When Gu Changzheng wakes up, he finds himself a spoiled young marshal in a warlord family during the Republic of China era.
His father is critically ill, 30,000 poorly equipped troops are wavering, his uncles are plotting to seize power, the division commander is pocketing the soldiers’ pay, bandits are besieging the city, and a Japanese envoy has arrived with a treaty, demanding that he hand over military command and the mines.
Everyone is waiting to see this wastrel kneel and beg for his life.
Instead, Gu Changzheng draws his gun in front of everyone. First he executes a corrupt general, then confiscates the local gentry’s estates. He reforms military discipline, builds an arsenal and a military academy, and trains the artillery, turning a rotten local army into an elite force of steel.
The troubled times are coming, and the great powers are circling.
While others would rather cede territory for the sake of glory, he’s determined to tell the world with guns and cannons:
The Gu family’s soldiers won’t be private troops for a warlord. They’ll be the backbone of China!
The young marshal only has great righteousness, and in charge of the army he still needs to subdue the officers. In the article, the use of guards to control the army is also a method. Zhang Xueliang only controlled Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Rehe but had no actual control over them. When the Japanese invaders came, they either surrendered or fled.
The plot is cleverly conceived and thoughtful, and there is detail in the rough. Kill the corrupt to establish power and regain military morale.
The young marshal only has great righteousness, and in charge of the army he still needs to subdue the officers. In the article, the use of guards to control the army is also a method. Zhang Xueliang only controlled Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Rehe but had no actual control over them. When the Japanese invaders came, they either surrendered or fled.
The plot is cleverly conceived and thoughtful, and there is detail in the rough. Kill the corrupt to establish power and regain military morale.