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- 151 The Far Eastern Empire in 1900: Starting with a Northeastern Arsenal 1900远东帝国:从东北兵工厂开始 Fang Xiu, a military engineer from the 21st century, transmigrates to Jilin, occupied by Russian forces in 1900. He resolutely raises the banner of resistance against the foreign powers. He establishes a base, develops the arms industry, and begins building a heavy industrial hub in Northeast China from 1900 onward. Recoilless rifles, heavy mortars, grenade launchers, and general-purpose machine guns: one new weapon after another rolls off the production lines. Before the steel torrent of Chines 2.9kReads7.1Score23214d adds
- 152 I Transmigrated to 1916 and Became a Warlord 穿越1916我成了大军阀 (System) (Crushing the Great Powers) (Developing Industry) (Summoning Troops and Supplies in the Early Stages) (Acquiring Technical Blueprints Later On) (A Satisfying Power Fantasy) Wang Yi transmigrates into the Republic of China era, punching warlords and kicking foreign powers. He builds guns, cannons, and aircraft carriers, and his weapons are always a generation ahead of those of the great powers. Watch how he carves out new territory and raises the nation's prestige amid the chaos. 15Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 153 The Rise of a Warlord in Republican-Era China 民国军阀崛起 Zhao Tian Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and used knowledge far ahead of its time to build up capital overseas. In a turbulent and unpredictable environment, he steadily amassed power, growing from a minor warlord into a major warlord feared by the whole world. 9Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 154 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 8.5kReads6.3Score48314d adds
- 155 The Red Star Shines Over Mexico 红星照耀墨西哥 Sun Yi never imagined he would transmigrate into the body of a strange old man: Leon Trotsky. Since that's how things are, he decides to set the grasslands of the Americas ablaze. He will completely abandon the policy of nonintervention and make the red star shine over Mexico! This time, he will show the world that glory belongs to Mexico. Are you ready to welcome the revenge of the founder of the Red Army? 214Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 War Against Japan: From the Start, Summoning the Trap Formation for a Bloody Battle at Shanghai 抗日开局之召唤陷阵营血战淞沪 With the resolve to hold the line, there is no retreat from death. Commander, I, Gao Shun, swear to hold back the Japanese invaders, even if it costs me my life. A power fantasy featuring a summoned army of famous generals, stat-based skills, weapons and equipment, and an omniscient System. 198Reads—Score10014d adds
- 157 Republican Era: My Warlord's Son Sweeps the Great Powers 民国：我军阀公子，横扫列强 A fast-paced Republic-era power fantasy about a meteoric rise. After transmigrating to a parallel 1916, he becomes Zhan Feng, the son of a military governor. Awakening the Blood Dragon Mark, he can distinguish friend from foe, and from then on begins his rise to power. I rule Shanghai under martial law. I am God. The Green Gang, the foreign concessions, the chambers of commerce: as long as I stamp my foot, every faction trembles. I lead my troops north, leaving blood three feet deep. The things 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 158 My Era as a Northeastern Warlord 我的东北军阀时代 Hong Fei is a migrant worker who came south to make a living. After a tumultuous storm, his head suddenly rang, and he found himself in unfamiliar Heilongjiang. Just as he was about to order takeout, he discovered that he had arrived in the post-World War I era with a golden finger. From then on, his life became a story of unstoppable success! 2Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 159 Transmigrating to the End of a Dynasty, I Somehow Became a Great Power 穿越王朝末年，我竟成为了列强 The protagonist transmigrates back to the final years of the Kang Dynasty in a parallel world. The great powers loom nearby, and the imperial court is in chaos. Watch as Lin Keqin arrives, builds up his forces, and establishes a new world! The introduction doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story itself. 23Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 160 My Father Is a Warlord, and I Become the Strongest Warlord's Son 家父军阀大帅，我成最强军阀二代 [Warlords + System + War of Resistance + Multiple Female Leads] Lu Chuan, a graduate student at the National Defense University, was stabbed after condemning an overseas Chinese student in Japan for slandering his homeland. He transmigrates as the son of a Northeastern warlord and finds himself on the front lines of a major war. He activates the Strongest Warlord System and uses it, along with his knowledge of modern military technology from the future, to turn the tide of battle… 3.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 161 The Late Qing: An Upheaval Unseen in Three Thousand Years 晚清，三千年未有之变局 We can hardly bear to turn the pages of late Qing history. Its sorrow and bloodshed make it too painful to read. A few random shots from the Western barbarians’ cannons were enough to shatter five thousand years of splendor, while the ancient dragon of the East still lay in opium smoke, dreaming of ascending to immortality. Late Qing, you are the heaviest crease in the history books, the most glaring ink stain on the long scroll of civilization. What strokes could possibly mend the scars coverin 203Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 162 Another Possibility for Germany 德意志的另一种可能 205Reads6.6Score30614d adds
