Novels like War: From Bandit Heir to Warlord
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- 1 The Fengtian Army's War of Resistance in 1928 1928奉军抗战 Parallel-Timeline Blue Star Lugou Bridge Beidaying Songhu and Nanjing The great powers bully our Huaxia? The Old Marshal won't stand for it! The Easterners bully our people? The Fengtian Army won't stand for it! Wipe away our shame and fight to the end! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Iron-Blooded Leader of Another World 异世界的铁血领袖 [System + Republican-era-inspired setting + decisive and ruthless + iron-blooded leader + massive army expansion later on + nation-building] The pace is slow at first, then picks up later, with the protagonist steamrolling his way to victory. Shen Yu was reborn. Faced with the storm-tossed Great Dragon Empire, he originally only wanted to be a rich young master and stay alive in a chaotic age. But the sudden arrival of the Iron-Blooded Leader System forced him to take on the role of an iron-bloo 7Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 3 A History of the Ma Warlord Clan in the Northwest 西北马家军阀史 To assess the Ma family warlords' influence over the northwest for more than half a century, and their merits and faults, we must examine the facts comprehensively, analyze them objectively, and offer a fair evaluation. History is continuous, and events across different periods are often linked by cause and effect. Since the Ma family held power and governed, it inevitably left its mark and influenced what came later, for better or worse. Omitting this period would leave history incomplete and f 8Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 4 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. 5Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 5 Warlord: A Division as a Mission Reward from the Start 军阀：开局任务奖励一个师 College student Liu Lin accidentally transmigrates to the alternate world of the Great Zhou Empire. The empire is mired in warlord conflict, but with help from the System, Liu Lin completes missions and eventually unites the Great Zhou, crushing the foreign powers! [Congratulations, Host! You completed the mission “A New Arrival.” Reward: a division’s worth of German equipment!] [Congratulations, Host! You completed the mission “A Little Fame.” Reward: a large munitions factory!] [Congratulation 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Warlord Rivalry: From Militia Commander to Emperor 军阀争霸：从民团团长到帝国皇帝 After unexpectedly transmigrating to another world, Zhu Jilong discovers that he has become the commander of a local militia in a small county town. After awakening a sign-in System, he can obtain all kinds of weapons and equipment from it through one sign-in each day. Thanks to the System's early rewards, the protagonist's forces expand step by step: from a single regiment from the start to a division, then from a division to an army of hundreds of thousands! As his army grows, the protagonist' 217Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 7 My Soul Returned to 1919, and I Became the Fengtian Clique's Second-in-Command 魂归1919我成了奉系二当家 After a car accident, Chen Feng unexpectedly transmigrates to Fengtian City in 1919. This is the pivotal moment when the Fengtian clique expands from controlling one province to unifying all three northeastern provinces. Chen Feng is not only a witness to history, but, with the help of a System, becomes a participant as well. 271Reads6.2Score145Shelves
- 8 Warlord: The Road to a Strong Army 军阀：强军之路 Zhou He, born in 2000, transmigrates to a parallel world in the early twentieth century. What should he do? Faced with a world and history so similar to his own, will he help bring about the founding of the nation, or… 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 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—Shelves
- 10 Starting as a Warlord's Young Marshal, I Build an Army to Conquer the World 军阀少帅开局，爆兵争霸世界 Warlord of Chuzhou: “What? Zhang Bao'an's army is attacking! Quick, I surrender!” A powerful warlord: “What? Zhang Bao'an has unified Chuzhou? Quick, invite him to join our faction.” The world powers: “What? Zhang Bao'an has unified the Great Chen Republic? Quick, prepare for war. He won't be easy to defeat.” Zhang Bao'an looked at the map and sneered. “What are you afraid of? You're not my opponents. My sights have always been set on the stars and the sea!” The Great Chen Republic was divid 532Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 11 Kill Enemies for Silver Dollars: Starting by Gunning Down the Japanese Ambassador 杀敌爆银元：开局毙了东洋大使 Chen Chuanzong transmigrates into another world as the son of a warlord, only to be beaten half to death by Japanese soldiers from the start. The moment he wakes, his killing intent ignites! Anyone who dares to humiliate my countrymen will pay in blood! When the Myriad Worlds Exchange System awakens, cannon fire lights up the night sky over the Magic City. His father stares in shock. “Son, I never knew you were this good. That was your first time commanding a battle, and you wiped out the entire 4.6kReads7.4Score349Shelves
- 12 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. 2.4kReads6.0Score110Shelves
- 13 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—Shelves
