Novels like Heroes Without Regrets in Shanghai by Night
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- 1 Night Shanghai: Making My Name on the Bund 夜上海之扬威上海滩 Lin Ge and Bai Wei transmigrate into the TV series Shanghai Bund, arriving in 1930s Shanghai. They clash fiercely with the Japanese and throw themselves into the nationwide resistance, helping launch the 1932 Battle of Shanghai. 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Shadow of the North African Tiger 北非虎影 Shadows of the North African Tiger 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Brave Always Win 勇者必胜 Will Golland and his girlfriend, Aminni, joined the SBS and SAS, the British commandos, one after the other. They were born to fight the war against fascism. Raiding behind enemy lines, they struck fear into the hearts of Nazi demons. Their footsteps carried them across France, Norway, and the battlefields of North Africa. They wore green berets, and their name was the Commandos. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Flying Swallow: Me 262 飞行的雨燕——Me262 The Flying Swallow: Me 262 165Reads—Score614d adds
- 5 The Rhine Operation 莱茵行动 Operation Rhine 123Reads—Score214d adds
- 6 Moonsea Flower Pavilion: Cloudtop City 月海花亭:云顶城市 Moonsea Flower Pavilion: Cities Above the Clouds 52Reads—Score114d adds
- 7 The Raging Eastern Front 狂飙的东线 The Führer is assassinated, and Goering takes over the Third Reich. He appoints Kahn Regismond as commissioner on the Eastern Front, granting him command over the German forces there. The Battle of Stalingrad begins. Can he change the course of the war? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Empire's Setting Sun 帝国夕阳 The Empire's Twilight 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Iron-Blooded Late Ming I: The Decisive Battle of Ruzhou 铁血晚明(一)汝州决战 Iron-Blooded Late Ming (Part One): The Decisive Battle at Ruzhou 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Pure Heart: A Life-or-Death Game 纯净的心:生死牌局 A Pure Heart: The Life-and-Death Card Game 428Reads—Score114d adds
- 11 Dreams of Tokyo: Love Through the Four Seasons 东京梦华:爱有四季 Tokyo Dreams: Love Through the Seasons 74Reads—Score214d adds
- 12 Drug Enforcement Elite 禁毒精英 Two major drug cartels operate in Mexico: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel. This is the story of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, together with the Department of Homeland Security, the CIA, and US Northern Command, assisting Mexican police in the fight against drug crime. 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Climbing Mount Naroda 攀登纳罗达峰 [Military + political maneuvering + alternate history + tragic ensemble cast + micro perspective + fictional world] Summer, 1991 As the world celebrated the end of the Cold War, at another fork in history, a far more powerful Red Bear turned its confident gaze eastward. After achieving total victory in Afghanistan, the Soviet Union was at the height of its power. In the name of “liberation,” it launched a lightning assault aimed at annexing Hokkaido: Operation Climb Mount Narodnaya. For Japan, s 4.8kReads8.7Score71914d adds
- 14 Sunset on Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 云顶落霞:幽灵骑士 Sunset on the Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Kiss from the Clouds 白云之吻 A Kiss from the White Clouds 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Mars Era: Road to Venus 火星纪元:金星之路 An ancient alien spacecraft is discovered in a crater on Venus. The mysterious X Organization plots to seize the planet, while Factory 18 wants to use Venus as a dumping ground for waste. Yet atop the clouds of Venus stands an airship academy called Cloudtop Academy, a hallowed school dreamed of by students across the solar system. At last, traveling from Mars to Venus, they witness the planet's land and oceans. 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 你是别样的风景 You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Walking Beneath the Moon: The Age of Machines 踏月而行:机械纪元 Walking Beneath the Moon: The Mechanical Era 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Rebuilding Germany: I Become Chancellor After World War II 重启德意志:我在二战后当总理 Lin Mo is a graduate student in history at a top-tier university in the 21st century. Specializing in modern European history, he has a solid theoretical grounding in World War II, Germany’s postwar reconstruction, economic policy, and international relations. He is empathetic, level-headed, and well versed in modern governance. In May 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered. Berlin lay in ruins, and Germany was divided among the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. People’s livelihoods 280Reads6.6Score2414d adds
