Novels like Nightingale
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Nightingale, best match first.
- 101 Espionage: Cultivating with the Female Commander from the Start? 谍战：开局和女长官修炼？ 627Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 You Were Supposed to Infiltrate, Not Become a Japanese Colonel! 让你潜伏，没让你当鬼子大佐呀！ [Smart Protagonist]+ [Corrupting the Japanese Army]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Master of Disguise] Transmigrate into a Japanese cannon-fodder soldier on the Songhu battlefield? No problem, I have a complete knowledge of history! A lost little agent from the Military Statistics Bureau infiltrates the Japanese army, planning to keep his head down until victory. Instead, he kills a sergeant, sells weapons, passes along intelligence, and accidentally becomes a Japanese general. Director Dai of the M 5.1kReads6.1Score33414d adds
- 103 The Beacon-Fire Plains 烽火平原 The twenty-sixth year of the Republic, by the Yong'an River in eastern Henan. A time of chaos is coming. Japanese invaders draw ever closer, the country lies in ruins, and the people in the countryside struggle to survive from one day to the next. Sixteen-year-old Chen Zhe is an ordinary village boy who tends sheep by the river. But when the nightmare of war arrives, he watches his homeland trampled and his neighbors abused. Every man has a duty, and even a commoner dares to take up a blade. Wit 1.4kReads6.9Score12514d adds
- 104 The Schemer 暗算者 The Strategist is a handpicked collection of 66 spy thrillers and novellas, like a box of carefully crafted deadly weapons, each one different in shape and razor-sharp. 66 stories, 66 battles for life and death. From the nail-biting suspense of going undercover alone to the battle of wits involved in cracking codes; from silent tails through streets and alleyways to undercurrents swirling at dances and card tables. You'll witness how the solitary “Listener” hears thunder in the silence, feel how 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 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 25Reads—Score214d adds
- 106 Republican China: From Fake Young Master to Warlord 民国，从冒牌少爷到一方军阀 [No System + Republican Era + Multiple Heroines + Espionage in the Later Story] After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, landlord's son Li Mingyuan, who had paid for a trainee patrol officer's post, set sail for his new assignment with his newlywed wife Shen Shutong, his attendant Fugui, and the old family servant Wang Guilan. They were attacked by river bandits along the way. The original Li Mingyuan was killed, while Fugui, the protagonist and a modern-day special forces soldier, was knocked unco 12.2kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 107 Diao Bing Mantun 刁兵满囤 He crawled out of a cesspit, and nothing could kill him. The Japanese invaders’ lives were less durable than his manure fork. A farmer, an iron fork, and a blood-soaked path. No transmigration, no cheat powers. The Japanese killed his whole family, so he’ll make sure their line dies out. 220Reads—Score12414d adds
- 108 Kite: Spy Games in Shanghai with Zheng Yaoxian, the Military Intelligence Agent 风筝：与军统六弟郑耀先谍战上海 Just scored! Republican-era setting + passionate ensemble cast + espionage + Military Statistics Bureau + undercover operations + battles of wits + no System + not reborn + the Military Statistics Bureau’s Sixth Brother In 1939, Chen Gongxing, a lieutenant colonel and deputy station chief in the Military Statistics Bureau, defected. At the time, the Shanghai Mei Agency and Wang Jingwei’s puppet regime’s Special Services Headquarters, Number 76, were opening their doors. Chen Gongxing became Num 5.5kReads7.4Score34314d adds
- 109 Spycraft in the War of Resistance 抗战谍门 Shen Mobei has a secret: he can travel freely between the Republic of China era and 2026. Using modern supplies and his foreknowledge, Shen Mobei maneuvers among the various factions. He rescues the Red Party and joins the Military Statistics Bureau, becoming a mysterious figure everyone wants to recruit and eliminate. Dai Li calls him "Ghost Fox": a ghost for his uncanny comings and goings, a fox for his cunning and intelligence. The Japanese want to uncover where his supplies come from. The Wa 74Reads7.0Score1114d adds
- 110 Starting in the Republic of China, I Apply to the First Whampoa Class, and I'm from Fenghua 民国开局报考黄埔一期我是奉化的 Republican-era setting + Whampoa Military Academy + conventional front lines + no System. Surname: Liu. Given name: Xin. Courtesy name: Huaqiang. Native of Xikou, Fenghua. A modern military enthusiast and expert has been reborn. Of course he has to make up for history's regrets! Charge! 27.9kReads—Score2.7k14d adds
