Novels like My Soul Returned to 1919, and I Became the Fengtian Clique's Second-in-Command
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- 1 Ruling the World with the Nian Army in the Late Qing 清末带着捻军称霸天下 "After waking up, Zhang Zongyu finds himself in the body of Zhang Zongyu, the Nian Army's 'Little Yama,' on the eve of the Nian Army's alliance. History has shown that this is a dead end. But this soul from the 21st century is determined to find a chance for China to survive, even if it means opposing the decaying Qing court, the covetous foreign powers, and the relentless course of history itself. With internal strife raging and Qing forces closing in, he uses his forward-looking knowledge to 479Reads—Score10114d adds
- 2 War Flames, 1931: My Steel Legion 烽火1931：我的钢铁军团 1931. The nation is on the brink of calamity, and China is sinking into chaos. Chen Shukun carries the memories of a transmigrator and the “Steel Legion” System. He becomes the eldest legitimate son of warlord Chen Jitang. Unwilling to get caught up in the family’s power struggles, he heads north through Guangdong, using the title of county magistrate as cover while he lies low. Among the ruins of Nanxiong, he uses silver dollars, relief payments, and faith far ahead of their time to forge loyal 1.1kReads6.5Score6914d adds
- 3 The Fengtian Army's War of Resistance in 1928 1928奉军抗战 Parallel-Timeline Blue Star Lugou Bridge Beidaying Songhu and Nanjing The great powers bully our Huaxia? The Old Marshal won't stand for it! The Easterners bully our people? The Fengtian Army won't stand for it! Wipe away our shame and fight to the end! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 War of Resistance: I Became the Vice Principal of Whampoa 抗战：我成了黄埔副校长 A parallel world, not real history, so please don't compare it to actual events. [No System] [Transmigration to the Republic of China] [Knowledge of Future History] [Industrial Military Expansion] [Saving the Nation Through Industry] [Military and Arms Industry] [Large-Scale Army Operations] Liu Yan, a genius young man from the new century, transmigrates to the Republic of China. Armed with knowledge of history and the advantages of transmigration, he carefully plots his development amid a turbu 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 War: From Bandit Heir to Warlord 战争：从匪二代开始崛起成军阀 [A power fantasy about warlords. This is my first novel, so I welcome your feedback. The story is all about wish fulfillment, and the pacing is fairly fast.] Synopsis: Reborn as the son of a bandit, Ye Nantian obtains a Warlord System. Complete the System's missions and earn rewards: characters, weapons, equipment, you name it. Take on warlords and wipe out the Japanese. See how Ye Nantian builds a vast empire of his own, starting from a small mountain stronghold. [Please read the full story.] 903Reads6.4Score10614d adds
- 6 The Rise of the Late Qing: The Mightiest Imperialist Power 清末崛起之最强列强 When the Maxim gun appears, the great powers are afraid. When the battleship appears, they’re afraid again! When the planes arrive, they’re even more afraid! Then, at the moment the atomic bomb explodes, the whole world falls silent. Eagle Nation: “How is this possible? How can they have weapons this powerful?” The Sun Never Sets Empire: “Could they have gotten their technology from aliens?” The Dwarf Nation: “Father, I’ll use every man in my country to conquer new territory for you.” 2.2kReads6.1Score17414d adds
- 7 Warlord: From Genshin Impact Prodigy to King of the Northwest 军阀：从白鹿原神童到西北王 On the Winter Solstice of 1911, heavy snow sealed the doors shut. Bai Xiaowen awoke in the body of an eight-year-old, but the soul in his mind belonged to a PhD in political economy. He also knew how the history of this ancient land would unfold over the next century. At the time, Sheng Yun, a die-hard loyalist of the Qing court, had surrounded Xi'an with 200,000 troops from Gansu. The whole city was starving. The great scholar Mr. Zhu resolved to risk his life alone to persuade the besieging 35Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 8 War of Resistance: Rising to Power with Zhou Weiguo! 抗战：从周卫国开始崛起！ After an accident, he transmigrated to another world and unexpectedly became Zhou Weiguo. With foreign forces invading and war raging everywhere, Zhou Weiguo threw himself into the fight without hesitation to defend his home and country. 5Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 9 War of Resistance: Starting as a German-Equipped Army in 1937, Army Commander 抗战：从1937当德械军，军长 The protagonist's military consists of three divisions, nine brigades, and twenty-seven regiments, along with each division's directly attached units, the army's direct forces, an enhanced air defense brigade, an enhanced armored brigade, an enhanced heavy artillery brigade, and a special forces battalion of 500 men. Brothers, take a look and tell me if anything seems off so I can fix it. 22Reads6.4Score814d adds
