Victory: The Ambition of the Steel Ants

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Victory: The Ambition of the Steel Ants

  • History/Military
  • Words: 808841
  • Completed
  • Chapters: 358

About This Novel

Liu Yun, nicknamed “Little Ant,” was banished to the unfamiliar Republic of China by a divine being for spouting nonsense. He happened to end up on a Japanese steamship. It was the third year of China’s War of Resistance, and in Europe, Hitler had just become Führer. Just as he was feeling terrified and helpless, he encountered a strange little alien ant. As the ants grew and their ambitions soared, they sent shockwaves through the industrial, military, and spiritual cultivation sectors of the Republic of China, transforming a nation where the people were struggling to survive into a vibrant and colorful society. The Japanese Emperor was forced to issue an edict, proclaiming himself the most peace-loving emperor. His most valiant Imperial Army would rather march into Southeast Asia to challenge the Anglo-American allied forces than face the little ants.

Table of Contents

Chapters: 358
  1. Chapter 1: Story Begin
  2. Chapter 2: Prologue
  3. Chapter 3: Return from Abroad
  4. Chapter 4: Farewell, Ant
  5. Chapter 5: The Waters of Huaxia
  6. Chapter 6: The Bronze Warrior
  7. Chapter 7: First Encounter with Lu Xun
  8. Chapter 8: Initial Arms Negotiations
  9. Chapter 9: Chang Sun Mingyue
  10. Chapter 10: Kiyoko Shimohara
  11. Chapter 11: A Battle of Wits and Courage
  12. Chapter 12: A Bloody Battle
  13. Chapter 13: The Shang Family of Zhongcheng
  14. Chapter 14: Mental Strength
  15. Chapter 15: Military Equipment Tour
  16. Chapter 16: Antiques in Turbulent Times
  17. Chapter 17: You Cannot Surrender
  18. Chapter 18: Military Training Notice
  19. Chapter 19: Reporting for Military Training
  20. Chapter 20: Farewell to Boyu
  21. Chapter 21: Kong Jiayuling
  22. Chapter 22: A Verbal Duel with the Scholars
  23. Chapter 23: Military Training Ceremony
  24. Chapter 24: Firearms Training
  25. Chapter 25: Theoretical Training
  26. Chapter 26: Chiang Kai-shek’s Inspection
  27. Chapter 27: Falkenhausen
  28. Chapter 28: Joint R&D
  29. Chapter 29: Under a False Pretext
  30. Chapter 30: The "Small-Scale" Debate
  31. Chapter 31: The Returnee Seeking a Political Post
  32. Chapter 32: Better Not to Take It
  33. Chapter 33: Assistant to the Armaments Director
  34. Chapter 34: The Three Towns of Wuhan
  35. Chapter 35: Observations in Hankou
  36. Chapter 36: The R&D Team
  37. Chapter 37: Academic Symposium
  38. Chapter 38: Slag Is a Treasure
  39. Chapter 39: The Steel Battle Armor
  40. Chapter 40: The Red Cross
  41. Chapter 41: The Miracle Anti-Inflammatory Medicine
  42. Chapter 42: The Grand Tutor’s Disappearance
  43. Chapter 43: Kawashima Gyokkin
  44. Chapter 44: The Wing King’s Treasure
  45. Chapter 45: The Silver Warrior
  46. Chapter 46: The Governor’s Forbidden Stele
  47. Chapter 47: The Golden-Armored Iron Corpse
  48. Chapter 48: The Underground Wonder
  49. Chapter 49: The Wisdom of the Dragon and Elephant
  50. Chapter 50: Xiang Yu’s Bronze Palace
  51. Chapter 51: The Chief Engineer Returns
  52. Chapter 52: 800 Horsepower
  53. Chapter 53: Steel-Making Equipment
  54. Chapter 54: The Divine Cauldron of the Medicine King
