Novels like The Flames of War and the Spy Doctor
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Flames of War and the Spy Doctor, best match first.
- 151 She Broke Her Leg in a Prime Location 她在黄金地段摔断了腿 She Broke Her Leg in a Prime Location —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Drunken God 醉神 The Drunken God —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 On Day 28, I Ruined My Brother’s Family 第28天，我让弟弟一家社死了 On the 28th day, I made my younger brother's whole family social pariahs. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Espionage: A Fight to the Death 谍战：生死较量 In early 1928, Su Ziwu, the son of a wealthy family, is arrested and imprisoned by the Kuomintang's Special Operations Group, then secretly trained as an agent. During an operation to crack a secret Japanese spy organization, a Chinese Communist underground operative sacrifices herself to protect Su Ziwu's identity. Stunned by this revelation, Su Ziwu makes an even greater discovery: the "Thousand Faces" instructor who has been training him in the Kuomintang unit is also a member of the Chinese 4.1kReads9.2Score47814d adds
- 155 The Military Statistics Bureau's Iron Wall: The Japanese High Command's Lament 军统之铁壁：日军大本营的哀叹 Rebirth and transmigration + military intelligence + golden finger: Churchill: We’re broke. Fine, give him two million pounds’ worth of weapons for those two pieces of intelligence. He can pick them up himself; no delivery. Hitler: How did he find out that our Japanese allies are holding secret talks with the Soviets? Fine, let’s buy the meeting notes. Roosevelt: He can get us a Zero fighter? Write him a check, and ask if he’d like to switch sides while we’re at it. The Japanese: Who on earth le 1.5kReads7.8Score10114d adds
- 156 Back to 1938: I Have a Tower of Japanese Spirits 重回1938：我有一座倭魂塔 In 1938, the nation fell and families were torn apart. The land was shattered, corpses lay everywhere, and devastation filled the eye! Every inch of our land was soaked in blood. The debts of family and country must be repaid! A defender of the nation returns with the pagoda in tow. He plunges resolutely into the darkness to hunt the Japanese invaders and slowly wipe the shame from his homeland! This is the glory of the strongest soldier, and the legend of the hero known as “Ghost.” 920Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 157 The War of Resistance Begins at the Underground Transit Station 抗战从地下交通站开始 Dingxiang Restaurant, the top eatery in Anqiu County. Anqiu is a county town in central Hebei, where the people are simple and welcoming. But when the Japanese occupy this peaceful haven, devils like Nojiri Masakawa and Kurofuji Kizo rule above, while clowns like Huang Jinbiao and Jia Gui run amok below. How will the people of Anqiu resist them? They establish an underground transport station, protect the people in the surrounding area, and match wits with the enemy! This story is entirely ficti 940Reads6.4Score10714d adds
- 158 The Young Patrol Chief of Republican-Era China 民国小巡长 In 1938, Beiping lay beneath the shadow of occupation, with cold winds carrying the smoke of war through its streets. Su Chen, an unemployed young man, transmigrates by accident and becomes a patrol chief on Qianmen Street. More precious to him than the uniform that puts food on his table is the ace he brought with him: a twelve-story department store from 2026. It has everything, from rice, flour, cooking oil, and grain to gold, silver, and jewelry, even military equipment, all available in un 322Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Espionage: Shadow Without a Trace 谍战：无间谍影 A story about a modern man who transmigrates into the espionage-ridden Republic of China. The first hundred chapters mainly cover some spy cases in Jinling. I feel like the protagonist hasn't really had a chance to show what he can do yet. My initial plan is to send him into enemy-occupied territory after the first hundred chapters, where he can finally unleash his full potential. Art is a big explosion. 200Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Reborn in 1929: A Low-Level Intelligence Agent 重生1929之小小情报员 The heroine transmigrates and has psychic powers and a pocket dimension. As an Esper in the age of spiritual qi revival, Yun Qingge had the misfortune of dying, only to be reborn into a wealthy family in the Republican era. Unfortunately, someone switched her at birth, then dumped her in a mass grave… Later, she got bound to a System, only to become its tool… P.S. 1.6kReads7.8Score16414d adds
