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- 1 In the War of Resistance, Serving One's Country Is a Blessing 抗战，丈夫许国实为幸事 On a rainy night in Nanjing in 1931, Lu Chengzhou grips a rusted pocket watch tightly. In the twenty-first century, he took apart countless bridge blueprints. Now he must personally drive this city into the pivotal points of history. Steel piles for a cascade hydropower station lie beneath the Yangtze’s hidden channels. Scrap metal from the Hanyang Arsenal is tempered in molds into rifling. Even the ruts left by rickshaws conceal the coordinates of wartime railways. Some laugh and call him mad, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn as a Traitor 重生当汉奸 Modern special forces soldier Lin Feng accidentally transmigrates to Tianjin in 1940 and takes over the body of Chen Mo, deputy captain of the Wang Jingwei regime’s secret police. To survive in enemy territory and carry out his mission as an undercover agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, he has no choice but to play the part of a greedy, brutal traitor, maneuvering between Japanese agents, Wang regime superiors, and Military Statistics Bureau orders. During his missions, he repeatedly face 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 From History Prodigy to Secret Agent Assassin 从历史系高材生到军统暗刃 Modern history graduate student Chen Yu transmigrates to 1938 Shanghai through a mysterious pocket watch, taking over the body of Lin Mo, a peripheral member of the Military Statistics Bureau. Armed with his knowledge of history and a modern way of thinking, he struggles to survive amid Japanese and puppet forces and the power plays of rival factions, gradually growing from an inexperienced student into a cool-headed, perceptive agent. As he navigates between his superior, the Military Statistic 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn in 1928 Shanghai 重生民国1928大上海 Zhuang Zichen was carrying out a mission without a care in the world when he woke up and found himself transmigrated to a bandit stronghold in 1928, during the Republican era. A bandit stronghold was one thing, but who could have guessed that the head bandit would die right away, leaving the second-in-command to take over and try to kill Zhuang Zichen? After the infighting, the gang was in no shape to carry on, so Zhuang Zichen took two bandits with him and made a name for himself in Shanghai: f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 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
- 6 The Poisonous Espionage Master: From the Start, I Face the Honey Trap Head-On 谍战毒士，开局硬刚桃色陷阱 [No System] + [No Transmigration] + [Suspense] I won’t allow anyone in this world to be as handsome as me! Lin Feng, a Red agent, impersonates Japanese spy Major Araki and wipes out a group of Kuomintang agents sabotaging the War of Resistance. He wins the trust of the Kuomintang leadership and infiltrates the notorious 76th Office. As an agent of the 76th Office and a high-ranking Japanese military spy, he handles both identities with ease. Jiang Wanqiu, the Kuomintang’s rose: you take care of 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Hunter of Shanghai 上海滩猎人 Chen Ke transmigrates into a world where espionage stories converge and gains a Spy-Hunting System. Report to the Chairman: Members of the Shanghai Black Dragon Society are disappearing one after another. Report to General Toihara: Our agents hidden in Shanghai have gone missing. 67Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 8 Republican Era: I Have a Little World of My Own 民国：我有个小世界 Su Chen, a powerhouse in the post-apocalyptic world with a spatial ability, dies alongside the Zombie King in a fight to the death. Fate has a cruel twist in store: his soul transmigrates to Republican-era China and inhabits the body of a destitute little beggar. By chance, Su Chen saves Chen Yu, an agent of the Military Statistics Bureau, and joins the Bureau, plunging into the tide of resistance against Japan. From a green rookie to an elite agent who strikes fear into the Japanese army, he d 324Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Huo Yufeng: Reborn in Republican-Era China 霍御风之重生民国 Huo Qubing died of illness in the sixth year of the Yuanshou era, but transmigrated to the Republican era in 1932. During the January 28 Incident, the Central Army and Japanese forces fought a major battle at Miaohang. Huo Qubing’s soul entered the body of a company commander who had been severely wounded in the battle. The couple Chen Molin and his wife rescued him, and since he had transmigrated to the Republican era, where the name Huo Qubing was far too famous, he changed his name to Huo Yuf 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 From the Start, the Number One Beauty in Jiangcheng Blows My Head Off 开局被江城第一美女爆头 [Republican Era] + [Alternate history] + [System] + [War of Resistance against Japan] + [Ruthless and decisive] After transmigrating to the Republican Era, he becomes Jiangcheng's biggest playboy, a young marshal! From the