Novels like Arming the World and Reviving China: Campaigns Across Time and Space
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Arming the World and Reviving China: Campaigns Across Time and Space, best match first.
- 151 300 Days of Survival Against the Odds 绝境求生300天 During the fifth campaign of the Korean War, the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army’s 180th Division is trapped with no way out. Liang Baoqing, an operations officer on a regiment’s staff, leads a small breakout squad and cleverly escapes behind enemy lines. There, they attack enemy supply convoys and arm themselves with captured weapons. They blow up trains and bridges, fight desperately against an elite American special operations unit, and battle the enemy in the freezing snow, struggling to sur 70kReads8.8Score3.4k14d adds
- 152 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
- 153 Hearts of Iron: Rising from the Commune 钢铁雄心：自公社而起 Lin Ke, an ordinary Paradox gamer, transmigrates into the world of KX and becomes an ordinary young woman living in the French Commune: Marguerite Catherine Caron. As the will of a nation from a bygone era, she is destined to spread the red flag across the universe... 95Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 154 Bright Sword: Undefeated in a Hundred Battles from Cangyun Ridge to Kyushu Island 亮剑从苍云岭到九州岛百战百胜 I’m Li Yunlong, the commander of the New First Regiment in Drawing Sword, and also Li Yunlong, a military industry expert from the 21st century. From northwest Shanxi to the Korean Peninsula, from small arms to Miss Qiu. 150Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 155 Before the Return, a Helldiver Opens an Arms Shop in Space 归来前潜兵，在太空开个军火铺 [Helldivers] + [No System] + [Arms Dealer] + [Mercenary] On his very first day after waking up, Lin Feng gets captured by an African gang. They take his tactical tablet, the only way he can contact the Super Destroyer above him. The ship is called the Science Titan. It has an orbital cannon capable of leveling a city and a complete arsenal of black-tech weapons. Meanwhile, Lin Feng is trapped in an African slum, hunted by gangs and marked for a bounty by warlords. At first, they think he's just 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 I Transmigrated, but Got the Hearts of Iron System 穿越，但是钢铁雄心系统 Hearts of Iron IV + Millennium Dawn mod Technology + fantasy + magic + superpowers + the uncanny + Cthulhu + subversion of tropes A world of top-tier technology, born beneath the game’s “console,” becomes intertwined with a world from the previous century and a vast civilization of immortal cultivators. As the will of a civilization embodied by the United Earth Government, a world with boundless industry and an overwhelming technological advantage, they will defeat powerful foes with a well-deve 2.3kReads5.6Score17314d adds
- 157 Survival in Southeast Asia 东南亚求生记 The Survival Chronicle, Part Two: Southeast Asia Survival Chronicle. Part One is Courtyard Survival Chronicle, Part Three... With a force of 1,000 against 300, no matter how you look at it, the advantage is ours. But I don't understand why we were wiped out to the last man. With a force of 30,000 against 6,000, no matter how you look at it, the advantage is ours. But I don't understand why we couldn't even hold out for a week. With a force of 60,000 against 10,000, no matter how you look at it, 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Mountains and Rivers Bear Witness to Me 山河证我 When the dust of history has settled, we are not only survivors, but also the eyes and voices of all those who never made it home. Told through the distinctive lens of “inherited memory,” this sweeping historical tale follows an ordinary soldier’s growth, closely intertwining his personal fate with his devotion to country and family. It offers both the thunderous spectacle of mechanized warfare and a deeply moving emotional core. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 When the Azure Light Shatters 蓝莹天破时 [Sci-fi apocalypse + hard-core military + love of country + joint effort] At the turn of the century, the world was turned upside down. When blue, glowing sky fire tore through the sky screen, it brought severe natural disasters, environmental destruction, magnetic-field chaos, and genetic mutations. It also offered humanity a leap in technology and the temptation of nearly limitless energy, laying the fuse for war. When the crisis strikes again, can humanity withstand the test and find hope ami 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 A Century-Old Tusi: Transmigrate to Lead a New Revolutionary Journey 百年土司：穿越引领革命新征程 In 2025, university professor Tian Jiansong encounters a mysterious fog while hiking and transmigrates to Sizhou, Guizhou, at the end of the Qing dynasty. He becomes the thirteen-year-old son of the Tian clan’s chieftain. Drawing on modern knowledge, he resolves to change