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- 1 Reborn in Songhu: Why Are All My Subordinates Famous Generals from History? 重生淞沪，怎么手下全是历史名将 Song Yu, an elite special-operations soldier, transmigrates to the Battle of Shanghai and becomes a company commander in the Tax Police Corps. With an exchange shop at his disposal, he can get his hands on all kinds of weapons and equipment, from 150 mm howitzers to planes, tanks, and submachine guns. What? The Sichuan Army has no bullets? Send them a million rounds. What? The Northeastern Army has artillery but no shells? Here, take ten thousand, as many as you like. Song Yu shows everyone what 23Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 2 The Long March: From Refugee Boy to Founding General 长征：从难民少年到开国将军 Winter, 1934. On the banks of the Xiang River, Chen Wang, a sixteen-year-old farm boy from southern Jiangxi, lies among the bodies of his fallen comrades. As he hovers on the brink of death, a soul from 2049 merges with his. The memories of Lin Yue, a military medic from the special forces, seep into his consciousness like a dream. Chen Wang has no idea who Lin Yue is, but he starts doing things he "shouldn't know how to do": he knows how to stop the bleeding when he sees the wounded, can speak 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Blood Road Refugee Unit 血路收容队 Relive the entire Long March through a gripping story Along the Long March route, one Red Army unit was tasked with taking in stragglers. In exceptionally harsh conditions, they not only cared for wounded and sick soldiers, but also recruited remnants of the Kuomintang forces, bandits, and all sorts of other people along the way. They pressed on amid suspicion and broke through encirclements in a storm of bloodshed… [The dates, locations, and major events in this novel are based on historical fa 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Oath Beneath the Military Flag 军旗下的誓言 The story is based on real people and real events. A Red Army veteran who is still alive, precious records kept hidden for more than half a century, a military career in which he repeatedly cheated death, and a legendary life few people know about. I dedicate this book to the approaching eightieth anniversary of the Red Army’s Long March, and to all the Red Army veterans who fought and bled for the founding of New China! Long live the Red Army! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Long March: I Have a Revival System! 长征：我有复兴系统！ 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! 2Reads6.7Score314d adds
- 6 Warfire Gun God: Beginning with the Defense of Jinling 烽火枪神：从金陵保卫战开始 Three hundred warriors repel the Japanese assault, while twenty thousand elite soldiers hold Jinling to the last. Chen Feifan, a modern special forces ace, transmigrates into the flames of the Battle of Jinling. Faced with the Japanese invaders’ relentless offensive, he resolutely decides to fight to the death with no way back… To change the fate of his country and save three hundred thousand compatriots, Chen Feifan leads the Chinese soldiers defending Jinling, burns his boats, and vows to 1Reads—Score314d adds
- 7 I Taught School on the Long March 我在长征当老师 A somewhat desolate little town, a shop that sticks out like a sore thumb, and an idle young man. Sheng Yifan makes a living serving ghosts. Though his income is handsome, he has no proper job or respectable identity. With a wad of cash in his hands, he can still do nothing but endure the same utterly dull routine day after day. One rainy night, a chance encounter and an unexpected kidnapping lead him into a mysterious world. “What! You want me to teach on the Long March?” 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Red Memories in a Dislocated Time and Space 错位时空之红色纪念 O great nation, you shouldn't have to suffer like this. A country in hardship shouldn't be forced to fight back alone. It needs our help. We will make this country and its people more prosperous and great! Wang Yong unexpectedly acquired a large-scale game-based combat simulation System, allowing him to make up for the regrets of his generation in the game! 5Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 9 1928: Young Marshal, Stop Asking Questions. I’ll Carry the Team 1928：少帅别问了，我带飞 This is the darkest hour, and the most fervent awakening. In 1928, there is no surrender, only the charge; no retreat, only a way through. From cities to villages, from young students to the toiling masses, millions raise their torches and carve out a path for the people across a shattered land. On a charred mountaintop, an ordinary person’s roar pierces time and space: “For the sake of great sacrifice, let us change the face of heaven and earth!” 2Reads—Score314d adds