- 111 Espionage: Every Female Agent Is My Informant 谍战：女特务都是我的内线 [Espionage + Multiple Heroines + System + Hearing Their Inner Thoughts] Whenever he comes into contact with a beautiful woman, he learns her memories, experiences, inner thoughts, schemes, and secrets, giving him leverage over her. Handsome and devilishly charming, he lies low in enemy territory and finds himself surrounded by one romantic encounter after another, as if he were strolling through a land of women. He cons and deceives, spinning one outrageous tale after another until the enemy's f 2.3kReads7.2Score17014d adds
- 112 Espionage: Codename Screw 谍战之代号螺丝钉 Good news: A sharpshooter from the shooting range transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a little agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. He has extraordinary hearing, peerless marksmanship, and a few other tricks up his sleeve... Bad news: The Lone Wolf team has been wiped out, and I’ve become a prisoner of the Japanese. Their guns are already aimed at the back of my head. I’m about to get boxed, and it looks like I’ll be meeting my great-grandma any minute... My name is Lin Tianxian 3kReads6.5Score18114d adds
- 113 Espionage: One Poisonous Scheme After Another, Leaving the Japanese Calling Me a Living Yama 谍战：毒计连连，鬼子直呼活阎王 Gu Nan transmigrates to 1936 and becomes an ace “torture spy.” He awakens an ability to obtain intelligence. As long as he tortures the Japanese and makes them suffer, he can extract the intelligence they possess. Special Higher Police Section: We must never let Gu Nan get his hands on us. No one can keep a secret from him. Nan Zao Yun Zi: I didn’t say anything, really. Chief of the Special Higher Police Section: He just beat me up, and every top-secret agent hiding in China was exposed. Head of 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Years Without Regrets 无悔岁月 In 1936, dusk settled over Xiangcheng, steeping it in the smell of rust and blood. The late-autumn wind cut like a knife, piercing to the bone. Xu Chengyang tugged down the brim of his police cap. The collar of his coarse wool uniform chafed his neck raw. This black uniform was both his prison and his armor… 456Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Espionage: It Begins with Kite 谍战：从风筝开始 Li Baoguo transmigrated into a sprawling world of treacherous spy dramas, where the stories of Kite, The Disguiser, The Rebel, and others all converged... As Boss Dai's trusted confidant, his first mission was to keep an eye on Zheng Yaoxian, the sixth brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! To hold fast to his red ideals and save the country by working from within, Li Baoguo resolutely ventured along the blade's edge, even to the brink of a cliff! From then on, an ace agent codenamed “Abyss” 224Reads7.9Score3814d adds
- 116 Espionage Shadows on the Shanghai Bund 谍影上海滩 During the War of Resistance Against Japan, under the Wang Jingwei puppet regime, an engineering student transmigrates into the body of Yu Xia, director of the Special Operations Department at No. 76. Yu Xia, also known as the Smiling Tiger, is infamous as a living King of Hell. His ruthless methods make people tremble with fear at the mere mention of his name. See how Yu Xia, with blood on his hands, seeks redemption while trapped behind enemy lines. The story is full of twists and turns, so fa 531Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 117 Just Like His Father and Grandfather Once Were 就像他父辈和祖辈曾经的模样 (From World War I to World War II) (Slow burn, with the focus mainly on the period after World War I) (A note for readers who may want to pass: It's slow-paced. It has some wish-fulfillment, but nothing too outrageous.) (Alternate history) “Deceivers and doers aren't necessarily opposites. Deception takes many forms. If my actions make you believe that this is who I am, then I've succeeded in deceiving you. As for being a doer, I deceived you all and then made my deception a reality.” Humphryck 5Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 118 Espionage: Codename Wrecking Ball! Infinite Plunder! 谍战：代号大摆锤！无限掠夺！ [Spy warfare + gritty action + rooting out traitors + power fantasy + System + business + portable space] He is the most overlooked nobody in the Military Statistics Bureau, and the lowest-ranking Green Gang underling, living each day with death hanging over him. He is the shadowy boss controlling a vast family business, and a gangster, a scumbag, in the eyes of countless people. More than that, he is a secret agent who strikes fear into the hearts of traitors and Japanese spies. His codename: W 5.9kReads6.4Score41914d adds
- 119 War of Resistance: Shadow Sharpshooter 抗战风云：暗影神枪 Where does the thunderclap strike, shattering the ghosts’ courage? A divine marksman emerges from the shadows of the dark woods! Seven years after the fall of the three northeastern provinces, a young sharpshooter appears from deep in the Greater Khingan Range. Bearing the blood debt of a village massacred by the Japanese, he begins a desperate counterattack like a phantom... No clichés / Not a wish-fulfillment novel / Smart characters / Suspense and horror / Witty and humorous 4.2kReads8.2Score37114d adds
