Novels like Through the Smoke of War, the Wolf Soldiers March North
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- 1 The Juntong Agency: Tales of Beiping 军统之北平往事 The story follows Lin Hai, an intelligence agent with the Kuomintang's Military Statistics Bureau. During the War of Resistance against Japan, he goes undercover in occupied Beiping, Nanjing, and other places, using various professions as cover while assassinating Japanese invaders, puppet troops, and traitors. 199Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Fighting the Japanese: Starting in the Northeast 抗倭:从东北开始 Zhou Yang, a soldier discharged from the army five years ago, transmigrates to the anti-Japanese battlefield of 1932 after an accident. See how he uses modern knowledge to ride into Tokyo and admire the cherry blossoms, then watch Mount Fuji erupt. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 War of Resistance: The Ghost Sniper King 抗战之幽灵狙王 In 2025, somewhere in China, Lin Xingyu is training to skydive when bad weather sends him crashing into a rocky mountainside. Then his soul travels back to the Second World War, beginning in 1938. A ghost sniper appears on the battlefield, seemingly everywhere, with astonishingly ingenious tactics. The enemy is thrown into confusion, even after bringing every trick to bear. But the gap in strength is too great, and they are always left taking a beating. 2Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 4 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
- 5 Ironblood Years of the War of Resistance 抗战之铁血岁月 It was a time of hardship, an era stained with the blood and tears of the Chinese people. The land of China was awash in bloodshed, and the Chinese nation stood at its most perilous hour. In the Taihang Mountains of southeastern Shanxi, a group of Chinese people who refused to become slaves in their own country continued their unyielding resistance. We have no guns or cannons? The enemy will provide them. We have no food or clothes? The enemy will supply those too. Facing a well-equipped enemy, 4kReads8.5Score26114d adds
- 6 The Fallen Heroes Return Home 英魂归乡 The story's timeline and setting are based on real history, but the plot is fictional. With multiple protagonists and storylines, no female lead, no System, no saintly protagonist, and no nonsensical behavior, this story follows the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries from the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan through the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. They fought and sacrificed themselves, one after another, for the victory of a new China... 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 War of Resistance: Flames Across the Snowy Plains 抗战之雪原烽火 After experiencing a massive earthquake and a stock market crash, modern-day Lin Haisheng couldn't take it anymore. He leapt from the 66th floor of a high-rise, only to unexpectedly have his soul transported to Guandong in 1931. What? His parents were killed by bandits? Then should he avenge his family? What? The Japanese have already occupied Guandong? Those damn “little sunshines”! Just watch me deal with you. Open chapter one and see how Lin Haisheng fights his way up from nothing: killing Ja 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Underground Resistance Station: Fatten Them Up, Then Kill Them 地下交通站:养肥了再杀 He transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking traitor in the Anqiu Investigation Squad. From the start, Heiteng beats him like a dog, but fortunately, he gets bound to the “Raise Them Fat Before Killing Them System.” [Ding! “Raise Them Fat Before Killing Them” System successfully bound!] [Congratulations, Host! You successfully sold one beast: Yoshida Meici (current weight: 68 kg, no change in weight). Initial rewards: 5 silver dollars and 5 boxes of veterinary penicillin!] [Rewards have been 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 War of Resistance: I, Yuan Dashuai's Legitimate Son, Become the Whampoa Academy Headmaster 抗战:袁大帅嫡子我成了黄埔校长 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Lone Hero: From Nanjing to Tokyo 孤胆英雄:从南京到东京 His grandfather was a founding general, his father a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War, and his uncle a secret agent. He himself was a martyr, but he never truly became one, because he transmigrated! He transmigrated to the war-torn years of the Resistance Against Japan! He is a lone hero with flesh, blood, and feelings! He walks the line between life and death, and to kill the Japanese invaders, he’ll venture alone into enemy territory and stop at nothing! In short, he’s an action hero in the 5Reads8.2Score314d adds