- 10 War of Resistance: Transmigrating to 1937, a Rout Soldier Awakens 抗战：穿越1937之溃兵觉醒 Jin dedicates this story to the 80th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance, and to the people of this land who laid down their lives and shed their blood to repel foreign invaders and achieve the great rejuvenation of the nation... No System, no golden finger, a hellish start from the very beginning! Xiao Ran, a special tactics instructor from a military family, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of an ordinary trainee on the Songhu battlefield in a parallel world. Aside from tac 175Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 11 Republican Era: Stealing My Sister-in-Law, More Children, More Blessings from the Start 民国：截胡大嫂，开局多子多福 In an age of war and chaos, as rival powers battle for supremacy, a young man bearing a mysterious System keeps his ambitions hidden. He capitalizes on the tides of the era to amass wealth, establish industries, and train elite troops. Rising step by step amid the turmoil, he reshapes the fate of the realm and forges an earthshaking empire. 8.4kReads—Score84814d adds
- 12 Warlord Rivalry: From Militia Commander to Emperor 军阀争霸：从民团团长到帝国皇帝 After unexpectedly transmigrating to another world, Zhu Jilong discovers that he has become the commander of a local militia in a small county town. After awakening a sign-in System, he can obtain all kinds of weapons and equipment from it through one sign-in each day. Thanks to the System's early rewards, the protagonist's forces expand step by step: from a single regiment from the start to a division, then from a division to an army of hundreds of thousands! As his army grows, the protagonist' 225Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 13 Late Qing: My Arsenal Guards Sweep Away the Japanese Invaders 晚清：我兵工厂的护卫队横扫倭奴 Alternate-history twists + mighty cannons and battleships + a modern army + war + farming + political intrigue A parallel Blue Star world Back from the South Seas, Liu Zhenhua starts from the start with smokeless powder! He builds an arsenal, expands his guard force, and takes on the diminutive Wa with a modern army! The Maxim gun knows no tears. Battleships always inspire awe! Friends are welcomed with fine wine, enemies with shotguns! In this life, everything must change!!! 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 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. 2.4kReads6.0Score11014d adds
- 15 From Western Hunan to Southeast Asia 从湘西到东南亚 The protagonist, whose soul comes from a later era, establishes himself in western Hunan and seizes the opportunity of World War I to build up his strength. He reforms and develops the region while preparing for war against Japan, resists the Japanese invasion, and later joins the Expeditionary Force. After World War II, he dominates Southeast Asia, then helps Chinese people expand their living space during the Cold War. 1kReads6.0Score—14d adds
- 16 Republic of China: First, I'll Become an American Tycoon 民国，我先成为美国大亨再说 #RepublicanEra #PostWWI #WhiteSkinYellowHeart #American #Tycoon #Magnate Reborn in 1919, I became Wall Street's prophet. When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, he found himself back in New York after World War I, with the face of a bona fide white man. In his previous life, he was an ethnic Chinese financial prodigy. In this one, he's an orphan of mixed Chinese and American heritage. This face is the perfect disguise God could have given him. As all of America revels in the stock market boom, he calmly 45Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 17 The Imperial Guards 禁卫军 A terminally ill man is reborn in the late Qing Dynasty in 1900. What can he do? What can he change? The tides of history surge on, and one person's efforts are ultimately like an arm trying to stop a chariot. But what if countless people worked together? 112Reads7.6Score11814d adds
