Novels like Republican Era: A Web of Spies
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- 51 War of Resistance: The Iron-Blooded Agent 抗战之铁血特工 After surviving the Battle of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union, a courier for the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army is ordered to organize a small unit and return to northeast China to conduct reconnaissance. When contact with the Far East Military District is lost, he leads his newly formed unit in independent attacks against the Japanese invaders. Armed with PPSh submachine guns, G43 semi-automatic sniper rifles, and Bren light machine guns brought back from the Soviet-German battlefield, they 145Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 52 Espionage: I Have a Female Agent Squad 谍战：我有一支女子特工队 [Spy thriller + Building a power base + Minor System + Multiple heroines + Going it alone + Infiltrating enemy ranks] Top assassin Gu Changan’s soul travels to the Anti-Japanese War era, where he binds himself to a Retainer System and becomes a low-ranking patrolman in the French Concession. But by using his retainers and his own abilities, he rises step by step and dominates both the underworld and the legitimate world of Shanghai. He changes his appearance and infiltrates enemy ranks. With his 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Pretender: A Max-Level Translator Reborn as a Shanghai Showgirl 伪装者之满级翻译穿成上海滩舞女 Lin Wan, an elite translator fluent in six languages, transmigrates in a dream and becomes Bailan, a dancer in 1939 Shanghai. In this deadly den of danger, she knows that great talent can be a curse, so she hides her astonishing abilities completely, showing herself only as a down-and-out young woman who speaks fluent English. Her low-key efforts to survive become the perfect disguise. The meticulous Wang puppet official Ming Lou notices her at once and personally sends her into the heart of the 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 My Years as a Dandy in the Juntong 在军统做纨绔的那些年 [Spy warfare + high intelligence + rooting out Japanese spies + no System] If you haven't read spy fiction, don't click in, because you won't understand it. A special forces soldier is reborn with the same soul (what does that mean?) in the Republican era. The Military Statistics Bureau's Seventh Brother opens a bank and establishes a secret international merchant association. The Skull and Bones, the great families, and all the rest can step aside: the Flower-Planting Nation is the best at doin 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Looting Corpses on the Battlefield, I Stole All the Enemy’s Technology 战场摸尸，我把敌军科技偷光了 [War in the snowfields, loot from kills, tactical hunting, building a strong military industry] A headshot from 800 meters! Just after sniping an enemy artillery spotter, the [Blue: Artillery Coordinate Calculation] trait appeared in his mind! History major and academic underachiever Tan Qiming transmigrates to the brutal snowfield battlefield. From the start, he watches his company commander die a heroic death saving him, then unexpectedly awakens the [Trait Extraction System]. He discovers th 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Espionage: I Have a Ghost Gate 谍战：我有一座鬼门关 [Espionage + Juntong + Wild Imagination + Multiple Heroines + Ruthless Action] Zhong Kui, an elite soldier, had his soul transported into Shanghai in 1937, taking over the body of an action-team member of the Lixing Society who had just died. When his superiors learned he was alive and had assassinated several Japanese agents that very day, they promptly transferred him to the intelligence division. Codenamed Yama, he became a true intelligence agent. Using his uncanny Ghost Gate, Zhong Kui hunt 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Qing Shaoran's Beacon Fires: The Rise of the Great Revolution 清少燃烽火：大革命之崛起 Set during the Great Revolution, this is the story of a young master from the Qing dynasty whose fate is utterly transformed by the tides of the times. Foreign powers covet his family’s mines, bringing the family to ruin. Sent to a landlord’s home, the young master is bullied at every turn, with only the kind-hearted eldest daughter there to protect him. After an accident sends him tumbling into a well, he somehow finds himself in a secret anti-Qing army, setting out on a turbulent and extraordi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Ye Chen’s Fight for Survival in the Game World 叶辰的游戏世界求生之旅 Ye Chen is a fan and creator of games about the War of Resistance against Japan. For no apparent reason, he transmigrates into the very game he made, where he meets his good friends Zhang Fan and Wan Qiankun, who have also transmigrated into it. Can he survive the chaos of the game world and find a way back to reality? Stay tuned to find out. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Quick Transmigration: Redemption Through Espionage 快穿之谍影赎途 Writers with ideas for an unfulfilled romance are welcome to sign up. It doesn't have to be a spy story, either. Any story featuring a female supporting character whose fate leaves readers unsatisfied will do. The focus should be on a strong female lead. I just started taking the story in the wrong direction at first. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Espionage: The Flight of the Bee 谍战之蜂飞 He was swept into the maelstrom of espionage by the “Lily Gold” deposited at HSBC. He matched wits with master spies and fell into passionate romances with beautiful women, until an ordinary young man became a top agent! He joined forces with his seniors to found the renowned “Institute 724,” serving as the guardian of the shield of New China. Though he was an unappointed “temporary worker,” the international intelligence world trembled at the mention of “Bee”! He was clear about whom he loved a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Green Beetle Project 青蚨计划 Before the Suizao Campaign in 1939, the situation in Xianjiang City in northwestern Hubei was turbulent, with a tangled web of competing forces. Young Liu Muchu had just returned from studying overseas. On the way home with his father, he was inexplicably attacked by armed bandits. But they clearly weren't after the wealthy Master Liu's money, nor were they seeking revenge against him. After narrowly escaping, Liu Muchu immediately realized the ambush might have been aimed at him. More precisely —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 62 Espionage: Capturing the Japanese Officer's Wife, Tan Xin Has Intelligence 谍战：俘虏鬼子夫人檀心有情报 This author is lazy and won’t write a blurb longer than 50 characters! When there aren’t enough characters, they make up the difference with “ah”: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... 5Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 63 Espionage: The Days I Slacked Off at the Military Statistics Bureau 谍战我在军统摆烂的日子 We live in a peaceful era, but how many nameless heroes sacrificed their lives for this country and its people? History books are too thin to contain their greatness. Turn a page, and you've got their whole lives! History books are also too thick. We can't remember their names; we only know that they are heroes! He transmigrates through time to China during the War of Resistance Against Japan and takes the place of the original owner. Following his elders' arrangements, he joins the Juntong as a 74Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 64 Infinite Espionage: Rewriting My Fate from Kite 无限谍战：从风筝开始逆天改命 Zhuang Wei, an undercover agent, unexpectedly awakens a spy-operation System. Guided by the System, he completes missions in several spy-fiction worlds, including The Kite, The Disguiser, and Lurk, steadily growing stronger. He helps the ill-fated characters in these worlds defy their destinies and change their lives, ultimately becoming an outstanding spy himself and uncovering the secret behind how he was brought here... 339Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 65 I Gun Down Half the Shanghai Station of the Military Statistics Bureau from the Start 开局枪杀半个军统上海站 [Power fantasy] [Action expert] [Shanghai] [Espionage] He is the king of Shanghai by night, the king of the King of Hell. When the King of Hell says you will die at the third watch, no one can keep you alive until the fifth. During the War of Resistance against Japan, a Communist Party agent embedded in the military intelligence service hunts down the enemy and eliminates traitors in Shanghai. 101Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 66 Espionage Shadows on the Shanghai Bund 谍影上海滩 During the War of Resistance Against Japan, under the Wang Jingwei puppet regime, an engineering student transmigrates into the body of Yu Xia, director of the Special Operations Department at No. 76. Yu Xia, also known as the Smiling Tiger, is infamous as a living King of Hell. His ruthless methods make people tremble with fear at the mere mention of his name. See how Yu Xia, with blood on his hands, seeks redemption while trapped behind enemy lines. The story is full of twists and turns, so fa 532Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 67 Espionage: I Come from an Age of Prosperity 谍战：我自盛世中来 Li Xi unexpectedly finds himself in the blood-soaked era of the War of Resistance, becoming a student at a training school. After graduating, he joins the Military Statistics Bureau and becomes an agent. Sent by Boss Dai to carry out a mission in Shanghai, known as the “Spy Capital.” He identifies Japanese invaders, eliminates collaborators, roots out traitors, intercepts intelligence, and aids his comrades... Li Xi’s arrival is like a ray of hopeful sunlight before dawn, gradually dispelling th 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 A Barber's Diary in Times of Chaos 乱世的理发师日记 The story begins in a seaside city known as the Paris of the East. Gunshots and screams rang out from the Red Rose Hair Salon, which was supposed to serve the public. Moments later, people saw the owner and apprentices fleeing in panic, covered in blood...! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Espionage: One Poisonous Scheme After Another, Leaving the Japanese Calling Me a Living Yama 谍战：毒计连连，鬼子直呼活阎王 Gu Nan transmigrates to 1936 and becomes an ace “torture spy.” He awakens an ability to obtain intelligence. As long as he tortures the Japanese and makes them suffer, he can extract the intelligence they possess. Special Higher Police Section: We must never let Gu Nan get his hands on us. No one can keep a secret from him. Nan Zao Yun Zi: I didn’t say anything, really. Chief of the Special Higher Police Section: He just beat me up, and every top-secret agent hiding in China was exposed. Head of 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Espionage: Tortured from the Start, but I'm Really Not a Spy 谍战：开局遭酷刑，我真不是间谍 After arriving in a parallel era, he has a spy System and goes undercover in a Japanese stronghold. Other undercover agents keep a low profile and conceal their identities. Sun Lang throws his weight around and courts death, turning Haishi upside down. He gets everyone in the region so furious they could explode... Military Statistics Bureau: "Since this Sun Lang refuses to join us, he'll only be a menace if we let him live. Send someone to kill him." The Red Party: "This Sun Lang shot one of ou 9Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 71 The War of Resistance: Alongside the Beasts 抗战之与兽同行 Chu Hao transmigrates to the eve of the War of Resistance and unexpectedly awakens the ability to command beasts. Leading a group of little companions, he strikes at the Japanese from the sidelines, captures hilltops, and amasses a fortune at a frantic pace. He matches wits with Hangcheng's No. 46 Secret Service Agency, intercepts the Eagle Sauce, manipulates the mysterious David Prophecy, and even lures a group of German scientists into a remote backwater... 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Espionage: I Got Rich Killing Japanese Invaders 谍战：杀小日子杀成大富翁 [The Little Wooden Hut Across the Five Lakes] This one got off to a bit of a late start, so please bear with it and keep reading. I promise the excitement never lets up! [Hit Novel] Also known as "The All-Powerful Young Intelligence Officer" Qian Kai transmigrates to 1936 and becomes an archivist at the Xicheng Station of the Fuxing Society’s Special Operations Division. On the forty-ninth day after his transmigration, he awakens his first supernatural skill, followed by another on day seventy-s 763Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 73 I Woke Up as Wen San. Panicking? What Should I Do? 一觉醒来成了文三，很慌？怎么办 A wage slave who works 996 suddenly wakes up one day to discover he has transmigrated into War of Resistance in Peking and become the protagonist, Wen San, also known as Master Wen. What should he do? He’s just an ordinary office worker, and after transmigrating he has neither a System nor a golden finger. How can he survive in this era torn apart by war? ... 198Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 74 The Last Piece of Intelligence 最后一份情报 He is a “dormant” courier, codenamed Lighthouse, the quietest undercover agent in the heart of enemy territory. But when his superior suddenly goes missing and he receives a “top-secret” list riddled with errors, he realizes the entire intelligence network has been infiltrated, and he himself is being set up as a sacrificial pawn. Caught in a manhunt where nothing is what it seems, the only person he can trust is a woman of mysterious identity who has deliberately approached him... Now that ever 2.5kReads7.7Score21514d adds
