Novels like Blood and Gunpowder
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- 51 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 1.3kReads7.2Score10114d adds
- 52 Fighting the Japanese Alone, Starting with Rooting Out the Traitors 一个人抗倭从清理狗汉奸开始 [No organization, no discipline, decisive and ruthless, no romance, cathartic] After waking up, Wu Hao’s first act is to kill four traitorous Chinese collaborators. He then launches a series of operations: mercilessly slaughtering collaborators and Japanese soldiers, stealing medicine from Japanese hospitals, looting Japanese arsenals, and blowing up railway lines. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 On the Anti-Japanese Battlefield: I’ll Fight for the Nation’s Rise 抗日战场：我要为民族崛起努力 Our great nation endured years of bitter fighting, with more than twenty million military personnel and civilians killed or wounded. If you and I had been fortunate enough to live through this war, what could we have done for our country? 24Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 54 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—14d adds
- 55 My Commander Used Me as Cannon Fodder, So I Joined the Eighth Route Army 长官拿我当炮灰，直接加入八路军 [War of Resistance + No Heroine + No System] He transmigrated to the War of Resistance era and was treated as cannon fodder from the start! Zhang Tianyi: “If you show me no mercy, don't expect any from me.” The moment he decided to join the Communist Party, the world seemed to open up before him. Zhang Tianyi joined the Eighth Route Army, leading elite troops to fight the Japanese and build up a base area. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 War of Resistance: I Outplayed the Enemy Across the Whole Map 抗战：全图敌军走位被我秀烂了 In 2025, delivery rider Wang Lin’s soul travels back to the bloody Xiang River campaign of 1934, where he becomes a battalion commander among the remnants of the Rearguard Division, doomed to fight to the death. In the depths of despair, he awakens the [God’s-Eye View of the Battlefield], revealing the entire map and every enemy and ally. When his superiors order him to break through at any cost, he instead saves the captured division commander and outsmarts the enemy at Dao County, turning a de 124Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 57 Eternity 永恒 During a military exercise, airborne company commander Tang Siqiang is ordered to carry out a reconnaissance mission. But the reconnaissance plane encounters intense electromagnetic hail and crashes. After parachuting out, Tang Siqiang and Zhong Zhenguo discover they've returned to the War of Resistance era in 1937. Guided by their duty as Chinese soldiers, the two resolve to fight the enemy. With the advantages they bring from the 21st century, they hope to change the course of the war and spar 681Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 58 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 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Red Ninth Squad 红色九班 An offshoot of Xiao Zhixian's The Deserter: Gao Yidao's Second Company and Hu Yi and Xiao Hongying's Ninth Company, along with the Qiushan Guerrilla Unit, are trapped on the northeastern plains of Meixian. At the station, Regiment Commander Lu of the Independent Regiment has been reduced to a commander with no troops, while the Second Girl's Women's Militia is also asking to join the fight. Regiment Commander Lu has a mountain of troubles on his hands! It's so hard for me!!! 64Reads6.6Score1114d adds
- 60 The Resistance War: Marching Out of Yimeng 抗战之兵出沂蒙 When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in an unfamiliar mountain god temple. When he closes them, a torrent of powerful consciousness floods his mind. Zhang Long has arrived in the Yimeng Mountains during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Since he's here, he'll make the best of it. What man could refuse the iron and blood of fighting the Japanese invaders? And so, another guerrilla force fighting the Japanese appears in the Yimeng Mountains, slipping in and out like ghosts… 12.3kReads8.3Score82914d adds
- 61 War of Resistance: The Legend of an Ordinary Soldier 抗战，一个普通战士的传奇故事 A legendary tale of an ordinary soldier fighting in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, adapted from a true story. He is a portrait of an ordinary Chinese person from that era. They had no grand declarations, only a deep and fervent love for their country, their hometown, their people, their comrades, and their loved ones. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 The Wolf Troops Strike 狼兵出击 This is a tragic and stirring story! Wei Shanhu was a simple mountain villager from the Zhuang region of Guangxi. He lived a humble but peaceful life, farming in season and hunting in his spare time. But when the Japanese invaders ravaged the land and the Chinese nation faced the threat of annihilation, he and tens of thousands of comrades resolutely left the mountains and headed for the Battle of Shanghai, a veritable meat grinder. Wearing straw sandals and armed with nothing more than rifles a 8.3kReads—Score56714d adds