- 120 The Fog of Espionage 谍战迷雾 Liang Tianzhou, a medical intern who returned from studying in Japan, transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes one of our underground agents. Faced with misunderstanding from the woman he loves, the expectations of a young girl, and the passionate advances of a beautiful agent, what should he choose? You have one sinister plot after another, but I have a divine sword for breaking them apart. Amid truth and lies, illusion and reality, he skillfully outmaneuvers the enemy. With myste 212Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 121 Shadows on the Jianghu 江湖谍影 A traditional spy thriller, with no transmigration and no golden finger for the protagonist. Please don't flame me if that's not your thing. A legendary espionage tale set during the War of Resistance, starring Du Yunfan, a Shanghai street punk, and Shen Peiyao, a Communist agent. After an accident draws Du Yunfan into a deadly clash between the Military Statistics Bureau and Japanese spies, he is forced to pose as Shen Peiyao's husband. Little does he know she is the childhood sweetheart he los —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Bright Sword: My Super Arms Stockpile Can Be Redeemed for Cash! 亮剑：我的超级军火能提现！ Li Yunlong, tell me: since I, Li Fei, joined the Independent Regiment, have you ever gone without anything? Type 92 machine guns, Czech rifles, heavy machine guns, little cannons. Japanese weapons for everyone! Kang Ya, Shunliu, Zhou Weiguo. A gathering of the best! What else do you want?! Bazookas, Katyusha rocket launchers, Tiger tanks, Mustang fighters, aircraft carriers... We've got it all! Stick with your big brother Fei, and you'll eat your fill for nine meals after every battle! I can't g 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Transmigrating to 1937: Taking Out the Vanguard from the Start 穿越1937：开局干掉先锋队 [Alternate-History War Epic] [System] The land is shattered and the nation faces disaster. Traitors within aid the enemy, while invaders from abroad burn, kill, and plunder. Song Zhong transmigrates to a parallel world just as his squad is bombed by enemy forces. His comrades lie in pools of blood, and he is on the brink of death. The officer wants to kill me? I’ll strike first! The traitors want to surrender to the enemy? I’ll clean house! You want to attack Nanjing? Then I’ll take Suzhou and c 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Dreaming Back to the War of Resistance: Spy Hunter in the Mountain City 梦回抗战之山城猎谍 Long Xing was a SWAT officer. During an operation to arrest drug traffickers, he was poisoned and fell into a coma. When he woke up, he found himself in 1937... Was it a dream, or had he been reborn? By a twist of fate, Long Xing killed a Japanese man, and the dragon-shaped pendant he wore began to react... Determined to discover the reason and find his way back to the 21st century, he began a life of hunting spies and fighting the Japanese invaders... 1.4kReads8.3Score15214d adds
- 125 Bane of Japanese Spies: From the Start, I Awaken a Lie Detector System 日谍克星，开局觉醒测谎仪系统 Before he was reborn, those damned secret agents acted with impunity, buying off traitors and trading intelligence, causing one battlefield defeat after another as brave men died in vain. After he was reborn, the damned secret agents wailed in agony and trembled in fear, shouting that they wanted to go home. Warning, warning. Lie detected, lie detected. Accept the mission?… 302Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 126 The Flames of War Burn Again 烽火再续 [Realistic | No System | No Golden Finger] This is a war novel about resistance behind enemy lines. In occupied territory under the tight control of Japanese and puppet forces, the Eighth Route Army struggles to fight and survive amid shortages of food and medicine and constant casualties. They rely not on grand speeches, but on discipline, mutual support, and faith. In the harshest conditions, they hold on to their principles, keep their ranks together, and preserve the people's chance to survi 796Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Not a Single Japanese Soldier Gets Away 一个鬼子都不许留 I woke up to find myself a “Japanese devil” on the battlefield of the War of Resistance. The transmigration of Fu Shuiheng, a military-industrial PhD, is a cold joke: dressed in a Japanese uniform, lying on the scorched earth of Shanxi in 1937. From using broken Japanese to save himself to trembling as he pulls the trigger for the first time; from being dismissed as a “madman with an education” to personally forming the “Blade” squad, a unit that strikes fear into the enemy, he throws himself in 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Espionage: Starting in 1936 谍战：从1936开始 In 1936, the land lies shattered, and dark clouds gather over the nation. Modern special police officer Wang Xinjie transmigrates to the Shanghai concessions