Novels like Reborn in Ancient Times During a Catastrophe
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- 1 Conquest Begins with Fleeing Famine 争霸，从逃荒开始 This novel has been adapted into the short drama King from the Run, Starting a Hegemonic Struggle. A special forces soldier transmigrates into ancient times, with no golden finger. A great drought ravages the land, and corpses litter the fields. Surviving is the greatest skill of all. See how an ordinary man takes one step at a time toward conquering the realm in an age of famine. 29.4kReads8.5Score2.6kShelves
- 2 Late Ming: Starting by Snatching Chen Yuanyuan 明末：从截胡陈圆圆开始 Also known as: From Chen Yuanyuan Onward, at the End of the Ming Dynasty At the Battle of Songjin, thanks to Zhang Zicheng’s arrival, the Ming army avoids total defeat, and both sides return to the situation they faced at the start of the war. For his achievements, he is promoted to deputy commander. He leads his troops through the pass and into the heartland. On the way, his men scare off a merchant caravan and seize a carriage. Inside is Chen Yuanyuan, who is on her way to the capital. This wo 113Reads6.3Score126Shelves
- 3 Legend of the Beast Emperor 兽皇传说 Just as Qiao Feng is about to confess his love to his beloved girlfriend, he unexpectedly transmigrates to the Dragon Domain. Reborn as a werewolf, he sets out to build a society where beastfolk and humans are equals. After being reborn, Qu Youlan searches for the man she loves and hopes to keep him from ever being hurt again. She becomes the Dragon Domain’s foremost merchant, earning the greatest fortune in the world for Qiao Feng. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Great Qian Corpse Collector 大乾收尸人 [Alternate history + passionate adventure + war + lighthearted] After transmigrating into the Great Qian dynasty, he became a lowly corpse collector. He had planned to live a quiet life with his beautiful sister-in-law and his simple-minded younger brother, but then the Northern Mang army laid siege to the pass. After finishing his work collecting the dead, he fled for his life! A female general asked him, “Become my adviser and help me save the people from suffering!” A domineering old prince a 647Reads7.8Score108Shelves
- 5 It Starts with a Mercenary Army 从仆从军开始 [Revenge for a massacred clan + building a faction + ruthless campaigns + civil and military leaders, ensemble cast, conquest, war] A prince's residence wiped out. A boy who fought desperately to escape, yet still died. A soul that happened to enter his body. Hunted down, his family slaughtered, betrayed by those he trusted, imprisoned, conscripted, caught in a brutal massacre, his beloved killed, the people slaughtered, his brothers turned against him. Bearing the hatred of a hundred thousand p 769Reads7.8Score102Shelves
- 6 At the End of the Jin Dynasty, I Raised an Army in Yanzhou 我在晋末，从兖州起兵 A coming-of-age story with a strong historical bent!!! Readers who can immerse themselves in history, especially those who love the history of the Wei, Jin, and Sixteen Kingdoms periods, are welcome! This book unfolds gradually, faithfully recreating historical figures and events. Through the eyes of an ordinary modern-day third-year university student who transmigrates to the mid-Eastern Jin dynasty, it follows his journey from initial wonder, confusion, and culture shock to taking over his fat 2.3kReads7.3Score151Shelves
- 7 Roaming the Rivers and Lakes in High Martial Arts Water Margin 我在高武水浒行走江湖 Cheng Zhuo is reborn in the world of Water Margin. He unexpectedly unlocks an Achievement System and from then on roams the land, living freely in the jianghu. But when he sees Wu Song strike a tiger dozens of meters long dead with his bare fists, Cheng Zhuo starts to question his whole life. "Wait, is this really Water Margin?" 1.9kReads7.4Score101Shelves
- 8 A Knight’s Campaign Across the Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets 骑士的日不落帝国征程 A transmigrated soul, a mutated ability, a foreign continent, the life of a knight, a lowly bastard son, and the quest for supremacy. As a transmigrated bastard son, Soren Litton relies on his wisdom and cunning to struggle up from the bottom, clawing his way toward the pinnacle of power in this world. From a bastard son at everyone’s mercy, he grows into a king above all others. Note: This is a slow burn. A very slow burn!! 693Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 9 The Strongest Prince 最强王爷 (The short drama adaptation is now online: In the Years of Famine, I Rose to Become a King Through Military Merit) Also known as (I Joined the Army and Was Forced to Marry 36 Wives) A college student from Blue Star is caught in an unexpected traffic accident and transmigrates to ancient China during the Rebellion of the Eight Princes in the Western Jin dynasty, in a parallel timeline. War rages year-round, the people are destitute, and foreign enemies threaten from all sides. Corruption festers 9.3kReads7.9Score805Shelves
