Novels like Starting with the Expeditionary Army's Cannon Fodder Regiment
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- 1 Reborn in 1996: My Money-Making Schemes Are a Little Wild 重生1996，搞钱路子有点野 This reborn man will stop at nothing to make money. He even became an internationally wanted fugitive for a time. Some say he's a swindler and a cheat who commits every kind of evil, and that shooting him ten times wouldn't be enough. Others say he single-handedly drove the country's comprehensive development, earning himself a place in the history books... 17.6kReads8.1Score1.7k14d adds
- 2 A Medical Doctor Transmigrates into a Poor Family and Takes on the Ming Dynasty Exams 医学博士穿越寒门，勇闯大明科举 A clinical medicine PhD from a prestigious university finds himself in the tenth year of the Hongzhi reign of the Ming Dynasty, reborn as a poor scholar in Huguang. His grandmother and mother are widows. His two older brothers are ambitious but want everything for nothing, yet neither can find a wife. His younger sister is a scheming girl who devotes herself to scraping together her own dowry. For Shen Qing, his expertise is completely out of place, and all his studies are useless here. The only 1.2kReads7.1Score10214d adds
- 3 The Imperial Exams: Even a Farmer’s Son Can Rise to the Highest Ranks 科举：农家子也能笔落朱紫 (Born into the body of a newborn; no System; alternate history) First the imperial exams, then court intrigue. He began his studies at seven, but didn't pass the metropolitan exam as a second-tier jinshi until he was thirty-three. Thanks to an unexpected opportunity, he stayed in the capital for a government post. Before he could make a name for himself in the capital, the opportunity he'd seized fell through. He had just arranged for his eldest daughter to marry a colleague's son when he was ab 1.2kReads6.2Score10314d adds
- 4 In the 1980s, an Old Man Leaves the Siheyuan to Win Olympic Gold for Hong Kong 八零，老头从四合院赴港奥运夺冠 [The rating only came out a few months ago. It should rise in a few years.] Hong Kong, the entertainment industry, archery, boxing, competitions, Olympic champions, destined to become the richest man. The story of an old geezer who flees a courtyard home for Hong Kong from the start, builds his fortune through archery, and thrives in Hong Kong and the West. A story about a story. Only the protagonist has a golden finger. The protagonist uses his golden finger to train in martial arts that exist 6.7kReads6.8Score34814d adds
- 5 War of Resistance: There's a Dala Village in the Yanshan Mountains 抗战：燕山山脉有个达拉村 A military-industry story. A former special forces soldier who has served time in prison and is a top graduate in defense technology transmigrates to the era of the Great Wall Campaign against Japan. He leaves the Northeastern Army and settles in the Yanshan Mountains to build his power. With no System, he uses the mountains’ abundant resources to develop military industry and trade for foreign weapons and advanced equipment. His early weapons are nothing special, but as long as they work, they 23.1kReads7.7Score2k14d adds
- 6 I Got a Law Insignia from the Start, but I Didn’t Hand It Over to the Government 开局获得法则铭牌，我没上交国家 A murder case makes it impossible for Jiang Jie to survive in the real world, while a rule-inscribed token gives him the ability to travel in and out of another world. See how Jiang Jie uses the power of that other world to punish the injustices he has suffered and witnessed, and bring “justice” back to the world. 8.1kReads6.2Score67314d adds
- 7 Hong Kong Island, 1981 港岛1981 Following a fellow villager who worked as a snakehead, they slipped into the water under cover of night. The river was icy cold, making them tremble all over, but no one dared make a sound. Across the water, orange lights shimmered dimly through the mist, like ghost fires from another world. There was no one on the shore. By the time they crawled out, their legs were weak. Soaked to the skin and gasping for breath, they looked like fish hauled onto land. The British Hong Kong government announce 27.6kReads7.3Score2.5k14d adds
- 8 Ripping Into Public Intellectuals and Professors, I Savage Every Zombie 怒怼公知教授，狂批所有僵尸 My new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads9.0Score10114d adds
