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- 51 The Colonial Warlord 殖民大军阀 Yang Yun is a modern-day mercenary who unexpectedly transmigrates to the body of a young man on a ship bound for South America during the late Ming Dynasty. Thus begins his new life, one that will reshape the tides of an era. 1Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 52 Age of Empires: Starting Out as a Warlord 帝国时代：从军阀开始 Li Mu transmigrates to another world torn apart by warlords and acquires the Imperial Arsenal System. German war machines roar across the land, aircraft blot out the sky, and warships rule the seas. The sleeping lion of the East is about to awaken. Under Li Mu’s leadership, the world will tremble. “Imperial Arsenal System online...” “Congratulations, Host! You have received a German infantry squad!” “Congratulations, Host! You have received a Tiger tank!” “Congratulations, Host! You have 17Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 53 White Mountains and Black Waters: I Am the Twelfth Boss 白山黑水：我乃十二当家 A map of the current situation, showing wolves, jackals, tigers, leopards, and bears. I don't care what happens elsewhere. Whether Heishui is in chaos is for Chen Shan to decide. The moment Chen Shan climbs the mountain, he knows the dawn is coming. No men? Recruit some. There may not be many, but they're loyal. No guns? Make the enemy build them for me. No money? The shops come with bonuses. The blurb won't do it justice. Head to the main story. 192Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 54 The Rise of a Warlord in Republican China 民国之枭雄崛起 Three years after graduation, good-for-nothing Chen Dong accidentally steps on a land mine and transmigrates to the early Republican era. After months of wandering from place to place, he decides to gather some brothers and become a bandit. He takes over a town, marches into the county seat, and raises a banner to crown himself king. Then he discovers the wonders of having God's-eye perspective and sets off a movement across the Republican era by starting a newspaper and opening a bathhouse. He 3Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 55 Warlord: Founding a Nation on an Island, I Vie for Global Dominance 军阀：海岛建国，争霸全球 [Naval Warfare] + [Battleships and Big Guns] + [Parallel World] + [Alternate History] After an accident transmigrates him to a parallel world, Lin Shiqiang finds himself in a turbulent era. His father, a high-ranking official, is brutally murdered, leaving Lin Shiqiang in grave danger. His future seems bleak, until the appearance of a mysterious System changes his fate completely. In this chaotic era, Lin Shiqiang uses the System to rise step by step! Years later, someone asks him what his goal 937Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 56 Another Possibility for Germany 德意志的另一种可能 205Reads6.6Score30614d adds
- 57 The Republican Era Warlord Marshal: Starting Out as a Fengtian Bandit 民国大帅军阀从奉天土匪开始 [System] + [High-Energy Action] + [A Little Comedy] + [Northeastern Bandits] + [Imperial Conquest] Zhu Chuanwu, a shut-in, suddenly opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into a bandits' hideout. The beautiful leader of the stronghold, Wanshanhong, is determined to marry him. Just as they are about to enjoy a lovely life together, Xu Damabang from Naitoushan attacks the mountain, planning to seize Wanshanhong and take her back as his bandit bride. At this perilous moment, Zhu Chu 130Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 58 I Don't Want to Become a Great Warlord 我不想成为大军阀 Liu Zhenyu accidentally enters a passage through time and space and arrives in an unknown world. Its last feudal dynasty, the Great Han Dynasty, has been overthrown, and the land has plunged into an era of warlords. The people still call themselves subjects of the Great Han, and their language is identical to the Chinese Liu Zhenyu speaks. Warlords clash within the country while foreign powers circle beyond its borders. Through concessions, occupation, and outright aggression, the foreign powers 65Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 59 The World's Strongest Nation 世界最强国 After returning to the Republican era, the protagonist activates a System left behind by a high-level civilization, complete with all kinds of technology and blueprints. Watch as he rises to the top step by step and stirs up a storm on the international stage. 3Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 60 Reborn in the Young Marshal's Body: This Time, I'll Stand My Ground 魂穿少帅之这一世我一定要硬一回 This novel is for every reader who has grieved over the pain of September 18. It answers a question that has lingered in countless hearts: If we had resisted back then, what would the world be like today? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Red Alert: Founding a Nation and Becoming Emperor in Southeast Asia 红警：建国称帝从南洋开始 [Red Alert + Warlords + Overseas Resistance War + Fresh Premise + Rivalry Among the Great Powers] [Building from Scratch + World War II + Founding a New Nation + Establishing an Overseas Empire] Wang Wei transmigrated to the South Seas during the Japanese occupation and bound himself to the Red Alert System. As long as he had enough resources, he could recruit more than a hundred types of Red Alert troops at his base. Mining was not the only way to obtain resources: completing nation-building mi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Republican Era: Every Town Is a System Military Base 民国：每个城镇都是系统军事基地 [Military System + Mass-Produced Soldiers and Suicide Squads + Transmigration + War Between Two Worlds + Rebirth + War of Resistance + Republic of China] Xiao Ye transmigrates to a parallel world resembling the Republic of China era and obtains a System. By occupying villages and towns, he can acquire soldiers, supplies, weapons, and equipment. With enough money, he can even get tanks, planes, and aircraft carriers through the System. After a village is occupied, it generates one unit of System 951Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 63 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—14d adds
