C587 Foregone Hair due to Beneficence

In the real history, Li Hongzhang's Huai Jun was able to replace the Xiang Jun and evolve into a Beiyang, becoming the most important arm of the late Qing. It's not just based on luck alone, they really got their status from the battlefield.

The Manchu ruled over the China for more than two hundred years, and countless of strong armies were cleaned up by the court