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- 1 Seven Days to the Rhine 七日抵达莱茵河 [War + Military + Multiple Protagonists] On June 20, the operation codenamed “Seven Days to the Rhine” begins. An unprecedented tide of steel crosses the border, and war erupts once more. This is no simple war between nations, but a tragedy of brothers turning against one another. Soldiers who speak the same language, fighting under different flags for different beliefs, point their guns at each other. Welcome to Europe's final dawn. Note: This novel is based on and uses the world of WARNO. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Empire Era: The Super Warlord 帝国时代：超级大军阀 Shen Yu accidentally transmigrates to the parallel world of the Great Xin Kingdom, where he becomes one of the northern warlords and gains a War System! The War System lets him earn War Points by killing enemies and capturing territory. He can then exchange those points for weapons in the System Shop. With the War System at his side, Shen Yu quickly rises from a minor local warlord to a military titan whose every move can make the whole world tremble. “A hundred years ago, people in other countr —Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 3 A Pilot in My Sights 捕获一枚飞行员 Tan Jinyue, a pilot who rose to fame at a young age, gets hit on in a bar overseas. Not long afterward, he is shocked to run into the annoying man at his company. In his spare time, he also enjoys livestreaming and sharing interesting stories about flying with his fans. During one stream, someone sends him a huge rocket for the first time! Wait! Something's not right! The more he gets to know this person, the more he realizes how much he resembles that annoying man… Qin Yuan, the newly appointed 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I Pretend to Be a Disgraced Pilot from the Start, and Take Off from Dry Land! 开局假冒亡牌飞行员，旱地拔葱！ Airplanes are also considered the safest mode of transportation. So what are the odds of a plane crash? On average, there is one accident of any kind for every 1.34 million flights! That means if you take a flight every day, on average, you'd have to wait more than ten thousand years to encounter a fatal crash! But that one-in-a-hundred-million misfortune struck Chen Yan, who rarely flew. The cabin is in chaos. Passengers scream in panic, and someone tries like mad to force their way into the co 1.5kReads5.3Score109Shelves
- 5 A Voyage Across the Sea of Stars, Beginning at Air Force Base 404 从404空军基地开始的星海征程 [Space-opera-inspired] + [arcade-style dogfights] + [multiple female leads] As a pilot, what is the highest honor you can receive? Taking first place in the Federation-wide technical competition held once every three years and earning the Golden Helmet? Flying 5,000 hours and receiving the highest-level pilot's badge? Or shooting down more than five enemies in a single sortie and becoming a legendary ace? When Liao Yong had just graduated from flight school and been assigned to the Federation's 155Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 6 Transmigrating to the First Sino-Japanese War: I Start with a Dreadnought 穿越甲午之我开局一艘无畏舰 (System) + (Conquest) + (Anti-imperialism) + (Naval warfare) + (Alternate world) + (No female lead) Chu Qing takes a System with him as he transmigrates to the year 1894 in the Western calendar, in a different space-time. This world is very similar to his own, but the nation called Daxing has suffered even greater invasions here. The outstanding figures who drove Daxing's history forward in his original timeline will never appear in this one, which means the nation's revival is up to Chu Qing al 2Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 7 The Age of Sea Power 海权时代 Coming toward you is this world's: Strongest maritime power! True empire on which the sun never sets! Blue Star's world police! The beacon of justice for the world! An essential cornerstone of world peace! A vital pillar of stability! Being a dog for Longhan is the greatest honor, woof! 40Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 8 Transported to Another World, I Founded Its First Special Forces Unit! 穿进异世界，成立首支特种部队！ Ron, a special forces soldier driven to the brink of suicide, transmigrated. He found himself in a shopping mall under terrorist attack. Ron couldn’t stand by and do nothing. But, to his utter surprise, he thought he’d only done what needed to be done. Instead, the daughter of a great noble in this kingdom specially recruited him as an instructor at the Royal Military Police Academy! After learning about the country’s military forces, Ron understood why. As outrageous as it sounded... The truth 1.6kReads7.2Score212Shelves
