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- 101 I Am a Submarine Commander 我是潜艇指挥官 U-49: the beginning of it all. The moment I opened my eyes, I was aboard this submarine. The crew worked in perfect order, unaware of what awaited them: forging a legend, or sinking to the bottom of the sea... 357Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 102 Deep-Sea Wolf Hunt 深海猎狼 The steel leviathan’s final voyage, and a nonconformist skipper’s choices in wartime. Aboard the cutting-edge Type XXI electric submarine U-181, technological superiority collides with the unforgiving laws of war. Follow the steady Captain Erich von Hoffmann through radar hunts in the Bay of Biscay, deadly pursuits in the Arctic cold, and desperate encirclement after Normandy. This is more than the story of an underwater wolf king’s rise. It is the brutal struggle of souls trapped in a steel 910Reads—Score11714d adds
- 103 The Quantum Furnace: Rebooting 1902 量子熔炉：重启1902 In 2025, Tang Long was a down-and-out, forty-year-old deliveryman. After an accident, his soul traveled back in time and he was reborn in the body of a fifteen-year-old scavenger beside Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, at the end of the Qing dynasty in 1902. He also gained his own golden finger: a quantum intelligent technology space. At the time, Shanghai, and indeed all of China, was under the sway of foreign concessions and their self-governing authorities. Qing officials were corrupt and incompeten —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Warlords of Another World 异世军阀争霸 [Otherworld + Powerful System + Pure Power Fantasy + Ruthless Protagonist + Warlord Rivalries + Industrial Development + Overpowering the Great Powers] The protagonist, Yuan Long, arrives in the dangerous otherworld of the Yanlong Kingdom during the era of warlord rule. His soul transmigrates into the body of Yuan Dingguo’s only son. Yuan Dingguo is the military governor of four provinces, and Yuan Long unexpectedly obtains the “Rise of the Empire” System. From the start, his beginner’s gift is 1.4kReads6.9Score10714d adds
- 105 Snow and Iron: Chronicles of the Eastern Front 雪与铁：东线纪年 Snow represents the harsh conditions of the Eastern Front, the bitter winter at Stalingrad, and the cold, merciless nature of war. Iron stands for military life, an unbreakable will, and the machinery of war, while also echoing Germany's military tradition. The Eastern Front Chronicle identifies the Soviet-German battlefield as the central setting, hinting at a dual record of both one man's life and history. 165Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Silent Thunderbolt: The 57th Air Battle 沉默的霹雳之五七空战 Silent Thunderbolt: The May 7 Air Battle 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Global Lord: From the Start, I Awakened the Steel Division IV Console 全民领主：开局觉醒钢四控制台 This is a niche story aimed at fans of alternate history. Readers unfamiliar with TNO can still enjoy it. The System and the all-people-as-lords premise are only a transitional setup, so please keep that in mind. [Military] + [Power Struggle] + [Mass Recruitment] [The New Order (TNO)] + [Indian Ambition] + [War Fever] + [West Russian War I & II] All of humanity is gone. Blue Star gives humanity one final chance: everyone must immediately enter a parallel world for shelter. But who could have kno 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Welcome to the Military Channel: This Episode, an In-Depth Breakdown 欢迎来到军事频道：本期为您精讲 [Commentary + Military Knowledge + Weapons + Military Enthusiast + War + Technological Development] Welcome to Lin Yuan's Military Channel. In this episode, I'll take an in-depth look at: My name is Lin Yuan, and I'm a transmigrator. I've been in this parallel world for three years. Its history is almost identical to Earth's, but all the countries have different names: the Northvia Federation, the Griffin Empire, and the Republic of Gaul. In this world, no one has ever systematically examined t 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 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
