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- 1 Seven Days to the Rhine, 1990 七日抵达莱茵河1990 [Alternate-history war + ensemble cast] Summer, 1990. At a pivotal fork in the road, the train of history switched to a different track. The red bear that had made the world tremble for half a century did not stumble and fall amid the storm. Instead, it bared its sharpest claws. A supreme directive from the East set in motion the largest, most sophisticated war machine in human history. From the icy breakers of the Baltic Sea to the towering snowlines of the Alps, an iron tide amassed over forty 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Winter Devours: The Zombie Siege 冬噬：丧尸围城 A new novel is here! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction set in an imaginary world. The cities, institutions, events, types of disasters, and related technologies mentioned in the story are fictional or creatively adapted from real-world elements. They do not correspond to any specific place, organization, or individual in the real world. No harem, no supernatural powers, just a pure survival story. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Sea-Ravaging Swordfish: A Tower of Uta-Ullatus 搅海剑鱼一塔乌塔洛斯 Earhong Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in the desert city of Tautalos, is an internationally renowned pharmaceutical company. But a quality issue has emerged with one of the company's products, which has already been shipped around the world. Just as Interpol is preparing to arrest those responsible, a gang strikes first, raiding the company's headquarters and taking 16 executives hostage. To bring the executives in and wipe out the gang entrenched in Tautalos, the mission is handed to a convent —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Military Region Operations Department: Rotational Warfare in Southern Yunnan 军区作战部：滇南轮战 The Military Region Operations Department is a long-running novel series, and this is one of its volumes. The Military Region Operations Department receives orders to organize two divisions and deploy them to Yunnan for rotational duty. Through transport, defensive deployments, and field exercises, the troops train hard, build effective positions, and make the most of their strengths to successfully complete their rotation mission! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Apocalypse: Rebuilding the Huaxia Empire, Starting as a Deputy County Magistrate 末世：从副县长开始重建华夏帝国 Apocalypse + System-driven + Civilization Rebuilding + Power Fantasy + Survival Challenges + Mutation “While everyone else is fighting over a piece of bread, I've already started planning humanity's future. In the early days of the catastrophe, I use emergency broadcasts to gather a hundred people; Midway through, I build geothermal power plants and cross-region railways, bringing three major factions under my command; Later, I discover abnormal resonance in the Earth's ley lines worldwide, and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Surviving in a Zombie World Beneath the Doomsday Sky 末日之下我在丧尸世界生存 This book tells the story of the end of the world, when zombies roam everywhere and a former armed police special forces operative forms a team and sets out to survive. Their journey is fraught with danger and hardship. And besides fighting zombies, they must also contend with powerful criminal gangs. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 China's Counterterrorism Forces 中国反恐部队 The story of a group of passionate university students and a Chinese counterterrorism officer —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Pacific Tales: 2050 太平洋往事2050 A Pacific veteran stands amid the ruins, the roar of mechs in his ears. Gazing toward the sunset in the distance, he looks back on a life transformed by upheaval. Could this really be the final sunset over the United States? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Apocalypse: Starting Over 末世人间：从头开始 (Military, zombies, apocalypse, realistic fiction) In 2050, a massive pandemic erupted across the globe. The zombie apocalypse began, and An Han, along with a handful of survivors and his 211th Special Reconnaissance Battalion, hunkered down in an abandoned military camp, scraping by in the post-apocalyptic world. This time, they would start from nothing and build everything anew. An Han led his troops through an age where people preyed on one another. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 In the Apocalypse, I’m the Chief Officer of a Xiangxi Safe Zone 末世之我在湘西安全区当主官 In the near future, an unknown disease breaks out around the world! Sixty percent of the population are turned into mindless walking corpses, while another thirty percent become lunatics who do nothing but laugh maniacally and torment the survivors. The world has fallen into chaos. Xiao Guang, a government official and the protagonist, receives support from the future and mobilizes the PLA! Rescue the survivors! Rekindle the light of humanity. (Ensemble cast + sole legitimate government + no fem 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Daybreak 黎昼 “The art of divine strategy can lure enemies to their deaths below, like moths plunging into flames, and win the allegiance of the world above through hit-and-run warfare.” “Sir, do you have any other instructions?” The old gentleman lit his pipe, coughing as he smiled. “With the apocalypse upon us and the people suffering, remember: the people come first.” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 A Practical Guide to Doomsday Rescue 末世救援实用手册 This is not a story about “how to kill zombies.” It's about “how to choose to help others even after every rule has collapsed.” In an apocalypse where everyone is out for themselves, this group chooses to go against the tide, not because they're brave, but because it's the only thing they know how to do. When rescue becomes the last spark of civilization, this handbook records the light humanity refuses to let go out. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Watchers at the Turning Point 惊变守望 [Nation-Centric + Not Overpowered + Not a Power Fantasy + Some Coming Out + Not Individual Heroism] In this era, humanity suffered an unprecedented catastrophe. The Free Nation lost two-thirds of its territory. Shenzhou lost one-third of its territory. Some weaker nations were wiped out entirely in the first catastrophe. This world is not the same as the one in our history. In this world, Shenzhou dominates the globe. Its territories include Tianzhu, the three African protectorates, and the Sout 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 My Tactical Squad in the Apocalypse 末世之我的战术小队 [Zombies + gritty doomsday warfare + building a faction + no golden finger + no female lead + no saintly protagonist] It all begins with a mission full of unexpected twists and a mysterious scientist. Qi Tianlu and the surviving members of his tactical squad have no idea where to go next. Facing mutated monsters, cults, and a mysterious research project hidden among the ruins, they can rely only on the weapons in their hands, their training, and their comrades. They will carve out a domain of th 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Apocalypse: I Have a War System 末世：我有一个战争系统 Chen Feng transmigrates into the apocalypse. When a zombie lunges at him, he obtains a War System. “Every fear in the world comes from a lack of firepower. But once you've got enough firepower, you won't be the one who's afraid.”, Chen Feng I'm a new author, so please bear with me. P.S. This is my first time writing a novel, and I'm still a newbie. Please forgive me if it's not very good. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Day of Calamity Is Coming 厄日将至 (A fictional world, not to be taken as real.) No superpowers, combined-arms brigades, no cheats. The focus is on large-scale battles featuring coordinated operations between multiple military branches. A doomsday virus outbreak plunges the world into crisis. Many small nations fall one after another under the assault of mutant corpses, while major cities across the country are overrun. The five theater commands respond swiftly, and the People's Liberation Army engages in fierce battles against t 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Doomsday Road Trip with a High School Girl in an RV 末日，和女高房车终末旅行 [Zombies + Evolution + No superpowers + No System + No transmigration + No harem + Smart characters + Mild sci-fi + A road story with a growing ensemble cast + Military fiction] [Basic premise] A homebody gamer misses the embassy’s final evacuation because he’s playing a game. Together with a super-strong porter, a soldier, a programmer, and a high school girl, he forms a hapless team and sets off on a road adventure, only to accidentally become entangled in an unknown game of strategy. [Groun 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 In the Apocalypse, I Start with a Gun 人在末世开局一把枪 “While everyone else scavenges knives and clubs in the apocalypse, he squats in an abandoned weapons depot, stripping parts! From the M1911 to an assault rifle fitted with an underbarrel chainsaw, from shotguns to Gatling guns that fire armor-piercing incendiary rounds, Chen Mu's System turns spent casings into points and melts scrap metal into weapons of destruction! A zombie horde charges? He blows the heads off twenty zombies in bullet time, the crisp clatter of falling shell casings sharper 724Reads—Score100Shelves
- 19 Snow White, Blood Red: Full-Band Jamming 雪白血红：全频带阻塞 When an electronic storm covering the entire spectrum, “full-band blocking interference,” swept across the battlefield, the central nervous system of modern warfare was severed in an instant. Satellites went dark, radar was blinded, and communications were cut off. The steel behemoths that depended on information technology became scrap metal. On the frozen, snow-white battlefield, warfare abruptly regressed to its most primitive form: hand-to-hand combat. Enemy and allied soldiers alike were tr 207Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 He Came Bearing the Blazing Sun 他携烈阳而来 "Realistic" "Post-apocalyptic" "Slow-paced" "Ensemble cast" "Zombie virus" "Infection" "Hardcore" "No System" "No superpowers" On the wasteland of the apocalypse, humanity built a refuge called Dawn City to defend itself against the zombies. But instead of hope, it brought humanity even deeper despair. It took away Chen Jin's most important brother, stole the happy family life of an ordinary man named Wu Yue, and laid bare the depths of human nature under the trial of survival. What's more, this 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Red Aegean, 1985 1985红色爱琴海 War + Cold War-style conflict + military + ensemble cast In 1985, NATO and the Warsaw Pact went to war on all fronts, and the fighting spread from Western