- 9 Eagle in the Flames 烈火雄鹰 Born with eagle eyes, he faces the smoke of battle; Surrounded by war, he charges ahead without hesitation. Young Song Yuexiang puts down his pen and joins the military. Amid the smoke and fire of war, he pursues his dreams and fights across the land. The king of land warfare: who else could it be but him? 43Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 10 Who Manipulated the 20th Century? 是谁，操纵了20世纪？ [Transmigrate to the Late Qing] + [Battleships and Big Guns] + [Found a Nation in the South Seas] + [International Intrigue] + [No Harem] + [Contend for Supremacy] Reborn in 1898: I Became the New Great Power Transmigrating to 1898, the protagonist makes a fortune shorting stocks in Shanghai and fleecing foreigners, then builds up industry and the military in Qiongzhou, giving the great powers a savage beating. While the gentlemen of the Old Continent test their endurance in the trenches, his mu 44Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 11 Eastern Harbor: The Frozen Kingdom 东方港：冰原国度 Military warfare / thrilling nation-building / carrier-based aerial combat / patriotic fervor / urban life One million Chinese immigrants establish a new country, Eastern Harbor, on the Antarctic ice sheet. On the day of its founding ceremony, a Western dual-carrier fleet bears down on them. F-35s unleash a barrage of bombs, intent on wiping out every last one of the million citizens! With no regular army and no air-defense network, the pilots defy orders in their desperation, taking off alone —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Girls of Battleship Esports 战舰电竞的少女们 The novel is set against an original fictional game featuring battleship and tank simulations, blending strategy, tactics, and combat between all kinds of imaginary warships and tanks. A young trainer who has struck out on her own after the esports training center where she worked went bankrupt leads a group of inexperienced, unskilled girls who used to work as internet café attendants onto the esports stage. Along the way, they uncover the secrets of the business wars behind esports and begin o 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Special Forces: Back to the Blue Skies, I'll Rule the Skies 特种兵：重返蓝天，我将制霸长空 To intercept an enemy aircraft, pilot Lin Hao goes down with it. When he opens his eyes again, he has been reborn at the age of 17 and activated the Ace Soldier System, complete with incredible flying skills. In this life, he vows to return to the blue skies and protect his country. He will also rewrite the regrets of his past life and stand shoulder to shoulder with that cool, frostlike figure, piercing the heavens and dominating the skies! 6kReads6.0Score485Shelves
- 14 The Night I Died on Duty, My White Moonlight Jumped from the 33rd Floor 殉职夜，白月光从33楼跳下 [Reborn in the military + high-stakes twists + nostalgic period setting + aircraft carrier and multiple heroines] Li Xiang, a naval aviation maintenance engineer, dies heroically while trying to save a domestically developed stealth aircraft. Fang Yan, a brilliant scientist who returned from overseas and Li Xiang’s beloved, is overcome with grief. She jumps to her death, following him… Time rewinds forty years. Li Xiang enlists, enters the Naval Aviation Academy, and becomes a cadet. Fang Yan 3Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 15 From Fighter Pilot to Ace Warrior 从战斗机飞行员到王牌战将 Training a pilot costs as much as the pilot's weight in gold. Why? This book offers an almost true-to-life account of the grueling journey to become a pilot, from a clueless, mischievous novice to an ace who outflies pilots from neighboring countries and brings glory to the nation. After weathering one crisis after another, he is sent abroad, survives danger and assassination attempts, and becomes a hero among ordinary people. 774Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Wings Over Sea and Sky 海空之翼 “When I was eighteen, I saw a J-20 roar overhead at an air show. In that moment, I knew what I wanted.” In 2023, on the eve of the gaokao, high school senior Chen Feng made a choice that surprised everyone: giving up the chance to attend Tsinghua or Peking University to apply to become an Air Force pilot. It took him twenty-five years to go from an ordinary boy in a small Jiangnan town to a rear admiral in the Republic’s navy. The grueling eliminations of pilot selection, the trials and train 1.6kReads—Score109Shelves
