Novels like 1912: Sweep Through a Chaotic Era with My Arsenal
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- 51 Reborn in the Late Qing, I Rise to Be King 重生清末当称王 Reborn in Northeast China during the late Qing dynasty, I find myself surrounded by bandits, rogue soldiers, Japanese invaders, and Russian troops, with wars breaking out one after another. As someone reborn, I have no System or supernatural powers. All I can do is rely on what I learned in my previous life to survive and build a future. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Rise of Huaxia in Another Space-Time 异时空之华夏崛起 Studies have shown that parallel timelines exist. After dying, the protagonist arrives in another world at a stage equivalent to the late Qing dynasty in his previous timeline. Faced with an impoverished people, a backward nation, and the chaos about to erupt, he puts down bandits, nurtures talent, establishes factories, and secretly builds up his own power. Follow him as he carefully advances step by step and forges a dazzling life of glory! This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Warlord: The Young Marshal of Fengtian 军阀：奉天少帅 When Zhang Fan woke up, he found himself in another world. It was highly similar to the one he had lived in before, with the same historical course and cultural heritage. It also shared the same tragic, blood-soaked history. Watch as Zhang Fan, the warlord family's second son, defies fate and changes his destiny. 8Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 54 Rise of a Great Empire 崛起：伟大帝国 Transmigration + System + World War II + warlords + competition for supremacy Li Yunfei unexpectedly transmigrates to another world on the eve of World War II. With the System’s help, he starts out in the northwest. Watch as he makes a decaying empire great again. 184Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 55 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 5.8kReads5.5Score32814d adds
- 56 Warlord: A Division as a Mission Reward from the Start 军阀：开局任务奖励一个师 College student Liu Lin accidentally transmigrates to the alternate world of the Great Zhou Empire. The empire is mired in warlord conflict, but with help from the System, Liu Lin completes missions and eventually unites the Great Zhou, crushing the foreign powers! [Congratulations, Host! You completed the mission “A New Arrival.” Reward: a division’s worth of German equipment!] [Congratulations, Host! You completed the mission “A Little Fame.” Reward: a large munitions factory!] [Congratulation 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Warlord of the Republic: From Shanghai's Gambling King to the Top 民国军阀：从十里洋场千王开始 [Republican-Era Conquest + Gambling King + Tycoon] Li Yun transmigrates to the Republican era, in the turbulent, cosmopolitan world of Shanghai's foreign concessions, and gets the [Republican-Era Conquest System] from the start. [Ultimate Gambling Skills] let Li Yun effortlessly earn the title of Gambling King of Shanghai's foreign concessions, winning over Long Si and the others. [Ultimate Combat Skills] earn the lifelong loyalty of Ma Yongzhen, Chen Zhen, and others. [Ultimate Medical Skills] 403Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 58 Republican China: I Rule Shanghai with a Weapons System 人在民国：靠军火系统称霸沪上 The moment Li Fei opens his eyes, he finds himself a degenerate gambler in 1915 Shanghai, with killers on his tail from the start! At the brink of death, he binds himself to the Ironblood Arsenal System, trading silver dollars for guns and cannons! With a Mauser pistol, he kills a gang boss. Grenades wipe out the Little Sword Society's main force, and within three days he takes Zhabei! Foreigners trying to extort him? Li Fei points his gun at them: “Rules? I am the rules!” Opium dens and gamblin 8.5kReads6.3Score50414d adds
- 59 Warlords: Winds Rise Along the Shu Road 军阀：风起蜀道 In the final years of the Qing dynasty, the natural order was turned upside down. The people lived in misery, bandits plundered at will, and warfare raged across the land. In a car accident, the soul of an ordinary modern college graduate who had just started his first job was carried into the mind of a baby about to be born. Favored by Heaven, he somehow missed the Meng Po Soup and began a new life with his memories intact. Born into the impoverished household of a failed scholar in the mounta 37Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 60 Warlord: Reborn, I’ll Start by Rolling for a Lottery System 军阀：再重生，我先爆个抽奖系统 Warlords, transmigration, rebirth, System In my first life, I transmigrated and was reborn on Yuanwu Star. I lived freely for decades, until my enemies rose to power and destroyed my family. Only then did I finally wake up to reality. I never expected to be reborn again. The first thing I did was crush my enemy, but somehow, that even triggered a System. