Novels like Warriors of the Beacon Fires
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Warriors of the Beacon Fires, best match first.
- 151 War of Resistance: The Black Soil Begins to Boil 抗战：从黑土地开始沸腾 Zhang Tingyan, a retired officer, is unexpectedly reborn the day before the September 18 Incident. He becomes a battalion commander in a Northeast Army supply battalion, and the son of a senior Northeast Army veteran. With the September 18 Incident about to erupt, he chooses to fight back, rallying every force he can and organizing the Northeast Army, patriotic youth, and ordinary people in a tenacious struggle. Over fourteen years of fighting the Japanese army, he faces countless hardships and 742Reads6.5Score10614d adds
- 152 Three Shifts in a Row 一连三班 A moving story about a group of young soldiers who, after the Korean War broke out, gave up their comfortable lives and resolutely returned to the military to defend their country and fight bravely. 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 A Blood-and-Iron War of Resistance: I Build Guns and Cannons While Fighting 铁血抗战：老子边打仗边鼓捣枪炮 Chen Dayong, a blacksmith from the Dabie Mountains, takes up his hammer and joins the revolution. Through uprisings, the Long March, and bloody resistance against the Japanese, he fights fearlessly and distinguishes himself again and again, yet repeatedly lands in trouble. With his sheer courage, he hones himself from a lowly blacksmith into a battle-hardened regiment commander. A hero in the mold of Li Yunlong. No System, no cheats, no rebirth. 113Reads—Score15814d adds
- 154 War of Resistance: Huo Yufeng's Iron-Blooded Military Spirit 抗日：霍御风之铁血军魂 This book tells the story of Huo Yufeng, a Nationalist Army officer fighting the Japanese on the front lines. He begins as a battalion commander in a German-equipped division on the Shanghai battlefield and fights all the way to victory in the War of Resistance. Though the protagonist has a special aura around him, he is still an ordinary man, gradually growing from a Nationalist Army battalion commander into a battle-hardened general who dominates North China. All readers are welcome to check i 1.7kReads6.5Score10114d adds
- 155 Iron-Blooded Military Police: Starting in Nanjing, 1937 铁血宪兵：从1937南京开始 Wang Weiguo, a modern-day all-around military hero, transmigrates into the body of Xiao Shanling, commander of the Nanjing Gendarmerie, on November 20, 1937. Witness a tale of a modern soldier wreaking havoc on the enemy, defending his country, and upholding a fierce, patriotic spirit. 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 From Fighting in Northwest Shanxi to the 38th Parallel 从晋西北杀到三八线 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 10.6kReads5.7Score49914d adds
- 157 The Iron Tide of Northern Shaanxi: From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army 铁流陕北：从红军到八路军 From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army, this work offers a fresh perspective and an analysis of historical sources to recreate a little-known history of the Long March, full of vivid human stories. The Iron Current in Northern Shaanxi: From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army is an illustrated documentary account of the Red Army's Long March. Taking a new perspective that moves from north to south across the region, it examines international reports on the red bases in northern China durin 3.2kReads8.8Score—14d adds
- 158 Brothers in Arms Against the Japanese 抗日之兄弟上阵 [War of Resistance + military industry + fighting the Japanese + rousing action + humor] Li Guan, a top soldier of the 21st century, is killed by an enemy shell while saving his comrade. To his surprise, he transmigrates back to the War of Resistance era and becomes an ordinary Eighth Route Army soldier. Li Guan quickly proves himself an exceptional fighter: he kills Japanese soldiers, seizes supplies, builds weapons, and is practically good at everything. He also has two close brothers-in-arm 138Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 159 Silent Thunderbolt: The 57th Air Battle 沉默的霹雳之五七空战 Silent Thunderbolt: The May 7 Air Battle 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 A History of World War II: The Struggle for Air and Sea 第二次世界大战史·海天绞杀 This book introduces some of the major classic naval and aerial battles between the anti-fascist camp and the fascist imperialist powers during World War II. These include the Battle of Cape Matapan, the Arctic Convoys, the naval battles off Malaya between Britain and Japan, the great Battle of Leyte Gulf between the United States and Japan, the Battle of the North Cape, and the air and sea battles around Guadalcanal. 11Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 161 From the Bloody Battle of Shanghai to the Decisive Battle in the Pacific 从血战淞沪到决战太平洋 Special forces soldier Qin Feng accidentally transmigrates into the 1937 Battle of Shanghai and awakens a weapons arsenal exchange System. Killing Japanese soldiers earns him points, which he can use to exchange for advanced weapons and equipment. From the bloody Battle of Shanghai to the decisive battle in the Pacific, every inch of the land is soaked in blood... 158Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 162 Reborn in 1931: To Hell with Dying for the Cause 重生九一八，滚犊子的挺身成仁 Rousing battles + airtight logic + no mindless wish fulfillment + a little golden finger The September 18 Incident: a wound that will never heal for the Chinese people. Xu Feng, a modern special forces soldier, transmigrates into the body of a company commander in the Northeast Army's Beidaying barracks in Shenyang, a man who had been poisoned to death. “What do you mean, ‘Don't resist. Let us all sacrifice ourselves with dignity!’?” To hell with that! Xu Feng and his company fire the first shot 233Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 The Mess Hall Chief's Road to Becoming a General 炊事班长的将军路 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lü Sheng becomes the head cook of the Young Communist International Division on the Long March. He awakens the Kindling Legacy System. Watch as the protagonist saves wounded soldiers who have fallen behind and been captured, preserves the revolutionary flame, and uses his abilities during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Liberation War, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the building of New China, making his country stronger. P.S. 259Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 164 War of Resistance: Starting at the Sihang Warehouse 抗战：从四行仓库开始 Ye Luo, a young veteran, transmigrates to a parallel world and takes on the Japanese invaders with the Company of Heroes System. The Japanese emperor: “How did this butcher Ye get so powerful? He's about to fight his way into the palace! Baka yarou, you're all useless!” Come September 8 next year, we'll ride our horses into Tokyo and admire the cherry blossoms. 17Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 165 Bright Sword: Platoon Leader, Keep Firing and We'll Reach Taiyuan! 亮剑：排长，再打就到太原了！ [Drawing Sword: Decisive and Ruthless, No Prisoners, Pure Satisfaction] “The Japanese devils don’t feel pain, and they won’t surrender just because you attack them.”, Lin Qiang After transmigrating into the world of Drawing Sword, Lin Qiang became one of Li Yunlong’s platoon leaders, just as the unit was breaking up into small groups to develop independently. His squad numbered fewer than fifteen men. They carried Hanyang rifles with worn-down rifling, and each man had fewer than ten bullets. Ho 3Reads6.7Score314d adds
- 166 Transmigrating on the Eve of the Red Army's Long March 穿越红军长征在即 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 458Reads7.9Score10214d adds
- 167 Tears: My War of Resistance Began with The Eight Hundred 刀子：我的抗战从八佰开始 [No System, no cheats, an exhilarating action-packed read] Transmigrated to the Songhu battlefield in 1937, Qian Yidao makes his name through assassinations, trains troops with technology, and outmaneuvers the enemy! “I understand the tides of the world. I plan on a grand scale and act on the smallest details, always staying one step ahead of the enemy!” From then on, the battlefield has a new commander, both brave and brilliant. Defending the Sihang Warehouse: long-range shooting to kill Japane 2.1kReads8.6Score20414d adds
- 168 Shop System: Slaughtering Japanese Soldiers on the Anti-Japanese Battlefield 商店系统之抗日战场屠杀鬼子兵 Unlimited power fantasy + System Shop + No-brainer fun + Slaughtering Japanese soldiers Jiang Chen accidentally transmigrates to Hebei in late 1937 and activates the Invincible Shop System. The more Japanese soldiers he kills and the more territory he occupies, the more powerful the goods he can buy become. Troops, food, guns, tanks, cannons, warships, aircraft carriers, planes, atomic bombs: it has everything. Slaughter the Japanese soldiers... 1.3kReads6.9Score10014d adds