the fate of this land. Starting with improving agricultural tools, he goes on to develop mining and build smelting workshops, gradually establishing an industrial system of his own. Along the way, he meets Mu Wenjing, who excel 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 War of Resistance: I Outplayed the Enemy Across the Whole Map 抗战：全图敌军走位被我秀烂了 In 2025, delivery rider Wang Lin’s soul travels back to the bloody Xiang River campaign of 1934, where he becomes a battalion commander among the remnants of the Rearguard Division, doomed to fight to the death. In the depths of despair, he awakens the [God’s-Eye View of the Battlefield], revealing the entire map and every enemy and ally. When his superiors order him to break through at any cost, he instead saves the captured division commander and outsmarts the enemy at Dao County, turning a de 124Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 162 Blood Wolf 血狼 Long Wei is the Wolf King of the Blood Wolf Unit, a special counterterrorism force directly under the General Staff. His life has been full of hardships, and his exploits are legendary. Within the unit, he holds numerous records: the special forces soldier who took the shortest time to transfer from a regular unit to the Blood Wolf Unit; the one who earned the title of Wolf King in the shortest time after joining; the most combat deployments and the most battle honors among active-duty soldiers; 88Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 163 1945: Founding a Nation in South America 1945：南美建国 South America? No, South Hua! Amid the cracks in the old order, the seeds of a new era quietly take root. While the whole world watches the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, a nation called “South Hua” quietly rises between the rainforests and the ocean. It relies not on brute force or hegemony, but on its unique wisdom in governance to explore a different path. 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Chernobyl: A History of Disaster 切尔诺贝利：一部灾难史 The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster shocked the world and became a global cultural symbol with complex significance. Countless works of literature and nonfiction have mourned and reimagined it, yet even HBO's celebrated 2019 series of the same name failed to recapture the event's complex truth. In Chernobyl: A History of a Tragedy, Serhii Plokhy, the Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University, draws on newly released government archives and extensive interviews with 531Reads9.4Score12114d adds
- 165 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
- 166 2030: Defending the Peace 2030捍卫和平 Great powers vie for dominance, small nations struggle to survive, the wise shape the balance, and the weak choose sides. From a small local force tucked away in a corner to an established world power, no one can imagine what might happen between them. Perhaps one day, we will wipe away the shame of the past and make those invaders suffer as we once did. Or perhaps we will become the “invaders” in their eyes. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Dragon Ship: Greetings from the Great Ming 龙船，来自大明的问候 A hyperdimensional experiment suddenly spirals out of control and blasts through reality! The fully equipped T5 Azure Dragon battleship, packed with cutting-edge tech from the Allies, the Soviets, and the Empire of the Rising Sun, crashes into the eve of the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991. Dongfang Zixian wields enough firepower to crush the entire era. (P.S. China has electricity, China has electricity, it has electricity… Japan, your real daddy has arrived.) 46Reads—Score10514d adds
- 168 How Did the Undead Become Red Revolutionaries? 什么叫亡灵都走红色主义了 [No hiding away to quietly grow stronger + no slow start + weak System + Red Lord + no tragic twists + immersive ensemble cast] (Tag updated August 24, 2026) “Wait, what do you mean I have an uncle who's doing pretty well in another world?!” When Lu Qi turned eighteen, his father told him to go seek out his uncle, who was king in another world. “The family needs you to make a sacrifice!” And so Lu Qi transmigrated to another world. Before he could show what he was capable of, he was assassin 485Reads—Score10414d adds
- 169 The Far Eastern Rogue Who Began at Huanggutun! 从皇姑屯开始的远东狂徒！ (Forget the usual tactical gains and losses of a city or a patch of land. Now, let's see what true strategy looks like!) And now! Please welcome the most unhinged master strategist of the twentieth century! Huanggutun! The Chinese Eastern Railway! The Central Plains War! Siberia! When the year 1928 arrives, Yu Qiuhua takes a look at what he has in hand. A comic book market spanning all of North America. Penicillin patents that have taken the world by storm. Jiangxi-style restaurants opened t 42Reads—Score414d adds
