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- 1 The Red Aegean, 1985 1985红色爱琴海 War + Cold War-style conflict + military + ensemble cast In 1985, NATO and the Warsaw Pact went to war on all fronts, and the fighting spread from Western Europe to the Aegean Sea. The whole world watched the main front in Germany. Nobody cared how many infantrymen died on an unnamed mountain road in northern Greece. Nikos, the only son of a Greek shopkeeper. Jan Tam, the only Estonian son in the Soviet military. They should have served their time and gone home to live their lives. But then war 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Military Fiction Short Story Collection 军事小说短篇合集 A collection of military short stories. From the trenches of World War I and the steel tide of World War II, to standoffs beneath the shadow of the Cold War and asymmetric conflicts on modern battlefields. There are no limits on the subject matter. Realistic and fictional stories stand side by side, their settings changing with the times and their characters with the battlefields. Some tell of a failed offensive, others of a defense no one remembers. Some may be nothing more than the day one sol 172Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Shield of Anatolia 安纳托利亚之盾 #Hardcore Military #Alternate History #Cold War Hot Conflict #Ensemble Cast In August 1994, on the Anatolian Plateau, only two things came cheap: basalt cracked by the blazing sun, and lives churned up by tank treads. There are no satellite-guided weapons here, no heroic action-show protagonists, and no saviors. Only blind exchanges of fire between Soviet 125 mm smoothbore cannons and American 105 mm rifled guns. As an iron tide from the north surges across the border, a college student who only 297Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 SOG: The Copperhead Files SOG：铜头蛇档案 [Military + No System + Jungle Survival + Cold War Suspense] 1968, west of the 17th parallel, on the Laotian border. This was a blank spot that didn’t exist on any map, and a meat grinder. Earl, a miner’s son from Kentucky, was recruited into MACV-SOG (Studies and Observations Group), assigned to the “Copperhead” team. Carrying a PRC-25 radio and wielding a sawed-off XM177, he searched for a way to survive in this hostile green hell. During a reconnaissance mission codenamed “Charlie Tango,” the 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Arknights: The War of Ursus 明日方舟：乌萨斯的战争 Through a political compromise in Saint Junburg, the Ursus Fourth Army crossed the subspace and carved out new territory for Ursus. But this time, it seems they've run into a real challenge. The Russian Federation versus Ursus. The rational, carefully considered plot has little connection to the main story. Kazdel will be brought into the story later. 2.3kReads8.1Score15014d adds
- 6 Sky-Shrouding Assault 蔽空突击 Modern aerial combat + fictional military setting + military hardware + joint operations + great-power rivalry + fighter-versus-fighter battles In 2026, the world was almost exactly like ours, except for “carbon uranium.” This substance could provide astonishing amounts of energy, but it could also turn an entire airspace into a “blind zone,” where equipment failed, radars went dark, and missiles became useless. In such an area, beyond-visual-range combat quickly became impossible. Pilots might 408Reads—Score11114d adds
- 7 Total Confrontation: The Storm Is Brewing 全面对抗之山雨欲来 I gave this book the wrong title. It should have been called "Total Confrontation: Modern Joint Command Operations". But never mind, maybe I can change it later. This book has no System, no golden finger, and no overpowered hero. It’s a realistic, hard-edged military novel. I’m aiming to depict a full-spectrum confrontation across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace under near-future conditions. The characters mainly serve the development of the situation, so they’re not especially deeply deve 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Dungeon: Stranded in the Desert, I Start a Mutiny 副本：人在沙漠，开局发动兵变 [System] [Military Coup] [War] [Alternate World] Jiang Renqin gets lucky and binds himself to a System. If he can complete twelve life scenarios, he can return to life with enormous rewards. Each life scenario gives him a different identity and set of circumstances! After completing three scenarios, he arrives in the crumbling nation of Shahai, where he is a garrison commander with a massive army at his command! At this moment, Shahai is being attacked by two powerful enemies, and its supreme le 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Escape from Tarkov: Wandering Ghosts 逃离塔科夫：游荡幽魂 Jonathan is sent to the city of Tarkov as a special envoy of the Russian Federation to carry out a covert mission. After he