Europe to the Aegean Sea. The whole world watched the main front in Germany. Nobody cared how many infantrymen died on an unnamed mountain road in northern Greece. Nikos, the only son of a Greek shopkeeper. Jan Tam, the only Estonian son in the Soviet military. They should have served their time and gone home to live their lives. But then war 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Nuclear Ashes: Origins 核烬：起源 The story returns to where it all began: the White Elephant Nation. A deadly terrorist attack targeting the White Elephant government. Just as the White Elephant military and police believed they had the situation under control, the terrorists unleashed a mysterious viral weapon. The dead began to rise in a bizarre fashion, launching indiscriminate, primal attacks and tearing into every living thing around them... Behind this bloody terrorist attack, an even deeper conspiracy was at work. The Wh 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Doomsday: Tactical Squad System 末日：战术小队系统 After a natural disaster, Lin An transmigrates to an apocalyptic world teeming with zombies and monsters. He also gains a System that lets him summon soldiers from his favorite game. Standing by the window, Lin An holds a wineglass and watches the first rays of morning sunlight. Zombies? Would one BGM-71 be enough? Not enough? Then let’s fire a volley of 152s! (You can read this as an apocalypse story about summoning soldiers. Don’t get hung up on the names of all the equipment. If I write out t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Summoning an Iron Torrent in the Apocalypse 末世召唤钢铁洪流 [Apocalypse] [System] [No Heroine] [Chinese Armed Forces] Wang Yan was an ordinary veteran. After working for a year, he felt he couldn’t quite adjust to the pace of modern society, so he quit his job and set off to travel. But when Wang Yan arrived in the Greater Khingan Range in Heilongjiang, everything in the world changed. An unknown virus swept across the globe in an instant, and soon it had knocked out communications, electricity, and the internet. Just as Wang Yan was panicking and lost 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 A Military Science and Technology Primer: A Fascinating Look at Military Uniforms 军事科技知识普及丛书军服趣谈 This is a popular science book exploring military technology. 6Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 26 Defenders of the Apocalypse 末日捍卫 [Joins the military from the start + No saintly heroics + Brotherhood + Multiple protagonists + Apocalypse + Technology + A hard road ahead] Chen Yu and the others train themselves step by step, forging themselves into decisive soldiers. Together, they fight the zombies, including all kinds of evolved zombies beyond anything you could imagine! Also known as The Last Stand: I Joined the Army in the Apocalypse. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Don't Be Afraid, Nephew. Your Uncle Found a Softshell Turtle to Help You 侄子别怕，你叔找了鳖来帮你 This is an alternate-universe storyline. In the seventh year of the second decade of the 21st century, tensions flare between the two Koreas beside Seres. I can't do the synopsis justice, so please head straight to the story. I came up with the title before I knew any better, so don't mind it (sob). 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Great Counteroffensive: Dawn in the Darkness 大反攻：黑暗中的黎明 (Alternate-history sci-fi · military · no golden finger) When AI takes over the chain of command, invaders armed with algorithms set foot on Chinese soil. It learns everything. It checks everything... They believe data can answer anything and defeat anything. But they've forgotten: this people has stood unbroken for five thousand years, not because of data, but because defiance is etched into their very bones. From the frozen soil of the Northeast to the Yangtze River defense line, then on to 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Apocalypse: I Can Transmigrate to the World of Delta Force 末世：我能穿越三角洲世界 [Apocalypse] [Transmigration] [Delta Force System] [No special abilities] After transmigrating to the Apocalypse, Shu Shuyi unexpectedly discovered that she could enter the world of Delta Force. From then on, she lived a life of running solo loot runs to support the entire organization. As long as our supervisor keeps running loot runs, every operator in the GTI Asia-Pacific Division can wear full six-tier gear and carry an AWM! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 When Death Becomes the Starting Point 当死亡成为起点 [Reborn, large-scale battles, no saintly heroics, ruthless and decisive, golden finger, farming and development, base building] Chen Yang died fighting a time rift beast, but fused with it just before his death and restarted time, returning ten years to the past, one month before the apocalypse began. Together with his comrade Du Bing, he built a shelter and survived the dangerous first two months. Then, using his rift-beast-like body, he built his own doomsday base, united the world step by ste —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Zombie Zone at 45 Degrees North 尸域北纬45度 On the eve of the Rising Sun Empire's surrender in 1945, a group of extreme militarists released a virus in a laboratory in the puppet state of Manchukuo. Based on the research of Unit 731 and fused with ancient viruses and biological weapons genes, it was a deadly weapon. The virus spread through innocent civilians and soldiers returning home after the war to reunite with their families. In just two years, humanity lost 94 percent of its land, and billions of people became bloodthirsty zombies. 53Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 32 Dawn at Lishan 漓山黎明 (If you don't care about the writing style and like telling authors how to write, come on in 😃) (The author is already immersed in their own art 😃 If you don't like it, feel free to say so in the comments 😃😃😃) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 You Like the Northern Expedition? Then Go Preach Your Fire-and-Unification Theory! 喜欢北伐？跟我信火一体说去吧！ [No female lead + Transmigrate into a book + No System] (It’s normal for the rating to be low at first.) “War is a matter of vital importance to the state, a domain of life and death, a path to survival or ruin. It is imperative that it be studied.”, The Art of War, “Laying Plans” In 2025, on Blue Star in a parallel novel world, a global military competition for high school students is in full swing. At this time, two brothers from Earth, Zhu Yue and Zhu Xiuyuan, unexpectedly transmigrate to thi 244Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 2017: Decisive Battle for the Asia-Pacific 2017，决战亚太 “War is a matter of vital importance to the state, a place of life and death, a path to survival or ruin. It must be examined with the utmost care.”, The Art of War, “Initial Estimations” In the seventeenth year of the twenty-first century, a conflict breaks out in Goryeo, the last remnant of the Cold War. 98Reads—Score112Shelves
- 35 Ghost Recon: The Shepherd's Legend 幽灵行动之牧羊人传奇 The middle-aged homebody Mu Yangren unexpectedly transmigrates into a game world one day and becomes the commander of the Phantom Squad, a top-secret special forces unit in Country M. Leading three elite soldiers on various classified missions, he finds himself in a “game world” where he can pick up weapons and pilot fighter jets... But is it really just a virtual game...? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Apocalypse: Rebuilding the Red Flag in Western Hunan 末世之我在湘西重筑红旗 In his previous life, Mao Xiangdong was mercilessly devoured by zombies the moment the disaster struck. Now reborn, he finds himself twenty minutes before the zombie outbreak and unexpectedly receives help from a Civilization Support System. This time, will he rebuild the foundations of civilization in the Apocalypse, or be mercilessly devoured by zombies once again? 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Apocalypse Mutation: The Iron Wolf Rises 末世变异：铁狼崛起 No rebirth, military, apocalypse, no System, hardcore military fiction. The apocalypse in this story is caused by a terrorist attack, with nations locked in political maneuvering. The story uses an ensemble perspective. Feng Zitian is just one lucky survivor, while everyone else, including every soldier, is a protagonist in their own right. Feng Zitian’s physical condition has important strategic value, so the early story mainly revolves around him. Later on, he becomes a capable special forces 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 SOG: The Copperhead Files SOG：铜头蛇档案 [Military + No System + Jungle Survival + Cold War Suspense] 1968, west of the 17th parallel, on the Laotian border. This was a blank spot that didn’t exist on any map, and a meat grinder. Earl, a miner’s son from Kentucky, was recruited into MACV-SOG (Studies and Observations Group), assigned to the “Copperhead” team. Carrying a PRC-25 radio and wielding a sawed-off XM177, he searched for a way to survive in this hostile green hell. During a reconnaissance mission codenamed “Charlie Tango,” the 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Apocalypse Tokyo: Starting as a Private 末世东京，从列兵开始 [Apocalypse + No Female Lead + Fairly Hard-Edged + No Superpowers + Army Corps + No Mindless Plotting + Decisive and Ruthless + Famous Anti-Japanese Generals] “I don’t love killing people, because the ones I kill are beasts.” “Why get angry at beasts? If they won’t behave, just slaughter them.” After the apocalypse begins, Qi Polu awakens a Military Rank System while on a business trip in Edo, Japan. From the start, he obtains individual combat gear and summons an armored infantry squad to take 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 2350: The Labyrinth of Intelligent Order 2350：智序迷境 [Over 10,000-Word Outline] [Distinctive] [Technology] [Post-Disaster Reconstruction] [Transmigrate to the Future] [Read the Synopsis Before the Story] [Weak Golden Finger] [Smart Characters] [Not a Fast-Paced Power Fantasy] This is not a conventional stockpiling story, a typical harem power fantasy, or a disaster-era underground-city story. It’s about a future world thrown into technological chaos by a catastrophe, and the struggle to rebuild order. The protagonist relies mainly on his wits t 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Fifty Years After the Apocalypse 末日五十年 Doomsday is a concept that frequently appears in human culture, vividly depicted in all kinds of games, novels, films, and television shows. Whether it is the ruins left by nuclear war, an invasion by alien creatures, or the devastation wrought by a virus, these works try to construct one chilling apocalyptic scenario after another, letting people share in the fear of the unknown. Yet when Doomsday truly arrives, ordinary people face a nightmare of terror and despair