- 75 Espionage: The System Makes Me Identify Japanese Spies 谍战：系统让我辨识日谍 Wu Yong is reborn in the body of Wu Xiaoxuan, a man living in an era torn apart by war. To his surprise, he discovers he has a System that can identify Japanese spies. From then on, he uses his cheat to hunt down spy after spy, until Japanese military intelligence starts questioning its own sanity… 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Covert Front 隐蔽战线 Can he complete his undercover mission while resisting the temptations of a femme fatale and facing the challenges posed by an old demon and a clown? 9Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 77 Undercover in 1936: Call Me King of Hell Ning 谍战1936：请叫我宁阎王 Straight-laced version: Ning Yan is reborn, back in 1936 Nanjing, as a student at the Army Officer Academy. It is assignment season, and through a twist of fate, Ning Yan saves a Japanese member of the Communist Party and obtains an identity badge. From then on, he joins the Military Statistics Bureau, assumes the identity of Ito Hirobumi, and launches the Cuckoo Plan! Bearing the hopes of the Ito family’s revival, he undertakes a decades-long infiltration deep in enemy territory. The Military S 86Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 78 Espionage: Finding Life in Desperate Straits 谍战之绝处逢生 Against the enemy, he is a sharp sword. To destroy them, he must endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. He longs to live beneath the "sunlight," but his duty confines him to the "shadows." This story is dedicated to the unsung heroes who gave everything for their country! 92Reads7.4Score2514d adds
- 79 One Man's Flames of War 一个人的烽火 Chosen for no apparent reason and sent for no apparent reason through numerous FPS games, he thought clearing them all would let him return to reality. Instead, he arrived in a tragic, heroic era teeming with legends. Just what kind of whirlwind will this little butterfly stir up? The golden finger is only a supporting tool + decisive and ruthless + mildly comedic + one female lead 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Espionage: The Black Dog Gets a System 谍战：黑狗子获得系统后 He was a retired military doctor, but his soul crossed over into the body of a secret police agent. With the System at his side, he can carry out covert assassinations and gather intelligence without a trace. He has no organization, yet his heart belongs to his country. He infiltrates enemy ranks, but remains loyal at heart. For his country, he kills his wife and accepts an enemy as his father. He bears humiliation and hardship, drifting through a life of wine and excess! With the System at his 159Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Agent: Code Name Deep Sea, Starting with Superpowers to Root Out Traitors 特工：代号深海，开局异能锄奸 A chance incident turned Yu Zecheng’s right hand into a portable superpowered arsenal. Defying his father’s obsession with sending him to study in Japan, he was admitted to the Juntong Qingpu Training Class as the top student in his field. He later became Dai Li’s most capable subordinate. Not only did he manipulate his immediate superior with ease, he also became a triple agent working for Juntong, Wang Jingwei’s puppet regime, and the Japanese. During the eight-year War of Resistance, he moved 479Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 82 Espionage: I Took Out the Tokko Chief from the Start 谍战：开局就干掉了特高科科长 (Spy thriller + Transmigration + System + Saving the nation and its people + Ruthless action + Feel-good power fantasy) A homebody transmigrated into the body of an ace agent codenamed Viper. As soon as he arrived, fate played a joke on him: almost as if in a dream, he killed the head of the Special Higher Police. He was thrown straight into the military police prison. But there was always a way out. With his life hanging in the balance, he turned the tables and walked out in spectacular fash 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 King of Espionage: I Have a System That Automatically Completes Missions 谍战之王：我有任务自动完成系统 “I’m sorry, I really can’t take it anymore!” Xia Yiyang transmigrated to the Republican era with the ambition of becoming the king of espionage. But a day later, he broke down. His comrade was blown to pieces right beside him, leaving only a length of intestine draped over his shoulder. Bullets whizzed past his ears, leaving him deaf in both ears. Only then did he realize that he was nothing but a big talker. Before transmigrating, he was one, and after transmigrating, he still was. He was absol 78Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 84 Espionage Fever 谍战狂潮 Huang Haoda was reborn in the year 2939. A military intelligence agent, he used his knowledge and skills to kill traitors and Japanese spies, solving one Japanese espionage case after another. He became a figure feared by spies and traitors alike. He weathered countless schemes and faced innumerable dangers... 