- 10 Conquering the World 征伐天下 They say Jiangnan is blessed with beautiful scenery. What I see is a gentle Jiangnan breeze bending the Han realm’s back. They say the lands beyond the frontier are blanketed in yellow sand. What I see is the soaring valor of border warriors, their robes stained with blood. I came to this world for no reason at all. I thought I could just lie there and starve to death. But you shared with me half of the only food you had. You told me that as long as I kept living, there would be hope. I thought, 12.6kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
- 11 Rugged Soldier! From Conscription to Conquering the Central Plains 悍卒！从壮丁开始逐鹿中原 Tomato Search: Ember of the Nine Provinces. The comic adaptation is now online! (A print edition has been signed, so read on with confidence.) [Passionate Warfare] [Masterful Political Intrigue] [Decisive and Ruthless] [A Cast of Contenders] Transmigration is no everyday occurrence. Every step is fraught with deadly danger. Profitable ventures like brewing wine, making ice, and refining salt are all tied to political interests. You either become someone else's weapon, or take up a sharp blade of 202.9kReads8.5Score9kShelves
- 12 The Realm Under the Regional Commanders 天下节度 In the eighth year of Tianfu under the Great Zhou dynasty. That year, Su Yu transmigrates to an unfamiliar era where feudal lords carve up the land, military governors rule their own domains, the common people live in misery, and uprisings erupt across the realm. To survive these chaotic times, he takes on the great clans, defeats local tyrants, builds a new army, establishes new laws, and introduces new institutions. Step by step, he rises to the top and founds a brand-new dynasty. Note: No Sys 1.3kReads7.2Score100Shelves
- 13 Borderland Veteran: I Pick Up a Fallen Empress from the Start 边关悍卒：开局捡个亡国女帝 (The comic adaptation, The Lonely City Shines Across Mountains and Rivers, is now available. Please check it out.) More than a decade after the Yu Dynasty was founded, aristocratic clans dominate the court and govern through civil rule. The border troops go unpaid year after year, and their lives are worth less than grass. Shen Lie was an elite soldier in his previous life. After transmigrating, he becomes a dull-witted frontier soldier whom everyone can bully at Heihe Fort, the foremost outpost 72.3kReads8.6Score5.8kShelves
- 14 A Million Armored Men in Troubled Times, and You Call Them Beggars Scrounging for Food? 乱世带甲百万，你说是流民乞食 [War + passion + history + anti-cliché + no System] Qin Tian, a university graduate, transmigrates into a vagrant in a land torn apart by war. From the start, he’s fighting a wild dog over half a piece of bread. No System, no golden finger, and he can’t even understand what people are saying! Bandits want to sell him, soldiers want to arrest him, and the city is full of starving corpses and danger at every turn. While others endure humiliation, he grabs a shard of pottery and fights back; while 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Have Armories Full of Guns and Cannons, and the Empress Begs Me to Take a Wife 我有枪炮满库，女帝跪求招夫 [Grand ambitions, a powerful System, and total freedom] One unexpected transmigration, an alternate dynasty, a family of loyal martyrs, a mighty general, a court full of treacherous officials, and a struggle between loyalty and treachery... A Prince of Pingxi who is anything but worthy of his title is sent far away to the desolate Western Wastelands... With my Supreme Exchange System, I can summon anything at will, from needles and thread to planes and cannons... Watch me lead famine refugees to 371Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 16 Stealing a Chicken from the Start: My Scheme-Rating System 开局偷鸡，我有诡谋评分系统 [High Martial] [Schemes and Power Plays] [Funny and Lighthearted] [High IQ] [Scoring System] Chu Wen, a PhD who studies military strategy, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar who has starved to death. To survive, he goes to steal a chicken, and unexpectedly binds himself to the Cunning Schemes Scoring System. From then on, the System coerces him: only by constantly using plots and schemes to earn Cunning Scheme Points can he ensure that points are added to his Life Score. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Transmigrated into a Widow’s Village from the Start 开局穿越寡妇村 The full-cast audio version is now available! The comic adaptation is now available! Xiao Yuan transmigrates to the ancient kingdom of Daxia. At first, all he wants is to live a peaceful life, but by chance he arrives in a village turned into a settlement of widows because of the war. And so, this transmigrator from Earth begins to flap his wings! Power, wealth, beauties, fame: no matter the era, these are privileges enjoyed only by those at the top! Using a modern way of thinking, Xiao Yuan rep 4.3kReads8.9Score557Shelves
