Novels like War of Resistance: I Rise in Southeast Asia, Starting with the Expeditionary Force
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- 1 War of Resistance: It Began When I Became Li Yunlong 抗战：从我变成李云龙开始 Reborn as Li Yunlong, now the director of a military clothing factory, he shows us how he deals devastating blows to the invaders on the battlefield of the war against Japan. “Everyone, listen up! The moment the guns start firing, the whole regiment follows my orders!” “Brigade commander, congratulations on your fortune!” 2.7kReads5.9Score10014d adds
- 2 Transmigrated as a Young Marshal, My Father Is Zhang Zuolin 穿越少帅，家父张作霖 I transmigrated into the TV series Young Marshal. These days, every transmigration story comes with a golden finger, and I found them boring, so I decided to write one myself. I don't know how good my writing is, so feel free to give it a read. If you like it, say a few kind words; if you don't, feel free to criticize it. And if you spot anything wrong, please point it out. I'll fix whatever I can. The main thing is, I'm willing to listen. 15Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 3 Spy War: Code Name Ant, Moving Expert 谍战，代号蚂蚁，搬家小能手 Espionage? No need to go undercover. It may look safe, and in fact it isn't dangerous at all. All you have to do is slowly empty the enemy's storehouses, leaving them without supplies or support. Then victory is as good as yours! 19kReads7.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 4 War of Resistance: I Begin by Wiping Out an Entire Japanese Squad Alone 抗战：从独自全歼鬼子小分队开始 [Detailed, grand battle scenes, violent aesthetics, fighting violence with violence, showing no mercy] Transmigrating into an era of blood and fire, Yue Ping’an discovers that a satellite has come along with him. From then on, the army has a commander who deploys his forces like a god. Yue Ping’an brings tactical flanking maneuvers and overwhelming firepower to perfection. On the battlefield, his execution is as precise as a surgeon’s scalpel, always finding the weakest point in the Japanese lin 1.5kReads7.1Score10014d adds
- 5 In 1941, I Had Eight Hundred Soldiers in Burma 1941年，我在缅国有八百士兵 (Founding a South Asian nation + unifying the Expeditionary Forces + advancing science) The Japanese are running rampant, intent on opening a third front in Burma and invading its territory. Peng Fei leads his private troops in resistance, fighting for every inch of land. He cooperates with Germany but refuses to grovel before it... 4.5kReads—Score20414d adds
- 6 Reborn in the Late Qing, I Rise to Be King 重生清末当称王 Reborn in Northeast China during the late Qing dynasty, I find myself surrounded by bandits, rogue soldiers, Japanese invaders, and Russian troops, with wars breaking out one after another. As someone reborn, I have no System or supernatural powers. All I can do is rely on what I learned in my previous life to survive and build a future. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Commanded a Security Regiment and Held a Survival System 抗战：开局保安团，手握生存系统 [Transmigrated from the start, into My Chief, My Regiment. Build an independent force, join the expeditionary army, and begin expanding by taking over the kidney-trading country.] The road from a local defense corps to a world power. Li Weiguo has a survival shop at his disposal. The System refreshes its stock of weapons and supplies, and he can exchange top-ups for equipment. [Build a tank corps, an invincible army.] The perfect counter to every Japanese soldier. 3.8kReads6.7Score15314d adds
- 8 1949: I Lead the Guangxi Army on a Southern Campaign into Southeast Asia 1949，我率桂军南征东南亚 With a lone army as his brush and burning passion as his ink, he writes the wildest legend of China in a foreign land! With a lone army as his brush and burning passion as his ink, he writes the wildest legend of China in a foreign land!!! 23kReads6.7Score1.6k14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 Late Qing: I’ll Make the Great Powers Kneel and Sing ‘We Conquer’! 晚清：我让列强跪着唱征服！ No harem, no clichés, no invincibility, no System. Enter at your own risk. After transmigrating to a parallel world in the late Qing Dynasty, Liu Haoran had hoped to live quietly as a landlord’s young master. Instead, he was forced to become the face of an industrial powerhouse! After overcoming one obstacle after another, he looked back on the road he had traveled and couldn’t help but marvel: “Turns out I’m the foreign power!” Empress Dowager Cixi (trembling): “This Liu Haoran... Is he plannin 12Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 11 The Years in Xinjing 新京岁月 Chang Letian was born and raised in Northeast China. As a boy, he witnessed the Japanese occupation of the region. As a young man, he enrolled at Datong Academy in the puppet state of Manchukuo. The more he saw of the world, the more clearly he recognized the brutal oppression of the Japanese invaders. His national consciousness gradually awakened, and he embarked on the path of resistance and national salvation. 