has served his purpose, he is betrayed, and his squadmates are slaughtered by the traitor. Left alone in the chaos of Tarkov, how will he survive… 210Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 10 The Push for Fulda, 1994 冲击富尔达1994 [Alternate history] [Cold war and hot war] [NATO vs. Warsaw Pact] [Fulda Gap] [Steel tide] [Ensemble war story] [No System] 1994. The Cold War never ended. The Soviet Union still exists. The Warsaw Pact still exists. The Berlin Wall still exists. NATO launches its annual REFORGER-94 reinforcement exercise, sending US heavy armor back to West Germany. In March, the Warsaw Pact announces Exercise Spring Thunder-94, and the Soviet Western Group of Forces begins moving forward. Both sides insist it’ 2.4kReads—Score38314d adds
- 11 A Young Girl’s Frontline Diary: Notes from a Losing War 少女填线：烂仗记录 Also known as: “How We Kept Coming Back to Life in Grozny, Yet Had to Endure the Pain of Dying” “The System gave us flawless bodies, but refused to erase our pain.” January 1995, Grozny. Snow, black mud, jammed rifles, and tons of “Cargo 200” (the war dead). For the seven undead members of the ragtag squad, this was their entire daily life. As a doomed unit forced to sign the “Ashen Contract,” they had a cheat no regular soldier could help envying: resurrection. But there was a price. Every time 174Reads—Score2314d adds
- 12 Reverse: 1999: Rain Curtain and Iron Cross 重返未来1999，雨幕与铁十字 In 2025, a torrential rainstorm that should never have existed in the new century sent 60,000 soldiers of the Federal Defence Force back to the time before the millennium. The future will never come, but why worry? We have an inexhaustible past to draw upon. When the occult meets the main battle tank. When Otrio meets the Typhoon fighter jet. When reshaping faces down a wall of fire. From Hill 299 at Mont Pé to the lake country of Bavaria, from the Alpine bunkers to the golden famine of the Don 283Reads6.5Score1314d adds
- 13 Human Civilization, I’m Going to Have My Way with You 人类文明，我要狠狠地操作你们 [Transmigration + farming + technology + war + ensemble cast + ideals] On the eve of World War III. Aaron Bush, Supreme Executive of the Alliance of the Community of Shared Destiny for Mankind, delivered a prewar address to the nation: “Comrades, war is coming!” “This is a war we absolutely cannot afford to lose. Even if we have to throw rocks or bite with our teeth, we must win the final victory!” “Because we are the last hope of human civilization!” “If we lose, human civilization will sink in 59Reads—Score614d adds
- 14 Cheetah Commando: Bloodshed in the Golden Triangle 猎豹突击队之喋血金三角 At the modern-day border, deep in the Golden Triangle, drug lords rule and warlords carve up the land. Untamed rainforests intertwine with modern weaponry, creating a lawless "Black Delta." It is not only a breeding ground for drugs, but also a central hub for international dark-web deals, mercenary movements, and human trafficking. The Cheetah Assault Team, part of the Special Operations Division of China's Border Security Bureau, consists of five elite operatives: leader Lei Hao, a survivor of 1kReads8.0Score10114d adds
- 15 Black Blood: A Mercenary Company's Road of No Return 黑血：一支雇佣兵的不归路 A band of desperate outcasts abandoned by the world form a mercenary company called Black Blood in a war-torn part of Africa. They swear to three strict rules: never kill civilians, never kill children, and never kill their own. On a battlefield of blood and fire, they save one another, ultimately giving their lives to show what brotherhood and principles truly mean. A person who has killed can still choose to save lives; even after losing their way, they can make a fresh start. There are always 2kReads6.4Score22114d adds
- 16 Armed Assault from Scratch 从零开始的武装突袭 Three college students who only know how to play FPS games transmigrate into Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, equipped with an Arma 3 System, unlimited respawns, and permanently unlocked gear. In an alley, Subaru Natsuki is being beaten up by thugs. Huang Yue raises his M9 pistol, his hands shaking so badly that the sights jump all over the place. Gritting his teeth, he pulls the trigger. The gunshot rings out. Subaru looks up at the three strangers in black combat gear, then at the smo 280Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 17 Project Red Eyes: Beneath the Sky That Belongs to the People 赤瞳计划，在那片属于人民的天空 [Transmigration] [Gender Swap] [No System] [Hardcore] [Not Mindless] [Red] Also known as "Even as a Fox-Eared Girl, I Must Protect the People's Sky". Lin Ka died from working overtime, only to wake up as a fox girl. His greatest achievement in his previous life was ranking in the top ten worldwide in "Thunder War". In this life, she can't even control her fur from bristling. Before