Chapter 1

The following is a list of characters in the order of their appearance:

Volume A:

1. Qian Bocong — Qian Bogui, from Wuxi, Jiangsu, a student who dropped out of Class 5 of the Middle School of Nanyang Public School.

2. Xie Changhou — Xie Honglai, from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, an editor at the Commercial Press, a member of the National Association of the YMCA, and a director of the Shanghai YMCA.

3. Cai Yuanpei — from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, the president of the Patriotic Society, an educator, and a historical figure, a comrade of the protagonist.

4. Zhong Guanguang — from Ningbo, Zhejiang, a chemistry teacher at the Patriotic Society, a Chinese botanist, and a comrade of the protagonist.

5. Yu Huizu — from Ningbo, Zhejiang, the owner of a scientific instrument shop.

6. Yu Zixun — Yu Heqin, from Ningbo, Zhejiang, the manager of a scientific instrument shop, and a comrade of the protagonist.

7. Xu Huafeng — from Wuxi, Jiangsu, the third son of chemist Xu Shou, a chemist, a physicist, and a comrade of the protagonist.

8. Sheng Xuanhuai — from Changzhou, Jiangsu, a minister of commerce and a treaty minister.

9. Zhang MeiYi — from Ningbo, Zhejiang, an aide to Sheng Xuanhuai, later the director and chief administrator of Nanyang Public School.

10. Mr. Lüte — a German, vice-consul at the consulate, and a chemistry enthusiast.

11. Brother Ade — Yu Qiaqing, from Ningbo, Zhejiang, a comprador for the Dutch Bank and a key member of the Ningbo Association.

12. Zheng Weigang — origin unknown, a comprador for the German Zenzen Trading Company.

13. Monk Wumushan — Huang Zongyang, from Changshu, Jiangsu, a monk and a fundraiser for the Patriotic Society.

14. Zhang Taiyan — from Yuhang, Zhejiang, a literature teacher at the Patriotic Society, a master of Sinology, a revolutionary, and a comrade of the protagonist.

15. Lin Zongsu — from Minhou, Fujian, a teacher at the Patriotic Women's School, a feminist, and the sister of the famous journalist Lin Xie (Lin Baishui).

16. Jiang Weiqiao — from Wujin, Jiangsu, a teacher at the Patriotic Society and an educator.

17. Wang Jitong — from Suzhou, Jiangsu, a mathematics teacher at the Patriotic Society and a comrade of the protagonist.

18. Wu Jingheng — Wu Zhihui, from Wujin, Jiangsu, a supervisor at the Patriotic Society.

19. Mr. Chen — Chen Fan, from Hengyang, Hunan, the owner of the Su Bao newspaper.

20. Mr. Lan Bosen — a Briton, the chief inspector of the Public Concession Police.

21. Mr. Zhang Si — Zhang Jian, from Haimen, Jiangsu, a late Qing dynasty状元, a member of the Qing reformists, and a businessman who retired to commerce after the Hundred Days' Reform, an industrialist, and the owner of the Dasheng Cotton Mill.

22. Wang Yunzong — from She County, Anhui, the chief accountant of the Patriotic Society.

23. Mr. Zhu — origin unknown, a representative of the Four People's Association to Japan.

24. Lin Changmin — from Minhou, Fujian, a representative of the Tokyo Military National Education Association and the father of the famous beauty Lin Huiyin.

25. Niu Yongjian — from Songjiang, Jiangsu, a representative of the Tokyo Military National Education Association and a student at the Japanese Military Academy.

26. Xie Xiaoshi — from Nankang, Jiangxi, a Tokyo student and a member of the YMCA.

27. Tang You — Tang Erhe, from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, a member of the Tokyo Military National Education Association.

28. Ao Zizhan — origin unknown, a student at the Japanese Military Academy and a member of the Military National Education Association.

29. Lin Xie — Lin Baishui, from Minhou, Fujian, a famous journalist.

30. Zou Rong — from Baxian, Sichuan, the author of "The Revolutionary Army" and a revolutionary pioneer.

31. Mr. Ross — a Dutchman, the representative of the Dutch Bank in Shanghai.

32. Ye Han — from Yuhang, Zhejiang, a member of the Chinese Education Association.

33. Zhang Ji — from Cangxian, Hebei, a sworn brother of Zou Rong.

34. Zhang Shizhao — from Shanzhong, Hunan, a student at the Nanjing Military Academy, an editor of the Su Bao newspaper, and a sworn brother of Zou Rong.