- 169 Bloodbath at Jinling: The Soldier King Uses a System to Crush the Japanese Army 浴血金陵：兵王带系统痛击日军 1937. On the eve of Nanjing's fall, I, Zhu Chi, am reborn! In my previous life, I bled to death at Yuhuatai, and every man under my command in the 262nd Brigade died for the nation. I descended to the grave with my hatred unresolved. In this life, the memories of a top modern special forces soldier awaken in my mind, and the body of an iron-blooded brigade commander comes alive in my hands! "Ding! Anti-Japanese System successfully bound: kill enemies to grow stronger!" Japanese devils, this time 484Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 170 The Invincible Reward System for Killing Japanese Invaders 抗日杀鬼子之无敌奖励系统 Decisive and ruthless + independent development + strategy and tactics + endless feel-good action + never goes on hiatus. Who says we have no clothes? I’ll share my robe with you. Banners flutter, horses whinny. Brave men, brave men, the time to serve our country is now... Brothers, we leave no one behind and give up on no one. Come on, I’ll take you home. Come back, souls... We’re home... An invincible reward System: kill the Japanese invaders and earn rewards. From now on, wherever the Japane 16.3kReads7.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 171 The All-Around Tough Guy of the War of Resistance 抗战之全能悍将 Special forces soldier He Yuan dies alongside his enemy during a cross-border mission, only to be reborn in the War of Resistance Against Japan as Li Yunlong's guard. And he has a classmate named Zhou Weiguo... 209Reads6.3Score3014d adds
- 172 The Taiyue Youth Vanguard in the War of Resistance 抗战之太岳少年先锋团 The story of the twenty-four remaining child soldiers of the Young Pioneers Corps and their fight against the Japanese invaders. No matter how brutal the struggle, through blood and tears, battle and hardship, they will never lose heart or fall behind! The order has been given, the battle flag moves forward. Fearless of death, they embrace it head-on! The Young Pioneers Corps breaks through every obstacle and leads the charge! 4.6kReads—Score17414d adds
- 173 The Rear Base: The Sichuan Army Goes to War 大后方，出川抗战 282Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Headmistress of the Red Sniper Training School 红色狙击培训学校的女校长 A new work is here! You’re welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! This story is based on the account of an elderly man from northern Sichuan. The protagonist is born into an ordinary family and, thanks to being trained from childhood by a sniper, gradually grows into the Red Army’s sniper queen. She is no god, no transmigrator, and no rich second-generation heir. She has no System to help 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Anti-Japanese War: The Special Forces' Ace, Old Six 抗日之特战军神王牌老六 Warrior king Wu Liu transmigrates to the blood-soaked battlefield of the War of Resistance against Japan, becoming Old Six, a man who delivers sesame flatbreads to the front lines. “So what if I'm Old Six? Old Six is the ace!” “To fight the Japanese, you ought to use Old Six's methods. Wipe them out!”... 2.5kReads8.3Score14614d adds
- 176 War of Resistance: One Penny to Instantly Kill, Commander-in-Chief of the Sichuan Army! 抗战：一分钱秒杀，川军总司令！ Li Feng transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a member of a Sichuan Army unit. He has a one-cent instant-purchase System that refreshes six items every day. Day One’s instant-purchase items: 1. Max-level physical enhancement. 2. Max-level battlefield skills. 3. Max-level command abilities for the army, navy, and air force. 4. A full battlefield map with a holographic view. 5. System storage. 6. Fifty crates of grenades. … Day Two’s instant-purchase items: 1. Three hundred Zhong 15.6kReads7.