she had a chance to figure anything out, gunshots rang out. The political commissar reached out to her. “You're a v 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Deep Blue Blade: Phantom Sniper 深蓝利刃：幽灵狙击 In 2025, as technology advances at breakneck speed, the deep sea becomes a silent battleground in the rivalry between great powers. Chen Mo, a former swimming champion, joins the "Deep Blue Blade" special forces unit to uncover the truth behind the strange death of his father, a naval sonar operator, in the Miyako Strait. With his innate ability to hear deep-sea sounds and his body’s natural adaptation to water pressure, he becomes a "ghost sniper" lurking in the abyss. Fighting side by side wit 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Killing Elite: From the Start, a Mercenary in Syria 杀戮精英：开局在叙利亚当雇佣兵 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 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 85Reads—Score13214d adds
- 21 The Silver Swallow of the Dnieper 第聂伯河银燕 In 1989, the Soviet Union returned home in triumph after winning a total victory in Afghanistan. But beneath the veneer of victory lay wounds inflicted by half a century of military rivalry. Once the Soviet leadership understood the true purpose of “quiet diplomacy” and realized that no agreement with the Western bloc was ever possible, it faced a national economy on the brink of collapse and resolved to liberate Europe before all was lost. The future ace pilot Yeremy Shevastianovich Mir would a 414Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 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 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Beacon Fires Over Changbai: The Bandit-Busting Squad 烽火长白：绿林锄奸队 After his family is brutally murdered when a traitor sells them out, bandit chief Zhao Hu angrily disbands the “Ghost-Fearing” band and forms the “Bandit Anti-Traitor Corps,” vowing to kill Japanese soldiers and collaborators. Starting with just a handful of brothers, he fights a series of battles at Heifeng Pass, Xinglong Town, Liangshui River, Laojun Ravine, Tiger’s Mouth, and elsewhere. They blow up Japanese supply depots, rescue captured civilians, sabotage a germ-warfare laboratory, and int 899Reads—Score10414d adds
- 24 World War II: The Raging Waves 二战之怒海狂涛 Shells blanket the sea, torpedoes tear through the waves! In the azure waters of a parallel World War II, there is no luck, only bloody battles for survival! The world marvels at battleships ruling the seas with their massive guns and carrier fleets dominating the skies and oceans, yet no one knows that destroyers are the true fearless blades and masters of naval warfare! Light armor does not mean weak bones; a swift blade can break through ten thousand troops. Destroyers are the fleet’s steadfa 3.1kReads5.9Score29914d adds
- 25 The Gray Zone of Another World: A Dance with the Blasphemers 异界灰区：与渎神者们的轮舞 This book is also known as The Gray Zone War in Another World “The gray zone refers to competitive actions by state and non-state actors that take place between war and peace, as well as the areas they affect. The goal is to gradually change the status quo without triggering an all-out war.” In 2036, the military boots of Earth set foot in another world ruled by magic and faith. Alex “Oneheart” Miller, an 18A from the 20th Special Operations Group of the Senotra Army, plunges into the unnamed vo 368Reads—Score10114d adds
- 26 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 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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—14d adds
- 28 Flowers in Full Bloom 鲜花在怒放 A war. A city under siege. A group of people with nowhere left to retreat. The attackers' armored tide and weapons of overwhelming power repeatedly grind across every inch of land, while the remnants of the defenders, the militia, and the civilians in the ruins fight with every last ounce of strength. No one can stay untouched by the war. Which way will the balance ultimately tip, and what future awaits those who survive? This is the story of a besieged city: the people who stayed, and those who 17Reads—Score314d adds
