Novels like The Peerless Young Master 1: Book 19
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- 1 War of Resistance: Our Osaka Division Will Fight Its Way to the Top! 抗战：咱大阪师团，奋发图强！ Lin Chen transmigrates to World War II and becomes Hikawa Gangban, commander of the Third Battalion, 70th Regiment, Osaka Division. This is the Osaka Division, notorious for “dragging their feet on the battlefield but coming first in business.” But under Lin Chen's command, things change! Fighting to the death? Bravely slaughtering the enemy? That's standard practice, all right? Don't believe me? Ask the Yanks! They're fierce, sure, but what's the Osaka Division's guiding principle? Stay alive! 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Espionage: The Flight of the Bee 谍战之蜂飞 He was swept into the maelstrom of espionage by the “Lily Gold” deposited at HSBC. He matched wits with master spies and fell into passionate romances with beautiful women, until an ordinary young man became a top agent! He joined forces with his seniors to found the renowned “Institute 724,” serving as the guardian of the shield of New China. Though he was an unappointed “temporary worker,” the international intelligence world trembled at the mention of “Bee”! He was clear about whom he loved a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Two-Faced and Caught in the Middle 两面三刀，我身不由己啊 In his previous life, Heng Wu was transported to the East before the War of Resistance began after a plane crash. He became a spy for the Japanese Army’s logistics bureau and was sent to China to maintain a long-term undercover assignment. Before setting out, Heng Wu stole a list of agents assigned to long-term undercover work. After returning to China, he set out to eliminate the Japanese spies on the list. In a battle of wits and courage, he joined the Military Statistics Bureau to help the Co 9Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 4 Shadow of the Spy 绝尘谍影 A special forces soldier returns to 1937 and becomes a covert agent for the resistance. He never forgets his mission, infiltrates the secret service, and maintains five separate identities as he navigates the forces of the enemy and its puppet regime. He leaves everyone in the dust, rises to the summit, and looks down upon the lesser peaks. 292Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 A Battle of Wits in the Spy World 谍海智斗 After the War of Resistance Against Japan entered a stalemate, the secret front became a second battlefield, where “you were among us, and we were among you.” Spies from every side played their part in that turbulent chapter of history. Acting on orders from the organization, agent Chen Ziqiang goes undercover and engages in a battle of wits with Japanese spies and Chinese collaborators. This novel recounts his heroic deeds: his courage and resourcefulness, his passionate fight to defend his hom 424Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 6 I Was Transported to the Secret Service Headquarters in 1939 1939年穿到了特工总部 A fourth-year university student transmigrates to wartime Shanghai, only to find himself in the cells of the Wang Jingwei regime’s secret police headquarters. After getting out, he has no choice but to take a job at the same headquarters. We can’t become collaborators, can we? Just watch how we stir things up! 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Shadows Over Shanghai: Reborn in the Republic to Save the Nation and Its People 沪上谍影：魂穿民国救国救民 [War of Resistance espionage] + [Single heroine] + [Soul swap] + [Soul transmigration] A graduate student in history transmigrates into the 1937 Battle of Shanghai and becomes Shen Yanzhi, a Juntong trainee agent. He navigates between Juntong, the Japanese collaborationist regime, and the underground Communist Party, walking a knife's edge with only fragmentary memories of history to guide him. There is no romance, only a yearning to hold on to his beliefs and survive. Can he preserve his convic 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Espionage: Code Name Beehive 谍战：代号蜂巢 In the Shanghai concessions in 1937, Lu Chen, a former special forces instructor, transmigrates into the body of Asano Akira, an ethnic Chinese employee of the Japanese military intelligence service. From the start, he faces an identity check, but his awakened Hive Intelligence System lets him turn the tables: by touching an object, he can extract information from the past 30 minutes, and by making contact with someone, he can unlock their