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- 51 The Great Bandit of Guandong Mountain 关东山大匪 (Not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a wish-fulfillment novel. No System, no transmigration, no superpowers.) We were originally a family of tenant farmers. During a famine, we joined the crowds heading east to seek a new life. My kindhearted mother even took in an orphan along the way, who later became my big sister. At last, after enduring natural disasters and man-made calamities, our boatload of fellow villagers reached this land of forests and mountains, where we 404Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 52 Master of Intelligence in the War Against Japan 抗日之情报大师 I awoke from a study of modern military strategy with every detail of ten classic battles etched into my mind, only to find myself in an era engulfed by war. While everyone debated how to arrange the defensive lines, I spread out my annotated battle map. From beachhead defenses to urban street-fighting positions, every weakness I identified and every attack direction I predicted came true in the battles that followed. They began calling me “Chief of Staff.” The challenge before me was ten pivo 290Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 53 I Will Not Kneel: 1937 不跪：1937 [Cinematic Narrative Style]+ [One of a Kind]+ [History at the Core]+ [Blockbuster War-Movie Feel]+ [The Japanese Army Isn't Dumbed Down] Twenty thousand men. Only four hundred remained. They were called “deserters.” The Japanese were still on their heels. When Leng Feng came to, he was wearing a bulletproof vest, with night-vision goggles attached to his helmet. A voice sounded in his mind: System bound. He looked at the people being hunted down. Raised his gun. Took aim at the Japanese. “Bang! 1Reads—Score11614d adds
- 54 Shanhe Column 山河纵队 I transmigrated to the rout at Shanghai in 1937 and became a second lieutenant staff officer in the 88th Division, with death seeming inevitable. Japanese bayonets were at my back, and panicked, scattered soldiers fled all around me. No one knew I was an undercover Communist Party member, let alone that my mind held the entire history of World War II and The Art of War. While everyone else fled, I struck back! I led thirty battered survivors into Wolf Valley. In our first battle, we wiped out a 25Reads—Score214d adds
- 55 Red Logistics in the War of Resistance Against Japan 抗日之红色空间物流 Xiao Ran was a special forces mercenary. During an ambush at the Abu Khan battlefield, he fell into a cave and unexpectedly transmigrated to the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan. He also gained a door that could take him anywhere and back. Using it to travel between the modern world and 1941, Xiao Ran brought back modern weapons and supplies, helping our forces ultimately win the war. 19.2kReads7.8Score1.7k14d adds
- 56 The System Sent Me to the Top 系统送我到巅峰 Wang Xiaolin was an utterly ordinary person. For no apparent reason, he got a somewhat zany System and, just as inexplicably, embarked on the pinnacle of life… 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 57 War of Resistance: Flames of War and Smoke 抗战：烽火狼烟 [War of Resistance + Changing Fate + Behind-the-Scenes Scheming + Feel-Good Read] Shen Ze transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking platoon leader in the 88th Division, and he was actually on the Shanghai battlefield. He was just a rookie. What was he supposed to do? Anyone there? This is urgent! 165Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 58 Transmigrating to the War of Resistance: The System Helps Me Stop Killing with Killing 穿越抗战，系统助我以杀止杀 [Transmigrating into the War of Resistance] [System Golden Finger] [Patriotism] [Passionate and Hard-Hitting] [Decisive and Ruthless] [System-Focused] [Karmic Ability] [Never Forget National Humiliation] Remember: This novel is set in an alternate history and a parallel world. It is entirely fictional. But never forget national humiliation! Ding Li transmigrates to Shanghai in a parallel world. He obtains a System, awakens a karmic ability, establishes the Hall of Karma, and builds an arms f 197Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The New Boss of Thirteen Provinces 十三省新掌包 Zhang Wenyuan, a graduate of the National University of Defense Technology’s Pontoon Bridge Command Department, had just been assigned to his unit when a once-in-a-century flood struck. He met with an accident while taking part in flood relief operations, only to transmigrate to Northeast China in 1935... 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Era of the Yanhuang Empire 炎黄帝国时代 Zhang Ziwen transmigrates to a parallel world and, with the help of the System, builds a realm for the Yanhuang Empire. He tramples the little Japanese, tears the Stars and Stripes to shreds, and takes on anyone who dares to defy him. I've got the System. What have I got to fear? 