Novels like The Road Begins at the Border
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Road Begins at the Border, best match first.
- 1 Great Ming: Comparing Two Zhu Yuanzhangs Leaves the People in Tears! 大明：双朱元璋对比，百姓哭了！ In the tenth year of Hongwu, the heavens split open, and two suns appeared in the sky. A sky screen stretched across past and present, pinning two worlds to the tribunal of history. On one side was imperial Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang slaughtered his meritorious subjects, piling their heads beneath the throne; Crown Prince Zhu Biao coughed blood in the Eastern Palace as he watched “another self” on the sky screen put feudal landlords on trial; When Prince of Yan Zhu Di swallowed a steamed bun smeared w 167Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 2 British Peace, French Revolution 英式和平，法式革命 Paris, 1931. The flame of revolution kindles in the rainy night. Du Lang transmigrates into the body of a student leader and leads three hundred students in a raid on the presidential palace, capturing the dictator alive. Overnight, the French flag changes color. But revolution cannot stop at Paris. The people of France stand shoulder to shoulder to overthrow the dictatorship, but the great powers of the old order will never allow a newborn people's republic to survive under their noses. They fa 24kReads8.1Score3kShelves
- 3 Bright Sword: What's Wrong with Me Only Selling Civilian Goods? 亮剑：我只能卖民用品怎么了？ The Japanese say I'm the biggest arms dealer in China. The Western powers see me as the shadowy mastermind behind all the chaos on Blue Star. Even Li Yunlong and the others think I'm a great hero for supporting their fight against the Japanese. But I'm really just a small-time merchant who can only sell civilian goods. Sure, I can transmigrate to the world of "Drawing Sword" whenever I want and do a little business with Li Yunlong, but turning steel pipes and gas canisters into oversized firecra 116Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 4 Sky Screen Rundown: The Failed Candidates of Every Dynasty, and the Emperors Panic 天幕盘点：历代落榜生，皇帝慌了 Short videos appear in the skies of every dynasty, projected across the ages. Projection: [Famous Exam Flunkers Throughout History!] Li Shimin: “Is it easier to break into Chang'an than to pass the exam and get in?” Ying Zheng is stunned: “An art student actually became a demon?” Projection: [Scandalous Gossip from the Three Kingdoms] Cao Cao: “Nonsense! How could I possibly be a man who likes married women?” Projection: [If Chinese History Were One Day!] Li Yuan: “Second Brother, tell me, what 2.6kReads5.5Score102Shelves
- 5 Reborn: Bloodshed on the Eastern Front 重生之血战在东线 A second lieutenant is reborn on the Eastern Front of the Soviet-German War. Follow Valery as he fights through one bloody Eastern Front battle after another and forges a legendary story of his own. 19kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 6 My Years of Struggle in Soviet Russia 我在苏俄奋斗那些年 A transmigrated soul wanders through the Soviet Union of the 1940s. Beneath a uniform of the NKVD, how many stories lie hidden... 11.2kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
- 7 Everyone Was Shocked When We Shared Videos Across Eras 和近现代共享视频大家都震惊了 [Parallel Worlds + No CP + Fluff] Videos that Xu Linqing scrolls past on her phone are suddenly transmitted to different periods of the modern era. She has no idea, though, and just keeps watching videos for fun. Dealbreakers: No logic, all over the place. Just read it for fun. 5.8kReads8.4Score172Shelves
- 8 1918: The Red Star Shines over Germany 1918：红星闪耀德意志 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it! Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 49.3kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves
- 9 Industrialization in Another World: Starting from Scratch 从零开始的异世界工业 [The Rise of the Red Demon] [Germany] [Soviet Union] [Magic] [War] [Tech Tree] [Beast-Eared Girls] No System, no wise old mentor, just the memories of a mechanical engineer who loves technology. My name is Leon. I’m from Earth, but a truck sent me to a world full of magic, where I became a lowly lord exiled to the legendary wasteland known as the Land of Sin. I thought that was the end of it, until the moment I arrived in the Land of Sin. That was when I realized: an era that belongs to me, that 8.6kReads8.3Score826Shelves
- 10 From the Long March: The Tenth Corps' Desperate, Blood-Soaked Road 从长征开始：十军团的绝境血路 This is not a conventional power fantasy. The story begins with the failed Eastern Expedition of the Tenth Corps before the Long March, a chapter of history many readers may not know much about. The protagonist starts from nothing in the Jiangnan region, building a guerrilla force that gradually grows stronger as it overcomes one obstacle after another. It will face the campaigns against encirclement and suppression, the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the War of Liberation, taking readers 417Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 11 Conquering the World as the Kaiser's Driver 从德皇的司机开始征服世界 With just a blink, Lin Shangzhou found himself in Germany in 1930, in the world of KX. Even more unexpectedly, family circumstances had made him the Kaiser's chauffeur... But this Kaiser was nothing like the one he remembered. Wilhelm II was gone, replaced by his granddaughter, Empress Alexandrine. Though this version of KX differed in some ways from the one he remembered, Lin Shangzhou felt at ease in the prosperous German Empire of 1930. He knew what was coming and had plenty of time to prepa 8.7kReads9.0Score863Shelves