hidden secrets! In the eyes of the Japanese, he is a cle 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Bloodbath of Resistance: 1937 喋血抗战1937 My new work is out! Please come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Espionage: Getting Ready to Defect Again Today 【谍战】今天也在准备反水 So exhausted from revising his paper that he could barely keep his eyes open, Lu Chen decided to take a quick nap at his desk. When he opened his eyes, he found himself somewhere else. A dance hall decorated in a Republican-era style, sudden gunfire, and himself dressed in a suit and tie. Completely bewildered, Lu Chen pinched himself hard. It hurt. This wasn't a dream. Had he transmigrated? Lu Chen had just managed to accept the fact that he had transmigrated when someone respectfully addressed 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Undercover in Military Intelligence, Yet You Become the Demon Den's God of Wealth 卧底军统，你竟成魔窟财神爷 Lin De transmigrates into a world combining spy dramas such as The Rebel, Kite, and The Disguiser, becoming the “God of Wealth of the Devil's Den,” a man with four separate identities. From then on, as an undercover agent with the codenames “Dark Sparrow” and “Lone Wolf,” Lin De commands the tides of power in Shendu. Zheng Yaoxian: “For all my careful calculations, I never imagined that Mr. Lin De would have four identities at once.” Ming Lou: “His alertness and adaptability fooled even me. The 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Undercover: The Files of an International Spy Master, Decoded 潜伏：国际间谍高手档案解密 Drawing on numerous spies' memoirs and autobiographies, publications from China and abroad, and newly declassified archival materials from countries around the world, Undercover: The Declassified Files of Master International Spies selects the most legendary incidents to tell the stories of master spies' work, lives, and relationships. It unveils the secrets of 20 masters who dominated the world of covert warfare and even changed the course of history. 156Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 13 Espionage: From the Start, I'm a Rebel. Who's More Badass Than Me? 谍战：开局叛逆者，谁有我更拽！ Meng Haochuan’s soul transmigrates into the World War II era. On the most covert front, he holds fast to his red faith! Plum blossoms cling to a few branches in the corner, blooming alone in the bitter cold. He is Plum Blossom, the military intelligence agency’s ace agent, both loved and hated by Boss Dai! The bright moon startles magpies from their branches; cicadas sing in the midnight breeze. He is Autumn Cicada, enduring humiliation and hardship, lying low for years as he waits for the right 57Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 14 Espionage: From the Start, I Wiped Out a Japanese Squad! 谍战：开局血洗日军小分队！ When Chen Qun woke up, artillery was roaring and the Japanese forces were attacking fiercely, about to break through our army's defenses! Damn! He had actually transmigrated into the War of Resistance! In that case, he might as well stay and wipe out every last Japanese soldier! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Great Comeback of a Spy’s Young Agent 谍战小特务的大逆袭 Tang Sichen transmigrated to the era of the War of Resistance, becoming a low-level secret agent in the Military Statistics Bureau. He infiltrated the Japanese army and took the place of an officer in the Fourth Division. The Fourth Division was famous for dragging its feet in battle and leading the way in business! Using the Fourth Division as his platform, Tang Sichen began frantically selling off Japanese intelligence and military supplies: “Come have a look! Ninety-two-millimeter infantry gu 609Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 A Noble in Cao Cao's Camp 身在曹营当贵贵族 (Tags are all over the place) Yuzhen has spent years shuttling between consulting rooms and operating theaters, witnessing life and death until his nature has grown cool and detached. When a sudden accident claims his life, he assumes his story is over. But when he opens his eyes again, his soul has returned to twentieth-century Japan, where he is born into a noble family in Kyoto. The unfamiliar era and place leave him briefly bewildered. The medical expertise he honed in his previous life, alo 311Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 17 Shadows of Intrigue: 57 Thrilling, Gripping Mysteries from the World of Espionage 谍影重重：惊心动魄、扣人心弦的57个谍海谜团 Broadly speaking, a spy is someone who engages in secret investigative work, gathering confidential intelligence or carrying out acts of sabotage against an enemy or competitor to benefit the side they serve. Spies are also known as agents or undercover operatives. One of a spy's main duties is to obtain intelligence through illegal or legal means, in secret or in public. They may also engage in covert activities such as subversion, assassination, kidnapping, bombing, psychological warfare, and 92Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 18 A Republic-Era Spy Thriller? Why Has the Tone Gone Off the Rails! 