Novels like Blood Stains the Great Ming
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- 1 My Father's Tank 父亲的战车 This is a tale of a father's legendary life, and of the wars he fought. His life was like a war chariot, always moving, always fighting. At last, the chariot could go no farther and came to a stop. His life was a polished portrait of the Republic, a history of its development. He was an ordinary soldier. I don't know how to define the theme of this book about my father, but through this work I will reflect seriously on questions like these: the War of Liberation, the Korean War, and the develop —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Fight to the Bitter End 血战到底 Wang Shicheng and Zhang Haiqing, students at National Central University in Nanjing, bravely fought Japanese spies and criminal gangs while still in school. On the eve of Nanjing’s fall, their journey to Chongqing took one unexpected turn after another. Faced with brutal Japanese soldiers, cunning spies, shameless collaborators, and suffering civilians, where will they turn? Read on to find out! 1.3kReads8.8Score145Shelves
- 3 The Fallen Heroes Return Home 英魂归乡 The story's timeline and setting are based on real history, but the plot is fictional. With multiple protagonists and storylines, no female lead, no System, no saintly protagonist, and no nonsensical behavior, this story follows the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries from the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan through the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. They fought and sacrificed themselves, one after another, for the victory of a new China... 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Three Kingdoms: Heroes Come and Go Between Heaven and Earth 三国：英雄往来天地间 In the seventh year of the Chiwu era of the Kingdom of Wu, Lu Xun died of illness, enraged by his involvement in a struggle within the royal family. His son, Lu Kang, returned to Wuchang for the funeral, where he met Yang Hu of Cao Wei. The two became close friends. As Lu Kang first entered court, he was forced to contend with internal strife, open and covert attacks, invasion by a rival state, the ups and downs of his romance, and his deep friendship with Yang Hu. Carrying on his father's leg —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Vanished Empire (Complete in Seven Volumes) 消失的帝国（全七册） Heading west, the nomadic peoples who emerged from ancient China went on to establish powerful empires, produce generations of descendants, and pass on their civilizations. They experienced both prosperity and decline, writing glorious chapters across the long river of history. This seven-volume set introduces the origins, development, and eventual disappearance of the Rouran, Xianbei, Jurchen, Xiongnu, Western Liao, Khitan, and Nanzhao. Their migrations, former glory, and wars have all been rem 25Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 6 The Tale of Dacheng: A Lone Fortress Beyond the Frontier 大成故事之塞外孤城 Xu Jing and Wang Lie are the garrison commanders of Liangchuan City on the northwestern frontier of the Great Cheng Kingdom. For more than ten years, they have repeatedly repelled invasions from the Western Yao Kingdom. In the twentieth year of Wucheng, Chancellor Qin Guo rebels and conspires with the Western Yao army to invade. With internal turmoil and external threats stirring up a bloody storm, what will Xu Jing and Wang Lie do...? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Decisive Battle in the Northeast 决战东北 China’s revolutionary wars form an epic of revolutionary heroism that stirs the soul. Drawing on a wide range of historical documents, this book extensively quotes wartime correspondence and letters exchanged between the Party Central Committee, the Northeast Bureau, the Northeast Democratic United Army, and various combat units, as well as memoirs by senior commanders from both sides. It reconstructs the true history of the decisive Kuomintang-Communist battles in Northeast China, a history tha —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 8 Saving the Song: A Male Favorite's Rise Stirs the World 挽宋：面首逆袭搅动天下 Yang Xiao had barely transmigrated to the late Southern Song when he was sold to a female casino owner as her male companion. Starting at the very bottom, he rose from a casino errand boy to a great hero's disciple, then step by step became a hero capable of changing the world. Master math, science, and chemistry, and you can travel through any ancient era without fear; Master history, geography, and politics, and you can bluff your way through court and countryside without breaking a sweat. As —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Ink on the Pass Beneath the Moon 墨染关山月 People know the Song dynasty produced poets, but who knows that its poets could fight, too? The Southern Song literary giants Lu You and Xin Qiji were both iron-willed heroes who could write with the pen to bring peace to the realm and wield a spear to secure it. Lu You wrote poetry throughout his life, composing nearly ten thousand poems, more than any other poet from ancient times. He was also a legendary warrior hailed as the “Song Dynasty’s Wu Song.” The turmoil of the Jingkang Crisis forged 