Novels like North Gate, South City
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- 101 I Transmigrate into War Movies and Can Resurrect Infinitely 穿越抗战电影之我能无限复活 War of Resistance + Battle of Songhu + System minimap + leveling and upgrades + wish fulfillment + spin-off of film and television works + no female lead “An omniscient minimap! Data-driven aiming, level-ups and full upgrades for every enemy killed, and resurrection after death! This System is pretty comprehensive!” A surge of excitement welled up inside Lin Feng, as if his bloodline had suddenly awakened. When he opened his eyes again, they gleamed with murderous intent. “Kill the Japanese! Lev 758Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 102 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
- 103 I Built a Tourist Attraction in Republican-Era China 我在民国建景区 In the final years of the Guangxu era, outside Wuchang, Shen Yi takes over his family's estate and puts up a sign: “Eternal Scenic Realm.” Outsiders scoff. It's just a retro-style park built on land claimed by a rich young master who does whatever he wants. Only Shen Yi knows that the remains of a China lost to history for a thousand years are being summoned into this park. Qin crossbowmen practice their aim in the morning light, grumbling that the damp weather has made their bowstrings stiff —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 A Trail of Blood: West of the Nu River 血路：怒江以西 In 1942, the flames of war spread across the land, and the Burma Road teetered on the brink of collapse. Lin Feng, a battle-hardened company commander burdened by the disgrace of his former unit and desperate to bring his brothers home, is ordered to lead his men on an expedition to Burma. He makes a strong showing in the opening battle, but soon finds himself trapped in a desperate situation, caught between the Allies' chaotic command and the Japanese army's flanking maneuvers. 22Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 105 I Will Not Kneel: 1937 不跪：1937 [Cinematic Narrative Style]+ [One of a Kind]+ [History at the Core]+ [Blockbuster War-Movie Feel]+ [The Japanese Army Isn't Dumbed Down] Twenty thousand men. Only four hundred remained. They were called “deserters.” The Japanese were still on their heels. When Leng Feng came to, he was wearing a bulletproof vest, with night-vision goggles attached to his helmet. A voice sounded in his mind: System bound. He looked at the people being hunted down. Raised his gun. Took aim at the Japanese. “Bang! 1Reads—Score11614d adds
- 106 Welcome to the Absurd Twentieth Century 欢迎来到荒唐的20世纪 (Female protagonist) (Solo heroine) (Alternate setting) (Note: Since Order Disease causes infected people to behave absurdly, the book includes many unrealistic strategies, plot developments, and weapons research.) The absurd becomes reasonable: Order Disease, also known as "Hysteria," reached its most severe outbreak in the 20th century. Devouring corpses and bones, drinking blood and flesh: on the battlefield, these were all too common. It is a form of hysteria caused by desire expanding wildl 160Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 107 Silent Thunderbolt: The 57th Air Battle 沉默的霹雳之五七空战 Silent Thunderbolt: The May 7 Air Battle 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Special Forces: Operation Thornbreaker 特种兵之行动代号：破棘行动 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 219Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 Blood and Mountains of Guizhou 黔血山河 They were the Guizhou Army, nicknamed the “straw-sandal soldiers.” They were considered an “irregular force” in the Nationalist government’s ranks, with shoddy equipment and scarce supplies. Yet at the most perilous moment in the history of the Chinese nation, they shouldered their rifles and marched out of the mountains of Guizhou. Told through the eyes of Chen Erwa, an ordinary soldier, this novel spans a series of major campaigns, including Shanghai, Xuzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, and the Yunnan-Bu 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Bloodbath at Taojiaba 血战陶家坝 “If you, Chairman Chiang, continue fighting the War of Resistance to the end, then I, Wang Jinjai, swear I will never become a traitor.” He hung his portrait beside Chiang Kai-shek’s in his office, with those two oaths displayed on either side. Chiang Kai-shek hated him, yet still awarded him a medal. The commander of the 128th Division was a constant headache for Chiang Kai-shek; the division’s fortifications repeatedly defeated the Japanese army; and its strict regulations cost countless peopl 742Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 112 Fight to the Bitter End 血战到底 Wang Shicheng and Zhang Haiqing, students at National Central University in Nanjing, bravely fought Japanese spies and criminal gangs while still in school. On the eve of Nanjing’s fall, their journey to Chongqing took one unexpected turn after another. Faced with brutal Japanese soldiers, cunning spies, shameless collaborators, and suffering civilians, where will they turn? Read on to find out! 1.3kReads8.8Score14314d adds