and becomes the most unremarkable Chinese constable, awakening a portable storage space from the start. A Japanese ronin kills someone in broad daylight? He snaps the man's wrist and sends him flying with a shoulder strike! A foreign superior sides with the Japanese invaders? He exploits public anger to put the man in his place, leaving him 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Espionage: The Days I Slacked Off at the Military Statistics Bureau 谍战我在军统摆烂的日子 We live in a peaceful era, but how many nameless heroes sacrificed their lives for this country and its people? History books are too thin to contain their greatness. Turn a page, and you've got their whole lives! History books are also too thick. We can't remember their names; we only know that they are heroes! He transmigrates through time to China during the War of Resistance Against Japan and takes the place of the original owner. Following his elders' arrangements, he joins the Juntong as a 73Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 130 Shadows of Espionage: Operation Rat Hunt 谍影重袭：猎鼠行动 This is the second espionage novel following Shadow in the Clouds. It is about a “mole's nest” that has infiltrated the upper ranks of the Ministry of State Security, and the series of life-and-death struggles between Luan Jianglong, Zhou Yutong, and the “mole's nest”… 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Code Name: Migratory Bird 代号候鸟 A heart-pounding covert war, as deep as the ocean! The most enduring declaration of love in the world is staying by someone’s side… 1kReads7.7Score10314d adds
- 132 Republican Era: All My Readers Are Big Shots! 民国：我的书迷都是大佬！ Gu Zhangge transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a down-and-out man from Nanyang. From the start, he awakens a Fame System and writes under the pen name Gu Jin. One novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, takes Shanghai by storm. He writes, "The greatest heroes serve their country and its people," awakening the slumbering spirit of the nation. He thinks he's merely a best-selling author, but the list of his fans is astonishing: literary masters write articles recommending him, while Gr 321Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Shadows over the South Manchuria Railway, 1935 满铁谍影1935 At a quarter past six on the morning of January 11, 1935, the sky over Beiping was still dark. Tong Cheng picked up a steaming bowl of traditional Beijing douzhi and drank it down in big gulps in front of Fujimoto. The fermented bean drink slid down his throat and into his stomach with a series of “glug, glug” sounds, like a frog croaking. When he finished, Tong Cheng let out several satisfied burps, his face beaming with happiness. Nearby, Fujimoto Masamichi nearly threw up. He barely managed t 210Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Land a Critical Hit on a Japanese Bitch 抗战：开局暴击女八嘎 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! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 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—14d adds
- 136 Blank List 空白名单 Wuhan is occupied, and the situation is treacherous and unpredictable. A mysterious list has drawn intense attention from all sides. It came from a Chinese Communist Party member who vanished eleven years ago, and now every faction is locked in a fierce struggle over it. To obtain the list, our organization sends a top student to infiltrate the upper ranks of the puppet regime in Wuhan. His name is Xiao Muyang. He has received no training and has never carried out a mission. His spotless record 1.5kReads8.2Score19514d adds
- 137 War of Resistance: Blasting the Japanese Invaders to Pieces 抗战：烽火硝烟之打爆小鬼子 No System, no brainless characters, no rebirth, and a lightly ensemble cast! Xiao Hongya: An orphan adopted by the Independent Regiment, she belongs to the regiment and loves fighting the Japanese. All she knows is the smoke and fire of war, and her fate is inseparable from the battlefield. Zhao Heihu: A veteran of many years on the battlefield. He doesn’t want to fight, but he can’t escape the battlefield. All he wants is to put down his gun, yet fate forces him to pick it up again! Zhao Youcai 3.8kReads8.8Score26014d adds