- 11 War of Resistance: Slaying Enemies with Bright Sword, I'm the Republic's Great Warlord 抗战:亮剑杀敌,我是民国大军阀 Qin Haoming transmigrated to the 17th year of the Republic of China and became the magistrate of Echeng County. To fight off the enemy and develop Echeng’s industry, he set out to establish a modern system! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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
- 13 Bright Sword: Brother Yunlong, Long Time No See 亮剑:云龙兄,别来无恙 [Just started receiving ratings, and they’re a little low. They’ll go up later. Everyone’s welcome to stop by and offer feedback.] [Drawing Sword + Whampoa Military Academy + Republican era + Fighting through all of World War II + No System] Chu Nan transmigrates into Chu Yunfei in 1924. Li Yunlong turns out to be the most handsome young man in the surrounding villages. From the first class of Whampoa to the Sino-Vietnamese border conflict, he devotes his passion to defending his homeland, China 137kReads7.3Score14.3k14d adds
- 14 War of Resistance: Starting Out in Northwest Shanxi 抗战:从晋西北开始 Zhu Yunfei, from a later era, is reborn on the war-torn battlefields of North China. Japanese pirates run rampant, killing our people and invading our land. As sons of China, we must resist to the death, drive out the invaders, and reclaim our homeland. 4Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 15 Rooting Out Traitors and Slaying Invaders 锄奸杀寇 Stage a whole series of performances, each one utterly convincing; lay a string of traps, each one meticulously planned; win over people from every walk of life, with every move hitting its mark. (Said by Destruction Sister) In Shanghai, root out traitors amid flashing blades; in northern Jiangxi, fight the Japanese in a stirring battle. Purge Japanese spies and Chinese collaborators, kill puppet troops and Japanese invaders. The espionage is heart-pounding, the battles are soul-stirring. Wash a 7Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 16 A Bloody War of Resistance: Starting with the Battle of Shanghai 铁血抗战:从淞沪会战开始 On July 7, 1937, China began its full-scale War of Resistance. The Battle of Shanghai pitted a million Chinese and Japanese troops against each other in a fierce struggle for the city. The Chinese army fought a stronger enemy. Air force pilots shed their blood across the skies, while the navy fought to the last, meeting destruction on the waves. Local forces raced thousands of miles to Shanghai, joining the Central Training Corps and German-equipped divisions in a bloody battle. They held their 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Iron-Blooded Battle Spirit: A Blade of Dawn in the War of Resistance 铁血战魂:抗战之利刃破晓 In 1937, smoke from the Battle of Shanghai hangs over the city. The consciousness of modern special forces soldier Chen Feng crosses through time and merges with the body of Shen Tinglan, commander of the Central Army Training Corps’ 1st Brigade. Facing a country in ruins and a desperate crisis, he has no heaven-defying System or advanced technology. Relying only on a modern soldier’s deep understanding of war and tactical skill, he searches for a sliver of hope in the bloody meat grinder. From 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 My Commander Used Me as Cannon Fodder, So I Joined the Eighth Route Army 长官拿我当炮灰,直接加入八路军 [War of Resistance + No Heroine + No System] He transmigrated to the War of Resistance era and was treated as cannon fodder from the start! Zhang Tianyi: “If you show me no mercy, don't expect any from me.” The moment he decided to join the Communist Party, the world seemed to open up before him. Zhang Tianyi joined the Eighth Route Army, leading elite troops to fight the Japanese and build up a base area. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Veterans’ Oral History of the War of Resistance (Complete in Three Volumes) 老兵口述抗战史 (全三册) Over more than a decade, the author Li Yaosha sought out and interviewed veterans and survivors who had taken part in the Suizao, Hundred Regiments, and Shanggao campaigns. The first book vividly recreates the scenes of these three major battles and reveals many truths that have rarely been told. The second book covers several influential defensive battles on the main front, including the Battle of Shizhu, the Defense of Changde, the Defense of Hengyang, and the Defense of Guilin. Though all wer 55Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 20 War of Resistance: The National Destiny System from the Start 抗战:开局觉醒国运系统 Important Notice: This story takes place in a fictional parallel world. All countries, organizations, character names, and historical events are artistic creations and have no connection to reality. The