Novels like Zhao Gou's Bright Sword Journey
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- 51 War of Resistance: The Empire’s Great Dictator 抗战：帝国大独裁者 [Republican Era + Warlords + Political Intrigue + Conflict] An empire needs vast territories, not silent lambs. One life can determine the fate of generations. Go fight, go seize what is yours. We are the noblest people in this world. Some say the beacon of the world lies in the East. If you want to follow the sun, go East. Cross the Ural Mountains and travel to the far end of the Siberian Plain. That is where your dreams are worth setting ablaze. Just how will Chen Muzhi, who transmigrated to 7Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 52 War of Resistance: Steal Xiao Liu's Fortune and Become a Beiyang Warlord 抗战：抢小六气运，成北洋大军阀 [Warlord-Era Republic of China] [Building His Own Power] [Characters from Drawing Sword] [Artillery God Yang Zhihua] [Snow Leopard’s Zhou Weiguo] After transmigrating to year 21 of the New Calendar, he became the marshal’s adopted son. Xiao Liu seized power, yet wouldn’t fire a single shot. In a fit of rage, Li Yunfei stole Xiao Liu’s fortune and set out to build his own power… 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Rise of the Late Qing: The Mightiest Imperialist Power 清末崛起之最强列强 When the Maxim gun appears, the great powers are afraid. When the battleship appears, they’re afraid again! When the planes arrive, they’re even more afraid! Then, at the moment the atomic bomb explodes, the whole world falls silent. Eagle Nation: “How is this possible? How can they have weapons this powerful?” The Sun Never Sets Empire: “Could they have gotten their technology from aliens?” The Dwarf Nation: “Father, I’ll use every man in my country to conquer new territory for you.” 2.3kReads6.1Score17914d adds
- 54 War of Resistance: Bloodbath in 1937 抗战之血战1937 [Alternate-history fiction, no System, and no golden fingers.] If an ordinary person who knows nothing transmigrated to the 1937 Battle of Shanghai, could he survive against well-equipped, well-trained Japanese soldiers and their coordinated assaults by land, sea, and air? What did he go through as he went from thinking only of escape to fighting desperately in the bloodshed? This novel aims to stay close to history and be as realistic as possible. Please don't nitpick the locations or names. Th 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Green Camp Rises: Yuan Xiucheng’s Global War Chronicles 绿营崛起：袁秀成的全球战记 [War-themed power fantasy, System + mass recruitment + 19th century] In the empire’s final years, internal strife, natural disasters, and foreign enemies converge. Yuan Xiucheng, a teenager born into the Green Standard Army, unexpectedly awakens a War System. Using it to recruit elite soldiers and purchase advanced weapons, he quickly builds a powerful, loyal force. Amid the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising, revolts by ethnic minorities in the northwest, and upheaval caused by Nian rebel forces 28Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 56 1860: I Rebuild the Ming Dynasty on the West Coast 1860我在西海岸重建大明 [Founding a country overseas + returning to reclaim the homeland + the great powers] In 1860, the Yuanmingyuan, built by squeezing the people dry, came crashing down amid the laughter of two thieves. The signing of the Treaties of Tianjin and Beijing also turned the leading civilization of East Asia into a plaything for the Western powers. Meanwhile, the country's ruler, the Pigskin Emperor, remained mired in his ancestral doctrine that the Han Chinese were a greater threat than foreigners. That 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Parallel World: I Don't Want to Be a Marshal 平行时空：我不想做大帅 [Military + War] [Transmigration + Passion] “What are you all doing!” “Which brat made this marshal’s uniform for me?” “I’m not wearing it! Try forcing me, and I’ll... Hey, hey, it’s a little tight on the left. Zhihui, give it a tug for me.” Li Huai Ren looked at himself in the mirror, touched the tassels on his shoulder straps and the sword at his waist, and couldn’t help feeling pleased with himself. “Honestly, with my bearing, it’d be a shame not to be a marshal. A face like this deserves the —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 58 Great Warlord: From the Start, I Have Katyusha Rockets, but Not Enough Firepower 大军阀：开局喀秋莎，火力不足 Reborn in the Great Heng Dynasty, he becomes a powerful warlord. The Japanese are watching like hawks, and the Russians are sharpening their weapons. What should he do? Asking online, urgent! Luckily, he gets a fishing System. One cast a day, reeling in a happy life. Katyusha rocket launchers, P-51 Mustang fighters, Gustav guns, mushroom clouds... Zhang Xuesi: I think my fear of not having enough firepower has finally been cured. 3Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 59 Transmigrating to 1937 to Find the Resistance 穿越1937找组织 In 1937, the Battle of Shanghai fell apart as Japanese forces launched a surprise landing at Jinshanwei. Modern special forces soldiers Lei Zhan and his teammate Qin Zheng accidentally transmigrated to the front lines of a chaotic era while carrying out a mission. Drawing on the top-secret historical archives stored in their minds, the two immediately identified Cheng Ming, a Communist underground operative embedded in the Military Statistics Bureau. They brought modern special forces infiltrati 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 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... 5Reads9.0Score214d adds
