Novels like The Oriental Lion
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Oriental Lion, best match first.
- 1 Come with Me Before Sunset 在日落之前跟我走 [Devoted love + love and hate + beautiful women + handsome men + war + love and hate] The land lies shattered, ten years of life and death, Family vengeance unavenged, the nation in peril, Li Xiaoxiao, how can I find it in me to love you? The sons and daughters of Huaxia stand strong, The clouds will part, and dawn will come at last. Zhou Heming, come with me before sunset. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Rise of Civilization: I Somehow Became a Warlord 文明崛起，我竟成了一方军阀 [Farming + Technology + Alternate history + War] Ma Tianyu transmigrates to the past with a spaceship... The Great Yu Empire is beset by powerful enemies abroad and a corrupt emperor at home. Famine is everywhere, and the people are starving! Meanwhile, in the southwest of the empire, Ma Tianyu establishes schools, builds industry, and makes money from the whole world! He builds a powerful modern army that leaves everyone in awe! “What? All the cannons we bought were made in the southwest?!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Transmigrating to Another World as the Empire's Guardian 穿越异界之帝国守卫者 Zhang Xiaowu, a mediocre writer of military fiction on Earth, transmigrates into another world as the heir to the Duke of Ying in the Great Yu Dynasty. Thus begins his story of defeating the barbarians, battling powerful ministers, and becoming a defender of the empire! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Great Warlord: The Struggle for Empire 大军阀：帝国争霸 Zhao Yi transmigrated into a chaotic age of warlords and desperate poverty, but unexpectedly activated a Conquest System and received a German-equipped army from the start. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, on unifying the north. You have received an aircraft carrier battle group!” While Zhao Yi stood there, utterly dumbfounded, he realized that his power had already grown enough to crush the entire world. 1Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 5 Transmigrating to the Republican Era to Save the Nation Through Industry 穿越民国实业救国 Zhang Yunming, a modern man, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel version of Republican-era China. Using his modern knowledge, he builds industry to save and strengthen the nation and its military, paving the way for the great rejuvenation of his people! At a time when national confidence has sunk to its lowest point, he joins forces with like-minded people to fight comprador interests and resist imperialist aggression! 192Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Raising an Army of Billions: The Steel Tide Crushes Gods and Demons Across the Heavens 爆兵亿万：钢铁洪流吊打诸天神魔 [Red Alert + Wizards + Orcs + Dwarves + Elves + Thirty-Six Infernal Heavens + Thirty-Three Heavens of Paradise] Wang Zi carries the Red Alert System with him as he transmigrates to another world. The system is consequently corrupted by demonic power, and units can now reach a maximum level of nine. Level Nine Conscript: “Level Nine Sword Saint requesting deployment. Why don't I use a sword? Who needs one when you've got a Gauss rifle?” Level Nine Prism Tank: “From now on, call me the Prism Mech. 1Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 7 Red Alert: I Made a Million Selling Monkeys from the Start 红警：开局卖猴子刷钱百万 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 130Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 8 A Century of Family History: I’ve Been a Prodigal Son Since the Republican Era 家族百年：我从民国开始当败家子 After transmigrating, he becomes the eldest young master of the Republican Era. From the start, he blows through the family fortune! “This is the fruit of years of hard work, you wastrel!” “Don’t panic, Dad. Look, the money’s rolling in!” A financial genius, he uses his expertise to earn tens of millions of silver dollars! He throws the stock market into chaos. But Mu Ye’s ambitions go far beyond that. He’ll launch construction projects, build railways, grow the economy, and strengthen the natio —Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 9 Su Jie’s Second Book 素節的第2本书 [An invincible hero, with every word delivering a rush! Fast-paced, ruthless, and bold enough to pull off the things you wouldn’t dare imagine!] In this age of utter chaos, you need a streak of fearlessness and sheer grit. Trying to reason with the devil and talk about how the world ought to be simply won’t work. Why waste words when you can blast him with one punch? With an undying body, immense strength, untold wealth, and an army of a million, you can become king! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Rise of 1905 崛起1905 A corporate drone transmigrates to 1905. He buys planes, builds aircraft carriers, expands across the world, and dominates all under heaven. He divvies up the great prize anew: those who follow me prosper, and those who defy me perish. No matter how you struggle, you're all just leeks for our great nation to harvest. 60Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 11 Against the Tide, 1915 逆潮1915 In 1915, the tide of imperial restoration swept over China, and the ghosts of the old era haunted the land of the Yan and Huang emperors. That same year, Li Yizhi, a military-industrial engineering PhD, awoke after a bizarre laboratory accident to find himself the son of a minor warlord in Fucheng, southern Hunan (Chenzhou): Li Zhenhua, courtesy name Yizhi. At home, relatives fought for power. Abroad, powerful neighbors stood ready to pounce. Most deadly of all was the well-equipped Beiyang Mixe 1.7kReads6.1Score10914d adds