- 18 Northeastern Warlord: Slaughtering Japanese Invaders from the Start 东北军阀，开局就乱杀倭寇 [War of Resistance]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Late Qing and Republican eras]+ [If they won’t yield, fight them. Kill, kill, kill!] Zhao Zhenhua transmigrated to a parallel version of Northeast China, where his very first battle ended with the extermination of the bandits who had attacked a village. “Ding! Fourteen enemies eliminated. Reward: 140 million!” With a wave of his hand, he brought a “factory producing ten thousand rifles” up to full capacity, building the strongest iron-blooded force 11Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 19 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—14d adds
- 20 Kill Enemies for Silver Dollars: Starting by Gunning Down the Japanese Ambassador 杀敌爆银元：开局毙了东洋大使 Chen Chuanzong transmigrates into another world as the son of a warlord, only to be beaten half to death by Japanese soldiers from the start. The moment he wakes, his killing intent ignites! Anyone who dares to humiliate my countrymen will pay in blood! When the Myriad Worlds Exchange System awakens, cannon fire lights up the night sky over the Magic City. His father stares in shock. “Son, I never knew you were this good. That was your first time commanding a battle, and you wiped out the entire 5kReads7.4Score38014d adds
- 21 War of Resistance: Starting with a German-Equipped Company, I Strike Out on My Own 抗战：开局选择德械连，独自发展 [War of Resistance] + [System] + [Troop Generation] + [German Equipment] + [Making Up for Past Regrets] + [Large-Scale Army Operations] + [Slaughtering the Japanese] [Newly Rated] Chen Hansheng transmigrates to the War of Resistance era by accident and activates a choice System. Every choice comes with lavish rewards. From the start, he chooses to develop independently and receives a reward: an elite German-equipped battalion of nearly a thousand men. Later, he is rewarded with a regiment. Throu 217Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 22 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—14d adds
- 23 Transmigrating to the End of a Dynasty, I Somehow Became a Great Power 穿越王朝末年，我竟成为了列强 The protagonist transmigrates back to the final years of the Kang Dynasty in a parallel world. The great powers loom nearby, and the imperial court is in chaos. Watch as Lin Keqin arrives, builds up his forces, and establishes a new world! The introduction doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story itself. 23Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 24 On the Eve of Nation-Building, I Led an Army South into Southeast Asia 建国前夕，率兵团南下东南亚 Gu Yun transmigrates into a game world in 1949, becoming the commander of the Third Corps. Seizing the opportunity to find the corps a way out, he leads the Third Corps south into Southeast Asia; He drives out the French and British forces invading the region; With abundant resources and overwhelming military strength, he builds an overseas empire; 2.7kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 25 1640: I Began Colonizing the Americas 1640，我从美洲大陆开始殖民 Zhu Ming accidentally transmigrated to the American continent in the seventeenth century and became the servant of a white plantation owner. Just when he thought he was doomed to live out a miserable life, the System suddenly appeared from the heavens... 5Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 26 War of Resistance: I Emptied the Entire Third Reich 抗战：我搬空了整个第三帝国 [Parallel World, Passionate War of Resistance, Hardcore Military Industry] In 1937, the Battle of Shanghai began, and the meat grinder roared to life. Facing the invaders’ battleships and cannons, seven hundred thousand soldiers of Daxia fought for every inch of ground with their flesh and blood. Zhou Huai’an transmigrated into this world, and faced with this brutal battle for his nation’s survival, he refused to retreat. Using an elite German heavy-armored force brought back through a rift in t 47Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 27 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… 3.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Dual Transmigration: I Have a System in Uncle Nine’s World 双穿：我在九叔世界有系统 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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… 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 My Sister Is a Warlord’s Concubine 我姐姐是军阀姨太太 Reborn in a parallel version of the Beiyang era, my elder sister is the beloved Fourth Concubine of Marshal Lu, the King of the Northwest. As a transmigrator, Ye Shiguan enters the marshal’s residence thanks to his sister. He then unexpectedly awakens a Military System, bringing him artillery, rocket forces, special forces, aircraft carriers, and stealth fighters one after another... In this life, he is determined to revitalize Yan Hua and bring an end to the age of chaos! From the countryside t 16Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 31 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—14d adds