- 9 Transmigrating to 1943: Founding a Nation in Nanyang 穿越1943：南洋开国 This novel emphasizes logical deduction and worldbuilding. Characters act primarily according to their motivations and circumstances, rather than being driven by emotion. The reading experience is closer to "understanding" than "identifying with the characters." If you prefer fast-paced power fantasies that spoon-feed the reader, this book is probably not for you. In 1943, as World War II rages through the jungles of Burma, a modern soul transmigrates into the body of a young officer in the Chi 5.6kReads5.5Score32114d adds
- 10 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Zhang Ergou's Cultivation Chronicles 凡人修仙：张二狗修仙记 [Cultivation, martial arts, multiple female leads] A classic fantasy with a slow burn and a captivating story. It follows Zhang Ergou, who accidentally eats an old black dog that has become a spirit, and sets out on the path of cultivation. 3.7kReads8.8Score37114d adds
- 11 The Fake Warlord 冒牌军阀 A modern military academy graduate transmigrates to another world’s pale blue planet, assumes the identity of a centurion, and flees for his life while taking in deserters. By impersonating various officials, he gradually builds a superpower and rises to the pinnacle of life... 497Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 12 Transmigrating as Fang Zhongyong, Face-Slapping Wang Anshi! 穿越方仲永，打脸王安石！ Wang Anshi made his name as a young man with his timeless essay, “On Zhong Yong,” burying his fellow townsman and contemporary Fang Zhongyong so thoroughly that he couldn't crawl back out for a thousand years. “Wait, is he crazy? Ancient writers usually used the past to comment on the present. They should at least wait until the person's dead before passing judgment! Who passes judgment on someone who's still alive? What did he do to you?” Fang Zhongyong transmigrates into this world, only to ha 22.7kReads7.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 13 War of Resistance: My Nanyang Empire 抗战：我的南洋帝国 This book has no System. After being discharged from the military, the protagonist unexpectedly arrives in 1926. Using his memories of the 21st century, he and his brothers steal the treasures of India and Siam, establish businesses in northern Myanmar, and take advantage of the American economic crisis to make a killing on the stock market. He builds up industry and expands his power. When World War II breaks out, he gives the Japanese a brutal beating while secretly supporting Germany and wear 588Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 14 Making a Living in the World of the Living 我在阳间混日子 My life has been one misfortune after another. I’ve lived worse than a dog, and just when things were finally looking up, someone told me I was born with a child’s fate and wouldn’t live past eighteen. I was also missing a soul, which made me a complete idiot! Half human, half ghost? A born menace. Then, after suffering a devastating loss, my Third Eye opened! I finally understood: to make the most of my limited lifespan, I followed my dad, who could bring ruin to heaven, earth, and even the air 54.7kReads8.7Score4.2k14d adds
- 15 1919: Beginning with the Conquest of Australia 1919从征服澳洲开始 [Building a Nation Overseas]+ [System]+ [Technological Overmatch]+ [War of Resistance] Jiang Cheng was swept back by a freak accident to 1919. He became a laborer sold off to mine in Australia. World War I had just ended. The old powers were licking their wounds, while rising powers were on the march. Fortunately, he awakened the Empire’s Rise System. Rifles. Tanks. Aircraft. Warships. These were the worst of times, and the best of times. The blurb can’t do it justice, so read the story itself. 3.3kReads6.1Score11514d adds
- 16 Reborn: The Corpse Walks Through Ten Thousand Worlds 重生之尸行万界 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Beacon-Fire Plains 烽火平原 The twenty-sixth year of the Republic, by the Yong'an River in eastern Henan. A time of chaos is coming. Japanese invaders draw ever closer, the country lies in ruins, and the people in the countryside struggle to survive from one day to the next. Sixteen-year-old Chen Zhe is an ordinary village boy who tends sheep by the river. But when the nightmare of war arrives, he watches his homeland trampled and his neighbors abused. Every man has a duty, and even a commoner dares to take up a blade. Wit 1.5kReads6.9Score12914d adds
