Novels like The Remnants
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Remnants, best match first.
- 1 Fighting the Japanese: Starting in the Northeast 抗倭：从东北开始 Zhou Yang, a soldier discharged from the army five years ago, transmigrates to the anti-Japanese battlefield of 1932 after an accident. See how he uses modern knowledge to ride into Tokyo and admire the cherry blossoms, then watch Mount Fuji erupt. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 From Zijin Mountain to Yan’an 从紫金山到延安 A War of Resistance story with no System! He is an ordinary soldier in the Central Training Corps, from the defense of Shanghai to Purple Mountain in Nanjing... This is an ordinary man’s story of resisting the Japanese. He firmly believes that the Chinese people’s backbone cannot be broken, because all around him are comrades like himself, willing to give their lives to drive out the invaders. Ambushes, bloody battles, hand-to-hand combat... They use every method of warfare and every possible st 37Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 3 Ironblood Years of the War of Resistance 抗战之铁血岁月 It was a time of hardship, an era stained with the blood and tears of the Chinese people. The land of China was awash in bloodshed, and the Chinese nation stood at its most perilous hour. In the Taihang Mountains of southeastern Shanxi, a group of Chinese people who refused to become slaves in their own country continued their unyielding resistance. We have no guns or cannons? The enemy will provide them. We have no food or clothes? The enemy will supply those too. Facing a well-equipped enemy, 4.1kReads8.4Score268Shelves
- 4 Transmigrating to 1937 to Find the Resistance 穿越1937找组织 In 1937, the Battle of Shanghai fell apart as Japanese forces launched a surprise landing at Jinshanwei. Modern special forces soldiers Lei Zhan and his teammate Qin Zheng accidentally transmigrated to the front lines of a chaotic era while carrying out a mission. Drawing on the top-secret historical archives stored in their minds, the two immediately identified Cheng Ming, a Communist underground operative embedded in the Military Statistics Bureau. They brought modern special forces infiltrati 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 I Asked You to Lead the Militia, Not Turn It Into a Special Forces Team! 让你带民兵队，你带成特战队？ The fires of war rage, cannons thunder, and drums of battle roar. Transmigrating into another era, he witnesses its cruelty, the resilience of civilization, and the brilliance of humanity’s greatest minds... He witnesses the end of one age and the birth of an entirely new one. Snow Leopard, Sea Leopard, Alpha, Cobra, SAS, Xiangjian, Delta Force, the Eastern Divine Sword... In this era, human lives are as small as specks of dust, yet its heroes shine as brilliantly as the stars... “This is where 2Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 6 War of Resistance: Dreaming Back to 1937 抗战：梦回1937 Li Biao was born in 1990 and graduated from a military academy. He volunteered to join a border defense force in the northwest. During his service, foreign troops repeatedly provoked them, and the two sides clashed in a river valley. Tragically, Li Biao fell in battle. He thought his life had ended there, but when he opened his eyes again, he was back in Taiyuan in 1937... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 War of Resistance: My 1943 Player Army 抗战：1943我的玩家军团 "Slow-paced, not a conventional power fantasy, ensemble cast, somewhat realistic" When Lin Yan opened his eyes, he discovered he had become the second-in-command of a bandit stronghold in northern Hunan in 1943. His sworn elder brother had just died. Guo Mazi was making a play for power, and the Japanese were less than twenty li from the stronghold. A System had been implanted in his mind, allowing him to summon “players” from the future into this era. When the first batch of beta testers arrive 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Last Western Route Army 最后的西路军 This book offers a comprehensive, detailed, and vivid account of how, on the evening of March 14, 1937, the 3,000 remaining troops of the Red West Route Army split into three detachments on the snowbound Shiwoshan Mountain. Guided by unwavering revolutionary faith, unbreakable revolutionary resolve, and a spirit of mutual aid, they fought the savage Ma bandit army, the brutal and perilous natural environment, and the hunger and illness that beset them one after another, composing a tragic heroic 3.7kReads7.3Score300Shelves