民国谍战？画风怎么崩坏了！ Chen Mo wakes up one day to discover that he has transmigrated to the turbulent Republic of China era. In his ideal version of the story, he would punch secret agents, kick traitors, become an invisible guardian, then retire after succeeding, keeping his deeds and fame hidden. But reality is that, because he looks so much like a fallen hero, an underground organization mistakes him for the man and forcibly plants him in a key department at the heart of enemy territory, where he becomes a gloriou 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Covert Front 隐蔽战线 Can he complete his undercover mission while resisting the temptations of a femme fatale and facing the challenges posed by an old demon and a clown? 10Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 20 A Pawn Crossing the River 过河卒 “Chu River, Han Border” divides the Chinese chessboard into two opposing sides. The most ordinary pieces on the board are the “soldier” and the “pawn.” For agents on the secret front, crossing the “river” is hard, and what comes after is harder still. His codename is “Pawn.” Fate has decreed that, like a pawn crossing the river, he can only move forward, never back. Yet every step forward comes at an unbearable cost... On the eve of victory in the War of Resistance, enemy forces launched a sudde 135Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 21 The Flames of War and the Spy Doctor 烽火谍医 Ye Zhengwen, a doctoral supervisor with expertise in both Chinese and Western medicine, unexpectedly returns to 1938. His superb medical skills make him famous far and wide, and the Japanese invaders and puppet troops recruit him into their inner medical circle. This gives him access to the enemy's most closely guarded secrets, as well as the chance to hold a knife to their throats. With the nation on the brink of collapse and his homeland facing ruin, Ye Zhengwen is like a scalpel plunged into 208Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 22 Espionage and War 谍与战 Wu Zimo, a police officer at the Xing'an Town Police Station in Manchukuo, transmigrates and awakens a talent for perceiving mental states. He can detect people's microexpressions in a fraction of a second, improving from one-fifth of a second to as fast as 1/25 of a second. By honing and refining his mental abilities in the field, Wu Zimo steadily becomes faster at recognizing and catching microexpressions. This gives Wu Zimo a foothold in the puppet Manchukuo police force and becomes the found 14Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 23 Reborn in Republican China: Reporting for Duty at the Military Intelligence Bureau! 重生民国，军情处报到！ Chen Lixiao once owned a small public relations firm and had seen all sorts of people. In the end, he failed the test of alcohol and died, only to be reborn in a time of war in the body of a young man with the same name and an extraordinary background. He becomes a section chief in the Military Intelligence Department and, to his surprise, discovers he has a pair of mysterious, uncanny X-ray eyes… 130Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 24 Espionage: I Can Hear People's Thoughts, and I'm Shanghai's Intelligence Broker 谍战：偷听心声，我上海情报商人 [Can hear people’s thoughts] + [no female lead] + [nobility] Gu Ming returns to a Shanghai caught in turbulent times as Gu Ming of the Japanese noble Mitsui family. Using his noble status to pass on intelligence, he becomes the biggest information broker on Shanghai’s black market. No. 76: “Damn it, who leaked the information?” Chief of the Tokko: “Damn it! Find them! You have to find them!” With intelligence at his disposal, he becomes a renowned Shanghai businessman. Behind the cover of his bu 296Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 A Chemical Genius’s Saga in the Flames of War 化学天才的烽火传奇 A sudden earthquake hurls Ding Qiushi, a chemistry PhD, into the turbulent currents of 1932. Faced with an unfamiliar and unsettled age, Ding Qiushi does not lose his way or falter. With the land shattered and flames of war raging everywhere, he resolutely devotes himself to the revolution, turning his vast knowledge of chemistry into a covert and powerful weapon. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Transmigrated as a Leopard Cat in Republican-Era China, She Won Big 穿越民国狸花猫，她赢麻了 [Transmigration + espionage + special abilities + sweet romance] Su Manman wakes up to find she has transmigrated into the sequel to the Republican-era espionage drama The Wind Chasers, which she had been following! Not only has she become the long-lost younger sister of Matsushima Kiichiro, a senior Japanese military adviser, but she’s also taken on the crucial role of an underground Communist Party courier. To top it all off, she and her idol Wei Ruolai are posing as a married couple while goi 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Reincarnated: Heroes, Want Some Gear? 魂穿：各位好汉，要装备不要？ [Parallel World! Parallel World!! Parallel World!!!] Also known as: War of Resistance: I Told You to Be a Marshal, Not the Emperor! After an accident, Xia Chuanxiu transmigrated into an alternate Republican-era world that was also in the midst of World War II. He had become the commander of the Ninth Regiment of the Osaka Fourth Division. His new identity was no ordinary one: he was the heir to a once-glorious family fallen on hard times. His maternal grandfather, Xia Chuan Musang, was a senior 8Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 28 Republican Era: My Spy Missions Never Fail 民国：我的谍战无往不利 In 1938, Shanghai became an isolated island, and the world turned into a living hell. Chu Yeming, a military intelligence agent, was exposed and taken to the interrogation room at the dreaded No. 76. He thought he was as good as dead. But in the agonizing pain of torture, he unexpectedly awakened an unbelievable mental talent: the [Battlefield Simulation]! He could construct a realistic battlefield in his mind and simulate every possible outcome of an operation. Each simulated death bought him a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Hidden Front of the War Against Japan 抗日之隐蔽战线 Kudo Yuan is the head of Japan’s spy agency, yet no one ever imagined he was Chinese! His adoptive father is an Army lieutenant general, and his uncle is a Navy admiral. Can he complete his covert mission in the face of temptations from a seductive femme fatale and challenges from old devils and clowns? 159Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 30 The Teenage Spy King 少年特工王 Young Xiao An was clever from an early age and was known as a child prodigy. As a boy, he followed his father to Japan. After returning, he joined the revolution alongside his father and grew along the way, eventually becoming a dedicated revolutionary. This is the story of his growth. 2.2kReads7.6Score220Shelves
- 31 Espionage Fever 谍战狂潮 Huang Haoda was reborn in the year 2939. A military intelligence agent, he used his knowledge and skills to kill traitors and Japanese spies, solving one Japanese espionage case after another. He became a figure feared by spies and traitors alike. He weathered countless schemes and faced innumerable dangers... 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 War of Resistance: I Am the Japanese Devils’ Harbinger of Doom 抗战：我是鬼子瘟神 Junren transmigrates to a parallel 1922 Japan, where he becomes Prince Junren, son of Prince Chichibu Yasuhito. He obtains the Curveball System and goes on a wild buffing spree from within the Japanese ranks. Later, he discovers that he is actually an alien. He helps America win the Cold War, then secretly aids China’s rise until it unifies the Blue Star, all for the sake of one phrase: “A community with a shared future for humanity!” No matter what country you come from, what color your skin is 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China for a Spy War 穿越民国之谍战 Transmigrating into the Republican Era to fight for China’s rise Shen Ruge transmigrates into the Republican Era, and at first she thinks she’s an agent for the Nationalist government. But it turns out she’s actually a Japanese spy. But how can she be a Japanese spy? She was born under the red flag and raised in a prosperous China. She’s a proud Chinese woman, and she’ll do everything she can for China’s rise. From an ordinary person to a triple agent, she writes her own legend in the Republ 119Reads6.4Score132Shelves
