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- 1 Space-Time Branch: The Battle for the Pacific 时空支线：鏖战太平洋 [This story is entirely fictional. It is one of a series of stories derived from my work, Opening Battle: 1860. It is an alternate-history war epic with a large cast. The pace of events has been compressed to facilitate the plot.] Parallel World! In 1940, the war in Europe had entered its second year, and the dramatic changes on the battlefield took most people by surprise. After summer began, merciless war swept across all of Western Europe, from the western coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula 742Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Starting from Scratch: The Navy and the Road to Revival 从零开始的海军和复兴之路 (Development) + (Naval warfare) + (A partial golden finger, no resources) + (Shipbuilding) + (Slow burn) My name is Wang Yu. I transmigrated to a parallel world, into a country called Zhonghua. Everything it is going through now resembles the modern history of my homeland that I studied on Earth. Can I use what I learned on Earth to help Zhonghua break free of the Great Powers' oppression and forge its own path to revival? 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Trigger Point: Dawn of Fire 导火线：炮火黎明 Modern warfare + evenly matched sides + no mindless favoritism toward either side + military + novel-style storytelling + aerial combat This book follows the setting of its prequel, Peninsula Crisis: Dawn of Artillery Fire, and takes place during the historical event known as the “Fuse” in 2032. After the war on the peninsula, the global order undergoes new changes, and a third major worldwide conflict is about to begin. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events 377Reads—Score3914d adds
- 4 Late Qing: My Arsenal Guards Sweep Away the Japanese Invaders 晚清：我兵工厂的护卫队横扫倭奴 Alternate-history twists + mighty cannons and battleships + a modern army + war + farming + political intrigue A parallel Blue Star world Back from the South Seas, Liu Zhenhua starts from the start with smokeless powder! He builds an arsenal, expands his guard force, and takes on the diminutive Wa with a modern army! The Maxim gun knows no tears. Battleships always inspire awe! Friends are welcomed with fine wine, enemies with shotguns! In this life, everything must change!!! 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Late Qing: Ironclad Battleships 清末：大洋铁舰 [Naval warfare, development, alternate history, no cheats] He transmigrates to the late Qing dynasty, when China is mired in turmoil. Using military thinking far ahead of its time, he develops the arms industry, turning China into a superpower in this world… Smoke billows, faces are dusted gray; copper is smelted, iron is forged, and wheels are shaped. Bare arms swing in rhythm; an ironclad lone ship guards the hidden shoals. Soldiers cherish their country and remain true to their cause; the peo 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 A Prince's Son from the Start: Become Emperor and Rule the World 开局王爷儿子，做皇帝，称霸世界 Ye Fei transmigrates to a parallel world with a Qing Dynasty just like the one in history, becoming the son of Prince Li. An orphan in his previous life, Ye Fei is cherished by everyone in this one. He had planned to coast through life, but after hearing of the Qing Dynasty’s crushing defeat in the Opium War, he finally decides to do what he can for his country and change the tragic fate of its people. Just then, the System activates. It’s a sign-in system: sign in every day, and once enough 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Sword Dance Stirs the Winds and Clouds, Settling the Realm 剑舞风云定江山 [Alternate history, court politics, warfare, romance] A young man in white robes and silver armor rides to the battlefield, sharpening his weapons and readying his horse. His great renown shakes heaven and earth; he holds his own in both the martial world and the imperial court. The tenth prince of Great Zhou, Yin Chengzhou, spends ten years studying martial arts in Butterfly Valley. When the nation is on the brink of ruin, he takes command of an army for the first time, launching a night raid o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Xianfeng's Reign Begins: After Helping the Qing Crush a Rebellion, I Turn Around and Destroy It 咸丰开局：帮清平叛后我反手灭清 From a fallen tribal chieftain to the governor-general of a province, he fought his way up and took command of a hundred thousand troops. The Qing court saw him as a lackey, the rebel forces saw him as a formidable foe, and no one in the land knew what he was plotting. Once the fighting in western Yunnan was quelled, the court issued an edict demanding the five-hundred-year-old tribal seal, intent on stripping him of his foundations and seizing his troops. He had endured all he could. There was 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Age of Sea Power 海权时代 Coming toward you is this world's: Strongest maritime power! True empire on which the sun never sets! Blue Star's world police! The beacon of justice for the world! An essential cornerstone of world peace! A vital pillar of stability! Being a dog for Longhan is the greatest honor, woof! 40Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 10 Can't Modernize the Nation? The System Helps Me Turn Over a New Leaf! 洋务带不动？系统助我换新篇！ Don’t rebel in the Qing dynasty, and don’t put chrysanthemums on a power drill. The protagonist, Qi Xiaoqiang, transmigrates to the late Qing dynasty in 1883. Using the System to purchase technology, equipment, and personnel, he establishes an armed regime, overthrows the Qing dynasty, founds an empire, and conquers the world. 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 From the Start in the Late Qing, I Build an Overseas Empire on Nine Generations of Glory 开局晚清奋九世余烈打造海外帝国 Late Qing history + only the protagonist has modest supernatural abilities + founding a nation overseas + a struggle against the Western powers This is a slow-burn novel. People get killed left and right: the male lead’s entire family is killed within thirty chapters, the female lead dies within eighty, the male lead starts killing within two hundred, and at least a hundred million people die within a thousand chapters. The story spans two hundred years. It is not a mindless, fast-paced power 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 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. 2.4kReads6.0Score11014d adds
- 13 Germany's Unrestricted Submarine Warfare 德国无限制潜艇战 Set against the backdrop of Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare from March 1917 to August 1918, this book focuses on the important role played by the U.S. Navy as the German navy tried to blockade British ports and force Britain out of the war. It reveals the naval operations of European nations and the United States in the later stages of World War I, as well as the tangled interests between them. The book offers a detailed account of the naval strategies employed by Germany, Britain, the 46Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 14 Reborn as a Warlord in the Late Qing Dynasty 重生晚清做军阀 In the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu, the Gengzi Incident erupted. The Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi fled, and the Qing dynasty was stripped bare. I opened my eyes and found myself the spoiled eldest son of a wealthy family in Tai’an, Shandong. First, I shot the county magistrate’s only son at the Zuixian Tower. Then, before I knew it, my whole family, all thirty-eight of us, were being hunted as we fled north. We hadn’t even crossed the Shandong border when my pare 6.7kReads—Score40314d adds
- 15 An Empire Forged in Blood and Fire 帝国血火 The Qing dynasty has reached its end. Should we change the dynasty or reform imperial rule? No! This is the Han people's land! Is history's cycle destined to repeat? When dynasties rise, the people suffer. When dynasties fall, the people suffer. At history's crossroads, we believe in the raging tide of blood and fire, and hold fast to an undying resolve. We want a prosperous nation and peaceful people. We want all nations to pay tribute. We want the world to tremble. We want the morning sun to b 960Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 16 The Northern Expedition Begins in Guangxi 从广西开始的北伐战争 Zhang Chengyu transmigrated to the late Qing dynasty. Through a twist of fate, he saved Hong Xiuquan, and so joined the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising and overthrew the Qing dynasty. Alternate history transmigration, with a golden finger. 56Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 Stirring Up Trouble Starting in 1845 从1845年开始搞事情 In 1845, the weather is fair and the harvests are good. But an unexpected visitor from a later age gradually begins to shatter the peace... 7.8kReads8.2Score47114d adds
- 19 The Push for Fulda, 1994 冲击富尔达1994 [Alternate history] [Cold war and hot war] [NATO vs. Warsaw Pact] [Fulda Gap] [Steel tide] [Ensemble war story] [No System] 1994. The Cold War never ended. The Soviet Union still exists. The Warsaw Pact still exists. The Berlin Wall still exists. NATO launches its annual REFORGER-94 reinforcement exercise, sending US heavy armor back to West Germany. In March, the Warsaw Pact announces Exercise Spring Thunder-94, and the Soviet Western Group of Forces begins moving forward. Both sides insist it’ 2.4kReads—Score38314d adds
- 20 Northeastern Warlord: Slaughtering Japanese Invaders from the Start 东北军阀，开局就乱杀倭寇 [War of Resistance]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Late Qing and Republican eras]+ [If they won’t yield, fight them. Kill, kill, kill!] Zhao Zhenhua transmigrated to a parallel version of Northeast China, where his very first battle ended with the extermination of the bandits who had attacked a village. “Ding! Fourteen enemies eliminated. Reward: 140 million!” With a wave of his hand, he brought a “factory producing ten thousand rifles” up to full capacity, building the strongest iron-blooded force 11Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 21 Silent Thunderbolt: The 57th Air Battle 沉默的霹雳之五七空战 Silent Thunderbolt: The May 7 Air Battle 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Great Ryukyu Naval Battle: A Landlocked Sea 以陆引海之琉球大海战 The Great Ryukyu Naval Battle, with Lu Yin Leading the Fleet 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Qing Dynasty Captain: Remaking the Laiyuan Online 大清舰长，在线魔改来远 Zhiyuan sinks, Jingyuan burns, and Dingyuan takes a hit. History is following that blood-soaked script toward a crushing defeat. Behind him are more than two hundred young sailors about to be added to the casualty lists, and an empire's last barrier at sea. 95Reads7.1Score10014d adds