- 163 The Great Tycoon of the Republican Era 民国大财阀 [Alternate History + Tycoon + Military + Political Intrigue + Factions + Beauties + No System + This novel is entirely fictional. Please don't read into it!] Behind vermilion gates, wine and meat rot; by the roadside, the frozen poor die. This is a dark age, where countless people struggle just to survive. This is no longer a land of brilliant civilization, but a hell rife with crime and twisted humanity. Some call it an age when man devours man! Others say it is a world abandoned by God! Here, 901Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Warlord: Slaying Enemies in Bright Sword, I Am the Marshal of Fengtian 军阀：亮剑杀敌，我是奉天大帅 [Republican-era warlords + building a power base alone + Snow Leopard's Zhou Weiguo + characters from Bright Sword + Artillery God Yang Zhihua] Xu Tianlong transmigrated to the warlord-ridden Republic of China, becoming the marshal of Fengtian's son and Zhang Xiaoliu's sworn brother. Who would have thought these spoiled heirs would adopt a policy of nonresistance, letting enemy troops run rampant across the Northeast? Furious, Xu Tianlong set out on his own, leading his troops to kill the enemy 402Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 165 The Republican Era Warlord Marshal: Starting Out as a Fengtian Bandit 民国大帅军阀从奉天土匪开始 [System] + [High-Energy Action] + [A Little Comedy] + [Northeastern Bandits] + [Imperial Conquest] Zhu Chuanwu, a shut-in, suddenly opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into a bandits' hideout. The beautiful leader of the stronghold, Wanshanhong, is determined to marry him. Just as they are about to enjoy a lovely life together, Xu Damabang from Naitoushan attacks the mountain, planning to seize Wanshanhong and take her back as his bandit bride. At this perilous moment, Zhu Chu 130Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 166 Three Research Slots from the Start. I'll Take Off First, Do What You Want 开局三个科研槽，我先飞了你随意 FIB warning: This novel contains memes, transmigration into another person's body, land warfare, aerial warfare, naval warfare, development, fast pacing, and no heroines. When everything went black, Li Jing, a young man from the twenty-first century, transmigrated into the body of a prince with the same name in another world, exiled to the puppet state of Frostsnow. No one cared about him in his first life. In this second life, he was determined to make a name for himself! And with a research Sy 53Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 167 Xianfeng's Reign Begins: After Helping the Qing Crush a Rebellion, I Turn Around and Destroy It 咸丰开局：帮清平叛后我反手灭清 From a fallen tribal chieftain to the governor-general of a province, he fought his way up and took command of a hundred thousand troops. The Qing court saw him as a lackey, the rebel forces saw him as a formidable foe, and no one in the land knew what he was plotting. Once the fighting in western Yunnan was quelled, the court issued an edict demanding the five-hundred-year-old tribal seal, intent on stripping him of his foundations and seizing his troops. He had endured all he could. There was 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 I Don't Want to Become a Great Warlord 我不想成为大军阀 Liu Zhenyu accidentally enters a passage through time and space and arrives in an unknown world. Its last feudal dynasty, the Great Han Dynasty, has been overthrown, and the land has plunged into an era of warlords. The people still call themselves subjects of the Great Han, and their language is identical to the Chinese Liu Zhenyu speaks. Warlords clash within the country while foreign powers circle beyond its borders. Through concessions, occupation, and outright aggression, the foreign powers 65Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 169 I Came Here with World of Warships 我带着战舰世界来了 Gao Jie unexpectedly transmigrated to a parallel world, bringing along the warships from World of Warships. That year, he arrived, bringing his warships with him. He would see what had become of this world, and whether he could open up a new one. He would lead the world's technological development, change the course of the war, and push technology to its limits. Then, facing the vast cosmos, he would embark on a whole new journey... 345Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The World's Strongest Nation 世界最强国 After returning to the Republican era, the protagonist activates a System left behind by a high-level civilization, complete with all kinds of technology and blueprints. Watch as he rises to the top step by step and stirs up a storm on the international stage. 3Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 171 Far Eastern Arms Dealer 远东军火商 Arms dealer Li Guangzong was betrayed by a traitor and met an untimely end, only to arrive by a twist of fate in Qing China in 1892. What sparks will fly when an arms dealer comes face to face with that tumultuous era? He swiftly brought the island nation in the East to its knees, and even the mighty British Royal Navy fell at his feet. Li Guangzong cast his gaze across the world and shouted with grand confidence, “The whole world has already submitted at my feet.” 41Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 172 Reborn in the Young Marshal's Body: This Time, I'll Stand My Ground 魂穿少帅之这一世我一定要硬一回 This novel is for every reader who has grieved over the pain of September 18. It answers a question that has lingered in countless hearts: If we had resisted back then, what would the world be like today? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Age of Sea Power 海权时代 Coming toward you is this world's: Strongest maritime power! True empire on which the sun never sets! Blue Star's world police! The beacon of justice for the world! An essential cornerstone of world peace! A vital pillar of stability! Being a dog for Longhan is the greatest honor, woof! 40Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 174 Young King! The Driving Force Behind Shaanxi and Gansu, the Hidden Hand That Toppled the Qing 幼扶王！陕甘推动者，覆清的幕后 Young Prince Fu is a historical web novel about events during the Tongzhi era at the end of the Qing dynasty. Against the backdrop of the Taiping Rebellion, the protagonist Fu Hao, also known as Chen Fu Wang, becomes embroiled in historical events such as the Hui uprising in Shaanxi and Gansu. Political maneuvering and military conflict drive the story forward. Main plot Told from the perspective of Fu Hao, son of Chen Decai, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s Prince Fu, the novel depicts the compl 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Saving the Qing Dynasty, 1836 拯救大清1836 The protagonist unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel universe in the year 5836 and becomes the Emperor Daguan of the Great Xuan. That world has many things in common with the real universe. A century of humiliation is about to begin in this parallel universe, and a series of wars, including the Pa Pa Hua War and the Xuan-Gentry War, will finally help Great Qing rise again! He isn't saving a feudal dynasty, but the countless people of the East who lived in that era! 3Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 176 From the Start, I Drew an Italian Cannon While Suppressing Bandits 开局剿匪我抽到意大利炮 This book is also known as: World War II: I Draw Wei Heshang from the Start; The Great Warlord: I Can Draw Prizes; World War II: Ten Draws from the Start; The Black Mountain Empire; The War Years: I Can Draw Weapons and Equipment. An alternate history. All place names, people, and events are fictional. Zhou Wenqiang transmigrates to the Dakan Empire, surrounded by great powers on every side. Naturally, he has a golden finger: he can sign in and draw prizes every day, winning all kinds of weapons 3.3kReads8.0Score20414d adds
- 177 With 300,000 Troops, the Northeast Army Vows to Fight to the Death! 拥兵三十万，我东北军誓死抗战！ [No System, One Female Lead, Industrial Development, Steel Flood, Fight the War to the End, Make Up for Past Regrets] On this road, a hundred thousand banners march to slay the King of Hell; on this road, even a lone army remains true to its homeland. This is a story about making up for past regrets... 41Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 178 Warlord: The Young Marshal of Fengtian 军阀：奉天少帅 When Zhang Fan woke up, he found himself in another world. It was highly similar to the one he had lived in before, with the same historical course and cultural heritage. It also shared the same tragic, blood-soaked history. Watch as Zhang Fan, the warlord family's second son, defies fate and changes his destiny. 8Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 179 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—14d adds
- 180 A Revolutionary in the Qing Dynasty 清朝革命家 I used to think P2P platforms were an innovation. But after returning to the late Kangxi era of the Qing dynasty, I discovered that the model has a long history. It just went by another name. Well then, gentry, gangs, officials, emperors, and the imperial court: you have your platforms, and I have mine. Which of us can survive the brutal competition? The winner will be revealed when the dust settles. 623Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 181 Transmigrate to Songhu and Become the Strongest Warlord 穿越淞沪成最强军阀 Lu Chuan is a Special Forces soldier. During a mission, an accident transmigrates him to the Songhu Battlefield. Using his modern knowledge, he builds an army and changes one historical tragedy after another... 605Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 182 Late Qing: Rebuilding China 晚清之再造华夏 The modern history of China since the late Qing Dynasty is a history of blood and tears for the Chinese people. The protagonist, Wang Dingbian, transmigrates to a time before the First Sino-Japanese War. Watch him make his way forward step by step: joining the bandits, accepting an offer of amnesty, and fighting the Japanese... 593Reads7.1Score17114d adds