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Late Qing: An Upheaval Unseen in Three Thousand Years 晚清，三千年未有之变局 We can hardly bear to turn the pages of late Qing history. Its sorrow and bloodshed make it too painful to read. A few random shots from the Western barbarians’ cannons were enough to shatter five thousand years of splendor, while the ancient dragon of the East still lay in opium smoke, dreaming of ascending to immortality. Late Qing, you are the heaviest crease in the history books, the most glaring ink stain on the long scroll of civilization. What strokes could possibly mend the scars coverin 202Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 62 The Chaotic Era: I Become a Great Warlord 混乱年代：我成为大军阀 [War + System + Passionate Action + Decisive and Ruthless] Ye Tianming, an unlucky guy who graduated from college only to find himself unemployed, accidentally transmigrates to another world, the nation of Jiuzhou, and gains a Reputation System. He gradually rises to become a powerful warlord! It is the worst of times, and the best of times! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 I Bought the Republic of China 我买下了民国 After transmigrating to the Republic of China era, I discovered I could travel back and forth between that time and the modern day. Before long, modern times had gained a trove of antiques, while the gold and silver I brought back allowed Yuan Kewen, possessing the body of Yuan family's second son, to buy up the Republic of China. 2Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 64 Fengtian 1920: Starting at the Military Academy 奉天一九二零：从讲武堂开始 In Fengtian in 1920, winds over the mountains and rivers still carry the smoke of warlord Beiyang. The graduation shots at the military academy have just rung out. Clutching his gold-embossed diploma, he stands on the eve of the Fengtian clique's rise to power. No one knows he carries memories of the future. He knows the Zhili-Fengtian War will end in defeat, remembers how Guo Songling's rebellion against the Fengtian clique will turn out, and knows that in a few years, the gunfire of September 6Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 65 The Great Warlord of Republican China 民国大军阀 A life-or-death showdown as heroes from humble beginnings scheme for, seize, and wield power. A war between mighty outsiders and local strongmen. In a time of chaos, heroes battle for power in the world of the jianghu. In those days, some people had no shame as they climbed the ladder of power. Back then, thugs could fight for the realm with swords, while impoverished scholars could talk their way into office. The strong could rule a region, while the incapable were left destitute in the country 2.1kReads9.5Score9114d adds
- 66 Transmigration: Dreaming Back to 1915 as a New Warlord 穿越：梦回1915新军阀 (Warlords, civil war, farming, entrepreneurship, alternate history, passion, guns and artillery, strategy, human nature) Fictional characters, story, and locations. Long Ze was a student who had just finished the college entrance exams. On his way back to his hometown, Mu Lian, a fellow passenger on the bus, was carrying a System mission. Who could have imagined that she, Long Ze, and the driver would all unexpectedly find themselves back in the era of warlord warfare in the Long Kingdom? Was it 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 67 My Father Is a Warlord, and I Become the Strongest Warlord's Son 家父军阀大帅，我成最强军阀二代 [Warlords + System + War of Resistance + Multiple Female Leads] Lu Chuan, a graduate student at the National Defense University, was stabbed after condemning an overseas Chinese student in Japan for slandering his homeland. He transmigrates as the son of a Northeastern warlord and finds himself on the front lines of a major war. He activates the Strongest Warlord System and uses it, along with his knowledge of modern military technology from the future, to turn the tide of battle… 3.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 68 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
- 69 Stirring Up Trouble Starting in 1845 从1845年开始搞事情 In 1845, the weather is fair and the harvests are good. But an unexpected visitor from a later age gradually begins to shatter the peace... 7.8kReads8.2Score46514d adds
