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- 1 Warlords of the Republic: Reunifying China 民国军阀:中华秋叶海棠归于一统 From military academy student to colonel and regimental commander, then to the man everyone calls Marshal. This is a firsthand account of my transmigration to the Republican era, a story of my struggle to rise from a junior officer to a great warlord. In short, my struggle. 33Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 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—Shelves
- 3 Founder of the Beiyang Government 北洋创始人 Xu Fei transmigrates to the waning years of the Qing dynasty, just as the Taiping Rebellion is underway. To take advantage of the good times when local officials are granted the right to recruit troops, Xu Fei lies low for three years. After Emperor Xianfeng announces that local authorities may recruit militia to fight the Taiping forces, Xu Fei uses his golden finger to enlist local volunteers and train soldiers. He leaps from being a low-ranking ninth-grade official to the top man in the regio 250Reads6.9Score326Shelves
- 4 Rise of a Tyrant: I Build an Empire in Republican China 枭雄崛起:我在民国建帝国 A new work is out! You can read my novel on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to keep writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 587Reads6.5Score102Shelves
- 5 Tiger of Beiyang: Dad, Let's Not Become Emperor 北洋之虎:爹!咱不当皇帝了 A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 167Reads5.7Score138Shelves
- 6 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. 515Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The New Beiyang 新北洋 After transmigrating into Yuan Kewen, he gains the System but refuses to be a playboy, vowing instead to seize power in a chaotic age. In 1913, the Beiyang government is just beginning to flourish, but dangers lurk everywhere. He stakes his claim in the Northeast, thwarts the restoration plot, and unites the various Beiyang factions; he develops industry, builds a new army, and keeps foreign powers in check; through campaigns across the country, he unifies China, and the Young Master of Cold Clo 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 1910: Blood and Iron in Yunnan, Nearly Starved to Death from the Start 1910铁血滇云,开局差点饿死 [Warlords of the Republic of China + Building his own power + A military-industrial tycoon transmigrates + Yunnan Army] After waking up, military-industrial tycoon Tang Qi finds himself transmigrated to the early years of the Republic of China. Using the Yunnan Army as his foundation, he establishes a Southwestern United Government and develops at breakneck speed between the two great powers of the foreign nations and the Beiyang Government. A Republic-era warlord story unlike any other. 2.4kReads6.0Score110Shelves
- 9 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. 12Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 10 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China: Saving the Nation by Joining the Brotherhood 穿越民国:从混袍哥开始救国 [The cover is somewhat abstract] [Warlord] [Republican Era] [No System] [Hardcore historical fiction] [Not invincible] Reborn as a young master in the Republican Era, Yu Jinshen heads into Sichuan, joins the Paoge brotherhood, takes control of the salt trade, and throws himself into the revolution! People sneer: “A stinking salt peddler, and he thinks he can save the country?” Yu Jinshen: “Why can’t I save the country? I’m going to do it no matter what!” Other warlords line their own pockets, bu 2Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 11 Warlord: The Road to a Strong Army 军阀:强军之路 Zhou He, born in 2000, transmigrates to a parallel world in the early twentieth century. What should he do? Faced with a world and history so similar to his own, will he help bring about the founding of the nation, or… 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 A Republic-Era Iron-Blooded Young Marshal? I'll Fight the War of Resistance to the End! 民国铁血少帅?我奉军抗战到底! Another world, an ordinary world, souls transmigrated into other bodies From Feng to Ping, from Tai to Sui, from the south to the east, forces from every side vie for power across this chessboard. Tags: Republic of China, War of Resistance, political intrigue, espionage, passionate, multiple female leads 20.6kReads—Score1.2kShelves
- 13 Transmigration: Dreaming Back to 1915 as a New Warlord 穿越:梦回1915新军阀 (Warlords, civil war, farming, entrepreneurship, alternate history, passion, guns and artillery, strategy, human nature) Fictional characters, story, and locations. Long Ze was a student who had just finished the college entrance exams. On his way back to his hometown, Mu Lian, a fellow passenger on the bus, was carrying a System mission. Who could have imagined that she, Long Ze, and the driver would all unexpectedly find themselves back in the era of warlord warfare in the Long Kingdom? Was it 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 14 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 231Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 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—Shelves