- 12 Glasses On, the Fake Governor Slaughters His Way Through the Dream with His Ragtag Troops 眼镜一戴，假都督带残兵杀穿梦境 [Alternate History + Political Schemes and Intellectual Battles + A Contest Between the Real and Fake Commander + Wild Imagination + Farming and Conquest + Ensemble Cast] Have you ever wondered if this world might be fake? Wen Chenye has! He’s even encountered it himself! When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into the body of a hunter at Poison Scorpion Cliff. With no other choice, he impersonated a dying commander and led eight hundred battered troops in a desperate escape from thirty 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 In Another World, I Already Have a Million Troops 人在异界，已爆兵百万 Veteran soldier Qin Xiao woke up to find that he and tens of millions of young people from Blue Star had transmigrated to a battlefield in another world. They were all possessed by a mysterious God of War System and became “commanders.” Faced with powerful forces from the other world that were relentlessly hunting down those who had transmigrated, the commanders had no choice but to fight for scarce resources, build their own troops, carve out territory where they could survive, and strike back 8Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 14 Reborn: The Foreign Powers Are Actually Me 重生：列强竟是我自己 “Ding...” “Host has completed a hidden mission. Reward: 100 points.” “What happens if I fail a mission?” Listening to the crisp sound of the System, Wang Hao scratched his head and asked. “Erasure!” At the System’s utterly emotionless reply, Wang Hao scratched his scalp. He could only rack his brains to complete the random missions the System issued, working through them one by one to achieve his goal of becoming a bandit king. 42Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 15 The Troop-Raising System: A Hundred Billion Soldiers on a Rampage 爆兵系统之狂暴百亿士兵 Li Erzhu transmigrates by accident into a parallel world torn apart by war and gains a troop-raising System. He isn't soft-hearted or hesitant. Reborn once, he'll show the full measure of a hero and embark on a legendary life. 541Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 War of Resistance: From Old-Time Warlord to Marshal Who Defends the Nation! 抗战：从旧军阀到护国元帅！ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 17 Raising an Army at Breakneck Speed: Call Me the Lord of a Million Troops! 疯狂爆兵，请叫我万军之主！ Disaster strikes across the globe. Monsters run rampant, and evil spirits infest every corner. Zhao Quan has been in this world for eighteen years since he transmigrated, and at last the instance System summons him. He awakens the [Lord of Ten Thousand Armies] talent and begins raising troops at a crazed pace! While other recruits pinch every penny, agonizing over whether to exchange for cultivation techniques, bloodlines, or extraordinary professions, Zhao Quan stares at his seemingly endless l 31Reads—Score11214d adds
- 18 From the Start, I Have an Infinite Troop-Spawning System 开局无限爆兵系统 From the start, it’s all about raising an army! What are the Zerg to me? I have unlimited buildings and can produce unlimited types of troops! You want to talk about overwhelming enemies with a sea of bugs? I’ve got enough soldiers to scare you senseless! 48Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 19 Republican Era: In the Fengtian Clique, Building an Arsenal for a Million-Man Military Parade 民国：人在奉系，列百万阅兵武库 "In the martial world, every path leads to death. Once Western guns fire, do gods and Buddhas all hit the floor?" Zhou Yue, a former student of a martial arts school in Nanfeng, dragged his shattered kneecap, broken by a Western boxer, and eked out a living repairing old shoes on the streets of the old town. The school had been shut down, his fellow disciples scattered among opium dens and docks, and a foreign patrolman kicked over his shoe stall and ordered him to crawl on the ground and bark l 45.4kReads5.4Score4.3k14d adds
- 20 Summon Total War 召唤全面战争 In a distant universe lies a blue planet. Here stands a nation called Daqian. Our story begins here. We fight for a better tomorrow! Line infantry, form up at the front! Guards cavalry, circle around and attack from behind! Artillery, don't conserve your ammunition! Fire! 44Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 21 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—14d adds