- 24 The Late Qing: An Upheaval Unseen in Three Thousand Years 晚清，三千年未有之变局 We can hardly bear to turn the pages of late Qing history. Its sorrow and bloodshed make it too painful to read. A few random shots from the Western barbarians’ cannons were enough to shatter five thousand years of splendor, while the ancient dragon of the East still lay in opium smoke, dreaming of ascending to immortality. Late Qing, you are the heaviest crease in the history books, the most glaring ink stain on the long scroll of civilization. What strokes could possibly mend the scars coverin 203Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 25 Fallen Falcon: The Rescue of an F-15E Pilot, Based on a True Story 猎鹰坠落之营救F15E飞行员·真实改编 Falcon Down: The Rescue of an F-15E Pilot, Based on a True Story 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Modern Turmoil: I Have a Modern Battleship System 现代风云：我有现代战舰系统 (Everything in this novel is fictional and should not be applied to reality. World war + brainless + partly feel-good, with a tragic ending + no CP.) Fu Longxuan was a fine young man of the new century when he accidentally got bound to the Modern Warships System. From then on, he waged war across Blue Star with the System… (Even if you don’t play Modern Warships, you can still enjoy this novel. There aren’t many details from the game.) Warning one: This novel has a tragic ending! A tragic ending 7Reads—Score414d adds
- 27 The Zhu Ming Dynasty Rises Again, Starting in Australia 朱明再起，从澳洲开始 The 15th day of the 10th month, year 290 of Chongzhen. The Crown Prince's Grandson discusses the selection of consorts with his ministers. With the imperial clan dwindling, there is no one to take charge. The ministers say the selection should follow the laws laid down by the ancestors, but the Crown Prince's Grandson refuses! The Crown Prince's Grandson says, “All the consorts are my wives. I should choose them myself.” The ministers object, saying this would offend public decency! The Crown Pr 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Southern Ming Empire, 1980 南明帝国1980 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The First Sino-Japanese War at the End of the Qing: I Ride the Wind and Break the Waves 清末甲午，我乘风破浪而来 Ding Youting transmigrates to the late Qing dynasty, during the First Sino-Japanese War. After the Battle of Liugong Island, he faces the twin burdens of national humiliation and personal hatred. Through painstaking planning and careful moves, he saves several Beiyang Fleet warships and continues to battle the Japanese invaders. After enduring one ordeal after another, he finally turns the tide and reclaims China’s maritime territory. See how he takes on Empress Dowager Cixi and the great powers 7kReads6.0Score70214d adds
- 30 1918: The Game on a Calm Sea 1918，平静海面的博弈 Is this a lingering regret, or can the seas be made calm? Can complex geopolitics save a declining empire? Can battleships and heavy artillery change the course of events, and what sparks will they set off? Under the guns, all lives are equal; under their barrels, opinions differ. Is this the beginning of tragedy, or the end of passion? Can I fulfill my heart’s desire and witness this flourishing age? 1.2kReads—Score10314d adds
- 31 Commander of the Lexington Fleet 列克星敦号舰队指挥官 On one particular timeline, as the Pacific War began, nearly the entire U.S. Navy's fleet of capital ships was wiped out. Richard, a descendant of legendary naval commander George Dewey, was entrusted with command of a carrier task force in the midst of the crisis… 479Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 The Imperial Guards 禁卫军 A terminally ill man is reborn in the late Qing Dynasty in 1900. What can he do? What can he change? The tides of history surge on, and one person's efforts are ultimately like an arm trying to stop a chariot. But what if countless people worked together? 112Reads7.6Score11814d adds
- 34 The World War Era of Sailing Ships 世界大战之风帆战舰大时代 Chen Fan transmigrates to 1821 in a parallel world and builds a power base. With rewards from the System, he establishes a sailing fleet and fights the world's great naval powers, forging an immortal legacy. This novel features numerous scenes of warfare between sailing ships. 188Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Sky-Shrouding Assault 蔽空突击 Modern aerial combat + fictional military setting + military hardware + joint operations + great-power rivalry + fighter-versus-fighter battles In 2026, the world was almost exactly like ours, except for “carbon uranium.” This substance could provide astonishing amounts of energy, but it could also turn an entire airspace into a “blind zone,” where equipment failed, radars went dark, and missiles became useless. In such an area, beyond-visual-range combat quickly became impossible. Pilots might 408Reads—Score11114d adds
- 36 I’ll Start a Rebellion from the Start 开局要造反 What? The county magistrate's arrested my sister! How can I let that stand? Even if I have to blow up the county yamen and destroy the prison, I'll rescue her. What the heck is going on? The lands of Jiuzhou are divided, and corrupt ministers hold sway. The foreign tribes surrounding the Great Ye Empire are stirring, plotting to wreak havoc across the land... 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Republican Era: Reborn as a Patrol Officer, with a Ton of Underlings 民国：重生巡警，手下小弟亿点多 Reborn in 1919, Qin Lan becomes a patrol officer in Jilin City. He gains the More Hands, More Power System. The more underlings he has, the greater the rewards he receives. And so, Qin Lan begins building his reputation and recruiting more underlings. The Japanese run rampant across Chinese territory? Send them back where they came from! Warlords carve up the country, leaving the people in misery? Raise an army, unify the nation, and end the chaos! The foreign powers want to destroy our country? 6Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 38 [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