- 61 Transmigrating to the Late Qing Dynasty to Build an Industrial Cthulhu 穿越晚清建立工业克鲁苏 [Transmigrating between past and present + decisive and ruthless + one heroine + no womanizing + technological development + farming] By a stroke of luck, the miserable Li Haiyang gained the ability to travel between the modern era and the Qing Dynasty. Seizing the opportunity, he began a time-traveling trade in modern goods, from everyday necessities like food, clothing, and shelter all the way up to aircraft and warships. He would take anything and everything! Empress Dowager Cixi? The Eight-N 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 62 The War of Resistance: My Battalion Has 20,000 Men 抗战，我一个大队两万人 Xu Lang was a modern man who transmigrated to the parallel world of Great Xia, where he became the leader of a bandit gang. At the time, the Japanese invaders were invading Great Xia. Xu Lang promptly formed an anti-Japanese brigade, recruited soldiers, and beat the invaders into a panicked retreat. The Japanese soldiers cried, “What kind of unit is this? How can they be so formidable!” —Reads5.8Score214d adds
- 63 I Transmigrated to the Late Qing Dynasty, and I’m Here to Beat the Great Powers! 穿越晚清，老子打的就是列强！ [Transmigration + court politics and schemes + no System + no heroine + farming] Liu Yu transmigrates to a parallel world during the Daoguang era and miraculously becomes Yikui, the emperor's eldest son. The Opium War is just eight years away. Armed with scientific knowledge from the 21st century, he prepares to make his mark. First, he will build up his own power and repel Britain's invasion. Then he will strike north against Russia, crush Japan to the east, and defeat and colonize the Western 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Reborn as a Warlord: Combining Weapon Fragments 重生军阀之武器碎片合成 In the third year of the Xiaoming era, the barbarian dynasty invaded the Starfall Empire with thirty thousand troops. Reborn Han Jingxing was called upon in the empire's hour of need and appointed commander of a major-general's division. [Beep! Fragment of a Type 38 bolt-action rifle detected. Weapon fragment acquired. Progress toward assembly: 1/8.] Hearing the voice in his mind, Han Jingxing immediately abandoned the idea of surrendering. Many years later. “Marshal, isn't what we're doing a vi 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Warlords in a Time of Chaos: The Empire's Creator 乱世军阀：帝国创造者 [Farming] + [Conquest] + [Land Reform] + [Industrialization] + [Warlords] For some reason, Li Yixian arrives in another world that resembles the late Qing and early Republican eras of his previous life. He swears to achieve greatness as an ordinary man! This world is in the midst of chaos. In the eastern land of Jinzhou, the feudal Great Shun Empire is corrupt and declining. The former emperor is dead, the Empress Dowager rules from behind the curtain, court factions are locked in fierce power s —Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 66 Warlord: The Young Marshal of Fengtian 军阀：奉天少帅 When Zhang Fan woke up, he found himself in another world. It was highly similar to the one he had lived in before, with the same historical course and cultural heritage. It also shared the same tragic, blood-soaked history. Watch as Zhang Fan, the warlord family's second son, defies fate and changes his destiny. 8Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 67 War of Resistance: From Snow Leopard to Bright Sword, I Am the Warlord King 抗战：从雪豹亮剑，我是军阀之王 [Drawing Sword + Warlords + Republican Era + Military Industry + Patriotism] Zhou Weiguo transmigrates to 1933 and becomes one of the Hunan warlords. He also obtains the Ultimate Enemy-Slaying System, which grants unlimited rewards for every enemy he kills! Ding-dong! Kill three thousand invaders, and receive ten thousand Barrett rifles! Ding-dong! Put down the unrest in Fengtian, and receive ten thousand rocket launchers! Zhou Weiguo continues killing invaders and restoring order. Weapons p 5Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 68 Rise of a Great Empire 崛起：伟大帝国 Transmigration + System + World War II + warlords + competition for supremacy Li Yunfei unexpectedly transmigrates to another world on the eve of World War II. With the System’s help, he starts out in the northwest. Watch as he makes a decaying empire great again. 184Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 69 World War II Gamer: Attacking Tokyo from the Start 二战玩家开局打东京 We were born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze. Those of us who live in a peaceful, prosperous country rarely get to experience the unique aesthetics of war. Want to try out all kinds of guns? Imagine gripping a light machine gun and letting it rip, feeling the weapon vibrate in sync with your body. How thrilling would that be! Want to race a tank across a vast plain? Go all out and experience the exhilaration of unleashing its full firepower. Want to find out what an extra-larg 84Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 70 Warlord: I Just Want to Stay Alive 军阀：我只想保命 Warlord factions are everywhere, but they are not without weaknesses. Take the small countries within some nations, for example: they cannot fight back at all and can only let the warlords do as they please. Other countries, meanwhile, are so powerful that they can easily wipe out their neighbors. Such a country is the Huaxia Empire, also known as the mightiest empire in Huaxia. The law of survival for warlords: First, they must be a band of robbers. They can only plunder other people's wealth, 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Reborn in 1935: National Hatred and Family Feud 重生1935国仇家恨 A foreign-language translator is reborn in Northeast China in 1935. After watching his entire family die at the hands of the Japanese, he sets out on a path of revenge. Of course, he has to have a cheat: a Sumeru space that grows alongside him. 92Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 72 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
- 73 Rising Through the War of Resistance as a Quartermaster 抗战从军需官开始崛起 A parallel world. Hard times are just around the corner. Sun Bai, whose soul has transmigrated into the body of a quartermaster major with the same name, must figure out how to thrive in these difficult times. There are no modern heavy mechanized brigades to sweep the Japanese invaders away. Relying on his golden finger, Sun Bai builds a heavy-firepower force suited to the era. 45Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 74 This Ragtag Crew Is Surprisingly Fierce 这伙草台班子有点猛 213Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 75 Transmigrating to the Republican Era and Embarking on the Road to Save the Nation and Its People 穿越民国，开启救国救民之路 The protagonist, Li Jin, transmigrates to the Republic of China era. The timeline begins with the Eastern Expedition and ends with the founding of New China. Li Jin rises through the ranks step by step through fighting. Later in the story, he gradually forms a working relationship with Mr. Zhou, ultimately achieving his ideals. The story will steadily follow the historical timeline. 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Anti-Japanese War: A Dimensional Strike 抗日之降维打击 After the victory in the book’s War of Resistance against Japan arc, the story mainly follows the big shot’s laid-back daily life. It’s mostly a modern urban farming story, grounded in everyday life, about the ordinary growth of Zhang Hanliang, a big shot with an invincible identity and abilities. He likes to play the pig to eat the tiger, so there’s never a shortage of satisfying moments. His love life is pretty eventful, too. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 I Hijacked the Late Qing: You Can Leave, but Leave Your Money! 截胡晚清，人可以走，钱留下！ Transmigration + history + treasure appraisal + scheming protagonist + patriotism Your Qing dynasty is doomed. I know! But transferring your assets overseas? That’s a bit hard to justify, isn’t it? Gold and silver, antiques, documents, and all those resources… My lords and princes… You can leave, but the money stays! Thieves who raid people’s homes get their backs broken! This story is entirely fictional, an artistic work based on a historical setting, with no political allegory intended. 10Reads—Score11514d adds
- 78 Imperial Warlord: Conquering the World with Mount & Blade 帝国军阀：我靠骑砍打天下 Li Chu was an aimless young man in the twenty-first century. By chance, he arrived in a chaotic age of warlord rule and became the son of a landowner. When local armed forces set their sights on his family's land, Li Chu activated the Mount & Blade System. Mauser rifle: 10 silver yuan. Thompson submachine gun: 40 silver yuan. Czech light machine gun: 50 silver yuan. Local recruit: 10 silver yuan... Li Chu said, "I just want to marry a few more pretty wives. I really don't want to become a wicked 3Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 79 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