  55. Chapter 55: Settling Debts with Medicines
  56. Chapter 56: The Inside Story of the Deal
  57. Chapter 57: Joint Factory Venture
  58. Chapter 58: China Pharmaceutical
  59. Chapter 59: Yoshizane Funakoshi
  60. Chapter 60: Three Wins, Three Losses
  61. Chapter 61: The Eunuch Yu Qin
  62. Chapter 62: Return Under the Starry Night
  63. Chapter 63: Minsheng Company
  64. Chapter 64: Kawashima Reveals Himself
  65. Chapter 65: A Master’s Instinct
  66. Chapter 66: Three Rules
  67. Chapter 67: No More Kawashima
  68. Chapter 68: The Tiger Enters
  69. Chapter 69: The First Assignment
  70. Chapter 70: The Profits of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  71. Chapter 71: Expert Assembly
  72. Chapter 72: The Father of the German Army
  73. Chapter 73: Two Units, Six Teams
  74. Chapter 74: The Value of the Drug
  75. Chapter 75: Raising the Stakes
  76. Chapter 76: New Aid
  77. Chapter 77: Dinner at the Lu Residence
  78. Chapter 78: Shipping Contingency Plan
  79. Chapter 79: The Golden Ox Conquers Shu
  80. Chapter 80: Meeting Tsuchihiro
  81. Chapter 81: Deceit and Betrayal
  82. Chapter 82: The Emperor Has His Price
  83. Chapter 83: The Warlord Candidate
  84. Chapter 84: The Blue Army Plan
  85. Chapter 85: The Ryukyu Plan
  86. Chapter 86: The Cancer Warship
  87. Chapter 87: Farewell to Wuhan
  88. Chapter 88: The Fleet’s Night Voyage
  89. Chapter 89: Jia Lian in Yichang
  90. Chapter 90: The Alliance Between Liu and Jia
  91. Chapter 91: Sailing Through the Three Gorges
  92. Chapter 92: Liu Xiang of Chongqing
  93. Chapter 93: Sichuan Army Officers
  94. Chapter 94: Night Rain in the Ba Mountains
  95. Chapter 95: The Railway Resistance
  96. Chapter 96: The Three Prohibitions
  97. Chapter 97: The Sichuan Railway Plan
  98. Chapter 98: Rules of the Road
  99. Chapter 99: The Sound of a Conch Shell
  100. Chapter 100: Smooth Passage to Anchang
  101. Chapter 101: Continuing Westward
  102. Chapter 102: Black Lake in Western Sichuan
  103. Chapter 103: Metal Poisoning
  104. Chapter 104: Yin Qinlan
  105. Chapter 105: The Technical School Doctor
  106. Chapter 106: Dawa Ancient Temple
  107. Chapter 107: The Bat Mech
  108. Chapter 108: Farewell to the Moon
  109. Chapter 109: The Golden Wheel Takes on a Disciple
  110. Chapter 110: The Ancient Tree’s Leaves
  111. Chapter 111: Testing the Poison on Oneself
  112. Chapter 112: The True Teachings of the Ancient Temple
  113. Chapter 113: Purifying the Body and Mind
  114. Chapter 114: The Immortal’s Crossing
  115. Chapter 115: Star Spirit Villa
  116. Chapter 116: Early Stage of Qi Cultivation
  117. Chapter 117: Designing an Aircraft
  118. Chapter 118: A Clever Sacrifice
  119. Chapter 119: No Stability Without Agriculture
  120. Chapter 120: True Qi Is Not Merely Qi
  121. Chapter 121: Please Lead the Way, Master
  122. Chapter 122: A Complete Transformation
  123. Chapter 123: A Body as Hard as Stone
  124. Chapter 124: Housing Construction
  125. Chapter 125: Industrial and Mining Roads
  126. Chapter 126: The Bandits Attack
  127. Chapter 127: Capturing the Black Wolf
  128. Chapter 128: The Second Capture of Black Wolf
  129. Chapter 129: The Merciful Release of the Bandits
  130. Chapter 130: Serving as the Local Magistrate
  131. Chapter 131: Hydropower