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 177 War of Resistance: Blood-Soaked Glory, Beginning with the Autumn Harvest Uprising 抗战：浴血荣光，从秋收起义开始 After a lucky brush with death, deliveryman Gao Shan transmigrates to the day of the Nanchang Uprising. Too young to be accepted by the rebel army, he has no choice but to head west in search of the Autumn Harvest Uprising forces. From the Autumn Harvest Uprising to the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Gao Shan grows from a naive young Red Army recruit into a formidable military commander, enduring countless tragedies and farewells along the way. 130Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 178 Transmigrating to the War of Resistance: Taking My Little Sister to Kill the Japanese 穿越抗战：带着妹妹杀鬼子 [Transmigration + Spatial powers + Invincible] Wen Gu, the King of the Apocalypse, transmigrates to the War of Resistance era with his younger sister Wen Xin. The two inherit their original hosts' memories and become part of this turbulent age. They are immensely powerful and exceptionally capable. Wherever Japanese soldiers commit atrocities, the siblings are there to fight back. Yangqu, Shanghai, Beiping, Tianjin, Fengtian, Bingcheng... Japanese headquarters, armories, and countless other plac 32Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 179 War of Resistance in Jinling: A Tiger Tank from the Start 金陵抗战，开局一辆虎式坦克 [Newly rated, so the score is low] [System-driven] [Fighting the Japanese invaders head-on] [Independent development] [Hardcore] [No female lead] After an accident, Chen Shi becomes bound to a future war base and transmigrates to a parallel world much like Blue Star. Here, Zijin Mountain is ablaze, and Nanjing’s defenses have fallen. Determined to rescue as many of his compatriots as possible from this hell on earth, Chen Shi resolutely takes the Tiger tank the base gave him for free and heads t 397Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 180 From Ordinary to Legendary 从平凡走向传奇 Fu Bikang, a passionate young man of the modern era, can only watch anti-Japanese war dramas in helpless indignation. An accident sends his soul back to the bloody battlefield of 1937, where he becomes a dying soldier amid mountains of corpses. Just as despair takes hold, the Headshot the Enemy System awakens: killing enemies earns points, which can be exchanged for weapons, ammunition, skills, and even the power to turn the tide of battle! The armchair critic of yesterday becomes a lone wolf in 309Reads5.5Score10014d adds
- 181 Bright Sword: Li Yunlong Enters the First Class at Whampoa at Fourteen 亮剑：李云龙十四岁入黄埔一期 [Drawing Sword + Whampoa Military Academy + No System + Warlord Conflicts + World War II + Hands-On Crafting + Chief of Staff Chu] Li Youbin, a student at the National University of Defense Technology, transmigrates into Li Yunlong in 1924. From the start, he's expected to become a live-in son-in-law. No way! He'll join the first class at Whampoa and become classmates with the donkey chief. From Whampoa's first class to splitting up the forces, crossing the grasslands, fighting the Japanese, and 70kReads7.7Score5.2k14d adds
- 182 Wandering in 1937 流浪在一九三七 A rare realistic War of Resistance novel on the Tomato platform. Its selling point is the absence of a golden finger, and its strengths are its harsh realism and emotionally compelling characters. However, the prose is rough early on, partly due to the author's writing ability and the platform's pacing. Best suited to readers who enjoy hard-hitting War of Resistance stories and don't mind a slow start. 4.4kReads8.7Score25714d adds
- 183 The Anti-Japanese Campaign: A Sand Table Decides the Fate of the World 抗日征程：沙盘定乾坤 After transmigrating as a platoon leader on the Songhu battlefield, Gu Xiuyuan awakens a battlefield simulation System amid the fire and blood. In the three-dimensional sand table in his mind, he can see the deadly firing arcs of Japanese machine-gun nests, the tides of the Suzhou River three hours in the future, the desperate struggle in Nanjing, and the supply gaps around Taierzhuang. He can spot artillery blind spots and calculate casualty ratios. At critical moments, dramatic upgrades provi 1.3kReads7.3Score6314d adds
- 184 Reborn: The Cold-Blooded Hardliner of the War of Resistance 重生：抗战冷血杠头师 I transmigrated into the War of Resistance against Japan and rallied over a thousand routed soldiers as a second lieutenant to form an iron-blooded special task force! At the beginning, those around me were scattered remnants, battered equipment, and hopeless morale. I turned this weak force into an iron-blooded army that would stand and fight any enemy, never retreating even in death, earning it the fearsome name "Hardhead Division" across the land! During the Defense of Nanjing, the Japanese a 24kReads8.5Score2.1k14d adds
