War of Resistance: From Pageboy to Commander at the Battle of Coal Hill

In 1888, Li Shun, the son of a tenant farmer in Zhejiang, was swept into the tides of history by a twist of fate. He began as a diligent young book attendant, then was selected to study in Germany thanks to his exceptional insight. When he returned, he became the young principal of a Beiyang military academy.

Amid the upheavals of the late Qing and early Republic, he trained talent for the nation through modern education while struggling to find a way to save the country through industry. He navigated between rival powers, yet never abandoned the greater cause of his people. When the flames of the War of Resistance spread across China, the ideals and strength he had kept hidden for half his life finally burst forth. On the secret front, he built an iron wall that the enemy could never breach.