  132. Chapter 132: Tank No
  133. Chapter 133: Two Aircraft Models
  134. Chapter 134: The Spring Festival of the Awakening of Insects
  135. Chapter 135: Agricultural Research
  136. Chapter 136: Agricultural Aid
  137. Chapter 137: Signing the Agreement
  138. Chapter 138: UFO Wreckage
  139. Chapter 139: Steel Mill Recruitment
  140. Chapter 140: A Secret Telegram
  141. Chapter 141: Direct Flight to Nanjing
  142. Chapter 142: An Unintended Consequence
  143. Chapter 143: Speeding Back
  144. Chapter 144: A False Alarm
  145. Chapter 145: The Workers’ Uprising
  146. Chapter 146: The Workers’ Representative
  147. Chapter 147: Zheng Shiyuan’s Rise
  148. Chapter 148: The Dream of Ideals
  149. Chapter 149: The Red Air Force
  150. Chapter 150: A Farewell to the Red Army
  151. Chapter 151: Reflecting on One’s Mistakes Behind Closed Doors
  152. Chapter 152: The Turmoil in Maoxian
  153. Chapter 153: Treating the Wounded
  154. Chapter 154: Medical Aid
  155. Chapter 155: The Sichuan Army Special Envoy
  156. Chapter 156: Peace Talks Between the Two Armies
  157. Chapter 157: Reactions from All Sides
  158. Chapter 158: Recruiting Talent
  159. Chapter 159: Chairman Shengde
  160. Chapter 160: Defending the Nation and Serving the People
  161. Chapter 161: Persuading Old Chiang
  162. Chapter 162: The Airline
  163. Chapter 163: The Small-Town Meeting
  164. Chapter 164: Ordering Military Supplies
  165. Chapter 165: Too High a Price
  166. Chapter 166: The Little Leopard Tank
  167. Chapter 167: The Unparalleled Art
  168. Chapter 168: Flying the Plane
  169. Chapter 169: Purchase Recommendations
  170. Chapter 170: Energy Metal
  171. Chapter 171: Combat Prowess
  172. Chapter 172: Carbon-10 Crystals
  173. Chapter 173: Saburo Nagata
  174. Chapter 174: After the Explosion
  175. Chapter 175: Hush Money
  176. Chapter 176: Phantom Ants
  177. Chapter 177: Phantom Armor
  178. Chapter 178: Changsun’s Origins
  179. Chapter 179: A New Agreement
  180. Chapter 180: Urban Development
  181. Chapter 181: The Railway Opens
  182. Chapter 182: The Special Operations Brigade
  183. Chapter 183: Laying Out the Plan for Kangzang
  184. Chapter 184: The Plan to Visit the United States
  185. Chapter 185: Gold Reserves
  186. Chapter 186: The Battle of Shaanxi-Gansu
  187. Chapter 187: The Responsibilities of an Aide-de-Camp
  188. Chapter 188: Eliminating Internal Threats
  189. Chapter 189: Brother Guo’s Merits
  190. Chapter 190: Advance or Fall Behind
  191. Chapter 191: Downsized to a Brigade
  192. Chapter 192: The Ankawa Conference
  193. Chapter 193: On the Eve of the Showdown
  194. Chapter 194: The Maoxian Incident
  195. Chapter 195: The Reconciliation of the Two Lius
  196. Chapter 196: The Establishment of Maoxian City
  197. Chapter 197: Air Force Cadets
  198. Chapter 198: A New Project
  199. Chapter 199: The Father of Fighter Aircraft
  200. Chapter 200: Long-Distance Air Transport
  201. Chapter 201: Trainer Aircraft Types
  202. Chapter 202: Dealing with the Zero
  203. Chapter 203: Jianjiao I
  204. Chapter 204: The First-Rank Red Robe
  205. Chapter 205: The Quality of Gold
  206. Chapter 206: Military Drills
  207. Chapter 207: Aircraft Sales
  208. Chapter 208: Director of War Preparedness
  209. Chapter 209: The Western Sichuan Oil Fields