- 20 The Compass of Time 时光罗盘 The Time Compass 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 A Journey Through Hell, Beginning on the Eastern Front 从东线开始的地狱之旅 A new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.5kReads8.9Score13314d adds
- 22 Building an Invincible Fleet, Starting with a Battleship 从一艘战列舰开始打造无敌舰队 (Naval Warfare) + (Conquest) + (The System Only Provides Equipment and Technology, No Missions) + (Shipbuilding) + (No Female Lead) Chu Qing is reborn on a planet where oceans cover ninety percent of the surface, becoming the son of the garrison commander of the Taixi Islands in the Qian Cang Empire. He is ready to make his mark, but then the Eastern Sakura Empire suddenly launches a war... Driven from his home from the start, Chu Qing finally awakens his AI on the run! With a “found” battleship 3.4kReads9.0Score17814d adds
- 23 Espionage: Rewinding for Intelligence Made Me the Military Statistics Bureau's Faith 谍战:回档情报,我成了军统信仰 After waking up, Lin Chen, a death-row prisoner, was forcibly recruited by Dai Chunfeng, head of the Military Statistics Bureau, to impersonate a Japanese spy. He was assigned the “Parcel” plan, a mission with almost no chance of survival, and became a doomed agent tasked with feeding false intelligence to the Japanese. Just when he was on the verge of despair, he discovered that he could receive intelligence about deaths. And so… Director Dai: He’s my death-row prisoner, the one I both love and 9.4kReads8.2Score73014d adds
- 24 Years Without Regrets 无悔岁月 In 1936, dusk settled over Xiangcheng, steeping it in the smell of rust and blood. The late-autumn wind cut like a knife, piercing to the bone. Xu Chengyang tugged down the brim of his police cap. The collar of his coarse wool uniform chafed his neck raw. This black uniform was both his prison and his armor… 456Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 War of Resistance: A Native of Fenghua Joins the First Whampoa Class from the Start 抗战:我奉化人开局加入黄埔一期 Front-line combat + no System + Fenghua native + leader of the first Whampoa class There are too many regrets in the history of modern China. Shanghai? Nanjing? The road through the War of Resistance against Japan is full of regrets. I, Chen Dong, swear to do everything in my power to make up for them. I’m taking on the Japanese, and nobody can stop me. That’s final! P.S. The first 50 chapters cover Whampoa through the Eastern Expedition and Northern Expedition. If you want to jump straight to t 92.5kReads—Score8.8k14d adds
- 26 War of Resistance: Oh No! Sichuan Dad Is Here! 抗战之:不好!川爹来啦! With the nation in peril and the Japanese invaders showing their fangs, every man is responsible for the rise and fall of his country. I wished to enlist, but I was too old. Fortunately, I have a son, and he has volunteered. I give him this banner to carry at all times: wipe away blood with it when wounded, and be wrapped in it when he dies. March ever forward, and never forget your duty. The Death Banner 1.3kReads6.6Score—14d adds
- 27 Across the Ocean 大洋彼岸 Across the Ocean 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Great Ming Marines 大明海兵 On July 8, 538 of the Ming calendar, amid the thunderous cannon fire as the armored cruiser squadron clashed with the Japanese pirate fleet, Lieutenant General Zhu Xianqian, commander of the Central Fleet's Third Fleet, stood on the tactical bridge of the battleship Luzhou. He gazed at the Great Ming dragon banner flying proudly at the bow and declared, “Gentlemen, courage, the courage to press ever forward, is the greatest strength that keeps the Great Ming Navy thriving and undefeated!” 351Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 29 The Fox of Hengyang 衡阳之狐 Zhang Wenyuan, a hitman in his previous life, was betrayed by his handler. Ambushed while on a mission, he somehow found himself transported back to the battlefield of the 1944 Defense of Hengyang. 234Reads6.6Score10814d adds
- 30 A Fierce Battle at the Start: 1860 开篇激战1860 [An alternate-history story, not about transmigration. A sweeping ensemble tale of war spanning many years. A new spin-off story is coming soon.] This is a story set in a parallel world: A fierce battle at the very beginning saves the Garden of Gardens from disaster... In 1860, smoke from war rises everywhere. The land is devastated, and chaos reigns. Heroes emerge in turbulent times! But heroes are only human, too. They fight off invaders and protect countless lives. They pacify the land, enric 2.2kReads7.4Score15114d adds