- 17 Tales of Imaginary Warships 架空战舰故事集 Introductions to the various warships in the author’s fictional game Super Fictional Vehicles: Metal Storm, told through a series of short in-game stories. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Civil Aviation: Fighter Jets? Let Anyone Who Wants to Fly Them 民航：战斗机？谁爱开谁开 When tests revealed that Lin Yun had top-tier fighter-pilot aptitude, he wrote on his application: My goal is to become a beautiful flight attendant, flying through thirty thousand feet of blue skies and white clouds, with poetry and faraway places ahead of me. A life of bloody battles in a fighter cockpit? He said all he wanted was a smooth flight and the company of lovely women. Until one day, the Air Force chief slammed the table. “Has he gone completely out of control? Bring that brat back h 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 After Enlisting Three Times, I Just Want to Leave the Army and Get a Government Job 三次入伍，我只想退伍进体制 “Sir! I was just bragging!” A soldier who only wants to leave the army is forced into becoming the toughest fighter in the entire brigade. Li Hu, twenty-five years old, senior private, enlisting for the third time. Other people join the army for a future. He joined to get discharged: serve out eight years in peace, get his resettlement papers, go home, and land a secure government job. The Special Operations Forces come looking for recruits? Not interested. The special operations chief of staff 103.6kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves
- 20 Flames Rise, a New Order for the Ark 烈焰升腾，方舟新秩序 This is a story about the founding of an alliance born of despair. Whether Seres, Russia, or even Europe, they unite in the face of a common threat. 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Ace Combat Z 皇牌空战Z This is a Strangereal World, a place where war never ends and friction between nations is commonplace. Amid all these conflicts, a group of people soars through the skies above. They take pride in their kill counts and settle the score with the purest aerial combat skills, never hesitating to risk their lives for it. (A novel set in the world of Ace Combat. The protagonist is original, while everything else will stick as closely to the source material as possible. There may be some out-of-charac 262Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Forging Swords Beneath the Vast Sky 长空铸剑 They were born amid the flames of war; They grew stronger in battle; They forged swords high above the firmament; They kept the enemy at bay thousands of miles away; They drove the enemy back at close quarters! The growth of ace pilots, the trials of heroic test pilots, and the rise of a great nation’s aviation industry! 374Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 23 Modern Turmoil: I Have a Modern Battleship System 现代风云：我有现代战舰系统 (Everything in this novel is fictional and should not be applied to reality. World war + brainless + partly feel-good, with a tragic ending + no CP.) Fu Longxuan was a fine young man of the new century when he accidentally got bound to the Modern Warships System. From then on, he waged war across Blue Star with the System… (Even if you don’t play Modern Warships, you can still enjoy this novel. There aren’t many details from the game.) Warning one: This novel has a tragic ending! A tragic ending 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Navy: Starting Out as a Hawkish Warship Designer 海军：从鹰派军舰设计师开始 Reborn in the 1970s, he becomes a freshman at a naval academy. The future belongs to the oceans: a sweeping era of steel fleets and combined land, sea, and air forces. The ocean will mean everything! He will usher in a new era of warfare and make those foreign wolves feel true terror. Let the war begin! 410Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 25 A Bismarck Battleship from the Start: The Great Ming Empire's Sun Never Sets 开局俾斯麦战列舰，大明永不落日 1644, the fall of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Cilang, the eldest son of the Chongzhen Emperor, is taken away by a palace eunuch and travels west by ship. Who could have guessed that someone aboard would discover his identity midway through the voyage and try to take him back to the Qing court to claim a reward? Just as Zhu Cilang thinks he's about to bite the dust, he suddenly awakens the [Take What You Want System]. Every day, he can randomly obtain technology, armies, people, food, and other things. 7Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 26 Rescue Pilot System: Flying a Rescue Mission from the Start 救捞机长系统：开局执行救援飞行 A streamer who played a flight simulator game online is diagnosed with cancer. On his last flight to a place where he could experience flying, an accident occurs. Through sheer effort, he saves everyone on board. However, burdened by cancer, he eventually dies. After his death, he transmigrates to another planet, becoming a trainee pilot at a civil aviation search-and-rescue academy. With a search-and-rescue pilot System, he flies rescue helicopters and gradually becomes the strongest rescue cap 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Echoes of the Pacific 太平洋的回声 While researching historical records related to the Pacific War, historian John Mitchell unexpectedly transmigrates to 1941 and becomes Frank Jack Fletcher, a famous admiral in the United States Navy. John tries to shape the future of the Pacific theater through his proposals and decisions. This story aims for gritty realism and follows the fleet all the way from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. Complete. Check the final chapter for the author’s new book. 496Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 28 Her Majesty, Queen of Another World 异世界女王陛下 [Alternate history, world war, ensemble cast, queen] (This story takes place in a fictional world. Please don't read it as a reflection of reality.) [Queen] [Britain] [War] [Battleships and big guns] [Light ensemble cast] [Meat grinder] [Alternate history] In the year 1707 of the Sacred Calendar, the thunderclap of constitutional rule tears across London's skies. Seventeen-year-old Princess Elizabeth is crowned amid crisis. In her hands is no scepter, but a tottering empire. The drums of war are 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Welcome to the Military Channel: This Episode, an In-Depth Breakdown 欢迎来到军事频道：本期为您精讲 [Commentary + Military Knowledge + Weapons + Military Enthusiast + War + Technological Development] Welcome to Lin Yuan's Military Channel. In this episode, I'll take an in-depth look at: My name is Lin Yuan, and I'm a transmigrator. I've been in this parallel world for three years. Its history is almost identical to Earth's, but all the countries have different names: the Northvia Federation, the Griffin Empire, and the Republic of Gaul. In this world, no one has ever systematically examined t 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Fan Tianlei Dug a Trap? I Turned the Tables and Got Him Fired in Public 范天雷挖坑？我反手让他当众丢官 Lu Ye transmigrates into the world of I Am a Special Forces Soldier and gains the [Military Knowledge System]. Lu Ye reads books, drives around, and happens to capture the Blue Army commander whom everyone wants alive, shocking the entire force! That very night, Miao Lian rushes to bring Lu Ye back as an instructor, afraid someone else will poach him! … They say every soldier Lu Ye trains is a king among soldiers, and every company fights to claim them! But if they could get Lu Ye himself, they’ 293Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 31 Forged in Blood and Iron: From the Long March to Defending the Nation 铁血铸红星：从长征到国疆 Modern soldier-king Lin Jun transmigrates to the harshest years of the Long March. Starting with the bloody battle at the Xiang River, he uses tactics and training from a more advanced era to forge an invincible iron army. His military exploits are illustrious, and none can compare to his service to the nation. This is the union of the ultimate one-man fighter and the greatest army, a thrilling life spent expanding the nation’s territory with no regrets! 2.7kReads6.6Score113Shelves
- 32 The Unsigned Front Line 未署名的战线 [No System + no rebirth + modern espionage + overseas operations + military + special forces] Secret clashes between nations. Black ops that don't exist in any files. Starting with his first kill, a CIA agent in the Middle East, reconnaissance soldier Wen Hao steps into the gray world of intelligence. No unit designation, no medals, no way back. The truth he wants to uncover, and the people who never came back, are his only compass on this one-way road. Through a series of dangerous, deadly o 83Reads—Score132Shelves
