Novels like Yan Shuangying: Dawn Over Jiangcheng
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- 1 Detective Di Renjie: The Mystery of Youzhou 神探狄仁杰之幽州谜影 On a dark night in Youzhou, a night watchman is brutally murdered, uncovering a string of linked killings and the legend of the mysterious “Headless General.” Di Renjie is entrusted with the case in its hour of crisis, painstakingly piecing together the clues. Yuan Fang bravely ventures into the tiger’s den, while Zeng Tai helps manage official affairs. As the investigation deepens, a shocking conspiracy involving military weapons, remnants of the previous dynasty, and foreign forces comes to li 1.2kReads6.5Score101Shelves
- 2 Sixth Brother of the Military Statistics Bureau: The Kite on the Cliff 军统六哥：悬崖上的风筝 [Transmigrated into a spy thriller] + [Gripping espionage] + [Fierce battles against the Japanese and traitors] + [Passing on intelligence] Shanghai, the “Isolated Island” of 1939, is a place of shifting tides and hidden dangers. Zheng Yunshan, a modern soul, wakes up to find himself in the body of Zheng Yaoxian, an ace agent of the Military Statistics Bureau, whose true identity is “Kite,” an undercover Communist agent. He is “Sixth Brother,” navigating three different identities. Barely has he 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Pretender: Kite 伪装者之风筝 In 1943, Shanghai seethed with intrigue under the Wang Jingwei puppet regime. Zheng Yaoxian, the ace agent known as “Ghost Six,” was ordered by the Military Statistics Bureau to infiltrate the puppet government’s Special Services Department under the codename “Kite.” In reality, he was a senior Communist agent. Ming Lou, meanwhile, became the puppet government’s chief financial adviser after returning from overseas with a degree in economics. Publicly, he was the Military Statistics Bureau’s “Vi 1.5kReads7.0Score103Shelves
- 4 Eagle of the Lonely Island 孤岛飞鹰 In 1941, Shanghai is an isolated island. Yan Shuangying, carrying the Chinese Communist Party’s top-secret codename “Earl,” parachutes into the Shanghai station of the Military Statistics Bureau as deputy station chief, under the codename “Sharp Sword.” Director Dai kills two birds with one stone: what is called reinforcement is really both a blade and a shackle. Facing the suspicions of station chief Chen Gongpeng and the deadly struggle with action squad leader Du Ma, while navigating the dead 2.8kReads7.0Score190Shelves
- 5 Transmigrating into Bright Sword: Li Yunlong’s Independent War of Resistance 穿越亮剑：李云龙的独立抗战之路 Modern young man Lin Manduo gets so frustrated watching a show that he unexpectedly transmigrates into the insubordinate regimental commander known as the defiant Li Yunlong, a man who was supposed to be executed. Demoted to a common soldier, he uses his knowledge of the plot to recruit Wei the Monk before anyone else, teams up with political commissar Zhao Gang, brings Chu Yunfei over to his side, and beats Yamamoto’s Special Forces to the punch. When all the scattered heroes of Jinxi Bei have 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 6 My God's-Eye View at No. 76 我在76号开上帝视角 Li Zixuan wakes up to find that his soul has transmigrated into the body of the deputy director of the Wang Jingwei regime's No. 76 Special Agents Headquarters. He only wanted to coast along as a bureaucrat, but his composure crumbles on his very first day at work. The operations chief is actually Zheng Yaoxian from Kite, the communications office is staffed by Yu Zecheng from Lurk, and the chief financial adviser to the Wang regime's Economic Bureau, who treats him with icy disdain, looks exact 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Lone Eagle Kite 孤鹰风筝 After the Battle of Shanghai in 1937, the Chinese-administered areas of Shanghai fell, leaving the foreign concessions as an isolated island. The Japanese secret service’s Mei Agency backed Ding Mocun and Li Shiqun in establishing the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters, where they launched a brutal campaign to hunt down and kill resistance fighters. The Military Statistics Bureau, the Central Bureau of Investigation, and the CCP’s underground network all suffered devastating losses. Yan Shuangyin 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 I Transmigrated and Became Chief of Staff? 穿越之我成了局座？ Dai Chunfeng wakes up to find himself the head of the Military Statistics Bureau in 1939. This modern man, familiar with history and its course, realizes he's sitting on a powder keg: powerful Kuomintang officials want him dead, Mao Renfeng is sharpening his knives, and Zheng Yaoxian, the ace agent he relies on most, is actually a Communist super-spy codenamed “Kite.” Even worse, he has to keep playing along with Zheng Yaoxian, or he'll be killed if his identity is exposed. While holding onto po 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Undercover: Echoes from a Lonely Island 潜伏之孤岛余声 In 1949, the Taiwan Strait is lashed by fierce winds and towering waves. Yu Zecheng, a Communist underground agent codenamed Emei Peak, has no time to savor the joy of victory before Wu Jingzhong forces him aboard a ship bound for Keelung. Behind him lies a homeland he never had the chance to say goodbye to; ahead is an isolated island rife with hidden currents. Under the watchful eye of his former superior, Wu Jingzhong, and hunted by the bloodthirsty secret agent Li Zixuan, he resumes his life 3.3kReads6.9Score155Shelves
- 10 The Complete Story of Undercover 潜伏之全传 In 1945, with victory in the War of Resistance drawing near, Yu Zecheng, a Communist underground agent codenamed “Emei Peak,” is sent by Dai Li to the Tianjin Station of the Military Statistics Bureau. Relying on his exceptional intelligence and composure, he carefully navigates the enemy’s inner circles, maneuvering among multiple factions. But the unexpected return of his former lover, Zuo Lan; the suspicions and tests of station chief Wu Jingzhong; and the covert surveillance of his colleague 13.2kReads7.9Score764Shelves
- 11 War of Resistance: A Bloody Fight for Our Homeland 抗战：血战山河 (War of Resistance, fighting Japan, defending home and country, patriotism, killing invading Japanese troops, killing Japanese soldiers, Bright Sword, Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei, Kong Jie, Ding Wei, defending Nanjing, Nanjing, Unit 731 base, Unit 731) Lei Zhenshan, a 21st-century Special Forces instructor, transmigrates into 1938, a year of relentless Japanese attacks and endless artillery fire, and finds himself a battalion commander on the brink of disaster. The unfamiliar surroundings and body ma 1.8kReads7.2Score106Shelves
- 12 War of Resistance: I Help Li Yunlong of Bright Sword Defend Nanjing to the Death 抗战：我带亮剑李云龙死守南京城 War of Resistance + fighting the Japanese invaders + defending home and country + patriotism + Bright Sword + Li Yunlong + Chu Yunfei + Nanjing + Ding Wei + Kong Jie Li Xiaoyao was a border guard in the 21st century. During a joint international aid operation, he was tragically killed after stepping on a land mine while covering his allies’ retreat. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself a young soldier in the Red Fourth Front Army in 1935. The unfamiliar surroundings and body made him 6.2kReads6.4Score235Shelves
- 13 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.7kReads6.7Score—Shelves
- 14 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
- 15 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
- 16 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 653Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 18 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves
- 19 Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下 Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing 1kReads5.9Score—Shelves
- 20 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 490Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 21 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
- 22 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 562Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 23 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1.4kReads6.4Score116Shelves
- 24 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 1.2kReads7.2Score103Shelves