protagonist's actions and choices all serve the fictional plot, and are intended to portray an indomitable fighting spirit and intelligence. Readers are asked not to connect them to real history. Title: War of Resistance: The National Destiny System Awakens from the Start Synopsis: When elite sol 5Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 21 War of Resistance: The Marshal’s Second Son Takes Fengtian from the Start 抗战:大帅次子,开局拿下丰天 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 9Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 22 Our 1937 我们的1937 The nation is on the brink of ruin, and a battle for the survival of the people is about to begin! A group of elite Nationalist soldiers, trained in the German style, take part in a series of utterly horrific battles. Time and again, they escape death, only to return to the front lines. They are always at the heart of the fighting. Even if the German-equipped division has officially been wiped out, as long as a single soldier is still alive, the division has not fallen! With vivid depictions of 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Shanhe Column 山河纵队 I transmigrated to the rout at Shanghai in 1937 and became a second lieutenant staff officer in the 88th Division, with death seeming inevitable. Japanese bayonets were at my back, and panicked, scattered soldiers fled all around me. No one knew I was an undercover Communist Party member, let alone that my mind held the entire history of World War II and The Art of War. While everyone else fled, I struck back! I led thirty battered survivors into Wolf Valley. In our first battle, we wiped out a 22Reads—Score214d adds
- 24 An Invincible General 战将无敌 Chen Fan transmigrated by accident while carrying out a mission. The fiery battlefield tempered the soldiers and forged a battle-hardened commander! 16Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 25 War of Resistance: The Ironblood Flying Eagle 抗战之铁血飞鹰 With the heavens’ power, wipe out the Japanese devils! After Tang Dingshan encounters the Japanese nuclear wastewater incident, he returns to the Songhu battlefield with a tactical sniper rifle and gets dragged into the meat grinder at Luodian. What else is there to say? Load armor-piercing rounds: one shot, one Japanese machine gunner; one shot, one Japanese tank; one shot, one Japanese aircraft… Whatever lies within my sights, I’ll kill the strong and crush the weak! 705Reads8.8Score11514d adds
- 26 The Arrow of Justice 正义之箭 In early 1940, during the Battle of Chengde, Xu Yihang, Xu Erhang, Xu Jinchuan, Rong Shi, and the others took down Shimizu Niju-san and continued on the path of resistance against Japan, fighting all the way to final victory! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The War of Resistance: Starting by Wiping Out an Entire Japanese Battalion 抗战,从全歼鬼子大队开始 No System, no golden finger, no brainless wish fulfillment!!! On the snowbound Xuefeng Mountain in western Hunan, flames of war rage and shrapnel tears through the sky. Xiao Weiguo, a young man from modern times, transmigrates through time and becomes a second lieutenant platoon leader in the 74th Army. Leading a remnant force, he holds the last pass against the Japanese invaders. “When the bullets run out, fight with bayonets! When the bayonets break, bite them with your teeth!” On a battlefiel 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 War of Resistance: A Huangpu Graduate Who Fights to the End 抗战:黄埔出身,打满全场 [Bright Sword] [Snow Leopard] [System] [Large-Scale Warfare] Chen Cheng transmigrates back to the War of Resistance era, born into a prominent family. Watch as he rises from regimental commander to the very top. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 War of Resistance: I Started as a Division Commander and Became the Strongest Warlord 抗战:开局师长,我成最强军阀 Chen Wen transmigrates to a world equipped with World War I-era technology and becomes a division commander from the start, awakening a Warlord System! Faced with the threat of the “Sato” Empire, he summons elite forces of every kind: World War II infantry divisions, modern army air assault divisions, heavy combined-arms brigades, strategic missile forces, and more. With his technological advantage, he crushes every enemy in his path! He trounces the little “Sato,” conquers the world, and become 402Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Livestreaming the War of Resistance: The Entire Internet in Tears as I Deliver Ten Thousand Tons of Supplies 直播抗战:全网泪崩,刷万吨物资 [War of Resistance] [Livestream] [System] [Supply Flow] [Passionate] Lu Feng was livestreaming from a history museum when he unexpectedly connected with the year 1937. As the camera swept