start, Jiangcheng's number-one beauty knocks him out with an ashtray, activating the [God-Tier Sign-In System]! On the surface, I'm still the same Jiangcheng playboy, spending my days in dance halls and throwing money around. Behind the scenes, I quietly sign in, build weapons 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Expeditionary Force: Guerrilla Warfare in Burma 远征军之我在缅甸打游击 [Expeditionary Force]+ [Flying Tigers]: Zhan Youwei, company commander of the guard company in the 288th Regiment, 96th Division, 5th Army of the Expeditionary Force, and Gou Desheng, a veterinarian, are left behind in the Burmese jungle and forgotten. By chance, they rescue James, a Flying Tigers pilot who has parachuted down. Determined to rejoin the main force and return home as soon as possible, they wage a grueling guerrilla war against the Japanese in the Burmese jungle… 3.2kReads8.8Score26114d adds
- 12 The Whirlwind of Shanghai Kisses My Cheongsam 上海滩的漩涡吻过我的旗袍 The Republic of China is in turmoil, shrouded in storms and darkness. Han Yuge, once a daughter of the Aisin Gioro imperial clan, steps into the dazzling yet perilous world of Shanghai, dressed in a qipao. There, she meets three people whose fates intertwine with hers: Xia Yan, a ruthless, hard-edged business tycoon who rose from nothing at the docks, yet gives her all his tenderness; Lin Yifeng, a passionate revolutionary devoted to his country, sincere and pure-hearted, ready to risk his life 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I Transmigrated to Republican-Era China and Changed the Fate of the Untouchable Beauty 穿越民国，我为高岭之花逆天改命 When the Seven Stars aligned, Liang Jinxia clutched her compass and plunged into the flames of war in Licheng in 1944. In her moment of despair, geologist Gu Qingwu held out a hand. “Come with me, or stay here and wait to die.” To survive, she became his assistant. Her uncanny “predictions” repeatedly saved him from danger, but also made him increasingly suspicious of her. “Who are you, really?” As artillery fire tore through the night, should she follow the course of history and save hersel 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Turbulent Republic: Chasing the Light 民国风云之逐光 A modern young man’s soul travels back to the Republic of China. He witnesses the changing times and the hardships faced by ordinary people at the bottom of society. Determined to make something of himself, he maneuvers among the great figures of the era and carves out a new world, all to pursue a ray of light in a China shrouded in darkness! 404Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 15 The Hidden Frontline III: The Strange Mysteries of Jinling 隐蔽战线三：金陵诡谲 After the August 15 victory, the Kuomintang launched frenzied attacks and plundered the revolutionary bases in an attempt to spark a civil war and seize the fruits of victory. It recruited large numbers of Japanese collaborators to serve its cause. Ye Yunsheng, a member of our Party who had infiltrated the Japanese Bamboo Agency's Special Higher Police, was among those targeted for recruitment. Both the Investigation and Statistics Bureau and the Military Statistics Bureau admired Ye Yunsheng's 587Reads9.5Score10714d adds
- 16 Twin Blades: Impostors in the Demon Cave 双星齐刃：魔窟伪装者 After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan in 1945, Liu Mingzhang, a secret Communist Party member codenamed Qiming, and Zheng Yaoxian, codenamed Kite, navigate the treacherous environment of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. With intelligence and courage, they pass along information and match wits with their foes. After a series of grueling challenges and brushes with death, they obtain vital intelligence and help the organization strike at the enemy. At last, they witne 223Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 17 Love in the Turmoil of the Republic, a Red-Haired Beauty's Tribulation in the Thousand Gates 民国乱世情，千门红颜劫 (The rating has only just opened and will rise. If you like it, leave a review; if you don't, please don't flame me.) [New-style Republican-era setting + Tortured Romance + Revenge + Suspense + Qianmen's Eight Roles + Schemes + Gangs + Espionage + War of Resistance] (Not a power fantasy, not mindless, no rebirth, no transmigration, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Volume One: Heroines (1929–1932), tortured romance/revenge/b 22Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 18 Ye Tinglan 夜听澜 Mu Wanting asked Jiang Yu what kind of partner she hoped to find. Jiang Yu thought it over carefully, picturing a vague silhouette in her mind. She couldn’t quite put into words what that person would be like. After meeting Yi Shiheng, she thought, it must be someone like him. Ten years later, they met again, but he stood on the other side. They had once held fast to the belief that ideals mattered more than anything, even each other, yet neither had imagined they would one day become strangers 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Land a Critical Hit on a Japanese Bitch 抗战：开局暴击女八嘎 My new work is out! You can read it 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! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Espionage: You Were Told to Keep Watch, Not Blow Up the Special Higher Police 谍战：让你盯梢，你炸掉特高科？ In 1940, Shanghai, known as the Magic City, is in the stalemate stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan. Tensions and conflicts among the Japanese Special Higher Police, the Plum Agency, Wang Jingwei’s puppet 76th Division, the Military Statistics Bureau, the Central Statistics Bureau, and the Communist Party grow ever fiercer, with covert battles breaking out constantly. Zhou Hongyi transmigrates into the body of the brother-in-law of a notorious traitor and joins the Wang Jingwei regime’s 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Ghost Lord’s Old Dreams of the Mortal World 鬼爷的红尘旧梦 "Love Begins in the Mortal World" "The Ghost Lord Falls for the Mortal World" "The Ghost Lord’s Old Dreams of the Mortal World" Welcome to bookmark and follow! (Fictional Republic of China era) The young sovereign of the underworld descends into the human world to find her beloved, now living through the final life of his tribulation. With her godhood at its peak, she sweeps across the turmoil of the Republican era, begins a love with the frail last-generation Beile that is heartbreakingly sweet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Poppy Has No Tears 虞美人没有眼泪 A young lady in Republican-era China: no CP, no golden finger, no transmigration, but plenty of money and brains. The heroine is the daughter of a Huizhou merchant, a mental arithmetic prodigy fluent in four languages. She excels at lightning-fast connections across fields (smell perfume → chemical formula → business conspiracy), has a gift for languages (six dialects and four foreign languages), and possesses keen powers of observation (she can tell someone's profession from the wear on their 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Espionage: Armed with the Death Note, I Went on a Killing Spree 谍战：手握死亡笔记，直接杀疯了 Su Ming transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a Juntong agent undercover at No. 76, codenamed Hades. From the start, he obtains a Death Note and launches a merciless killing spree! The director of No. 76: Who on earth is Hades? Why can he kill whoever he wants, while we’re completely powerless to stop him? The chief of the Special Higher Police: Damn it! We have to find Hades, or I’ll end up like the previous chiefs, giving my life for His Majesty the Emperor. But I don’t want t 8Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn in the Republic of China as a Spendthrift 重生民国当败家子 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 25 No One Knows Your Name 你的名字无人知晓 This is a “book of darkness” for hardcore fans of historical spy fiction. If you’re hoping for someone to transmigrate or be reborn, or for a System that gives them cheat-like powers... there’s still time to leave. But if you long to sink into the real, filthy quagmire of espionage from 1930 to 1949, rife with conspiracies, schemes, and betrayal, and to witness with your own eyes how an ordinary man is forged by the Soviet NKVD into a nameless phantom, shaping the course of war from the shadows —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Espionage: Caught at the Meeting? Reveal My Special Higher Police Identity 谍战：接头被抓？亮出特高科身份 [Spy thriller + Republican era + 20,000 words daily + triple agent + no female lead + System] Good news: I transmigrated, and I even got a System. Bad news: I got arrested from the start while trying to make contact. My memories awakened during interrogation, and it turned out I was a well-connected insider at the Special High Police Agency, with powerful backing. So no problem. Then came more bad news: I was assigned to infiltrate the Military Statistics Bureau, forcing me to become a triple ag 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 War of Resistance: Two Long-Term Laborers 抗战之两个长工 In the war-torn years in Sui County, Shangqiu, Henan, this story does not dwell on the worst of human nature. Instead, it focuses on the lives of ordinary people in an extraordinary period of history. Every ordinary person’s life is a book in its own right. 67Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 28 Lone Hero of Yingxiong 孤胆雄英 Tags: Republic of China era, espionage, passionate, mind games, ruthless, warlord rivalries, love of family and country [Ruthless hero returns + espionage and mind games + decisive and ruthless + beauties of a chaotic age] Shanghai, a city awash in blood and turmoil. Chen Moyan awakens to find his fellow agents dead and himself a “lone ghost” with the Juntong’s guns trained on him. Kill his colleagues to earn their trust? He becomes Juntong’s sharpest blade, earning the nickname “Chen the King o 2.1kReads8.6Score20014d adds
