Novels like The Gunfire of Pingxi
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- 101 The Nameless Blood Stele 无名血碑 The landing at Hangzhou Bay has cut off the retreat route of an army 300,000 strong. The high command is still dreaming, issuing and revoking retreat orders at a moment's notice. Amid the flood of a great rout, the last order Liu Yankai receives is to lead a remnant force and bring up the rear for the entire army. Behind him is the most elite regiment of the Central China Expeditionary Army. Before him lie a crumbling front line and endless streams of fleeing soldiers. At his side, only nin 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Reborn in the Beiyang Army During the Russian Civil War 重生之我在北洋军参加俄国内战 Reborn as a low-ranking Beiyang soldier, I end up smack in the middle of the Russian Civil War! My buddy and I have no interest in fighting or competing for power. We make a living by bickering, causing trouble, and driving everyone up the wall. We prank the Reds, mess with the Whites, trick the Blacks, and even throw our own Beiyang forces into chaos. The four factions jointly beg us to stop: Please quit causing trouble! We're really scared of you! Two battlefield masterminds, armed with noth 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Eastern Front of the War of Resistance Against Japan 抗日战争之东方战场 By chance, the young Jiang Yu Jiao comes across a diary and discovers that it records the bloody history of the Eastern Front in World War II. In 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident erupts, and gunfire at the bridgehead rouses the sleeping ancient city. Chinese soldiers take up rifles and charge at steel behemoths with explosives strapped to their bodies. Beneath the city gates, a blood-soaked officer waves his ancestral saber as he holds the line. A cook raises a cleaver and hacks at an oil dr 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 A Drug-Free World: Taking Her in as My Daughter 天下无毒之认女 Drug lord Du Haisheng has lived under an assumed name for twenty years, known to everyone as “Mr. Lin.” During a dockside deal, he unexpectedly saves Su Wan, a kidnapped girl. When he sees the mole on her back, memories of his long-lost daughter come rushing back. Twenty years ago, while fleeing the authorities, he was separated from his wife and daughter in a crowd, and they have been apart ever since. Now, faced with a girl whose origins are shrouded in mystery, he feels the urge to return to 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 First Whampoa, Then the Army University: A Genius Commander in a Scorched-Earth War 先黄埔，后陆大，焦土天才指挥官 Born into a prominent family, he is the only son of a government official. With a face as fair as jade and an elegant, handsome bearing, he is an aloof beauty. Gu Shuan, a spoiled young master who treats life like a game, has no interest in school and only wants to apply to military academy. His mother sends him to fight alongside his uncle's 11th Division. The Central Plains War. He has never spent a day at military academy, yet on his first day on the battlefield, he wins over his uncle, Chen 570Reads—Score15114d adds
- 106 The Battle of Shanghai 淞沪抗战 The “History Must Not Be Forgotten” series is a themed publication by China Democratic and Legal System Publishing House, created especially for young readers. It aims to give them a comprehensive understanding of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and inspire their patriotism. This volume in the series mainly recounts events from the January 28 Shanghai resistance and the August 13 Battle of Shanghai. It describes specific engagements such as the August 13 air battle, fierce figh 62Reads9.3Score914d adds
- 107 The Iron-Blooded Resistance War 抗战之铁血无双 Xue Jianqiang is blasted back to the War of Resistance era by a 160 mm mortar shell! The wind cuts to the bone, and the padded coat he strips from an enemy corpse leaves him speechless: this damn thing is way too short!!! 106Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 108 Lone Hero: From Nanjing to Tokyo 孤胆英雄：从南京到东京 His grandfather was a founding general, his father a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War, and his uncle a secret agent. He himself was a martyr, but he never truly became one, because he transmigrated! He transmigrated to the war-torn years of the Resistance Against Japan! He is a lone hero with flesh, blood, and feelings! He walks the line between life and death, and to kill the Japanese invaders, he’ll venture alone into enemy territory and stop at nothing! In short, he’s an action hero in the 5Reads8.2Score314d adds