- 111 Rising Flames: A New Order at Dawn 烈焰升腾：破晓新秩序 The Stars and Stripes burn in the flames of civil war, and the foundations of the old order are no longer secure. Amid the smoke of a collapsing global hegemony and a war raging across the world, a new order will be forged in blood and fire. Begin with Operation Silent Dawn and finish what was left undone. Start by dismantling NATO and bring every enemy to justice. Most of this book's setting is based on TFR. The Hidden Dragon Soars into the Abyss. 183Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 112 I Transmigrated to the Wasteland with Tactical Dolls 我带着战术人形穿越废土 [Strategy and tactics + Girls’ Frontline + Arma + apocalypse + nuclear war + warfare] A heavy mash-up. The setting is entirely different from the original worlds. There may be a lot of dialogue. If it’s not your thing, please be kind. In 2025, as conflicts between the newly formed CSAT (Combined Syndicates Alliance) and the increasingly declining NATO escalate across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, the Pacific islands, and other regions, a leak contaminates the world with a substance known as “ 276Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 113 I’ve Become a World Power, So Why Am I Still So Cautious?! 明明都当列强了，却还过分谨慎！ In the final years of the Great Zhou, foreign powers invaded and the land was torn apart. Zhang Renxin transmigrated into the son of a powerful frontier official. To save the empire from collapse and turn the tide when all seemed lost, he set out to act! After returning from studying abroad, he founded factories and built a modern army. Before long, several years had passed. A million troops now guarded the land, backed by a steel tide of tanks and aircraft! One of his subordinates asked, “My lo 1.4kReads6.9Score10014d adds
- 114 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
- 115 Clouds Over the Sea: Campaigns of a Mobile Task Force 海上的云：机动部队征战记 The destruction of the Z Fleet, the bombing of Darwin, the Battle of the Java Sea, the withdrawal of the British Far East Fleet from Asia, the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway... An introduction to the major naval battles of the Pacific theater in World War II. As for Pearl Harbor, let's skip it. Everyone knows that one. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Raise an Army and Sweep All Before Me: Building an Everlasting Great Xia 爆兵横推：打造大夏日不落 [Invincible]+ [Sweeping All Before Him]+ [Mass Troop Recruitment] He transmigrates to Yingtian City on December 13, where he faces hellish difficulty from the start. Then he raises an army and sweeps all before him. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever the rivers flow, all is Xia land. We only want to reclaim the territory that has belonged to us since ancient times. We just want to grow vegetables, and while we're at it, plant anyone who dares disturb Great Xia's gardening in the ground. 42Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 117 Starting with the First Sino-Japanese War, I Slay Enemies and Loot Gear 从甲午开始杀敌爆装 Yang Xingfei is a disgruntled young man of the new century, still troubled by the suffering his compatriots endured throughout history. One day, while playing a Chinese-made resistance war game, he falls asleep. When he wakes, he finds himself in the era of the First Sino-Japanese War, and begins a journey through time. First stop: the Jiawu year at the end of the nineteenth century. He arrives at Huayuankou in Zhuanghe Hall, Liaodong, just as more than twenty thousand Japanese troops land and i 24Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 118 Reborn as a Line Infantryman in World War II 重生二战填线散兵 Reborn as a German infantryman sent to plug gaps in the line, Wills struggles to survive amid the deadly symphony of BM-13 rockets. From the thunder of Tiger tank 88 mm guns to the lethal threat of the PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle, he has to hack out a path to survival in the permafrost with a frostbitten entrenching shovel. When flares bleach the night white, he finally understands that war has no heroes, only survivors. The zombies are merely the failed by-product of Group 935's research. The tele 13Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 119 Flowers in Full Bloom 鲜花在怒放 A war. A city under siege. A group of people with nowhere left to retreat. The attackers' armored tide and weapons of overwhelming power repeatedly grind across every inch of land, while the remnants of the defenders, the militia, and the civilians in the ruins fight with every last ounce of strength. No one can stay untouched by the war. Which way will the balance ultimately tip, and what future awaits those who survive? This is the story of a besieged city: the people who stayed, and those who 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 From the Start, I Drew an Italian Cannon While Suppressing Bandits 开局剿匪我抽到意大利炮 This book is also known as: World War II: I Draw Wei Heshang from the Start; The Great Warlord: I Can Draw Prizes; World War II: Ten Draws from the Start; The Black Mountain Empire; The War Years: I Can Draw Weapons and Equipment. An alternate history. All place names, people, and events are fictional. Zhou Wenqiang transmigrates to the Dakan Empire, surrounded by great powers on every side. Naturally, he has a golden finger: he can sign in and draw prizes every day, winning all kinds of weapons 3.3kReads8.0Score20414d adds