unlike anything before. It a 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Last Army 末世孤军 [Apocalypse + Zombies + No Supernatural Powers + No Evolution + Government Rebuilds Order + Hard-Core Military] A virus breaks out, communications go down, and order collapses. Lingli City becomes an isolated island in a zombie apocalypse. As the only military force left, the officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade support one another and fight with blood and grit, even after losing contact with their superiors. Amid the devastated ruins of the city, they save lives and rebuild order. [Ple 8Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 43 The Apocalypse: I'm a Regular Soldier 末世之我是正规军 Post-apocalyptic survival + multiple viewpoints + strategic conflicts + extreme weather Important: This is not a wish-fulfillment story. It requires some high school physics, chemistry, and biology knowledge. The story unfolds gradually and moves at a slower pace. You can skip the first volume or even the first two volumes. At first, people thought it was just an ordinary flu. But as time passed, the virus ran rampant, bringing massive floods, a global deep freeze, and falling satellites. The Bl 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Will to Survive: A Spark Ignites a Prairie Fire 生存意志之星火燎原 A biochemically engineered virus ravages the world, the global fight against the pandemic descends into turmoil, and evil hegemonic organizations hold sway. An ordinary young man from a remote border town is infected and fights tenaciously to survive. He builds a research team, forms a force of mutated soldiers, and establishes a faction of his own. Joining forces with like-minded allies, he battles evil organizations and embarks on a path toward fairness, justice, peace, freedom, and self-relia 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Apocalypse: Meituan Is Making a Surprise Delivery!!! 末世：美团突击中！！！ [Post-apocalyptic wasteland + gradual buildup + System + one heroine + modern warfare + no cultivation, no brainless plot, no harem] After transmigrating to a post-apocalyptic wasteland for no apparent reason, Lu Di opens his eyes to a mutated monster that eats people. He thinks he's done for, until the System binds to him and a Delta Force team drops from the sky! “Commander, Delta Force is deployed. The M1A2 main battle tank is in position, and the AC-130 gunship is on standby. Requesting perm 396Reads6.2Score103Shelves
- 46 The Shield of Anatolia 安纳托利亚之盾 #Hardcore Military #Alternate History #Cold War Hot Conflict #Ensemble Cast In August 1994, on the Anatolian Plateau, only two things came cheap: basalt cracked by the blazing sun, and lives churned up by tank treads. There are no satellite-guided weapons here, no heroic action-show protagonists, and no saviors. Only blind exchanges of fire between Soviet 125 mm smoothbore cannons and American 105 mm rifled guns. As an iron tide from the north surges across the border, a college student who only 291Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Red Cocoon Apocalypse: I Summon a Million Liberation Army Soldiers 红茧末世我召唤百万解放军 On the first day Chen Yan woke up, the world told him: ninety percent of the population was infected. The Red Cocoon Virus had brought about the end of the world, and the cities were hunting grounds for red corpses. All he had was a battered rooftop, a military uniform, and the “National Defense Mobilization System” in his head. The System said: kill red corpses, earn merit, summon the People's Liberation Army. An infantry squad, eight people, eight guns. Clear buildings, rescue people, estab 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Total Confrontation: The Storm Is Brewing 全面对抗之山雨欲来 I gave this book the wrong title. It should have been called "Total Confrontation: Modern Joint Command Operations". But never mind, maybe I can change it later. This book has no System, no golden finger, and no overpowered hero. It’s a realistic, hard-edged military novel. I’m aiming to depict a full-spectrum confrontation across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace under near-future conditions. The characters mainly serve the development of the situation, so they’re not especially deeply deve 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Have a Heavy Combined Arms Battalion 末世之开局我有一个重装合成营 [Zombies + no superpowers + massed troops + Hearts of Iron + apocalyptic war + some Red Alert technology] The apocalypse arrives without warning, and zombies overrun the world. At the brink of life and death, Lu Yuan activates the “Hearts of Iron” System and receives a beginner’s gift pack. [Heavy Combined-Arms Battalion x1] [Heavy Combined-Arms Brigade Headquarters x1] From then on, he leads this modern steel force in clearing out zombie hordes, rescuing survivors, and reclaiming supplies, grad 607Reads—Score108Shelves
- 50 When the End Comes 当终焉来临之时 (I'm a new writer, so the prose or logic may be a little rough. Please point out any issues.) (No special abilities, just firearms and modern weapons and equipment.) In a laboratory thick with smoke, a young woman wakes from unconsciousness to discover that a mysterious virus has leaked. To save the world, the girls set out on a journey without hesitation... (The setting of this book is entirely fictional and does not maliciously disparage any country! Entirely made up! The military equipment 19Reads—Score—Shelves