- 109 War of Resistance: From a First-Year at Huangpu to Gongdelin 抗战：从黄浦一期生到功德林 In 1924, Li Yuxuan, who had traveled here from a later era, slapped his thigh. "A military academy fueled by patriotic fervor? Piece of cake!" But as things heated up, he somehow ended up sent to Gongdelin for further study. 946Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 110 From Cannon Fodder to General 炮灰逆袭成将军 Programmer Li Ang transmigrates into the hell of Shanghai in 1937, where he becomes Zhao Tiezhu, a low-ranking cannon fodder soldier who could die at any moment. With an old Hanyang rifle in hand, he fights across thousands of miles of smoke and fire. He breaks out of Nanjing, holds the line in northern Jiangsu, battles with bayonets at Taierzhuang, and raids the enemy in the mountains of southern Henan. As his brothers fall one by one before his eyes, he claws his way out of a sea of corpses an 3.2kReads—Score14814d adds
- 111 The Tunnel Warfare of the War of Resistance Against Japan 抗日战争地道战篇 During the War of Resistance Against Japan, villagers behind enemy lines joined forces to dig an intricate network of tunnels to defend against the invaders. Men and women, young and old, worked together, using the crude tunnels as cover to outwit the enemy and fight back with ingenuity. Relying on their courage and resourcefulness, they struck from the tunnels without warning and defended their homes. Ordinary people built a line of defense with their own flesh and blood, composing a heroic ant 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 112 War of Resistance: Slaying Enemies with Bright Sword, I'm the Republic's Great Warlord 抗战：亮剑杀敌，我是民国大军阀 Qin Haoming transmigrated to the 17th year of the Republic of China and became the magistrate of Echeng County. To fight off the enemy and develop Echeng’s industry, he set out to establish a modern system! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Li Yunlong Robs the Great Powers from the Start 李云龙开局打劫列强 The War of Resistance! Li Yunlong is reborn! The hand of Guandong Army commander Honjo Iifan, raised to slap him a second time, stopped in midair. His eyes widened. “Li Yunlong, that bastard! He took the Empire’s money, then not only refused to do the job, but ambushed the Empire. He’s dead for sure this time.” He snatched back the hand suspended in midair and slapped the doorframe. “Notify everyone. War room. Ten minutes.” 192Reads—Score414d adds
- 114 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Defend Zhonghuamen 抗战：开局镇守中华门 [War of Resistance] [Defend our homeland] [System] [German-equipped divisions] [Japanese invaders] [Special Forces] [Nanjing] [Jinling] [Nationalist Army] [Fight the Japanese] Liu Dabiao was a stormtrooper in the 12th Reconnaissance Battalion of the Great Xia Southeast Military Region, better known to us as the Wolf Fang Special Forces Battalion, or Logistics Depot 026. During training, to ensure the soldiers remembered history and forged an unbreakable military spirit, their political instructo 87Reads6.1Score1314d adds
- 115 War of Resistance: All Under Heaven Belongs to the Emperor 抗战普天之下莫非王土 Zhao Qiming inexplicably transmigrated to 1937, a time when the country was engulfed in war. A million Japanese troops were about to rampage southward. A hellish start? No. Watch an ordinary man gradually build a force of his own! German-equipped divisions, special forces, defending Nanjing and Jinling, resisting the Japanese and reclaiming lost territory! [Passionate + Patriotic + Loyal Souls ✔ Tragic ✘ System-based + Troop Building + No Angst + A Smooth Sweep in the Later Stages. Please read p 9Reads—Score10314d adds
- 116 The Beacon-Fire Plains 烽火平原 The twenty-sixth year of the Republic, by the Yong'an River in eastern Henan. A time of chaos is coming. Japanese invaders draw ever closer, the country lies in ruins, and the people in the countryside struggle to survive from one day to the next. Sixteen-year-old Chen Zhe is an ordinary village boy who tends sheep by the river. But when the nightmare of war arrives, he watches his homeland trampled and his neighbors abused. Every man has a duty, and even a commoner dares to take up a blade. Wit 1.4kReads6.9Score12514d adds
- 117 You Told Me to Forget My Roots? I'll Livestream the War of Resistance and Make the Whole Internet Weep 让你忘本，我直播抗战，全网泪崩 [Live-stream face-slapping]+ [Passionate War of Resistance]+ [Positive-energy streamer]+ [Shocking and tearjerking]+ [Contrast between past and present] In the year 2137, Huaxia stands at the summit of the world. Technology flourishes, but in their comfortable lives, its people have forgotten the scars and glories of history. Huazhixia, a history streamer, is mocked as a “hopeless old fossil” for teaching the history of the War of Resistance in his livestream. His detractors jeer, “If you’re s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Brothers-in-Arms of the Defeated Soldiers in the Flames of the War Against Japan 抗日烽火之溃兵兄弟情 In the 16th year of the Republic, Zhang Zongchang, the military governor of Shandong, fought a fierce battle against Feng Yuxiang’s Second Army Group in Lanfeng, Henan. The protagonist, a fourteen-year-old boy, is forcibly conscripted and separated from his parents and younger sister. This is the story of how he grows from a naive boy into a staunch anti-Japanese soldier, with a band of brothers who never abandon one another. 