  210. Chapter 210: The Sichuan Air Force
  211. Chapter 211: Biodiesel
  212. Chapter 212: Nurturing the Tree Seed
  213. Chapter 213: The Opportunity to Prove Oneself
  214. Chapter 214: Tempering the Body Like Steel
  215. Chapter 215: Feihong Passenger Plane
  216. Chapter 216: A Master of Praise
  217. Chapter 217: The Major General Division Commander
  218. Chapter 218: The Railway Bank
  219. Chapter 219: The Sun and Moon Shine Brightly
  220. Chapter 220: The Great Wilderness Medical Classic
  221. Chapter 221: The Airport Speech
  222. Chapter 222: Preparing for the Tribulation
  223. Chapter 223: The Night Banquet at Lushan
  224. Chapter 224: Murderous Intent at Meilu
  225. Chapter 225: The Battle of Meilu
  226. Chapter 226: Rescuing Old Jiang
  227. Chapter 227: The Martial Sovereign Steps In
  228. Chapter 228: The Strange Encounter at Poyang
  229. Chapter 229: Electroconvulsive Therapy
  230. Chapter 230: The Fisherman and His Daughter
  231. Chapter 231: The True Nature of the Republic
  232. Chapter 232: The White Dragon in Fish’s Clothing
  233. Chapter 233: Peak Qi Cultivation
  234. Chapter 234: The King Returns
  235. Chapter 235: Northwest and Southwest
  236. Chapter 236: A Pact of Passion
  237. Chapter 237: Qing’er’s Regency
  238. Chapter 238: The Three-Barred Flag
  239. Chapter 239: Air Force Graduation
  240. Chapter 240: On the Cliff of Forgetfulness
  241. Chapter 241: A Bond Forged Across Three Lifetimes
  242. Chapter 242: Drinking and Making Wishes
  243. Chapter 243: Brotherhood
  244. Chapter 244: Three Concessions in Gansu
  245. Chapter 245: The Gansu Railway
  246. Chapter 246: The Mineral Deposits of Guangyuan
  247. Chapter 247: Guangyuan Group
  248. Chapter 248: Legion Restructuring
  249. Chapter 249: Special Envoy Zhang Yang
  250. Chapter 250: The Route Modification Plan
  251. Chapter 251: No Way Out
  252. Chapter 252: Code Name Weimin
  253. Chapter 253: Family Alliance
  254. Chapter 254: Qinglan’s Arrival
  255. Chapter 255: Marrying Yu Ling Again
  256. Chapter 256: Stuart R
  257. Chapter 257: Dividing the Spoils
  258. Chapter 258: Father-Daughter Negotiations
  259. Chapter 259: Three Knocks on the Head
  260. Chapter 260: The Economy of Western Sichuan
  261. Chapter 261: The Nine Transformations of the Mystic Art
  262. Chapter 262: Military Exercise Plan
  263. Chapter 263: Summer Military Exercises
  264. Chapter 264: Surprises Galore
  265. Chapter 265: Military Exercises and Procurement
  266. Chapter 266: Orders Pouring In
  267. Chapter 267: The Iron Coin Zone
  268. Chapter 268: A Sudden Turn of Events in Germany
  269. Chapter 269: Investing in the Doves
  270. Chapter 270: Desperate for Talent
  271. Chapter 271: The Chengdu Incident
  272. Chapter 272: The Japanese Son-in-Law
  273. Chapter 273: Aftermath of the Incident
  274. Chapter 274: The Snake Swallowing the Elephant
  275. Chapter 275: The Spirit of the Tree Sea
  276. Chapter 276: Second Transformation of the Golden Core
  277. Chapter 277: Laying the Groundwork in Liangshan
  278. Chapter 278: A Sheet of Xuan Paper
  279. Chapter 279: The Illusionary Technique
  280. Chapter 280: The Aura of Slaughter
  281. Chapter 281: Political Work Officer
  282. Chapter 282: A Single Rider Enters Liang
  283. Chapter 283: The King of Liangshan