- 9 Espionage: Joining the Military Statistics Bureau and Rising to Power 谍战：加入军统成大佬 Yang Chonggu is reborn in the years when the full-scale War of Resistance against Japan breaks out. A member of the Communist Party, he begins as a minor puppet-police clerk in Qingcheng, gathering intelligence for the organization. At the same time, under the strongly chivalrous alias “Qingcheng Hero,” he secretly executes traitors and Japanese invaders, driving the enemy into a frenzy and making them tremble at his name as they hunt for him, desperate to eliminate him. As the resistance progre 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Our 1937 我们的1937 The nation is on the brink of ruin, and a battle for the survival of the people is about to begin! A group of elite Nationalist soldiers, trained in the German style, take part in a series of utterly horrific battles. Time and again, they escape death, only to return to the front lines. They are always at the heart of the fighting. Even if the German-equipped division has officially been wiped out, as long as a single soldier is still alive, the division has not fallen! With vivid depictions of 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 War Correspondent 抗战之战地记者 If you can't stop a war, then tell the world the truth! A social news reporter unexpectedly arrives in the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China. Determined to keep the truth from being buried and to show more people the Japanese army's atrocities and the Chinese people's spirit of resistance, he resolutely becomes a war correspondent! 111Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 12 World War II Gamer: Attacking Tokyo from the Start 二战玩家开局打东京 We were born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze. Those of us who live in a peaceful, prosperous country rarely get to experience the unique aesthetics of war. Want to try out all kinds of guns? Imagine gripping a light machine gun and letting it rip, feeling the weapon vibrate in sync with your body. How thrilling would that be! Want to race a tank across a vast plain? Go all out and experience the exhilaration of unleashing its full firepower. Want to find out what an extra-larg 82Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 13 War of Resistance: Bloodbath Across the Mountains and Rivers 抗战之血战山河 A special forces soldier transmigrates to the era of the War of Resistance Against Japan. To save his homeland and drive out the Japanese invaders, he fights bravely and throws himself into the war. Whoever violates China, no matter how far away, must be punished. With blood and fire, he writes a heroic legend. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Welcome to the 21st Century 欢迎来到21世纪 WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY After the Falklands War ends, crises erupt in Mozambique, the Hunger Federation, the Middle East, Japan, and the North and South Korean states. How will the PEA, formed by Song, China, and other nations, respond? 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The War Sequence 战争序列 From the moment the seal and serial number were stamped on me, time seemed to lose all meaning; The scenes of my life consisted almost entirely of explosions, gunfire, and flames across different worlds; We are bound by contracts, or, as we prefer to call ourselves, mercenaries, though we do not know what we are fighting for; But we are cogs in the sequence, or perhaps a blade in the hands of the unknown… 72Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 16 War of Resistance: Starting Out in Northwest Shanxi 抗战：从晋西北开始 Zhu Yunfei, from a later era, is reborn on the war-torn battlefields of North China. Japanese pirates run rampant, killing our people and invading our land. As sons of China, we must resist to the death, drive out the invaders, and reclaim our homeland. 4Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 17 Rooting Out Traitors and Slaying Invaders 锄奸杀寇 Stage a whole series of performances, each one utterly convincing; lay a string of traps, each one meticulously planned; win over people from every walk of life, with every move hitting its mark. (Said by Destruction Sister) In Shanghai, root out traitors amid flashing blades; in northern Jiangxi, fight the Japanese in a stirring battle. Purge Japanese spies and Chinese collaborators, kill puppet troops and Japanese invaders. The espionage is heart-pounding, the battles are soul-stirring. Wash a 7Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 18 War of Resistance: From the Start, I'm a Regiment Commander Who Takes on the Elite 抗战：开局团长，打的就是精锐 After transmigrating into the world of Bright Sword, Zhang Hang is entrusted with a mission at a critical moment and given a complete mess to clean up. His forces grow stronger step by step, leaving the enemy terrified and inflicting heavy losses on their elite troops. Even Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei have to praise him, calling Zhang Hang a true man! The story of a madman who terrifies the invaders. 834Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 19 Men of the Flames of War 烽火男儿行 The three-month Battle of Songhu left the land strewn with corpses and rivers of blood. The 300,000 wronged souls turned the entire city of Nanjing crimson. The Battle of Xuzhou and the Defense of Wuhan likewise left countless heroes dead and bodies piled high. A chance encounter between Tang Cheng, a young and inexperienced student, and a company commander in the Nationalist Army changed his fate. Driven by his sense of honor and loyalty, Tang Cheng embarked on a long journey, growing from a ro 1.3kReads7.2Score101Shelves
- 20 War of Resistance: Flames of War Across Ten Thousand Miles 抗战之烽烟万里 [Transmigration] [Ruthless War Against Japan] Li Hong transmigrates to 1937 and becomes a company commander on the front lines. He fights his way through bloody battles against the invaders, building factories, promoting education, and pushing reforms to forge a powerful, battle-hardened army. Leading his forces east, he defeats one powerful enemy after another, sweeping all before him and annihilating countless foes. He helps his nation rise anew from the flames of war and makes the world look 163Reads6.8Score115Shelves
- 21 Bloodbath at Taojiaba 血战陶家坝 “If you, Chairman Chiang, continue fighting the War of Resistance to the end, then I, Wang Jinjai, swear I will never become a traitor.” He hung his portrait beside Chiang Kai-shek’s in his office, with those two oaths displayed on either side. Chiang Kai-shek hated him, yet still awarded him a medal. The commander of the 128th Division was a constant headache for Chiang Kai-shek; the division’s fortifications repeatedly defeated the Japanese army; and its strict regulations cost countless peopl 728Reads7.2Score100Shelves
- 22 Military Spirit: The Final Salvation 军魂，最后的救赎 [2018 Realistic Fiction Writing Contest] In 1941, the Pacific War broke out. Yang Chengfeng, a young graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, was assigned to the Fifth Army. He later joined the Chinese Expeditionary Force alongside his company commander, Xiao Tianhe, and set foot on foreign soil. There, he faced trials of blood and fire as he fought to defend his country and people, keeping the enemy beyond the nation's borders. They fought fearlessly, yet were betrayed and abandoned, forced to 211Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 23 An Empire's Warlord: From the Start, I'm Ordered to Rob a Bank? 帝国大军阀，开局就让我抢银行？ “What? You want me to rob a bank?” “No way! I’m a law-abiding citizen!” “What, I’ll get hundreds of guns as a reward?” “Damn it, I’m in!” “What? You want me to kidnap women?” “No way! In my previous life, I was a model young man. Don’t ruin my reputation!” “What, I’ll get a Type 3 tank as a reward?” “Hell, I’ve already been branded a rebel. What the hell do I need a reputation for?” “System, so I get a tank for every wife I kidnap, right?” In another world, during the final years of the Great Pr 4Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 24 China's Bright Sword: Iron-Blooded Men Fight Japan to Save the Nation 中华亮剑铁血男儿抗日救国 The Japanese invaders seek to destroy our nation, exterminate our people, and violate our wives, daughters, and sisters. Every patriotic Chinese man has a duty to defend our land and fight the war. Japanese imperialism is the sworn enemy of the Chinese people, who would rather die than become slaves in a conquered nation and vow to fight the invaders to the bitter end. The Red Army guerrillas who survived three grueling years of guerrilla warfare in the south are reorganized as the New Fourth Ar 105Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 25 My Commander, My Regiment: Killing with a Borrowed Knife 我的团长我的团之借刀杀人 In tribute to the original work and the director In tribute to Long Wenzhang, Mi Long, Meng Fanle, Bu La, She Pigu, Kang Ya, Li Wula, Sangmen Xing, Da Huzi, Dou Bing, Krupp...! In tribute to the countless ordinary, nameless heroes! This book begins on a somber note and rises to a triumphant ending. I only hope to give these brave fallen heroes a happy ending. History cannot be changed, but blessings are endless. May fate be defied and my regrets put to rest! 11Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 26 The Ruins on the Mountain Peak 山巅之墟 The city atop the mountain fell. From its ruins, new demons rose, proclaiming themselves the beacon of civilization. Without hesitation, they declared war on all of humanity, seeking to reshape the world according to their will and bring history to an end. Faced with an enemy that seemed impossible to defeat, the world’s most tenacious army would launch a series of counterattacks and turn the fate of all humanity around. 469Reads7.4Score106Shelves