- 161 The Womb’s Last Will 子宫的遗嘱 A Womb's Testament —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 The Schemer 暗算者 The Strategist is a handpicked collection of 66 spy thrillers and novellas, like a box of carefully crafted deadly weapons, each one different in shape and razor-sharp. 66 stories, 66 battles for life and death. From the nail-biting suspense of going undercover alone to the battle of wits involved in cracking codes; from silent tails through streets and alleyways to undercurrents swirling at dances and card tables. You'll witness how the solitary “Listener” hears thunder in the silence, feel how 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Espionage: I Have a System for Turning Japanese Soldiers Against Their Own 谍战：我有策反鬼子系统 This is a wish-fulfillment novel. How satisfying is it? So satisfying that it disappeared for a while. Those who know, know! His name is taboo. His codename is classified. His deeds are impossible to recount. Infiltrating enemy lines surrounded by traitors and Japanese troops, silently creeping through a hell on earth is only a test. His System can turn Japanese soldiers to his side. He can do anything. Let 150Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 164 Espionage: Starting in 1936 谍战：从1936开始 In 1936, the land lies shattered, and dark clouds gather over the nation. Modern special police officer Wang Xinjie transmigrates to the Shanghai concessions and becomes the most unremarkable Chinese constable, awakening a portable storage space from the start. A Japanese ronin kills someone in broad daylight? He snaps the man's wrist and sends him flying with a shoulder strike! A foreign superior sides with the Japanese invaders? He exploits public anger to put the man in his place, leaving him 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Espionage: I Have a Map That Scans for Spies 谍战：我有间谍扫描地图 Ye Feng is a hot-blooded young man who transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a low-ranking agent in the Lixing Society's intelligence division. He has powerful connections and is a Huangpu graduate. He also has the golden finger that comes with transmigrating: a spy-scanning map. Ye Feng: “Before, I never had the chance! Now I'm here!” Ye Feng: “You Japanese devils, I'll show you what cruelty means!” Ye Feng: “Whoever dares invade China will be killed!” Ye Feng: “Yes, I have just one r 4kReads6.5Score25714d adds
- 166 Espionage: Starting from Above the Cliff 谍战：从悬崖之上开始 Though the nation lies broken, its mountains and rivers remain. Ding Ran transmigrates to a hundred years in the past and becomes a triple agent. The island nation: “That man is a demon, an out-and-out demon.” The Baldies: “How can someone so perfect exist in this world?” The Beautiful Country: “Get his identity at any cost.” In the end, Ding Ran writes his own legend in that era. 2.4kReads8.7Score14114d adds
- 167 A Spy in the Shadows, Starting with The Rebel 谍战从叛逆者开始的特工 This is purely for my own amusement. I’m sorry if it makes you unhappy. At first, I wanted to take things slowly, but then I got criticized, so I changed it. I changed it. Then people said the characters weren’t written well. That part I’m not changing. Later, I messed up the golden finger, so I gave up. Anyway, I’m having a great time writing it now. If it’s stressing you out, sorry. I didn’t mean to. 1.5kReads8.1Score10814d adds
- 168 Broken Thorn 断刺 When the Japanese invaders strike, a rebellious young man runs away from home and is swept by the tides of history from one perilous situation to another. He maneuvers between military intelligence agents, underworld gangs, and Japanese spies; makes choices between conflicting beliefs; sacrifices love and friendship; and transforms as he grows through loneliness... 131Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 169 Code Name: Wick 谍战代号灯芯 Espionage · play the pig to eat the tiger · battles of wits · cool-headed and composed · fake marriage · love of country In 1936 Shanghai, everyone at the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics station knew Lu Xingzhou was a “deadweight”: he dozed at work, was always the last to handle a case, went weak in the knees at the sight of blood, and ranked dead last in every annual performance review. No one knew that he had quietly handed over half the “meritorious achievements” on Director Dai’s desk 13kReads7.5Score1.4k14d adds
- 170 Dog-Beating Staff: Starting at Li Zheng Gate 打狗棍：从丽正门前开始 (This book does not pair Dai Tianli with Na Suzhi. The main goal in making up for the regrets is to save the characters who died in the show. The story follows the original timeline and builds on the original series. The System isn't much use and is basically just for show, so don't read this if you dislike that! Don't read this if you dislike it!! Don't read this if you dislike it!!! Important things must be said three times!) After arriving in the world of The Dog Beating Stick, I somehow beca 1.2kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 171 Espionage: I Won Over the Female Japanese Commander and Ruled the Roost 谍战：拿下女太君，我呼风唤雨 No System / Transmigration Chen Bo of the modern era has just had an incredibly lucky break when he transmigrates into the body of a Republican-era secret agent, with a seductive woman beneath him. The woman is Takahashi Sakurako of the Special Higher Police. The two are secret lovers. Sakurako's brother, Takahashi Chuan, is the top man in the military police, with enormous power. Thanks to this connection, agent Chen Bo always manages to complete his superiors' missions through a series of luck 2.6kReads8.2Score18314d adds