- 18 Late Ming: Turning the Tide 明末之力挽狂澜 The protagonist is hit by a shell while saving someone and transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty, where he sets out to save the Great Ming. This is a historical strategy SLG game... No, wait, it's a transmigration novel. Starting out as a low-ranking scholar, the protagonist perseveres through hardship and ultimately turns the tide in this extraordinary story... 215Reads8.6Score137Shelves
- 19 The New Shun, 1644 新顺1644 [Peasant Rebel Army Perspective + Research-Oriented + No Golden Finger, No System] (Late Ming Dynasty, research-oriented, a people's history perspective, no System, and a somewhat slow start.) You can think of it as a prequel fanfic to New Shun 1730, or perhaps a sort of tribute. 2.9kReads8.3Score247Shelves
- 20 The Last Prince of the Han Dynasty: Rising from Humble Origins 汉末孤王：起于草莽 Success always comes at a price, and ordinary people have to pay even more! At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, everyone wanted to become a warlord. Some were determined to restore the Han dynasty, while others did as they pleased and declared themselves rulers. One nobody from the future, though, dreamed of changing the world! He gathered refugees, reclaimed farmland, reformed the government, and swept across Liaodong. He crushed the Xianbei, executed Dong Zhuo, defeated Yuan Shao and Cao Ca 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Farming Amid the Chaos of the Northern and Southern Dynasties 南北乱世我种田 Transmigration, power struggles, war, farming The chaotic Northern and Southern Dynasties era is impossible to survive in! Then let's fight! A mysterious, stunningly beautiful shaman? I'll make her my wife. The Baiyue tribes in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains? They're one of us, so don't panic! A refugee-army general with a mysterious background? A good brother, let's make our way together! The lofty aristocratic clans? I can't kill you all… The Two Jin dynasties and the Northern and Southern D 2kReads8.9Score199Shelves
- 22 The Fierce Soldier of the Prison Camp 牢军营悍卒 The animated short series is now online. Search for "Journey Through Wind and Snow" on Hongguo and watch with confidence. [Passionate War God] [Political Scheming and Growth] [Tenderhearted Hero] [Rags-to-Riches Rise] [Multiple Female Leads] Jiang Fan, a special forces king from the Dragon Kingdom, transmigrates into a condemned prisoner guarding the frontier of the Great Jiang Dynasty. He forges a new identity, seizes power, trains troops, and survives between rival factions. With courage and c 11.3kReads8.8Score1kShelves
- 23 Madman: Slashing My Way from a Pile of Corpses to the Dragon Throne 疯子：从死人堆里一路杀到龙椅 [No System + Two Insane Souls + No Saintly Mercies + Decisive and Ruthless] The day Shen Zhou crawled out of a pile of corpses, a modern man's soul appeared in his mind. One soul was bloodthirsty and loved to kill; the other was calm and calculating. The two souls fought each other every day, driving him into a madman feared by everyone in Yunmeng Marsh. Defeated soldiers tried to steal his food? He killed them all. The imperial army came to crush him? He used a fire ox formation to rout thre 145Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Mountains and Rivers Stained with Jin Blood 晋血山河 In the fourth year of Yongjia, the military strength of the Western Jin had been exhausted by sixteen years of brutal civil war. Taking advantage of the moment, the surrounding tribes rose up: Liu Yuan, Liu Cong, Shi Le, Wang Mi... Countless warlords of the troubled age laughed wildly as barbarian cavalry swept across the Central Plains like a whirlwind. An age of utter darkness was about to begin. The Han population in the north fell by two-thirds, and the Han people entered their first great e 3.3kReads8.9Score272Shelves
- 25 Even Bandits Can Set the World Ablaze 流贼也可以燎原 The suffering of the people at the end of the Ming dynasty was caused by more than just the rise of the Later Jin. It stemmed from many factors: the brutality of corrupt officials in the dynasty’s final years, the court’s exploitation of disaster victims, and more. You could even say the Later Jin had the least impact. To save the people, both sides must be brought down. It’s not as if everything will be over once the Later Jin is finished. Readers, the punctuation in the first dozen or twenty 2.4kReads6.7Score105Shelves