- 12 Who Would've Thought the Ancients Would Watch My Everyday Life? 万万没想到，竟被古人围观了日常 No CP The laid-back Fish System 2233 was kicked down to Blue Star by the Main System, which had grown tired of it. To fulfill the upgrade target assigned by the Main System, 2233 decided to livestream and earn upgrade energy. It was easy and took hardly any effort... And so, the dynasties of Jiuzhou's history were suddenly treated to a livestream from the modern era. When the feudal ancestors caught sight of their “rebellious” descendants, would they frown in dismay or beam with delight? What ch 10.4kReads7.5Score399Shelves
- 13 That’s Right, I’m Fighting the Great Powers 没错，我打的就是列强 The book has just been released, and its rating is still fluctuating. Please add it to your library and follow along. Liu Tianqing, a special forces soldier assigned to an escort mission, unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1900. Armed with his equipment and the escort case, he fights decisively through the chaos, struggling with all his might against the foreign powers. 15.6kReads6.9Score892Shelves
- 14 Scrolling Short Videos: A Red Shock for the Ancients from the Start 刷短视频：开局给古人红色震撼 A thousand years have passed, and Wei Wu swings his whip. The bleak autumn wind blows once more, but the world has changed. [Scrolling through the words and videos that set your blood racing in history. At the end of the video, there appears...] Ying Zheng: “This man actually said...” Liu Che: ... Li Shimin: ... Zhu Yuanzhang: ... The emperors of every dynasty are utterly horrified! Emperors of the dynasties: “Kneel before me!” “Don't kneel. Stand up!!!” [Scrolling: Brother Liu and The T 25.8kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
- 15 Galloping Through the Three Kingdoms 骥行三国 From the start, I’m in the Battle of Yiling. I’m a nobody, so no one listens to what I have to say. Fortunately, I have the Chairman’s commentary on this battle. Through the protagonist’s eyes, readers are drawn into the tumultuous middle period of the Three Kingdoms. This isn’t a conventional power fantasy. I do my best to stay true to the historical figures’ personalities and interpret their relationships and political struggles through the lenses of personal interest, politics, and human natu 1.8kReads8.7Score118Shelves
- 16 War of Resistance: Li Yunlong of Bright Sword Is Reborn on Cangyun Ridge from the Start 抗战：亮剑李云龙开局重生苍云岭 [War of Resistance + Anti-Japanese War + Drawing Sword + Li Yunlong + reborn + power fantasy + no System + righting past regrets + ruthless and decisive + killing Japanese invaders] Bad news: Li Yunlong, a legendary god of war, died by suicide, consumed by regret! Good news: Old Li is reborn, with all the memories of his future life! Back in 1940, he takes over an Independent Regiment that has been battered to pieces from the start? The entire regiment has only 300 rifles left, with barely a few 3.4kReads7.1Score109Shelves
- 17 War of Resistance: Li Yunlong Is Reborn in Bright Sword to Slay the Japanese! 抗战：亮剑李云龙重生杀鬼子！ [War of Resistance + anti-Japanese war + "Drawing Sword" + Li Yunlong + reborn + power fantasy + no System + making up for regrets + ruthless killing + killing Japanese soldiers] Bad news: Reborn in 1937, trapped in Qigeng Village from the start! Good news: I'm Li Yunlong, back with max-level tactics from the future! In my previous life, I took my own life in regret. Now I've returned to the battlefield. As the Japanese launch a frenzied counterattack, the 772nd Regiment suffers heavy casualties 2.3kReads7.8Score104Shelves
- 18 1937: My Players Are the Fourth Calamity! 1937：我的玩家是第四天灾！ [Fourth-dimensional disaster + ensemble cast + resistance against Japan + nation-building + detailed] Xu Yanqing transmigrated to 1937. Just as he was preparing to join the forces and defend his country, he suddenly discovered he could summon people from the future Earth to this time period. In the enemy's eyes: “Nan-ni? Why are the enemies back again?” “They're a bunch of devils, completely unafraid of death!” “Who are they? If they're so well educated, why are they fighting on the front l 68.6kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