- 113 Spring Ashes on the Jade Steps 玉阶春烬 [Warlord’s young marshal X beautiful aristocratic heiress, equally strong couple, love grows over time] He is a newly appointed young marshal, cold-blooded and ruthless. She is a charming, delicate beauty with a cool and distant air. The two had nothing to do with each other, until a wedding brought them together and bound them in love. At their first meeting, he mistakes her for Marshal Yang’s seventh concubine. The next time they meet, she witnesses his cruel side. One day, a little maid comes 266Reads—Score10914d adds
- 114 From the Start, All I Had Was a Cage: A Lone Star Shining Over the Wildfire 开局一口笼孤星照野火 [Hardcore survival in Republican-era China: From the start, she’s in a bamboo cage, a white lotus on the surface and a bulldozer at heart!] Top materials scientist Shen Xinglan opens her eyes to find herself trapped in a bamboo cage, about to be drowned in a pond! Her crimes: being an ill-fated star and committing adultery. On the surface, she’s a weak, helpless, teary-eyed drama queen. Inside, she’s a cool-headed, ruthless modern mind with overwhelming intelligence. After escaping the beginner 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 I Transmigrated into the Republic of China Era as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Training Corps 魂穿民国成为教导总队中校参谋 Lin Wei died from drinking too much at a party, only to transmigrate to the 20th year of the Republic of China and become a lieutenant colonel staff officer with the Central Army Officers' Training Corps. (Disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional and takes place in an alternate-history parallel world.) 1.3kReads6.9Score53714d adds
- 116 Master of Intelligence in the War Against Japan 抗日之情报大师 I awoke from a study of modern military strategy with every detail of ten classic battles etched into my mind, only to find myself in an era engulfed by war. While everyone debated how to arrange the defensive lines, I spread out my annotated battle map. From beachhead defenses to urban street-fighting positions, every weakness I identified and every attack direction I predicted came true in the battles that followed. They began calling me “Chief of Staff.” The challenge before me was ten pivo 289Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 117 Hidden Dragon 1942: My Special Forces in the War of Resistance 潜龙1942：我的抗战特种部队 My new work is here! Feel free to 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! 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 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
- 119 The Flames of Resistance: The Iron-Blooded Sichuan Army 抗日峰火之铁血川军团 A modern-day narcotics officer dies and has his soul transported into a battlefield during the war against Japan. He leads the Sichuan Army regiment in a blood-soaked fight against the invaders. Starting out small and weak, he grows stronger through torrents of blood and fire, step by step becoming a hero of the resistance. 1.5kReads7.7Score10514d adds
- 120 Transmigrate to Shanghai: From Street Punk to Beiyang Warlord 穿越上海滩：从小混混到北洋军阀 From a small-time thug at the Shiliupu docks to a warlord commanding a hundred thousand troops; from a hunted stray dog on the run to a provincial strongman who can stand toe to toe with the Beiyang magnates! Standing atop the walls of Xuzhou, gazing at the steel-armored torrent beneath his command, he finally understands: In this life, he is no longer an office drone at the mercy of others. He is a warlord who will rewrite the history of the Republic of China! 592Reads—Score10614d adds