- 32 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 21Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 33 Young Marshal Warlord: Sweeping the Great Powers from Fengtian 少帅军阀：从奉天开始横扫列强 [System] + [Passionate] + [Superpower Empire] + [Crushing the Great Powers] With warlords locked in battle, the people plunged into misery, crises at home and abroad, and powerful enemies on every side, Li Xuesen transmigrated into a living hell. After activating the System, he immediately set about building a superpower empire, rapidly taking the lead in industry, agriculture, military strength, and technology, and easily crushing every enemy. 9Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 34 The Storms of Lanfang 兰芳风云 In another, similar world, it is once again the tenth year of the Guangxu era. Yang Yun transmigrates into the body of Luo Xiangyun, the thirteenth-ranked young master of the Luo family, during the final glorious days of the Lan Fang Republic in Southeast Asia. He rises through internal family struggles and political games against the court's scheming officials, then takes up the unyielding fight against colonial rule. He leads the Chinese people in rebuilding their power, restoring Lan Mang to 830Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 35 Wandering with Cannon Fodder: I Became a Warlord by Roaming Around 带着炮灰流浪：浪成大军阀 Transmigration, no System, a regiment commander, "Bright Sword", war, brotherhood, strategy, and a thrilling tale. He gathers a huge number of scattered troops, training them in combat, fitness, and tactics, and stirs things up with ideas far ahead of his time. He wanders from place to place, gathering men along the way. By the time he returns, he has become a super warlord. 4.2kReads7.3Score17814d adds
- 36 The Marshal Is My Godfather! So What If I’m a Bit of a Suck-Up? 大帅是我干爹！我狗一点怎么了？ The more cautious he is early on, the more brazen he becomes later. Reborn by chance, Chen Mingxian returns to the golden age of warlord conflicts. While others are still fighting over territory and opium, he already commands a powerful army and advances step by step. He kills his enemies, recruits fierce generals, gathers talent, and builds defenses. He is ruthless and has no time for romance; He rules his army with an iron fist and puts no stock in benevolence or morality. From an unknown nob 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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 9.7kReads6.1Score39314d adds
- 38 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. 15Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 39 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—14d adds
- 40 Warlord of the Republican Era: More Children, More Blessings, So I Choose to Take Concubines 民国军阀：多子多福，我选择纳妾 Farming + more children, more blessings + the daily life of a warlord Reborn in 1920, Lu Jia becomes the only son of Governor Lu Yongxiang. It is a turbulent age, with warlords running rampant, battles breaking out everywhere, and the people living in misery. As someone from the future, Lu Jia knows full well that his new father’s future is far from promising. In these wartime years, if his father dies, he’ll be finished too. Just as Lu Jia is growing worried, the more children, more blessings S 1Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 41 1935: Two Systems from the Start 1935开局双系统加我身 The protagonist travels to Shandong during the Republican era, in 1935, and gets married from the start. Congratulations, Host, on the birth of your child. The System rewards you with one million jin of flour. Congratulations, Host, for influencing the entire nation. The Red Alert System has been upgraded, and the barracks now reward you with 100 men every day. 158Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 42 The Winds Rise in the Southwest! 