- 29 Undercover in 1936: Call Me King of Hell Ning 谍战1936：请叫我宁阎王 Straight-laced version: Ning Yan is reborn, back in 1936 Nanjing, as a student at the Army Officer Academy. It is assignment season, and through a twist of fate, Ning Yan saves a Japanese member of the Communist Party and obtains an identity badge. From then on, he joins the Military Statistics Bureau, assumes the identity of Ito Hirobumi, and launches the Cuckoo Plan! Bearing the hopes of the Ito family’s revival, he undertakes a decades-long infiltration deep in enemy territory. The Military S 86Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 30 As If There Were a Glimmer of Light 仿佛，若有光 Gao Yu, a young curator and painter, accidentally transmigrates to a women's university in 1947. He becomes its youngest male teacher and a clandestine Party member with a special identity. Amid the shifting interplay of light and shadow, he meets Shen Weiying, a beautiful, aloof university student. One love across a lifetime, two meetings: it turns out that love is the light that never fades. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Shadow Spy Network 暗影谍云 Born into a time of chaos, no one can choose their circumstances. When an event becomes a matter of national importance, no one in the realm can stand apart, whether they want to or not. Among the countless people of the world, some may be willing to sink into oblivion, while others will stand up and fight for their country, casting life and death aside as they give their all with the fiery courage of heroes. Yet they also know there are two things in the world one must never look at directly: t 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Dead Man's Stand-In 替死人 On the verge of death, actor Gu Changsheng picked up the face of a dead man. From then on, he lived in place of the dead and died in place of the living. Wearing the face of a Japanese interpreter, he infiltrated the Special Services Section, serving the Nationalist intelligence service while passing information to the underground Communist Party. In the three-way struggle, he turned Shanghai upside down, one borrowed face at a time. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 A Spy Behind Enemy Lines 抗战之潜伏者 In 1938, Lin Fei, an underground Communist Party operative who had been quietly lying low in Dancheng, a small city on the northeastern frontier, encountered a fellow underground operative codenamed “Deep Blue” while investigating the bizarre murder of a Japanese second lieutenant. The two joined forces and plotted to eliminate Gao Qiao, the chief of the police affairs section. They also obtained from Gao Qiao the plans for a secret Japanese military operation, helping the Anti-Japanese United A 283Reads6.7Score11214d adds
- 34 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
- 35 Agent: Yu Zecheng Is My Superior 特工：余则成是我上峰 [Transmigration + God of War + Rebirth + Urban Life + War] Li Lingfeng, a philosophy graduate from the northwest, stayed up all night preparing his job application materials and suddenly died on the street. To his surprise, he transmigrates into the body of a war hero carrying out a secret assassination mission during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The hero is also named Li Lingfeng, and he is following Yu Zecheng’s orders. 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Espionage: Code Name Oriole 谍战之代号黄雀 Caught in a nation ravaged by war, an overseas student joined the Communist Party in secret. Following his orders, he communicated through a single contact and went undercover alone to carry out a mission for the Military Statistics Bureau. By a twist of fate, he joined the Special Higher Police. From then on, trapped between competing powers, he matched wits with them all in a thrilling battle of spies. In this tangled struggle, who will have the last laugh and become the hidden player waiting 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Contest of Wits in the Spy World 谍海较量 By a twist of fate, a psychology graduate student returned to 1937, a year torn apart by war. As he sought out the underground organization and held fast to his red ideals, he contributed what he could to his country's liberation and rejuvenation in a turbulent era, embarking on a legendary career as an undercover agent in the world of espionage. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Back on the Execution Ground: Yang Kaizhi's Beiyang Years 刑场重开：杨凯之的北洋生涯 I open my eyes and find myself reborn as Yang Kaizhi from As If We Had Just Met. In this life, I hold the literary works of the future in my left hand, while the course of Republican-era political intrigue flows at my fingertips in my right. I will stir the currents of this turbulent age with one timeless masterpiece after another. When the world finally realizes what is happening, those in power will discover that I control both the empire's purse strings and the literary scene among the peo 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Shanghai's Spies and Bandits 上海谍匪 He is a “slacker” major in the Secret Service, yet secretly controls the underworld order in Shanghai. He is the Japanese “nightmare,” a phantom who massacred a merchants' association in a single night and struck terror into the invaders. He is the Green Gang magnate's “harbinger of death,” a King of Hell who can make a gang vanish with a few words and a smile. He is the “dream lover” of countless socialites and wealthy ladies, and the devil for whom they are willing to give up everything. The J 463Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 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. 66Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 41 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