- 29 The World of Beasts: Modern Military Invasion 有兽焉：现代军事入侵 [Beastars Fan Fiction] [Modern Military] [Transmigration] [System] Zhang Duo, the head of a mysterious interdimensional military organization, has replayed Beastars countless times. At last, he decides to use his own power to change the story's course. As a result, a combat unit equipped with a modern military doctrine arrives in the Beastars world. But after Zhang Duo transmigrates there, he falls into deep thought when he sees Baijie, the world's third Pixiu. And he's not the only transmigrato 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Peninsula Crisis: Dawn of Fire 半岛危机：炮火黎明 Winter 2030. A massive battle erupted on the East Asian peninsula, nearly igniting World War III. History would call it the Peninsula War. The players fought and maneuvered like chess masters, while their pawns struggled to distinguish themselves and become the new masters of history. Every nation had its own hidden agenda. How events would unfold, and who would win or lose, would be left to history to judge. An alternate history. 130Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 31 Silent Thunderbolt: The 57th Air Battle 沉默的霹雳之五七空战 Silent Thunderbolt: The May 7 Air Battle 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 How Could I, an Asian, Be the Commander of a U.S. Armored Brigade? 我亚裔怎么会是美陆装甲旅旅长 [Apocalypse + Modern Warfare + Ensemble Cast + Somewhat Hard Military Sci-Fi + No Superpowers + Transformation + No CP] "Mission Eight: One-Way Transmigration" When a modern armored brigade combat team from twenty years in the future is transported to the turn of the millennium, where a zombie crisis has broken out, the hordes that terrify the survivors are no match for a steel tide. But the real crisis has never been the flesh-and-blood zombies. It's the mastermind behind it all. Faced with the 8.4kReads8.8Score38914d adds
- 33 Reborn with a Barrett, I Slaughter My Way Through Songhu 重生之一把巴特雷杀穿淞沪 Chen Yu, a modern special forces sniper, transmigrates into the body of a Nationalist Army deserter awaiting execution on the Songhu battlefield. He brings with him not only top-tier sniping skills and tactical expertise, but also the devastating M82A1 Barrett sniper rifle he gained through transmigration, cutting a swath through the enemy ranks… 2kReads6.6Score12514d adds
- 34 Beacon Fires over Changbai: Hunting Unit 731 烽火长白：猎杀731 A seed buried deep beneath the frozen earth of Changbai Mountain by blood and fire broke through the ice in the heart of a six-year-old boy named Shitou. It was no towering tree, but a twisted, resilient shoot of revenge, bristling with thorns. Its roots sank into the blood, tears, and corpses of one hundred and twenty chapters. Its nourishment came from Iron Egg’s final roar as he shoved Shitou into a crevice: “Run!” It came from Sister Zhou’s back as she spread her arms and was pierced by bayo 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Great Ryukyu Naval Battle: A Landlocked Sea 以陆引海之琉球大海战 The Great Ryukyu Naval Battle, with Lu Yin Leading the Fleet 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Protect My Country and Defend Its Borders with Supermarket Supplies 我用超市物资护国守疆 God of the Blizzard Lin Chen was once the youngest company commander with the rank of captain in the Fierce Tiger Special Operations Brigade. During a secret mission three years ago, his team of twenty-seven was ambushed, and eleven were killed. He survived, but it felt as if half his soul had been left behind. At 250 pounds, taking piano lessons at Songjiang Vocational College, with his ex-wife’s divorce papers abandoned on the piano keys, he thought this was how the rest of his life would go. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Flowers of Jinling Bloom at the End of the World 末日金陵花正开 In 2037, four years after an invasion by alien creatures began, Zhuge Yuan and his comrades in the 24th Mobile Squad struggle on, waiting for the flowers of Jinling to bloom... 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Steel Storm Regiment in the War to Resist America and Aid Korea 抗美援朝之钢铁风暴连 524Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Qing Dynasty Captain: Remaking the Laiyuan Online 大清舰长，在线魔改来远 Zhiyuan sinks, Jingyuan burns, and Dingyuan takes a hit. History is following that blood-soaked script toward a crushing defeat. Behind him are more than two hundred young sailors about to be added to the casualty lists, and an empire's last barrier at sea. 92Reads7.1Score1714d adds
- 40 Sniper: Peacekeeper Elite 狙击手之和平精英 Li Yang was a top sniper in the modern-day game Peace Elite. During a game, a mysterious flash of light swept past, and he transmigrated to the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. As soon as he arrived, a group of Japanese soldiers began hunting him down. Relying on the outstanding sniping skills he'd honed in the game, Li Yang hid in the shadows and picked off several Japanese soldiers with pinpoint accuracy, successfully escaping the pursuit. 169Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Sniper God of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea 抗美援朝之狙神 Resist American aggression in Korea, defend our homeland! Wang Cheng, a modern special forces king, transmigrates to 1950 aboard a troop train bound for Korea, where he becomes a newly enlisted volunteer soldier. The SVD sniper rifle in his hands is his only “cheat,” while his memories of the entire war are his greatest trump card. One man, one rifle, and the essence of modern sniper tactics. Watch me rise to godhood, step by step, on the Korean battlefield. 24.9kReads8.8Score2.1k14d adds