- 64 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
- 65 The South Asian Empire 南亚帝国 Reborn at the end of World War II, he uses his golden finger to found a country in Southeast Asia. He keeps a low profile and steadily builds strength amid the rival powers, step by step making his way onto the world stage. Once his nation has risen, he helps China rise as well, and the two support each other. 1.2kReads5.5Score10914d adds
- 66 Warlord: I Just Want to Stay Alive 军阀：我只想保命 Warlord factions are everywhere, but they are not without weaknesses. Take the small countries within some nations, for example: they cannot fight back at all and can only let the warlords do as they please. Other countries, meanwhile, are so powerful that they can easily wipe out their neighbors. Such a country is the Huaxia Empire, also known as the mightiest empire in Huaxia. The law of survival for warlords: First, they must be a band of robbers. They can only plunder other people's wealth, 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Great Warlord: Architect of a New Order 大军阀之新次序缔造者 [Transmigration] + [Military Technology] + [System] Justice and rules are founded on strength. After transmigrating to a parallel world in an era of war and divided warlord rule, he relies on his outstanding military command skills and the advanced weapons provided by his built-in System to gradually defeat the surrounding warlords and expand his power. He prepares for the invasion he knows is coming, making the invaders’ bolt-action rifles, “wild chicken necks,” and thin-skinned little tanks lo 128Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 68 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 224Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 69 I Hijacked the Late Qing: You Can Leave, but Leave Your Money! 截胡晚清，人可以走，钱留下！ Transmigration + history + treasure appraisal + scheming protagonist + patriotism Your Qing dynasty is doomed. I know! But transferring your assets overseas? That’s a bit hard to justify, isn’t it? Gold and silver, antiques, documents, and all those resources… My lords and princes… You can leave, but the money stays! Thieves who raid people’s homes get their backs broken! This story is entirely fictional, an artistic work based on a historical setting, with no political allegory intended. 10Reads—Score11514d adds
- 70 The African Warlord 非洲大军阀 [Overseas] [Great Warlord] ["The Outskirts" Fanfiction] [System] At the lowest point in his life, an international student heads to Africa hoping to strike it rich, never imagining that his fortunes are about to change. Fang Shiyu unexpectedly acquires a Warlord System and quickly becomes a warlord ruling over his own territory. He accidentally enters the world of "The Outskirts", where Uncle Guess becomes the spokesperson for Fang Shiyu’s army. 21Reads—Score114d adds
- 71 I'm Just a JK, How Could I Save the Empire? 明明是个JK拯救帝国做不到啊 This is a tale set beyond the main universe, on a planet of girls. Every country on the continent is governed by an eternal national will: a seventeen-year-old girl. Our protagonist transmigrates to such a planet. The Kingdom of Victoria and the Third Alice Empire have become absolute powers on the continent, united as one country. The Kingdom of Erica, isolated in the continent’s northwest, grew strong through the Seven Years’ War and the Thirty Years’ War. On the outskirts, the Tsardom of Yeka 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Rise of Australia 澳洲的崛起 This is an Australian novel by a debut author. Over the course of 50 years, the protagonist rises from humble beginnings through various opportunities and major events. It’s a slow-burn novel... —Reads—Score114d adds
- 73 A New Huaxia in Latin America 拉美新华夏 In 1836, four years before the Opium War. As the Industrial Revolution gathered pace, Britain was about to enter the most glorious era of the Victorian age. Meanwhile, the United States was eyeing the lands of the West with greed. At this crossroads in humanity’s fate, would the old empire cast its last rays of sunset, or be blasted to pieces by ironclad warships? An aircraft from the twenty-first century accidentally strays into this world... [A group-transmigration story, with a nation as the 8Reads8.7Score314d adds