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Princes of Great Wei 大魏王侯 Xu Zixian, a fallen prince's heir, is reborn in the final days of a dynasty. He fights to save himself, eventually ascends to the throne, and becomes the ruler of Wei. Later generations recorded the revival under the Great Wei ruler, recounting how, with extraordinary talent and unruffled composure, he competed with heroes for supremacy and ultimately stood above them all. 11Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 11 Chronicles of the Zhongwu Army: Rivalry Among Eight Clans 忠武军镇录：八族纷争 [Late Tang/Five Dynasties] [Meticulously researched historical novel] [Military strategy and political intrigue] [No System] [No transmigration] In the fifth year of Qianfu under Emperor Xizong of Tang (878), flames of war erupted between the Yellow and Huai Rivers. Huang Chao and Shang Rang once again joined forces, sweeping across the Central Plains, and the age of chaos, with regional military governors carving up the lands east of the Pass, began with a thunderous roar. Under the Zhongwu Arm 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Stealing the Light 窃明 The hero bears the hopes of the court and the people; the Demon King dreams of conquering the realm. He never loses a battle, never fails to take a city, revives the Great Ming, and ushers in peace for generations. The hero is held in the hearts of two emperors. He keeps his word, acts decisively, wins fame across the land, and wins the hearts of the realm, while the Demon King plots in secret. A long road of bones paves the way to the throne: the hero's blood flows without end, and the heads of 41Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 13 An Invincible General 战将无敌 Chen Fan transmigrated by accident while carrying out a mission. The fiery battlefield tempered the soldiers and forged a battle-hardened commander! 16Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 14 My Grandfather’s Extraordinary Life 我姥爷不平凡的一生 Ordinary people can create extraordinary lives! "San'er, get up and get to work!" "Third Brother, let's go!" "The strongest combat squad is here!" the terrified enemy cried. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Turncoat 变臣 A farm boy, as humble as a weed in the fields. After surviving the lightning tribulation, the world shifts, and dragons and fish dance amid the changing winds and clouds. To protect his family, loved ones, and friends, the simple-hearted boy has no choice but to climb higher, step by step. One word, change, speaks volumes of helplessness. When he looks back, his original convictions remain unchanged, but the world is no longer what it was. 19Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 16 Northeastern Tales: The Bandit Suppression in Hegang 东北往事：鹤岗剿匪记 October 1945, Hegang, Northeast China. The Japanese collaborators left behind are scrambling for their own gain. The Kuomintang is ruthless and treacherous. Bandit gangs lurk in the shadows, watching for an opportunity. And the first Communist Party director of the Mining Bureau, appointed just two days ago, has disappeared without a trace... Called to take charge in a crisis! Call them demons and monsters, or ghosts and ghouls, this is the people's city, this is the people's land! I, Zhang Xiao 163Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 17 Zhang Zizhong: Defending the Borders and the Homeland 捍疆卫土张自忠 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the War of Resistance Against Japan. Zhang Zizhong was the highest-ranking Chinese officer to die for his country in the War of Resistance. Publishing a work about him at that time carried both historical and contemporary significance. The novel begins with the Central Plains War between Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Yuxiang, and Yan Xishan in 1930, focusing on Zhang Zizhong's loyalty and courage as he resisted foreign aggress —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 18 Wei Qing, the Flying General of Dragon City 龙城飞将卫青 From an illegitimate stable boy to Grand Marshal of Weiyang Palace! From a lowly horse groom in the Marquis of Pingyang’s household to the Han dynasty’s great warrior who swept the Xiongnu from the field, Wei Qing’s life is an iron-blooded legend of a man rising from humble beginnings. He launched a surprise attack on Longcheng, ending a century of setbacks for Han forces against the Xiongnu; reclaimed the Hetao region, extending the frontier by a thousand li and securing the Han dynasty’s north 3.6kReads6.9Score153Shelves
- 19 Great Han: I Follow Bangzi and Earn Myself a Marquisate 大汉：我跟着邦子混个封侯 When Xiao Xi woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated to the Qin dynasty and become a low-ranking clerk in the Pei County government office. He had failed to pass the civil service exam in his previous life, so he never expected to make it this time. Wait, his uncle was Xiao He? And his former self used to run around with a notorious rogue named Liu Ji? Well, Xiao Xi would just have to live well. Once the Han dynasty was founded, surely he could at least earn himself a noble title, right 937Reads7.5Score102Shelves