16.1kReads7.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 119 Our 1937 我们的1937 The nation is on the brink of ruin, and a battle for the survival of the people is about to begin! A group of elite Nationalist soldiers, trained in the German style, take part in a series of utterly horrific battles. Time and again, they escape death, only to return to the front lines. They are always at the heart of the fighting. Even if the German-equipped division has officially been wiped out, as long as a single soldier is still alive, the division has not fallen! With vivid depictions of 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Great Bandit of Guandong Mountain 关东山大匪 (Not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a wish-fulfillment novel. No System, no transmigration, no superpowers.) We were originally a family of tenant farmers. During a famine, we joined the crowds heading east to seek a new life. My kindhearted mother even took in an orphan along the way, who later became my big sister. At last, after enduring natural disasters and man-made calamities, our boatload of fellow villagers reached this land of forests and mountains, where we 404Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 121 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
- 122 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
- 123 The Rear Base: The Sichuan Army Goes to War 大后方，出川抗战 282Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 War of Resistance: One Penny to Instantly Kill, Commander-in-Chief of the Sichuan Army! 抗战：一分钱秒杀，川军总司令！ Li Feng transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a member of a Sichuan Army unit. He has a one-cent instant-purchase System that refreshes six items every day. Day One’s instant-purchase items: 1. Max-level physical enhancement. 2. Max-level battlefield skills. 3. Max-level command abilities for the army, navy, and air force. 4. A full battlefield map with a holographic view. 5. System storage. 6. Fifty crates of grenades. … Day Two’s instant-purchase items: 1. Three hundred Zhong 15.6kReads7.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 125 Blood and Fire Across Three Thousand Worlds: The Battle of Songhu 淞沪血火三千界 In 2030, four patriotic young men, Li Longhao, Zeng Hongqing, Xiao Zhenhou, and Chen Mu, accidentally transmigrated to the battlefield of the 1937 Battle of Shanghai. They had Systems that let them earn “national destiny points” by killing the enemy and exchange them for supplies, but soon discovered they could do far more than that. From the first battle at Bazi Bridge to the bloody meat grinder at Luodian, from Sihang Warehouse to the retreat from Nanjing, from the Battle of Wuhan to the resis 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 War-Torn 1925 烽火1925 The protagonist unexpectedly transmigrates to the fifteenth year of the Republic of China, where he witnesses a shattered nation and people living in desperate poverty. Resolving to save his country and its people, he enters the Whampoa Military Academy, determined to turn the tide amid the flames of war with his modern military knowledge and burning passion! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Battle of Shanghai: How Did Defending Baoshan Turn Me into a General? 淞沪会战：守宝山，咋就成了将军 (A story filled with passion and one that has long gone untold. It honors history and those who came before us.) (From Songhu to Nanjing, the bloody battle at Kunmou Pass, and the four campaigns in Changsha: one legendary battle after another comes vividly to life.) Five hundred warriors died for their country. China has far more heroes than Tian Heng. This is a little-known story of tragic heroism, buried in the long river of history. Heroes fear nothing, and go to their graves wrapped in their 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 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
- 129 War of Resistance: A Huangpu Graduate Who Fights to the End 抗战：黄埔出身，打满全场 [Bright Sword] [Snow Leopard] [System] [Large-Scale Warfare] Chen Cheng transmigrates back to the War of Resistance era, born into a prominent family. Watch as he rises from regimental commander to the very top. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Soul of Sichuan, Blood Soaking the Land 川魂血沃山河 River Soul is an iron-blooded epic of resistance, built on the foundation of real battle history and brought to life by the spirit of soldiers. It does not glorify heroism. Instead, it calmly records how the remnants of a Sichuan army, reduced from 1,700 men to 200, were forged into the Eighth Route Army's sharpest blade in the Taihang Mountains. Every battle has a casualty list, and every sacrifice has a name on record. With the most restrained prose, the author writes of the most searing blood 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 War of Resistance: Reborn as Tang Shengzhi, Defending Jinling from the Start 抗战：魂穿唐生智，开局死守金陵 After transmigrating into Tang Shengzhi, I give the order: “Leave the boats