- 42 Bamboo Congratulations 竹贺 Mutual devotion + slow burn + secret crush + strong heroine + strong hero + one-on-one romance They first meet one morning, when Song Wanzhu saves He Jingzhi. After that, their fates become intertwined. Each of them has their own ideals and ambitions. But they do not belong to the same side. Song Wanzhu saves He Jingzhi's life, but she also kills him with her own hands. He Jingzhi returned from studying abroad. He is also a patriot who wants to save his broken, battered country, the land that ra 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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! 551Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 44 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
- 45 She Is the Light 她自是灯火 How did women a hundred years ago view marriage and life? This is the story of a woman with an extraordinary upbringing. A government official's daughter in the late Qing Dynasty, she was left alone as her family declined amid the upheaval of a changing era. But she had grown up in an orphanage with missionaries and learned medicine. By treating the sick and saving lives, she found her place in the world and came to understand life's impermanence. Faced with family ties, an arranged marriage mea 420Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 46 Republican-Era Detective: Fourth Master Qiao Thrives in Turbulent Times 民国奇探：乔四爷，乱世逢生 Synopsis One: Qiao Chusheng always says he’s doomed to a miserable life, while Lu Yao will live to be ninety-nine. Lu Yao thinks that if this is fate, then he’ll have to change Qiao Chusheng’s. Who says no one can survive in troubled times? The Republic of China is a world in flux, and such times are bound to produce heroes. From police detective to warlord, Shanghai to Chongqing to Yan’an... If the gods answer his prayers, Qiao Chusheng will live to a hundred, blessed with both fortune and pros 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Reborn as a Warlord's Fifth Concubine, I Conquered Republican-Era China with My Writing 穿成军阀五姨太，靠写文杀穿民国 When Shen Yanqing wakes up, she’s become the least remarkable of the governor’s five concubines in the Republic of China era. The original owner was timid and bullied, her family was destitute, and the governor’s residence was rife with hidden schemes. Everyone expected her to meet an untimely end. From the start, she’s bound to a cross-time love System and given permission to copy any text on the internet. With words flowing from her pen, she bursts onto the scene under the pen name Qing Yan! 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Espionage: From the Start, I Shoot a Secret Agent from the Special High Police 谍战：开局击毙特高课特务 Liu Wentao transmigrates to the Republic of China era. Every Japanese soldier he kills earns him a reward, which he uses to buy weapons and help resist the invasion. Many people wonder who killed the chief of the Japanese Special Service Agency and blew up the counterfeit banknote printing plant. No one knows it was him. Liu Wentao keeps a low profile, moving along the edge of life and death as he carries out the boldest missions! Rumble! An explosion echoes as black smoke billows from the Speci 2.3kReads7.3Score13914d adds
- 49 Espionage: I Have a Double Possession, and You Want Me to Be an Informant? 谍战：我双重附体，让我做线人？ [Humorous and funny] [No romance, no do-gooder heroine] [Self-interest above all] [Feel free to dive in] Gou Dadan is timid and afraid of trouble. The chaos of wartime turns him into a fastidious egoist. From the start, he transmigrates to Shanghai in 1937, just before the nationwide resistance against Japan begins, and becomes an ordinary soldier. [Early story] Forced to become a secret agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, he brings along his blind younger sister. Military Statistics Burea 34Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 50 Pear Blossoms in Bloom 一树棠梨花开 For seven years of war, she kept watch over a flowering tree, waiting for someone who would never return. Across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, he passed through smoke and death to honor a promise left unfulfilled. That spring, “the flowering pear tree bloomed, its beauty captivating the city; willow fluff danced in the spring breeze.” Beneath blossoms white as snow, their eyes met, and each was struck by the other’s beauty. The beauty of mountains and rivers could not rival the gen 49Reads—Score—14d adds
