Novels like Moonlight Fort
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- 1 A Warlord's Tenderness: Second Master, Your Wife's Causing Trouble Again 军阀柔情：二爷，你夫人又闯祸了 [Marriage First, Love Later + Republican-Era Romance + Fast-Paced + No Idiotic Decisions + Young Marshal’s Devoted Love + Pitfalls at Every Turn + No Golden Finger + No Pocket Dimension] The heroine, skilled in several outdoor pursuits, transmigrates into the body of Shen Qianqian amid a warlord-ravaged era. She is sent in someone else’s place to marry the cold-blooded, violent Young Marshal Gu, in hopes of bringing him good fortune. As they search for the truth, one pretends to be insane while 68Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 2 I'm Not a Monster! 我不是怪物呀 I, Chen Dou'er, was born in the countryside with congenital defects: ears as small as beans and a cleft lip. Because I was ugly, I endured discrimination throughout my childhood and tasted every kind of hardship life had to offer. Fortunately, I was exceptionally gifted and had a remarkable aptitude for music and painting. Most importantly, I met benefactors when I was young. They pulled me out of the mire. Later, I moved to the city with my friends and won over countless audiences with my talen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Golden Flower Fragrance 金花香 This is the story of the Zhao and Liu families, makers of Jingyang Fu tea during the Republic of China era. Warlords brutally extort protection money, while the Zhao and Liu families scheme against each other. Zhiqiang and Yasi go through countless hardships as they transport Fu tea to Dihua, encountering one exciting adventure after another. Later, when the Japanese arrive, they donate money and supplies to support the war of resistance. 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Bullet Comments Live: Did the Ninth Concubine Run Away Today? 弹幕直播：九姨太今天跑路了吗 [Comment System + Sweet Romance + Warlord + Alternate Republic of China + Lottery Comeback] (Aloof Marshal VS Sweet Beauty) After being reborn, Ninth Concubine Ruan Xingyao gains a Comment System, and countless viewers tune in to watch her daily rise from captive songbird to independent woman. The comments become her think tank, not only helping her devise plans but also revealing lottery numbers that make her rich overnight! With money to burn, Yaoyao kicks open her cage! On one side, she spend 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Whirlwind of Shanghai Kisses My Cheongsam 上海滩的漩涡吻过我的旗袍 The Republic of China is in turmoil, shrouded in storms and darkness. Han Yuge, once a daughter of the Aisin Gioro imperial clan, steps into the dazzling yet perilous world of Shanghai, dressed in a qipao. There, she meets three people whose fates intertwine with hers: Xia Yan, a ruthless, hard-edged business tycoon who rose from nothing at the docks, yet gives her all his tenderness; Lin Yifeng, a passionate revolutionary devoted to his country, sincere and pure-hearted, ready to risk his life 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 An Unconventional Family 非正常家庭， Among the many discussions of love and marriage, one thought-provoking saying goes: “If you can still feel a spark for the person beside you in bed for your whole life, that’s true love.” These brief but powerful words capture the ideal of love and marriage. In people’s dreams, love burns like a blazing fire, and marriage is the vessel that keeps it alight forever. Husband and wife spend their lives together, nestled in the warmth of their love, with neither passion nor excitement ever fading. B 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Spirit Hidden Beneath an Old Qipao 旧旗袍下藏风骨 A Backbone Beneath the Old Qipao 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Soul of Sichuan, Blood Soaking the Land 川魂血沃山河 River Soul is an iron-blooded epic of resistance, built on the foundation of real battle history and brought to life by the spirit of soldiers. It does not glorify heroism. Instead, it calmly records how the remnants of a Sichuan army, reduced from 1,700 men to 200, were forged into the Eighth Route Army's sharpest blade in the Taihang Mountains. Every battle has a casualty list, and every sacrifice has a name on record. With the most restrained prose, the author writes of the most searing blood 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 From the Start, the Number One Beauty in Jiangcheng Blows My Head Off 开局被江城第一美女爆头 [Republican Era] + [Alternate history] + [System] + [War of Resistance against Japan] + [Ruthless and decisive] After transmigrating to the Republican Era, he becomes Jiangcheng's biggest playboy, a young marshal! From the start, Jiangcheng's number-one beauty knocks him out with an ashtray, activating the [God-Tier Sign-In System]! On the surface, I'm still the same Jiangcheng playboy, spending my days in dance halls and throwing money around. Behind the scenes, I quietly sign in, build weapons 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Find Me a College Girl to Be My Wife 抢个大学生做老婆 When the Japanese invaded Nanjing, Chen