- 80 A Prince's Son from the Start: Become Emperor and Rule the World 开局王爷儿子，做皇帝，称霸世界 Ye Fei transmigrates to a parallel world with a Qing Dynasty just like the one in history, becoming the son of Prince Li. An orphan in his previous life, Ye Fei is cherished by everyone in this one. He had planned to coast through life, but after hearing of the Qing Dynasty’s crushing defeat in the Opium War, he finally decides to do what he can for his country and change the tragic fate of its people. Just then, the System activates. It’s a sign-in system: sign in every day, and once enough 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Rise of a Great Power: Warlord of the Northwest 大国崛起：我在西北当军阀 [Northwestern King + Unlimited Exchanges + Republic-Era Setting + Great Warlord + Siberian Potatoes + Reclaiming Three Provinces + Landing on Honshu + Hegemonism] When Su Qin wakes up, he finds himself in a world much like the Republican era. He watches warlords forcibly conscript men and snatch the last half-sack of grain from the people. Faced with such a chaotic age, he is powerless to help. Just then: Ding! The Rise of a Great Power Version 4.0 has loaded successfully! Exchange any supplies, 8Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 82 Stirring Up Trouble Starting in 1845 从1845年开始搞事情 In 1845, the weather is fair and the harvests are good. But an unexpected visitor from a later age gradually begins to shatter the peace... 7.8kReads8.2Score46514d adds
- 83 War of Resistance: One Hundred Days of Huangpu Sign-In, and I Became a Warlord of the Republic 抗战：黄埔签到百天，成民国军阀 [Republican-era Warlords + Building an Army Alone + Special Forces + Characters from Drawing Sword + Shanghai Bund] Xu Tianming transmigrates to the warlord-torn Republic of China and becomes a senior commander in the Fengtian Clique. The people are in grave danger and the nation’s territory is steadily falling, yet these useless commanders refuse to resist and let enemy forces run rampant across the Northeast. Furious, Xu Tianming builds his forces alone, leading his troops to fight the invader 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Republican Era: Reborn as a Patrol Officer, with a Ton of Underlings 民国：重生巡警，手下小弟亿点多 Reborn in 1919, Qin Lan becomes a patrol officer in Jilin City. He gains the More Hands, More Power System. The more underlings he has, the greater the rewards he receives. And so, Qin Lan begins building his reputation and recruiting more underlings. The Japanese run rampant across Chinese territory? Send them back where they came from! Warlords carve up the country, leaving the people in misery? Raise an army, unify the nation, and end the chaos! The foreign powers want to destroy our country? 6Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 85 My Commander, My Regiment: Killing with a Borrowed Knife 我的团长我的团之借刀杀人 In tribute to the original work and the director In tribute to Long Wenzhang, Mi Long, Meng Fanle, Bu La, She Pigu, Kang Ya, Li Wula, Sangmen Xing, Da Huzi, Dou Bing, Krupp...! In tribute to the countless ordinary, nameless heroes! This book begins on a somber note and rises to a triumphant ending. I only hope to give these brave fallen heroes a happy ending. History cannot be changed, but blessings are endless. May fate be defied and my regrets put to rest! 11Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 86 War of Resistance: I Transmigrate to a Parallel World and Live It Up 抗战：穿越平行时空我爽翻了 [No dragging things out + no System + no cheats + no fanfiction] Take a trip through a different kind of war against Japan. Ye Rongguang, a discharged special forces soldier, transmigrated to the War of Resistance period in a parallel universe. A warlord takes a dislike to me and launches an attack? Don’t make me bring my troops to your doorstep! An old man tries to set me up by planting spies? I’ll shoot them dead in a flash! Commander Chen treats me like a brother! Commander Li treats me like 179Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 87 War of Resistance: I Have Traits That Make Soldiers Stronger 抗战：我有词条让士兵变强 He transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and awakens a trait system that lets him modify his soldiers’ traits. He turns a ragtag group of puppet troops into soldiers who can rival elite forces and go toe-to-toe with entire Japanese divisions... 2kReads7.3Score10914d adds
- 88 The War of Resistance Begins in Hebei in the Year of Rising Up 抗战从河北崛起年开始 6kReads7.3Score33514d adds
- 89 1926: The Northern Expedition! 1926，北伐！ What if someone had seized those so-called golden ten years? Could they have made this country stronger? Could they have made that tragedy of the modern era a little less devastating? Yu Qiuhua unexpectedly finds himself in such a world. Nanchang. Wuhan. Nanjing. Xuzhou. Jinan. He will leave his mark in every one of these cities!! He asks for no credit, only to have no regrets. 554Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Preparing for the War of Resistance Since World War I 从一战开始准备抗战 Xiao He, a Chinese student in Berlin, happens upon a jade ring engraved with ancient runes on the street and accidentally transmigrates into the body of an unlucky overseas student with the same name. Having just graduated from the University of Munich, he has barely set foot on his long-missed homeland when a warlord at the port forcibly drafts him and throws him back onto a ship, claiming he is sending them abroad to make their fortunes. In truth, it's no different from selling people into ind 129Reads7.5Score12114d adds