- 74 I Sent You to Study in Eagleland, Not to Use Force to Become President 让你鹰酱留学，没让你武力当总统 [From the start: police chief + summoning + mass recruitment + seize the presidency by force + “Mr. President, why the coup?” + overwhelming victories + some livestream elements] “If white people can be president, and Ni people can be president, why can't a student from Xia Country?” [Los Santos gangsters report a crime, claiming a Xia Countryman scammed them: he took a 500,000 US dollar deposit and sent them a ton of rock candy and toy pistols.] The news hits the trending charts. A closer look 7Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 75 The Rise of a Warlord in Republican-Era China 民国军阀崛起 Zhao Tian Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and used knowledge far ahead of its time to build up capital overseas. In a turbulent and unpredictable environment, he steadily amassed power, growing from a minor warlord into a major warlord feared by the whole world. 9Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 76 My Name Is Yan of Sanjin, and the Great Powers Are Finished 我姓三晋阎，列强全玩完 Warlords and a locust invasion: Yan Wang gains the Gear-Up System and an elite template. He leads his troops straight into battle against an elite division, earns a massive haul of land and air gear, then uses his super equipment to sweep through the enemy with blitzkrieg tactics. 23Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 77 The Chaotic Era: I Become a Great Warlord 混乱年代：我成为大军阀 [War + System + Passionate Action + Decisive and Ruthless] Ye Tianming, an unlucky guy who graduated from college only to find himself unemployed, accidentally transmigrates to another world, the nation of Jiuzhou, and gains a Reputation System. He gradually rises to become a powerful warlord! It is the worst of times, and the best of times! 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Reborn in Republican-Era China: From the Start, I Save Dad and Take Down the Boss! 重生民国：开局救老爸！打老大！ [Reborn] [Alternate History] [New Future] [Ruthless and Decisive] [Republican Era] [Warlords] [Building a Power Base] [Ruling the World] This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental! 3Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 79 The Great Powers: This Warlord Is Not to Be Messed With 列强：这个军阀惹不起 “Army Group A: 1.8 million soldiers.” “Army Group B: 1.5 million soldiers.” “Army Group C: 1.3 million soldiers.” The great powers: Give us back our homeland. 8Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 80 I Transmigrated to 1916 and Became a Warlord 穿越1916我成了大军阀 (System) (Crushing the Great Powers) (Developing Industry) (Summoning Troops and Supplies in the Early Stages) (Acquiring Technical Blueprints Later On) (A Satisfying Power Fantasy) Wang Yi transmigrates into the Republic of China era, punching warlords and kicking foreign powers. He builds guns, cannons, and aircraft carriers, and his weapons are always a generation ahead of those of the great powers. Watch how he carves out new territory and raises the nation's prestige amid the chaos. 15Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 81 Destroy the Jurchen, Build the Nine Provinces, Rule the World 灭建奴，立九州，霸全球 Awakening an auxiliary System, he executes the royal family, wipes out the landlords, kills corrupt officials, drives out the foreigners, and finally unifies the Nine Provinces. He expands the realm, gives the Western barbarians a good thrashing, and restores the glory of Han and Tang. Our Nine Provinces have mighty warships and cannons. Our Nine Provinces have planes and tanks. He will return the Nine Provinces to the pinnacle of the world. 1.7kReads8.2Score10514d adds
- 82 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—14d adds
- 83 1919: Steel Ambitions 1919钢铁雄心 In 1919, Chen Xi, a native of this world, knows the history of the coming decades. How will he lead this great nation back to the pinnacle of its glory? “Only sacrifice and revolution can lead us back to greatness.” 363Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 84 Republican Era: Ruling Shanghai, With No Shortage of Disciples 民国：横行上海滩，我弟子有点多 The jianghu isn’t about fighting and killing. If you want to make it in the world, you need power and connections! In the early years of the Republic of China, Lu An transmigrates as the son of a rich family. He had planned to coast through life, but then he obtains the Martial Arts Grandmaster System. He can become invincible by founding a school and recruiting disciples. With a great responsibility suddenly thrust upon him, he has no choice but to step up. Ding! Found a sect and receive the In 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 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
- 86 Warlord Warring States: I Got a Sign-In System 军阀混战：我获得了签到系统 Jiang Yang unexpectedly transmigrates to a world torn apart by war, and finds himself a minor warlord in Nanjiang Province. Fortunately, he gets a sign-in System from the start. All he has to do is sign in each day, and the rewards keep coming. “Ding! Sign-in successful. Congratulations, Host, you have received 100 M14 assault rifles, 100,000 rounds of ammunition, and 50 crates of grenades.” “What? Someone still doesn’t know who I, Marshal Jiang, am? Men, take him down!” 3Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 87 Warlord of the Republican Era: More Children, More Blessings, So I Choose to Take Concubines 民国军阀：多子多福，我选择纳妾 Farming + more children, more blessings + the daily life of a warlord Reborn in 1920, Lu Jia becomes the only son of Governor Lu Yongxiang. It is a turbulent age, with warlords running rampant, battles breaking out everywhere, and the people living in misery. As someone from the future, Lu Jia knows full well that his new father’s future is far from promising. In these wartime years, if his father dies, he’ll be finished too. Just as Lu Jia is growing worried, the more children, more blessings S 1Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 88 Red Alert: The Far Eastern Empire 红警之远东帝国 A dazzling flash of white light streaked past. When Yang Bufan opened his eyes again, he found himself in an unfamiliar wilderness. Beside him stood a bizarre-looking armored vehicle: the base vehicle from the Red Alert game! The Republic of China? World War II? Watch as Yang Bufan leads the Red Alert army in sweeping across the warlords, bombarding Tokyo, rolling over Moscow, and establishing a beautiful, peaceful world... 788Reads6.5Score19214d adds