- 183 Warlord: Starting in Another World as a Republican-Era Army with German Equipment 军阀：异界民国从奖励德械连开始 Waking up in a pile of corpses, Fang Ji'an discovers that his beer belly is gone and he's more than a decade younger. Among the corpses is a man who looks a lot like he did in his youth. While he's panicking, he awakens the Nation-Building and Conquest System and changes his name to Fang Ji'an. Using the dead young Fang Ji'an's identification papers and appointment letter, he begins his struggle for supremacy in an alternate world's early Republican era. P.S. The novel's title can't be change 972Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 184 Reborn as a Warlord's Young Marshal, I Get a Virtual Mining System 重生军阀少帅，获得虚拟挖矿系统 [Warlords] + [Struggle for supremacy] Bombers blanket the sky, roaring overhead as bombs rain down like a storm. Thousands upon thousands of tanks race across the ground, their long barrels bellowing without end. On the seas, monstrous warships cleave through the waves as fighter planes take off from aircraft carriers. In the deep ocean, submarines glide past like ghosts. Li Chengwen is reborn in the body of a warlord’s young marshal with the same name. In this era, warlords fight among themselv 2.9kReads6.8Score12714d adds
- 185 On the Eve of Nation-Building, I Led an Army South into Southeast Asia 建国前夕，率兵团南下东南亚 Gu Yun transmigrates into a game world in 1949, becoming the commander of the Third Corps. Seizing the opportunity to find the corps a way out, he leads the Third Corps south into Southeast Asia; He drives out the French and British forces invading the region; With abundant resources and overwhelming military strength, he builds an overseas empire; 2.7kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 186 Republican Era: I Won’t Be a Warlord, I’ll Be the King of Arms Dealers 民国：我不做军阀，我做军火之王 [Saving the Nation Through Industry + Rise of the Military Industry + Decisive and Ruthless + No System] Back in 1910, he starts on nightmare difficulty: on the eve of the Shanghai rubber stock crash, his family has embezzled public funds, creditors are pounding on the door, and the whole clan is on the verge of starving to death! Looking at the madmen filling the city, Li Changqing gives a cold laugh. With the Great Power Industrial Library in hand, he turns around and shorts the market, making 13.3kReads6.3Score1k14d adds
- 187 The War of Resistance Begins in Hebei in the Year of Rising Up 抗战从河北崛起年开始 6.3kReads7.3Score34614d adds
- 188 Transmigrated to Qing China to Rebel: Ten Thousand Miles of Chinese Territory 穿清造反：中华十万里江山 Zhang Wenjie fell asleep and transmigrated to the Qing dynasty, right in the Qianlong era. He thought he could overthrow the Manchus and build a vast empire for China, one spanning a hundred thousand li, a true empire on which the sun never sets. And why not unite all of Asia under one country, too? 1.1kReads7.3Score10314d adds
- 189 Republican Era: One Yuan to Instantly Conquer World War II 民国：一元秒杀平推二战 The series include Drawing Sword, The Head of the Regiment, The Disguiser, Peace Hotel, and The Lost City... Li Yan accidentally transmigrates into the Republican-era world of TV dramas and awakens a One-Yuan Instant Purchase System, which refreshes ten items for instant purchase every ten days. Today's instant purchase: 10,000 Mauser 98k rifles Today's instant purchase: 50 75mm Krupp field guns Today's instant purchase: 188 Type 59 main battle tanks... When weapons, food, supplies, and industri 1.6kReads7.2Score12414d adds
- 190 1926: The Northern Expedition! 1926，北伐！ What if someone had seized those so-called golden ten years? Could they have made this country stronger? Could they have made that tragedy of the modern era a little less devastating? Yu Qiuhua unexpectedly finds himself in such a world. Nanchang. Wuhan. Nanjing. Xuzhou. Jinan. He will leave his mark in every one of these cities!! He asks for no credit, only to have no regrets. 535Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 My Sister Is a Warlord’s Concubine 我姐姐是军阀姨太太 Reborn in a parallel version of the Beiyang era, my elder sister is the beloved Fourth Concubine of Marshal Lu, the King of the Northwest. As a transmigrator, Ye Shiguan enters the marshal’s residence thanks to his sister. He then unexpectedly awakens a Military System, bringing him artillery, rocket forces, special forces, aircraft carriers, and stealth fighters one after another... In this life, he is determined to revitalize Yan Hua and bring an end to the age of chaos! From the countryside t 16Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 192 Empire: From Security Corps to an Iron Tide! 帝国：从保安团，到钢铁洪流！ [Republican Era] + [System] + [Power Fantasy] + [Not Mindless] Lin Ran transmigrates to an era resembling the Republican Era, where warlords clash, the people struggle to survive, and foreign powers watch hungrily from the sidelines... Luckily, he obtains the Ultimate War System. Every breath makes him stronger! The dark clouds filling the sky are actually a fleet of B-21 strategic bombers. The tide surging across the ground is a flood of Pershing tanks. Lin Ran: War is a dirty game, and I'm a d 290Reads6.3Score10414d adds