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 I Stockpiled Fifty Million Supplies and Went on a Rampage in Songhu 囤货五千万，我在淞沪杀疯了 Ten years of brotherhood turned out to be a setup. His wife had been cheating for three years, and his company went bankrupt. That day, the Beacon Fire System awakened: in 72 hours, he would transmigrate to Shanghai on August 12, 1937. He took out online loans and pawned the family home, scraping together fifty million. He stockpiled medicine, food, and equipment, and dug a twenty-million-yuan grave for the cheating pair. The day his creditors surrounded his home, he stood amid the ruins of Zhab 4.1kReads6.5Score19814d adds
- 62 The Fox of Hengyang 衡阳之狐 Zhang Wenyuan, a hitman in his previous life, was betrayed by his handler. Ambushed while on a mission, he somehow found himself transported back to the battlefield of the 1944 Defense of Hengyang. 234Reads6.6Score10814d adds
- 63 A Corporate Drone in the Great Qing: Peaceful Chicken Warriors 我在大清当社畜之核平精英 Ji Canghai thought the hardest part about transmigrating to the late Qing dynasty would be dealing with the foreign powers and the Qing court, until he saw his teammates: The assassin went to Siberia and became a commander; the political commissar joined the Qing court and became obsessed with getting promoted; the psychological warfare expert started telling Native Americans that a single spark can start a prairie fire. Their robotic dogs and drones transformed the battlefield, making artillery 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 I Used Structural Mechanics to Blast My Way Through All of World War II 我用结构力学，炸穿了整个二战 A civil engineering graduate signs a life-or-death trial contract worth tens of millions, then enters a full-immersion historical simulation dungeon. He has 72 hours to clear a World War II battlefield, and losing means being forcibly powered down into an endless sleep. Dropped into Baoshan, Songhu, in 1937, he faces Japanese forces and their overlapping fields of fire from a fortified building. While others charge forward with guns, he pulls out three packs of explosives and precisely blasts th 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 How to Be a Tycoon 神豪的打开方式 Shen Yadong had always kept a low profile, but then he unexpectedly got a System. From that moment on, his life changed beyond recognition. This was how a tycoon lived the high life... 21Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 66 Reborn in 1931: To Hell with Dying for the Cause 重生九一八，滚犊子的挺身成仁 Rousing battles + airtight logic + no mindless wish fulfillment + a little golden finger The September 18 Incident: a wound that will never heal for the Chinese people. Xu Feng, a modern special forces soldier, transmigrates into the body of a company commander in the Northeast Army's Beidaying barracks in Shenyang, a man who had been poisoned to death. “What do you mean, ‘Don't resist. Let us all sacrifice ourselves with dignity!’?” To hell with that! Xu Feng and his company fire the first shot 233Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 War of Resistance: Three Years of Huangpu Sign-Ins Made Me Commander of a Million Artillerymen 抗战：黄埔签到三年统领百万炮兵 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Bright Sword: Egg-Bursting King of Hell 亮剑：爆蛋阎王 In 1940, special forces soldier Lin Feng’s soul transmigrates into the world of "Drawing Sword", where he takes over the body of a hunter’s son whose family has been destroyed. Carrying a blood feud, he awakens the “War Psychology System” in the depths of despair and embarks on a unique path of resistance, wielding the enemy’s fear as his blade. He forms the “Heifengyu Independent Column,” specializing in attacks on the Japanese army’s psychological defenses. From their first sniper ambushes to 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Bright Sword: My CF System Sets Western Jin Ablaze 亮剑火线：我的CF系统燃爆晋西 Lin Feng unexpectedly returns to 1938, to northwest Shanxi. What appears in his mind is no divine weapon, but a complete body of military knowledge and technical blueprints far beyond their time. On this war-torn land, he meets the fearless Li Yunlong and the far-sighted Chu Yunfei, and joins forces with Zhou Weiguo and other passionate patriots. They use their wits to analyze the battlefield and their courage to make up for their inferior equipment, turning advanced concepts into practical, dow 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Quantum Double's Second Book 双面量子的第2本书 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 517Reads7.7Score8614d adds