- 70 Rise of a Tyrant: I Build an Empire in Republican China 枭雄崛起：我在民国建帝国 A new work is out! You can read my novel on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to keep writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 551Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 71 The Rise of a Warlord in Republican China 民国之枭雄崛起 Three years after graduation, good-for-nothing Chen Dong accidentally steps on a land mine and transmigrates to the early Republican era. After months of wandering from place to place, he decides to gather some brothers and become a bandit. He takes over a town, marches into the county seat, and raises a banner to crown himself king. Then he discovers the wonders of having God's-eye perspective and sets off a movement across the Republican era by starting a newspaper and opening a bathhouse. He 3Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 72 The Quantum Furnace: Rebooting 1902 量子熔炉：重启1902 In 2025, Tang Long was a down-and-out, forty-year-old deliveryman. After an accident, his soul traveled back in time and he was reborn in the body of a fifteen-year-old scavenger beside Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, at the end of the Qing dynasty in 1902. He also gained his own golden finger: a quantum intelligent technology space. At the time, Shanghai, and indeed all of China, was under the sway of foreign concessions and their self-governing authorities. Qing officials were corrupt and incompeten —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 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
- 74 New Feng 新奉 At the end of 1925, Guo Songling joined forces with Feng Yuxiang and Li Jinglin to rebel against the Fengtian clique at Luanzhou. Leading an army of 70,000 straight toward Fengtian, he was defeated a month later due to the interference of the Japanese Kwantung Army and betrayal by his allies. He and his wife were executed by firing squad. But Bai Han, the top humanities student in the national college entrance exam, unexpectedly transmigrates into Guo Songling at this very moment, changing every 397Reads—Score614d adds
- 75 From Death Row Inmate to Head of State 从死囚到帝国元首 Wang Zhentao is reborn in a parallel world. His mother died giving birth to him, his father was driven to his death, and he himself was thrown into death row. Against all odds, he survived. To get revenge, he joined the army, where he was fortunate enough to meet an officer who recognized his talent. But his good fortune didn’t last: the officer was killed in battle, and Wang was pushed aside. Seeking better prospects, he volunteered to serve in a remote city, never expecting to meet the one per 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 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. 554Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Colonial Warlord 殖民大军阀 Yang Yun is a modern-day mercenary who unexpectedly transmigrates to the body of a young man on a ship bound for South America during the late Ming Dynasty. Thus begins his new life, one that will reshape the tides of an era. 1Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 78 I Betrayed Cixi and Became the Big Shot of the Beiyang Army 背刺慈禧，我成了北洋扛把子 [No System + Late Qing Dynasty + Plot + Political Intrigue + Epic-Length] Transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking military officer in the late Qing, Pei Liang stares at the queue at the back of his head and falls into deep thought. His superior is the unpredictable Empress Dowager Cixi. His colleagues are princes and powerful officials with their own schemes. And the history assignment is the looming national catastrophe of 1900. 261Reads5.2Score10314d adds
- 79 Warlord: From Young Marshal to Regional Enforcer 军阀：从少帅开始鞭策一方 My new work is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 War of Resistance: The System Awakened from the Start? I'll Buy, Buy, Buy! 抗战：开局觉醒系统？我买买买！ [Pure Power Fantasy + Slightly Slow-Burning + Warlords + Fengtian Army + Ruthless Decisiveness + System + Nation-Building + Contest for Supremacy] After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Lin Heng, a Chinese special forces captain, made a shocking move. To his surprise, after dying, he transmigrated to a parallel world and became the most doted-on youngest son of a warlord. As a transmigrator, he naturally needed a golden finger. [War of Resistance System]: Anything of value can be exchang 193Reads—Score15514d adds
- 81 A Tycoon? I Want to Be a Warlord 首富？我要当军阀 Li Haoran was reborn in a parallel world as the son of Huaxia’s richest man. But this was an era of warlords and foreign powers running rampant. Without enough ability, even great wealth would make him no more than someone else’s wallet, and he would be nothing but a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Li Haoran became the one holding the knife. 344Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 82 Republican Era: The Jinan Massacre? No!! 民国：济南惨案？不！！ August 28, 1926: The Nanchang Uprising! October 10, 1926: Wuchang falls! January 3, 1927: The January 3 Hankou Incident! March 24, 1927: The March 24 Incident in Nanjing’s British Concession! May 3, 1928: The May 3 Jinan Incident in Shandong!! This time, not a single one will be missed!! 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Reborn in the Republic of China as a Spendthrift 重生民国当败家子 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 84 From Western Hunan to Southeast Asia 从湘西到东南亚 The protagonist, whose soul comes from a later era, establishes himself in western Hunan and seizes the opportunity of World War I to build up his strength. He reforms and develops the region while preparing for war against Japan, resists the Japanese invasion, and later joins the Expeditionary Force. After World War II, he dominates Southeast Asia, then helps Chinese people expand their living space during the Cold War. 1kReads6.0Score—14d adds