- 20 The Secret History of the Republic of China (2-Book Set) 民国秘史（全两册） How did Shanghai’s “Big Three” of the old days make their fortunes? Where did the saying “Huang Jinrong loved money, Zhang Xiaolin was good at fighting, and Du Yuesheng knew how to handle people” come from? Was there really an invincible Mizong boxing style in Xiaonanhe Village, Tianjin? Between Huo Yuanjia, the grandmaster of his generation, and Ye Wen, the gentleman of Wing Chun, who was the true martial arts master of the Republic of China era? How did Shandong bandits plan the notorious trai 153Reads9.2Score125Shelves
- 21 Fallen Falcon: The Rescue of an F-15E Pilot, Based on a True Story 猎鹰坠落之营救F15E飞行员·真实改编 Falcon Down: The Rescue of an F-15E Pilot, Based on a True Story 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Turbulent Times in the Great Tang: Guo Ziyi 大唐风云之郭子仪 Guo Ziyi’s Four-Dynasty Survival Guide In a command tent on a snowy night, 58-year-old Guo Ziyi takes on An Lushan’s 150,000 rebels with just 30,000 battered troops. He single-handedly props up the tottering Tang Dynasty, yet survives power struggles across four reigns to become a legend: a man whose achievements could overshadow his sovereign, yet never arouse his sovereign’s suspicion! Born into the Guo clan of Taiyuan and a top graduate of the military examinations, Guo Ziyi spends more than 874Reads6.5Score102Shelves
- 23 A Heart of Loyalty in Han Blood 汉血丹心 Across a thousand years, the Milky Way flows over the mortal world; with ink and brush, a poet's words paint the realm. The world is a furnace, iron hooves shattering dreams as beacon fires blaze; the four seas stretch wide, where weapons of war are laid down and jade and silk exchanged. The one who ushers in an age of prosperity for all time bears but a single heart, loyal and true! 17Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 24 The Common People Rise in a Time of Chaos 乱世之庶民崛起 Also known as: "Dominating the Realm Starts with Winning the Villagers' Support" After transmigrating, Yun Fan arrives in the Great Sheng during the reign of Zhao Shun. The north is suffering a severe drought, the south is flooded, and the lords of the Nine Provinces rule independently. The people are in dire straits, and rebellions break out one after another. 58Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 25 From the Start, I'm a Disgraced Prince in the Cold Palace 开局冷宫废皇子 Transmigration + history + strategy + cultivation + a golden finger... "What? The useless prince has become an unrivaled god of war!" "The Chen Kingdom, on the verge of destruction, has somehow staged a comeback!" Chen Feng, a civil servant from Blue Star, transmigrates to another world and becomes a prince of a kingdom on the brink of collapse. Fortunately, the Strategic Mastermind System binds itself to him, allowing him to summon civil officials and military generals. Watch as I turn the tide 402Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 26 Saving 1644: Starting with Transmigrating as Li Yan 拯救1644：从穿越李岩开始 How can a disaster be prevented? It is often harder than we imagine. Disasters are never caused by individuals, but by whole societies. Looking at the problems of several centuries ago through the eyes of someone who has transmigrated might help ordinary people like us better understand the crises we face today and how to overcome them! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Truth About Sending Troops to Korea 出兵朝鲜真相 On July 27, 1953, the Korean War, which had lasted nearly three years, finally came to an end with the signing of an armistice agreement. Looking back on this war, people often cite two remarks. One came from Peng Dehuai, commander of the Chinese People's Volunteers: “The era when Western aggressors could seize a country simply by positioning a few cannons along an eastern coastline has gone forever.” The other came from Omar Bradley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff: “We fought the wr —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 28 One Tank Held Off a German Armored Division for 24 Hours, Based on a True Story 一辆坦克挡住一个德军装甲师，长达24小时，真实改编 A single tank held off a German armored division for a full 24 hours. Based on a true story. 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 A Complete Record of the Nanjing Massacre 南京大屠杀全纪录 The book The Nanjing Massacre recounts the Defense of Nanjing and the Nanjing Massacre, which took place at the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan. The events drew worldwide attention: one for the defense of the capital, the other for the slaughter of 300,000 of our compatriots. Countless Chinese soldiers gave their lives in the battle to defend the capital. Their noble patriotism is an honor to all Chinese soldiers and the people. The horrific Nanjing Massacre was a profound humil —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 30 Bloodbath at Wuhan 血战大武汉 Bloodbath at Wuhan, written by Zhang Jun, is a work of documentary literature depicting the history of the Battle of Wuhan. The battle lasted four and a half months and left 40,000 Japanese troops dead or wounded. It was the largest campaign of the War of Resistance in terms of the number of troops mobilized by China and Japan, the extent of the battlefield, and the length of the fighting. It also inflicted the heaviest losses on the Japanese