- 10 The Last Western Route Army 最后的西路军 This book offers a comprehensive, detailed, and vivid account of how, on the evening of March 14, 1937, the 3,000 remaining troops of the Red West Route Army split into three detachments on the snowbound Shiwoshan Mountain. Guided by unwavering revolutionary faith, unbreakable revolutionary resolve, and a spirit of mutual aid, they fought the savage Ma bandit army, the brutal and perilous natural environment, and the hunger and illness that beset them one after another, composing a tragic heroic 3.8kReads7.3Score32514d adds
- 11 Reborn in 1937: A Great Burden Has Fallen to Me 重生1937：天降大任于我 Everyone has a wuxia dream in their heart. Every Chinese person has a dream of fighting the Japanese invaders! Today, I, Chu Tianhe, am willing to sacrifice 100 million Dong Sang people to bless every person in Huaxia with the strength of a dragon! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Bloodshed on the Western Expedition 抗战之喋血西征 After a marital crisis led to a clash with his romantic rival, he met with disaster and transmigrated back to the Western Expedition battlefield of 1942. From then on, he threw himself into bloody battles on the brutal Western Expedition front, completing one perilous mission after another with sheer determination and intelligence. From a cowardly soldier everyone looked down on, he grew into a legendary ace whose name struck terror into the enemy! 234Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 13 Rising to Fame After Graduating from the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University 抗战之从抗大毕业开始崛起 Brigade Commander: “You’ll be the regiment commander. I like fresh recruits like you, full of energy!” Zhang Jiashu: “I like bold superiors like you, too!” Brigade Commander: “But you’ll only have three hundred men, and I won’t give you any supplies. I’ll even take a portion of whatever you capture!” Zhang Jiashu: “Brigade Commander, that’s downright rigged!” Yoshio Shinozuka: “For the Imperial Army to be defeated like this is to lose every last shred of ‘martial fortune’! Look at those commande —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Iron-Blooded General 铁血战将 A graduate student at the National University of Defense Technology is sent by an accident back to an era torn apart by war. Starting as a Red Army squad leader, he makes a name for himself in the Battle of the Xiang River, endures the Long March, resists foreign invaders, and ultimately becomes a renowned general. 2Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 15 Warlord: County Magistrate? No, Call Me a Great Power 军阀：县长？不，请叫我列强 [Warlords + Republic of China-inspired setting + sign-in System + power fantasy + focus on building and development] After transmigrating, Jiang Xinghua finds himself in a warlord era much like the Republic of China, where he awakens a sign-in System and becomes the county magistrate of a remote border county in northern China. It is a chaotic age of warlords, rampant bandits, and foreign powers watching hungrily from all sides, but for him it is also an age of great opportunity. Using the sign- 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Heart Tempered by War 烽火淬心 The Red Army's Western Route Army endured a difficult and tragic campaign. The contributions of its soldiers were irreplaceable and indelible. This force grew from a tiny spark in the Dabie Mountains into a prairie fire in the Daba Mountains, before staining the sands of the Hexi Corridor with blood. Those young soldiers cast off the entanglements of love and hate, weathered the flames of war, and matured into revolutionaries steadfast in their faith. 523Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 1928: Listen, That’s the Sound of Gunfire 1928：听，那是枪声 It all began one morning in April 1928... 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Apocalypse! I Can Summon Red Alert Troops 末世！我能召唤红警动员兵 Guang Bai is a young man who lives his 25th year as if he were 52. He stays home every day, fantasizing about becoming a billionaire, a peerless soldier with supernatural powers, or seeing the apocalypse arrive so he can start his life over. Now he has the apocalypse, and a System that summons Red Alert conscripts. The question is whether Guang Bai can live again and make something different of his life. About this book: 1. No supernatural powers, no cultivation, and no female lead. 2. The prota 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Thief with a Thief’s Heart and Guts 贼心贼胆贼人 The Long March, the war against Japan, and the founding of a kingdom: a journey from coward to overlord... Qi Diaoxu wouldn’t even dare kill a chicken in real life. After transmigrating into a world in chaos, he gradually learns how to deal with his enemies, from firing squads to artillery executions, getting his revenge with ruthless satisfaction! 39Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 20 The Jianghu Emperor of the Republic of China Era 民国之江湖皇帝 The underworld isn't about fighting and killing. It's about human relationships and the ways of the world. But Lin Zhiyuan doesn't see it that way. He believes that fists are power! With his fists, what are the three tycoons Du Yuesheng, Huang Jinrong, and Zhang Xiaolin to him? With iron fists and a fish-killing knife, he carves out a fearsome reputation as the Emperor of the Underworld! It's just a fish-killing knife, yet it holds the underworld of Republican-era Shanghai in its grip for decade 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 A Bastard Lord in Another World Starts Collecting Red Alert Crates 异世界庶出领主开始红警捡箱子 A Red Alert addict accidentally transmigrates to another world. Can an overlooked illegitimate lord turn the tide? Dark elves? How about my snipers? An orc army? How about some Apocalypse Tanks with 1750 armor? You won’t come out to defend your city? A Kirov airship with V3 missiles will send you flying in no time! A multi-race fantasy world √ farming and conquest √ 177Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 22 On the Anti-Japanese Battlefield: I’ll Fight for the Nation’s Rise 抗日战场：我要为民族崛起努力 Our great nation endured years of bitter fighting, with more than twenty million military personnel and civilians killed or wounded. If you and I had been fortunate enough to live through this war, what could we have done for our country? 24Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Reborn: Back to 1937 重生：回到1937 Lin Feng, a genius at Qingbei University fluent in eight languages, accidentally transmigrates to 1937 while exploring a Tibetan ruin with his teacher. The tides of history cannot be stopped. This is an era filled with blood and the stench of gunpowder. Wars that once existed only in books are now right before his eyes. P.S. This novel is set in a parallel world called Blue Star. Please don’t compare it to real history. Thank you! 1Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 24 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—14d adds
- 25 Transmigrating into a Song of War 穿越之烽火战歌 Yang Jin, a young man who had spent two years as a conscript, is suddenly hit by a mysterious time machine and arrives in 1935, on the eve of the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan. What will he do next…? See how Yang Jin delivers supplies to various Red Army forces, rescues underground Party members, and establishes special forces and an air force. And then, after the founding of the nation… 3Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 26 China's Bright Sword: Iron-Blooded Men Fight Japan to Save the Nation 中华亮剑铁血男儿抗日救国 The Japanese invaders seek to destroy our nation, exterminate our people, and violate our wives, daughters, and sisters. Every patriotic Chinese man has a duty to defend our land and fight the war. Japanese imperialism is the sworn enemy of the Chinese people, who would rather die than become slaves in a conquered nation and vow to fight the invaders to the bitter end. The Red Army guerrillas who survived three grueling years of guerrilla warfare in the south are reorganized as the New Fourth Ar 113Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 27 War of Resistance: The More Japanese Soldiers I Kill, the Stronger I Get 抗战：从杀鬼子开始，越杀越强 He transmigrates into the world of Snow Leopard and becomes Zhou Weiguo. Jinling has just fallen, and he gathers men to fight the Japanese, rescue Xiao Ya, and save countless soldiers and civilians. 301Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 28 Warlord: Slaying Enemies in Bright Sword, I Am the Marshal of Fengtian 军阀：亮剑杀敌，我是奉天大帅 [Republican-era warlords + building a power base alone + Snow Leopard's Zhou Weiguo + characters from Bright Sword + Artillery God Yang Zhihua] Xu Tianlong transmigrated to the warlord-ridden Republic of China, becoming the marshal of Fengtian's son and Zhang Xiaoliu's sworn brother. Who would have thought these spoiled heirs would adopt a policy of nonresistance, letting enemy troops run rampant across the Northeast? Furious, Xu Tianlong set out on his own, leading his troops to kill the enemy 402Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 29 Flames of War in Southern Henan: A Restorer's Long March 豫南烽火：修复师的长征 Beacon Fires in Southern Henan tells the story of Lin Xia, a cultural relic restorer who accidentally transmigrates to 1934 while restoring an old Red Army pocket watch, and joins the breakout battle of the Red 25th Army. In the modern era, he studies not only artifacts at a memorial museum, but is also deeply inspired by the Red Army spirit preserved in letters from home and personal effects. After transmigrating, he uses his knowledge of modern chemistry and mechanics to repair and improve the 195Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 30 Leading an Imperial Division to Invade the Warlord World from the Start 开局率领帝国师，攻入军阀世界 [Warlords + struggle for supremacy + portal between two worlds + fresh premise + blitzkrieg in Chapter 42] Edward's soul transmigrated to another world. On the same day, a portal appeared in the capital of the Hans Empire, linking it to a warlord world a hundred times larger than Blue Star. If Edward led the Hans army to expand the empire's territory in the warlord world, he would receive System rewards in the form of blueprints for advanced weapons. The warlord world's vast resources and enormo 100Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 31 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—14d adds