- 18 Inventor of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋发明家 (Historical) (Transmigration) (No System) (Inventory Space) (Spring and Autumn and Warring States period) (Farming) A bolt of lightning split two worlds apart. Mu Lei, the least favored illegitimate son of low status in the state of Xing, was struck by lightning at the age of five. His mother died a tragic death, and he was thrown into a silkworm house to fend for himself. No one knew that from that day on, whenever he fell asleep at night, he would transmigrate to the modern world three thous 748Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 19 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
- 20 War of Resistance: I Can Livestream Aid to the Heroes of the Past 抗战：我能直播援助先烈 Lin Feng never imagined that his family's battered VR headset could connect to a parallel world during the War of Resistance Against Japan! Watching smoke and sacrifice flash across the screen in real time, he realizes he is the only link between the two worlds. [System bound! Time-streaming activated!] [Mission: Aid the fallen heroes, gather tears, and rekindle the flames of war!] And so begins an unprecedented livestream that stuns the entire internet: A centenarian veteran regains consciou 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Green Satchel Medical Text: A Divine Doctor in the City 青囊医书之都市医仙 In a materialistic society, people resort to any means to fight over their own interests. The book's rich knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine is its greatest draw. What you see may not be the truth. People live behind masks, and only when those masks come off do you see how appalling things are beneath the glamorous surface. The person you trust most can hurt you the deepest. And those you look down on, or feel are beneath your company, may be the very people who help you the most. Human n 24.2kReads9.1Score3k14d adds
- 22 A Laborer from the Start: Building a Nation in South Australia 开局劳工：我在南澳建国 [Alternate history set in 1880 · A hard-hitting tale of founding a nation overseas] Zhong Tu, a modern transmigrator, awakens in 1880 on the Australian continent in the body of a Chinese laborer. Using his modern perspective, he spends three years laying plans, gathering Chinese workers and taking control of mines and factories, quietly establishing a foothold. Under colonial oppression, he rallies the people, seizes cities, builds an army, and sweeps away the colonial forces. No futuristic tech 52.5kReads8.6Score4.7k14d adds
- 23 I Found a Diary Full of Regrets 捡到一本遗憾日记 Jiang Yuan finds a diary of regrets written by someone unknown. It mentions only a few vague events from the future, but as Jiang Yuan waits for them to unfold, he finds himself rising to the pinnacle of success without even realizing it. 12.1kReads8.5Score68814d adds
- 24 After Becoming a Simp, I Found Out the CEO Could Hear My Thoughts 穿成舔狗后，美女总裁偷听我心声 Author transmigrates into a book, his inner thoughts broadcast for all to hear, a feel-good wealthy-family fantasy, a double-female love rivalry, face-slapping and scum-bashing, world-creation powers, sweet romance and mutual flirting, and urban supernatural abilities! On a stormy night, the author transmigrates into a book as the Chu family's good-for-nothing live-in son-in-law and awakens world-creation powers. He also obtains the ancient cultivation technique Azure Emperor’s Art from an inher 36Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn in the Great Song: My BMW Got a Parking Ticket in Kaifeng 重生大宋：我的宝马在开封府被贴条了 Reborn in the Great Song: My BMW Got a Parking Ticket in Kaifeng Prefecture 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I Head South from the Start and Unite Nanyang 开局南下，我一统南洋 No System, modern era, founding a nation overseas. In a parallel world, it is 1945. After victory in the War of Resistance, the bald warlord is sharpening his knives against his own people. Long Huaian enters Annam with his troops under the pretext of accepting the surrender in the south. Using Annam as his base, he builds a vast empire spanning two oceans. 447Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn in Northeast China, I Can Somehow Control Water 重生东北我竟然能控水 Lin Yao returned to 1988. An accidental near-drowning gave him the ability to control water, but it couldn't change how his family saw him or undo his mother's abandonment. If that's how things are, then I'll make it on my own. Poverty and prejudice can't hold me back. With my supernatural ability, I'll build a network and gather followers, thriving in both business and politics. When I advance, I benefit the people; when I retreat, I still have more than enough to live comfortably. At last, I'v 45.1kReads8.1Score4.1k14d adds