- 26 The Han Dynasty 大汉王朝 Across the vast Tengger Grassland, tribes battle by the law of the jungle, with war fires burning and bloodshed everywhere! Tribal warriors, curved sabers and sharp arrows, fine horses and armor: these determine who can enslave others in the chaos of the grasslands, and who will be enslaved in turn. Curved sabers wielded by grassland riders clash with the longswords of noble knights; nomadic warriors swift as the wind face the armies of lords entrenched in their castles. Fire and steel collide, 1.3kReads8.7Score103Shelves
- 27 Strategies for Shuofang in the Three Kingdoms 三国朔方策 Yellow sands sweep across Shuofang, and a lonely fortress stands beneath the setting sun. In the chaotic final years of the Han dynasty, some vie for supremacy in the Central Plains, while others struggle to hold the frontier. Amid the flames of war, the isolated fortress is cut off, surrounded by enemies on every side. With no legendary weapons or heaven-sent opportunities, he can only draw on a century’s worth of knowledge to carve out a foothold for his battered body. He gathers refugees, rec 174Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Hakka Army of the Late Ming 明末客家军 This book is entirely original. The protagonist transmigrates into a kind, ordinary Hakka family in southern Jiangxi at the end of the Ming dynasty. The family starts by expanding the patrol office from 20 people, then takes up farming and development, quells rebellions and builds an army, suppresses pirates in the Guangdong Sea, resists the Dutch in the Fujian Sea, fights the British at Humen, and recovers Taiwan. There are naval battles at Hailingyang, Nan'ao, Luoliowan, Humen, and Meizhou Isl 4.1kReads8.1Score365Shelves
- 29 Transmigrating to the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians: A Bloodstained Chang'an Sings of War 穿越五胡乱华：血色长安启战歌 Transmigrating means hell from the start! Modern historian Xu Zhaoyuan opens his eyes amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood during the Five Barbarians’ Upheaval. A Xiongnu blade hangs over his neck, while tens of thousands of refugees, women, and children behind him are on the brink of death. This is a hellish start! A golden finger? I am the golden finger! ✅ Foresight into history: seize the initiative in a chaotic age! ✅ Technological superiority: establish farms along the Wei River, d 21Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 30 Disciples of the Windbell Moonshadow Sect, Present! 风铃月影宗弟子参上 No memes, alternate history, plenty of demon-like creatures and other nonhuman races. Wang Lei, a transmigrator, arrives in the war-torn Youzhou of the Great Zhou dynasty with the Mount & Blade System. Faced with drought-stricken lands stretching for thousands of miles, rebels rising in droves, and warlords occupying strategic passes, he can summon tons of provisions from thin air with a wave of his hand and blast open city gates with the thunder of 185mm cannons! Cavalry charges across the lan 241Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 31 Warring States: Jin's Desperate Counterattack to Reclaim Han, Zhao, and Wei 战国：晋国绝地反击，收复韩赵魏 [This novel is set against the historical backdrop of the Partition of Jin. Familiarity with this event will help you enjoy the story.] [Ancient Warring States setting + rival states vying for supremacy + the Hundred Schools of Thought + political maneuvering + battles of wit and courage + no System + no harem + not for beginners] After transmigrating to the early Warring States period, he becomes Ji Jiujiu, the last ruler of Jin. His rise begins with infiltrating the Mohists. He keeps a low pro 3.7kReads8.8Score294Shelves
- 32 Emperor Huizong of Song Taken North: Reviving the Great Song and Unifying the World 宋徽宗北狩：复兴大宋，统一全球 Li Shu, an expert on Song history, dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of Emperor Huizong of Song, the foolish ruler who is being taken by Jin soldiers to Wuguo City in the humiliation of Jingkang! Trapped in a prisoner cart, with the imperial clan captured and the whole realm cursing him, the original owner was destined to die in a foreign land, with all hope lost! But I have the golden finger of knowing all of Song history, along with expertise in modern military affairs, governance, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Great Stronghold Lord at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末大寨主 Back in the late Ming dynasty, Chu Xing became a bandit. But his stronghold was repeatedly overrun, and he went through four or five big brothers. After fleeing time and again, his thoughts grew increasingly clear. It seemed Heaven was pointing him toward the answer: he should become the big brother himself and fight to rule the land. 283Reads7.8Score141Shelves