- 121 Tactical Squad: Charging into the Apocalypse 战术小队：向着末世冲锋 The blurb is still too tame. Read the story to see for yourself. Apocalypse + Hardcore Military Action + Multiple Systems + No Harem Shu Xinghai: “What? You’re saying the biohazard outbreak has really become reality? But I’m just a freshman who can’t even defend himself!” Lin Yixuan: “Why are you looking at me? I’m not an athlete.” Three days later Shu Xinghai: “Loofah, activate!” Lin Yixuan: “Zombies? What gibberish are you spouting? Go talk to my tank!” Neither of them expected that they weren 495Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 122 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
- 123 Sanhe Young Master's 16th Book 三合大少第16本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 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
- 125 The Third Reich’s Spearhead 第三帝国的兵锋 Gu He, a fake military-history buff, is kidnapped and taken to a strange space. The System inside orders him to command the Third Reich’s elite troops and whip the Japanese devils into shape. You want to ravage our Nandu? Dream on! Fine! I’ll use a Tiger tank to punch through your tiny little tanks. You say your Zero fighter is impressive? Sure, sure. How about I take the world’s first jet fighter out for a spin with you? Satisfied? Need elite paratroopers? The Green Devils are here to take your 147Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 126 You Like the Northern Expedition? Then Go Preach Your Fire-and-Unification Theory! 喜欢北伐？跟我信火一体说去吧！ [No female lead + Transmigrate into a book + No System] (It’s normal for the rating to be low at first.) “War is a matter of vital importance to the state, a domain of life and death, a path to survival or ruin. It is imperative that it be studied.”, The Art of War, “Laying Plans” In 2025, on Blue Star in a parallel novel world, a global military competition for high school students is in full swing. At this time, two brothers from Earth, Zhu Yue and Zhu Xiuyuan, unexpectedly transmigrate to thi 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Rise of the German Cat 汉斯猫的崛起 A young man from the modern era transmigrates back to the turbulent period of the World Wars, becoming a powerful figure of that age. But this time, things are different. Armed with an unprecedented System and his memories, he is determined to change the course of history at its roots and lead the world toward a completely different future of nuclear peace and prosperity. 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 1910: Blood and Iron in Yunnan, Nearly Starved to Death from the Start 1910铁血滇云，开局差点饿死 [Warlords of the Republic of China + Building his own power + A military-industrial tycoon transmigrates + Yunnan Army] After waking up, military-industrial tycoon Tang Qi finds himself transmigrated to the early years of the Republic of China. Using the Yunnan Army as his foundation, he establishes a Southwestern United Government and develops at breakneck speed between the two great powers of the foreign nations and the Beiyang Government. A Republic-era warlord story unlike any other. 2.4kReads6.0Score11014d adds
- 129 The Spiral of Heaven and Earth 天地螺旋转 Just practicing my writing, practicing, practicing. Pure fantasy, fantasy, fantasy. It’s all fantasy and practice. This is not a masterpiece. Written by a newcomer. Any similarities are purely coincidental. aaaaa 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Republican Era: My Warlord's Son Sweeps the Great Powers 民国：我军阀公子，横扫列强 A fast-paced Republic-era power fantasy about a meteoric rise. After transmigrating to a parallel 1916, he becomes Zhan Feng, the son of a military governor. Awakening the Blood Dragon Mark, he can distinguish friend from foe, and from then on begins his rise to power. I rule Shanghai under martial law. I am God. The Green Gang, the foreign concessions, the chambers of commerce: as long as I stamp my foot, every faction trembles. I lead my troops north, leaving blood three feet deep. The things 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 131 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