- 28 Absolute Power in the Political Arena 官场之绝对权力 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 14.3kReads7.8Score76514d adds
- 29 I Woke Up on the Songhu Battlefield, Pulled Up the System Panel, and Beat the Japanese into the Ground 一觉穿到淞沪战场，我掏出系统面板，把鬼子按在地上打 I woke up on the Songhu battlefield, pulled up my System interface, and beat the Japanese invaders into the ground —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Darksteel Armor God: The Azure Martial Era 玄铁甲神：苍武纪元 Divine Black-Iron Armor: The Cangwu Era —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 War of Resistance: This Militia Is Absolutely Fearsome 抗战：这群民兵太猛啦 [Independent development + no System + large-scale warfare] Awakening from the shadow of the Jin-Sui Army's defeat, the soldier king Qin Zhonghua vows to rebuild China's backbone! His starting point? A mere dozen or so militia guards! His codename? The “Tigers”! The militia becomes a battalion, the battalion expands into a regiment, and the regiment grows into a brigade... In his hands, a heavily armed, American-equipped “Tigers” army group rises out of nowhere! It sweeps across northwestern Sha 11Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 32 My Dad's Taking the Imperial Exams on My Dime, and Somehow He Became a Grand Chancellor 爹去科举啃我老，不知不觉成阁老 [Imperial Exams + Court Politics + Farming + Alternate History + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Lighthearted + Role Reversal + More Comedy Early On + Political Scheming in the Middle] The early chapters are all about the laughs. After that, the story gradually shifts toward political scheming. Rich kid Fang Yan and his Chinese literature professor father transmigrate together in a two-person package. Fang Yan figures he can coast on his father's vast knowledge and become a successful off 45.7kReads8.4Score5.2k14d adds
- 33 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
- 34 I’m a Courier in Beiyang 我在北洋当骑手 Chen Mo, a delivery rider, races into the path of a car on a stormy night over a five-yuan-and-two-fen “on-time guarantee” order. When he opens his eyes again, it’s 1903, and he’s become “Zhang the Lumpy,” the most hated man in a bandit den in western Liaoning: the young Zhang Zuolin. Facing a chaotic world, a brutal leader, and fellow bandits who only know how to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, Chen Mo clutches the twenty-three copper coins he has left and falls into deep thought. Eve 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 35 They Looked Down on Me for Impersonating a Battalion Commander, So Why Are You Crying Now That I've Led the Army North? 冒充营长不待见，率军北上你哭啥 [The rating just came out and will rise soon. If you don’t like it, just curse me out.] After surviving the bloodbath of the Eastern Front, Chen Zheng and his childhood friend Yang Ergou are lucky enough to make it out alive. To stay alive, Chen Zheng impersonates Lin An, a Nationalist battalion commander, and uses his borrowed authority to raise an army. The bald man in the rear isn’t pleased: “I don’t understand. Why does he have an army of twenty thousand? What is he up to!” So Chen Zheng dec 11.9kReads8.2Score77614d adds
- 36 Grand Ambitions of the Mountains and Seas: A Young Qing-Dynasty Chieftain Trains Troops and Expands into the South Seas 山海宏图之清末少寨主练兵拓南洋 A burned-out office worker gets drunk and transmigrates to the late Qing dynasty, becoming the young master of a southern frontier stronghold. From the start, it’s hell mode: survive in a world plunged into chaos! He knows how fortunes rise and fall over the next century, and refuses to watch his homeland sink into ruin! He puts down roots in Lingnan, advances steadily, brings in modern industry, and builds a powerful military and economy; He heads south to Nanyang, expands across the peninsula, 2.1kReads—Score22614d adds
- 37 From Fighting in Northwest Shanxi to the 38th Parallel 从晋西北杀到三八线 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 10.2kReads5.7Score45514d adds