- 170 Back to 1938 with a Check-In System 带着打卡签到系统回三八年 Ye Mei is a first-year college student. She is walking through a film studio dressed in a qipao, recreating the Republican era, when a flash of light suddenly transports her, qipao and all, to Shanghai in 1938. She is bewildered and helpless on the streets of 1938 Shanghai, unsure what to do. Luckily, her sign-in System activates, allowing her to sign in once a day and receive a reward. She is just an ordinary person, but with the System's help, she eventually opens a general store in Shanghai 2.7kReads6.7Score23614d adds
- 171 Warlord of a Chaotic Age: Transmigrating to Burma to Found a Nation 乱世枭雄之穿越缅甸建国 Ye Yu, an entrepreneur driven into bankruptcy by the COVID-19 pandemic, is on the brink of despair when he and five female coworkers transmigrate to war-torn Burma in 1948. Facing an unfamiliar land torn apart by fighting, Ye Yu draws on modern knowledge and skills granted by the System. Starting with a military factory, he gradually builds up his own power. He competes with local warlords for jade and timber, gaining a foothold through blood and fire. The arrival of his close friend Zhou Yongqu 306Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 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
- 173 The Winds Rise in 1628 风起1628 [Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Nation-Building + Age of Discovery + Late Ming + System] Jiang Ning transmigrates to Perth, Australia, in 1628. Just as she and her nephew are anxiously wondering what to do, a high-tech System appears. From that moment, the whole world changes. People of the Ming Dynasty: “Such bizarre contraptions! How can a ship move without sails?” Europeans: “Oh, God! How do the people of this barren southern continent have so much steel? How can their cannons fire so far?” La 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Sunflower Manual: Sunflowers Turning Toward the Sun 葵花宝典，之葵花向阳 In the empire's final years, an isolated territory in the north, the supernatural wanes, and warlords carve up the land. In an alternate era of rising great powers, where the supernatural and twisted technology coexist, what changes can the arrival of a transmigrator from Earth bring to this world? The people of the Empire cry, “The greatest upheaval in a thousand years!” The people of the North cry, “Long live the North!” The people of Avalon cry, “The Mandate of Heaven lies in the New World!” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Transmigrate into War Thunder: From the Start, Awaken the Land Warfare Hero System 穿越战雷：开局觉醒陆战英豪系统 [Just rated, score will rise] [War Thunder]+ [Ground Forces tech tree]+ [Patriotism]+ [System]+ [No heroine] Take a good look. The man in front of you is called Lu Zheng. After being framed by his enemy, he got hooked on War Thunder and was forced to experience the pressures of national defense. On the day the Fireline Clash update went live, the day the 577 with a 6.7-second reload and the 629 with a five-second reload arrived, he, a level-100 veteran, closed his eyes forever. [Ding! Host death 1.7kReads8.7Score18514d adds
- 176 War of Resistance: Becoming a Corps Commander in 1937 抗战：从1937开始当军长 The protagonist commands 88,000 German-equipped troops, totaling 96,000 personnel: three infantry divisions, one heavy artillery brigade, two air defense brigades, one armored brigade, one special forces battalion, and one aviation group. 445Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 177 Reborn in the Passionate Years: Defending Our Homeland's Airspace 重生激情岁月：捍卫祖国领空 Reborn in that passionate, fiery era, he fights to defend his motherland’s skies. 123Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 178 My Korean War 我的抗美援朝 It was a war no one could ever forget, a war that founded a nation! 2.9kReads8.2Score18914d adds
- 179 The Bear and the Eagle Vie for Supremacy: Dongda Sneaks into Eagle Sauce's Home 熊鹰逐鹿，东大跑去偷鹰酱家 In 1999, the chill of the Cold War still lingered. The Eagle Sauce relied on its PowerPoint hegemony to maintain its deterrence, when Lin Mo, an intern at Dongda’s military research institute, transmigrated into this world carrying the Classic of Mountains and Seas, a book concealing the secrets of cutting-edge technology. He set his sights on a three-pronged strategy, using mythology as his blueprint, misdirection to throw the enemy into disarray, and livestreams to infiltrate the world, launch —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 1865: Heaven's Grand Design 1865年，天佑雄图 [No System + political intrigue + conquest + ruthless killing + war + power fantasy] Hong Tianyou, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates to 1865 and is reborn as Hong Xiuquan’s fifth son, Hong Tianyou. With the Heavenly Kingdom and his family on the verge of collapse, he and his loyal guards break through the encirclement and flee across the sea to Australia. First, he sets a modest goal: dominate Oceania, then build a new British Empire on which the sun never sets. 207Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 181 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