Sihai escaped and fled to Hunan, where he was taken up into the mountains and became a bandit. He brainwashed himself with the idea that he was a bandit, hoping to forget that horrifying day in Nanjing. Having died once already, he no longer fears death. His mind even grows muddled, and he becomes recklessly bold, yet extraordinarily careful. He is a man with a deep sense of chivalry. When he goes down the mountain to abduct a wife, he meets She Han. He al 169Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Phantom Moth 幻蛾 Phantom Moth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Reborn in 1928 Shanghai 重生民国1928大上海 Zhuang Zichen was carrying out a mission without a care in the world when he woke up and found himself transmigrated to a bandit stronghold in 1928, during the Republican era. A bandit stronghold was one thing, but who could have guessed that the head bandit would die right away, leaving the second-in-command to take over and try to kill Zhuang Zichen? After the infighting, the gang was in no shape to carry on, so Zhuang Zichen took two bandits with him and made a name for himself in Shanghai: f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Ghost Lord’s Old Dreams of the Mortal World 鬼爷的红尘旧梦 "Love Begins in the Mortal World" "The Ghost Lord Falls for the Mortal World" "The Ghost Lord’s Old Dreams of the Mortal World" Welcome to bookmark and follow! (Fictional Republic of China era) The young sovereign of the underworld descends into the human world to find her beloved, now living through the final life of his tribulation. With her godhood at its peak, she sweeps across the turmoil of the Republican era, begins a love with the frail last-generation Beile that is heartbreakingly sweet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Romance in the Northwest 西北恋 In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China (1937), Japanese invaders trampled China beneath their boots, leaving the land shattered. Tianshui, a strategic city in the northwest, was also overshadowed by both the threat of war and a severe drought. Newlywed peasant girl Qiuping tearfully bids farewell to her husband Mang'er, whose full name is Chen Tiemang, as he is drafted into the army. On a hill above the dry Wei River and parched land stretching for miles, her “brown tears” become the 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 She Is the Light 她自是灯火 How did women a hundred years ago view marriage and life? This is the story of a woman with an extraordinary upbringing. A government official's daughter in the late Qing Dynasty, she was left alone as her family declined amid the upheaval of a changing era. But she had grown up in an orphanage with missionaries and learned medicine. By treating the sick and saving lives, she found her place in the world and came to understand life's impermanence. Faced with family ties, an arranged marriage mea 420Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 16 Tales of Jincheng 晋城往事 Tales of Jincheng 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Snow Falls in the Republican Era, but No One Returns 民国落雪，不见归人 Snow Falls in the Republic of China Era, but No One Returns 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Pear Blossoms in Bloom 一树棠梨花开 For seven years of war, she kept watch over a flowering tree, waiting for someone who would never return. Across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, he passed through smoke and death to honor a promise left unfulfilled. That spring, “the flowering pear tree bloomed, its beauty captivating the city; willow fluff danced in the spring breeze.” Beneath blossoms white as snow, their eyes met, and each was struck by the other’s beauty. The beauty of mountains and rivers could not rival the gen 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 War Against Japan: Flames of 1933 抗日峰火1933 In the first month of 1933, Japanese invaders suddenly attacked Rehe Province. The three Niu brothers from Niujia Yu in Rehe heroically resisted the invaders, setting off a series of events. The story portrays both the darkness of society at the time and the bonds between brothers. Through the circumstances of one small family and the lives of ordinary people, it reflects the desperate struggles of the common folk in those exceedingly difficult times. 2.8kReads7.0Score20914d adds
