Late Qing Warlord: From Huai Army Foot Soldier to Beiyang Boss

The late Qing is shrouded in turmoil, and a new age of upheaval is taking shape. He begins as an unknown nobody in the Huai Army, making a name for himself amid gunfire and carefully advancing through the treacherous court. He quells the rebellion in Korea, trains the new Beiyang Army, and takes command of the empire’s military forces. From an obscure foot soldier, he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power, becoming a Beiyang powerbroker who shapes the turbulent final years of the Qing and the early Republic. This is the story of his rise as a powerful warlord, and a reflection of an entire age.