for the people. Once they're all across, blow them up!” Then I issue my next command: “If I fall in battle, the chief of staff takes over. If he falls, the division commander takes over. If he falls, the brigade commander takes over. Everyone, retreat into the city and fight for every room, every house. Kill one and it's worth it; kill two and you've made a profit! No throwing your lives away for nothing. This time, I'm 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 I Transmigrated into the Republic of China Era as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Training Corps 魂穿民国成为教导总队中校参谋 Lin Wei died from drinking too much at a party, only to transmigrate to the 20th year of the Republic of China and become a lieutenant colonel staff officer with the Central Army Officers' Training Corps. (Disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional and takes place in an alternate-history parallel world.) 1.3kReads6.9Score53714d adds
- 133 War of Resistance: I Just Want to Survive 抗战：我只想活下去 No System, not reborn. This is not the legend of a hero, but the story of someone who only wants to survive, making it through the flames and blood of World War II. The War of Resistance: I Just Want to Survive 115Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 134 Reborn as a Black Fox, Marching Toward Bright Sword 重生黑狐向着亮剑前进 Office worker Fang Xiaole dies suddenly after pulling an all-nighter at work. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself in China during a time of war. What's more, he's in the world of the spy drama Black Fox, having transmigrated and been reborn as Fang Tianyi, the adopted son of Gu Hansen, a Qing Gang boss in Tianjin. But after one experience after another, he discovers that this is also the world of Drawing Sword and Snow Leopard. In this shared universe, he becomes the strongest agent, 3.3kReads—Score22014d adds
- 135 War of Resistance: Bloodshed in the Taihang Mountains 抗战之浴血太行山 Zhou Zhengguo arrives on the southeastern Shanxi battlefield with no System, no golden finger, and only a death-defying order from his superiors. Stop the enemy reinforcements at all costs! From the start, his entire regiment has lost two-thirds of its men, and he has fewer than eight hundred soldiers. How can he accomplish the mission he’s been given? No guns? Take them from the Japanese. No food? Take it from the Japanese. Not enough men? Recruit puppet troops and bandits. The brigade commande 11.7kReads7.9Score62914d adds
- 136 Reborn in 1935: National Hatred and Family Feud 重生1935国仇家恨 A foreign-language translator is reborn in Northeast China in 1935. After watching his entire family die at the hands of the Japanese, he sets out on a path of revenge. Of course, he has to have a cheat: a Sumeru space that grows alongside him. 92Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 137 The Sichuan Army: Every Inch of Land Is Stained with Blood 川军：一寸山河一寸血 If you had no System or aristocratic family background, and were reborn in 1937, what would you choose? Would you go with the flow, or rise up and fight back? In nine out of ten households, there are no sons left. Every family wears mourning white. Some say: “If war breaks out, it makes no difference whether you are north or south, young or old. We must resist to the end!” Others say: “The nation faces calamity, and the Japanese invaders are savage. The fate of the nation concerns every citizen. 44Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 138 This Ragtag Crew Is Surprisingly Fierce 这伙草台班子有点猛 213Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 139 A Thief with a Thief’s Heart and Guts 贼心贼胆贼人 The Long March, the war against Japan, and the founding of a kingdom: a journey from coward to overlord... Qi Diaoxu wouldn’t even dare kill a chicken in real life. After transmigrating into a world in chaos, he gradually learns how to deal with his enemies, from firing squads to artillery executions, getting his revenge with ruthless satisfaction! 38Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 140 The Bone of the Beacon Fires: A Defeated Soldier's Tale 烽火溃兵之烽骨 [No System] + [Defeated Soldier from the Start] + [Realistic] + [Narrative Fiction] + [Both Sides Are Smart] Winter, 1937. On the road of retreat after Baoding falls, Hu Lai digs a Mauser pistol and half a frozen corn cake out of a pile of corpses, becoming one of the scattered, straggling soldiers. In an abandoned village, he dodges the guns of Japanese cavalry and encounters a remnant unit of thirty-seven men led by Officer Li Maocai: wounded soldiers, stragglers, pursuers lurking unseen, and 4kReads8.6Score32414d adds