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Rifling in the Barrel 枪膛线 A war story that stays closer to the truth than any other; a Nationalist Army captain who crawls out of a pile of corpses; an impossible mission; a romance that seems destined to blossom… His codename is “New Year”! His activation plunges him into a world of twists and treachery; his arrival changes the fate of both sides… Where will his path lead? 14Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 86 Espionage: I Can See the Labels on Other People 谍战：我能看到别人身上的标签 My name is Qi Sheng. Sheng, as in “to triumph over Heaven by half a move.” I can see the labels other people give me. Some call me a “handsome young man.” Others call me a “cold-blooded killer.” And some call me a “living King of Hell.” If anyone asked what label I’d give myself, I’d choose “Blood Crow,” the name that makes the Japanese invaders tremble at the mere mention of it. 204Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 87 Espionage and Intrigue: My Skills Have Attributes! 谍战风云，我的技能有属性！ Overnight, I transmigrated and became a Juntong agent? No, it turned out I was just a small-time hood in Shanghai! And I was a spy controlled by the Japanese! How could I escape their control? How could I turn the tables on the edge of a blade? How could I survive a world of double agents? How could I claim money, power, status, and women for myself? Fortunately, I had a Wheel of Fortune! Life and death are fated, wealth and rank are up to heaven! Oh, heavens, please let me draw a Dongfeng Expre 480Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 88 War of Resistance: The Chinese Medicine Spy 抗战：中医特工 He went up the mountain to gather herbs and saved a beautiful woman. Who could have guessed that she would drag him into a secret agent training group for deadly training… Fireworks fade fast, but a Chinese medicine practitioner never backs down. See how Lin Yun transforms from a wandering street doctor into an elite fighter on the front lines of the resistance against Japan and the struggle to save the nation… 1.8kReads7.6Score14414d adds
- 89 The Invisible Guardian: Brother Biao's Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 隐形守护者：彪哥之无间轮回 On the surface, Hu Yibiao is a traitor who sells out his country for personal gain, greedy, burly, and covered in whiskers. In reality, Hu Yibiao is brave and resourceful, wise beneath a foolish facade, wildly popular, and more impressive than the male lead. It's Hu Yibiao's time to shine. What major scheme is that sly, shifty-eyed rascal plotting now? 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Just Like His Father and Grandfather Once Were 就像他父辈和祖辈曾经的模样 (From World War I to World War II) (Slow burn, with the focus mainly on the period after World War I) (A note for readers who may want to pass: It's slow-paced. It has some wish-fulfillment, but nothing too outrageous.) (Alternate history) “Deceivers and doers aren't necessarily opposites. Deception takes many forms. If my actions make you believe that this is who I am, then I've succeeded in deceiving you. As for being a doer, I deceived you all and then made my deception a reality.” Humphryck 5Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 91 Espionage: The Ultimate Undercover Agent, Night Hawk of the Military Intelligence Bureau 谍战：最牛潜伏，军统夜鹰 [Original Characters + Intelligence + Assassinations + Sweeping Through Shanghai’s Foreign Concessions] Zhao Haifan transmigrates to Shanghai during the isolated-island era and becomes a Juntong agent, codename Night Hawk... The story strives for realism, and most characters are based on historical figures. The ten great female agents of Juntong, the ten female fiends of the 76th, and the Imperial Flowers of Japan’s Tokko. A heroine who supplies the Nationalist Army with vital resources. Chinese 9Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 92 Removing the Makeup 卸妆 Wen Ning has a dual identity as both a Military Statistics Bureau