- 16 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... 590Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 17 Hanqing, 300,000 Fengtian Troops, and an Iron-Blooded Peak 汉卿,奉系三十万,铁血巅峰 “When an entire era weighs on your shoulders, you have no choice but to make yourself tougher than the times.” Three brothers stand side by side: one commands civil and police affairs, another handles espionage and intelligence. The women are no mere ornaments: among them are a noble heiress who controls the supply lines, a sworn brotherhood leader's daughter who roams the world, and an intelligence agent infiltrating enemy ranks. The spy war rages in the shadows, while flames of battle blaze in 12.4kReads—Score811Shelves
- 18 Warlord: Starting by Emptying the Shanghai Arsenal 军阀:从搬空上海兵工厂开始 [Warlord] [Republican Era] [Guangxi Wolf Troops] [Power Fantasy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible] I transmigrated to 1927 and became Li Youlin, the son of Li Delin. At the time, Peanut had just stepped down, and the Guangxi clique was at the height of its power. But I knew this was only the calm before the storm. Facing a powerful enemy poised to return and a family faction that seemed glorious but was actually riddled with hidden dangers, I chose to target the arsenal in Shanghai. Little Zh 272Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 19 From Lowly Recruit to Marshal: I Take on the Underworld 从壮丁混成大帅,我和地府杠上了 [Supernatural Republic of China] [Warlord Warfare] [Spatial Ability] [Founding a Nation Overseas] Xu Zhen is reborn in a supernatural version of the Republic of China. It is 1924, and a campaign to drive out the Beiyang warlord Cai Chenxun has broken out in Jiangxi Province. A poor country boy, Xu Zhen has barely transmigrated to this place when he is unfortunately seized by unruly soldiers and forced into service as cannon fodder in a siege. Fortunately, he possesses the [Life-and-Death Seal], 3.7kReads—Score470Shelves
- 20 My Name Is Yan of Sanjin, and the Great Powers Are Finished 我姓三晋阎,列强全玩完 Warlords and a locust invasion: Yan Wang gains the Gear-Up System and an elite template. He leads his troops straight into battle against an elite division, earns a massive haul of land and air gear, then uses his super equipment to sweep through the enemy with blitzkrieg tactics. 18Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 21 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… 3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Far Eastern Rogue Who Began at Huanggutun! 从皇姑屯开始的远东狂徒! (Forget the usual tactical gains and losses of a city or a patch of land. Now, let's see what true strategy looks like!) And now! Please welcome the most unhinged master strategist of the twentieth century! Huanggutun! The Chinese Eastern Railway! The Central Plains War! Siberia! When the year 1928 arrives, Yu Qiuhua takes a look at what he has in hand. A comic book market spanning all of North America. Penicillin patents that have taken the world by storm. Jiangxi-style restaurants opened t 43Reads—Score147Shelves
- 23 My Father Is the Northeast King, and I Revive the Begonia 家父东北王,我兴秋海棠 An ace Air Force pilot returns safely from an air show mission. He wants to surprise his fiancée, but the surprise turns to horror when the woman he loves assassinates him, and he dies with bitter resentment... He is reborn and transmigrates to more than a century in the past. At home, the nation is weak, the people are destitute, and warlords battle for power. Abroad, the great powers look on hungrily, swallowing up the country bit by bit. If nothing changes, China may soon fall... In this life 374Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Chinese War Wolf of the Expeditionary Force 远征军之中华战狼 [Expeditionary Force + Reasonable Golden Finger + No System + Not Mindless, Fired by a heart full of passion, he fights on the battlefield, ready to die far from home, with no regrets even if it means nine deaths!] The Expeditionary Force, Southeast Asia, the Savage Mountain. Rally the scattered troops, fight the Japanese, uphold China's national dignity, and forge the soul of a nation! Veteran Chen Feng returns to the battlefield just as the Expeditionary Force suffers total defeat and falls in 8Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 25 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 13.5kReads6.2Score1.1kShelves
- 26 The War of Resistance Begins in Hebei in the Year of Rising Up 抗战从河北崛起年开始 6.4kReads7.3Score363Shelves
- 27 War of Resistance: The Northeast’s Most Ruthless Man! 抗战:东北第一狠人! A young man from the new era transmigrates to another world at a time when Fengtian is in crisis. Feng Yong awakens the King's System and leads the Fengtian Army to sweep across the land. Every inch of land is soaked in blood, and a hundred thousand young men take up arms! Men, the time has come to ride forth with blades drawn and trample Fusang underfoot. Follow me and wipe out the invaders! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 My Father Is the President, and I Return Home Bearing a Dragon Robe 家父大总统,我归国送龙袍 On the cruise ship returning from his studies abroad, Lu Chengjun rubs his aching temples. Half an hour ago, his soul transmigrated into the body of Lu Hongxian’s third son in a parallel world. Three golden beams carrying information about his fated gifts slam into his mind: Fated Gift One: A family’s old man is a treasure. For every day his father is in office, he earns a million silver dollars. Fated Gift Two: Perseverance. Until the Chosen One dies, he earns 100,000 silver dollars every day. 414Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 29 New Feng 新奉 At the end of 1925, Guo Songling joined forces with Feng Yuxiang and Li Jinglin to rebel against the Fengtian clique at Luanzhou. Leading an army of 70,000 straight toward Fengtian, he was defeated a month later due to the interference of the Japanese Kwantung Army and betrayal by his allies. He and his wife were executed by firing squad. But Bai Han, the top humanities student in the national college entrance exam, unexpectedly transmigrates into Guo Songling at this very moment, changing every 397Reads—Score114Shelves
- 30 Republican Era: The Jinan Massacre? No!! 民国:济南惨案?不!! August 28, 1926: The Nanchang Uprising! October 10, 1926: Wuchang falls! January 3, 1927: The January 3 Hankou Incident! March 24, 1927: The March 24 Incident in Nanjing’s British Concession! May 3, 1928: The May 3 Jinan Incident in Shandong!! This time, not a single one will be missed!! 129Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Republican Era: From the Start, I Spoil the Warlord Showdown and Give the Commander a Headache 民国:开局剧透军阀混战大帅麻了 The rating has just come in, and it's going up! The Beiyang era. After transmigrating into the lowest of the low, a rickshaw puller, Chen Kai casually sent a shocking political essay to the Peking Gazette: “The Zhili clique's defeat is certain, and Feng's forces will surely switch sides!” When it came out, his fellow pullers laughed that he'd gone crazy from hauling rickshaws, his landlord sneered that he was daydreaming, and a famous Peking pundit even publicly wagered that he'd eat the newspap 359Reads7.1Score351Shelves
- 32 From the Start, the Axe Gang Attacked, and My AKM Swept the Field 开局斧头帮来袭,AKM扫射全场 [No bleeding-heart hero, decisive and ruthless, no romance, exhilarating action, alternate history] The Axe Gang attacks from the start, and an AKM mows down the whole place He Tian has just transmigrated and become the boss of the Broadsword Gang. But his former self stole the Axe Gang boss's woman, and now over a hundred Axe Gang members have surrounded the Broadsword Gang's headquarters with axes in hand. What is he supposed to do? Just as He Tian is fretting, [Ding! Congratulations, Host. Yo 5Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 33 Republican China: From the Start, I Have a Model Battalion Armed with American Weapons 民国之开局美械模范营 Wu Taiheng, who somehow transmigrated to the Republican era, received two pieces of news: The good news: He's Wu Junsheng's son, the famous Wu with the thick tongue, and he has a System! The bad news: The System vanished before it could explain anything. He spent thirteen years living like an idiot, and it wasn't until the second year of the Republic that the System finally awakened! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 A Warlord Rises: Laying Low Until I Become a Great Power 军阀崛起:慢慢苟成列强 [Strategy and tactics + weapons and equipment + weak golden finger + multiple women + Cao thief + slow burn] This is a true military novel, focused on sound logic rather than cheap thrills. The protagonist's strategies and tactics are based on the actual capabilities of his weapons and equipment. There's no mindless steamrolling, and army organization is adjusted flexibly to suit the equipment and the conditions of each battlefield. Most people don't understand the relationship between army orga 22Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 35 Sanhe Young Master's 16th Book 三合大少第16本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Fox of the Far East 远东之狐 In 1884, amid the upheavals of the Sino-French War, Han Zikun is born in the Han family’s courtyard in Shanxia County, Jinghai Prefecture. A transmigrator, he brings modern marketing skills, mechanical engineering knowledge, and fluency in several languages, but has no System or golden finger. He can rely only on his ingenuity and determination to face the chaos of the late Qing. The family has had only one son for three generations. His grandfather, Han Shoushu, puts aside his scholar’s gown to 3Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 37 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. 804Reads7.3Score120Shelves
- 38 Otherworldly Lord: I Unite Humanity with a Cultivation System 异界领主:我靠修仙系统一统人族 Modern-day wage slave Lin Yuan transmigrates unexpectedly into a down-on-his-luck frontier lord in the mortal realm of a Western fantasy world, where three great human empires border one another. His territory is barren, overrun by bandits, and surrounded by foreign races. On the brink of death, he activates the Cultivation Faction Development System. It can convert Western fantasy magic into cultivation spirit energy, and comes with three core features: an exchange shop, daily sign-in, and poin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Republican Era: A Warlord? No, Call Me a Great Power 民国:军阀?