and was the largest battle of the war's strategic def —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 31 The Hundred-Yuan War: The Battle Between the Underachievers and the Top Students 百元战纪：学渣和学霸之间的战争 Can an ordinary person really not change history? Stop always transmigrating as emperors and princes. [The rise of Wei Xiaobao, a minor diplomat in the Great Shun dynasty!] [Plenty of comedy and historical references + alternate history + no technology cheat + tight logic] In 1744, one hundred years after the fall of the Ming dynasty, the world should be on the eve of the Industrial Revolution. But this strange world has no metal resources, no iron or copper mines, and so there is no Industrial 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Wuwei 無為 This is a story of a world in chaos, set during China's most turbulent and brutal era: the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. There is no Langya List-style master plan here, where everything is arranged in advance. Instead, it follows the protagonist's journey from a blank slate to the peak! There are setbacks, growth, lessons about life, realistic experiences of personal development, and the use of ancient military tactics. There are also political intrigue, checks and balances, strategy, —Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 33 A Quest for Survival at the End of the Ming 明末求生记 By chance, Zhang Xuan found himself in the late Ming, and all he wanted was to survive. But for himself, for his wife and daughter, and for the people of the realm, he took one step after another on the road to seizing the throne! The land lay shattered, its mountains and rivers adrift like willow catkins in the wind. All under heaven looked to Lord Zhang. 64Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 34 Silent Thunderbolt: The 57th Air Battle 沉默的霹雳之五七空战 Silent Thunderbolt: The May 7 Air Battle 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Whole Story of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, More or Less 就东晋那点事儿呗 [Historical] [Political Intrigue] [Transmigration] [No System] [The Upheaval of the Five Barbarians] During the Xian Kang era of the Eastern Jin dynasty, modern-day Wang Yan is unexpectedly transported back in time and becomes the legitimate son of the Langya Wang clan, long lost among the common people. Just after arriving, he is ambushed by mysterious assassins and forced into the treacherous power struggle unfolding in Linyuan County. Only a few years have passed since the suppression of Su J 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Drunk Beneath the Mountains 醉卧江山 These are the best of times, and they are also the worst of times. Some live beside the Qinhuai River, where songs and wine promise a peaceful age and beautiful women beckon from ten miles away, singing of the “Flowers in the Backyard” across the river. Some live on battlefields filled with smoke, where barbarians pound at the passes by night and snow clings to their bows and blades, facing life and death together as they cling to their tattered robes. Su Mu has arrived. He has seen it all and l 549Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 37 The Iron-Blooded General of the War of Resistance 抗战之铁血军神 Special Forces king Wang Tiejun transmigrates to the smoke-filled battlefields of the War of Resistance Against Japan, becoming a low-ranking soldier in a Xiangxi militia. Shouldering the burden of protecting his home and country, he charges at the very front, bathing in blood as he slays the enemy. Countless times, he claws his way back from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, ultimately becoming a legendary iron-blooded god of war. Leading an elite army across the battlefield, he routs the 111Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 38 The Great Ryukyu Naval Battle: A Landlocked Sea 以陆引海之琉球大海战 The Great Ryukyu Naval Battle, with Lu Yin Leading the Fleet 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Harem-Battling Consort Is a Sword Immortal: The Southern Dynasty’s Strange Case 宫斗娘娘是剑仙之南朝诡事 One moment, they’re pulling hair in a palace power struggle. The next, they’re dueling with swords in a parallel world! In the middle of the palace intrigue, everyone turns into sword immortals! In Southern Chen, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, power struggles rage inside and outside the palace. The court and the imperial harem are both shrouded in intrigue. Forty-two boys and twenty-four girls. Emperor Chen Xu of Southern Chen, reputedly the most prolific emperor in history, sits in —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Berated Song Jiang from the Start and Split Liangshan Apart 开局怒怼宋江，我分裂了梁山 A pardon? What the hell would I want a pardon for? I transmigrate as Shi Jin, the Nine-Tattooed Dragon, and angrily tear up Song Jiang's script for accepting amnesty! Accepting amnesty is nothing but a death warrant Song Jiang has written for his Liangshan brothers! When Song Jiang tries to trade his brothers' heads for an official title at Chenqiaoyi, I step forward: Song Gongming, tell me this: sacrificing your own brothers' lives for a pardon decree, is that for the future of the Liangshan br 6.8kReads7.6Score455Shelves