- 121 A Certain Secret 密某 - Lin Man (Lin Chuyao), heroine: A popular singer at the Paramount Ballroom who passes intelligence during performances and secretly rescues captured comrades. - Gu Yu, hero: A senior executive at HSBC who uses financial dealings as cover for assassination missions for the Military Statistics Bureau. - The spark that ignites the conflict: Japanese officer Sato is assassinated, an underground Communist Party meeting place is exposed, and both of them are suspected of leaking secrets. - Gu Yu is o 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 122 Reincarnation from the Start: I, Tang Shengzhi, Will Defend Nanjing to the Death 轮回开局，我唐生智，死守南京城 89Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 123 Transmigrating to 1935: Building the Strongest Resistance Force Behind Enemy Lines 穿越1935，打造最强敌后武装 Foreign invaders overrun the northeast, the region falls, and despair blankets the land. A modern young man unexpectedly awakens the [War of Resistance Support System] and transmigrates to 1935. He has just one mission: survive and kill the Japanese! No army? He’ll build an elite strike force, superbly equipped and impossible to track! Decapitate top officials, blow up strongholds, cut off supplies, and aid the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army... He’ll forge an invincible legend from the enem 5.2kReads7.6Score39814d adds
- 124 Reborn as a Black Fox, Marching Toward Bright Sword 重生黑狐向着亮剑前进 Office worker Fang Xiaole dies suddenly after pulling an all-nighter at work. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself in China during a time of war. What's more, he's in the world of the spy drama Black Fox, having transmigrated and been reborn as Fang Tianyi, the adopted son of Gu Hansen, a Qing Gang boss in Tianjin. But after one experience after another, he discovers that this is also the world of Drawing Sword and Snow Leopard. In this shared universe, he becomes the strongest agent, 3.6kReads—Score25014d adds
- 125 Married to the Disabled Young Marshal 嫁给残疾少帅 After her mother dies for no apparent reason, her father brings home a stepmother, along with two little step-siblings in tow. The house becomes a mess, and he dumps her overseas for three years. When she returns home, she's forced to take her sister's place and marry the notorious young marshal of the Yi family, a cold-blooded brute. They say he lost both legs in the war three years ago and became a cripple. She marries him in a state of dread, only to discover that he isn't a cripple at all! I 116Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 126 Blood and Iron in the Jianghu: The Pingliuli Rebellion 铁血江湖之萍浏醴演义 ... Two pairs of figures stood beneath the thousand-year-old camphor tree in the middle of the street, an utterly out-of-place sight. On one side were Liu Bingsheng and Cai Bingzhang, middle-aged scholars in modern jackets with resolute faces. They were history researchers and organizers of that uprising, transmigrated through time. On the other side were Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu, dragged here by an overwhelming desire for redemption. Of course, at this moment, they could hardly 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Phantom Moth 幻蛾 Phantom Moth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Retreat to the Savage Mountain? I Activate the Strategic System! 撤退野人山？我激活战略系统！ Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Deep in the dense forests along the China-Myanmar border, everything was silent, save for the soft patter of water dripping from the treetops. Li Chenfeng lay motionless in the undergrowth. A drop of water landed on a leaf beside his face, splashing into his eye, but he didn't dare blink. His neck throbbed with pain. A leech squirmed happily against it, swollen with blood. The bushes in the distance swayed. Li Chenfeng glanced at Zhang Xiaoyu, tamped down his agitation, 80.3kReads7.4Score9.8k14d adds
- 129 From Ordinary to Legendary 从平凡走向传奇 Fu Bikang, a passionate young man of the modern era, can only watch anti-Japanese war dramas in helpless indignation. An accident sends his soul back to the bloody battlefield of 1937, where he becomes a dying soldier amid mountains of corpses. Just as despair takes hold, the Headshot the Enemy System awakens: killing enemies earns points, which can be exchanged for weapons, ammunition, skills, and even the power to turn the tide of battle! The armchair critic of yesterday becomes a lone wolf in 306Reads5.5Score10014d adds
- 130 A Corporate Drone in the Great Qing: Peaceful Chicken Warriors 我在大清当社畜之核平精英 Ji Canghai thought the hardest part about transmigrating to the late Qing dynasty would be dealing with the foreign powers and the Qing court, until he saw his teammates: The assassin went to Siberia and became a commander; the political commissar joined the Qing court and became obsessed with getting promoted; the psychological warfare expert started telling Native Americans that a single spark can start a prairie fire. Their robotic dogs and drones transformed the battlefield, making artillery 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Starting in the Republic of China, I Apply to the First Whampoa Class, and I'm from Fenghua 民国开局报考黄埔一期我是奉化的 Republican-era setting + Whampoa Military Academy + conventional front lines + no System. Surname: Liu. Given name: Xin. Courtesy name: Huaqiang. Native of Xikou, Fenghua. A modern military enthusiast and expert has been reborn. Of course he has to make up for history's regrets! Charge! 20.9kReads—Score2.1k14d adds
