Novels like Preparing for the War of Resistance Since World War I
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- 1 The New Jiazi Chronicle 新编甲子 Zhang Xingguang goes from being a history student to returning to 1852, where he becomes the top scholar in the imperial examinations. He then takes a different path from the Xiang Army, defeats countless domestic and foreign rivals, and ultimately sets right one historical regret after another before embarking on a journey to the stars and seas. —Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 2 I Just Ascended the Throne as Emperor, Why Are You Panicking, Uncle Sam? 我刚登基称帝，鹰酱你慌什么？ Qin Ye transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the emperor of a small country. But the empire is now beset by crises. Foreign powers circle like wolves, corrupt ministers wreak havoc within, and the emperor himself is little more than a puppet on strings. This is a hellish start. Fortunately, at this crucial moment, the “Super Empire System” awakens. “Ding-dong! Congratulations, Host, you've opened the beginner's gift pack.” “Ding-dong! Host receives one aircraft carrier, 100 carrier-based —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Bright Sword: Qi Tongwei Is Reborn, Zhao Gang Leads Li Yunlong to Victory 亮剑：祁同伟重生赵刚带飞李云龙 [War of Resistance + System (not overpowered) + ensemble cast + face-slapping + satisfying revenge] Given a second life, with the memories of both Qi Tongwei and Zhao Gang woven together, how will he break free from his predetermined fate? In this life, I won't just climb the ranks. I'll make people look up to me. Li Yunlong: Old Zhao, people used to say I never played by the rules. Now I'm the most rule-abiding man in the whole regiment. Zhao Gang: Old Li, from now on, you can handle all the 119Reads—Score110Shelves
- 4 Reborn in the Late Qing: I Forced the Great Powers to Sign Treaties 重生晚清，我逼列强签条约 [National Fate] x [System] x [Ultimate Emperor], no female lead, pure satisfaction from beginning to end. A modern man transmigrates into the late Qing Dynasty, turns the tide, thrashes the great powers, and restores the glory of Great Xia! 2kReads6.6Score123Shelves
- 5 Dreaming Back to 1895 梦回一八九五 During a mission, special forces soldier Lin Feng unexpectedly returns to 1895 in a parallel universe. This world shares the same history as the one he came from, but with his arrival, a whole new chapter begins. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Holy King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天国的圣王 The warships and cannons of the Western powers blasted open the gates of the Qing dynasty, sounding the alarm across China. Faced with an upheaval unlike any in five thousand years, reform was the only way forward! Feng Yun, a librarian, transmigrates into Feng Yunshan, the Southern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Faced with internal strife, foreign aggression, and a decaying feudal system, he has no choice but to bring about change! 23Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 7 Beiyang 1909: A Map from the Start 北洋1909：开局一张图 The moment he opens his eyes, he discovers that he has become Yuan Shikai's eldest son, Yuan Keding, the man who would go on to champion the monarchy. To make matters worse, his father has just been deposed, and the whole family is trapped in their old home in Xiangcheng. The Qing court wants to make a move against him, the revolutionaries want to recruit him, and foreign powers circle like vultures. All he has is a lame leg that has yet to heal and a map that can reveal mineral deposits, sphere 81Reads—Score115Shelves
- 8 Transmigrating as a German Military Cadet, I Return Home to Fight the War and Defend My Country 穿越德国军校生，归国抗战保家国 War of Resistance + no System + military industry + conquering the world In 1937, China is shrouded in the clouds of war. The flames of Japanese militarism are about to engulf the heartland of the descendants of Yan and Huang! Lu Ming, a modern-day university student, arrives in this era and becomes the son of a Chinese-German laborer. After strengthening himself at a military academy, he resolutely returns to China to fight the Japanese! From Berlin to Shanghai, from Nanjing to Wuhan, from Yan’ 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Traveling Between Two Worlds: From the Start, I Rule the Golden Triangle as a Tusi 两界互穿开局金三角当土司 At the end of the Shuiqing era, when you can transmigrate back and forth between parallel worlds, what would you do? Support the Qing and drive out the foreigners? Give me a break. I don’t want to wear a long queue braid. Raise an army against the Qing? What a hassle. People die in wars, you know. The right way to get started is to become an imperialist power yourself