- 34 Saddling Up in the Waning Tang Dynasty 秣马残唐 He transmigrates to the end of the Tang Dynasty and becomes a refugee on the verge of starving to death. The moment Liu Jing opens his eyes, he sees a tragic world of warring fiefdoms, endless conflict, and people living in misery. Corpses litter the land, and for hundreds of miles, not a wisp of cooking smoke rises. Yet he also sees the romance of warhorses and flashing weapons, of heroes with the courage to swallow the world. This is the worst of times, and the best of times. Looking back at t 103.5kReads8.4Score10.3kShelves
- 35 Forward, Ming Battle-Line Infantry! 大明战列线步兵前进 [An original story about the Imjin War, exclusive to Tomato] In the twentieth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1592 by the Western calendar), Peng transmigrates into the past. Among the routed soldiers, he's nothing more than a low-ranking scout captain. Facing the utterly rampant Japanese pirates, and a Ming Dynasty that has effectively fallen under the Wanli Emperor's rule, Peng throws back his head and roars, “I'll make them submit through virtue!” The gear strapped across my shou 6.9kReads9.1Score639Shelves
- 36 Three Kingdoms: The Han Dynasty Rises Again in Liangzhou 三国之大汉再起西凉 [Power Struggles, Strategy, Development, Alternate History] From a down-and-out scholar to the King of Xiliang! The end of the Han dynasty, the Three Kingdoms era. Liu Mu, a poor young man from a declining branch of the Han imperial clan, earns his living writing letters for people on the street. He buys an official post, digs up ancient tombs to raise funds for his army, and builds a covert guard force. He recruits renowned strategists Li Ru, Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Chen Gong to manage 804Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Boss, Another Flock of Easy Marks Has Arrived 大当家，肥羊又又又来了 [Alternate History + No System + Slow Burn + Farming and Development + Decisive and Ruthless + Outlaws + Warring States Competition + No Heroine in the Early Story] Also known as: If You Transmigrate and Don't Rebel, Are You Just Waiting for New Year's? Starting from a Village, Building a Prosperous Dynasty A hellish start, but he chose to fight his way out! From the moment Tang Feng transmigrated, he was trapped in the quagmire of a chaotic age: taxes were tigers, landlords were wolves, and ba 15.9kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
- 38 Reviving the Great Ming: A Lone Minister Founds Constitutional Rule 中兴大明，我以孤臣开宪政 The protagonist, Su Ran, transmigrates into another world when the Tianqi Great Explosion occurs. Through a stroke of fortune, he takes over the original owner’s body and enters the chaotic final years of the Ming Dynasty. See: A modern transmigrator versus the chosen one of the age. Heaven itself seems determined to help the Qing, the chosen ones of this world, sending one disaster after another: droughts, locust plagues, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis... A whole new game of political intrigue, 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Empire's Struggle for Supremacy 帝国争霸 Chen Ziang wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated to an unfamiliar era of clashing armies and devastation. It is a shattered age, and an age of heroes vying for supremacy. It is the best of times and the worst of times. Chen Ziang rises from humble beginnings, builds an elite army, sweeps across the realm, saves the common people, and establishes an unrivaled empire! 7.8kReads8.6Score612Shelves
- 40 If You End Up in the Northern Song Dynasty’s Liangshan, Can You Really Leave Without Regrets? 来了北宋梁山还能留下遗憾么 This book centers on the rallying cry: “Drive out the Tartars and reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!” A historically satisfying novel officially endorsed by the authorities → multiple female leads → leading troops to repel foreign invaders → avenging the Jingkang humiliation in blood → reclaiming the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!! A different take on the story of the Water Margin. The protagonist is warmhearted and down-to-earth, and the overa 4.5kReads—Score667Shelves
- 41 The Tiger of the Generals’ Clan 将门枭虎 A mercenary transmigrates to the Great Chu Empire and becomes Wu Nian, a soldier registered to a hundred-household post. His family is so poor they can barely scrape by, and he has a child bride whom his predecessor beat every day. The Mongols to the north are growing stronger and raiding farther south with increasing frequency. The Great Chu Empire is on the brink of collapse. 11.1kReads8.7Score2kShelves