- 138 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? 170Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 139 Espionage: The Military Intelligence Bureau's Judge, the Nightmare of Japanese Spies 谍战：军统判官，活成日谍噩梦 [Espionage + identity detection + assassination + System] Reborn in 1936, Lin Mu, a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy, is unexpectedly assigned to the Special Service Department. He soon becomes Japanese spies’ worst nightmare! Kawashima Yoshiko: “Damn it, the assassination plan has been foiled again!” Tsuchihashi: “The Judge is everyone’s worst nightmare.” He kills Japanese invaders, captures Japanese spies, and takes Shanghai by storm, becoming a traitor’s worst nightmare! “I have nothing t 58Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 140 War of Resistance: I Just Want to Survive 抗战：我只想活下去 No System, not reborn. This is not the legend of a hero, but the story of someone who only wants to survive, making it through the flames and blood of World War II. The War of Resistance: I Just Want to Survive 115Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 141 Espionage: Rising from Cannon Fodder 谍战：从炮灰开始崛起 The previous book is about to conclude, and an audiobook narrated by a real person is now available. Readers who enjoy audiobooks are welcome to check it out. [War of Resistance Espionage + System-Powered Wish Fulfillment + Multiple Paths of Development + Military Statistics Bureau in the Early Story + Army in the Later Story + Beating the Japanese to a Pulp] Son 33.8kReads7.6Score3.7k14d adds
- 142 Endless Shadows of Espionage 谍影无涯 Back in an age torn apart by war, he must keep himself alive by navigating between powerful factions. Little by little, he becomes a capable soldier, hiding deep in the enemy’s heartland and turning into a sharp blade driven behind enemy lines. 1.5kReads6.9Score10514d adds
- 143 Espionage: Code Name Big Dipper 谍战：红色特工代号北斗星 In 1936, an era of turbulent waves! There was a group of people feeling their way through the darkness, using the flame of their faith to light up the pitch-black night sky. Jiang Huo, code-named Polaris, went undercover in the Special Service Office, walking on thin ice and teetering on the edge of a cliff! In the narrowest of spaces, the struggle was cruel and merciless! In the dark of night, it was a tale of hardship and greatness! Their names may have been forgotten amid the years of raging 567Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 144 Espionage: Rewinding for Intelligence Made Me the Military Statistics Bureau's Faith 谍战：回档情报，我成了军统信仰 After waking up, Lin Chen, a death-row prisoner, was forcibly recruited by Dai Chunfeng, head of the Military Statistics Bureau, to impersonate a Japanese spy. He was assigned the “Parcel” plan, a mission with almost no chance of survival, and became a doomed agent tasked with feeding false intelligence to the Japanese. Just when he was on the verge of despair, he discovered that he could receive intelligence about deaths. And so… Director Dai: He’s my death-row prisoner, the one I both love and 9.4kReads8.2Score73014d adds
- 145 The Cowardly Agent 鼠胆特工 Lin Jie transmigrated into the body of a cowardly traitor. Then Juntong used a honey trap on him, and he became an undercover agent for the organization. To hide his identity, he pretended to be greedy and lecherous, embarking on a very different path. 866Reads7.0Score10314d adds
- 146 The Spy Blade: 1933 谍刃1933 No transmigration + no System + no heroine + slow pace + strives to stay close to historical fact Li Mo, an orphan from a Shanghai lane, is taken to the Northeast by a guide working for the Communist Party and becomes a policeman in the puppet state of Manchukuo. Through a twist of fate, he earns the favor of senior Kwantung Army officers. Relying on his own abilities, he rises step by step from a low-ranking policeman in the puppet Manchukuo government to deputy director of the police departmen 87Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 147 The Young Patrol Chief of Republican-Era China 民国小巡长 In 1938, Beiping lay beneath the shadow of occupation, with cold winds carrying the smoke of war through its streets. Su Chen, an unemployed young man, transmigrates by accident and becomes a patrol chief on Qianmen Street. More precious to him than the uniform that puts food on his table is the ace he brought with him: a twelve-story department store from 2026. It has everything, from rice, flour, cooking oil, and grain to gold, silver, and jewelry, even military equipment, all available in un 324Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 War God of China Against Japanese Aggression 抗日之炎黄战神 With nerves of steel, Qin Feng led a few dozen men to crush the Japanese elite troops. In no time, he turned a dirt-poor county militia with barely any rifles into a force of several thousand, complete with its own arsenal. Qin Feng’s name spread across the land of Yan and Zhao. Just hearing it was enough to make Japanese soldiers and Chinese collaborators wet themselves on the spot! “Who’s that kid swinging that broadsword?” The commander of the military subdistrict pointed at the young man on 3.1kReads8.1Score25214d adds
- 149 Reborn in the War Against Japan as an Osaka Division Soldier, I Made a Fortune Selling Coffins 抗战重生大阪师团，卖棺材赚麻了 Reborn into the Japanese army's Osaka Division! Me: I have to do something. Obviously, staying alive comes first! Kamikaze pilot Sasaki: Same here! The entire crew of the Yukikaze: Yeah, exactly... 452Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 150 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 943Reads—Score—14d adds