- 132 Warlord: Reborn, I’ll Start by Rolling for a Lottery System 军阀：再重生，我先爆个抽奖系统 Warlords, transmigration, rebirth, System In my first life, I transmigrated and was reborn on Yuanwu Star. I lived freely for decades, until my enemies rose to power and destroyed my family. Only then did I finally wake up to reality. I never expected to be reborn again. The first thing I did was crush my enemy, but somehow, that even triggered a System. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 1890: Starting the Great Voyage by Climbing the Tech Tree 1890从爬科技树开始大航海 [Slow burn, national industry, rural development, great-power rivalry, hard-hitting naval warfare] Tang Xiaoyi found himself in a parallel world where the Age of Discovery had reached the late nineteenth century. The technology, wealth, and rivalries accumulated by every nation were on the verge of a final tipping point, ready to erupt. “The introduction of steam engines as ship propulsion ushered in a new revolution in navigation.” “Shipping grew faster and faster. It took just dozens of hours 157Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 134 A Military Kingdom Floating on the Sea: Planetary Fortress 漂浮在海上的军事王国：行星堡垒 A colossal planetary fortress battleship suddenly appears, and an office worker is chosen by its central AI. A military kingdom floats on the ocean, and a president with an Earthling identity rules an alien battleship. Faced with the great powers of Earth and an alien invasion, how will he turn the tables against all odds? How will he rise above the rest of the world? 672Reads6.5Score10114d adds
- 135 Mass Troop Recruitment: One Army Group a Month 爆兵：一月一支集团军 [Troop-raising System] + [Giant battleships with enormous guns] + [Crushing everything in their path] With a cracked troop-raising System and a super-dreadnought fleet from the start, he begins by trampling Japan and crushing the great powers. Big guns are the truth, and caliber is justice. The sun never sets on your empire? Step aside. You're standing in the way of the great empire's rise. 16.6kReads7.9Score1k14d adds
- 136 From the Start, I Have an Aircraft Carrier Fleet: I Strike Back by Landing in Japan 开局航母舰队，我反手登陆倭国 What would happen if a modern military unit capable of traveling between parallel worlds appeared? Transported back to the years of the War of Resistance, a modern aircraft carrier fleet sweeps away the enemy navy. When 99A main battle tanks charge across the North China Plain, the world trembles. In the 1950s, during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the mighty dragon takes flight. When the new generation of fighter jets rules the skies, even the United Nations forces are no match. 257Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 137 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
- 138 Reborn in a Soviet Recruit Camp, I Became a Warlord of War 重生苏军新兵营，我成了战争领主 No female lead + a single golden finger + a purely military novel Chen Lan, an ordinary military enthusiast, unexpectedly transmigrates into a parallel world torn apart by World War II. His cheat is tactical vision: a god's-eye view centered on himself that lets him see the deployment of every unit! Facing an imperial armored division that is superbly equipped and outnumbers them several times over, everyone awaits their inevitable destruction. Chen Lan steps forward. “The enemy's armored force 1.1kReads6.7Score10214d adds
- 139 Submarine Hunt in the Pacific 潜艇猎杀太平洋 Transmigrated into World War II, commanding submarines on the hunt across the Pacific. Shi Jia Kong accidentally transmigrated into World War II and became a U-boat commander in the Republic of China. He commands submarines to hunt Japanese transport ships and warships. 49Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 140 Dumped from the Start? I Raise a Million-Man Army and Make My Comeback! 开局被踹？爆兵百万，我雄起了！ Synopsis: Modern warfare + island lord + System + urban life + billionaire Li Jin was an ordinary modern man, but after an accident, he suddenly transmigrated to the otherworldly Jiuzhou Empire and became the heir to a marquis. Unfortunately, his father didn’t care for him, and his mother was nowhere to be found… Worse, as soon as he transmigrated, his own father kicked him out of the family home and made him lord of an archipelago. Just as he was about to starve to death, he awakened the Battle 2kReads8.7Score10214d adds
- 141 The Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang 血战台儿庄 He unexpectedly returns to an era that is both despairing and full of promise. Chen Deliang foresees history, and takes part in shaping it. He strives to adapt to this age, both to survive and to bear witness. 1.3kReads7.4Score—14d adds