35. Chen Youji — from Huaining, Anhui, Chen Duxiu, a classmate of Zou Rong in Tokyo.

36. Wu Junshui — Wu Baochu, from Lujiang, Anhui, one of the Four Princes of the late Qing dynasty, whose father Wu Changqing was a Huai Army general.

37. Wang Yaoting — origin unknown, the magistrate of Shanghai County and one of the main judges in the Su Bao case.

38. Hartow — a Briton, one of the defense lawyers in the Su Bao case.

39. Gao Yi — a Briton, one of the defense lawyers in the Su Bao case.

40. Gu Bo — a Briton, one of the prosecution lawyers in the Su Bao case.

41. Sun Jianchen — origin unknown, a magistrate in the concession.

42. Dibinan — a Briton, the vice-consul of the British Consulate in the concession and one of the main judges in the Su Bao case.

43. Chen Qubing — from Wujiang, Jiangsu, a member of the Chinese Education Association.

44. Jin Tianhe — from Wujiang, Jiangsu, a member of the Chinese Education Association.

45. Yan Lianru — origin unknown, a member of the Chinese Education Association.

46. Yu Zhimo — from Shuangfeng, Hunan, an industrialist and a revolutionary.

47. Magistrate Qiuxian — Qiu Tongfu, from Shanyin, Zhejiang, the magistrate of Tonghua County.

48. Chen Tingsen — from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, a former military officer and a former Qing army commander, later the owner of the Tonghua Iron Mine.

49. Dajiangdong — origin unknown, the leader of a bandit group and a former leader of the Zhongyi Army.

50. Ding Lanqi — from Xingjing, Fengtian, a bandit and a former leader of the Zhongyi Army.

51. Jia Zazi — origin unknown, a bandit and a former leader of the Zhongyi Army, later recruited by Xingjing.

52. Zhou Kuaitui — origin unknown, a former leader of the Zhendong Army, later residing in Maer Mountain, Linjiang.

53. Li Jingming — origin unknown, the chief inspector of the Tonghua Police Bureau.

54. Shi Ziheng — origin unknown, a pastor at the Tonghua Christian Church.

55. Wang Qingmu — from Songjiang, Jiangsu, a left minister of the Ministry of Commerce and a member of the Qing reformists.

56. Zai Zhen — the minister of the Ministry of Commerce, the son of Prince Qing, and a member of the Qing-Yuan Group.

57. Morse — an Australian, a correspondent for The Times in China.

58. Rong Jinhuai — an American Chinese, the second son of Rong Hong, a graduate of Yale University in mechanical engineering, and the manager of the Green Machinery Company in New York State.

59. Rong Hong — an American Chinese, a pioneer of overseas study.

60. Chen Yixi — an American Chinese, the owner of the Guangde Company in Seattle and a railway engineer.

61. Situ Meitang — a Chinese in America, one of the five uncles of the Anliang Hall in Boston and a member of the American Hung Society.

62. Zhu San — a Chinese in America, an elder of the American Hung Society.

63. Tang Qiongchang — a Chinese in America, the secretary of the American Hung Society.

64. Huang Sande — a Chinese in America, the prime minister of the American Hung Society.

65. Yang Yurong — from Changsha, Hunan, the leader of an assassination group.

Volume B:

66. Mrs. Yang — origin unknown, the widow of Yang Yuechun, the leader of the Jindan Sect uprising, and the leader of the Liuhexian Fist.

67. Daoist Dong — Dong Yimin, from Shandong, a martial arts master of the Yihequan and a leader of the Northeast Yihequan.

68. Lin Qi — Lin Chengdai, from Xiaoping Island, Jinzhou, a Qing army officer who later joined the Zhongyi Army and then became the general manager of a timber company for Russia.