- 42 Transmigrating to the Late Ming: From Tightening Screws to Farming 穿越明末：从打螺丝到种田 Transmigration to the late Ming dynasty + Peasant Rebellion + Resistance against the Ming and Qing! (Respecting history + No cheats + No System + Slow-paced + Not a power fantasy!!) Wang Tie is an ordinary man with no particular skills. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates to the late Ming and early Qing, a chaotic era that is practically a living hell. How will he find a way to survive in this turbulent age?! And once he reaches the pinnacle of power, where will he lead this people and nat 17.1kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
- 43 Warring States: I Rose to Power by Scamming Nine Farewell Drinks 战国：骗喝九次壮行酒的我崛起了 [Warring States Era] [Master Schemer] [System] [Conquer the Realm] [Chinese Style] [Lay Low] Also known as: The Most Stubborn Soldier of the Warring States Era: He Fakes His Farewell Toast Nine Times. His Commander Begs, “Please, Just Don’t Come Back Alive!” “Does your family make a living collecting condolence money at funerals?” After transmigrating into the chaotic Warring States Era, my superior sends me to my death. I fake my farewell toast nine times and return safe and sound. With my prof 3.5kReads9.0Score200Shelves
- 44 I Was Born a Commoner, So Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 臣本布衣，为何逼我称帝？ On the day he transmigrates, he gets three shocks in a row: he has an engagement, his fiancée isn’t pretty, and all six of his brothers-in-law are bandits. “How can you call them bandits? They’re the six mighty generals who followed me in founding the empire and ascending the throne!” 21.3kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
- 45 Dragon King, Spare Me! 龙王请饶命 From the start, all he has is a dragon, and leveling up depends on sweet-talking her! “Um... A Lian, could you give me a gold coin for some drinks?” “A gold coin? A mug of ale costs just one copper. How dare you ask for a gold coin? Tell me, is there another dragon on the side?” “I’ve been framed!” This is the story of a man and a dragon... [Also known as “Spare Me, Your Majesty the Queen,” now back online!] 4.8kReads9.0Score438Shelves
- 46 Warring States: I Told You to Be a Playful Young Lord, but You Actually Defeated Bai Qi? 战国：让你当纨绔，你竟打败白起？ From the start, he had a fief of his own. He reclaimed farmland, built roads, smelted steel, and trained elite troops. The unscrupulous young lord: “Land, grain, wealth, beautiful women... I want it all!” Reborn in the state of Chu, he beats the state of Qin to a pulp! 609Reads8.8Score119Shelves
- 47 The Southern Ming Righteous Army 南明义军 In 1645, the Yiyou Year of the lunar calendar, the Year of the Rooster, the first year of the Hongguang era of the Ming and the first year of the Longwu era; the second year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing; the second year of the Dashun era of the Great Xi; and the second year of the Yongchang era of the Great Shun, Shi Kefa died alongside Yangzhou, Nanjing fell, and Li Zicheng died at Jiugong Mountain. The Qing court surveyed the realm and found no one who could stand against it. The Eight Banne 18.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
- 48 The Great Warlord of the Late Ming 晚明大军阀 Advance notice: Farming-focused story. Anti-Ming and anti-Qing. Firearms. Conquest. Advancing technology. No System, and there is a female lead, but she gets very little page time. After a stroke of incredible luck, the protagonist wakes up to discover he has become a bandit chief. He has just settled an internal dispute in the stronghold when government troops arrive to surround and suppress them. To avoid being wiped out by the authorities, the protagonist can only use what he has at hand to 1.8kReads8.8Score181Shelves
- 49 Chen Sanbao's Daily Struggles in Ancient Times 陈三宝古代奋斗日常 A modern-day hoodlum transmigrated into an unknown era and became Chen Sanbao, a member of the Chen family in Chenjia Village, at the foot of the Beilu Mountains! No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no protagonist’s halo. All he has is the everyday struggle of an ordinary person at the bottom of society! The protagonist is far from perfect. He’s impulsive and quick-tempered, has no advanced education or exceptional intelligence, longs for family affection, and feels compassion for the disadva 10.2kReads8.7Score767Shelves
- 50 Lord of Shanhe City: From Office Drone to Online Game Emperor 山河城主：从社畜到网游帝王 [Online Game + Lord + Famous Generals from Every Dynasty + Farming + Leveling Up + Conquest + Nation Wars] Lin Chen, an unemployed office worker, is laid off in an age of cutthroat competition. Disheartened, he enters the full-dive online game Eternal Mountains and Rivers. Starting from a desolate village, he recruits soldiers, builds up his strength, and fights off enemies. When an arrogant villain leads an army to slaughter everyone in his territory, and the crowd thinks Lin Chen is doomed, a 103Reads5.9Score240Shelves