over the battered city walls and a veteran with a broken leg who refused to retreat, the livestream chat exploded! “No medicine? Whether it’s penicillin or hemostats, we’ll provide as much as you need!” “No guns? Even if I have to sell everything I own, I’ll get our forebears enough equipment to form an armored 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 31 War of Resistance: Every Last Soldier Under My Command 抗日:麾下一兵一卒 With the Blind Monk’s skills from League of Legends, he slays enemies on the front lines and sweeps away bandits behind enemy lines, earning honors from home and abroad and becoming invincible inside and out. He beheads countless Japanese invaders, then reaches level eighteen and faces the final choice of what comes next. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 War of Resistance: My 1943 Player Army 抗战:1943我的玩家军团 "Slow-paced, not a conventional power fantasy, ensemble cast, somewhat realistic" When Lin Yan opened his eyes, he discovered he had become the second-in-command of a bandit stronghold in northern Hunan in 1943. His sworn elder brother had just died. Guo Mazi was making a play for power, and the Japanese were less than twenty li from the stronghold. A System had been implanted in his mind, allowing him to summon “players” from the future into this era. When the first batch of beta testers arrive 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Bloodbath at Wuhan 血战大武汉 Bloodbath at Wuhan, written by Zhang Jun, is a work of documentary literature depicting the history of the Battle of Wuhan. The battle lasted four and a half months and left 40,000 Japanese troops dead or wounded. It was the largest campaign of the War of Resistance in terms of the number of troops mobilized by China and Japan, the extent of the battlefield, and the length of the fighting. It also inflicted the heaviest losses on the Japanese and was the largest battle of the war's strategic def —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 War of Resistance: The Chairman Asks Me for Tips on Micro-Management 抗战:委员长向我请教微操之术 Keyboard warrior Lin Yifeng is a master of battlefield micromanagement in Hearts of Iron. One day, he transmigrates to the blood-soaked Battle of Shanghai and finds himself a notorious playboy battalion commander in the Tax Police Corps. Against the Japanese army’s iron tide, the Battlefield Micromanagement System that awakens within him is his only source of support. He leads a small squad in ghostlike infiltrations behind enemy lines, striking the enemy where it hurts most: artillery positions 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 War of Resistance: Starting in Western Hubei 抗战:从鄂西开始 [Battle of Zaoyi] + [Battle of Yichang] + [Aerial combat] + [Defense of Changsha] In 1940, smoke chokes the skies over the Battle of Zaoyi. The entire eastern Xiangyang front collapses, General Zhang Zizhong dies for his country, and the main Japanese force advances straight toward Yichang. Honghuatao, the western gateway to Hubei, is a vital route for the Japanese advance. The isolated 185th Division faces certain death, with no hope of reinforcements. The newly appointed division commander, Li 5.6kReads6.1Score23814d adds
- 38 Reforging the Sichuan Spirit: Chronicles of the War Against Japan 川魂重铸抗日风云录 This is a work of online fiction by the author. It does not correspond to or oppose any historical event, nor does it rewrite history. Readers, please do not assume it refers to you or read this story as an accurate account of history. The author simply wants to make up for the regret of “dying before his great mission was complete, leaving heroes to weep with their robes soaked in tears.” Imagine if, in those days, Liu Xiang had been reborn and resolutely led three million Sichuan soldiers in a 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 War of Resistance: Bloodbath in Yunnan and Burma 抗战之浴血滇缅 At the end of 1941, as the Japanese army swept across East Asia and the western Pacific, Cai Xiuyong, far away in Burma, began making his own preparations. Having lived two lives, he did everything in his power to protect this vital artery for China, waiting for the expeditionary force to enter Burma... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Building a Reputation in Republican China 我在民国刷声望 Synopsis: When Gu Zhangge opened his eyes, he had become a fourteen-year-old raw recruit amid a hail of bullets atop Nanchang’s city walls. His comrades were on the brink of death, and the charge signal sounded shrill and piercing. At this desperate moment, the “Battlefield Prestige System” suddenly activated. The braver he performed, the higher his prestige and the better his rewards! But the System was stingy and brutally practical: want a first-aid kit? Earn enough prestige first! Want a good 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Rear Base: The Sichuan Army Goes to War 大后方,出川抗战 282Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 War Against Japan: The Road to Annihilation 抗日:灭国之路 Wei Mingyang: Special Operations Forces He vanished in front of his fellow soldiers while on a mission. After transmigrating to a battlefield, he began with a defensive campaign and wrote a blazing tale of war. 15Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 44 My Grandfather’s Extraordinary Life 我姥爷不平凡的一生 Ordinary people can create extraordinary lives! "San'er, get up and get to work!" "Third Brother, let's go!" "The strongest combat squad is here!" the terrified enemy cried. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 I Transmigrate to Republican-Era China, Starting with My Expulsion from Military Academy 穿越民国,从被军校除名开始 [You’ve just transmigrated, and the military academy has already expelled you?] [You’ve barely set out for home when enemy warships ram and sink your ferry?] [The little Japanese devils have brought out their tanks?] [Where will you get the money to buy weapons and supplies? Your spatial storage is piled high with gold and silver!] He turns the wealth and supplies he accumulated in modern-day Daxia into wartime resources and sends them to Daxia in the modern era, strengthening the country’s defe 125Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 46 The War Against Japan: From the Shanghai Battlefield to Tokyo 抗日之从淞沪战场到东京 [A transmigration historical novel set against the main battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japan] Lu Wei, a top student at a military academy, transmigrates to the Battle of Songhu, known as “purgatory,” and becomes a company commander in the Sichuan Army’s 20th Corps. With outstanding military skills and formidable combat prowess, he leads the elite squad he trained through blood and fire on the battlefield against Japan. On one side is a merciless struggle of blood and fire; on the o 8Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 47 A Chuunibyou Teen and a Mount & Blade System Crash the War Against Japan 中二少年之骑砍系统乱入抗日战场 A young man who plays Mount & Blade is suddenly transported by a mysterious System to the historical battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japan, after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. With the System’s help, along with his own experience and wisdom, he sets out to make up for history’s many shortcomings and missed opportunities, turning small victories into great ones and grief into strength, finally soothing old regrets. Blowing up planes, wiping out Japanese invaders, journeying deep 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Transmigrating to the Republic of China: The Secret War 穿越民国之密战 [Transmigration] + [Space] + [Infiltration] + [War of Resistance] Liu Qingru transmigrates to the Republic of China, before the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression breaks out. She poses as the fiancée of an officer cadet at the Central Military Academy, then is injured and loses her memory before joining the Eighth Route Army. She marries a regimental political commissar, treats the sick and wounded, supports the resistance, and goes undercover to steal intelligence... 299Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 49 War of Resistance: Ballistics Leave No Trace 抗战:弹道无痕 Resistance War: The Invisible Bullet A lone rifle and a talking donkey write an immortal legend behind enemy lines. Synopsis: Li Gousheng, an international shooting champion, accidentally transmigrates to the Taihang Mountains in 1938. There, he discovers that he has the memories of a modern sniper and a mysterious Enemy-Hunting System. Dressed in camouflage and armed with a Kar98k sniper rifle, he becomes the “Ghost Gunner” feared by the Japanese army. His companion is Qingyun, a gray donkey wh 441Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 A Collection of Short Alternate-History Stories About the War of Resistance 短篇抗战历史架空脑洞合集 Looking at the one devastating battle after another throughout history, I seem to see the unwillingness in the hearts of countless soldiers. I, too, feel that same indignation. Their spirit deserves to live on, and so, through one fictional short story after another, I will pass it down. These stories won’t always be feel-good tales. Some may be tragic, heartbreaking, or filled with regret... If you have a good story, feel free to share it with me. I’ll draw out its spirit and turn it into a new 1Reads—Score—14d adds

















