and join the great wave of colonization. First, take the Great Qing Empire for a spin, then wipe out the Japanese, and finally 120Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Away From My Father Li Hongzhang, I’ll Become a Power Broker in Korea 远离家父李鸿章，去朝鲜当权臣 Anti-Qing + political intrigue + building a powerful nation Tired of stories that start in China? Follow our protagonist as he rises to power from Korea and becomes a minister opposing the Qing. Reborn as Li Hongzhang’s son, he gets called a traitor by the capital’s righteous scholars. My father may be a traitor, but men who only talk and never act have no right to criticize him. In Tianjin, Li Hongzhang gives a stern order: “Go and keep our tributary state of Korea under control!” Li Jingyuan: 476Reads—Score115Shelves
- 11 Reborn in 1888: Opening Up the Wilderness and Building Industry in the Mountains 重生1888，深山开荒造实业 Zhang Wei wakes up to find that he has become the only son of a wealthy landowner in the Guangxu era. The Self-Strengthening Movement is in full swing, and everything seems prosperous, but the empire is rotten to the core and on the verge of collapse. Starting out with a thousand mu of fertile farmland, he opens mines, builds factories, and establishes schools, helping the people of his hometown thrive. When the imperial court proves useless, he raises his own militia to protect the local commun 216Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 From a County Town, I Contend for Hegemony and Tear Apart the Great Powers' Encirclement 从县城开始争霸，手撕列强包围网 [No System] [Powerhouse] [Warlords] [Foreign Powers] [Struggle for Hegemony] [Nation-Building] This is a novel about warlord infighting, competition among foreign powers, industrial development, and national reform. See how Chen Yu builds a rich and powerful nation under the foreign powers' siege. 1Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 13 Zhao Gou's Bright Sword Journey 赵苟的亮剑旅程 Starting in Bright Sword, he builds his forces and grows stronger! Unlock Zhou Weiguo from Snow Leopard, giving him fewer regrets and more chances to strike back. Unlock Zei Jiu from Second Gunner, a sharpshooter who started out as a nobody. Give him a life with fewer clichés and more freedom to do as he pleases! Unlock the Cannon Fodder Regiment, so the heroes who fought bloodily can live a little less exhausting a life! I’m new to this, so I hope all you esteemed readers will offer more encour 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 War of Resistance: This Militia Is Absolutely Fearsome 抗战：这群民兵太猛啦 [Independent development + no System + large-scale warfare] Awakening from the shadow of the Jin-Sui Army's defeat, the soldier king Qin Zhonghua vows to rebuild China's backbone! His starting point? A mere dozen or so militia guards! His codename? The “Tigers”! The militia becomes a battalion, the battalion expands into a regiment, and the regiment grows into a brigade... In his hands, a heavily armed, American-equipped “Tigers” army group rises out of nowhere! It sweeps across northwestern Sha 11Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 15 I’m a Marshal of Three Armies, and You Call Me a War Criminal? 我都成三军元帅了，你叫我战犯？ Li Yunxiao transmigrates into the War of Resistance and becomes a police station captain in Jinshanwei! What? The Japanese have overwhelming firepower? Watch me teach them a lesson with modern tactics! What? Their tactics are brilliant? Sorry, I already predicted that you'd predict my move! From Jinshanwei to Jinling, then across the entire Chinese battlefield, Li Yunxiao leads his troops to victory after victory, driving the Japanese into retreat! He thinks he'll retire after completing his 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 War of Resistance: Starting with Snow Leopard, I Deal in Arms 抗战，从雪豹开始倒卖军火 The must-read power fantasy of 2026! [War of Resistance] + [System] + [Dual Transmigration] + [Overwhelming Firepower] + [Power Fantasy] After transmigrating into the world of the War of Resistance, Zhou Mingyuan binds himself to the [Arms System]. He brings industrial equipment from a later era into the past. While others are still worrying about running out of ammunition, he's already thinking about how to give a unit the firepower and logistical support it needs to fight continuously. He st 2.2kReads—Score153Shelves