- 27 War Against Japan: A Bloody Fight for the Homeland 抗日之血战河山 A sniper elite transmigrates to the era of resistance against Japan, determined to fight alongside the veterans of the time and contribute to China’s cause. But his contribution goes far beyond that. Every time he fires, the Japanese tremble in fear. He is nothing less than a Japanese officer reaper. 76Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Agent: Meeting the Razor, Assassinating Tufei Yuan from the Start 特工：接头剃刀，开局暗杀土肥圆 Du Hao transmigrates into a parallel world that combines several spy and agent dramas, becoming one of our party's undercover agents in Bingcheng, codenamed "The General." The first thing he does from the start is deal with the Japanese spy chief Dohihara Kenji. That very day, an immortal legend is born in the world of espionage. Guan Haidan: The thing I'm proudest of in my life is probably having given "The General" a lesson. Lan Yanzhi: The only person in the world qualified to be my mentor is 81Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 29 War of Resistance: I Join the Iron Triangle in Bright Sword to Start a Side Hustle 抗战：我在亮剑带铁三角搞副业 As long as you can wipe out the Japanese invaders, there’ll be no shortage of weapons and ammunition. With enough weapons and ammunition, it’ll be much easier to take on the Japanese. Wang Liang doesn’t ask for much. Killing thirty to fifty thousand Japanese every year will do. 860Reads6.9Score125Shelves
- 30 Republican Era: Ruling Shanghai and Slapping a Great Warlord 民国：横行上海滩，掌掴大军阀 “The bolder you are, the more the land yields.” “Once you’re in Shanghai, you’ve got to have guts!” Dressed in a sharp suit, Lu Yuesheng’s second uncle pointed toward the Shanghai Bund and continued: “This world is filled with gold in the streets and beautiful women everywhere. Whoever has the nerve to make a move can come out on top. Whoever can seize an opportunity can rise above the crowd.” “Now your opportunity has arrived: become a Chinese constable in the French Concession.” “Then you’ll b 131Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Blood and Gunpowder 烈血硝烟 Chu Fei of the Longyan Special Forces accidentally transmigrates to 1937. A hero rises to meet the times, and he builds an elite force of hardened fighters, mercilessly crushing the Japanese invaders and ultimately becoming a legendary God of War. A true man’s heart burns with passion. He should fight for his country and his people! 631Reads8.9Score103Shelves
- 32 War of Resistance: I Am the King of Snipers 抗战：我是狙击之王 On the northeastern battlefield, amid the White Mountains and Black Waters, Xiao Yunfei, a legendary soldier, unexpectedly transmigrates into this world. From that day on, the puppet troops and the Japanese invaders have a new nightmare. (This novel has no System. It is set in an alternate history and is entirely fictional. Please do not read it as referring to real people or events.) 1.6kReads7.4Score110Shelves
- 33 Beacon Fires in Shuidong: Starting as a County Party Secretary 水东烽火，从县委书记开始 Shuidong, a place name you won’t find on a map, was nevertheless an important strategic location during the War of Resistance and the Liberation. In 1938, the dike at Huayuankou on the Yellow River was blown up. The river burst through and flowed south into the Huai River, creating a vast floodplain where Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu meet. The new course of the Yellow River split eastern Henan into two parts. Transmigrated into the role of a county Party secretary in the floodplain, how can he buil 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Rebuilding an Empire in Another World 异世界之重造帝国 In another world, the ancient Great Chu Empire, once powerful for a thousand years, has fallen apart. Warlords abound, conflict rages, the people are displaced, and human lives are worth less than grass. Beyond the empire, foreign tribes rise