- 20 The Story of Haitang, the Beautiful Widow 俏寡妇海棠的故事 The novel The Great Family: Spirit and Flesh, also known as The Story of Haitang the Pretty Widow, is a sweeping epic with a female protagonist and a rural setting, set against the backdrop of historical change. Volume One, Storms over Dianbei, follows three storylines: Haitang’s growth as she struggles against fate forms the main plot, supported by two secondary threads that deepen the narrative. One traces the trials and tribulations of the Fate-Changers, led by Wenzhiwu, while the other follo 158Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 War of Resistance: Two Long-Term Laborers 抗战之两个长工 In the war-torn years in Sui County, Shangqiu, Henan, this story does not dwell on the worst of human nature. Instead, it focuses on the lives of ordinary people in an extraordinary period of history. Every ordinary person’s life is a book in its own right. 73Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 22 As If There Were a Glimmer of Light 仿佛，若有光 Gao Yu, a young curator and painter, accidentally transmigrates to a women's university in 1947. He becomes its youngest male teacher and a clandestine Party member with a special identity. Amid the shifting interplay of light and shadow, he meets Shen Weiying, a beautiful, aloof university student. One love across a lifetime, two meetings: it turns out that love is the light that never fades. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Dreaming of the Pearl River 梦回珠江 This work is based on the revolutionary history of the Guangdong Army. Its characters and relationships were inspired by stories passed down by word of mouth among the elders. It tells of soldiers’ choices between their country and their love during the revolutionary era… 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Republican Era: I Have a Little World of My Own 民国：我有个小世界 Su Chen, a powerhouse in the post-apocalyptic world with a spatial ability, dies alongside the Zombie King in a fight to the death. Fate has a cruel twist in store: his soul transmigrates to Republican-era China and inhabits the body of a destitute little beggar. By chance, Su Chen saves Chen Yu, an agent of the Military Statistics Bureau, and joins the Bureau, plunging into the tide of resistance against Japan. From a green rookie to an elite agent who strikes fear into the Japanese army, he d 328Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Republic and the Qing: Thirty Years in the Brotherhood Underworld 民清：袍哥江湖三十载 The Book of Songs says: “How could I say I have no clothes? I’ll share my robe with you.” It speaks of loving one another and sharing a robe with one’s brothers in arms. From this grew a term, or perhaps an organization: the Paoge Society, a sworn brotherhood active during the Qing and Republican eras. The Paoge stand for loyalty, brotherhood, the world of martial heroes, and revolution. Revolution against corrupt politics, a declining society, failing education, and crooked thinking... They cal 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Ten Thousand Thoughts in a Single Moment 一念千千万 After her childhood friend and playmate mysteriously disappeared, he reemerged as a powerful, enigmatic figure. Whenever disaster strikes, he steps forward to save the day, yet he refuses to admit who he really is. Until the heroine uncovers his secret… 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Beacon-Fire Plains 烽火平原 The twenty-sixth year of the Republic, by the Yong'an River in eastern Henan. A time of chaos is coming. Japanese invaders draw ever closer, the country lies in ruins, and the people in the countryside struggle to survive from one day to the next. Sixteen-year-old Chen Zhe is an ordinary village boy who tends sheep by the river. But when the nightmare of war arrives, he watches his homeland trampled and his neighbors abused. Every man has a duty, and even a commoner dares to take up a blade. Wit 1.5kReads6.9Score12914d adds
- 28 Transmigrated to Live Through the War: The Great Victory at Wanjialing 穿越，亲历抗战之万家岭大捷 Xijiang, a modern-day writer, transmigrates by accident to Nanchang in 1938. He not only experiences firsthand the brilliant victory at Wanjialing, where Chinese forces encircle and annihilate the Japanese Army’s 106th Division, but also tries to use his knowledge and perspective from the future to decipher Japanese intelligence. In the lulls between this brutal yet glorious battle, he records the valor of the soldiers fighting Japan, the cruelty of war, and the preciousness of peace. He is a pa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn in 1931: To Hell with Dying for the Cause 重生九一八，滚犊子的挺身成仁 Rousing battles + airtight logic + no mindless wish fulfillment + a little golden finger The September 18 Incident: a wound that will never heal for the Chinese people. Xu Feng, a modern special forces soldier, transmigrates into the body of a company commander in the Northeast Army's Beidaying barracks in Shenyang, a man who had been poisoned to death. “What do you mean, ‘Don't resist. Let us all sacrifice ourselves with dignity!’?” To hell with that! Xu Feng and his company fire the first shot 224Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Reforging the Sichuan Spirit: Chronicles of the War Against Japan 川魂重铸抗日风云录 This is a work of online fiction by the author. It does not correspond to or oppose any historical event, nor does it rewrite history. Readers, please do not assume it refers to you or read this story as an accurate account of history. The author simply wants to make up for the regret of “dying before his great mission was complete, leaving heroes to weep with their robes soaked in tears.” Imagine if, in those days, Liu Xiang had been reborn and resolutely led three million Sichuan soldiers in a 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Expeditionary Force: Guerrilla Warfare in Burma 远征军之我在缅甸打游击 [Expeditionary Force]+ [Flying Tigers]: Zhan Youwei, company commander of the guard company in the 288th Regiment, 96th Division, 5th Army of the Expeditionary Force, and Gou Desheng, a veterinarian, are left behind in the Burmese jungle and forgotten. By chance, they rescue James, a Flying Tigers pilot who has parachuted down. Determined to rejoin the main force and return home as soon as possible, they wage a grueling guerrilla war against the Japanese in the Burmese jungle… 3.3kReads8.8Score25814d adds