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Conquering Baekje from the Start, I Carve Out a Domain and Found a Nation! 开局攻破百济，割据一方立国！ [Alternate History] + [National Destiny System] + [Transmigration] + [Building a Nation Beyond the Frontier] Chu Feng was an overworked office drone on Blue Star, stuck in the 996 grind. On his way home from work, he was hit by a “lucky truck” while trying to save someone, then transmigrated into the body of a down-and-out scion of a family in a parallel world. In this parallel world, Great Feng is as powerful as the Tang Dynasty was in 649: it has the largest territory and a flourishing economy 1.1kReads5.8Score10314d adds
- 13 Northeast China: Starting in 1928 东北：从1928开始 A chance to make up for past regrets: a different 1928. Amidst ice and snow, on the black earth, a group of wonderful people are led by their beloved Marshal to forge a different kind of spirit. Develop industry and boost steel production. Watching one new Liaohu after another roll off the line makes him so happy he can barely stop grinning. 55Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 14 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
- 15 War of Resistance: Founding a Nation in Nanyang from the Start 抗战：开局南洋建国 During the Republic of China era, Zhang Yuqing inherits the legacy of Lü Zu, heads to Southeast Asia to make his fortune, and builds a new country there. As it grows stronger, he supports China’s resistance against Japan while fighting the Japanese invaders who head south, ultimately unifying Oceania. 748Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 16 I Am the Star General: Starting from the Chishui River 我将星：从赤水河开始 The story of how I, a distinguished military researcher, transmigrated to 1934 and had to work my way up from the bottom. At first, I only wanted to survive. Later, I wanted a few more of my comrades by my side to survive, too. Before I knew it, from the vanguard of the Long March to a renowned general in the War of Resistance Against Japan, from the banners of liberation to the flames of war on the Korean Peninsula, my presence ran through every major chapter in our army’s history. I lost a gre 79Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 17 War of Resistance: Transmigrating to 1937, a Rout Soldier Awakens 抗战：穿越1937之溃兵觉醒 Jin dedicates this story to the 80th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance, and to the people of this land who laid down their lives and shed their blood to repel foreign invaders and achieve the great rejuvenation of the nation... No System, no golden finger, a hellish start from the very beginning! Xiao Ran, a special tactics instructor from a military family, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of an ordinary trainee on the Songhu battlefield in a parallel world. Aside from tac 175Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 18 Ruling Southeast Asia from Burma, 1928 1928从缅甸开始称霸南洋 Chen Guoping transmigrates into a small Chinese family in Mandalay, Burma. Starting in 1928, he begins laying the groundwork to dominate Southeast Asia and the Nanyang. When an uprising breaks out in southern Burma, he raises the banner of revolt and founds a country in northern Burma... 2.2kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 19 Shanghai, 1941: Code Name Crane Ferry 抗日上海1941：代号渡鹤 [Spy thriller + based on true events + mind games + no System + high-stakes game] In 1941, Shanghai was an isolated island surrounded by Japanese-occupied territory. The city was a crossroads of power, with undercurrents running deep. On the surface, it was the “Paris of the East,” a glittering world of pleasure and luxury. In truth, it was a city of spies where every faction vied for power. Shen Mo was a rising star in Shanghai, deputy chief inspector at the French Concession police station. Da 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Raising an Army in Nanyang: You Were Told to Hold the Line, but You Founded a Nation 南洋爆兵：让你守阵地，你建国了 [Thrilling fights + Loose with the facts + No female lead + Ruthless protagonist] [The nation is founded by Chapter 146, and preparations are now underway to counterattack the Japanese home islands. Over 500,000 words, so dive right in!] In 1941, Japanese forces sweep into Southeast Asia. The British army, famed as the “Far East’s First Fortress,” collapses at the first blow, and millions of Chinese face the slaughter! Ye Yunxiao transmigrates into this world as a member of the Xinghua Volunteer 538Reads—Score3814d adds