one after another, all eyeing the weakened Great Chu and eager to tear off a chunk for themselves. Special forces soldier Ling Feng transmigrates to Shu Province in Great Chu with the strongest System. From the start, he has a company of soldiers. For every 23Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 35 Twenty Years of Feuds and Grudges in the War Against Japan 抗日峰火之恩怨情仇二十年 The protagonist transmigrates to 1935, a year ravaged by war. From an innocent boy, he rises up against the landlord class and eventually becomes a true revolutionary soldier. He takes part in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, then retires after completing his mission. At long last, he and his enemy meet again and put their grievances behind them with a smile. 225Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 36 War of Resistance: The Chairman Asks Me for Tips on Micro-Management 抗战：委员长向我请教微操之术 Keyboard warrior Lin Yifeng is a master of battlefield micromanagement in Hearts of Iron. One day, he transmigrates to the blood-soaked Battle of Shanghai and finds himself a notorious playboy battalion commander in the Tax Police Corps. Against the Japanese army’s iron tide, the Battlefield Micromanagement System that awakens within him is his only source of support. He leads a small squad in ghostlike infiltrations behind enemy lines, striking the enemy where it hurts most: artillery positions 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 A Nation's Shame and a Family's Feud: I Became Grandpa's Guard 国仇家恨：我当爷爷警卫员 [Patriotic spirit + war of resistance without a System + transmigration + spycraft + political career + face-slapping] Heroes have never vanished. They have simply chosen to stand beyond the light, hidden deep in history. Looking back at these stories, we see the immortal secret of a nation that grows stronger through every tribulation. Writing these stories, every stroke of the pen traces the spiritual totem of a nation that endures through the ages. When the motherland calls, they write their 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Reborn as a Warlord: Combining Weapon Fragments 重生军阀之武器碎片合成 In the third year of the Xiaoming era, the barbarian dynasty invaded the Starfall Empire with thirty thousand troops. Reborn Han Jingxing was called upon in the empire's hour of need and appointed commander of a major-general's division. [Beep! Fragment of a Type 38 bolt-action rifle detected. Weapon fragment acquired. Progress toward assembly: 1/8.] Hearing the voice in his mind, Han Jingxing immediately abandoned the idea of surrendering. Many years later. “Marshal, isn't what we're doing a vi 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 War of Resistance: From the Passionate Northeast to Red Stars Shining Across China 抗战：从热血东北到红星照耀中国 Synopsis: We ride into battle on horseback, cracking our whips across the plains. We swing our blades to slay the invaders and win glory for our army. We are an unbreakable Great Wall of steel... Zhao Zhenfei, a modern military commander serving in a peacekeeping force, transmigrates after an accident to the smoke-filled battlefields of the War of Resistance in Northeast China. There, he pits his wits against the Japanese invaders in the Northeast and across China, as well as the Nationalist tro 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Am the Star General: Starting from the Chishui River 我将星：从赤水河开始 The story of how I, a distinguished military researcher, transmigrated to 1934 and had to work my way up from the bottom. At first, I only wanted to survive. Later, I wanted a few more of my comrades by my side to survive, too. Before I knew it, from the vanguard of the Long March to a renowned general in the War of Resistance Against Japan, from the banners of liberation to the flames of war on the Korean Peninsula, my presence ran through every major chapter in our army’s history. I lost a gre 79Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 41 The Mess Hall Chief's Road to Becoming a General 炊事班长的将军路 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lü Sheng becomes the head cook of the Young Communist International Division on the Long March. He awakens the Kindling Legacy System. Watch as the protagonist saves wounded soldiers who have fallen behind and been captured, preserves the revolutionary flame, and uses his abilities during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Liberation War, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the building of New China, making his country stronger. P.S. 259Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 42 The Whampoa Campaign 黄埔征程 Cheng Yuanzhi, the son of a wealthy merchant, refused to accept the marriage his family had arranged for him. He stole the family's treasured copy of The Art of War and ran away from home, heading south to apply to Huangpu Military Academy and begin his military career! 72Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 43 War of Resistance: From Snow Leopard to Bright Sword, I Am the Warlord King 抗战：从雪豹亮剑，我是军阀之王 [Drawing Sword + Warlords + Republican Era + Military Industry + Patriotism] Zhou Weiguo transmigrates to 1933 and becomes one of the Hunan warlords. He also obtains the Ultimate Enemy-Slaying System, which grants unlimited rewards for every enemy he kills! Ding-dong! Kill three thousand invaders, and receive ten thousand Barrett rifles! Ding-dong! Put down the unrest in Fengtian, and receive ten thousand rocket launchers! Zhou Weiguo continues killing invaders and restoring order. Weapons p 5Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 44 The Northwest General in the War of Resistance 抗战之西北上将 Those puny Japanese pirates dare think they can destroy China with the strength of their three islands. We Chinese youth must rise up and fight them. The protagonist is outraged by the invasion of modern Chinese ideas from a later era! Reborn in 1935, he establishes a base in northwest China to fight the Japanese pirates and battle for China's prosperity and strength! 11Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 45 Blades Drawn 利刃出击 Yugoslavia, Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan… Every war-torn country knows, without needing to say it, that a mysterious unit from a great Eastern power will appear on the battlefield. They come only as protectors. The Third Squad, led by Yu Cheng, is part of this very unit. After fighting through blood-soaked battlefields, they left behind legends of the Republic. [The second installment of the special operations series, with a new protagonist, a new era, and new characters.] 282Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 46 Warlord: A Division as a Mission Reward from the Start 军阀：开局任务奖励一个师 College student Liu Lin accidentally transmigrates to the alternate world of the Great Zhou Empire. The empire is mired in warlord conflict, but with help from the System, Liu Lin completes missions and eventually unites the Great Zhou, crushing the foreign powers! [Congratulations, Host! You completed the mission “A New Arrival.” Reward: a division’s worth of German equipment!] [Congratulations, Host! You completed the mission “A Little Fame.” Reward: a large munitions factory!] [Congratulation 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 This Ragtag Crew Is Surprisingly Fierce 这伙草台班子有点猛 211Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 48 A Thief with a Thief’s Heart and Guts 贼心贼胆贼人 The Long March, the war against Japan, and the founding of a kingdom: a journey from coward to overlord... Qi Diaoxu wouldn’t even dare kill a chicken in real life. After transmigrating into a world in chaos, he gradually learns how to deal with his enemies, from firing squads to artillery executions, getting his revenge with ruthless satisfaction! 42Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 49 Hong Kong Crime Drama Apocalypse: Starting with an Explosive Newbie Gift Pack 港综末世开局新手礼包大爆炸 [System] [Invincible] [Big Shot] [Scheming] [Hong Kong Crime Drama] [Transmigration] [Army-Building] [Multiple Heroines] [Living It Up] On the first day, the System gave him an incredibly lavish newbie gift pack. [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have received a full set of Predator armor.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have received 120 Predators.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have received a small world spanning a thousand li.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have received 1 million 212Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 50 The Runaway Soldier: Fox and Little Hongying’s Second Half 逃兵外传之狐狸与小红缨的下半场 In 1940, the War of Resistance against Japan entered an even more brutal phase. On orders from their superiors, the Independent Regiment dispatched a force eastward to advance across the plains! Fox and Little Hongying’s Ninth Company bid farewell to their wine station and headed east toward Qinghe County. New lives and a brutal battlefield awaited them! Xu Jianfeng, a transmigrant, witnessed their legendary story and passionate youth! 249Reads—Score—Shelves