- 71 I Transmigrate to Republican-Era China, Starting with My Expulsion from Military Academy 穿越民国，从被军校除名开始 [You’ve just transmigrated, and the military academy has already expelled you?] [You’ve barely set out for home when enemy warships ram and sink your ferry?] [The little Japanese devils have brought out their tanks?] [Where will you get the money to buy weapons and supplies? Your spatial storage is piled high with gold and silver!] He turns the wealth and supplies he accumulated in modern-day Daxia into wartime resources and sends them to Daxia in the modern era, strengthening the country’s defe 118Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 72 War of Resistance: Tactical Principles Amid the White Mountains and Black Waters 抗战：白山黑水间的战术法则 He exploits the Kwantung Army's corruption to steal Japanese intelligence, robs them of supplies, kills their officers, and blows up their ammunition trains. Through one raid after another, he strikes at the enemy and builds up his own forces. Shen Xing, a modern-day veteran, transmigrates to Changbai Mountain in 1932. He gathers scattered soldiers to fight the Japanese. His rule is simple: “Our soldiers' lives are a hundred times more precious than the Japanese. I wouldn't trade one of my broth 25.8kReads8.7Score2.6k14d adds
- 73 The Northeast Anti-Japanese First Army: Sequel 东北抗日第一军续 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 467Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Republican Era: Building a New World from 1900 民国：从1900打造新世界 Chen Wanchuan woke up to find himself in a parallel world in the year 1900. Looking at the hellscape of starving corpses and foreign powers running rampant, he laughed. The imperial court? The great powers? All worthless! This rotten dynasty must be overthrown! This chaotic, broken age must be smashed! He would shatter this old world that devoured its people and build a new one where everyone had food to eat, clothes to wear, and dignity. 28Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 75 Bright Sword: Xie Baoqing Has an Infinite Supplies System 亮剑：谢宝庆拥有无限物资系统 [System + Unlimited Supplies + Power Fantasy + War of Resistance] A young man from the 21st century transmigrates into the world of "Bright Sword" as Xie Baoqing of Black Cloud Stronghold, and gets an unlimited exchange System from the start. Those little devils from the Daluan Empire on Blue Star are in for a world of pain, aren’t they? “System, are you sure? As long as I pay once to activate it, I can exchange for unlimited quantities?” Xie Baoqing looks at the weapons from before he transmigr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 War of Resistance: The Nanjing Photo Studio Spawns a Horde of Players 抗战：南京照相馆爆出大批玩家 [Fourth Calamity + Ensemble Cast + War of Resistance] Su Liuchang also transmigrates, arriving on the afternoon of December 12, 1937. Faced with Japanese soldiers swarming toward them, the players are thrilled. “We don’t need to eat. We’re here to eat bullets.” 201Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 77 The New War God of Southern Anhui 皖南新战神 He Dazhi is a directionless young man with no ambition, whose birthday banquet turns into a lavish feast. With the help of the System, he goes from an aimless nobody to a new God of War, making waves in a parallel world and taking southern Anhui by storm... 390Reads6.6Score10314d adds
- 78 Bright Sword: Special Operations Vanguard 亮剑之特战先锋 Modern scout Cao Xiao transmigrates into "Drawing Sword". He has no System or cheats, only his elite special-operations skills. With infiltration, sniping, raids, and tactical command, he helps Li Yunlong avoid costly detours and reduces casualties in the Independent Regiment. No over-the-top drama, no exaggeration: using modern special-operations thinking, he carves out a sharp force in northwestern Shanxi that makes the Japanese invaders tremble! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Republican Era: One Yuan to Instantly Conquer World War II 民国：一元秒杀平推二战 The series include Drawing Sword, The Head of the Regiment, The Disguiser, Peace Hotel, and The Lost City... Li Yan accidentally transmigrates into the Republican-era world of TV dramas and awakens a One-Yuan Instant Purchase System, which refreshes ten items for instant purchase every ten days. Today's instant purchase: 10,000 Mauser 98k rifles Today's instant purchase: 50 75mm Krupp field guns Today's instant purchase: 188 Type 59 main battle tanks... When weapons, food, supplies, and industri 1.6kReads7.2Score12414d adds