- 31 You Were Supposed to Go Undercover, So How Did You Become a Cabinet Minister of Dongdao? 让你潜伏你怎么成了东岛内阁大臣 Wang Tieshan, an underground courier codenamed Mantis, is sent to infiltrate the Military Statistics Bureau. After being framed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, he’s assigned to a covert mission at the Magic City station under the codename Paperclip. “I haven’t seen you in years. How did you end up as a minister in Dongdao’s cabinet?” Wang Tieshan: “I don’t know either. Somehow, you arranged for me to impersonate someone, and now I’m a minister in Dongdao’s cabinet. I’m under a lot of pre 504Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Northeast Anti-Japanese First Army: Sequel 东北抗日第一军续 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 467Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Who Blew Up Earth? None of You Are Getting Away 是谁炸了地球?你们一个也跑不了 [Starships] [Sci-Fi] [Lighthearted] The protagonist, Luo Yan, is the king of special forces. After becoming paralyzed from the waist down, he stays at home and lies flat, unaware even of the momentous fact that Earth is about to be destroyed. Just before Earth explodes, he is sitting on the toilet when he receives an impossible mission: take command of the Thirty-Third Fleet and lead it to escape alive. Less than ten minutes remain before Earth's destruction. Can a cripple make it to the under 1.6kReads—Score10814d adds
- 34 War of Resistance: The Rise of Nanyang Begins with Sign-In Rewards 抗战:南洋崛起从签到开始 Transmigrated to 1942, into the Wild Man’s Land, the deathtrap where the retreating expeditionary force met its doom. When Chu Ming opens his eyes, there are starving corpses beside him and pursuers behind him. In this desperate situation, the “Iron-Blooded Revival” System activates: the entire map is revealed, daily sign-ins, and blueprints of his choice. It starts with his first self-designed rifle: A straggler says, “Brother, with a gun, we’ve got a chance to survive!” An overseas Chinese man 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 紫竹林的仙境 A Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Phoenix-Eyed Agent: I Tear My Rotten Enemies Apart in Republican-Era China 凤眼女特工:我在民国手撕渣敌 I, Su Wanqing, am a small-time female thug at the bottom of the heap at Jiangcheng Wharf. My only talent is hearing other people’s thoughts. For three years, I used that ability to dodge countless assassination attempts, until I met a coachman who was nearly beaten to death. My heart skipped a beat: this man’s thoughts were actually pure. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 花海月宫 The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 From the Start of the Republic, I Applied to the First Class at Whampoa: I'm from Fenghua 民国开局报考黄埔一期我是奉化人 [Main Battlefield + First Class of Whampoa + No System + No Fighting Among Ourselves] If you're here for the War of Resistance, start reading from Chapter 43. The earlier chapters cover Whampoa and Eastern Europe. Liu Bin looks back on the century of humiliation in the history of the Rabbit nation. To make up for the regrets of history, he'll set foot in Whampoa's first class and rewrite what happened in places like Shanghai and Nanjing. It all starts now, in Fenghua. What does it matter if y 114Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 39 Tactical Game 战术游戏 What’s the most important concept in close-quarters battle when clearing a room? The fatal funnel, of course. How do you zero an 85 sniper rifle before using it? So you have to pull back the hammer on an anti-tank rocket launcher before firing it… The Mi-17’s power cart has broken down. How are we supposed to take off? In the Sicilian Campaign, how did Bradley, a lifelong good guy, screw over his allies? Though, to be fair, there was a good reason. Who was the real hero of the Jingkang humiliati 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The New Boss of Thirteen Provinces 十三省新掌包 Zhang Wenyuan, a graduate of the National University of Defense Technology’s Pontoon Bridge Command Department, had just been assigned to his unit when a once-in-a-century flood struck. He met with an accident while taking part in flood relief operations, only to transmigrate to Northeast China in 1935... 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Soul Transmigration to Republican China: My Years in the Military Statistics Bureau 魂穿民国:我在军统那些年 Gu Jinzhao transmigrates to the eve of the full-scale War of Resistance and becomes a low-ranking field operative in the Lixing Society's Special Service Division. In this era, when the nation faces mortal peril, Gu Jinzhao has no powerful connections and cannot influence the course of events. All he can do is make his greatest effort to prepare China for an all-out war. 179Reads8.1Score4414d adds