- 85 I Became a Super Warlord 我成了超级军阀 [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] Hu Ping and Xia Baimeng transmigrated to Daxia, a feudal monarchy that never existed in history! At home, there are no wise ministers to advise the ruler; abroad, hostile nations threaten their borders. The people are starving, the land is strewn with corpses, and foreign powers watch hungrily from every direction. A legend in an alternate world is about to begin. These are years of passion and fervor. An age of war and heroes. And a collection of heartwarming yet 7Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 86 The Black Soil Kingpin 黑土枭雄 In the chaotic final years of the Qing dynasty, foreign powers circle hungrily as gunfire and smoke engulf the Black Soil region. A young man from the modern era accidentally transmigrates into a time when his own ancestor is still a bandit. He plans to keep his head down and survive, only to discover that this ancestor is a bandit chief who soon gets recruited into the government as a security corps captain. In this troubled age, a band of outlaws becomes the starting point of his rise to power 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Republican Era: A Warlord? No, Call Me a Great Power 民国：军阀？不，请叫我列强 Feng Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the illegitimate son of a duke in the Great Zhao Empire, abandoned to fend for himself in a time of chaos. As it happens, he awakens two Systems: a territory poverty-alleviation System and a super armory System. The two Systems refuse to yield to each other, leading to a rather amusing situation. Territory Poverty-Alleviation System: “So you want to compete with me? Host, take two steps forward and claim a reward of ten containers of medica 12Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 88 Warlord: I Become Governor and Crown Myself Emperor at the End of the Qian Dynasty 军阀：我在乾末当总督登基称帝 [Warlords, civil war, transmigration, wild imagination, war, political intrigue, hegemony, multiple heroines, fictional late Qing setting] While Zhang Qien was out on a mission, an accident caused him to transmigrate and be reborn in an alternate world: into the family of a wealthy merchant in the eastern province of the Great Qian Empire on the Shenzhou Continent. At this time, the southern governors across the continent were already acting like warlords, carving out their own territories and c 524Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 89 Hanqing, 300,000 Fengtian Troops, and an Iron-Blooded Peak 汉卿，奉系三十万，铁血巅峰 “When an entire era weighs on your shoulders, you have no choice but to make yourself tougher than the times.” Three brothers stand side by side: one commands civil and police affairs, another handles espionage and intelligence. The women are no mere ornaments: among them are a noble heiress who controls the supply lines, a sworn brotherhood leader's daughter who roams the world, and an intelligence agent infiltrating enemy ranks. The spy war rages in the shadows, while flames of battle blaze in 12.4kReads—Score81114d adds
- 90 The New Romance of the Republic: The Protector Duke’s Son 新编民国演义：护国公子传 [Transmigrate with no System] [One heroine, little romance] [From steady development to an unstoppable rise] [Blood-pumping] [Epic and sweeping] He transmigrates into 1913 and becomes Cai E's adopted son. No golden finger? He'll make his own! Guns and artillery are too outdated? He'll build mortars by hand! A wound infection could be fatal? He'll make penicillin with primitive methods! A hundred thousand Beiyang troops are bearing down? Then he'll build a tank production line and take on artille 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The Great Tycoon of the Republican Era 民国大财阀 [Alternate History + Tycoon + Military + Political Intrigue + Factions + Beauties + No System + This novel is entirely fictional. Please don't read into it!] Behind vermilion gates, wine and meat rot; by the roadside, the frozen poor die. This is a dark age, where countless people struggle just to survive. This is no longer a land of brilliant civilization, but a hell rife with crime and twisted humanity. Some call it an age when man devours man! Others say it is a world abandoned by God! Here, 862Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The Republican Era Warlord Marshal: Starting Out as a Fengtian Bandit 民国大帅军阀从奉天土匪开始 [System] + [High-Energy Action] + [A Little Comedy] + [Northeastern Bandits] + [Imperial Conquest] Zhu Chuanwu, a shut-in, suddenly opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into