Novels like A Spy Behind Enemy Lines
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Spy Behind Enemy Lines, best match first.
- 1 From the Start as a Merchant's Son, I Became a Warlord in a Time of Chaos 开局富商之子，终成乱世大军阀 In the seventh year of the Xinshun era, the land of Huaxia lay in ruins, and the people lived in great hardship. The Xinshun government nominally ruled the whole country, but in reality, warlords across the land commanded their own armies and refused to obey orders. They constantly fought one another over territory and power. Fang Ming, an overworked man who couldn't find a job, arrives from another time and space and climbs, step by step, to the pinnacle of power. (P.S. A little man's story of 3Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 2 War of Resistance: Dreaming Back to 1937 抗战：梦回1937 Li Biao was born in 1990 and graduated from a military academy. He volunteered to join a border defense force in the northwest. During his service, foreign troops repeatedly provoked them, and the two sides clashed in a river valley. Tragically, Li Biao fell in battle. He thought his life had ended there, but when he opened his eyes again, he was back in Taiyuan in 1937... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Republican Era: The Rise of the Warlords 民国风云之，军阀崛起 My new work is out! You’re welcome to 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! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 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—Shelves
- 5 Time-Traveling Agent: The Turmoil of Republican-Era China 时空特工：民国风云 I was tricked into becoming an employee of a space development company. Now I have to use time-space transfer technology to complete assignments across various timelines in the Republican era. The work is pretty easy, but in his spare time, Zhang Hao wants to stir things up. Green Gang thugs? Warlords carving up the country? With my hands in my pockets, what can you do to me? Imperialist powers? Japanese invaders? I'll turn everything upside down, all on my own! A passionate tale set in the Repu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 War of Resistance: Heaven's Wrath 抗战之天怒 After a traitor sells them out, the newly formed Seventh Platoon is nearly wiped out. Having narrowly escaped death, Qin Feng investigates the truth while organizing armed resistance against Japan and joining the war. He faces the enemy in one deadly struggle after another... 975Reads8.8Score114Shelves
- 7 An Ordinary Person’s War of Resistance 普通人的抗战 An ordinary person, accompanied by a “System” of uncertain virtue, arrives in a daze at the most perilous time in the history of the Chinese nation. For one reason or another, he has no choice but to fight the Japanese alone. How will it all end? Told from an ordinary person's perspective, this probably isn't a power fantasy. If that's not your thing, please don't flame me. Go easy on me. Thanks. 114Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Transmigrating Through the Flames of War: The Whole Class's Legendary Resistance Against Japan 穿越烽火：全班抗战传奇 Chen Junze, a top student in the 19th class of the Whampoa Military Academy, was influenced by Brigade Commander Chen from childhood and came to hold fast to his beliefs. After transmigrating, he led his entire class, who had also come from modern military academies, into fierce battles in the flames of the War of Resistance. Armed with modern knowledge, they crushed the Japanese at every turn, mastering strategic planning, firearms, bayonet combat, and special operations. Through the difficult 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 In 1937, I Used the Lu Ban Manual to Fight the Japanese 1937我用鲁班经抗日 He transmigrates to 1937, into the Yin clan, a family of carpenters, and becomes the ninth-ranked member of the family and an inheritor of the Lu Ban Manual. Armed with the Lu Ban Space, he steals Japanese supplies, supports the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, battles the Japanese Black Chrysanthemum Sect, and protects the dragon vein that safeguards China’s national fortune! A story about fighting for the new China alongside the heroes who came before him! No need to say more: it’s a satis 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Shadows Over Shanghai: Reborn in the Republic to Save the Nation and Its People 沪上谍影：魂穿民国救国救民 [War of Resistance espionage] + [Single heroine] + [Soul swap] + [Soul transmigration] A graduate student in history transmigrates into the 1937 Battle of Shanghai and becomes Shen Yanzhi, a Juntong trainee agent. He navigates between Juntong, the Japanese collaborationist regime, and the underground Communist Party, walking a knife's edge with only fragmentary memories of history to guide him. There is no romance, only a yearning to hold on to his beliefs and survive. Can he preserve his convic 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Espionage: Code Name Beehive 谍战：代号蜂巢 In the Shanghai concessions in 1937, Lu Chen, a former special forces instructor, transmigrates into the body of Asano Akira, an ethnic Chinese employee of the Japanese military intelligence service. From the start, he faces an identity check, but his awakened Hive Intelligence System lets him turn the tables: by touching an object, he can extract information from the past 30 minutes, and by making contact with someone, he can unlock their hidden secrets! In the eyes of the Japanese, he is a cle 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Bloodbath of Resistance: 1937 喋血抗战1937 My new work is out! Please come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Espionage: I Always Have Another Identity in Reserve! 