- 22 Warlord: From Young Marshal to Regional Enforcer 军阀：从少帅开始鞭策一方 My new work is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 I Shall Make the Han Great Again 朕让大汉再次伟大 [Alternate History] [Status Screen] [Gradually Raising Troops Early On, Then Scaling Up Later] [Cautious] [Power Fantasy] [No Holding Back] (The book has only just received its rating, so don’t worry. Stick with it and you won’t be disappointed.) (A friendly heads-up: readers with strong moral sensibilities may want to stay away, to avoid being upset.) Liu Qing transmigrates to another world, a planet identical to Earth, with no mystical powers. The Great Han Empire is in decline. He transmigrat 614Reads6.7Score11714d adds
- 24 The WWII Runaway 二战该溜子 I, Lu Feng, am a justice-minded drifter who accidentally transmigrates into the body of a spoiled German playboy during World War II. I get an unexpected golden finger, and best of all, this guy, William, comes from a family that controls power across all of Europe. His family owns arms factories, mines, and oil fields. Most importantly, he’s a major! Good heavens, now I can really play at war! Capture Montgomery, save the German army at Stalingrad, drive a wedge between Zhukov and his allies. H 16Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 25 From the Start, the Axe Gang Attacked, and My AKM Swept the Field 开局斧头帮来袭，AKM扫射全场 [No bleeding-heart hero, decisive and ruthless, no romance, exhilarating action, alternate history] The Axe Gang attacks from the start, and an AKM mows down the whole place He Tian has just transmigrated and become the boss of the Broadsword Gang. But his former self stole the Axe Gang boss's woman, and now over a hundred Axe Gang members have surrounded the Broadsword Gang's headquarters with axes in hand. What is he supposed to do? Just as He Tian is fretting, [Ding! Congratulations, Host. Yo 5Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 26 Warlord: From Building Guns to Sweeping All Before Me 军阀：从造枪开始横扫 [Historical What-If] [Warlord Rivalry] [Industrialist] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Overwhelming Technological Advantage] After transmigrating into the twenty-eight-year-old Han Fuju, chairman of Lu Province, he inherits a colossal mess: a budget deficit, a disorganized army, Nanjing watching like a hawk, and Japan eyeing them hungrily. What should he do? No problem. He has a fully developed modern mindset. At home, he cracks down on corruption and banditry and issues Lu banknotes. Abroad, he bluffs 121Reads—Score12114d adds
- 27 A Blood and Iron Campaign 铁血征途 War is a form of human interaction. Han Feng unexpectedly arrives in another world torn apart by warlords and is forced to take up a rifle, beginning his military career. 392Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 28 Republican-Era Shanghai: From Street Punk to Above the Law 民国从小混混开始无法无天 [Republican Era + System + Summoning People + Making Things Manifest + Wish Fulfillment + No Female Lead] After transmigrating to a parallel-world Republic of China, where history differs somewhat from that of the Blue Star: Wang Mang draws two underlings from the start, then begins as a street punk and rises to control everything with an iron fist! A lottery draw yields the Heaven and Earth Society: 998 members in total. The Heaven and Earth Society has a chief, marshals, incense masters, strat 15Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 29 Republican Era: The Marshal Faked His Death, and Nine of His Eighteen Wives Ran Away 民国：大帅假死，十八房跑了九 [Republican-era setting, multiple heroines, warlords, resistance against Japan, a disastrous start] From the start, he faked his death and was laid in a coffin. Of his eighteen concubines, nine ran away. Two of his three regiments rebelled, only four of his nine personal guards remained, his steward, bookkeeper, and stable hands all fled, and his gold mine was seized… 401Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Tang Dynasty: I Have an Arms System 大唐之我有个军火系统 (The first ten chapters were written while I was still in school, so they’re a bit slow.) In the third month of Wude 9, Li Chengyou arrived in the Tang dynasty with a System. In the sixth month of Wude 9, Li Chengyou joined his second uncle, Prince of Qin Li Shimin, in rebelling against his great-grandfather, Li Yuan. During the Zhenguan era, Li Chengyou led his new army to punch Eastern Turks in the face and kick Goguryeo in the shins, forcing Yamato (Japan) to join the Tang dynasty. He sailed 2Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 31 War of Resistance: Kill Enemies to Get Troops, Sustain War with War 抗战，杀敌爆部队，以战养战 [War of Resistance against Japan + independent development + decisive and ruthless + military industry] Lin Huai accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world after a military exercise. By wiping out enemies and using the troops awarded by the System, he rises rapidly, leading hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers into battle against the enemy and showing the world what the people of his country are made of. 12Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 32 Reborn: A Great Power in the 19th Century 重生：我在19世纪当列强 The Idiotic System ruined my youth! With endless bug exploits, it keeps our Qi brother trapped, unable to pull himself away. Using those infinite exploits, he unlocks the tech tree and builds a modern army, punching ironclad warships and kicking giant planes, until our Central Plains become one of the world’s top powers. The times are long, and history stretches far. Join us as we witness Qi brother lead the Central Plains on a mad dash to become a top world power. 26Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 33 Everyone Transmigrates: In the Red Alert Era, I Raise a Million Troops 全民穿越：红警时代，我爆兵百万 [Everyone transmigrates + Red Alert world + invincible protagonist + endless troops + ruthless and decisive]: Don’t read if you dislike it! The day before everyone is transported to the Red Alert World, Long Zheng is reborn. Relying on memories from his previous life and the [Mushroom Bomb System], he raises an army of a million and sweeps across the Red Alert World. When Long Zheng reaches the very top of the world, he suddenly realizes that everything has only just begun! The author plans to w 27Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 34 Republican Era: Ten Silver Dollars a Day, One Man, and the Rise of Nanhua 民国：一人一天十大洋，南华崛起 [The Ultimate Path of Chinese Martial Arts] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Army-Building Tycoon] Lu Chen transmigrates to Jinmen, a city torn apart by warlords and overrun by evil spirits. He inherits a shabby martial arts school on the verge of going bankrupt, with pockets even emptier than his face. In this brutal world where books are for the poor and martial arts are for the rich, just one dose of medicinal training broth costs five silver dollars. Without money to practice martial arts, you're as 182Reads5.9Score24714d adds
- 35 Fengxue's First Book 风雪灬的第一本书 Need an internship certificate for your junior year? Become a mercenary instead, and watch the whole school fall silent when they see the Middle Eastern government stamp on your certificate! Ye Rende: Heh heh heh! The new season's started. The second that little ghost country shows its face, take it out! Little Ghost Country: We're scared! We won't show our faces! We won't show our faces! “Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!” Ye Rende curled his lip. “Sorry, I'll take you out even if you don't show your face!” ( 102Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 36 Warlords of Republican China: Foreign Powers Beg Me to Stand Down 民国军阀：列国跪求我停手 System, wish fulfillment, warlord conflict Lin Tian transmigrates into the body of a warlord in a county town and obtains a National Fortune System with guaranteed rewards. The larger his territory and the more people he governs, the more money the System rewards him with. So Lin Tian sets out to conquer territory, improve people's livelihoods, and grow stronger step by step. P.S. I'm not great at writing blurbs. In short, this is a military historical novel about building up a domain and devel 7Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 37 Great Ming: The Super Arms Emperor 大明：超级军火皇帝 I open my eyes in the imperial court. “Your Majesty, the Yan army has reached Jinchuan Gate!” “Your Majesty, do not panic. With all of us officials here, we will ensure your safety. Besides, we still have thirty thousand elite soldiers in the city. Prince of Yan Zhu Di will never get inside!” “Please issue an edict summoning the princes to come to the capital’s aid at once!” The officials in the court speak up one after another. The Yan army? Prince of Yan Zhu Di? Damn it, did I transmigrate int 18Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 38 Bright Sword: I Can't Believe I Became the Villain 亮剑：我竟成了反派 What? I actually transmigrated, and into the body of Qian Bojun from Drawing Sword, no less? Is heaven playing a joke on me? Where’s the System? I’d settle for a golden finger! “Heh heh! Li Yunlong, the monk is mine, Duan Peng is mine too, Tian Yu is mine, Sun Nan is mine as well. Xiuqin, I’m going to save you, and you’ll have me to thank for it.” 4Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 39 I'm a Warlord, So a Little Arrogance Is No Big Deal, Right? 我一个军阀嚣张点不过分吧 A new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 32Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 40 I Became a Super Warlord 我成了超级军阀 [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] Hu Ping and Xia Baimeng transmigrated to Daxia, a feudal monarchy that never existed in history! At home, there are no wise ministers to advise the ruler; abroad, hostile nations threaten their borders. The people are starving, the land is strewn with corpses, and foreign powers watch hungrily from every direction. A legend in an alternate world is about to begin. These are years of passion and fervor. An age of war and heroes. And a collection of heartwarming yet 7Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 41 The Red Alert System's Road to Ruling the City 红警系统在都市的称霸之路 Xia Yu unexpectedly woke up reborn at twenty-one and was bound to the Red Alert System. Soon, formations of riflemen were crushing the underworld, and wherever barracks and tank factories were built became the starting point of a new order. He founded the “Hand That Shrouds the Heavens,” hiding behind the scenes as the world's greatest power broker, moving between darkness and light. Using the Red Alert System's steel torrent, he stirred up a storm in the real world. As assassination orders from 1.3kReads6.4Score10014d adds