- 185 Red Alert: The War Years in a Parallel World 红色警戒之平行世界的战争年代 205 mm self-propelled artillery, Katyusha rocket launchers, aircraft carriers, bombers, Tiger tanks… The most advanced weapons and the strongest troops will give you a different perspective on combat. See the battle through the eyes of a military force fighting a war of resistance in another world. 320Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 186 The War of Resistance in Jingbei 靖北的抗战 Cao Jingbei was a company commander in a unit of the former Northeastern Army. On the night of the September 18 Incident in 1931, he led his men in a desperate defense of the flank of Beidaying, fighting the Japanese to the last bullet. After battling his way out, he fled alone into the mountains of northern Liaoning. He traveled far and wide, rallying scattered brothers-in-arms and volunteer fighters from the wilderness. Using the terrain to his advantage, he repeatedly laid clever ambushes, ta 20Reads—Score114d adds
- 187 The Northeast Anti-Japanese First Army: Sequel 东北抗日第一军续 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 467Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 I Transmigrated to Shanxi During the War Against Japan 我穿越到山西抗日 War rages across the Taihang Mountains, where a lone hero stands his ground. Modern special forces soldier Fu Shuiheng’s soul transmigrates into the blazing anti-Japanese battlefield of Shanxi, taking over the body of a fallen Eighth Route Army soldier who shared his name. With the “Enemy Kill Points System” awakening within him, he rallies scattered troops in a desperate situation and outsmarts the enemy at Heisonggang, wiping out a Japanese patrol of more than twenty men with just over twenty 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Please, I Was Reborn into a War of Resistance That's Just Leveling Up by Killing Monsters 拜托，重生抗战变成打怪升级了 A modern soul and a transmigration caused by a System malfunction have sent the course of the Anti-Japanese War into uncharted territory! Beep! An unknown error has occurred in the System's spatial transmission coordinates… “What? The Japanese are all monsters? I can earn experience and level up by killing them? Then what are we waiting for? Let's kill them…” “What? I can also improve my physical stats when I level up? And killing monsters can drop skills? Doesn't that make me invincib 1kReads6.3Score—14d adds
- 190 Anti-Japanese Warlord: A Great Wall Built of Flesh and Blood 抗日军阀：血肉铸就的长城 [No System, One Female Lead] This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel. It's a tribute to the veterans who truly fought with their blood on the battlefields of the War of Resistance Against Japan. I hope to transmigrate through time and, using knowledge from my past life and a more advanced understanding of the future, fight shoulder to shoulder with them, kill more Japanese invaders, and protect more Chinese civilians. Note: The Japanese soldiers in this book are highly capable, not stupid, and know 248Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 191 Code Name: The Super County Brigade 番号：超级县大队 [The Immortal Number + characters from the War of Resistance dramas + System + reclaiming lost territory + founding a country overseas] Though this is a power fantasy, it isn't mindless. The protagonist travels alone, and battlefield conditions are described according to the terrain. Troop movements take time; they won't all magically appear at once. Nor will planes, tanks, and other equipment simply be ready to use without a second thought. Pilots, tank crews, and artillerymen all need time to 111Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 192 War of Resistance: Yunlong, I'm Actually Greater Than Heaven's Emperor 抗战：云龙，我还真比天王老子大 He slowly stepped out of the mirror room and into the corridor's gentle glow. The air still carried a hint of ink and film mingling from an old movie projector, as if every step struck a key on time's piano, playing a melody that had never reached its end. 1.6kReads5.3Score—14d adds