- 14 Warlords: Winds Rise Along the Shu Road 军阀：风起蜀道 In the final years of the Qing dynasty, the natural order was turned upside down. The people lived in misery, bandits plundered at will, and warfare raged across the land. In a car accident, the soul of an ordinary modern college graduate who had just started his first job was carried into the mind of a baby about to be born. Favored by Heaven, he somehow missed the Meng Po Soup and began a new life with his memories intact. Born into the impoverished household of a failed scholar in the mounta 39Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 15 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! 3Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 16 1640: I Began Colonizing the Americas 1640，我从美洲大陆开始殖民 Zhu Ming accidentally transmigrated to the American continent in the seventeenth century and became the servant of a white plantation owner. Just when he thought he was doomed to live out a miserable life, the System suddenly appeared from the heavens... 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 17 The Rise of Huaxia in Another Space-Time 异时空之华夏崛起 Studies have shown that parallel timelines exist. After dying, the protagonist arrives in another world at a stage equivalent to the late Qing dynasty in his previous timeline. Faced with an impoverished people, a backward nation, and the chaos about to erupt, he puts down bandits, nurtures talent, establishes factories, and secretly builds up his own power. Follow him as he carefully advances step by step and forges a dazzling life of glory! This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Northwest General in the War of Resistance 抗战之西北上将 Those puny Japanese pirates dare think they can destroy China with the strength of their three islands. We Chinese youth must rise up and fight them. The protagonist is outraged by the invasion of modern Chinese ideas from a later era! Reborn in 1935, he establishes a base in northwest China to fight the Japanese pirates and battle for China's prosperity and strength! 11Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 19 My Father Is a Warlord, and I Become the Strongest Warlord's Son 家父军阀大帅，我成最强军阀二代 [Warlords + System + War of Resistance + Multiple Female Leads] Lu Chuan, a graduate student at the National Defense University, was stabbed after condemning an overseas Chinese student in Japan for slandering his homeland. He transmigrates as the son of a Northeastern warlord and finds himself on the front lines of a major war. He activates the Strongest Warlord System and uses it, along with his knowledge of modern military technology from the future, to turn the tide of battle… 3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 20 My Sister Is a Warlord’s Concubine 我姐姐是军阀姨太太 Reborn in a parallel version of the Beiyang era, my elder sister is the beloved Fourth Concubine of Marshal Lu, the King of the Northwest. As a transmigrator, Ye Shiguan enters the marshal’s residence thanks to his sister. He then unexpectedly awakens a Military System, bringing him artillery, rocket forces, special forces, aircraft carriers, and stealth fighters one after another... In this life, he is determined to revitalize Yan Hua and bring an end to the age of chaos! From the countryside t 19Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 21 Warlord: From the Start, I Have a Division and Launch a Revolution 军阀：开局一个师直接革命 [Synopsis: transmigrate + alternate history + warlords + revolution and rebellion + System] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have received a fully staffed D-nation infantry division.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have received a fully staffed D-nation armored grenadier regiment.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have received one hundred Tiger tanks, one hundred BF 109 fighter planes, and one hundred Stuka dive bombers.] Liu Xinming, an ordinary man, transmigrat 2Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 22 Warlord of the Republic: Commanding a Regiment from the Start 民国军阀：开局统驭一个师 No System + Not an Overpowered Power Fantasy + Intelligence-Driven + No Goody-Two-Shoes Protagonist. A Republican-era warlord story. From the start, he picks up a division commander? Song Yuanming, who was choked to death by a spicy gluten snack, is reborn in the body of a young man with extraordinary military talent. Watch as Song Yuanming shoulders the burdens of family vengeance and national hatred, relying on an unyielding patriotic heart and above-average intelligence to climb step by step 471Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 23 Young Marshal Warlord: Sweeping the Great Powers from Fengtian 少帅军阀：从奉天开始横扫列强 [System] + [Passionate] + [Superpower Empire] + [Crushing the Great Powers] With warlords locked in battle, the people plunged into misery, crises at home and abroad, and powerful enemies on every side, Li Xuesen transmigrated into a living hell. After activating the System, he immediately set about building a superpower empire, rapidly taking the lead in industry, agriculture, military strength, and technology, and easily crushing every enemy. 9Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 24 Warlords at War: I Build an Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 军阀混战，我打造日不落帝国 [Warlord conflicts + conquest + large-scale battles + foreign invasion + arms dealing + factional power struggles] The empire is on its last legs. Foreign enemies invade, warlords rise, and an age of darkness begins! Special forces champion Jiang Haotian transmigrates to the Qingzhou Empire and becomes a regimental commander. He obtains the Myriad Realms Marketplace System, where money can buy anything. Soldier: “Commander, the 103rd Regiment stole our pay...” Jiang Haotian: “Muster the troops a 544Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 25 Republican Era: From the Start, I Marry a Beautiful Bride and Conquer the Turbulent Times 民国：开局迎娶美娇娘，纵横乱世 Synopsis: [Warlords + tycoon protagonist + sweet romance + one heroine + treasure maps + treasure chests + Republican-era setting + devoted husband + doting dad + brotherhood + wish fulfillment + high-octane action + ruthless decisiveness] The world is united after long division, and divided after long unity. The martial world isn't about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social customs. In his previous life, Nie Xiaolong was a special forces soldier stationed at the border 422Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Warlord: Raising a Young Marshal 军阀：从少帅开始养成 [Republic of China era + struggle for supremacy + resistance against Japan] When the Old Marshal and the Young Marshal hand over power, the era of the Young Marshal and Zhang Tingyu begins. Zhang Tingyu is unquestionably the second-generation Young Marshal. Their chapter is about to be written: they will drive out the invaders, restore China, and make the ancient Eastern nation stand tall before the world once again. This time, they will let their fists do the talking. 38Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 27 The Great Warlord of Republican China 民国大军阀 A life-or-death showdown as heroes from humble beginnings scheme for, seize, and wield power. A war between mighty outsiders and local strongmen. In a time of chaos, heroes battle for power in the world of the jianghu. In those days, some people had no shame as they climbed the ladder of power. Back then, thugs could fight for the realm with swords, while impoverished scholars could talk their way into office. The strong could rule a region, while the incapable were left destitute in the country 2.1kReads9.5Score100Shelves
- 28 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—Shelves
- 29 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—Shelves
- 30 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. 7Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 31 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 —Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 32 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China: Saving the Nation by Joining the Brotherhood 穿越民国：从混袍哥开始救国 [The cover is somewhat abstract] [Warlord] [Republican Era] [No System] [Hardcore historical fiction] [Not invincible] Reborn as a young master in the Republican Era, Yu Jinshen heads into Sichuan, joins the Paoge brotherhood, takes control of the salt trade, and throws himself into the revolution! People sneer: “A stinking salt peddler, and he thinks he can save the country?” Yu Jinshen: “Why can’t I save the country? I’m going to do it no matter what!” Other warlords line their own pockets, bu 2Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 33 Reborn in the Republic of China as a Spendthrift 重生民国当败家子 1Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 34 On the Eve of Nation-Building, I Led an Army South into Southeast Asia 建国前夕，率兵团南下东南亚 Gu Yun transmigrates into a game world in 1949, becoming the commander of the Third Corps. Seizing the opportunity to find the corps a way out, he leads the Third Corps south into Southeast Asia; He drives out the French and British forces invading the region; With abundant resources and overwhelming military strength, he builds an overseas empire; 2.7kReads5.5Score100Shelves
- 35 Warlord of the Republic: From Shanghai's Gambling King to the Top 民国军阀：从十里洋场千王开始 [Republican-Era Conquest + Gambling King + Tycoon] Li Yun transmigrates to the Republican era, in the turbulent, cosmopolitan world of Shanghai's foreign concessions, and gets the [Republican-Era Conquest System] from the start. [Ultimate Gambling Skills] let Li Yun effortlessly earn the title of Gambling King of Shanghai's foreign concessions, winning over Long Si and the others. [Ultimate Combat Skills] earn the lifelong loyalty of Ma Yongzhen, Chen Zhen, and others. [Ultimate Medical Skills] 379Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 36 In Our Next Lives, Let's Pass Each Other By 来生，我们擦肩而过 In our next lives, we’ll pass each other by. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Warlord: The Young Marshal Falls from Grace, and I Kill Enemies to Loot Their Gear 军阀：少帅落魄，我杀敌爆装备 [System] [Steamrolling] [Mighty Empire] Establish the Shenzhou Empire and reclaim Outer Guandong, the North Sea, and the Outer West (√) Conquer the Zhongcheng region, Juhua, Siam, Annam, Nanyang, Tianzhu... (In progress) (Three million troops, four major naval fleets, and thousands of fighter jets. Dive right in!) Reborn as a down-and-out young marshal with only a few hundred men under his command. He accidentally activates the Kill Enemies to Get Gear System! As long as he kills enemies, he can —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 My Life as a Warlord 我的军阀生涯 In an era when the last emperor of the Great Qian Empire has abdicated and warlords have been fighting for seventeen or eighteen years, Wang Fei, a miserable modern-day wage worker, unexpectedly comes to this world. He eventually awakens memories of his past life and gains a System for killing enemies. Follow Wang Fei as he gradually unifies the empire. (This brief synopsis doesn't do the story justice, so please read the novel itself. PS: This is an alternate history.) (The System's main functi 21Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 39 Utopia 1928 理想国1928 An easy read for anyone looking for a classic apocalypse novel. The red moon rises, the zombie crisis erupts, and the characters fight their way through every battle. They don’t just have to survive; they have to live well and enjoy themselves. 5Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 40 The Bright Sword World: Chu Yunfei's Rise 亮剑世界：楚云飞的崛起之路 Chu Yunfei, an elite from Whampoa, cares deeply for all the people of the world. To drive out the Japanese, he is willing to disobey his superiors and set aside his own honor and disgrace. He does it all for the people and for the country. 2Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 41 Warlord: Rising with a System 军阀：有了系统崛起 On a battlefield engulfed in artillery fire, Lu Tianhao opened his eyes, dazed by a nearby blast. He stared around in confusion. How had he ended up here? In his wildest dreams, Lu Tianhao never imagined that he would wake up after a drunken night and find himself transmigrated. Worse still, it was bad enough to transmigrate onto a battlefield, but he had landed right in the middle of a charge. Staying alive was what mattered most. Seeing an enemy charging at him, Lu Tianhao instinctively fi 6.1kReads7.8Score308Shelves
- 42 Republican Era: From the Start, I Had a Stunning Pair of Twins, and I Ruled the Chaotic Era 民国：开局绝美双胞胎，纵横乱世 Synopsis: [Warlord + tycoon + sweet romance + Republican-era setting + devoted husband + doting dad + brotherhood + wish fulfillment + passionate action + ruthless decisiveness + single heroine] The world’s fortunes shift from unity to division, and from division back to unity. The jianghu isn’t about fighting and killing. It’s about the ways of the world. In his previous life, Zhao He was just a poor loser with no parents, no support, and a life of poverty and misery. In this life, Zhao He tran 50Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 43 Transmigration: Dreaming Back to 1915 as a New Warlord 穿越：梦回1915新军阀 (Warlords, civil war, farming, entrepreneurship, alternate history, passion, guns and artillery, strategy, human nature) Fictional characters, story, and locations. Long Ze was a student who had just finished the college entrance exams. On his way back to his hometown, Mu Lian, a fellow passenger on the bus, was carrying a System mission. Who could have imagined that she, Long Ze, and the driver would all unexpectedly find themselves back in the era of warlord warfare in the Long Kingdom? Was it 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Reborn: Switching to a New Young Marshal Husband to Love Me Dearly 重生之换个少帅老公狠狠爱 [The glittering Bund | Daily life as the young marshal’s wife | Both virgins | Alternate setting | War] In her previous life, Su Fuying and her younger sister Su Qingwan were both being courted at the same time. Her sister married a young warlord, while she married a wealthy playboy. At first, everyone thought Su Fuying’s married life would be a complete mess, but the opposite turned out to be true. Her sister, married to the young marshal, spent every day alone in an empty room, and eventually 271Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 45 Taking Over from Han Fuju to Defend Shandong 接替韩复榘保卫山东 Chen Xiangbei transmigrates to 1936. After obtaining a large stockpile of weapons and money, he decides to build up his forces in Shandong, leading his men to defend the province and fight the Japanese invaders to the death. 17.4kReads7.3Score1.6kShelves
- 46 Warlord: I Become Governor and Crown Myself Emperor at the End of the Qian Dynasty 军阀：我在乾末当总督登基称帝 [Warlords, civil war, transmigration, wild imagination, war, political intrigue, hegemony, multiple heroines, fictional late Qing setting] While Zhang Qien was out on a mission, an accident caused him to transmigrate and be reborn in an alternate world: into the family of a wealthy merchant in the eastern province of the Great Qian Empire on the Shenzhou Continent. At this time, the southern governors across the continent were already acting like warlords, carving out their own territories and c 532Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 47 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... 590Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 48 Civilization VI: 1901 文明六：1901 Synopsis [Reborn + History + Republic of China + Struggle for Supremacy + Warlords] Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Qin Shihuang, meanwhile, said, “For me, life is a miraculous journey with Civilization VI as my only companion.” Then he returns to that tumultuous new era. The late Qing Revolution has just begun, and the world is suddenly in upheaval. Qin Shihuang finds himsel 15Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 49 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. 10Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 50 I Became the Great Marshal of the Northeast 我成为了东北大帅 Xu Luowu accidentally transmigrated and became a crystal fox, the only son of Xu Shichang. He rose to become the Governor of Dongbei and founded the fearsome Feng Army, sweeping across the borderlands and expanding his territory. In no time, he became a powerful ruler with a million troops at his command, giving the people of Dayan reason to hold their heads high and ensuring no one dared look down on them. 55Reads8.8Score—Shelves