- 182 Republican Era: I Won’t Be a Warlord, I’ll Be the King of Arms Dealers 民国：我不做军阀，我做军火之王 [Saving the Nation Through Industry + Rise of the Military Industry + Decisive and Ruthless + No System] Back in 1910, he starts on nightmare difficulty: on the eve of the Shanghai rubber stock crash, his family has embezzled public funds, creditors are pounding on the door, and the whole clan is on the verge of starving to death! Looking at the madmen filling the city, Li Changqing gives a cold laugh. With the Great Power Industrial Library in hand, he turns around and shorts the market, making 13.5kReads6.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 183 A Book by the Dance of the Storm 风暴之舞的一本书 After transmigrating, Lin Ming makes the Japanese pirates his prey, vowing to leave the invaders lying in heaps. With no System to help him, he develops a tank industry, builds an aviation sector and a powerful fleet, and raises a formidable mechanized army. Then he launches a counterattack on enemy soil, joins the war, and restores the eternal glory of the Jiuzhou Continent. 26Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 184 Along the Long March with a Mountain of Supplies 带着满满的物资在长征路上 Liu Xu got a pocket dimension and prepared supplies to face the apocalypse whenever it arrived. But who could have guessed she would transmigrate right into the Long March? Here, she found personal growth and companions she could trust. Feel free to skip the first nine chapters and jump straight to Chapter Ten. It won’t affect your reading experience. 22kReads8.2Score2.9k14d adds
- 185 Iron-Blooded Southern Ming: From the Start, I Have an Arsenal 铁血南明：开局一座军火库 Lin Feng, a young man from the modern era, is dragged by a mysterious old man into the freezing waters of the Pearl River while sightseeing on a cruise ship. He arrives in 1646, in the hell on earth that is the Southern Ming era. Natural and man-made disasters abound, the land is littered with the starving dead, powerful enemies surround the country, and the Han realm teeters on the brink of collapse. In this desperate situation, he becomes bound to a World War II Armory System. Armed with weapo 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Ideas on the Frozen Wasteland 冻土上的理念 When October's cannons tear through the long night, when smoke from the snowfields swallows the road home, the footsteps of an obscure nobody cross the burning passion and icy shards of revolution. He is no footnote to an epic of heroes, only a speck of dust struggling in the torrent of his age: weighed between faith and survival, tossed between artillery fire and tenderness. Every breath of his is tied to the pulse of his homeland, every tear reflects the folds of history. Open these pages and 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Want to Destroy My Country? A Great Purge from the Start! 想毁我国家？开局直接大清洗！ [Welcome to the evening news.] [Since the beginning of this year, and especially after the 116 Incident, the situation in the People's Federation has changed dramatically...] Chu Zhong, who had taken his own life in despair, never imagined that he would be reborn, and back to the age of seventeen, no less. Standing by the window, Chu Zhong looked back on everything from his previous life and murmured, “Since fate has given me the chance to do it all over again, this time I’ll seize it with both 29Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 188 Rising Flames: A New Order at Dawn 烈焰升腾：破晓新秩序 The Stars and Stripes burn in the flames of civil war, and the foundations of the old order are no longer secure. Amid the smoke of a collapsing global hegemony and a war raging across the world, a new order will be forged in blood and fire. Begin with Operation Silent Dawn and finish what was left undone. Start by dismantling NATO and bring every enemy to justice. Most of this book's setting is based on TFR. The Hidden Dragon Soars into the Abyss. 183Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 189 1950: The Steel Torrent System Goes to Korea with Me 一九五零：钢铁洪流系统伴我入朝 Tags: Steel Torrent, Transmigration, Military In 2023, military game enthusiast Meng Xiangwu is trying on a tactical combat suit when a sudden flash of light sends him, along with the “Steel Torrent Soldier System,” to Andong in 1950, on the eve of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. First mistaken for a scattered Kuomintang soldier, he wins the People's Liberation Army's trust by repairing buckets and standing night watch. With the System, he enhances his physique and scans for enemy 24Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 190 The Horrors of the Occupied Territories: A Record of Japanese Atrocities in China 沦陷区惨状记：日军侵华暴行实录 645Reads9.3Score7314d adds