- 132 The Great Ryukyu Naval Battle: A Landlocked Sea 以陆引海之琉球大海战 The Great Ryukyu Naval Battle, with Lu Yin Leading the Fleet 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Wolf Troops Strike 狼兵出击 This is a tragic and stirring story! Wei Shanhu was a simple mountain villager from the Zhuang region of Guangxi. He lived a humble but peaceful life, farming in season and hunting in his spare time. But when the Japanese invaders ravaged the land and the Chinese nation faced the threat of annihilation, he and tens of thousands of comrades resolutely left the mountains and headed for the Battle of Shanghai, a veritable meat grinder. Wearing straw sandals and armed with nothing more than rifles a 8kReads—Score54814d adds
- 134 Three Shifts in a Row 一连三班 A moving story about a group of young soldiers who, after the Korean War broke out, gave up their comfortable lives and resolutely returned to the military to defend their country and fight bravely. 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Resistance Against Japan in 2037 2037年的抗日 [War of Resistance espionage + film and television + transmigration + science fiction + wild imagination] Tang Jingyi, a sharp-tongued film-review blogger, is tricked into a fake transmigration from 2037 to 1937, arriving in Hejiang just as the nationwide War of Resistance breaks out. The land of the Northeast has already been ravaged into despair... But take note: this isn't actually a transmigration story, nor is it a real anti-Japanese battlefield. It's a film studio overrun by robots. This i 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 I Stockpiled Fifty Million Supplies and Went on a Rampage in Songhu 囤货五千万，我在淞沪杀疯了 Ten years of brotherhood turned out to be a setup. His wife had been cheating for three years, and his company went bankrupt. That day, the Beacon Fire System awakened: in 72 hours, he would transmigrate to Shanghai on August 12, 1937. He took out online loans and pawned the family home, scraping together fifty million. He stockpiled medicine, food, and equipment, and dug a twenty-million-yuan grave for the cheating pair. The day his creditors surrounded his home, he stood amid the ruins of Zhab 4kReads6.5Score19314d adds
- 137 The Gunfire of Pingxi 平西枪声在 [No System]+ [Not a mindless wish-fulfillment story]+ [Slow pace]+ [No System] I open my eyes and find myself a translator. I seize the chance to clear my name right away. Hell, who’d want to be a translator and get shot? I start out as a guerrilla leader and take part in the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, the War to Resist America, and the self-defense counterattack. 372Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 138 In My Regiment, My Commander's Commander Is Not My Commander 我团之我的长官的长官不是我的长官 [Not a conventional feel-good resistance-war story] [Cozy everyday life] [A loyal lackey] [For cat and dog lovers] Shuoyu is an unlucky soul who transmigrates twice. The first time, she leaves the modern world for a cultivation realm. After finally cultivating for ten thousand years, she is unexpectedly sent tumbling into the world of the TV drama My Chief and My Regiment by a lightning tribulation. Rescued by a kind veterinarian, she stays at a station for scattered soldiers, where she meets Fa 233Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 139 Sniper: A Bloody Battle in Savage Mountain 狙击手之血战野人山 In 1942, the Chinese Expeditionary Force's campaign in Burma ends in defeat, and its surviving troops retreat into the wilds of northern Burma. The protagonist, Qin Yu, is a captain and sniper in the 51st Division of the 74th Army. Separated from the main force during a brutal rearguard action, he plunges alone into a green hell said to be thick with miasma and crawling with poisonous insects. Badly wounded and out of ammunition and food, Qin Yu encounters fellow stragglers along the way: milita 2.9kReads8.8Score26814d adds