谍战：我永远都有下一层身份！ Lin Ye transmigrated to the Republican era and awakened a golden finger that lets him assume an unlimited number of identities. Wang Jingwei's puppet regime: Teacher, you are the person I respect most! Japan: Your Highness, the Emperor is counting on you to save the day! The United States: Lin, you are America's pride. Please lead America to greatness once again! None of them knew that Lin Ye's heart was red. In truth, he was just a humble transmigrator in a treacherous world of espionage, doing 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 War of Resistance: A Future Soldier Lands on the Battlefield and Slaughters the Japanese Invaders 抗日：未来战士穿到战场怒杀鬼子 Jiang Haoran, a student studying abroad who makes a living as a thief, is transported to the future after a car accident. A playful woman turns him into a future soldier, then sends him to the battlefield of the 1938 Battle of Wuhan. From that moment on, the Japanese devils' nightmare begins... “Ferocious as a tiger when killing enemies, as sneaky as a rat when groping women, and as crafty as a fox when making jokes. Sometimes he seems righteous and noble; sometimes he makes you want to throw up 27Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 15 Agent: Infiltrating the Military Statistics Bureau with Nine Identities 特工：九重身份潜入军统 [Espionage + Secret Agent + Military Intelligence + Transmigration] Xu Ziliang is blind, yet he scores a major victory from the start. Every situation that seems fraught with danger is actually under his control. It is the strategic stalemate phase of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and all sides are locked in a fierce contest. While hunting spies, he has a natural disguise, exceptional hearing, and unmatched close-combat skills. Within a limited space, he can recreate events that have alre 66Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 16 Republic of China: Making Money to Pay Off Debts, Then Kidnapping a Concubine 民国，搞钱还债，再掳个小姨太 Han Kun, born into an ordinary family in the 21st century, loses over a million yuan in business. After dying suddenly by accident, he wakes up in the early Republic of China, where he starts by eloping with the landlord’s prettiest concubine. A divine System helps him repay the debts he left behind in the 21st century. So he rolls up his sleeves and robs government grain, gathers antiques, acquires land, and sets up factories, joining the movement to save the nation through industry. He fights 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 A Republic-Era Spy Thriller? Why Has the Tone Gone Off the Rails! 民国谍战？画风怎么崩坏了！ Chen Mo wakes up one day to discover that he has transmigrated to the turbulent Republic of China era. In his ideal version of the story, he would punch secret agents, kick traitors, become an invisible guardian, then retire after succeeding, keeping his deeds and fame hidden. But reality is that, because he looks so much like a fallen hero, an underground organization mistakes him for the man and forcibly plants him in a key department at the heart of enemy territory, where he becomes a gloriou 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Empire: Rising from the Warlords of Outer Manchuria! 帝国：从外东北军阀开始崛起！ The crack of revolutionary gunfire rang the death knell of the Tsar's vast empire! Bright red flags flew above the empire's vast lands! But who would remember the lands lost beyond our borders? That million-plus square kilometers of mountains and rivers! Liu Fan transmigrates by chance and rises to power, starting in a small city! Reclaim lost territory, strengthen our defenses at home, and fight the great powers abroad! Turn Fusang and the peninsula into directly administered territories! Use a 1Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 19 The Iron-Blooded Heroes of the War Against Japan 抗日之铁血雄兵 He transmigrates to the Battle of Shanghai, slays the invaders and defends his country, repeatedly earns distinction, and becomes a legendary soldier king! 5Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 20 I Asked You to Lead the Militia, Not Turn It Into a Special Forces Team! 让你带民兵队，你带成特战队？ The fires of war rage, cannons thunder, and drums of battle roar. Transmigrating into another era, he witnesses its cruelty, the resilience of civilization, and the brilliance of humanity’s greatest minds... He witnesses the end of one age and the birth of an entirely new one. Snow Leopard, Sea Leopard, Alpha, Cobra, SAS, Xiangjian, Delta Force, the Eastern Divine Sword... In this era, human lives are as small as specks of dust, yet its heroes shine as brilliantly as the stars... “This is where 2Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 21 Hunter of Shanghai 上海滩猎人 Chen Ke transmigrates into a world where espionage stories converge and gains a Spy-Hunting System. Report to the Chairman: Members of the Shanghai Black Dragon Society are disappearing one after another. Report to General Toihara: Our agents hidden in Shanghai have gone missing. 68Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 22 War of Resistance: Marching Out from Fengtai Camp for the Decisive Battle at Wonu Mountain 抗战：兵出丰台营，决战倭奴山 [War of Resistance + Talent Starter Pack + Warfare + Killing Japanese Invaders + Satisfying Read] Passionate special forces veteran Fang Xu transmigrates into a War of Resistance world formed by the fusion of Bright Sword, Snow Leopard, and My Chief and My Regiment. Bound to a Kill System, he goes on a rampage, earning military merit points. “Japanese invaders? Kill, kill, kill! Every one of them is a military merit point for me.” “The golden Gatling gun from the System is incredible! Die, you J 442Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 23 The Poisonous Espionage Master: From the Start, I Face the Honey Trap Head-On 谍战毒士，开局硬刚桃色陷阱 [No System] + [No Transmigration] + [Suspense] I won’t allow anyone in this world to be as handsome as me! Lin Feng, a Red agent, impersonates Japanese spy Major Araki and wipes out a group of Kuomintang agents sabotaging the War of Resistance. He wins the trust of the Kuomintang leadership and infiltrates the notorious 76th Office. As an agent of the 76th Office and a high-ranking Japanese military spy, he handles both identities with ease. Jiang Wanqiu, the Kuomintang’s rose: you take care of 191Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Espionage: The Invincible Agent Who Wipes Out Every Japanese Spy 谍战：无敌特工，日谍全杀光 (Spy thriller, fierce fighting against the enemy, War of Resistance, power fantasy) Chen Ming transmigrates into the role of a Juntong intelligence team captain, but all he wants is to lie flat and enjoy life. Then an accident forces him to strive for more. He builds up his own forces, establishes an unprecedented record of service, and becomes an invincible agent. Intelligence agents: How did Chen Ming discover our contacts and methods of communication? Boss Dai: Chen Ming is the pride of Junto 392Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 25 Ah Q Doesn’t Pound Rice, He Pounds Warlords 阿Q不捣米，捣军阀 Following the advice of others System + power fantasy + warlord conflicts in the Republic of China After transmigrating into Ah Q, he obtains a System that rewards him for taking advice. As long as he follows other people’s suggestions, he can get all kinds of treasure chests. He takes the old man at the Earth God’s shrine’s advice and stops gambling, earning two Mauser pistols. He follows Qijin’s advice and goes to congratulate Zhao the Patriarch, earning a set of Seven-Inch Fist techniques. He 19Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 26 War of Resistance: My Little Sister Is Rather Strange 抗战：我的妹妹很古怪 No one knew whether he had transmigrated or whether this was a dream of Zhuang Zhou's butterfly, but Lu Zhiyuan woke up in the body of a fool from the War of Resistance era. He thought he was the chosen one. Who could have guessed that after arriving, he would discover his younger sister was the strange one? A pocket dimension? A spirit spring? He couldn't make heads or tails of it. Lu Zhiyuan had never seen anything like it. Yet inexplicable things kept happening around him. The only thing he k 3Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 27 Espionage: Lost in the Dust 谍战：隐入尘埃 [Republican Era, Realism, Spy Thriller] That winter, the volunteer army’s spy network in Mudanjiang is hit by a major purge carried out by the Japanese. The organization is almost completely destroyed, and agent Chen Hui, codenamed “Dust,” who is embedded in the Mudanjiang Police Bureau, faces a momentous decision: stay or leave. 675Reads7.4Score100Shelves
- 28 The Greatest Spy War: Lurking in the Shadows 最强谍战之仆伏 Set during the Republic of China period, this book tells the legendary story of Zeng Dazhi, one of our agents operating undercover in the East China Sea. Misunderstood, disavowed, and targeted by his own side, he remains true to his original convictions, risking his life to gather intelligence, blow up an enemy ammunition depot, help establish a radio station, transport medicine, and evacuate cultural figures. In the end, he returns to the liberated area, raises his right hand, and swears his al 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Empire: Starting Out as the Young Marshal of the Three-Town Warlords! 帝国：从三镇军阀少帅开始！ “The whole of Dongying thanks our bro for sending over ten thousand missiles. Bro, you’re awesome!” “I’m so happy today! I looked around Dongying and saw nothing but familiar faces!” Chen Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the leader of a nation. Unable to stand the Japanese devils, he chooses to teach them a lesson with ten thousand missiles. Once he’s satisfied, he transmigrates again! In another parallel world, this time in an earlier era, watch Chen Yu rise from a young warlord —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 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
- 31 The Impostor Warlord 冒充的军阀 A modern intern who had just graduated from university accidentally transmigrates into the War of Resistance Against Japan in 1937, where he is mistaken for a deserter. Using his knowledge of history, he strikes back at the Japanese invaders... 5Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 32 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—Shelves