- 42 Transmigrated into the War of Resistance: The Phoenix Rises from the Flames 穿越抗战之浴火凤凰 Fang Mengqi, a modern female special forces soldier, is forced off a cliff by foreign mercenaries while covering her comrades. When she wakes, she discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a woman with the same name during the War of Resistance... “[Ding... Detecting that Chinese women in this era are suffering under the Japanese invaders. Give the women of this era a chance to stand tall...]” “[Ding... A warrior rose, a phoenix reborn in fire! Fight for women’s survival in this era! 368Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 43 The Chariot of the Sun 太阳战车 Everyone has someone they can't forget, or something they can't let go of, whether it's love or a career. When faced with a life-or-death choice, how should you decide? This is the story of Yang Ruofeng, who sets off for Titan aboard a solar sail ship on a mission from the Dragon Kingdom. There, he discovers alien ruins and pits his wits against the lurking space pirates. The story follows two main threads: the protagonist's romance and his scientific expedition. Across the vast reaches of inter 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I’m a Courier in Beiyang 我在北洋当骑手 Chen Mo, a delivery rider, races into the path of a car on a stormy night over a five-yuan-and-two-fen “on-time guarantee” order. When he opens his eyes again, it’s 1903, and he’s become “Zhang the Lumpy,” the most hated man in a bandit den in western Liaoning: the young Zhang Zuolin. Facing a chaotic world, a brutal leader, and fellow bandits who only know how to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, Chen Mo clutches the twenty-three copper coins he has left and falls into deep thought. Eve 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The New Cold War: Invasion from Another World 新冷战:异界入侵 [A slightly alternate human world + no System + no golden finger + no one reborn] The Cold War has made the human world increasingly violent. Against a backdrop of nuclear fervor and universal militarization, Earth and a new world are about to intersect. Creatures from an unknown world appear amid the Antarctic Cold War, while a mountaintop passage leads to a whole new world humanity has never known. What happens when a Cold War world connects to a World War II world gone astray? What happens wh 151Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 46 Republican China: From Fake Young Master to Warlord 民国,从冒牌少爷到一方军阀 [No System + Republican Era + Multiple Heroines + Espionage in the Later Story] After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, landlord's son Li Mingyuan, who had paid for a trainee patrol officer's post, set sail for his new assignment with his newlywed wife Shen Shutong, his attendant Fugui, and the old family servant Wang Guilan. They were attacked by river bandits along the way. The original Li Mingyuan was killed, while Fugui, the protagonist and a modern-day special forces soldier, was knocked unco 12.2kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 47 The Spy Game: Gaze into the Abyss 谍海无涯之深渊凝视 When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you. When you gaze into the abyss again, the abyss gets impatient: “What are you looking at?” Feng Gang, a modern historian, transmigrates to the Republic of China era. Born into a time of chaos, in the darkest hours before dawn, he discovers that he has no System or superpowers of any kind. All he has is a deep gaze that spans a century and sees through every illusion... 18.1kReads8.7Score2k14d adds
- 48 1911: Reviving China 1911:重振华夏 A military exercise accident sent Li Siming back to the late Qing dynasty... At that time, the great powers were eyeing China hungrily, while a terrifying financial storm was quietly brewing in Shanghai. With the world in turmoil, what kind of waves will the restless-by-nature Li Siming stir up? 139Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 49 War of Resistance: I Have a Transmigrator 抗战:我有穿越机 Luo Yun transmigrates to a parallel world and can use gold to buy civilian supplies from every shopping platform on Blue Star. Blue Star's industrial Cthulhu flexes its muscles, sending a steady stream of civilian supplies to this world. "Where did that bomb come from?!" "Why is this thing chasing me and exploding?!" "Ah! Mom, I want to go home!" "Just how many good things does the Dragon Kingdom have?" "You don't mess with the people of the Dragon Kingdom!" "I want to marry someone from the Dra 200Reads6.7Score18414d adds
- 50 Espionage: You Were Told to Go Undercover, but You're Thriving 谍战:让你潜伏,你混得风生水起 [Spy thriller + no female lead] Lin Jiang transmigrates into the body of a peripheral operative at the Shanghai station of the Military Statistics Bureau, code-named Catfish. His handler is killed, the Shanghai station is wiped out, and the new station chief is another notorious traitor to the Bureau, at least according to Lin Jiang's memories! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on awakening the Big Data Deduction System!] Special Higher Police School: “Who exactly is Catfish?” Military Statistics Bu 17.8kReads7.9Score1.3k14d adds

















