- 193 War of Resistance: The Young Master’s War 抗战：少爷的战争 His soul travels back to 1937, while he is fleeing south. With the System at his side and every advantage in his favor, he builds up his strength at home, then heads overseas amid the world’s turmoil to carve out a domain of his own! The locals refuse to cooperate? Wipe them out! The Americans object? Fight them! 8.1kReads7.0Score60314d adds
- 194 I Betrayed Cixi and Became the Big Shot of the Beiyang Army 背刺慈禧，我成了北洋扛把子 [No System + Late Qing Dynasty + Plot + Political Intrigue + Epic-Length] Transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking military officer in the late Qing, Pei Liang stares at the queue at the back of his head and falls into deep thought. His superior is the unpredictable Empress Dowager Cixi. His colleagues are princes and powerful officials with their own schemes. And the history assignment is the looming national catastrophe of 1900. 261Reads5.2Score10314d adds
- 195 Eastern Empire: The Iron-Blooded King of the Northwest 东方帝国：铁血西北王 Synopsis: After transmigrating to the war-torn Shenlong Empire, I obtained the War God System. By using resources and contribution points earned through warfare, I could claim military equipment and equipment factories. Across the endless desert grasslands, motorized infantry divisions raced forward. Mighty tank corps led the way like iron shields. Above the blue sky, jet fighters charged ahead without hesitation. The western frontier province was dotted with erupting oil fields. The vast t 95Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 196 Republican Era: Ruling Shanghai, With No Shortage of Disciples 民国：横行上海滩，我弟子有点多 The jianghu isn’t about fighting and killing. If you want to make it in the world, you need power and connections! In the early years of the Republic of China, Lu An transmigrates as the son of a rich family. He had planned to coast through life, but then he obtains the Martial Arts Grandmaster System. He can become invincible by founding a school and recruiting disciples. With a great responsibility suddenly thrust upon him, he has no choice but to step up. Ding! Found a sect and receive the In 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty: Isolationism? Then Let's Revolt 穿越大清：闭关锁国？那还不造反 A physics student transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty and is transformed into the first AI through human experimentation. As foreign powers force the country to open its doors and the Qing government fails to act, how far can he go? Is he merely a witness to history, or a participant? Where does the power of redemption lie? And what secrets are hidden in the past? Chen Feng, targeted by the rulers as soon as he transmigrates, can he break the deadlock? 465Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Reborn as a Warlord: Combining Weapon Fragments 重生军阀之武器碎片合成 In the third year of the Xiaoming era, the barbarian dynasty invaded the Starfall Empire with thirty thousand troops. Reborn Han Jingxing was called upon in the empire's hour of need and appointed commander of a major-general's division. [Beep! Fragment of a Type 38 bolt-action rifle detected. Weapon fragment acquired. Progress toward assembly: 1/8.] Hearing the voice in his mind, Han Jingxing immediately abandoned the idea of surrendering. Many years later. “Marshal, isn't what we're doing a vi 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Lone Smoke Over the Great Desert: My Years in a Parallel World 大漠孤烟之我在平行世界那些年 [No System + Multiple Romance Routes + History + Late Qing and Early Republic + Wuxia + Slow Burn + Side Plots] Zhao Kangyi is unexpectedly transported to a parallel world after a VR experience. Stranded in the northwest during the late Qing dynasty, he first works as a hired hand for a landowner. Then, after an unexpected forced marriage, he becomes a young marshal and is swept up in the revolutionary tide. “You’re saying my father is a governor-general, and my mother is Hong Xiuquan’s daughter 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 You Call This the Police? You've Set Up Heavy Artillery at the Concession Gates! 你管这叫警察？重炮都架租界口了 After transmigrating to Shanghai in 1931, Li Shaoze endured a year of hardship before finally activating the System and becoming the chief of the Caojiadu Police Station. From then on, he punched out the gangs, kicked the foreigners, shelled the Japanese, set heavy artillery against the foreign concessions, and kept the great powers in check with aircraft carriers. In the Republic of China, I, Li Shaoze, rule supreme! 124.3kReads8.5Score11.1k14d adds