不,请叫我列强 Feng Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the illegitimate son of a duke in the Great Zhao Empire, abandoned to fend for himself in a time of chaos. As it happens, he awakens two Systems: a territory poverty-alleviation System and a super armory System. The two Systems refuse to yield to each other, leading to a rather amusing situation. Territory Poverty-Alleviation System: “So you want to compete with me? Host, take two steps forward and claim a reward of ten containers of medica 11Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 40 Reborn in Huangpu: I'm the Real Lucky Star 重生黄埔,我才是福将 [The rating is low because the book just launched, but it’ll go up later. Give it a try!] Born in 1907, amid the final, turbulent years of the Qing dynasty, I came into the world with top-tier luck, my fortune stat maxed out! At three, I slipped and fell into the deep sea. Everyone thought I was done for, but a dolphin pushed me back to shore, earning me the nickname “the child blessed by the Sea God” around the neighborhood. At eight, I snuck into a casino and won so much that the house started 11.1kReads8.1Score197Shelves
- 41 I Raise an Army of Soldiers, Young Marshal: I Am the One Who Rules the World! 爆兵少帅,我,才是列强! [Warlords] [System] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Republican Era] [Decisive and ruthless] [Invincible] When I woke up, I had somehow landed in Fengtian in a parallel world. The War of Resistance hadn’t begun yet, but old scores and future grudges were already staring me in the face. The Japanese were itching to make a move, so I struck first. While the Northeastern Army was still hesitating, I raised another invincible, battle-hardened force. 198.8kReads8.2Score21.5kShelves
- 42 War of Resistance: Liu Zhennian Starts as the King of Jiaodong 抗战:我刘珍年开局就是胶东王 [The rating has just come in and will rise over time] [Iron-blooded Lu Army] [King of Jiaodong Liu Zhenian] [A decade of planning] [Defending Shandong] [Building up the countryside to resist Japan] [Real-time war illustrations] New book by Yang Yuting, an Lv5 author in the War of Resistance Against Japan category. Quality guaranteed! 2.9kReads7.1Score268Shelves
- 43 Empire: I'm a Warlord, So What's Wrong with Being Arrogant? 帝国:我做军阀,嚣张点怎么了? Lu Yulin is eating hot pot and bragging away when, suddenly, he's gone. He transmigrates to another world torn apart by warlords and rival nations, where the former loser finds himself reborn as a warlord's son. From the start, he gets an enhanced German division to make a show of force, plus an arms factory. The young marshal, once dismissed as a useless “Adou” who only knew how to squander his inheritance, sheds his reputation as a good-for-nothing. He builds a powerful army and develops indus 723Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 44 Transmigrating to 1937 During the War of Resistance 穿越抗日1937 [True-to-life Republican-era setting. No System. Not a power fantasy.] In 2025, an ordinary office worker transmigrates to the chaotic Republican era of 1927 and is forced to become a starving foot soldier amid the warlord conflicts. Ten years later, he leads over a hundred thousand men out of Sichuan to fight the Japanese. This is a stirring, tragic expedition, and an iron-blooded legend written by an ordinary man at a time when his nation’s survival hangs in the balance! Note: This book has no 9.7kReads6.1Score405Shelves
- 45 The Great Warlord of Republican China 民国大军阀 A life-or-death showdown as heroes from humble beginnings scheme for, seize, and wield power. A war between mighty outsiders and local strongmen. In a time of chaos, heroes battle for power in the world of the jianghu. In those days, some people had no shame as they climbed the ladder of power. Back then, thugs could fight for the realm with swords, while impoverished scholars could talk their way into office. The strong could rule a region, while the incapable were left destitute in the country 2.1kReads9.5Score100Shelves
- 46 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 82Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 47 A Tycoon? I Want to Be a Warlord 首富?我要当军阀 Li Haoran was reborn in a parallel world as the son of Huaxia’s richest man. But this was an era of warlords and foreign powers running rampant. Without enough ability, even great wealth would make him no more than someone else’s wallet, and he would be nothing but a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Li Haoran became the one holding the knife. 338Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 48 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—Shelves
- 49 The Twilight of the Empire and the Dawn of the Republic 帝国的黄昏与民国的序幕 In the endgame that was late Qing China, some wanted to become emperor themselves, some wanted to overthrow the emperor, some wanted to restore the monarchy, and others secretly colluded with the foreign powers. Meanwhile, along the railway lines in the north, imperialist armies had already planted explosives. When the man at the helm fell, it was not only jackals that came rushing in, but also poisonous snakes lurking in the shadows. 74Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 50 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... 593Reads7.1Score171Shelves
















