- 63 War of Resistance: Rising to Prominence by Embroidering at a Uniform Factory 抗战：从被服厂绣花开始崛起 Special forces soldier Wei Xiaoyong transmigrates into the world of TV dramas and becomes the younger brother of Wei Dayong from the Independent Regiment. From the start, he runs into Li Yunlong, the head of a clothing factory. For the sake of Fenjiu and roast chicken, the two decide to launch a nighttime raid on a blockhouse. Li Yunlong: “You’re a good kid. You can serve under me, Li Yunlong.” Zhao Gang: “Three shots, three Japanese soldiers down from two hundred meters. Where did you learn to 17Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 64 War of Resistance: Three Years of Huangpu Sign-Ins Made Me Commander of a Million Artillerymen 抗战：黄埔签到三年统领百万炮兵 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 War of Resistance: Building a Nation from Black Cloud Stronghold 抗战：从黑云寨开始建国 Xie Hao, a mercenary on an overseas mission, is unexpectedly reborn in the War of Resistance Against Japan. Using Black Cloud Stronghold as his base, he establishes a stronghold, recruits soldiers, and builds his forces independently. What happens when bandits get heavy weapons, build an arms factory, and develop a solid industrial base? This time, when it comes to fighting the Japanese, I, Xie Hao, am definitely getting in on the action. Li Yunlong: “Damn it, who took out that old bastard Sak 621Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 66 War of Resistance: The Ironblood Flying Eagle 抗战之铁血飞鹰 With the heavens’ power, wipe out the Japanese devils! After Tang Dingshan encounters the Japanese nuclear wastewater incident, he returns to the Songhu battlefield with a tactical sniper rifle and gets dragged into the meat grinder at Luodian. What else is there to say? Load armor-piercing rounds: one shot, one Japanese machine gunner; one shot, one Japanese tank; one shot, one Japanese aircraft… Whatever lies within my sights, I’ll kill the strong and crush the weak! 705Reads8.8Score11514d adds
- 67 War Against Japan: From the Start, I Was a Japanese Collaborator 抗日：开局是个二鬼子 Outside the city, the people who had been waiting for ages to enter slowly gathered closer, waiting to go in. Lin Feng, dressed in a yellow puppet-army uniform and carrying a Type 38 rifle, ambled out of the city behind several puppet soldiers and stood beside the gate. Ten days. He had transmigrated to this world ten days ago. Of all the eras he could have landed in, why the War of Resistance Against Japan? And why transmigrate as a traitorous puppet soldier? Just thinking about it made his blo 228Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 68 War of Resistance: The Blood-Soaked Xiangxi 抗战之血色湘西 An outrageously satisfying novel featuring a System, massive troop recruitment, cultivation, and special operations. Ao Debiao transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and obtains a Red Alert System. He earns points by killing Japanese soldiers, and once he has enough, he can acquire military production lines. He joined the ranks just as the Red Army was on the Long March. After being gravely wounded in battle with the enemy, he was presumed dead, but ended up stranded in the area by chance. T 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 War of Resistance: Two Long-Term Laborers 抗战之两个长工 In the war-torn years in Sui County, Shangqiu, Henan, this story does not dwell on the worst of human nature. Instead, it focuses on the lives of ordinary people in an extraordinary period of history. Every ordinary person’s life is a book in its own right. 67Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 70 War of Resistance: I, Li Laifu, the New King of Liaodong 抗战：我李来福新任辽东王 The setup takes a little while, so if you can't wait, jump straight to Chapter 73. I'll take Liaodong, punch the Japanese in the face, kick the Russians to the curb, and become the King of Liaodong. Who's against it? Who's in favor? Look me in the eyes. 407Reads—Score11914d adds
- 71 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. 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 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. 814Reads6.9Score12514d adds
- 73 Reborn Before Liberation as a Two-Year-Old Child 重生解放前成两岁娃娃 A new story is here! The male lead is reborn in a parallel timeline, so please don’t scrutinize the history. Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. This story is dedicated to the memory of my father, who passed away recently, and carries the wishes of his children for him. Though he has left this world, I hope he finds another chance to be reborn... And please, history buffs, don’t flame me. Some dates and events have been adjusted to fit the story. 644Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 74 War of Resistance: Divine Disguise, I Empty the Japanese Banks 抗战：神级伪装，我搬空鬼子银行 1937. Shanghai has fallen! I’m Chen Jue, and I’ve transmigrated into the body of a trading house owner. From the start, an agent points a gun at my head: if I don’t pay back five thousand silver dollars in seven days, I’ll end up at the bottom of the Huangpu River! Fortunately, the [Quantum Exchange] System activates! I can trade this era’s gold and antiques for sparks of hope from the future! To kindle a spark on this scorched earth, I put on the mask of a traitor and walk a knife’s edge. From 1.4kReads6.1Score—14d adds