69. Liu Kuiwu — origin unknown, a pro-Russian bandit.

70. Wu Zhanyi — from Jing County, Anhui, the magistrate of Linjiang County.

71. Yu Xiangchi — from Kuandian, Fengtian, the owner of a grain store in Kuandian City.

72. Wang Chengyao — from Hebei, the owner of the Huali Xing Coal Mine Company in Fushun.

73. Zhang Huanrong — Zhang Rong, from Xingjing, Fengtian, a member of the Han Eight Banners, a noble family, and a revolutionary.

74. Huang Jinwu — Huang Xing, from Shanzhong, Hunan, the leader of the Huaxing Society and a revolutionary.

75. Zhu Changlin — from Changsha, Hunan, a descendant of the Ming royal family, the richest man in Changsha.

76. Zhu Ziguai — from Changsha, Hunan, the younger brother of Zhu Changlin.

77. Zhu Kuanshu — from Changsha, Hunan, the son of Zhu Fangxu and the father of Zhu Rongji.

78. Yu Ziyi — from Wuxian, Jiangsu, a student who dropped out of the special class of Nanyang Public School, and an assistant to Wang Jitong.

79. Cai Yuankang — from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, the cousin of Cai Yuanpei.

80. Xu Baisun — Xu Xilin, from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, a revolutionary.

81. Zhu Lizhan — Zhu Shaokang, from Shengxian, Zhejiang, the leader of the Pingyang Party and an anti-Qing hero.

82. Wang Jigao — Wang Jinfah, from Shengxian, Zhejiang, the leader of the Wudai Party, an anti-Qing hero, and a childhood friend of the school principal.

83. Fang Yanchen — from Tongcheng, Anhui, a student who dropped out of the special class of Nanyang Public School, and a graduate of the first class of the South African Military Academy.

84. Chen Mengxiong — from Chongming, Jiangsu, a student who dropped out of the special class of Nanyang Public School, and a graduate of the first class of the South African Military Academy.

85. Xie Cheng — from Lezhi, Sichuan, a student who dropped out of the special class of Nanyang Public School, and a graduate of the first class of the South African Military Academy.

86. Chen Ximin — from Hangxian, Zhejiang, a student who dropped out of the special class of Nanyang Public School, and a graduate of the first class of the South African Military Academy.

87. Okano Masakichiro — a Japanese, a student at the Shanghai East Asia College, a spy for the Japanese Army's Second Department during the Russo-Japanese War, and under the jurisdiction of Captain Shida Rikio, the intelligence officer in Yantai.

88. Wu Ziyu — Wu Peifu, from Yantai, Shandong, a future warlord, a lieutenant colonel in the Beiyang Military Training Office, and a spy for the Japanese Army's Second Department during the Russo-Japanese War, under the jurisdiction of Captain Shida Rikio, the intelligence officer in Yantai.

89. Wang Yingchun — a Japanese, nicknamed "Wang Dabianzi," a veteran spy who was caught spying on the Beiyang Fleet during the First Sino-Japanese War and later released due to Japanese pressure, and who spied on the Russian Army in Northeast China during the Russo-Japanese War.

90. Tianzun San — from Liaozhong, Fengtian, the leader of a bandit group and the younger brother of Tian Yuben.

91. Tian Yuben — from Liaozhong, Fengtian, the leader of a large bandit group.

92. Du Laogada — origin unknown, the second-in-command of a bandit group, a character from a documentary novel whose authenticity is uncertain.

93. Brother Lebieyev — a Russian, a monk at the Orthodox Church in Lüshun.

94. Colonel Nau Mingke — a Russian, the chief of staff of the 7th Infantry Division of the Trans-Siberian Army, under the command of General Kontrachenko.

95. Daisan Iwao — a Japanese, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Manchurian Army.

96. Kuroda Gentaro — a Japanese, the chief of staff of the Japanese Manchurian Army and a protégé of Colonel Meckel of the German Army.

97. Fukuda Yasumasa — a Japanese, the head of the Second Department of the Japanese Manchurian Army, responsible for intelligence operations against Russia during the Russo-Japanese War.

98. Hana Takanosuke — a Japanese, a spy for the Japanese Manchurian Army's Second Department, the leader of the Liaodong Special Task Force, responsible for recruiting bandits in Changbai Mountain to form the Manchurian Volunteer Army, known as "Hana Daren."