- 21 War of Resistance: My Merit Points Shop 抗战：我的战功商城 Transmigration | War of Resistance | System Shop | A Crooked Merchant's Ways | Play the pig to eat the tiger | Growth Story In 1937, Li Mancang, a burned-out office worker, opens his eyes on a battlefield in the Taihang Mountains. The roof beams glow red with fire, and across from him are Japanese soldiers holding bayonets. Worse still, he can barely hold a gun steady. All he ever learned in the modern world was how to make PowerPoint slides. Just when all seems lost, a Battle Merit Shop opens i 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 War of Resistance: From Nobody to Founding General! 抗战：从小人物到开国将军！ In early 1932, Luo Feng transmigrates to the Greater Khingan Mountains of the northeastern provinces in a parallel world. From the start, Japanese invaders kill his parents, and his elder brother dies in battle. It's hell mode right out of the gate! How can an ordinary man survive in a country torn apart by war? Should he hide in the vast mountains, keep company wit 206Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 23 Fighting the Japanese: Starting with the Local Militia 抗日：从民团开始 [Parallel Timeline + No System] Tang Ping, an upstanding young man from a later era, transmigrates by a twist of fate on the eve of the War of Resistance, taking the place of Tang Weiguo, the son of a landlord family at the foot of the Taihang Mountains. When the Japanese invaders come, Tang Ping raises a force in his hometown and establishes an anti-Japanese base, using knowledge from the future to fight the invaders to the death. “Commander, we’ve spotted Japanese troops ahead.” “Blow them up! 2.8kReads7.0Score11414d adds
- 24 The Iron-Blooded Deputy Marshal: I, Yang Yuting, Rebuild the Nation 铁血辅帅：我，杨宇霆，再造山河 A 21st-century young man with a patriotic heart transmigrates into the body of Yang Yuting, chief of staff of the Fengtian Army. See how he helps the young marshal build a new Northeast, caught between the Japanese and Soviet empires and the Nanjing government! 1.8kReads6.3Score10914d adds
- 25 A Modern Empire in the Burmese Jungle 缅甸丛林的现代帝国 Lu Yuan transmigrates to Burma during World War II and begins his rise from humble beginnings. Drawing on modern knowledge, pragmatism, and a cautious approach, he rallies the Chinese community, builds up a power base, and establishes a nation. At his side are the gentle Qi Yue and the clever Lin Wan. He then drives the development of the military and technology, and his country’s strength continues to grow. By the middle of the story, his nation dominates Southeast Asia, crushing India and the 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 26 War of Resistance: Flames of War Across Ten Thousand Miles 抗战之烽烟万里 [Transmigration] [Ruthless War Against Japan] Li Hong transmigrates to 1937 and becomes a company commander on the front lines. He fights his way through bloody battles against the invaders, building factories, promoting education, and pushing reforms to forge a powerful, battle-hardened army. Leading his forces east, he defeats one powerful enemy after another, sweeping all before him and annihilating countless foes. He helps his nation rise anew from the flames of war and makes the world look 149Reads6.8Score1714d adds
- 27 From the Start, My Exchange System Gets Me a Million-Man Army 开局置换系统，我换出百万大军 Alternate universe + System After transmigrating to one of the darkest periods in history, Qin Ye awakened a trading System that could exchange for planes, artillery, and more. From then on, the army had another commander who firmly believed that firepower always came first. This synopsis doesn’t do the story justice. Please go straight to the main text. 13.9kReads8.5Score77614d adds
- 28 From the Start, I Swapped Out the King of Thailand and Built an Army of a Million in Nanyang 开局调包泰王，我在南洋雄兵百万 [Rating just opened, and it will rise later] Through a twist of fate, Zheng Musheng takes the place of the crown prince who died in an accident and becomes the new King of Thailand. Watch as he navigates the Indochinese Peninsula, repeatedly plays the great powers against one another, and carves out a new world. [A Zhang Lala Production: Guaranteed Quality] [Real-Time War Illustrations] [Building the Nation Through Agriculture] 3.9kReads6.3Score13214d adds
- 29 Shanghai, 1937: The Silent Stitch 抗日上海1937：无声的针脚 In 1943, the occupied districts of Shanghai appear calm on the surface, but beneath it, undercurrents swirl. Shen Yanqiu, a Communist underground operative codenamed “Tailor,” goes undercover as the owner of an upscale tailor shop in the French Concession, tasked with rebuilding a shattered intelligence network. His adversaries are Sato Ichiro, the newly appointed chief of the Japanese secret police, and a mysterious double agent known as “Shadow.” When Shen Yanqiu discovers that his contact is 2.3kReads6.6Score26014d adds