agent and a Communist underground operative. In truth, she is a rookie spy who has spent a long time undercover without ever taking action. After failing the physical fitness test, she is transferred from the bureau headquarters to a spy-training school packed with female agents. Here, there’s no shortage of gossip, petty squabbles, rivalry, and office politics among the women; nor is there any shortage of deception, sudden shifts 400Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 93 Espionage: A Thousand Faces, Sword Unsheathed 谍战：身份百变，利剑出鞘 An eight-year veteran transmigrates into the world of the War of Resistance. The country is engulfed in flames, but faith cannot be broken. He is an underground intelligence agent for the Red Army, supplying intelligence to Red Army forces in three provinces and keeping the enemy at bay! He is a Japanese merchant, moving freely among the Japanese and sowing division within their ranks! He is a Juntong agent, pouring in millions until Juntong becomes his home turf! He is also a sharp blade, invin 31Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 94 Espionage: My Codename Is Death 谍战：我的代号是死神 Who is the Grim Reaper? He is closer than you think. On the eve of the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, all sides are vying for power. Xiao Long is bound to the Death System, giving him an infallible friend-or-foe identification system, peerless close-combat skills, and a hypnosis technique that leaves no trace. He shows no mercy to Japanese spies and foils the enemy’s plots time and again. 487Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 95 Espionage: Armed with the Death Note, I Went on a Killing Spree 谍战：手握死亡笔记，直接杀疯了 Su Ming transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a Juntong agent undercover at No. 76, codenamed Hades. From the start, he obtains a Death Note and launches a merciless killing spree! The director of No. 76: Who on earth is Hades? Why can he kill whoever he wants, while we’re completely powerless to stop him? The chief of the Special Higher Police: Damn it! We have to find Hades, or I’ll end up like the previous chiefs, giving my life for His Majesty the Emperor. But I don’t want t 8Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 96 War of Resistance: Raising Hell in Kyoto 抗战：从大闹京都开始 Japanese generals: “From now on, whenever you run into Gongsun Hao, keep your distance. He’s shameless.” Japanese military intelligence: “Why can’t we ever kill him? What is he made of?” The upper ranks of the Shancheng Army: “That slippery rascal’s causing trouble again. Who did he kill this time? What a menace.” The upper ranks of the Juntong: “Hurry and bring Gongsun Hao here. He’ll know what to do.” The world powers: “Gongsun Hao is nothing but a profiteer. He’s not someone you want to mess 19Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 97 Espionage: The Fog 谍战之雾蒙蒙 The sudden withdrawal of Shen Junfei, a senior Communist agent deeply embedded in the enemy's ranks, leaves behind an immature “young swallow.” And so it is cast into the vast, perilous world of espionage... 389Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 98 The Age of War 烽火年代 “I would burn my body and become a bolt of lightning, To tear apart the endless, pitch-black night. Even if I could bring only a fleeting moment of light, It would still illuminate and warm this beautiful world.” A vital piece of intelligence, an uncanny photograph, and a world where enemies and allies are hard to tell apart and danger lurks everywhere. A brutal war of raging flames and flying bullets; a tense spy struggle rife with deception and intrigue. Loyalty and betrayal, reunion and sepa 140Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 99 Republican Era: My Spy Missions Never Fail 民国：我的谍战无往不利 In 1938, Shanghai became an isolated island, and the world turned into a living hell. Chu Yeming, a military intelligence agent, was exposed and taken to the interrogation room at the dreaded No. 76. He thought he was as good as dead. But in the agonizing pain of torture, he unexpectedly awakened an unbelievable mental talent: the [Battlefield Simulation]! He could construct a realistic battlefield in his mind and simulate every possible outcome of an operation. Each simulated death bought him a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Crimson Dawn 血色黎明 Trade blood and passion for the dawn; give your life to honor your oath. Face demons with courage, and fight the wicked with wisdom. 1.3kReads7.9Score13214d adds