- 42 Chronicles of War-Torn Times 乱世烽火录 In the final years of the Yue dynasty, the court that had ruled for over three hundred years could not escape its fate. Great Yue fell apart, and warlords who had built up their own forces across the land emerged onto the stage. Uprisings raged without end within the realm, while the subjugated tribes stirred restlessly. To the north, the Hu barbarians of the grasslands watched like tigers, poised to strike, and launched a massive invasion south! In a time of troubles within and threats without, 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Warlord: The Road to a Strong Army 军阀：强军之路 Zhou He, born in 2000, transmigrates to a parallel world in the early twentieth century. What should he do? Faced with a world and history so similar to his own, will he help bring about the founding of the nation, or… 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Setting Sail for Great Ming 扬帆大明 Transmigrating as Prince Fu of the Ming dynasty, and taking advantage of being Wanli’s favorite son, I sell salt, engage in overseas trade and arms dealing, purge the emperor’s wicked advisers, develop Yizhou, seize Luzon, bring the Ryukyu Islands to heel, take Malacca, sweep across South Asia, and conquer the Seven Seas… Also titled: Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty: My Dad Is Wanli 367Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 45 Civilization VI: 1901 文明六：1901 Synopsis [Reborn + History + Republic of China + Struggle for Supremacy + Warlords] Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Qin Shihuang, meanwhile, said, “For me, life is a miraculous journey with Civilization VI as my only companion.” Then he returns to that tumultuous new era. The late Qing Revolution has just begun, and the world is suddenly in upheaval. Qin Shihuang finds himsel 15Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 46 The Warlord's Cherished Wife: His Lady Is a Sickly, Dark Lotus 军阀权宠，夫人原来是病娇黑莲花 Love affairs and marital entanglements are, for the most part, just like this. No one can always be in the stronger position, and no one can always have everything under control. Loving someone more may put you at a disadvantage, but everything has two sides. Sincerity will always be the ultimate weapon. I dedicate this story to myself and to Wanxiang. This is the final chapter of the Republican-era saga. Until we meet again in the jianghu, may we both return with a brand-new story to tell. 66Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 47 Shanghai, 1918: From the Start, I’m the Prison Warden 1918年魔都：开局成为监狱长 [System, summoning, troop buildup, weapons, power fantasy.] In 1918, in a parallel-world Shanghai, Xing Tian was a dockworker who hauled sacks for a living. On this day, the mysteries of his past life awakened. He learned that he was a transmigrator, and that in his previous life he had been a Great Xia special forces soldier. During a mission, he had taken dozens of bullets while protecting his comrades and died. He had been reborn in this world. His memories had finished merging, and the Syste 11kReads7.4Score51414d adds
- 48 I Sent You Abroad to Study, and You're Becoming a Warlord in Africa? 让你出国留学，你在非洲当军阀？ No goody-two-shoes protagonist, no heroine. This book is also known as From International Student to African Warlord. Lin Dong, a university senior who has just graduated, can't find a job. With no other choice, he heads to Africa to study, only to run into an armed uprising as soon as he gets off the plane. Just as he's about to bite the dust, the Super Warlord System arrives. So you're the one who just blew me up with an RPG? I'll riddle you with bullets right now! I used to be looking for a j 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Republican Era: From Patrol Captain to Regional Warlord 民国：从巡警队长，成为一方军阀 [Warlords + raising a massive army + gangs + ruthless and decisive] Su Mingze was an ordinary wage earner who transmigrated to Shanghai in the Republic of China era and became a dockworker. After awakening the Step-by-Step Promotion Lottery System, he began drawing prizes. He rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a warlord in his own territory. The underworld, the authorities, the foreign powers, and the Japanese bandits all trembled at his name. 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Reborn as the Ruler of a Fallen Kingdom 重生之亡国之君 Xiao Lin was a mercenary commander in his previous life. He died during a mission and transmigrated into the body of an ancient emperor whose kingdom had fallen. In this troubled empire, beset on all sides, he is hunted down by rival factions... Through relentless effort, he establishes a foothold, fights to survive, and reclaims the imperial throne! Alternate history + transmigration + reborn 8Reads—Score—14d adds