- 30 One Man's Flames of War 一个人的烽火 Chosen for no apparent reason and sent for no apparent reason through numerous FPS games, he thought clearing them all would let him return to reality. Instead, he arrived in a tragic, heroic era teeming with legends. Just what kind of whirlwind will this little butterfly stir up? The golden finger is only a supporting tool + decisive and ruthless + mildly comedic + one female lead 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Espionage in the War Against Japan: Code Name God of Wealth 谍战抗日：代号财神爷 The orphaned child of an elder of the Tongmenghui joins our organization as an undercover operative while studying in Japan. Sent to Shanghai to procure supplies for the War of Resistance, he is unexpectedly recruited by the Juntong as an intelligence agent. Song Zhiren awakens the “Espionage Supplies Assistance System,” and a legendary tycoon takes his place on the stage of history. 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 War Against Japan: The Road to Annihilation 抗日：灭国之路 Wei Mingyang: Special Operations Forces He vanished in front of his fellow soldiers while on a mission. After transmigrating to a battlefield, he began with a defensive campaign and wrote a blazing tale of war. 15Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 33 My Comrade-in-Arms Is My Grandfather 我的战友是爷爷 This story follows Shen Zhehao, a modern special forces soldier who accidentally transmigrates to Shanghai in 1937 while carrying out a mission and joins the tide of resistance against Japan. While trying to protect the lives and property of ordinary people, he has an accident during his mission and transmigrates to Shanghai during the Battle of Shanghai. Determined to find his grandfather, Shen Yunbao, he resolves to join the resistance. Through the protagonist’s many clashes with the Japanese 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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
- 35 Transmigrating to 1930: From the Delta to the King of Nanyang 穿越1930从三角洲到南洋之王 Mercenary king Zhu Ying was betrayed by his teammates, and a single bullet sent him into the body of the 19th-generation descendant of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor. In 1930, China was in the throes of warlord conflict, while the Nanyang region was also within the French colonial sphere. Everything was still up in the air: no one knew who would come out on top. Watch Zhu Ying forge a bright new future for the Chinese people! I’m not good at writing introductions, so please head straight to 85Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 36 Transmigrating to 1936: Between Night and Dawn 穿越1936：暗夜与黎明 A modern young man arrives in the war-torn Republic of China. From the start, he's a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy. A golden finger? What can he possibly do? The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, underground organizations, Japanese invaders, collaborators, moles, and more... —Reads—Score3k14d adds
- 37 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
- 38 I Transmigrate and Rise to Power, Starting in Nanyang 穿越从南洋开始崛起 [Mass Transmigration] [Founding a Nation in the Postwar Indochinese Peninsula] [Expansion Across the Southern Seas] [Building from the Ground Up] [Establishing a Chinese Nation in the South] A flash of white light carried Li Shang, his four factories, and their workers to 1945. The world stood on the eve of the Cold War, but the covert clashes had already begun. As the red flag swept across the mainland, Li Shang was also stirring up events on the Indochinese Peninsula. The world’s tides are our 68.5kReads7.7Score5.1k14d adds
- 39 Fighting the War of Resistance with the Principal by My Side 抗战带着校长去闯荡 Fang Qingshan, a young man from a later era, transmigrates back to that dark period with a System. Let's see how he wages war across the land with the System's help. From then on, history's scales gain another weight! The fate of his country lies before him, while a hidden nemesis within the System lurks behind him! With the Red Alert core in his hands, can Fang Qingshan control this power before it runs wild? 75Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 40 Riding the Tide of History, I Lead an Army to Unite the World 历史风口，我率领军队统一全球 A hugely satisfying story. If you’re not satisfied, come complain anytime! Zhang Jiao transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that its history is exactly the same as the history of his original world. He arrives in 1964, according to the original timeline, when independence movements are sweeping across countries around the globe. So why not seize the opportunity and claim a territory for himself? 43Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 41 The Black Soil Kingpin 黑土枭雄 In the chaotic final years of the Qing dynasty, foreign powers circle hungrily as gunfire and smoke engulf the Black Soil region. A young man from the modern era accidentally transmigrates into a time when his own ancestor is still a bandit. He plans to keep his head down and survive, only to discover that this ancestor is a bandit chief who soon gets recruited into the government as a security corps captain. In this troubled age, a band of outlaws becomes the starting point of his rise to power 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Storms of Lanfang 兰芳风云 In another, similar world, it is once again the tenth year of the Guangxu era. Yang Yun transmigrates into the body of Luo Xiangyun, the thirteenth-ranked young master of the Luo family, during the final glorious days of the Lan Fang Republic in Southeast Asia. He rises through internal family struggles and political games against the court's scheming officials, then takes up the unyielding fight against colonial rule. He leads the Chinese people in rebuilding their power, restoring Lan Mang to 818Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 43 The Peerless God of War in the War Against Japan 抗日之绝代战神 Every inch of land is soaked in blood; a hundred thousand young men make a hundred thousand soldiers! Special forces soldier Xu Lichun accidentally transmigrates to Republican-era China and becomes a member of the Huai Gang, making a living at a wharf outside Nanjing. Watch as he rises from a low-ranking gang member, step by step taking over the Huai Gang, the Green Gang, and the Hongmen, fighting warlords and battling the Japanese invaders... 510Reads5.7Score10014d adds
- 44 From the Jiang Family Estate to a Retirement Home at Gongdelin: My War of Resistance 抗战从蒋家大院直达功德林养老 The buildup is fairly long. If you want to get straight to the main plot, it's recommended that you start after Chapter 88. The protagonist is reborn in the Republican era. He graduated from a prestigious military academy and is Nikolai's childhood friend. At first, he grovels to the brigade commander while quietly building up his strength. Then, well, we'll talk about that after a few hundred chapters. 748Reads7.3Score12014d adds
- 45 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; 2.6kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 46 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
- 47 Espionage: I Have a Phantom Express Van 谍战，我有一辆幽灵快递车 [Espionage] + [Behind Enemy Lines] + [Multiple Identities] + [Spatial Powers] + [The Green Gang]... The moment Yu Yang opened his eyes, he found himself in Republican-era Shanghai, a low-level Green Gang thug tasked with watching over a venue. He was also the Military Statistics Bureau's most peripheral informant, so peripheral he wasn't even worthy of a code name... One intelligence handoff caught the attention of the bureau's headquarters. Dai Li said, "From now on, his code name will be Lon 42.2kReads7.9Score4.2k14d adds
- 48 1906: I Have a Portable Hospital 1906：我有一间随身医院 Zhao Feihong transmigrates to the Hualan Kingdom of 1906 with a space hospital. In this age of ceaseless warfare, just how much can a hospital, rather than a weapon, accomplish? Let us wait and see... 226Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 49 You Were Told to Take In the Rout, So Why Are You Carrying the Whole Map? 让你收容溃兵，你开全图带飞？ [No transmigration, light System, no heroine, no free gear. Everything depends on tactics and development!] Li Wula, a second lieutenant platoon leader in the Northeastern Army, gains a virtual sand table that can sense the situation across the battlefield. A pot of cabbage, pork, and glass noodles, and the words, “Come on! I’ll take you home! We’ll fight our way back!” They awaken the numb hearts of Meng Fanniao, Mi Long, Kang Ya, Bu La, Yao Ma, Dou Bing, Snake Butt, and Dr. Hao. And so, a lege 1kReads6.8Score11314d adds
- 50 Building a Nation in Borneo, Starting in 1850 1850年从婆罗洲开始建国 [No System] [Found a Nation in the South Seas] [Hardcore Farming] [Global Colonial Rivalry] [The Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets] [Leader of ASEAN] [Rebuild the Great Tang] In 1850, transmigrator Li Xuan arrived in Borneo, in the South Seas. At the time, the great powers were carving up the world, while the Chinese overseas drifted like duckweed on the water. He had no System, only vision and courage two hundred years ahead of his time. He gathered refugees, built naval ports, forged guns 7.3kReads6.8Score30514d adds