- 141 The Runaway Soldier: Fox and Little Hongying’s Second Half 逃兵外传之狐狸与小红缨的下半场 In 1940, the War of Resistance against Japan entered an even more brutal phase. On orders from their superiors, the Independent Regiment dispatched a force eastward to advance across the plains! Fox and Little Hongying’s Ninth Company bid farewell to their wine station and headed east toward Qinghe County. New lives and a brutal battlefield awaited them! Xu Jianfeng, a transmigrant, witnessed their legendary story and passionate youth! 245Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 War of Resistance: Killing Enemies Earns Rewards 抗战：我杀敌能爆奖 Cao Lei has a Kill Enemies, Get Rewards System. The System orders him to fight for supremacy across one plane after another. In the war against Japan: "You killed 115 Japanese soldiers. Reward: 230 soldiers for the army fighting the Japanese!" In another world: "You killed one third-level Martial Master enemy. Your own power has increased by 30 percent. Congratulations, you are now a second-level Martial Master!" On a technological planet: "You killed one engineer who designs technology for the 8Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 143 War of Resistance: A Future Soldier Lands on the Battlefield and Slaughters the Japanese Invaders 抗日：未来战士穿到战场怒杀鬼子 Jiang Haoran, a student studying abroad who makes a living as a thief, is transported to the future after a car accident. A playful woman turns him into a future soldier, then sends him to the battlefield of the 1938 Battle of Wuhan. From that moment on, the Japanese devils' nightmare begins... “Ferocious as a tiger when killing enemies, as sneaky as a rat when groping women, and as crafty as a fox when making jokes. Sometimes he seems righteous and noble; sometimes he makes you want to throw up 27Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 144 Silver Finger 银手指 [Aerial Combat System: I’m a Killing Machine in the Skies of the War of Resistance] A young pilot bursts onto the scene in fighter No. 2209, shooting down seven enemy planes in a single battle and shaking the world as he forges an aerial legend for the Dragon Nation! 13Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 145 Riding Across the Central Plains in the War of Resistance 抗战之纵马中原 Ten years of passion will never fade; a century of hatred must never be forgotten! Zhang Mengyang transmigrates to World War II, builds a powerful army, and cuts down the enemy. He is a Red Army regiment commander, a commander of an Eighth Route Army column, and a commander of an armored corps in the Korean War. “I came here for just three things! Fight the Japanese! Save the country! Make the people prosperous!” 9Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 146 Transmigrating to 1927 穿越民国1927 Xuanyi Zhenren, the greatest expert in the cultivation world, is struck by the Chaos Tribulation Lightning just as he is about to ascend, leaving only a wisp of his primordial spirit. He transmigrates to the Earth Alliance 3,500 years in the future and becomes Lin Xuan, a soldier in the expeditionary force. Using the advantage of his primordial spirit, he combines his cultivation with the methods used by Alliance expeditionary soldiers, breaking through to the seventh-level physique. But because 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 War of Resistance: Starting Out in Northwest Shanxi 抗战：从晋西北开始 Zhu Yunfei, from a later era, is reborn on the war-torn battlefields of North China. Japanese pirates run rampant, killing our people and invading our land. As sons of China, we must resist to the death, drive out the invaders, and reclaim our homeland. 4Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 148 Back to the War of Resistance, Building a Super Base 穿回抗战，打造超级根据地 [Transmigration + War of Resistance + stockpiling supplies + raising troops + industry + cautious growth] [The first volume isn't a power fantasy. It focuses on building up, and the plot is a little complex. If you want a power fantasy, you can wait for Volume Two.] Xue Chang unexpectedly transmigrates back to the War of Resistance. The good news is that he can fight the Japanese. The bad news is that he has no System. But that's all right. I'll build everything from scratch! Fight bandits, tric —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 A Soul Transmigrated to Northwestern Shanxi in 1935 魂穿1935晋西北 [Soul transmigration] + [building an arms factory] + [War of Resistance against Japan] The consciousness of Liao Fan, a modern military industry engineer, traveled through time and descended into the body of a young man in 1934… From the start, he joins the Red Army and begins building an arms factory to prepare for the War of Resistance… 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Blood and Gunpowder: Fourteen Years of Resistance 铁血硝烟之抗战14年 Special forces soldier Lin Aofeng transmigrates back to China during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Drawing on his special forces expertise, he trains ordinary soldiers into a formidable force that strikes fear into the enemy. His knowledge of the war's history also lets him anticipate the Japanese invaders' movements with ease. He avoids strongholds and attacks weak points, launches surprise raids and harassment operations, and strikes down enemy leaders behind their lines. His troops are 171Reads6.6Score—14d adds