- 17 The Greatest Landlord of the Late Qing Dynasty 清末之最强大地主 My future does not lie among the stars, but across vast expanses of land. There is no problem that cannot be solved by staking out a plot of land. If one plot is not enough, stake out another. “I stake out land, and I’m happy.” These are the musings of a transmigrator from an agrarian civilization about planets and the earth. 408Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 From the Start, I'm a Young Marshal: Build Big, Grow Strong, and Make Glory Again 开局就当少帅，做大做强再创辉煌 Xu Le transmigrated to a Tang Dynasty much like the era of World War II. Unfortunately, his father died from the start, leaving him no choice but to become a young marshal and inherit a warlord force of fewer than ten thousand men. A System appeared: by supplying resources or killing enemies, he could earn Merit Points to exchange for all kinds of weapons and ammunition in the System Shop. From then on, Xu Le led his small warlord force into battle, fighting on all fronts, growing stronger and m 2Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 19 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 80Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 20 War of Resistance: I'm Going to Be a Division Commander! 抗战之老子要当师长！ A mercenary with a chemistry graduate degree transmigrates to the accursed year 1936. Isn't that just asking for trouble? He originally wanted to be a handsome man living quietly through chaotic times, but the damned tide of society keeps pushing him forward! Cheng Huaijin cries out, “Oh, no! I want to be a division commander!!” 21Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 21 Guerrilla Fighters: I Have a Logistics System 游击队，我有后勤系统 In the blink of an eye, Chen Changqing finds himself in an age of raging war and a shattered homeland. Wiping out the invaders is the sort of glorious deed that earns you a place of honor in the family genealogy and the first offering of incense. Unfortunately, things are difficult for him from the start. Five men, two guns, and a few bullets. The enemy is already closing in, but he still has hundreds of civilians to escort to safety... What a disastrous start. 17Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 22 My Huangpu, 1924 我的黄埔1924 I'm a complete newcomer who loves history. A modern People's Liberation Army officer returns to 1924, a momentous era. He keeps company with the illustrious figures of history, forming friendships as classmates and bonds between teacher and student. From the crucible of Huangpu to the blood and fire of the Eastern Expedition, he weathers the smoke of the Northern Expedition. At the split between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, he embarks on a journey to study in Germany. He endures the h 62Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 23 I, Qingjue Sect, Dig Up My Own Ancestral Grave from the Start 我，清掘宗，开局先挖自家祖坟 [The Qing emperor’s fake grandson / real tyrant X Civilization Revival System, where ancestors are given a good old-fashioned physical send-off] I transmigrated into the unlucky fake cousin of the Xianfeng Emperor, just as China stood on the brink of ruin and the great powers closed in. Others save the nation through reform. Zai Yuan saves it by... digging up graves. System activation requirements: rob tombs, steal the Mandate of Heaven, destroy the Qing! And so, history’s most “filial” grandson 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 War of Resistance: Advancing from Northern Sichuan 抗战：从川北开始前进 The flames of war sweep across China. With the nation in peril, every ordinary man has a duty to defend his home and country. When the Sichuan Army heard the call, the whole province rallied behind them. Carrying banners marked with the word “death,” they resolutely marched out of Sichuan. But what awaited them was a division with barely a thousand old rifles and just a dozen light and heavy machine guns. They were scorned, disbanded, and reorganized. After less than a hundred days of training a 701Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Nameless Soldier 无名士兵 “Weapons in war can be guns and cannons, resources, public opinion, or food. But the most terrifying weapon is hatred. When hatred is used as a weapon against a nation, the war will never end. Our leader doesn’t have any special abilities like Lord Petra. He simply knows how to wield this weapon. I want to tell you about a group of people. On the eastern front, a battlefield that was pure hell, their lives were filthy, brutal, and short. Most of them never made it home. No one knows their names. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Heroes of World War II 二战英雄 Both of my books are rubbish. Don’t read them. At most, I’d recommend reading the first three or four hundred chapters of this one. 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Warlord: You Dumped Me for Being Poor. Why Are You Crying Now? 军阀：嫌我穷，分手后你哭什么？ Synopsis: [Warlords + tycoon protagonist + decisive and ruthless + passionate + sweet romance + one female lead + Republican-era setting + devoted husband + doting dad + brotherhood + wish fulfillment] The affairs of the world follow a cycle: after long division comes unity, and after long unity comes division! The ways of the underworld aren't just about fighting and killing. They're about human relationships and worldly dealings! In his previous life, Zhao Yun was hit by a car and killed while 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Republican Era: The Rise of the Warlords 民国风云之，军阀崛起 My new work is out! You’re welcome to 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! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 War of Resistance: Bloodbath at the Guandong Pass 抗日之血色关东 A mercenary, a woman, a magic carpet that can be copied infinitely, and a beautiful Lotus Mountain. Together, they create a dazzling epic of resistance against Japan. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Transmigration: Making Waves During the Qianlong Era 穿越：我在乾隆年间搞事情 Chen Yanzhou, a modern university student majoring in history, transmigrates into the body of an impoverished Han bannerman scholar in the Qing dynasty. His family is destitute, and he suffers humiliation at every turn. The Eight Banners run rampant, corrupt officials rule, the people starve in droves, and the court is rotten to the core. After witnessing the powerful treat human lives as worthless, he vows to overturn this bloodthirsty world. By chance, he gains a golden finger that lets him se —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Those Times I Transmigrated to the Qing Dynasty 穿越清朝的那些事 A modern man transmigrates to the Qing dynasty during the Yongzheng reign. Through the eyes of a modern thinker, you’ll experience the glory and stories of that era as he uses modern methods to climb, step by step, to the highest position. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Victory Day in the War of Resistance 抗战胜利日 There are no heroes or geniuses here, only ordinary people trying to live in peace who are swept into a deadly struggle and lose their lives. In 2025, veteran of the War of Resistance Chen Yongning gave an interview to a reporter. He began with the day the war was won, then spoke of his brief romance with a Japanese nurse, which ended abruptly before it had a chance to develop. Chen Yongning’s account then turned to the eighty years after the war ended. During those years, he reunited with forme 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Qing Shaoran's Beacon Fires: The Rise of the Great Revolution 清少燃烽火：大革命之崛起 Set during the Great Revolution, this is the story of a young master from the Qing dynasty whose fate is utterly transformed by the tides of the times. Foreign powers covet his family’s mines, bringing the family to ruin. Sent to a landlord’s home, the young master is bullied at every turn, with only the kind-hearted eldest daughter there to protect him. After an accident sends him tumbling into a well, he somehow finds himself in a secret anti-Qing army, setting out on a turbulent and extraordi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 War of Resistance: Rising from Guerrilla Squad Leader 抗战：从游击队长开始崛起 [War of Resistance] + [System] + [No Equipment Beyond Its Era] + [The Right Side of History] Zhang Zekun unexpectedly transmigrates into the Republic of China era. As a young man, he recruits local militia and forms the Red Guard. Over the following years, he fights countless battles, large and small. He survives the Long March and crosses the grasslands. When the full-scale War of Resistance breaks out, Zhang Zekun volunteers to establish a guerrilla base behind enemy lines, and his System awak 1.1kReads6.6Score109Shelves
- 35 Republican China: I Rule Shanghai with a Weapons System 人在民国：靠军火系统称霸沪上 The moment Li Fei opens his eyes, he finds himself a degenerate gambler in 1915 Shanghai, with killers on his tail from the start! At the brink of death, he binds himself to the Ironblood Arsenal System, trading silver dollars for guns and cannons! With a Mauser pistol, he kills a gang boss. Grenades wipe out the Little Sword Society's main force, and within three days he takes Zhabei! Foreigners trying to extort him? Li Fei points his gun at them: “Rules? I am the rules!” Opium dens and gamblin 8.5kReads6.3Score483Shelves
- 36 War of Resistance: The Fengtian Clique’s Most Defiant Man 抗战，奉系头号反骨人 [System Name: Powerful Fire Support System] [Core Function One: Strategic-Grade Supplies Support] [Function Details:] 1. Daily Random Rewards: At midnight each day, the System will assess the current state of the war and the Host's potential needs. It will randomly award several tons of combat or logistical supplies. These may include, but are not limited to, weapons and ammunition, medicine, food, clothing, engineering equipment, and more. 2. Guaranteed Monthly Grand Prize: At midnight on the f 957Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 1904: From the Northeast, I Launch a Military-Industrial Cthulhu 1904：从东北开启军工克苏鲁 By a twist of fate, the protagonist transmigrates into the Japanese TV drama Saka no Ue no Kumo. In the show's 1904, he begins a very different life. Also known as: A Man in Saka no Ue no Kumo, Starting Out as a Fake Major. 22Reads—Score139Shelves