- 91 The Rear Base: The Sichuan Army Goes to War 大后方，出川抗战 282Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Transmigrate to Songhu and Become the Strongest Warlord 穿越淞沪成最强军阀 Lu Chuan is a Special Forces soldier. During a mission, an accident transmigrates him to the Songhu Battlefield. Using his modern knowledge, he builds an army and changes one historical tragedy after another... 609Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 93 Republican Era: Seizing Power and Building from the Ground Up, Forging the Spirit of the Sichuan Army in Blood 民国：夺权独自发展，血铸川军魂 Pay tribute to the heroes who came before us. Never forget our national humiliation! When Luo Cheng’s soul traveled to a parallel world, he became the son of a minor warlord in Sichuan Province. From the start, he’s ordered to suppress the rebel army? He’s so scared he nearly surrenders on the spot! But since he’s here, he might as well make the best of it! In later generations, the Sichuan Army marched out of the province to fight the Japanese invaders. Every household hung white mourning cloth 24Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 94 Espionage in the War Against Japan: Code Name God of Wealth 谍战抗日：代号财神爷 The orphaned child of an elder of the Tongmenghui joins our organization as an undercover operative while studying in Japan. Sent to Shanghai to procure supplies for the War of Resistance, he is unexpectedly recruited by the Juntong as an intelligence agent. Song Zhiren awakens the “Espionage Supplies Assistance System,” and a legendary tycoon takes his place on the stage of history. 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Founder of the Beiyang Government 北洋创始人 Xu Fei transmigrates to the waning years of the Qing dynasty, just as the Taiping Rebellion is underway. To take advantage of the good times when local officials are granted the right to recruit troops, Xu Fei lies low for three years. After Emperor Xianfeng announces that local authorities may recruit militia to fight the Taiping forces, Xu Fei uses his golden finger to enlist local volunteers and train soldiers. He leaps from being a low-ranking ninth-grade official to the top man in the regio 250Reads6.9Score32614d adds
- 96 War of Resistance: I Just Want to Make a Little Money, I Didn't Really Found a Country 抗战：我只发点小财，真没建国 New book: Reborn in 1980: The Hunting God Returns, Starting with Severing Family Ties New book: Reborn in 1980: The Hunting God Returns, Starting with Severing Family Ties New book: Reborn in 1980: The Hunting God Returns, Starting with Severing Family Ties 211Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 97 Military Spirit: The Final Salvation 军魂，最后的救赎 [2018 Realistic Fiction Writing Contest] In 1941, the Pacific War broke out. Yang Chengfeng, a young graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, was assigned to the Fifth Army. He later joined the Chinese Expeditionary Force alongside his company commander, Xiao Tianhe, and set foot on foreign soil. There, he faced trials of blood and fire as he fought to defend his country and people, keeping the enemy beyond the nation's borders. They fought fearlessly, yet were betrayed and abandoned, forced to 208Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 98 Huo Yufeng: Reborn in Republican-Era China 霍御风之重生民国 Huo Qubing died of illness in the sixth year of the Yuanshou era, but transmigrated to the Republican era in 1932. During the January 28 Incident, the Central Army and Japanese forces fought a major battle at Miaohang. Huo Qubing’s soul entered the body of a company commander who had been severely wounded in the battle. The couple Chen Molin and his wife rescued him, and since he had transmigrated to the Republican era, where the name Huo Qubing was far too famous, he changed his name to Huo Yuf 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Late Qing: My Arsenal Guards Sweep Away the Japanese Invaders 晚清：我兵工厂的护卫队横扫倭奴 Alternate-history twists + mighty cannons and battleships + a modern army + war + farming + political intrigue A parallel Blue Star world Back from the South Seas, Liu Zhenhua starts from the start with smokeless powder! He builds an arsenal, expands his guard force, and takes on the diminutive Wa with a modern army! The Maxim gun knows no tears. Battleships always inspire awe! Friends are welcomed with fine wine, enemies with shotguns! In this life, everything must change!!! 158Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 My War of Resistance: From Huangpu to Nanjing 我的抗战：从黄埔到南京 In the autumn of 1936, Su Baiyu, a military theory enthusiast, transmigrates into the frail body of a first-year student at the Whampoa Military Academy’s 11th class. He disguises modern tactics as “insights from a family military manual” and distinguishes himself before German adviser Alexander von Falkenhausen and instructor Qian Zongze. When the War of Resistance breaks out, he leads a German-equipped platoon in a desperate defense of Shanghai and fights bloody battles in Nanjing, repeatedly 12Reads—Score—14d adds