- 89 A Fantastical Ambition: The Return of the British Empire 魔幻雄心：重返日不落帝国 Since this is a game-like world, I, Carlos, hereby declare that I have returned. On the third day after the king fled the mainland, a flag bearing a crown was raised once more above the provincial capital in the southern province. A civil war had begun. So had the road to revival. 13Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 90 Late Qing: I’ll Make the Great Powers Kneel and Sing ‘We Conquer’! 晚清：我让列强跪着唱征服！ No harem, no clichés, no invincibility, no System. Enter at your own risk. After transmigrating to a parallel world in the late Qing Dynasty, Liu Haoran had hoped to live quietly as a landlord’s young master. Instead, he was forced to become the face of an industrial powerhouse! After overcoming one obstacle after another, he looked back on the road he had traveled and couldn’t help but marvel: “Turns out I’m the foreign power!” Empress Dowager Cixi (trembling): “This Liu Haoran... Is he plannin 12Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 91 My Era as a Northeastern Warlord 我的东北军阀时代 Hong Fei is a migrant worker who came south to make a living. After a tumultuous storm, his head suddenly rang, and he found himself in unfamiliar Heilongjiang. Just as he was about to order takeout, he discovered that he had arrived in the post-World War I era with a golden finger. From then on, his life became a story of unstoppable success! 2Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 The Great Qian Republic's Warlord: Infinite Funds System 大乾民国军阀之无限资金系统 [Troop-Raising System + World War II Weapon Summoning (Primarily German Weapons) + No Female Lead + Ruthless] In his previous life, Han Xiyuan was a special forces team commander. He died overseas during a rescue mission, and when he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in another world: the Daqian Republican Era. He had become a battalion commander. Han Xiyuan's army was ordered to head to the Magic City and take part in its defense. 11Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 94 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
- 95 A Warlord Rises: Laying Low Until I Become a Great Power 军阀崛起：慢慢苟成列强 [Strategy and tactics + weapons and equipment + weak golden finger + multiple women + Cao thief + slow burn] This is a true military novel, focused on sound logic rather than cheap thrills. The protagonist's strategies and tactics are based on the actual capabilities of his weapons and equipment. There's no mindless steamrolling, and army organization is adjusted flexibly to suit the equipment and the conditions of each battlefield. Most people don't understand the relationship between army orga 21Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 96 Warlord: I Have a Daily Card-Drawing System 军阀，我有每日抽卡系统 Chen Kang transmigrates to another world and gets a daily card-draw System. In this world, torn apart by warlords and engulfed in artillery fire, how will Chen Kang survive? 1.5kReads7.1Score—14d adds
- 97 War of Resistance: Infinite Troops, We Fight to the Death! 抗战：无限爆兵，我等死战不退！ The country lies in ruins, and the land cries out in anguish beneath the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders! Faced with the Japanese army's inhuman atrocities, hundreds of millions of young people take up their rifles! When Xu Zhen arrives on the battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the countless fallen heroes nearly leave him breathless! Unlimited troop production: activated! An assault by land, sea, and air? So what? As long as we're here, the position stands! Even if we bleed 3.6kReads8.2Score20014d adds
- 98 In 1941, I Had Eight Hundred Soldiers in Burma 1941年，我在缅国有八百士兵 (Founding a South Asian nation + unifying the Expeditionary Forces + advancing science) The Japanese are running rampant, intent on opening a third front in Burma and invading its territory. Peng Fei leads his private troops in resistance, fighting for every inch of land. He cooperates with Germany but refuses to grovel before it... 4.6kReads—Score21114d adds
- 99 War Thunder: Make the Gods Answer! 战雷：让神明做出回答！ I’ve got the J-36. You’ve really got Ultraman too!? War Thunder + alternate Western fantasy + modern warfare + swords and magic + Azur Lane + Battlefield + Digimon + mythological warfare + Ultraman + Broken Arrow + hunting BVVD! A magical barrier? It crumbles beneath the roar of depleted uranium armor-piercing rounds! An ancient dragon? It wails as it’s hunted by precision-guided missiles! On the eastern horizon, the Great Xia’s Type 99B main battle tank divisions launch a wedge-shaped assault, 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Tales of the Mekong River 湄公河往事 My new work is here! You're welcome to 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! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