- 80 1926: The Northern Expedition! 1926，北伐！ What if someone had seized those so-called golden ten years? Could they have made this country stronger? Could they have made that tragedy of the modern era a little less devastating? Yu Qiuhua unexpectedly finds himself in such a world. Nanchang. Wuhan. Nanjing. Xuzhou. Jinan. He will leave his mark in every one of these cities!! He asks for no credit, only to have no regrets. 535Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Fist in Hand, Roaming the World: Part One 倚拳闯天涯上 I was a miserable wage slave, rushing to deliver a package, when suddenly a car knocked me down. My head struck a gravestone, and everyone thought I was dead. But I felt an invisible force burrowing into my head. I had learned martial arts. 316Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 From the Red 12th Corps to the Fifth Detachment 从红十二军团到第五支队 [This is a fictional story set in a parallel universe. All historical figures, military organizations, and wartime events are literary inventions. Please do not treat them as real historical facts.] In 2026, special forces elite Gao Huasheng transmigrates into 1936 and becomes the leader of a guerrilla unit in a southern Soviet base area, awakening a Base System. With the organization’s leadership, he unites the soldiers and civilians across the base area and gradually builds up their armed forc 7.2kReads5.9Score37514d adds
- 83 Transmigrated into the War of Resistance: The Phoenix Rises from the Flames 穿越抗战之浴火凤凰 Fang Mengqi, a modern female special forces soldier, is forced off a cliff by foreign mercenaries while covering her comrades. When she wakes, she discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a woman with the same name during the War of Resistance... “[Ding... Detecting that Chinese women in this era are suffering under the Japanese invaders. Give the women of this era a chance to stand tall...]” “[Ding... A warrior rose, a phoenix reborn in fire! Fight for women’s survival in this era! 368Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 84 War Against Japan: Flames of 1933 抗日峰火1933 In the first month of 1933, Japanese invaders suddenly attacked Rehe Province. The three Niu brothers from Niujia Yu in Rehe heroically resisted the invaders, setting off a series of events. The story portrays both the darkness of society at the time and the bonds between brothers. Through the circumstances of one small family and the lives of ordinary people, it reflects the desperate struggles of the common folk in those exceedingly difficult times. 2.8kReads7.0Score20914d adds
- 85 Rising to Power from Kunlun Pass 从昆仑关开始崛起 This is the story of a wealthy young man’s path to saving his country. With the land shattered and the nation in peril, every Chinese person with a conscience and courage will rise up to fight back, swearing to battle the invaders to the bitter end! A War of Resistance story with no System! 656Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 86 War Against Japan: From the Start, Summoning the Trap Formation for a Bloody Battle at Shanghai 抗日开局之召唤陷阵营血战淞沪 With the resolve to hold the line, there is no retreat from death. Commander, I, Gao Shun, swear to hold back the Japanese invaders, even if it costs me my life. A power fantasy featuring a summoned army of famous generals, stat-based skills, weapons and equipment, and an omniscient System. 209Reads—Score714d adds
- 87 Diao Bing Mantun 刁兵满囤 He crawled out of a cesspit, and nothing could kill him. The Japanese invaders’ lives were less durable than his manure fork. A farmer, an iron fork, and a blood-soaked path. No transmigration, no cheat powers. The Japanese killed his whole family, so he’ll make sure their line dies out. 220Reads—Score12414d adds
- 88 Republic of China: I Drew a Company of Soldiers from the Start 人在民国：开局抽出一个连 [Republican era + System + wish fulfillment + no female lead + wish fulfillment] Su Mo transmigrates to the Republic of China and starts off with a European-style protection buff, immediately drawing a company of soldiers. A company has 150 men, with 4 platoon leaders and 8 squad leaders. It also has a 40-man patrol unit, security unit, and logistics unit. The remaining 110 men are organized into an infantry company. Weapons: German MP40 submachine guns. Platoon leaders: Colt M1911 pistols. Squa 185Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 89 1906: I Have a Portable Hospital 1906：我有一间随身医院 Zhao Feihong transmigrates to the Hualan Kingdom of 1906 with a space hospital. In this age of ceaseless warfare, just how much can a hospital, rather than a weapon, accomplish? Let us wait and see... 226Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 90 The Snow Wolf After the War 战后的雪狼 This book is the postwar sequel to Snow Wolf’s War of Resistance. It follows Cao Zhengyang and the Snow Wolf Detachment as they root out the remaining die-hard Japanese forces after the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan, then take part in the War of Liberation and major bandit-suppression campaigns, ultimately securing victory... 