- 32 Republican Era: From Patrol Captain to Regional Warlord 民国：从巡警队长，成为一方军阀 [Warlords + raising a massive army + gangs + ruthless and decisive] Su Mingze was an ordinary wage earner who transmigrated to Shanghai in the Republic of China era and became a dockworker. After awakening the Step-by-Step Promotion Lottery System, he began drawing prizes. He rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a warlord in his own territory. The underworld, the authorities, the foreign powers, and the Japanese bandits all trembled at his name. 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 A Phantom Night in the Republic 民国妖幻夜 In the turbulent years of the Republic of China, demons lurk among ordinary folk, and human hearts hide beneath their skin. In places beyond mortal sight, all manner of demons and strange beings with supernatural powers lie concealed. Zhuo Yi, a demon hunter of the Whitefeather Clan with the appearance of a boy, wields his brush like a blade and writes talismans to suppress evil. He runs the Cloudside Bookshop, which appears to sell tales of the supernatural but in truth records the demonic di 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Designer Transmigrates to the Republican Era: The Wise Don’t Fall in Love 设计师穿越民国：智者不入爱河 [Dual transmigration and rebirth + two strong leads flirting + married first, love later + entrepreneurship in Republican-era China] She opens her eyes to find herself a bride in Republican-era China, bullied and pushed around. Her husband has a beloved woman he can never have, and his whole family is waiting to see her make a fool of herself? Lin Lan smiles coldly and pulls out a pair of silver scissors. “Sorry, I’m a lingerie designer who transmigrated here!” Cheongsams too old-fashioned? She 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Eight Outer Sects’ War of Resistance: The Merciless Reaper 【外八门的抗战史】索命无情 A handful of people, a handful of chessboards, all entangled in a deadly game. They fight until their eyes are bloodshot, with only one goal: to win! That is the War of Resistance! Our protagonist is named Wang Ermao. In Shanghainese, Ermao is just a nickname, practically the same as having no name at all, but that doesn't stop him from becoming a true hero. I believe that in those turbulent years, every Shanghainese might have been called Wang Ermao... 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Wild Pansy 山堇花 Lin Meng escaped the great bombing of Wuhan, only to be kidnapped and sold to a wealthy household in the countryside as the bride of an idiot. Her life was full of misfortune, yet she found a different kind of happiness... 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Flames and Smoke of the War of Resistance 抗战烽火硝烟 [Realistic | No System | No Golden Finger] A tale of a soldier swept up in the torrent of history during the War of Resistance Against Japan, shattered and rebuilt as he fights for victory and searches for a way forward. A story about survival, about growth, about victory, and about kindling a spark amid a broken land. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 After I Transmigrated, I Got a Treasure-Filled Warehouse 穿越后，我有一座宝藏仓库 He was once an iron-blooded soldier. In a single night, he transmigrated to the bitter winter of 1931 in North China. Facing his widowed godmother, his young and frail younger brother, and an elder sister coveted by local thugs, the seventeen-year-old carried with him the memories of a mysterious strategic supply depot from his previous life. Alone, he hunted a three-hundred-kilo wild boar and fought off a pack of wolves on a snowy night. In the desperate cold of minus forty degrees, he won foo 4.4kReads7.5Score35414d adds
- 39 Sunset on the Yellow River 黄河落日 Sunset over the Yellow River is a work set against the 1938 Huayuankou Incident. The story unfolds against a backdrop of warfare and follows two love stories experienced by a woman who cannot speak... 