[History] [Qing Dynasty] [A Soldier's Rise] [War] [Warlords] [Struggle for Supremacy]
In 1898, near the end of the Qing dynasty, poor farmer Zhao Yuanshan joins the Beiyang New Army, organized by Yuan Shikai, to pay for his father's medical treatment.
From the harsh training under German instructors to the brutal battlefield, he grows into a sharpshooter. But after being wounded in his second battle, he falls unconscious and dreams of the life he will lead in the modern world a century later.
When he wakes, he has somehow learned to read, and modern knowledge and ways of thinking linger in his mind.
He begins to question what he is fighting for: his pay? Yuan Shikai's ambitions? Or the dying Qing dynasty?
With his modern perspective, Zhao Yuanshan is no longer content simply to survive. He starts thinking about how to protect himself and his family amid the chaos, and whether he can change his fate.
Told in the first person, this story vividly recreates life in the late Qing New Army. Blending historical events with fiction, it depicts an ordinary soldier's awakening and choices as the tides of history sweep him along.
As the protagonist's position changes, so does his way of thinking. Join him in experiencing the different perspectives and the feelings they bring.
The writing is very good, the content is wonderful, the various historical figures are described with flesh and blood, and they can be perfectly integrated into it. I haven't seen such a good novel on Tomato for a long time. I hope that the author will not hesitate and keep writing. The popularity will definitely be very high in the future. Currently, the history category can definitely be ranked in the top ten. If we just talk about Beiyang, the novels in recent years can be regarded as the champion!
There are no mountains in Pingyuan County
Well written. Worth recommending