- 32 Republican Era: Hands in My Pockets, I Never Meant to Become a Warlord 民国：双手插兜，我真没想当列强 After transmigrating to Republican-era China, Chen Ziqiang becomes the young master of a martial arts school in Shanghai. The old master is killed in a match against a foreigner, leaving the disciples without a leader and the school on the brink of closure. Just as his family is on the verge of ruin, Chen Ziqiang awakens an All-Round Development System. As long as he develops the school, he can earn rewards. To protect himself, Chen Ziqiang forms a martial arts school guard unit and develops t —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 33 Transmigrated, and Too Afraid to Die, I Joined the Red Army 穿越，怕死的我加入了红军 I transmigrated and, being afraid to die, joined the Red Army 96Reads—Score314d adds
- 34 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—14d adds
- 35 Republican Era: With Heaven-Defying Comprehension, I Take the Young Marshal's Place 民国：悟性逆天，从截胡少帅开始 Transmigrate to Republican-era China and beat up a young Marshal of the Fengtian Army right from the start. After graduating from the Military Academy, he makes a name for himself across the land and becomes a key figure at the heart of the Fengtian Army! Revive the Northeast Army and sweep away the Beiyang warlords! Defy fate, and keep foreign invaders beyond the borders! 4Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 36 War of Resistance: Starting as a German-Equipped Army in 1937, Army Commander 抗战：从1937当德械军，军长 The protagonist's military consists of three divisions, nine brigades, and twenty-seven regiments, along with each division's directly attached units, the army's direct forces, an enhanced air defense brigade, an enhanced armored brigade, an enhanced heavy artillery brigade, and a special forces battalion of 500 men. Brothers, take a look and tell me if anything seems off so I can fix it. 22Reads6.4Score814d adds
- 37 War of Resistance: I Outplayed the Enemy Across the Whole Map 抗战：全图敌军走位被我秀烂了 In 2025, delivery rider Wang Lin’s soul travels back to the bloody Xiang River campaign of 1934, where he becomes a battalion commander among the remnants of the Rearguard Division, doomed to fight to the death. In the depths of despair, he awakens the [God’s-Eye View of the Battlefield], revealing the entire map and every enemy and ally. When his superiors order him to break through at any cost, he instead saves the captured division commander and outsmarts the enemy at Dao County, turning a de 124Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 38 War of Resistance: From the Passionate Northeast to Red Stars Shining Across China 抗战：从热血东北到红星照耀中国 Synopsis: We ride into battle on horseback, cracking our whips across the plains. We swing our blades to slay the invaders and win glory for our army. We are an unbreakable Great Wall of steel... Zhao Zhenfei, a modern military commander serving in a peacekeeping force, transmigrates after an accident to the smoke-filled battlefields of the War of Resistance in Northeast China. There, he pits his wits against the Japanese invaders in the Northeast and across China, as well as the Nationalist tro 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 I Killed a Tycoon from the Start, and the Red Army Recruited Me for Logistics 开局杀土豪，我被红军拉去搞后勤 [Logistics] [Farming] [War of Resistance] [Slow Burn] [No System] Chen Ping'an has transmigrated. Before transmigrating, he was a prospective civil servant in the 21st century who scored 82 on the exam. He choked to death while drinking water and became the lowest-ranking soul in the underworld. After transmigrating, he is the poorest tenant farmer at the foot of Jinggang Mountain in 1927, with a younger brother and sister to care for and barely a scrap of food in his belly. Other people transmi 421Reads6.3Score13514d adds
- 40 War of Resistance: I Start with a Battalion and Rise to Prominence in Shanghai 抗战：开局一个营，从淞沪崛起 Chen Ming transmigrates onto a battlefield, where he is tasked with defending Baocheng. Armed with powerful weapons, he is invincible on the battlefield and leaves the enemy in disarray. The officers ask: “Who told you to turn a defensive battle into an offensive one?” “How did your force of a few hundred grow into several thousand in the blink of an eye?” “Wait, the enemy has given up fighting in Baocheng?” His opponents look utterly despairing: Chen Ming is impossible to defeat! 4.5kReads7.4Score37614d adds