- 75 Bright Sword: Building an Iron Tide with Homemade Flying Thunder Cannons 亮剑：从手搓飞雷炮打造钢铁洪流 [No System + Building a Military-Industrial Complex from Scratch] Kong Jie, a Grade Eight fitter, transmigrates to the period of the anti-mopping-up campaign in Yunling, bringing with him all of humanity’s weapons data. From the start, he faces the Sakata Regiment, and the Independent Regiment is on the brink of collapse. Kong Jie cobbles together a makeshift “no-good cannon” with a shovel. The Japanese light machine gun is no good, so Kong Jie builds a Type 56 light machine gun by hand. No mach 527Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 76 War of Resistance: Bloodbath in 1937 抗战之血战1937 [Alternate-history fiction, no System, and no golden fingers.] If an ordinary person who knows nothing transmigrated to the 1937 Battle of Shanghai, could he survive against well-equipped, well-trained Japanese soldiers and their coordinated assaults by land, sea, and air? What did he go through as he went from thinking only of escape to fighting desperately in the bloodshed? This novel aims to stay close to history and be as realistic as possible. Please don't nitpick the locations or names. Th 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Reborn: Bright Sword, 1926 重生之亮剑1926 After Li Yunlong shot himself, his consciousness sank into darkness. When he opened his eyes again, he had unexpectedly been reborn in the Huangma region in 1926. He had shed the iron-willed glory of a general, and nearly all his memories were gone. Only an instinctive sensitivity to guns and artillery, and an unyielding refusal to admit defeat, remained in his bones… 181Reads5.4Score614d adds
- 78 A Heart Tempered by War 烽火淬心 The Red Army's Western Route Army endured a difficult and tragic campaign. The contributions of its soldiers were irreplaceable and indelible. This force grew from a tiny spark in the Dabie Mountains into a prairie fire in the Daba Mountains, before staining the sands of the Hexi Corridor with blood. Those young soldiers cast off the entanglements of love and hate, weathered the flames of war, and matured into revolutionaries steadfast in their faith. 521Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 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... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Fighting My Way Out of 1937, I Became an Unknown Name on a Memorial 从1937杀出，终成无名碑 The Battle of Xinkou + the Taihang Mountains Campaign + the Hundred Regiments Offensive + battles of all sizes + the lives of ordinary people + no System: During the Battle of Xinkou, Qi Hang transmigrates into a new recruit in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, thrown into a sea of corpses from the start! No System, no romance. Relying only on hazy memories of the future and his knowledge of terrain and guerrilla warfare, he finds a way through. He experiences real battles, from ambushes large and small 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 War of Resistance: Rising to Power with Zhou Weiguo! 抗战：从周卫国开始崛起！ After an accident, he transmigrated to another world and unexpectedly became Zhou Weiguo. With foreign forces invading and war raging everywhere, Zhou Weiguo threw himself into the fight without hesitation to defend his home and country. 7Reads8.7Score514d adds
- 82 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 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Defending Yan'an 保卫延安 Yan'an, known in ancient times as Yanzhou, lies in northern Shaanxi along the middle reaches of the Yellow River. It has long been the political, economic, cultural, and military center of northern Shaanxi. Yan'an was the destination of the Red Army's Long March and the Chinese Communist Party's base from 1935 to 1948, earning it the title of the “Revolutionary Holy Land.” This book recreates the historical reality of the war years, chapter by chapter. 292Reads9.6Score3214d adds
- 84 War of Resistance: Starting as a Prisoner of the Eighth Route Army 抗战：从被八路军俘虏开始 Why won't they let me join the Eighth Route Army? Earn more merits, and get promoted again. Recruit a few more soldiers. Now the military intelligence service is trying to recruit me too. What should I do? Dancing on three eggs is bound to end in a fall. Watch me turn my life around. 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 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 115Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 86 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 734Reads7.3Score10014d adds