- 33 Republican Era: A Shadowy Web of Espionage 民国：谍影迷云 [Pocket Dimension + One Female Lead + Competent Characters + Consistent Logic + Historical Accuracy] The rating has just gone live, so please give it a chance. (Onion Orange salutes!) Su Xin, a historical researcher, transmigrates to the years of the War of Resistance and becomes a minor secret agent in the Military Statistics Bureau. The bureau gains an ace operative skilled at hunting down Japanese spies, while the Communist Party gains a “deep-cover agent” hidden in the enemy's heart! Trackin 411Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 34 The Sichuan Army: Every Inch of Land Is Stained with Blood 川军：一寸山河一寸血 If you had no System or aristocratic family background, and were reborn in 1937, what would you choose? Would you go with the flow, or rise up and fight back? In nine out of ten households, there are no sons left. Every family wears mourning white. Some say: “If war breaks out, it makes no difference whether you are north or south, young or old. We must resist to the end!” Others say: “The nation faces calamity, and the Japanese invaders are savage. The fate of the nation concerns every citizen. 47Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 35 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—Shelves
- 36 Espionage: The Carefree Young Chinese Doctor 谍战：逍遥小中医 Wang Dazhu transmigrates to the full-scale war against Japan. On the surface, he's a womanizing young Chinese medicine practitioner, but in reality, he's a top agent! He's an envoy of the underworld, and a mysterious assassin! Foreigner: “Where are our goods and money?” Collaborator: “Who killed our men?” Japanese soldier: “Baka! Who would do something so despicable?” 142Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Espionage: From the Start, I Wiped Out a Japanese Squad! 谍战：开局血洗日军小分队！ When Chen Qun woke up, artillery was roaring and the Japanese forces were attacking fiercely, about to break through our army's defenses! Damn! He had actually transmigrated into the War of Resistance! In that case, he might as well stay and wipe out every last Japanese soldier! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Undercover in Enemy Camp: My System Can See the Future 卧底敌营：我的系统能预知未来 [Spy intrigue + System + War of Resistance + power fantasy + mind games + ensemble cast + alternate history + anti-war] Ling Feng transmigrates to 1940 and awakens the “Diplomatic Legend” System. He can read minds, simulate scenarios, and reason through history. He becomes the most dangerous undercover agent in the Wang puppet government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He tricks the Japanese into diverting their main forces away from Midway, forges intelligence to prompt an American and British e 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 War of Resistance: Bloodbath Across the Mountains and Rivers 抗战之血战山河 A special forces soldier transmigrates to the era of the War of Resistance Against Japan. To save his homeland and drive out the Japanese invaders, he fights bravely and throws himself into the war. Whoever violates China, no matter how far away, must be punished. With blood and fire, he writes a heroic legend. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Only in My Bag: Book 18 我的包里只第18本书 My new story is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Spy Games: A Fight to the Death 谍战，生死较量 I transmigrated to Jiangcheng in 1936, on the eve of the full-scale War of Resistance, and became an action team member of the Lixingshe. At this critical moment, when the nation’s very survival was at stake, I couldn’t change the course of history. But I would still do everything in my power, using my talents to shed my blood for our country’s victory in the war against Japan. 91Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 42 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—Shelves
- 43 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 528Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 44 Red Ninth Squad 红色九班 An offshoot of Xiao Zhixian's The Deserter: Gao Yidao's Second Company and Hu Yi and Xiao Hongying's Ninth Company, along with the Qiushan Guerrilla Unit, are trapped on the northeastern plains of Meixian. At the station, Regiment Commander Lu of the Independent Regiment has been reduced to a commander with no troops, while the Second Girl's Women's Militia is also asking to join the fight. Regiment Commander Lu has a mountain of troubles on his hands! It's so hard for me!!! 87Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 45 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Land a Critical Hit on a Japanese Bitch 抗战：开局暴击女八嘎 My new work is out! You can 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! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 War of Resistance: Three Years of Huangpu Sign-Ins Made Me Commander of a Million Artillerymen 抗战：黄埔签到三年统领百万炮兵 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 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—Shelves
- 48 Warlord: I Have a Daily Card-Drawing System 军阀，我有每日抽卡系统 Chen Kang transmigrates to another world and gets a daily card-draw System. In this world, torn apart by warlords and engulfed in artillery fire, how will Chen Kang survive? 1.5kReads7.1Score—Shelves
- 49 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' 225Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 50 Republic of China! A Fengtian Warlord? No! Call Me a Great Power 民国！奉系军阀？不！请叫我列强 Jiang Cheng is reborn in a world torn apart by warlords and becomes the youngest son of a provincial military governor. From the start, his father and elder brother are both killed in battle, leaving him five beautiful sisters-in-law and the governorship to inherit. He thinks he's been handed the perfect start, but his subordinate Independent Regiment rebels! At this critical moment, Jiang Cheng awakens the Red Alert Warfare System. Facing the oncoming rebel army, Jiang Cheng immediately summons 237Reads—Score—Shelves