- 140 The Brave Men of Sichuan: Every Inch of Land Washed in Blood 壮士出川：一寸山河一寸血 [Parallel World] [Passionate Warfare] [Omniscient Point of View] 3.5 million brave men marched out of Sichuan. Nine households out of ten had no sons left. Every inch of land was paid for in blood. A hundred thousand young men joined the army. The protagonist, Lin Chuan, transmigrates to China’s darkest hour. A visualized map awakens in his mind, and from then on he leads the Sichuan Army through bloody battles. Every inch of land is paid for in blood as he restores China’s lost territory. 18Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 141 Sniper: Peacekeeper Elite 狙击手之和平精英 Li Yang was a top sniper in the modern-day game Peace Elite. During a game, a mysterious flash of light swept past, and he transmigrated to the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. As soon as he arrived, a group of Japanese soldiers began hunting him down. Relying on the outstanding sniping skills he'd honed in the game, Li Yang hid in the shadows and picked off several Japanese soldiers with pinpoint accuracy, successfully escaping the pursuit. 169Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 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
- 143 National Tragedy: A Chronicle of the Kuomintang's Resistance War on the Main Front, Volume 2 国殇：国民党正面战场抗战纪实（第二卷） This is the second volume of The Nation's Ordeal. It recounts the arduous transition of China's War of Resistance from the strategic defensive phase to the stalemate phase, focusing on several major battles fought on the Kuomintang's front between October 1938 and 1943. It gives detailed accounts of the Nanchang Campaign, the Changsha Campaign, the Southern Guangxi Campaign, the Battle of Shanggao, and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign, among others. It celebrates the patriotism and heroism of Chine 686Reads9.5Score12014d adds
- 144 War of Resistance: I Just Want to Survive 抗战：我只想活下去 No System, not reborn. This is not the legend of a hero, but the story of someone who only wants to survive, making it through the flames and blood of World War II. The War of Resistance: I Just Want to Survive 115Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 145 From the Jiang Family Estate to a Retirement Home at Gongdelin: My War of Resistance 抗战从蒋家大院直达功德林养老 The buildup is fairly long. If you want to get straight to the main plot, it's recommended that you start after Chapter 88. The protagonist is reborn in the Republican era. He graduated from a prestigious military academy and is Nikolai's childhood friend. At first, he grovels to the brigade commander while quietly building up his strength. Then, well, we'll talk about that after a few hundred chapters. 748Reads7.3Score12014d adds
- 146 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
- 147 Bright Sword: My Super Arms Stockpile Can Be Redeemed for Cash! 亮剑：我的超级军火能提现！ Li Yunlong, tell me: since I, Li Fei, joined the Independent Regiment, have you ever gone without anything? Type 92 machine guns, Czech rifles, heavy machine guns, little cannons. Japanese weapons for everyone! Kang Ya, Shunliu, Zhou Weiguo. A gathering of the best! What else do you want?! Bazookas, Katyusha rocket launchers, Tiger tanks, Mustang fighters, aircraft carriers... We've got it all! Stick with your big brother Fei, and you'll eat your fill for nine meals after every battle! I can't g 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 148 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
- 149 War of Resistance Sign-In: From the Start, I Defeat the Japanese Invaders with Virtue 抗战签到：开局以德服人灭日寇 In 1937, Zhao Zheng opened his eyes to a Japanese soldier's bayonet plunging toward him. In his previous life, he was an air pistol coach who had placed in national competitions. In this life, he opened his eyes with a gun still in his hand. At the brink of life and death, the System activated. On his first day of sign-in, he received a Mauser 98K. A German-equipped assault squad stood ready, and military combat skills flooded his mind in an instant. He climbed out of the pool of blood, raise 289Reads—Score10114d adds
- 150 She Tore Up the Hand She Was Dealt in Love 她把爱的烂牌撕了 The fourteenth year of the Republic, a rainy night. The young marshal’s wife watches her husband carry his sworn sister into the bridal chamber. He gently reassures her, “Don’t be afraid. This is our home.” “Our home? I’m the outsider now.” She neither cries nor makes a scene. She does only three things… Within three days, every step is marked by blood, and she backs the young marshal into a corner. He signs the divorce papers in tears. Pregnant, she boards a ship south with a rising star. At se 59Reads9.2Score—14d adds