- 191 Asia-Pacific 1985 亚太1985 I'll be careful!!!!!! This book is mainly about the Soviet Union, traumatized by the excellent post-’83 marksmen, deciding to strike first. The story focuses on the Ya Tai region, not the Western European front. The Soviet Union gets a buff. See the book for details. 131Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 192 A Flying Nuclear Missile from the Start: I Shock the World 开局一枚会飞的核弹，我震惊世界 After transmigrating into the leader of Valadia, a small North African country in a parallel fictional world modeled on Libya, he is immediately asked by the United Nations to make a statement about weapons of mass destruction, or face military action. (It is not a Black country.) Fortunately, he awakens the Great Power Military Industry System and claims the beginner’s gift pack: a “flying” nuclear missile that scares off the Western countries led by the so-called Beautiful Country. With the Sy 714Reads8.0Score10714d adds
- 193 Bright Sword: I Have a Little Too Much Intelligence 亮剑：我的情报有点多 Li Yunlong: Brigade Commander, you're being completely unfair! Why did all the intel go to that kid Ding Wei? Am I, Li Yunlong, the unwanted stepson or something? Kong Jie: Old Ding, where'd you get all that intel? Brigade Commander: Well, well! The New First Regiment has brought me more equipment again? Kitchen squad, whip up a couple of dishes! General: That kid Ding Wei is getting better and better at fighting! Ding Wei: Hey, it's just that I have a bit more intel than usual! 1.7kReads7.9Score—14d adds
- 194 World War: Battleship Arms Dealer 世界大战：战舰军火商 In 1905, deep in the deserts of the Persian Gulf, the transmigrator Chen Feng uses his knowledge from beyond the age to build ten revolutionary Dreadnought-class battleships under the noses of the great powers. The first arms-trading conference draws only three clients: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Argentina. But when six enormous warships thunder into the Suez Canal, a global naval revolution begins, sparked by an industrial miracle rising from the desert. 8.2kReads7.7Score58314d adds
- 195 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
- 196 A Lone Army Heading North: Starting with a Single Gun 孤军向北：从一把枪开始 When Taiyuan falls, a promise and a debt of gratitude send him north against the tide. He never meant to be a hero, but he’s forced to take charge of a guerrilla unit that knows how to farm but not how to fight. “I’m going to teach you two things: how to kill the Japanese, and how to make it back alive.” Farmers, workers, soldiers, doctors, orphans, puppet policemen, black-market traders… A group of ordinary people who should have passed each other by are brought together by him amid the flames 7.6kReads7.1Score78814d adds
- 197 Yes, Yes, That's Right, I'm a Security Guard 对对对，我就是保安 Shanmao, a soldier medically discharged due to injury, had planned to graduate from engineering college and settle into an ordinary life as a construction worker. But a phone call from a former comrade-in-arms draws him to a chaotic region of Africa, where he becomes a bona fide PMC employee and embarks on a thrilling life unlike any other! 2.3kReads8.2Score17914d adds
- 198 Sengoku 1558: From Refugee to Daimyo 战国1558：从流民到大名之路 [Japanese Sengoku + rise to power + meticulous research + political intrigue + war + alternate history] In the first year of Eiroku (1558), in Owari Province, during the Battle of Ukino. Still young, he was forced into military service and sent to the front lines of the Oda clan's civil war. The worst part was that he ended up on the opposite side from Oda Nobunaga! Unwilling to throw his life away for nothing, he became the first deserter in the Oda clan. But no one imagined that this “deserter 2.7kReads—Score24614d adds
- 199 Late Ming: Seventeen Years in Liaodong 明未：辽东十七年 [History + War + Political Intrigue + Tragedy] In the forty-sixth year of the Wanli reign, Qinghe City fell. Seventeen-year-old Lin Yuanzhi’s father shoved him into a cellar. Through a crack in the floorboards, he watched his entire family die. A Han bannerman looting the bodies found him. Their eyes met, but the man set down the straw mat and silently walked away. That fleeting compassion was the last spark of humanity left unextinguished in Liaodong. After the disastrous defeat at Sarhu, the M 85Reads—Score10414d adds
- 200 After Waking from Lunar Hibernation, I Judged the World 月球冬眠醒来后，我审判了全世界 (Includes sci-fi elements, no harem, no System, no brainless characters, not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, an independent world setting, and a completely new power system.) (Keywords: time reversal, killing in dreams, dystopia, outsmarting the opposition, dark revenge, supernatural powers and fantasy, light mystery, organization-building.) Feldman, a great inventor from the previous era, is dug out of a lunar cryo-pod. He casually gives them his name, only for the patrol officer across from 1Reads—Score—14d adds
