Beiyang Repeaters: Starting from the Presidential Preparatory Class

When Chen Li woke up, he became the most famous repeater in Beiyang Military Academy. When others opened the roster, they saw classmates, teachers, and seniors; but what he saw was a string of names of people who would later stir up modern Chinese history. Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Wang Shizhen, and Cao Kun, these young people who are still studying, practicing, and competing for grades in school, will all enter the depths of power in Beiyang in the future. Only Chen Li failed in three subjects and will take the make-up exam tomorrow. If he fails again, he will be kicked out of the school. The troubled times hadn't officially begun yet, and he was already standing outside the door. Fortunately, he knew that the old-style brave camp could not sustain the new battlefield, and paper drills could not save the defeated army. Surveying and mapping, footwork, artillery teams, grain trucks, and war games may seem like tedious subjects to others, but in his eyes they are the ropes of survival. A make-up exam, a sand table, and a bridge that he had broken first allowed this repeater to be seen by the school and the small station for the first time. This is not the imperial hegemony that started as a prince, but a person who was almost kicked out. In the "Presidential Preparatory Class" in Beiyang, starting from making up classes, auditing, training, and entering the camp, he gradually grabbed the position, changed the old situation, and made up for the country.