- 38 Late Qing: Deceiving the Emperor and Rebelling to Save China 晚清：欺君造反救华夏 Set in the second year of Xianfeng, during the Taiping Rebellion. The protagonist, born a bandit, impersonates a county magistrate and takes up the post, planning to make a quick buck and run. But life is a drama, and somehow he just keeps climbing the official ranks… I eat the Qing’s food and wear the Qing’s clothes, yet I’m also going to rebel against the Qing. Watch me drive out the Tartars and rebuild China! 268Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 39 The Romantic Little Tyrant of Troubled Times 乱世多情小霸王 No System! This is a genuine transmigration story: no bragging, no mindless wish fulfillment, just a realistic tale of transmigration, taking one solid step at a time! There is danger, love and hate, and plenty of bluffing. Its sole guiding principle is passion, patriotism, and romance. A historical fantasy novel. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 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—Shelves
- 41 I Transmigrated to the Wanli Era and Founded a Country Overseas 穿越万历海外建国 [Transmigration + male protagonist + no System + history + colonization + founding a nation] Zhou Zhan transmigrates to the Wanli era and becomes a small landowner. Officials have their eyes on the land owned by Zhou Zhan's family. With no way to fight back against those in power, he has no choice but to leave with his family and develop the Treasure Island. No one knows what lies ahead, so let's wait and see... 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 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. 44Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 43 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—Shelves
- 44 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 189Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 45 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... 7.8kReads8.2Score471Shelves
- 46 1937: Reborn as Tang Shengzhi, How Can I Save the Nation? 1937，重生唐生智，如何救国 [Nanjing + War of Resistance + System (not a System-dominates-all story)] In December 1937, a young man from the modern era transmigrates by accident and becomes one of Nanjing's people as the city teeters on the brink. 8Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 47 Late Qing: I’ll Make the Great Powers Kneel and Sing ‘We Conquer’! 晚清：我让列强跪着唱征服！ No harem, no clichés, no invincibility, no System. Enter at your own risk. After transmigrating to a parallel world in the late Qing Dynasty, Liu Haoran had hoped to live quietly as a landlord’s young master. Instead, he was forced to become the face of an industrial powerhouse! After overcoming one obstacle after another, he looked back on the road he had traveled and couldn’t help but marvel: “Turns out I’m the foreign power!” Empress Dowager Cixi (trembling): “This Liu Haoran... Is he plannin 12Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 48 War of Resistance: The System Awakened from the Start? I'll Buy, Buy, Buy! 抗战：开局觉醒系统？我买买买！ [Pure Power Fantasy + Slightly Slow-Burning + Warlords + Fengtian Army + Ruthless Decisiveness + System + Nation-Building + Contest for Supremacy] After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Lin Heng, a Chinese special forces captain, made a shocking move. To his surprise, after dying, he transmigrated to a parallel world and became the most doted-on youngest son of a warlord. As a transmigrator, he naturally needed a golden finger. [War of Resistance System]: Anything of value can be exchang 187Reads—Score155Shelves
- 49 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 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Warlord: The Young Marshal of the Sichuan Army Begins by Saving the Nation Through Arms Manufacturing 军阀：川军少帅，从军工救国开始 [Warlords] [Republican Era] [Development] [Rise of the Sichuan Army] [Feel-Good Story] [Military Industry and National Strength] [Passionate Resistance Against Japan] Liu Ziyi transmigrates to a war-torn era of warlords and becomes the nonexistent eldest son of Liu Yuanxun, a Sichuan warlord. From the start, he has a set of blueprints for a rifle he designed himself. He uses them to help his father consolidate his rule over central Sichuan and secure control of the Chongqing Arsenal for himself. 204Reads—Score—Shelves