- 172 Shadows of Espionage: The Sleeper Agent's Hidden Move 谍影：潜伏者的暗棋 He was a disposable pawn marked for execution in place of someone else, but he reversed his fate under the guns. In three days, he went from an abandoned pawn to a name on the Special High Commissioner's desk. In half a month, he had the head of a Military Statistics Bureau station requesting a meeting. How would a criminal psychology graduate student who transmigrated into the past navigate the tides of espionage and turn himself, a dead piece, into the only living eye on the entire board? Repu 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 A Spy, But Not Quite 似谍非谍 Still Chen Gang, still transmigrated into someone else's body. But this time, there’s no golden finger and no life-saving spirit spring water. It’s simply a story about killing Japanese soldiers and traitors, and stealing their money. 1.6kReads8.3Score15414d adds
- 174 Espionage: The Thousand-Faced Agent, a One-Man Army 谍战：千面特工，我一人成团 Li Fei transmigrates to Shanghai in a parallel world and awakens the Many-Faced Agent System. Every time he completes a mission, he gains a new face. From then on, Shanghai has a new elusive Communist agent: Many Faces. Captured courier who turned traitor: Every time I meet him, Many Faces has a different face. Military Statistics Bureau: Many Faces is an organization, maybe even a whole regiment. Our bureau has been infiltrated like a sieve. There are Many Faces everywhere. Special Higher Polic 2.2kReads8.5Score19414d adds
- 175 Espionage: A Rider in Manchuria 谍战之一个骑手在满洲 In his previous life, he was the most ordinary rickshaw puller. In this one, he’s a ruthless assassin! On the freezing nights when Japanese forces and their puppet regime run rampant, Ding Li relies on his extraordinary intelligence to repeatedly assassinate emperors, generals, and Manchurian officials... Single-handedly, Ding Li undermines the puppet state of Manchukuo, its order, and its economic lifelines... He gradually becomes a brave and steadfast patriot, and organizes a fierce, tenacious 4.3kReads8.8Score42014d adds
- 176 I Transmigrated to a War-Torn Era, and I'm No Easy Target 穿越到战乱年代，我也不是好惹的 Transmigration + Republican era + spies + System + parallel worlds + no CP Who would’ve thought that someone who wouldn’t even step on a tiny bug would suddenly transmigrate? Fine, she could deal with being poor and having a hard life, but of all the places to end up, she landed right in the middle of a mission. Before she could figure out what was going on, she was facing the prospect of being killed all over again. Still, she didn’t want to live in the original owner’s body either. But when th 1.3kReads8.7Score10514d adds
- 177 The Cowardly Agent 鼠胆特工 Lin Jie transmigrated into the body of a cowardly traitor. Then Juntong used a honey trap on him, and he became an undercover agent for the organization. To hide his identity, he pretended to be greedy and lecherous, embarking on a very different path. 865Reads7.0Score10314d adds
- 178 My Soul Transmigrated to 1937, and I Was Granted Entry to the Military Intelligence Bureau 魂穿1937年，特批进入军情处 My new work is out! Come 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! 4.2kReads7.8Score39214d adds
- 179 Twin Eagles, I'm Your Phoenix Youngling 双鹰，我就是你的凤雏 I actually transmigrated into Flying Tigers and became sworn friends with Yan Shuangying. I bet your gun has no bullets, too. Yan Shuangying: Watch out for the brick behind him. Damn! You sneaky bastard, that's not how this works! 2.1kReads6.8Score12214d adds
- 180 Espionage: A New Superpower Every Month 谍战：我每月一个新异能 [Light System + independent development + no reliance on any faction + portable pocket dimension] Ye Zi'an becomes a junior agent for the Military Statistics Bureau and awakens a System that lets him switch to a brand-new supernatural ability every month. Identity Verification: Obtain information about a person's identity and interests. Puppeteer: Use another person's DNA to control them for a short time. Dreamweaver: Enter other people's dreams to find clues and gather intelligence. Psychologis 1.4kReads7.6Score12114d adds