  284. Chapter 284: The Heroes of Liangshan
  285. Chapter 285: The Alliance at Stone City
  286. Chapter 286: The Mountain Commander
  287. Chapter 287: Haosen’s Return
  288. Chapter 288: A Letter from the Führer
  289. Chapter 289: Cunning to the Point of Being Supernatural
  290. Chapter 290: The Supremacy of Artillery
  291. Chapter 291: Heavy Artillery Design
  292. Chapter 292: Trouble Ahead
  293. Chapter 293: Jiulong, Jiaxing
  294. Chapter 294: Thorns Subdue the Dragon
  295. Chapter 295: Breaking the Curse
  296. Chapter 296: Nimu Bimo
  297. Chapter 297: The Demon God Jumu
  298. Chapter 298: The Alien Tree Spirit
  299. Chapter 299: On the Brink
  300. Chapter 300: The July 7th Incident
  301. Chapter 301: Laying the Groundwork for Shanghai
  302. Chapter 302: Technical Branches
  303. Chapter 303: An IOUThese weapons and pieces of equipment, large and small, are all high-tech items
  304. Chapter 304: The Fall of Pingjin
  305. Chapter 305: Heroes March Out of Sichuan
  306. Chapter 306: The Shanghai Incident
  307. Chapter 307: Selection of the Chief of Staff
  308. Chapter 308: The Greatest Reward
  309. Chapter 309: The First Air Battle
  310. Chapter 310: First Victory
  311. Chapter 311: The Type 96 Naval Fighter
  312. Chapter 312: Japanese Countermeasures
  313. Chapter 313: A Delaying Tactic
  314. Chapter 314: Bombardment of Enemy Ships
  315. Chapter 315: Turning on His Heels
  316. Chapter 316: Air Defense Radar
  317. Chapter 317: A Dignified Surrender
  318. Chapter 318: Recapturing Hongkou
  319. Chapter 319: The Sino-Soviet Treaty
  320. Chapter 320: The Battle of Shanghai
  321. Chapter 321: Landing Under Cover of Night
  322. Chapter 322: Submarine Attack
  323. Chapter 323: Declaration of War
  324. Chapter 324: All-Out Offensive
  325. Chapter 325: The Meat Grinder
  326. Chapter 326: Embargo on Supplies
  327. Chapter 327: Driving the Tiger to Devour the Wolf
  328. Chapter 328: Peace and Friendship
  329. Chapter 329: Not Becoming Enemies
  330. Chapter 330: Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
  331. Chapter 331: Ishihara’s Wisdom
  332. Chapter 332: Tojo’s Courage
  333. Chapter 333: Mobilizing the Elite
  334. Chapter 334: General Staff Meeting
  335. Chapter 335: Supervising the Battle in Person
  336. Chapter 336: Leading the Return to Sichuan
  337. Chapter 337: Disaster Relief Funds
  338. Chapter 338: Arrival at Huolu
  339. Chapter 339: Rocket Research
  340. Chapter 340: The Sun Shines on the Armor
  341. Chapter 341: The Disappearance of the Jade General
  342. Chapter 342: The Military Strategist of Western Sichuan
  343. Chapter 343: War Council
  344. Chapter 344: Three Lines of Defense
  345. Chapter 345: The Hebian Detachment
  346. Chapter 346: The Great Victory at Zhengding
  347. Chapter 347: Luring the Enemy Deep into the Trap
  348. Chapter 348: The Battle of Will
  349. Chapter 349: The Tragedy of the Heavy Artillery
  350. Chapter 350: Fighting to the Death
  351. Chapter 351: All-Out Counterattack
  352. Chapter 352: The Japanese Army’s Plight
  353. Chapter 353: The Devil’s Egg
  354. Chapter 354: Ceasefire in North China
  355. Chapter 355: Mercantilism
  356. Chapter 356: Hu Lian’s Southern Campaign
  357. Chapter 357: A Million Japanese Troops
  358. Chapter 358: Sunrise at Jinshan (End)