- 41 Free and Easy Wanderings 逍遥游 Through a twist of fate, he mistakenly entered the Tang Dynasty. Here was the handsome Li Chunfeng, as well as the sly and secretly scheming Yuan Tiangang. Here was the peerlessly charming Xiao Gaoyang, as well as the thirteen-year-old Wu Meiniang. Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. Follow Li Yulang, who transmigrated with a jaunty swagger, as he laughs his way through the Zhenguan era and turns the Tang Dynasty upside down with favors, grudges, romance, dreams, promises, a 6.2kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
- 42 Aspirations of Greatness 峥嵘志 A true man should have lofty ambitions, roam the world, and live with passion and freedom. Rescue those in danger and compose music and write books; kill bandits to save his father, then keep vigil at his thatched cottage; take in orphans and raise them, offer strategies to end the locust plague; drive out the barbarians, comfort the people, and defend a land on their behalf. See how the prodigy who came into the world with a heavenly fire earns the title of the Compassionate Farmer, step by ste 948Reads8.3Score103Shelves
- 43 Springtime in the Great Ming 大明春色 In the turbulent early years of the Ming Dynasty, a king destined to lose his reputation and be burned alive must embark on a path of defying Heaven. How will old grudges, love and hatred, merits and failures all play out this time? 92Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 44 A Tiger Swallowing Ten Thousand Miles: The Life of Liu Yu 气吞万里如虎：刘裕大传 In a turbulent age, heroes rose one after another, and Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of the Southern Song, was the most dazzling legend of the period from the late Eastern Jin to the early Southern Dynasties. Born into a humble family in Jingkou, he was driven by the bold spirit of a chaotic age. Armored and armed, he rode through war and upheaval, crushing Huan Xuan and suppressing Lu Xun, then destroying Southern Yan, Qiao Shu, and Later Qin. With iron resolve and strategic brilliance, he brought the cha 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Real Story of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 这才是太平天国 With humor, extensive knowledge, and original insights, this book presents the most detailed, informative, compelling, perceptive, distinctive, and realistic account of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It follows official historical records strictly, prioritizing accuracy and rigor. Logical analysis and comparisons across multiple sources are used to distinguish fact from fiction, with no fabrication or made-up claims to mislead readers. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Warlord at the End of the Sui Dynasty 隋末枭雄 [Warfare and conquest] + [Court intrigue] + [No System] + [No harem] + [Transmigration] The Sui has lost its prize, and the heroes of the land are vying for it. In the ninth year of Daye under the Sui, Yang Xuangan’s rebellion at Liyang is defeated, and he dies. His friend Li Mi flees alone, a fugitive with nowhere to turn. Shen Yan, a modern archaeology student, unexpectedly transmigrates his soul into the body of Li Mi, fleeing through the final years of the Sui Dynasty, fourteen hundred years 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Pacifying the Troubled Times Again 再平乱世 No transmigration, no rebirth, no fantasy, no System. An alternate history. If you find the first few chapters hard to get into, try skipping ahead to Chapter 50. Because of an emperor’s deep suspicion, Pei Rong, the Pillar of State who had destroyed three of the seven kingdoms during a time of chaos, was framed and killed. His wife took her own life after him, and their eighteen-year-old son, Pei Mu, inherited the ducal title. Now the royal family wants to take his wife as well. Yet the Northe 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Three Shifts in a Row 一连三班 A moving story about a group of young soldiers who, after the Korean War broke out, gave up their comfortable lives and resolutely returned to the military to defend their country and fight bravely. 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Liu Yu: Finding My Way at 35 刘裕：35岁不迷茫 The toughest emperor in Chinese history: Liu Yu. He founded his dynasty through a hundred battles, rising from an impoverished gambler to become an emperor. He shattered the rigid class system of the Jin Dynasty and founded the Song, where men of humble birth could rise and take charge. Liu Yu's story has war, political intrigue, beautiful women, and great ambition, but no made-up history. Xie Lingyun, Tao Yuanming, Pei Songzhi, Wang Zhen'e, Tan Daoji, Liu Muzhi, Shen Yue, and many others appear 243Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 50 I Went on a Rampage in the Late Tang Dynasty 我在晚唐杀疯了 Li Tao, a modern-day wage slave, accidentally transmigrates into the body of Li Ye, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang. Using every means at his disposal, he purges powerful eunuchs from the court and establishes a new army. Then he crushes Wang Jian, outmaneuvers Li Maozhen, intimidates Han Jian, corners Zhu Wen, and tramples Li Keyong. Amid the chaos, he restores order and brings the Tang dynasty back to greatness! 161Reads—Score—Shelves
