduced to ashes, he put down his hunting rifle and turned it on the invaders. Knowing the mountains like the back of his hand 1.6kReads7.1Score14814d adds

    Reader note

    This anti-Japanese war novel is very well written. The characters are vivid and lively, and the anti-Japanese sentiment is high, fully demonstrating the determination to resist and severely striking at the Japanese invaders.

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