- 193 Rising to Power from Kunlun Pass 从昆仑关开始崛起 This is the story of a wealthy young man’s path to saving his country. With the land shattered and the nation in peril, every Chinese person with a conscience and courage will rise up to fight back, swearing to battle the invaders to the bitter end! A War of Resistance story with no System! 656Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 194 I Built a Tourist Attraction in Republican-Era China 我在民国建景区 In the final years of the Guangxu era, outside Wuchang, Shen Yi takes over his family's estate and puts up a sign: “Eternal Scenic Realm.” Outsiders scoff. It's just a retro-style park built on land claimed by a rich young master who does whatever he wants. Only Shen Yi knows that the remains of a China lost to history for a thousand years are being summoned into this park. Qin crossbowmen practice their aim in the morning light, grumbling that the damp weather has made their bowstrings stiff —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 A New Era: Great Qian 新纪元：大乾 (War, power struggles, transmigration) What is it like to be the grandson of a regional warlord? Chu Zhiyan is under a lot of pressure. In the battle in the Western Regions, he made a name for himself, and no one dared attack the trade routes again. At Fuxu Port, he slew a general and seized the flag, taking South Han's largest naval port with just 800 men. Beneath Huacheng, he led an army to breach the city at seventeen and personally captured the king of South Han. He wants to set the world 235Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 War of Resistance: I Outplayed the Enemy Across the Whole Map 抗战：全图敌军走位被我秀烂了 In 2025, delivery rider Wang Lin’s soul travels back to the bloody Xiang River campaign of 1934, where he becomes a battalion commander among the remnants of the Rearguard Division, doomed to fight to the death. In the depths of despair, he awakens the [God’s-Eye View of the Battlefield], revealing the entire map and every enemy and ally. When his superiors order him to break through at any cost, he instead saves the captured division commander and outsmarts the enemy at Dao County, turning a de 124Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 197 Transmigrated into the War of Resistance: The Phoenix Rises from the Flames 穿越抗战之浴火凤凰 Fang Mengqi, a modern female special forces soldier, is forced off a cliff by foreign mercenaries while covering her comrades. When she wakes, she discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a woman with the same name during the War of Resistance... “[Ding... Detecting that Chinese women in this era are suffering under the Japanese invaders. Give the women of this era a chance to stand tall...]” “[Ding... A warrior rose, a phoenix reborn in fire! Fight for women’s survival in this era! 368Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 198 A Shattered Paradise 破碎的天堂 [War + military + tragic ensemble cast + anti-war + serious tone + no System + no transmigration + alternate history] On the shores of the Baltic Sea lies the Grand Duchy of Orillia, hailed as “paradise on earth,” where sunshine, wealth, and peace have always reigned. But across the border, the ironclad nation of Regos has forged its hatred and will to survive into a blade, poised against this prosperous land. This is not a story about a hero. It is a shattered mirror, reflecting the image of ev 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Daily Blind Box System in the War of Resistance 抗战之每日盲盒系统 After a blunder during an explosion, bit-part actor Wang Fugui transmigrates to the blood-soaked battlefield of a major campaign. Here, there are anguished cries, charges made in the face of death, and soldiers who lay down their lives for a noble cause! There is a group of people who defend their country's territory with their lives! Their equipment is outdated, and they have no planes or artillery, so they'll use their own flesh and blood to defend it all! But will Wang Fugui's arrival, after 17Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 200 War of Resistance: After the Long March, I, Li Yunlong, Became a Marshal 抗战：长征后，我李云龙混成元帅 Talk about bad luck! He really got hit by a truck! Retired special forces soldier Li Yunlong rushed onto the road to save a three-year-old girl, pushing her out of harm's way, but a real heavy truck sent him flying. Then he plunged into endless darkness. When he woke up, he found himself in the world of Drawing Sword. The story had yet to begin, and the Red Army was on the Long March, just entering the grasslands. This time, Li Yunlong hadn't been demoted yet. He was still a regimental commander 22Reads5.8Score—14d adds