- 41 Expelled from Military Academy, I Fund the Army Through Skincare and Household Products 军校开除生，我靠护肤日化挣军费 After transmigrating to 1935, Lao Zhang becomes a disgraced military academy dropout. He activates the System and focuses on skincare and household beauty products, opening a skincare and massage parlor in Shanghai to make money from wealthy ladies, strengthen the military, and forge a different path to resist the Japanese and save the country. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Bright Sword: From the Start, Li Yunlong Pointed a Cannon at My Head! 亮剑：开局李云龙拿炮指我头！ Military industry, a Bright Sword fanfic, strengthening the nation through technology, passionate, satisfying When he wakes up, military industry chief engineer Chen Feng has transmigrated to 1940, becoming the director of a nearly bankrupt arms factory in northwestern Shanxi. From the start, Li Yunlong presses a gun to his forehead: “Three days. Five thousand bullets, or I’ll shoot you!” At this desperate moment, the [Soul of Industry] System activates! In his eyes, anything can be turned in 61Reads5.9Score714d adds
- 43 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—14d adds
- 44 Reborn in Flames: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Base 浴火重生之重建红色苏区 Leng Hu, captain of the Dragonblood Special Forces Brigade, is sent on a mission and accidentally transmigrates 35 years into the past to the Soviet Area. Surrounded by enemies in a brutal campaign of encirclement and suppression, watch as Leng Hu uses his cool-headed intelligence to plan ahead, rebuild the Soviet Area, resist the Japanese invaders, and forge a new backbone for China. 15Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 45 From the Long March to the Counterattack in Self-Defense! 从长征到自卫反击战！ Yan Ping'an, a corporate drone from the 21st century, transmigrates into the role of a battalion commander stationed in a liberated area. With the help of his golden finger, he builds his forces up to 100,000 troops. To avoid attracting Chiang Kai-shek's attention, he leads his Independent Regiment on another Long March! 186Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 I Really Did Come to Fight the Japanese 我真是来抗日的 I am Song Wennuan, a positive-minded young man from 21st-century Earth. After an accident, my soul transmigrated into Blue Star, a world much like the Republican era. I became a descendant of a warlord from Gansu and awakened a warehouse System. So I’m going to make my mark on the battlefields of the war against Japan... 1.4kReads7.5Score10114d adds
- 47 War of Resistance: The Rise of a Young Man 抗战之少年的崛起 [Transmigration] + [System-driven] + [Slow burn] + Slow pace early on (Brain parking lot d(ŐдŐ๑)) Zhao Shao lives in peaceful times and is a university student. He happily starts college, thinking he can finally enjoy a safe and happy life. As it turns out, he really does. During a class on modern Chinese history, he pays tribute to the martyrs and says, “If I took part in this war, maybe my superior knowledge could help change its course as much as possible.” So he writes down a vow: If I ever 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Shadow Suicide Squad of the War of Resistance 抗战之影子敢死队 Xiao Fei is a Special Forces sniper. He dies during a mission and transmigrates to 1941, when the war against Japan is at its most desperate. Japanese invaders have imposed their “cage” and “three alls” policies across northern China, and resistance morale is at its lowest. Xiao Fei organizes a suicide squad to fight back in a series of heart-pounding battles against the Japanese invaders. Anyone who invades China must die! 113Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 49 Li Yang's March Through the Flames of War 李阳长征烽火路 Li Yang, an ordinary modern man, accidentally travels through time and takes over the body of a young Red Army soldier during the Long March. Faced with an unfamiliar and harsh wartime environment, Li Yang quickly adapts to the Red Army with his modern knowledge and unshakable resolve. Along the Long March, Li Yang fights side by side with his comrades, crossing snow-capped mountains and swamps and enduring one heart-pounding battle after another. Drawing on his knowledge of history, he offers 861Reads—Score10414d adds
- 50 The Blade-Wielding Werewolf 刀客狼人 Born into a time of chaos, the boy watches his entire village fall to the Japanese invaders. He flees a thousand miles, determined to one day ride into battle with blade in hand, avenge his country and family, drive the Japanese pirates back beyond the seas, and cut down their commanders. 2.1kReads8.6Score20614d adds