- 33 Waiting for Dawn in the Dark: Reborn in Republican-Era China as a Fighter Pilot 黑夜等待黎明，我重生民国开战机 I Waited for Dawn in the Dark, Then Reborn in the Republic of China to Fly a Fighter Jet 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Germany's Unrestricted Submarine Warfare 德国无限制潜艇战 Set against the backdrop of Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare from March 1917 to August 1918, this book focuses on the important role played by the U.S. Navy as the German navy tried to blockade British ports and force Britain out of the war. It reveals the naval operations of European nations and the United States in the later stages of World War I, as well as the tangled interests between them. The book offers a detailed account of the naval strategies employed by Germany, Britain, the 46Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 35 You Like the Northern Expedition? Then Go Preach Your Fire-and-Unification Theory! 喜欢北伐？跟我信火一体说去吧！ [No female lead + Transmigrate into a book + No System] (It’s normal for the rating to be low at first.) “War is a matter of vital importance to the state, a domain of life and death, a path to survival or ruin. It is imperative that it be studied.”, The Art of War, “Laying Plans” In 2025, on Blue Star in a parallel novel world, a global military competition for high school students is in full swing. At this time, two brothers from Earth, Zhu Yue and Zhu Xiuyuan, unexpectedly transmigrate to thi 244Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Steel Storm: Eagle of the Far East 钢铁风暴：远东之鹰 This is an alternate-history story. Please do not conflate it with reality. It contains no politics and depicts war purely for its own sake. In 1947, the German Empire, which dominated continental Europe, turned its armies eastward. A massive expeditionary force transmigrated across Siberia to aid the Long Kingdom, which was on the verge of collapse. Hans Meyer, a new recruit in the SS, will follow his older brother, Colonel Otto, into this burning Eastern battlefield. They will face the Sakura —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 War Thunder: The Entire Band Makes the Coalition Forces Respond 战雷：全频带让联军做出回答 (This book includes elements from War Thunder, Squad, Eight-Treasure Congee, Battlefield, and more.) What? Our own people are getting bullied? Then we have to hit back hard and make the Coalition Forces feel what it means to be haunted by nightmares. We're all fighting to live, so the Coalition's tanks can go talk to the depleted-uranium penetrators of my Type 99A. (I'll explain things for readers who aren't War Thunder fans.) 882Reads6.4Score106Shelves
- 38 From the Start, I Begin with a Heavy Combined Arms Brigade 开局从一个重装合成旅开始 I have no idea what to write for the blurb, so I'll just leave it out. Feel free to dive right into the book. The quality is guaranteed, and updates are steady. I'll be waiting for you inside. 616Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Commander of the Lexington Fleet 列克星敦号舰队指挥官 On one particular timeline, as the Pacific War began, nearly the entire U.S. Navy's fleet of capital ships was wiped out. Richard, a descendant of legendary naval commander George Dewey, was entrusted with command of a carrier task force in the midst of the crisis… 506Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 40 The Wingman Flies Low 僚机低空飞行 Want to meet your dream guy? Find Su Yanduo! Want to start dating? Find Su Yanduo! Want to plan a confession? Find Su Yanduo! Su Yanduo specializes in matchmaking and helping people confess, offering a complete one-stop service. She’s the school’s top matchmaker: smart, cute, bold, and not the least bit intimidating. So all the handsome guys and beautiful girls at school are her good buddies. But one day, a boy stirred up the calm heart of this fearless little wingwoman... Being a wingwoman for 79Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 41 War of Resistance: Starting with the Battle of Shanghai 抗战之从淞沪会战开始 “I'm going to Songhu?” Xu Zhixing somehow ends up in Songhu. He demonstrates his “abilities” in front of Alexander von Falkenhausen, thinking he'll rise to success. Instead, success sends him straight to Songhu. He wanted to be a staff officer, but they drag him off to the front lines. 25Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 42 Rising Flames: A New Order at Dawn 烈焰升腾：破晓新秩序 The Stars and Stripes burn in the flames of civil war, and the foundations of the old order are no longer secure. Amid the smoke of a collapsing global hegemony and a war raging across the world, a new order will be forged in blood and fire. Begin with Operation Silent Dawn and finish what was left undone. Start by dismantling NATO and bring every enemy to justice. Most of this book's setting is based on TFR. The Hidden Dragon Soars into the Abyss. 183Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 43 The Reborn General's Path 重生的将军之路 Everyone else serves in just one branch of the military. Me? The big shots from every branch are fighting to recruit me. You think I’m only good with words? No. Being good with words is exactly what you need most in times like these. It’s fine if you don’t understand something. Just talk about things you’ve seen before. 392Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 44 The Horizon We Share: Warplanes and Fox Tails 同行的天际：战机与狐尾 [Military + Romance + Alternate History + Everyday Life] In 1990, an unknown disaster called the “Devourer Swarm” descended. Conventional weapons were almost completely ineffective against it, and human civilization collapsed overnight. In their darkest hour, a tiny number of people awakened as “Wing Callers.” Their soul-deep convictions could condense into tokens, which then took physical form as standard fighter planes from the early days of World War II. Only the firepower of these planes cou 566Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 45 Fallen Falcon: The Rescue of an F-15E Pilot, Based on a True Story 猎鹰坠落之营救F15E飞行员·真实改编 Falcon Down: The Rescue of an F-15E Pilot, Based on a True Story 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Commanding the Storm, Ruling the Boundless Seas 叱咤风云，海疆无边 When you transmigrate to a Ming Dynasty that is entirely different from the one in history, with a storm brewing at sea, what choices will you make? To find out what happens next, read the main story. [Semi-alternate history + naval warfare + pseudo-ensemble cast + cannons and battleships + battleships + cruisers + destroyers + submarines + anti-submarine warfare + air defense (later) + aircraft (middle) + a few tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and amphibious armored vehicles + guided weapons 387Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Pilot: I’m Really Not Cheating! 飞行员：我真没开挂！ [The synopsis isn't doing this book justice. Please head straight to the story!] [As for the content, this salted fish can't promise much, but I absolutely won't force-feed you garbage. Rest assured and enjoy!] Fighter jets are the undisputed rulers of the skies. The pilots' frail bodies and the fighter jets' seemingly fragile airframes, which look as if they'd shatter at a touch, have always held back the air force. But what if the pilot were a cultivator who had transmigrated from another worl 15kReads7.9Score2.9kShelves
- 48 The Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang 血战台儿庄 He unexpectedly returns to an era that is both despairing and full of promise. Chen Deliang foresees history, and takes part in shaping it. He strives to adapt to this age, both to survive and to bear witness. 1.5kReads7.4Score—Shelves
- 49 Nagisa's Iron Will 渚的钢铁雄心 (Gender swap on the surface + war + international affairs + ensemble cast) On an ordinary day, Feng Lin opened Steel Division, planning to experience a little taste of World War II. But after loading a strange mod, he ended up transmigrating to another world “What? You're telling me humanity was plunged into an apocalypse because of psychic powers?” “What? You're saying the rampant psychic powers made animals and plants mutate and slaughter humans?” “What? You're saying the surviving humans and 171Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 50 You Were Supposed to Repeat Senior Year, but the Air Force Snapped You Up 让你复读战高四，你被空军捡漏了 [The rating has only just come out. It'll go up.] If you've transmigrated, who'd still fly commercial airliners? A real man! If you're going to fly, fly a fighter jet! After an accident, Gu Qingzhou, the youngest captain at Shandong Airlines, transmigrated to a parallel world. He became a student who had failed the college entrance exam after performing poorly. Gu Qingzhou had already decided to repeat the year and try again, but while aboard a plane, he suddenly encountered an air disaster. Bec 20.5kReads6.9Score1.1kShelves