风起西南！ A brainy, satisfying story with no manly bravado or wish fulfillment. A mysterious young man transmigrates overnight and lands in the crumbling New Ming Republic, the Republic of China. Before him are fellow Chinese with yellow skin, black hair, and dark eyes. Familiar words ring in his ears, but the land beneath his feet is a mess of internal strife, foreign threats, and warlord rule. With foreign powers circling, the country shattered, and the world in chaos, he has nothing. Well, he has a Sys 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 1926! Save Them! 1926！救人！ In 1926, the protagonist successfully catches a ride on the Northern Expedition. I originally planned to have him consolidate the country’s industrial resources. If you’re unfamiliar with the story, check out my previous book, “1926: The Northern Expedition.” 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Wolf Warriors March Across Southeast Asia 狼兵踏南洋 [A comeback from the brink in 1948! The Guangxi warlords' wolf troops carve their way through Southeast Asia] Nanjing is about to fall! Qin Shoucheng, a Guangxi warlord staff officer, slammed the table: “Better to head south to Annam and become kings than to be trapped and die by the Yangtze!” Bai Chongxi gave the order. American-equipped divisions would spearhead the advance, while a hundred thousand wolf troops swept across the Indochinese Peninsula! The French begged on their knees, and the m 14.8kReads7.1Score1k14d adds
- 45 Utopia 1928 理想国1928 An easy read for anyone looking for a classic apocalypse novel. The red moon rises, the zombie crisis erupts, and the characters fight their way through every battle. They don’t just have to survive; they have to live well and enjoy themselves. 5Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 46 From the Start of the War: Reborn in Jinling to Crush the Japanese Devils! 抗战开局：魂穿金陵暴虐小鬼子！ Chen Yang was the top marksman of the Fourth Company, Iron Fist Regiment, in the Southeast Military Region of Great Xia. While on leave, he went to see the latest movie, Jinling Photo Studio. On his way back to the unit, he came across an out-of-control heavy truck. He rushed to save a little boy on the crosswalk, but the truck sent him flying more than ten meters. He fell into a pool of blood! When Chen Yang woke up again, he found himself back in Jinling in 1937, now the commander of the First 562Reads7.7Score12014d adds
- 47 The Rise of a Nobody in 1910 1910小人物的崛起 Deng Xian, an ordinary man, transmigrates into 1910 and embarks on a path to greatness. He defeats the foreign powers and drives out the Japanese invaders. He develops industry and strengthens the military. He expands the economy and ushers in great progress. Deng Xian hopes to change the society of his time through his own efforts. 29Reads6.6Score514d adds
- 48 Taking Over from Han Fuju to Defend Shandong 接替韩复榘保卫山东 Chen Xiangbei transmigrates to 1936. After obtaining a large stockpile of weapons and money, he decides to build up his forces in Shandong, leading his men to defend the province and fight the Japanese invaders to the death. 17.4kReads7.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 49 Beiyang in a Martial World: From the Start, I’m a Refugee Who Crushes the Great Powers 高武北洋：开局流民，我横推列强 War fires rage across a chaotic age. Warlords vie for control of the Central Plains, while foreign powers circle like vultures, carving up a nation on the brink. In the high-martial Beiyang era, the martial arts flourish and magic runs rampant. Supernatural force, barrier defenses, and weapons that break spells coexist with firearms and modern artillery in this turbulent age. A martial artist from a respectable family, Cao Zhenghao is swept into the army with the refugees, rising from the depth 1.1kReads—Score13614d adds
- 50 Warlord: From the Start, I Have a Division and Launch a Revolution 军阀：开局一个师直接革命 [Synopsis: transmigrate + alternate history + warlords + revolution and rebellion + System] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have received a fully staffed D-nation infantry division.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have received a fully staffed D-nation armored grenadier regiment.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have received one hundred Tiger tanks, one hundred BF 109 fighter planes, and one hundred Stuka dive bombers.] Liu Xinming, an ordinary man, transmigrat 2Reads5.8Score—14d adds