- 181 Espionage: The Military Intelligence Bureau's Judge, the Nightmare of Japanese Spies 谍战：军统判官，活成日谍噩梦 [Espionage + identity detection + assassination + System] Reborn in 1936, Lin Mu, a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy, is unexpectedly assigned to the Special Service Department. He soon becomes Japanese spies’ worst nightmare! Kawashima Yoshiko: “Damn it, the assassination plan has been foiled again!” Tsuchihashi: “The Judge is everyone’s worst nightmare.” He kills Japanese invaders, captures Japanese spies, and takes Shanghai by storm, becoming a traitor’s worst nightmare! “I have nothing t 58Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 182 Espionage: Code Name Big Dipper 谍战：红色特工代号北斗星 In 1936, an era of turbulent waves! There was a group of people feeling their way through the darkness, using the flame of their faith to light up the pitch-black night sky. Jiang Huo, code-named Polaris, went undercover in the Special Service Office, walking on thin ice and teetering on the edge of a cliff! In the narrowest of spaces, the struggle was cruel and merciless! In the dark of night, it was a tale of hardship and greatness! Their names may have been forgotten amid the years of raging 550Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 183 Espionage: I Have an Intelligence System 谍战，我有一个情报系统 People usually play many roles in society. They may be a son in one family, an employee at one company, and a citizen of one country. Liu Songfeng is more than all that: one man with a thousand faces, surrounded by layers of intrigue. In this turbulent age, Liu Songfeng uses his intelligence and extraordinary courage to navigate between rival factions. Yet his identity is shrouded in mystery, impossible to pin down. No one knows his name, but his deeds will live forever. Liu Songfeng says, “I wa 6kReads8.6Score34614d adds
- 184 Fighting the War of Resistance, Starting with the Indestructible Unit 从永不磨灭的番号开始抗战 [History + Historical What-If + Alternate Universe + Military + War + Transmigration + Rebirth + System] A man should aspire to serve his country, and never regret donning his uniform! Smoke rises beyond the Great Wall. Blood stains the battlefield, and courage blazes like a rainbow! Every inch of land is bought with blood; a hundred thousand young men join the army! They give their lives to defend their country, their noble spirits living on forever! He transmigrates into "The Immortal Unit" an 914Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 185 War of Resistance: My Right Eye Awakens Infrared Thermal Vision 抗战：右眼觉醒了红外线热成像 Lu Jianfeng transmigrates to the era of World War II and awakens the ability to see infrared thermal images. Using this advantage to fight the Japanese, he leaves the enemy questioning their own existence and contributes to the resistance. 4.4kReads7.7Score25514d adds
- 186 The Lover on the Screen, the Liar Beyond It 屏幕里的爱人，屏幕外的骗子 Lovers on Screen, Liars in Real Life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Espionage: You Were Told to Go Undercover, So How Did You Become the Boss of Shanghai? 谍战：让你潜伏，你成淞沪大佬？ [Espionage + no System + no brainless plot + loyal revolutionary roots + multiple identities] In the twentieth year of the Republic of China, the head of the Red Party's Third Special Section was arrested and immediately defected. Overnight, around a hundred outstanding Red Party comrades were arrested. Within a year, spies had uncovered nearly all of the Red Party's secret safe houses in Shanghai. Whenever the nation is in peril, heroes always step forward. Zhang Mingxue, only twenty-five years 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 A Sea of Spycraft and Mystery 谍雾谜海 When faced with known history, some follow it faithfully, while others want to change it! This is a war between two transmigrators! A contest between light and shadow! But who will emerge victorious in the end...? 3.8kReads8.9Score37614d adds
- 189 Transmigrating to the War of Resistance: The Crazy Rickshaw 穿越抗战之疯狂黄包车 [Transmigration] + [System] + [Parallel Republic of China] + [Lighthearted power fantasy] + [War] + [Invincible] After transmigrating to a parallel world, the young Ma Chongjiu uses his System to crush everything in his path, killing gods and Buddhas alike. As the saying goes among the martial world: “When Lord Jiu pulls his rickshaw and looks back once, gang bosses shed tears. When Lord Jiu looks back twice, traitors and puppet troops are done for. When Lord Jiu looks back three times, every J 759Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 190 Fuzhou: Blades and Bloodshed in 1949 福州：刀光血影一九四九 A few words in a local dialect, as indistinguishable as the wind. Once their eyes meet, the hunt and counterhunt begin. Messages whispered on the wind, blood and chaos, a fight to the death... At the end of February 1949, the Huacha secret team, entrusted with a vital mission, encountered an accident on its way to Rong. Team leader Hu Dayi vanished without a trace, and his guard, Wu Erzhu, was captured. At the same time, the Kuomintang's Secrecy Bureau System was carrying out its covert Thunder 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Shadows of Espionage: Starting as a Patrol Officer 谍影暗杀：从巡警开始 “Instant Mission: Kill Wang Mingchu, a traitor to the Fuxing Society. Reward: +50 combat skill experience.” Enhanced physique, martial arts, marksmanship, spatial abilities, disguise... When the Special High Commission discovers that collaborators are being killed one after another, when the Military Statistics Bureau cannot fathom how the Japanese army’s arsenal was blown up, and when the Red Party’s contact point suddenly receives an anonymous warning... No one would have guessed that the guy 20.1kReads7.