- 34 Yun Xiaoxing's Second Book 云晓星的第2本书 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! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 He Transmigrated into a Japanese Soldier 他穿越成了鬼子 Jiang Zhongzhou, a middle-aged history teacher, transmigrated into the body of a Japanese commander in a county town. Burning with a deep hatred of the Japanese invaders, he began tormenting them without letting on, playing them like putty in his hands and gradually “directing” them down a road of no return… Hilarious, absurd, and so satisfying!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 War of Resistance: I'm a Prince's Son, Infiltrating the Japanese High Command 抗战：我亲王之子，卧底日军高层 [No System] [No Romance] In his previous life, he was a citizen of China. Reborn in a single day, he found himself among the top royal family of a foreign land. His family was powerful, his relatives cared for him deeply, and they granted him the highest status. War swept across the land, and his homeland fell into peril, but he never forgot where he came from. Though he stood in the opposing camp, he chose to lie low and bide his time, using his position to make plans in secret. In hiding amid 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 A 79-Yuan Exorcism Charm, and I Turned the World Upside Down 79元辟邪，世界画风被我带崩了 [Surreal] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted] [A Little Supernatural, Lots of Martial Arts] Humanity's collective unconscious has fallen prey to memetic contamination. Ever since the birth of the internet, myths and urban legends have begun to take physical form. The boldest thing Chen Hezhou had ever done was message his ex at three in the morning, all by himself, to ask, “You there?” When he tried to unsend it, his finger slipped and he accidentally tapped her profile. Then one night, while working 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Rifling in the Barrel 枪膛线 A war story that stays closer to the truth than any other; a Nationalist Army captain who crawls out of a pile of corpses; an impossible mission; a romance that seems destined to blossom… His codename is “New Year”! His activation plunges him into a world of twists and treachery; his arrival changes the fate of both sides… Where will his path lead? 15Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 39 Espionage: I Play Double Agent and Become an Arms Dealer 谍战：我玩无间道，成了军火贩子 In 1940, Jinling, the Military Statistics Bureau had been all but wiped out. The 76th Office, the Military Statistics Bureau, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, the Special Higher Police, the puppet government: all kinds of forces were entangled together. Xiang Yang, a member of the 76th Office’s security team, was a marginal figure and also a secret agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. In a world where it was impossible to distinguish friend from foe and everything lay in —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 From the Start in the Interrogation Room, I Break the Case by Going Crazy 开局审讯室，我靠发疯破局 [Espionage | Transmigration | Manchu Noble Heir | No System | Sharp-Witted] Song Zhe transmigrates to Xinjing in 1933 and is dragged into an interrogation room by the Japanese military police. Should he put on a show of defiance, refusing to yield even in death? Or tell them he came from the future? That wouldn't be an explanation. It would be suicide. So he chooses a third option. He goes crazy. “Now that's the spirit!!!” “Louder! I can't hear you!” “We have the upper hand!” The military police 28Reads—Score455Shelves
- 41 Back to the Republican Era as a Secret Agent 回到民国做特工 Chen Feng, an esper who fought zombies in the apocalypse, runs into the Zombie King during a mission. With no other choice, he blows himself up to take the Zombie King with him. But Chen Feng never expected that his spatial ability would cause his soul to travel back to the Republic of China, where he possesses a military intelligence agent. From then on, Chen Feng begins a battle of wits and courage against Japanese and puppet-regime spies. 91Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Wolf's Den 狼穴 To capture a wolf, first enter its den. Dance with the wolves, sleep among them. Be wise and courageous, stay calm in danger, win through the unexpected, and return victorious after hunting the wolves! 619Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 43 Undercover in Enemy Camp: My System Can See the Future 卧底敌营：我的系统能预知未来 [Spy intrigue + System + War of Resistance + power fantasy + mind games + ensemble cast + alternate history + anti-war] Ling Feng transmigrates to 1940 and awakens the “Diplomatic Legend” System. He can read minds, simulate scenarios, and reason through history. He becomes the most dangerous undercover agent in the Wang puppet government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He tricks the Japanese into diverting their main forces away from Midway, forges intelligence to prompt an American and British e 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Red 红色 It's been four years since the drama Red. I had so many thoughts while we were filming, but I didn't expect to have even more afterward. There's too much to say. Just like the characters in the drama, brothers can't escape the tides of history and the changing times. Fortunately, life is short, and there's no time to savor the setbacks in front of us. We have to hurry and make something new and interesting. Even if it turns out frustrating, that's still more vivid and moving than old memories. I 6Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 45 Espionage: The Special Higher Police Agency Is Gone, and You Still Call Him Loyal? 谍战：特高课都没了，你说他忠诚 1940. Dongye Ming transmigrates into the role of an action squad leader in the Special Higher Police Section at the Japanese Shanghai Headquarters. Dongye Ming thinks that transmigrating to 1940 means he can shoot the Japanese invaders, but he never expects that the first person he wants to shoot is himself. He cries, “I can’t become Japanese. I can’t betray our martyrs. I’m going to kill this Japanese devil right now.” Just as he points the gun at himself, an unexpected turn of events occurs. Y 9Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 46 Espionage: From the Start, I Infiltrated an Enemy Nation Under the Codename Scalpel 谍战：开局潜伏敌国，代号手术刀 [Transmigration] + [Espionage] + [Daily Intelligence System] + [No Female Lead] Liu Jichuan transmigrates to 1936, only to discover that he's an intelligence agent for the Blue Shirts Society, stationed undercover in Tokyo. His most urgent task is to convince his sister-in-law, Fujiwara Shizuka, to believe that he's actually Jichuan Jiro, not an impostor. Fortunately, he awakens the [Daily Intelligence System], which randomly refreshes with all kinds of intelligence every day at midnight. [Today 2.6kReads7.0Score146Shelves
- 47 War of Resistance: Our Osaka Division Is Just Slacking Off 抗战：咱大阪师团，摆烂滴干活 The protagonist, Lin Zhengchun, transmigrates into the Osaka Fourth Division, becoming one of its members. There’s no way I’m risking my neck for anyone. My life belongs to me, so I’ll just sell off some goods and do business. If the price is right, I’d even sell the emperor’s throne! “Anyone interested in a Type 92 cannon? I’m selling, selling, selling!” “How about some intelligence on the southern advance?” … If it can make money, it can be sold. After losing the war, I’ll set up a stall and s 246Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 48 Espionage: Caught at the Meeting? Reveal My Special Higher Police Identity 谍战：接头被抓？亮出特高科身份 [Spy thriller + Republican era + 20,000 words daily + triple agent + no female lead + System] Good news: I transmigrated, and I even got a System. Bad news: I got arrested from the start while trying to make contact. My memories awakened during interrogation, and it turned out I was a well-connected insider at the Special High Police Agency, with powerful backing. So no problem. Then came more bad news: I was assigned to infiltrate the Military Statistics Bureau, forcing me to become a triple ag 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Espionage: What Do You Mean, Scammer? Call Me the God of Wealth! 谍战：什么诈骗犯，叫我财神爷！ He Nian, an undercover operative in a telecom scam compound, transmigrates to the Republic of China and becomes an infiltrating agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. With his finely honed knack for deception and professionally trained spy skills, he leads the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators around in circles. The last Qing emperor: “He actually pretended to be Nurhaci, the founding ancestor, and told me to send him money. I can no longer face my ancestors.” Kawashima: “He may be a c —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 A Haze of Spies 谍雾濛濛 Shen Junfei, a high-ranking Communist Party agent deep undercover in enemy territory, suddenly withdraws, leaving behind a “young swallow” who has yet to spread her wings. Just like that, she is cast into the vast ocean of espionage... 5Reads7.6Score—Shelves
