Just Talking About Beiyang in the Late Qing Dynasty

Talking about Beiyang in the Late Qing Dynasty: The Dream of the Iron Ship and the Afterglow of the Empire In 1840, the sound of artillery shattered the dream of a heavenly empire, and the country was in turmoil in the late Qing Dynasty! Zeng Guofan founded the Hunan Army, Li Hongzhang founded Beiyang, and a group of famous ministers and generals tried to turn the tide from collapse. The iron-clad ships cut through the waves, and the Beiyang army mobilized its troops. They wanted to use this to strengthen the country's gates, but party disputes continued in the court, and indemnities and territorial cessions followed one after another. From the suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the fierce battle of the Yellow Sea in Sino-Japanese War, from the passionate exploration of the Westernization Movement to the short-lived Reform of 1898, the Beiyang Department struggled to survive in the cracks. Li Hongzhang cried blood at the gate, Deng Shichang sank a ship and died for his country, Yuan Shikai trained troops at the small station... Every step is on the tip of history. Here there is the collision of iron and blood, the choices of strategy and loyalty, and the struggles and cries of little people in the big era. Open this book and see how the Beiyang Clan rose and fell amid internal and external troubles, and how the late Qing Empire came to an end amidst the sound of gunfire. It truly restores historical details, reveals the unknown power play behind Beiyang, and takes you to experience that tragic and passionate era of change!