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 192 Reborn in Republican-Era China: Becoming the King of Spies 重生民国：成为谍影之王 [Reborn]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [Military]+ [Spy]+ [Invincible] Wang Xinghuo, a lowly office worker, is reborn in the twenty-fifth year of the Revolution. A ninth-term student at the Whampoa Military Academy, a heaven-blessed prodigy: this is Wang Xinglan's new identity. He is Reborn to protect his family, but an unexpected turn of events leads him into the Secret Service, where he becomes a spy. He battles Japanese spies, gradually awakens his abilities, and climbs step by step to the pinnacle 2.9kReads7.0Score18114d adds
- 193 Espionage: From the Start, I Could Hear People's Thoughts, Code Name: Shadow 谍战：开局偷听心声，代号影子 Su Chen woke up one morning transmigrated to Shanghai in 1939, where he had become a low-ranking member of the Green Gang. He accidentally awakened the ability to read minds, saw through the Japanese invaders’ arrest plan, and successfully rescued members of the Lixing Society. With the country in turmoil, he also caught the eye of the Green Gang boss and went undercover in the police station, distinguishing himself time and again. Through one life-or-death crisis after another, he rose steadily 5.8kReads7.2Score26614d adds
- 194 A Contest of Wits in the Spy World 谍海较量 By a twist of fate, a psychology graduate student returned to 1937, a year torn apart by war. As he sought out the underground organization and held fast to his red ideals, he contributed what he could to his country's liberation and rejuvenation in a turbulent era, embarking on a legendary career as an undercover agent in the world of espionage. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Espionage in the Republic of China: Starting with a Treasure Chest, I Tear Apart the Japanese 民国谍战：从宝箱开始，手撕鬼子 Introduction: [War of Resistance against Japan + Brave and resourceful + Passionate + Loyal and righteous + Deep brotherhood + High-tech + Saving the country through unconventional means + Cunning + Undercover + Disguises + Perfect secret agent] After a car accident, Lin Feng transmigrates to Long Country, a parallel world resembling China in 1938. It is now the second year of the full-scale war against Japan, an era of internal strife and foreign threats, with the nation in peril and traitors a 441Reads7.2Score10614d adds
- 196 Spy Among Spies in the Republic of China 民国谍中谍 A string of magical prayer beads sends Luo Shaoqiang, a rural development leader, dreaming back to the Republic of China. In this turbulent, chaotic era, he starts out as a police officer, investigating murder cases and tracking down the real culprits. He faces one conspiracy layered atop another and navigates a web of intelligence agencies, walking along cliff edges and dancing on blades as he joins the epic War of Resistance. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 The Bride in the Wheelchair 轮椅上的新娘 The Bride in the Wheelchair 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Espionage: Daybreak 谍战：破晓 When night falls over the newly born land, two fated adversaries are forced to join forces. The brilliant Lin Nan is a forgotten gem from the old era, versed in criminal psychology and codebreaking. The battle-hardened Zheng Feng is the blade of the new order, devoted to discipline and absolute loyalty. This is a war that begins with conspiracy and ends in faith. When the enemy holds the city’s pulse in its grasp, and humanity’s fate hangs by a thread, they wield their wits as spears and their c 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Kite: Spy Games in Shanghai with Zheng Yaoxian, the Military Intelligence Agent 风筝：与军统六弟郑耀先谍战上海 Just scored! Republican-era setting + passionate ensemble cast + espionage + Military Statistics Bureau + undercover operations + battles of wits + no System + not reborn + the Military Statistics Bureau’s Sixth Brother In 1939, Chen Gongxing, a lieutenant colonel and deputy station chief in the Military Statistics Bureau, defected. At the time, the Shanghai Mei Agency and Wang Jingwei’s puppet regime’s Special Services Headquarters, Number 76, were opening their doors. Chen Gongxing became Num 5.1kReads7.4Score32314d adds
- 200 Espionage: Taking Advice Lets Me Catch Spies 谍战：我听劝就能抓间谍 Jiang Yifan is an agent with the Military Statistics Bureau’s operations team, yet he repeatedly manages to catch local spies. Jiang Yifan is also a newly recruited officer in the Special Higher Police. By a twist of fate, he poses as a Japanese merchant and infiltrates the organization under an assumed identity. At the same time, Jiang Yifan is a friend and loyal partner to the underground resistance, and he has secretly joined them as well. With all these identities, Jiang Yifan can only say, 3.4kReads8.1Score19314d adds