a bandits' hideout. The beautiful leader of the stronghold, Wanshanhong, is determined to marry him. Just as they are about to enjoy a lovely life together, Xu Damabang from Naitoushan attacks the mountain, planning to seize Wanshanhong and take her back as his bandit bride. At this perilous moment, Zhu Chu 129Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 93 1860: The Rise of China 1860：中华崛起 In 1861, the United States plunged into civil war and began its rise to global dominance. In 1868, Japan's Meiji Restoration let the demon show its claws. In 1870, Italy unified and began its path to power. In 1871, the German Empire was founded and embarked on its iron-blooded campaign. Britain and France still basked in their glory, while the tsar's greed remained undiminished. Into this age of fierce rivalries, Ning Han arrived in 1860. He defeated the Hunan Army, crushed the Huai Army, pacif 290Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 94 War of Resistance Commander: From the Start, a Feast of Pork and Glass Noodles 抗战团长：开局一顿猪肉炖粉条 Every inch of land costs an inch of blood; ten thousand young men make up ten thousand soldiers! Transmigrated to Zhanda, and from the start, treated to pork and glass noodles! To defend Nantianmen, Su Yunfeng reforms the Sichuan Army Corps and fights again in Burma! Our flag flies high, our horses thunder! We are the Sichuan Army Corps, and we are absolutely not cannon fodder! 250Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 95 Thunderclap 1914: Rebuilding the Republic of China 惊雷1914：重铸民国 [Republican Era] [World War II] [No System] [A novel supporting the Communists] Also known as Three Special Forces Soldiers in the Republican Era This is an alternate-history military novel. The characters and events in this story, set in the Republican Era of another world, are entirely fictional and meant for entertainment. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Dual Crossing Through Time: I Become a Warlord in Republican-Era China 双穿时空：我在民国当军阀 A car accident gives Li Cao the ability to travel freely between 2024 and 1925. From then on, an invincible warlord who can command everything emerges. He trades gold bars and antiques for technological blueprints, and uses drones to strike fear into vast armies. With his own hands, he establishes the “Dragon Soul Army,” saves the Young Marshal, changes China's fate, and aims his cannons at the world powers! Young Marshal Zhang regards him as his one true confidant: “Brother, you and I will rule 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Ah Q Doesn’t Pound Rice, He Pounds Warlords 阿Q不捣米，捣军阀 Following the advice of others System + power fantasy + warlord conflicts in the Republic of China After transmigrating into Ah Q, he obtains a System that rewards him for taking advice. As long as he follows other people’s suggestions, he can get all kinds of treasure chests. He takes the old man at the Earth God’s shrine’s advice and stops gambling, earning two Mauser pistols. He follows Qijin’s advice and goes to congratulate Zhao the Patriarch, earning a set of Seven-Inch Fist techniques. He 19Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 98 Subduing Evil at Corpse Mountain! Raising an Army from a Bone-Pit to Fight the War 尸山镇煞！埋骨天坑爆兵抗战 Tags: Pseudo-fan fiction, warlords, founding a nation, War of Resistance, secret agents, logistics, no cultivation “My name is Qin Ye. When I first transmigrated, I thought I’d landed in a carefree story: the foolish young heir of a landlord family whose parents were both dead, with nothing to do in this life but eat, drink, and be merry. “Then I heard the artillery fire in Jiangxia in 1938. “The Japanese were just a hundred kilometers away. My home had become the front line! “Run? There was now —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 99 A Republic-Era Iron-Blooded Young Marshal? I'll Fight the War of Resistance to the End! 民国铁血少帅？我奉军抗战到底！ Another world, an ordinary world, souls transmigrated into other bodies From Feng to Ping, from Tai to Sui, from the south to the east, forces from every side vie for power across this chessboard. Tags: Republic of China, War of Resistance, political intrigue, espionage, passionate, multiple female leads 20.6kReads—Score1.2k14d adds
- 100 Late Qing: I’ll Make the Great Powers Kneel and Sing ‘We Conquer’! 晚清：我让列强跪着唱征服！ No harem, no clichés, no invincibility, no System. Enter at your own risk. After transmigrating to a parallel world in the late Qing Dynasty, Liu Haoran had hoped to live quietly as a landlord’s young master. Instead, he was forced to become the face of an industrial powerhouse! After overcoming one obstacle after another, he looked back on the road he had traveled and couldn’t help but marvel: “Turns out I’m the foreign power!” Empress Dowager Cixi (trembling): “This Liu Haoran... Is he plannin 12Reads5.6Score—14d adds