99. Tinku Heijiro — a Japanese, a spy for the Japanese Manchurian Army's Second Department, the leader of the Liaoxi Special Task Force, responsible for recruiting bandits in Liaoxi to form the East Asian Volunteer Army, known as "Lin Dabianzi."

100. Miyazaki Tokuji — a Japanese, a ronin, a follower of Sun Yat-sen, the author of "Thirty-Three Years of Falling Flowers," translated into Chinese as "The Great Revolutionary Sun Yat-sen," the origin of the name "Sun Yat-sen."

101. Heinrich Ehrhardt — a German, the chairman of the Rheinmetall board.

102. Zheng Lanting — origin unknown, nicknamed "Laojunlu," the leader of the cavalry of the Zhongyi Army.

103. Huang Dajun — from Minhou, Fujian, a student who dropped out of the special class of Nanyang Public School, and a graduate of the first class of the South African Military Academy.

104. Matveev — a Russian, a retired officer, a member of the Russian Holy League, the former head of the Russian Yalujiang Timber Company, and a recruiter of bandits for the Russian Army during the Russo-Japanese War, forming the "Flower Arm" unit to attack the Japanese Army.

105. Li Huchen — origin unknown, a bandit in Northeast China, a member of the "Flower Arm" unit, bought by Matveev.

106. Hekigō Eitarō — a Japanese, a ronin, nicknamed "Manchurian Eitarō," under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Special Task Force.

107. Du Yiquan — from Shangyu, Zhejiang, a late Qing intellectual and a comrade of the protagonist.

108. Xie Lunhui — from Yuyao, Zhejiang, a banker and the president of the Shanghai North City Money Association.

109. Cai E — from Baoding, Hunan, a disciple of Liang Qichao, a constitutionalist (1900-1911), a sympathizer of the revolution (throughout his life, he sought to join the Tongmenghui), and a patriotic general.

110. Gong Baoquan — from Jiaxing, Zhejiang, a revolutionary, one of the founders of the Guangfuhui, and a comrade of the protagonist.

111. Tao Chengzhang — from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, a revolutionary, one of the founders of the Guangfuhui, and a comrade of the protagonist.

112. Wei Lan — from Yunhe, Zhejiang, a revolutionary, one of the founders of the Guangfuhui, and a comrade.

113. Shen Deyi — from Qiantang, Zhejiang, a revolutionary, one of the founders of the Zhejiang Society and the Guangfuhui, and a comrade.

114. Zhang Xiongfū — from Ningbo, Zhejiang, a revolutionary, one of the founders of the Zhejiang Society and the Guangfuhui, and a comrade.

115. Kontrachenko — a Russian, the commander of the 7th Siberian Division in Lüshun, the soul of the Lüshun fortifications, and a patriot.

116. Ji Fengtai — from Huang County, Shandong, a merchant from China, Japan, and Russia, the contractor for the Lüshun fortifications.

117. Liu Boyuan — from Yanghu, Jiangsu, a student who dropped out of the special class of Nanyang Public School, and a graduate of the first class of the South African Military Academy, the political director.

118. Xu Jingxi — from Hukou, Jiangxi, a student who dropped out of the special class of Nanyang Public School, and a graduate of the first class of the South African Military Academy.

119. Li Cunyi — from Shenxian, Hebei, a late Qing martial artist.

120. Ye Yunbiao — from Dacheng, Hebei, a martial artist, the first president of the Chinese Martial Arts Association.

121. Bei Shoutong — from Wuxian, Jiangsu, a student who dropped out of the special class of Nanyang Public School, and a graduate of the first class of the South African Military Academy, a future architect and the uncle of Ieoh Ming Pei.

122. Baksheyev — a Russian, the adjutant of Colonel Matveev, a future general in the White Russian Army.

123. Kuropatkin — a Russian, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Far Eastern Army and the commander of the Russian land forces during the Russo-Japanese War.

124. General Bilygerling (actually General Grigoryev, an error, apologies again!) — a Russian of German descent, the commander of the Second Army of the Russian Army.

125. Xiang Xiang — from Ruian, Zhejiang, a student who dropped out of the special class of Nanyang Public School, and a graduate of the first class of the South African Military Academy, a cavalry commander.

126. von Tofftaf — a German