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 1937: Reborn as Tang Shengzhi, How Can I Save the Nation? 1937，重生唐生智，如何救国 [Nanjing + War of Resistance + System (not a System-dominates-all story)] In December 1937, a young man from the modern era transmigrates by accident and becomes one of Nanjing's people as the city teeters on the brink. 8Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 92 The Flames of Resistance: The Iron-Blooded Sichuan Army 抗日峰火之铁血川军团 A modern-day narcotics officer dies and has his soul transported into a battlefield during the war against Japan. He leads the Sichuan Army regiment in a blood-soaked fight against the invaders. Starting out small and weak, he grows stronger through torrents of blood and fire, step by step becoming a hero of the resistance. 1.4kReads7.7Score10514d adds
- 93 Iron-Blooded Monster Slayer! First, I’ll Take Out a Female Ghost 铁血打鬼子！我先灭个女鬼子 Lin Feng, a retired special forces soldier, transmigrated to 1938, landing in none other than the Japanese commander’s wife’s bedroom. He cuckolded the commander, then fled to the countryside to organize resistance forces. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Regiment Commander: Robbing Mi Long from the Start! 团长：开局打劫迷龙！ Mielong’s supplies are mine! Yu Xiaoqing’s Sichuan Army Corps is mine too! The British supplies and the Japanese bastards’ lives are all mine! Mine! Mine! It’s all mine! With the [Robbery Is Awesome] System, Lin Yi beats up Western bandits and kicks the Japanese invaders to the curb! 150Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 95 The Invincible Spy King in the War Against Japan 抗日之谍战无敌兵王 Ace special forces soldier Wang Xiaowei transmigrates to Nanjing in 1937, becoming the lowest-ranking agent in the Military Statistics Bureau. With the country in ruins and Japanese troops closing in, he had planned to lie low. But circumstances forced him to show his hand: A paper umbrella lets him predict the time of air raids, while half a pack of cigarettes, used as a coded signal, sets the whole city abuzz! Dai Li slams his hand on the table. “Who exactly is this man?” Mao Renfeng is stun 190Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Back to 1937: The Lone Wolf, Big Head 重回1937：独狼大头 Yang Mugui, a demolition-compensation heir nicknamed Big Head, returns to 1937, a blood-soaked era, and uses his System to deal devastating blows to the Japanese invaders. This novel focuses mainly on killing Japanese soldiers. Readers who enjoy stories about taking down the invaders, come on in and share your thoughts! 259Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Special Operations King of the War of Resistance 抗战之特战兵王 A special forces soldier transmigrates back to the War of Resistance era and builds an army to fight the Japanese and kill the invaders. 861Reads6.9Score10214d adds
- 98 Transmigrating to Republican China: The Long March Through Flames of War 穿越民国之烽火远征 A doctoral student of exceptional intelligence, learning, and military expertise transmigrates to a turbulent era. He brings all his knowledge and memories with him, along with a distinguished family background and extraordinary talent. Beginning with his time at West Point and later earning a doctorate from MIT, he grows and perseveres, dedicating his passion to his country. His journey is the struggle and expedition of countless Chinese people as well as his own. What if, in that turbulent era 75Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 99 Reborn as a Warlord in the Late Qing Dynasty 重生晚清做军阀 In the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu, the Gengzi Incident erupted. The Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi fled, and the Qing dynasty was stripped bare. I opened my eyes and found myself the spoiled eldest son of a wealthy family in Tai’an, Shandong. First, I shot the county magistrate’s only son at the Zuixian Tower. Then, before I knew it, my whole family, all thirty-eight of us, were being hunted as we fled north. We hadn’t even crossed the Shandong border when my pare 6.7kReads—Score40314d adds
- 100 In the War of Resistance, Serving One's Country Is a Blessing 抗战，丈夫许国实为幸事 On a rainy night in Nanjing in 1931, Lu Chengzhou grips a rusted pocket watch tightly. In the twenty-first century, he took apart countless bridge blueprints. Now he must personally drive this city into the pivotal points of history. Steel piles for a cascade hydropower station lie beneath the Yangtze’s hidden channels. Scrap metal from the Hanyang Arsenal is tempered in molds into rifling. Even the ruts left by rickshaws conceal the coordinates of wartime railways. Some laugh and call him mad, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