- 42 Xiaojiu, the Warhound 烽火神犬小九 That blood-soaked mountain village became Bao Xiaojiu’s lifelong nightmare. It huddled among the dying embers in the stove, listening to the screams and wild laughter rising and falling outside, its warm body pressed tight against its mother’s corpse as it grew cold. The air reeked of blood, mixed with the unfamiliar, cold smell of rust and gunpowder. Just as terror nearly choked it, a pair of warm, slightly trembling hands gently brushed aside the ashes covering it. A blood-soaked young man sta 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Giving the Otherworld a Little Taste of World War II 给异世界一点小小的二战震撼 [Western Fantasy, Total War, Conquest, System] Luo Nan transmigrated, and his Hellgate Eastern Front System came along with him. Heh! It’s time to give this Western fantasy world a taste of the shock and awe of a world war. What body-tempering method do you use? “Spirit Invocation, of course. I summon the Type B Tiger tank, ‘King Tiger,’ to possess me.” Can you use magic? “Sure. Summoning spells. I can summon light mortar barrages, medium mortar barrages... heavy artillery barrages... 500-kilogr 4kReads7.7Score30014d adds
- 44 Another World: The Eagle Soars 异世界，雄鹰在翱翔 [Organization] [Conquest] [Hardcore Governance] [Assimilation] [Fulfilling a Dream] [War] A story about a soul who returns from hell with its army and unleashes war in another world, letting the eagle soar across its skies. “Soldaten! We crawled out of the ruins, We came from the remains of frozen earth and burning cities, We broke through the final encirclement and the deadly storm of fire! Here, we will raise the Empire's eagle banner and rebuild the towering walls of order! We occupy, we conq 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Arma 3: The Cannon Fodder of Akame Ga Kill! 武装突袭：斩赤红之瞳的填线宝宝 Six college students with a passion for military affairs are playing Arma 3 together in their dorm when a mysterious System pulls them into the world of Akame ga Kill!, where they become a “cheap mercenary squad.” Here, beneath medieval city walls, lie piles of civilians tortured and slaughtered. The humanitarian crisis has reached its breaking point. Ambush Imperial patrols with IEDs, eliminate targets with sniper rifles, and dig through mass graves to pull out survivors who still have a pulse. 1.6kReads8.9Score14714d adds
- 46 51 Degrees South 南纬51度 [War + military + alternate history + ensemble cast] Seven years of hardship could not cool the fire in their hearts. Black gold forged the Iron Cross, and petrodollars fueled a war machine. This is an ironclad symphony of a rising power challenging the old world order. Amid the raging seas at 51 degrees south latitude, only the victors can write history. 1.8kReads8.2Score23814d adds
- 47 The New Sultan Rises in Africa 新苏丹在非洲崛起 A new story begins: modern warfare, with a protagonist who starts out in Africa and uses cheats to build up his forces. No idiotic decisions. The rise of a Chinese man in Africa. This novel is set in the modern era. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental. 18.3kReads6.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 48 Special Forces: Operation Thornbreaker 特种兵之行动代号：破棘行动 My new work is here! Come 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! 219Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 49 [Spark] Song of the Republic 【星火】共和国之歌 [Alternate-world setting] [Some political themes] [Hardcore war fiction] [Modern warfare] [Strategy and tactics] [Vast worldbuilding] No harem, no mindless power fantasy, and no brainless indulgences like cultivation. The story deals with grand strategy, national diplomacy, and more. The old empire lived out its final days amid turmoil, its great edifice on the verge of collapse. Someone had to step forward and do something earthshaking, something that would change the world. And what came next 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 PMC: Armed Nation PMC：武装国度 (The rating was just released, and it'll rise later!) (No brainless plot, just hard-core tactics!) A game causes Zhang Sheng to transmigrate and embark on the path of a mercenary. Starting with a million dollars from the start, he builds a private military company from scratch. As modern private military forces take the world stage, capital, warfare, and intelligence intertwine. He recruits all kinds of talent and builds a complete, high-end military contracting system from the ground up: sp 15.7kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
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