- 142 Soviet Russia, 1920: Starting as Stalin's Bodyguard 苏俄1920：从护卫斯大林开始 (Two chapters released promptly at midnight every day.) (Preparations for World War II begin in Chapter 322.) Lin Tuo, a Chinese special police instructor, accidentally transmigrates into the body of Sergei, an orphaned Chinese laborer’s son in Soviet Russia, and steps onto the storm-tossed Soviet soil of 1920. With modern combat techniques, advanced historical knowledge, and extraordinary physical prowess, he overcomes one challenge after another and earns a place in the Cheka’s guard unit. Dur 3.1kReads7.0Score10314d adds
- 143 The Silver-Haired Girl Doesn't Want to Become a Tactical JK 银发少女不想成为战术JK [No System + beautiful girl + gunfights + special forces + hard-hitting + characters stay smart + decisive, ruthless protagonists] A wealthy heiress is cast out onto the streets amid a bitter struggle over her family fortune. To survive, she has no choice but to join a band of assassins. But... what am I to you, really? “...Hey, Mr. Sanderson, I really have been trying my best.” The silver-haired girl resting her head on her knees says it softly, 19Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 144 Transmigrate to Songhu and Become the Strongest Warlord 穿越淞沪成最强军阀 Lu Chuan is a Special Forces soldier. During a mission, an accident transmigrates him to the Songhu Battlefield. Using his modern knowledge, he builds an army and changes one historical tragedy after another... 605Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 145 Welcome to the Absurd Twentieth Century 欢迎来到荒唐的20世纪 (Female protagonist) (Solo heroine) (Alternate setting) (Note: Since Order Disease causes infected people to behave absurdly, the book includes many unrealistic strategies, plot developments, and weapons research.) The absurd becomes reasonable: Order Disease, also known as "Hysteria," reached its most severe outbreak in the 20th century. Devouring corpses and bones, drinking blood and flesh: on the battlefield, these were all too common. It is a form of hysteria caused by desire expanding wildl 160Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 146 A History of World War II: The Struggle for Air and Sea 第二次世界大战史·海天绞杀 This book introduces some of the major classic naval and aerial battles between the anti-fascist camp and the fascist imperialist powers during World War II. These include the Battle of Cape Matapan, the Arctic Convoys, the naval battles off Malaya between Britain and Japan, the great Battle of Leyte Gulf between the United States and Japan, the Battle of the North Cape, and the air and sea battles around Guadalcanal. 13Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 147 War Thunder: The Entire Band Makes the Coalition Forces Respond 战雷：全频带让联军做出回答 (This book includes elements from War Thunder, Squad, Eight-Treasure Congee, Battlefield, and more.) What? Our own people are getting bullied? Then we have to hit back hard and make the Coalition Forces feel what it means to be haunted by nightmares. We're all fighting to live, so the Coalition's tanks can go talk to the depleted-uranium penetrators of my Type 99A. (I'll explain things for readers who aren't War Thunder fans.) 834Reads6.4Score10614d adds
- 148 The Great Empire of 1910: Rebellion from the Start 1910大帝国：开局就造反 An invincible naval fleet, beginning at the South Sea Garrison in 1910. This is another world whose technology is roughly comparable to that of the nineteenth century. The protagonist, Gan Xuanzhu, transmigrates there and starts out on an overseas island of the Great Cang Dynasty. With the System at his disposal, he builds an initial fleet in the tiny territory of the South Sea. After defeating the Great Cang Dynasty's eastern island nation of Chongying in two naval battles, the garrison gradu 3.8kReads7.7Score15114d adds
- 149 [Spark] Song of the Republic 【星火】共和国之歌 [Alternate-world setting] [Some political themes] [Hardcore war fiction] [Modern warfare] [Strategy and tactics] [Vast worldbuilding] No harem, no mindless power fantasy, and no brainless indulgences like cultivation. The story deals with grand strategy, national diplomacy, and more. The old empire lived out its final days amid turmoil, its great edifice on the verge of collapse. Someone had to step forward and do something earthshaking, something that would change the world. And what came next 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Sea Lord of the Late Ming 明末海霸 It's the Age of Exploration. How can an army with a navy and firearms possibly go hungry? What kind of justice is that! What? The Ming navy can't bully tributary states? The suzerain state is in trouble, so we're asking them for a little help. These tributaries actually refuse? This isn't bullying. I'm just standing up for His Majesty! 2.7kReads8.4Score14714d adds