- 38 The Third Pole: Starting in Nanyang, 1943 第三极：从1943南洋开始 [Founding a nation overseas, technological development, immigration, Cold War, global rivalry, no System, modern history] Chen Mo, a 21st-century college student, transmigrates to Nanyang in 1943. Using the memories in his mind, he plans step by step and seizes every opportunity. With the island nation’s surrender in World War II, he strips its industry bare, builds up his own power, and writes a new chapter overseas. 2.1kReads7.8Score10514d adds
- 39 War of Resistance: I Didn't Transmigrate for Nothing If I Don't Kill a Million Japs 抗战：不杀百万头鬼子不白穿越了 He transmigrated by accident, and the Japanese invaders were running rampant. What could Liu Wu do? History showed him the way. Establish a base! Develop farming and build up the military industry! Take down the collaborators, kill the Japanese, and crack down on the landlords. Finally: “College student, from now on, you are in command of the entire division's artillery.” The college student: “Prepare for eight-round rapid fire! Wipe out the Japanese! Fire deep into enemy territory! Fire!” The f 220Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 40 Everyone Suffers, But I Copy Martial Arts and Dominate the School 人人受尽折磨，唯独我复制武学横推全校 On the first day Wei Han was sent to a school for internet addiction, he discovered something. As long as he put himself in someone else’s shoes, he could instantly learn their martial arts. The instructor’s combat skills? Watch them once, and they’re mine. The mysterious assassin’s techniques? Experience them once, and they’re mine. … In this hellhole, where electricity was used to correct students and fists determined the pecking order, Wei Han kept learning other people’s skills and growing 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Whole World Weeps at My Blade: Starting with the Defense of Jinling 全球被我刀哭，从穿越金陵保卫战 War of Resistance + mystery + transmigration + System + fantasy I'm a student, so please don't flame me if you don't like it. The early part is about the war; the later part is fantasy. The Xi'an Incident Young Marshal Zhang closed his eyes. After a long silence, he said softly: "But if I don't send him, people will call me a traitor, a rebel and a usurper." "But if you do send him," Han Fei said, stepping forward, "history will call you a national hero. But your life will no longer be your own 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Fight Demons with Song Alone: The Voice of Song System 抗魔我只靠唱的：歌声嘹亮系统 I Fight Demons by Singing: The Resounding Song System —Reads—Score114d adds
- 43 Big Guns and Battleships: Building a Shipyard to Conquer the Qing and Expel the West 大舰巨炮：伐清灭洋从造船厂开始 [Entirely handmade, no AI] [Shipbuilding System] + [battleships] + [aircraft carriers] + [submarines] + [naval warfare] + [overseas development] + [shaping world events] + [overthrowing the Qing and driving out foreign powers] Yang Yifeng is reborn in an alternate 1900 in South America and inherits a shipyard. With the Boxer Crisis unfolding and a shipbuilding System at his disposal, he resolves to rewrite his people’s tragic history and make the wolves pay! He wants his descendants to proudly s 59.8kReads8.5Score7.2k14d adds
- 44 At the End of the Star Tracks: Long Time No See, Lin Zhiyuan 星轨尽头：别来无恙，林之鸢 At the End of the Star Track: Long Time No See, Lin Zhiyuan 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 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. 212Reads—Score12414d adds
- 46 Cyber Dragon Court: The Legend of Jiang Li 赛博龙庭姜离传 The Cyber Dragon Court: The Story of Jiang Li —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A Silent Tongue, A Stunning Presence: The Sharp-Tongued System of the Mute Prince 哑舌惊鸿，哑世子的毒舌系统 Mute Tongue, Stunning Talent: The Sharp-Tongued System of the Mute Prince —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 I Became a Cannon-Fodder NPC, So I Turned Around and Took Down the Male Lead Who Transmigrated into a Book 穿成炮灰NPC，我反手干翻穿书男主 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder NPC, I Turned Around and Took Down the Male Lead Who Transmigrated into a Book 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Madam Lu Keeps Her Cards Close and Walks Away Unscathed 陆太太她拿稳三分，全身而退 Mrs. Lu Keeps Her Cards Close and Makes a Clean Getaway —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 After Becoming the Cannon Fodder in a Torment Novel, I Became Everyone's White Moonlight 穿成虐文炮灰后，我成了所有人的白月光 After Becoming a Sacrificial Character in an Angsty Novel, I Became Everyone’s Beloved —Reads—Score—14d adds