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Shadow Spy Network 暗影谍云 Born into a time of chaos, no one can choose their circumstances. When an event becomes a matter of national importance, no one in the realm can stand apart, whether they want to or not. Among the countless people of the world, some may be willing to sink into oblivion, while others will stand up and fight for their country, casting life and death aside as they give their all with the fiery courage of heroes. Yet they also know there are two things in the world one must never look at directly: t 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Neon Lights of the 1980s 80年代的烟火 The Firelight of the 1980s On summer nights in the 1980s, fireflies swarmed through the grass in the factory workers’ housing compound. Children chased crickets with glass jars, loaches caught in the ditch thrashed in enamel basins, and wind-up tin frogs went clack-clack in circles. These rustic pleasures were so vivid that children of later generations could never quite grasp them, even when they heard the stories. Deep in Qiuju’s drawer lay the silver tweezers he had sent her through someone 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Red Lanterns Hang High: My Brother and I Returned Home 红灯笼高高挂我和哥哥回了家 With red lanterns hanging high, my brother and I returned home. 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Turbulent Times of the Republic: A Journey That Began With a Japanese Baron 民国风云：从日本男爵开始的征程 In 2025, overworked office drone Huo Dongting wakes up as the son of a wealthy Jinan merchant in 1900. From childhood, he studies under a high monk at Puzhao Temple, mastering profound internal arts and the Stele-Pushing Hand. In 1912, he travels east to Japan and shakes up Tokyo with modern business tactics: he amasses wealth through a pyramid scheme, wins over the Takahashi family, and even talks his way into the title of Japanese baron by fabricating an aristocratic lineage, making a vast for 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Daring to Borrow the Bright Moon from the Green Mountains 敢向青山借明月 [Alternate Republican-era setting + marriage first, love later + two formidable leads] A money-loving little blind woman who plays dumb × a cold-faced warlord who is calculating but deeply devoted After her family is destroyed, Lin Jingshu pretends to be blind to survive, playing music on the street with her eyes fixed only on the coins she needs to get by. Shen Yanqing, a cold, calculating warlord with a powerful army at his command, takes in a little blind woman for a monthly allowance of tw 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Absolute Defense: The Iron Fortress 绝对防御，钢铁地堡 Military technician Chen Mo opens his eyes and finds himself trapped on a battlefield engulfed in flames. His comrades’ bodies are still warm, enemy bayonets drip with blood, and shrapnel has torn open his leg. He lies helpless on scorched earth, waiting to die. Just as a bayonet thrusts toward him, the [Absolute Defense System] roars to life! An underground steel bunker rises from the ground, and automated turrets guard the entrance. Hot food rolls off the conveyor belt, while a medical pod 31Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 46 North Gate, South City 北门南城 The front line stretches from north to south, and the story begins in a small town in the Northeast. Decline, hope, redemption, hardship, pain, and love reaching ever farther: it all feels like a dream. The story unfolds through its male and female leads, depicting the helplessness of wartime. 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 White Tea, Floating Life 白茶浮生 Adapted from real accounts of the War of Resistance in Fujian, this novel commemorates the eightieth anniversary of China's victory in the war and honors the indomitable spirit of the people of Fujian. The Min River wept, 1938. The Riverside Teahouse was the last lone boat in the storm. Lin Suxin, the proprietress, nailed three silver hairpins to a wooden plaque to summon the spirits. Each name was a soul that had yet to return. The bookkeeper, Chen Mosheng, used his twisted, curled hand to writ 11Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 48 The Rise and Fall of a Landlord in Republican China 民国地主沉浮 In the turbulent year 1941, war and chaos reign, and the people live in misery. Against the backdrop of the times, the Qi family landlord’s household experiences both joy and sorrow, as each member faces their own fate. This is the story of what the Qi siblings witnessed and experienced from the Republic of China era through the founding of New China. 184Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 A Glamorous Waiter’s Rise to Power, Conquering Shanghai 纸醉金迷侍应生，逆袭横扫上海滩 Shanghai in a time of turmoil, with an unconventional tale of espionage and resistance against Japan. Wei Tianhao transmigrates to the Republic of China era with a billion rolls of toilet paper and takes a job as a waiter at the Jindongkai Song and Dance Hall in Shanghai. Before long, the dance hall manager seduces him and makes him her lover. Soon, female agents from foreign consulates are flocking to his side. Most outrageous of all, he actually trades toilet paper for a Japanese female spy~~ 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I Embrace the Moon Reflected in the Clear Huai 挽月映清淮 In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, foreign invaders’ iron hooves shattered the land. Beiping fell, Nanjing was under threat, and flames of war spread across the nation. He told her, “I want to be someone who lives to see tomorrow with you.” 26Reads—Score—14d adds