- 87 War Against Japan: Flames of 1933 抗日峰火1933 In the first month of 1933, Japanese invaders suddenly attacked Rehe Province. The three Niu brothers from Niujia Yu in Rehe heroically resisted the invaders, setting off a series of events. The story portrays both the darkness of society at the time and the bonds between brothers. Through the circumstances of one small family and the lives of ordinary people, it reflects the desperate struggles of the common folk in those exceedingly difficult times. 2.8kReads7.0Score20914d adds
- 88 War of Resistance: Yunlong, I'm Actually Greater Than Heaven's Emperor 抗战：云龙，我还真比天王老子大 He slowly stepped out of the mirror room and into the corridor's gentle glow. The air still carried a hint of ink and film mingling from an old movie projector, as if every step struck a key on time's piano, playing a melody that had never reached its end. 1.6kReads5.3Score—14d adds
- 89 Rising to Power from Kunlun Pass 从昆仑关开始崛起 This is the story of a wealthy young man’s path to saving his country. With the land shattered and the nation in peril, every Chinese person with a conscience and courage will rise up to fight back, swearing to battle the invaders to the bitter end! A War of Resistance story with no System! 656Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 90 War of Resistance: 1939 抗战之1939 Luo Xing, an all-around ace sniper with the Chinese Navy’s Jiaolong Commando Unit, transmigrates to 1939 during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The invading Japanese army has just begun its first “pacification” campaign, launching massive, continuous sweeps across the anti-Japanese bases of the North China Plain. With astonishing combat prowess and exceptional military talent, Luo Xing builds an invincible, battle-hardened unit. Time and again, they catch the enemy off guard a 7Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 91 War God of China Against Japanese Aggression 抗日之炎黄战神 With nerves of steel, Qin Feng led a few dozen men to crush the Japanese elite troops. In no time, he turned a dirt-poor county militia with barely any rifles into a force of several thousand, complete with its own arsenal. Qin Feng’s name spread across the land of Yan and Zhao. Just hearing it was enough to make Japanese soldiers and Chinese collaborators wet themselves on the spot! “Who’s that kid swinging that broadsword?” The commander of the military subdistrict pointed at the young man on 3.1kReads8.1Score25214d adds
- 92 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 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 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 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 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—14d adds
- 95 War of Resistance: After Crossing the Snowy Mountains and Grasslands, I Won Every Battle 抗战：过雪山草地后，我百战百胜 Su Weiguo was a special forces soldier in the People’s Republic. He died on a mission and transmigrated into the body of a regimental commander in the early days of the Long March. Under his leadership, the 14th Regiment captured cities and strongholds, overcame every obstacle, and took part in battles such as the Four Crossings of the Chishui River and the forced crossing of the Dadu River. Its series of brilliant achievements during the Long March made him a commander of a crack regiment who e 3Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 96 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—14d adds
- 97 The Iron Tide of Northern Shaanxi: From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army 铁流陕北：从红军到八路军 From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army, this work offers a fresh perspective and an analysis of historical sources to recreate a little-known history of the Long March, full of vivid human stories. The Iron Current in Northern Shaanxi: From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army is an illustrated documentary account of the Red Army's Long March. Taking a new perspective that moves from north to south across the region, it examines international reports on the red bases in northern China durin 3.2kReads8.8Score—14d adds
- 98 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 84Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 99 Reborn in 1935: National Hatred and Family Feud 重生1935国仇家恨 A foreign-language translator is reborn in Northeast China in 1935. After watching his entire family die at the hands of the Japanese, he sets out on a path of revenge. Of course, he has to have a cheat: a Sumeru space that grows alongside him. 92Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 100 The God of War Against Japan 抗战杀神 The protagonist, Cao Bin, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world in another spacetime and awakens multiple Systems. He rises from obscurity to become a god of war in the fight against Japanese aggression, striking such fear into the enemy that even hearing his name makes them tremble. With an unstoppable steel tide and coordinated air and ground forces, he leaves every enemy scrambling to retreat. 37Reads6.8Score—14d adds