- 39 Ah! The Navy! 啊！海军！ “With Heaven and Earth as my witness, I solemnly swear that I shall uphold the honor of a serviceman in the Imperial Navy and defend the interests of the Empire and its people. Even if I must give my life, I shall do so without regret!” For more than two hundred years, guided by this oath, the servicemen of the Donghuang Empire’s navy and their warships flying the red-and-gold dragon flag became the backbone of the Empire. The rise of the great powers in the East and West challenged the Empire’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 One Tank Held Off a German Armored Division for 24 Hours, Based on a True Story 一辆坦克挡住一个德军装甲师，长达24小时，真实改编 A single tank held off a German armored division for a full 24 hours. Based on a true story. 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 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 17Reads—Score314d adds
- 43 Transmigrated as a Young Marshal, My Father Is Zhang Zuolin 穿越少帅，家父张作霖 I transmigrated into the TV series Young Marshal. These days, every transmigration story comes with a golden finger, and I found them boring, so I decided to write one myself. I don't know how good my writing is, so feel free to give it a read. If you like it, say a few kind words; if you don't, feel free to criticize it. And if you spot anything wrong, please point it out. I'll fix whatever I can. The main thing is, I'm willing to listen. 15Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 44 The Pirate King of Great Ming 大明海枭 The Ming emperor arranged his marriage, the Spanish emperor awarded him a medal, the British emperor hosted a banquet in his honor, and the pope of Rome bestowed his blessing upon him. He was the brightest star of his age, his circle of friends glittered with celebrities, his wealth rivaled that of nations, and he had close female friends all over the world. He was Fang Jie, a man who turned the tide in the Age of Exploration! 675Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Your Majesty, Why Are You Plotting a Rebellion? 陛下，何故谋反？ [Alternate history + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + transmigration + no System] In the fifth year of Chuyuan, Wang Yu is named Magistrate of Daxing for helping the emperor secure the throne. That year, Wang Yu is twenty and just beginning to show his talent. In the second year of Huanglong, Wang Yu suppresses a rebellion in Yan and is named Governor of Youzhou. That year, Wang Yu is twenty-two and rules as a regional warlord. In the fifth year of Huanglong, Wang Yu purges the empero —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The General Is Fierce 将军好凶猛 In the fifth year of the Tianxuan era of the Great Yue, Wang Bing, Vice Censor-in-Chief, is demoted to Tangzhou for disrespect. On his way there, he passes through the Tongbai Mountains and is pursued by assassins sent by his political enemy, Cai Ting, the Privy Councilor. Xu Huai, a brave but simple-minded youth, suddenly awakens to a fragment of unfamiliar memories from a later age. By some strange twist of fate, he frightens off the assassins and is drawn into the treacherous assassination pl 18Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 47 1950: Trading Firepower with the Moldy Ones 1950：我和霉菌互换火力 Massive battles + modern warfare + naval warfare + a rough start In the early chapters, the protagonist and the Ming dynasty fight alien bugs in the main world. From Chapter 64, the protagonist transmigrates to 1900 and crushes the great powers' fleets. From Chapter 121, he transmigrates to 1950 to whip the American imperialists into shape. In Chapter 173, he returns to the main world. The Great Ming Empire: I was founded in 1368 and rose to prominence in 1644. I have stood for six hundred yea 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 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
- 49 Her Majesty, Queen of Another World 异世界女王陛下 [Alternate history, world war, ensemble cast, queen] (This story takes place in a fictional world. Please don't read it as a reflection of reality.) [Queen] [Britain] [War] [Battleships and big guns] [Light ensemble cast] [Meat grinder] [Alternate history] In the year 1707 of the Sacred Calendar, the thunderclap of constitutional rule tears across London's skies. Seventeen-year-old Princess Elizabeth is crowned amid crisis. In her hands is no scepter, but a tottering empire. The drums of war are 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Overthrowing the Qing: Who Dug Me Up Again?! 覆清：谁又把朕挖出来了！ Steel legions + giant warships and cannons + soul transmigration + no heroine + land and sea battles + no System Wang Li was a doctoral student. One day, he was struck by lightning while out and began transmigrating. He had been the sage strategist Guiguzi, Liu Bei the sandal seller, and Li Shimin, the Heavenly Strategy General. After transmigrating from one life to another, he grew tired of it all and wanted to go home. Looking back on his experiences, he realized that coffins could also restra 67Reads—Score—14d adds
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