- 19 Is It Really So Strange to Build an Aircraft Carrier in a Feudal Dynasty? 我在封建王朝造航母很合理吧？ [Otherworld + farming + naval warfare + no System + no harem] Li Yi was flung a hundred years into the past by the power of time and space from the East (author), becoming a disgraced prince exiled overseas. Luckily, he had the knowledge from his previous life and knew weapons development inside out, so he went straight into a shipbuilding frenzy. Battleships sailed in formation across the seas, carrier-based aircraft unleashed overwhelming firepower, radar and missiles struck hard, and deep-sea 267Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 20 The Rise of an Empire: I Extend the Ming Dynasty by Seven Hundred Years! 帝国崛起：我为大明续命七百年！ [System + alternate-history Ming Dynasty + decisive and ruthless + iron-blooded emperor + farming] The Ming Empire is growing weaker by the day. Shen Yu, whose soul has transmigrated into this world, becomes the ninth prince. Let’s see how he makes the Ming realm shine brighter than ever. 29.5kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
- 21 The Founder of the Great Zhou 大周缔造者 Synopsis: Great Warlord + Crushing the Foreign Powers + System + Raising an Army + Conquering the World [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully drawn the fully organized German Fourth Panzer Army.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully drawn an Iowa-class battleship!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully drawn a Super Arsenal, capable of producing Cold War equipment.] Ma Jin was a modern man who happened to transmigrate to another world: the Great 22.3kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
- 22 EN Transmigrating to a Small Country and Developing Its GDP to Number One 穿越小国，发展GDP到第一 [Transmigration + Farming + Development + War + Ensemble Cast + Ideals] To borrow Sankara's words: What was the Republic of Bujinia like before he took over? Its national GDP was just 7.26 billion dollars. Its land area was a pitiful 274,000 square kilometers. Its entire armed forces numbered fewer than 100,000! The navy? What's a navy? Can a landlocked country even have one? And what was Bujinia like after he took over? Its GDP surpassed that of the United States Federation, accounting for 40% 30.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves
- 23 The Sino-Japanese War of 1894: The Rise of the Far East 甲午风云之远东崛起 Yue Tian, a PhD in military machinery, transmigrates to the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 and becomes a vanguard soldier protecting the nation. Using his knowledge from the future, he takes control of the lands beyond the Shanhai Pass, establishes a republic, unifies the country, and helps the nation rise as a great power in the Far East. 10.6kReads7.7Score479Shelves
- 24 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 4.8kReads9.2Score493Shelves
- 25 90-Day Countdown: China Enters First-Level Combat Readiness 倒计时90天：华夏进入一级战备 #Ensemble Cast #Reborn in the Apocalypse #Nationwide Mobilization #Hardcore Military Industry #Everyone Transmigrates #Rise of a Great Power "If the apocalypse were imminent, Dongguo would deliver the most stirring answer!" At a single order from the nation, Huaxia immediately activated its highest-level state of combat readiness! We would not sit back and wait for the gods to save us, nor pin our hopes on aid from other countries. Billions of people united as one, building a nationwide line of 68.3kReads9.2Score5kShelves
- 26 Dream of the Red Chamber: A Chancellor of Unmatched Grace 红楼：风华首辅 [No System + intellectual battles + political intrigue + everyday life] Every line is stained with bitter tears, every page filled with absurdity. You might think this is merely a tale of infatuated, indulged young men and women behind closed doors, but who could know that the rise and fall of the world are all intertwined? Are the fortunes of the four great families destined to change? Is the dynasty beset by internal and external threats destined to fall? Must the path to a noble title and hig 43.7kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
- 27 War of Resistance: My Strategist's Eye Awakens, Revealing a Mini Map! 抗战：我谋士入局，觉醒小地图！ As he transmigrated through the darkest period of history, Lin Tian Chen awakened a visualized map in his mind. “I’ll enter the game as a strategist and raise the banner to win half a move against Heaven.” From then on, the army gained a commander who could direct the battlefield like a god. With limited resources, he would execute tactical flanking maneuvers to perfection; with abundant resources, he would unleash firepower on an unparalleled scale. He led his forces north to campaign in Guando 5kReads9.6Score617Shelves
- 28 Great Tang: Li Shimin Begs Me to Start a Rebellion 大唐：李世民求我造反 Li Ke transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He plans to use his skills as a motivational speaker to brainwash a loyal crew and keep his head down as an unremarkable prince. But eight years after transmigrating, he discovers that he brought along an entire national strategic reserve warehouse. So Li Ke throws caution to the wind. If he’s going to be a prince, he might as well be one who fears nothing and lives as freely as he pleases! First, he starts a newspaper to build his rep 156.4kReads9.5Score16.9kShelves
- 29 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 236.3kReads9.4Score27.6kShelves
