The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

In the early and middle period of the Republic of China, when it comes to which army had the worst reputation and the worst combat effectiveness, the Sichuan Army ranked second, and no one dared to rank first.

How to describe the Sichuan Army?

Four words: mob!

During the period of the Republic of China, the warlords fought endlessly, and the land of Bashu seemed particularly strange.

The warlords in other places have already fought across the provinces. Sichuan is still fighting for a long time, and has been controlled by warlords in other provinces several times.

From 1912 to 1934, after more than 400 battles, the Sichuan warlords fought for 22 years. During this period, they never stopped, as if they were playing a Sichuan mahjong called bloody battle to the end. It also seems to be raising Gu, throwing a bunch of poisonous insects into the Gu plate in the Sichuan Basin, whoever can fight to the end will be the real Gu king.

Liu Xiang is that Gu king, Bashu king!

Let's take a look at Liu Xiang's growth history, graduated from the military academy crash course, trainee officer, platoon leader, detachment officer, battalion commander, regiment commander, acting brigade commander, brigade commander, division commander, army commander, and commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army. Every time he was promoted, he witnessed one or more civil wars, and he jumped up abruptly by relying on his military exploits.

In the melee of warlords in Sichuan, political standing is often useless, and survival depends entirely on the troops under your hands. In fact, Liu Xiang made a mistake in standing in the team several times, but he has soldiers, guns, money and food, and the winner must reuse him.

The weirdest thing is that the warlords in Sichuan Province are fighting to the death. But when they face the warlords in other provinces, they are often united as one, and their rivals can form an alliance very happily. After driving the warlords in other provinces out of Sichuan, we will continue to fight.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this tradition of unanimity that when Japan invaded China in an all-round way, the beggar-like Sichuan army suddenly burst out with incredible power, which shocked everyone's attention.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Xiang, king of Bashu, once said the following passages:

"In the war of resistance, Sichuan can send 300,000 troops, supply 5 million strong men, and supply tens of thousands of shi of grain!"

"When the national war of resistance has been launched, the responsibilities of the people of Sichuan are more important than those of other provinces!"

"In the past, we fought civil wars for many years, and our faces were disgraceful. Now we serve our country, how can we stay safe in the rear?"

"To the end of the Anti-Japanese War, it will remain unswerving. That is, if the enemy army does not withdraw from the border, the Sichuan army will never return home!"

During the Anti-Japanese War, Sichuan sent 20% of the military and 50% of the money and grain to the whole country. For every 5 soldiers who died in the Anti-Japanese War, 1 was from Sichuan. The number of prisoners captured by the Sichuan army is the least among the local armies in all provinces, accounting for less than 1% of the total number of captured people. The death rate of the soldiers of the Sichuan Army was as high as one-third. Often after a large-scale battle, all the generals and soldiers of the Sichuan Army died on the battlefield without retreating or surrendering.

Among the six lieutenant generals who went out of Sichuan to fight against Japan, four died heroically. The first batch of more than 400 regiment-level officers who went out of Sichuan all died on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War without exception.

That's why in the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, there was such a saying: There is no army without a river!

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Zhou Hexuan met Liu Xiang, the famous king of Bashu in Liu's mansion in Liziba.

Liu Xiang is not tall, with regular features and a big shaved head. This person is gloomy and introverted, unsmiling, exuding a reckless air all over his body; but he speaks in an orderly manner, with rigorous diction, and has the taste of a scholar.

"Fugong, this is my good brother Mr. Zhou Hexuan," Fan Ha'er gave a thumbs up, "Brother Zhou is a scholar. He drinks more ink than I drink rice soup. He is the seat of Commander-in-Chief Jiang." Honorable guest!"

"Hi, I've known you for a long time, Mr. Zhou, hello!" Liu Xiang shook hands with Zhou Hexuan enthusiastically, with a slight smile on his stern and serious face.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Commander Liu, I have admired you for a long time, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Liu Xiang waited for the servant to finish serving tea, and then said: "Shao Zeng (Fan Ha'er) has already told me, what kind of factory do you plan to open in Chongqing?"

Zhou Hexuan pointed to the enamel fruit plate on the tea table and said: "The enamel factory is the most advanced enamel factory in Asia. The full set of semi-automatic assembly lines imported from the United States is not only available in China, but even in Japan. As long as the power supply is sufficient, the enamel factory I run can produce The efficiency is more than 20 times that of Japanese factories, and the cost is only three-fifths of Japanese products. In the past few years, China's enamel market was monopolized by Japanese products. In the past two years, it has improved slightly, but domestic products are still inferior to Japanese products. I do The enamel factory is an industry to save the country, and the goal is to drive all Japanese enamel out of China, and if possible, compete with Japanese products in the whole of Asia.”

"Hey, that's a good word, keep your energy up!" Fan Ha'er praised.

Liu Xiang was taken aback, and couldn't help asking: "Is the production efficiency 20 times that of the Japanese factory?"

"Yes, but it consumes a lot of electricity. I wonder if the power plant in Chongqing can provide enough electricity?" Zhou Hexuan said.

Liu Xiang thought for a while and said, "Mr. Zhou, I welcome you with both hands when you come to Chongqing to open a factory. But to be honest, there is only one power plant in Chongqing, and a generator set was burned down two years ago. None of them have been repaired, and the power supply is still relatively tight. I am preparing to build a new power plant, and the address has been selected, which is on the side of Daxigou. However, it may take a few years for the Daxigou power plant to be put into operation."

"Is the Daxigou Power Plant thermal power or hydropower?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

"Firepower." Liu Xiang replied.

Zhou Hexuan said strangely: "How can it take several years to build a thermal power plant? A year or so is enough!"

Liu Xiang spread his hands: "If you want talents, you can't get talents, and if you want equipment, you can't get equipment. How can you build it in a year and a half? Sichuan is no better than the coast. It is difficult to find engineering professionals, and it is not easy to hire from outside. "

Zhou Hexuan laughed immediately: "Don't worry, Commander Liu, the talents and equipment for building the thermal power plant are all on my shoulders!"

"Brother Zhou, do you have a way?" Liu Xiang even changed his address.

Zhou Hexuan said: "I bought the equipment directly from the United States, and the engineers of the thermal power plant were also hired by Americans."

Liu Xiang wondered: "I'm afraid it's very expensive to hire foreign devils, and I'm short on money."

"It's not expensive. The economic crisis is breaking out in the United States. Both equipment and talents are very cheap." Zhou Hexuan explained.

Liu Xiang didn't know what an economic crisis was, so he was dubious about it, but thinking that Zhou Hexuan didn't need to lie to him, he agreed. He rolled his eyes and said: "Since Brother Zhou has a way in the United States, can you help me introduce a set of production equipment for an arsenal? I plan to build an arsenal in Chongqing."

It's funny to say that Liu Xiang, the most powerful warlord in Sichuan, doesn't even have his own arsenal so far.

Zhou Hexuan did not directly give a positive answer, but only said: "I can help you ask, how many outdated firearm production lines can still be introduced."

"It doesn't matter if it is obsolete, as long as it can produce guns." Liu Xiang hurriedly said.

Not to mention the current Sichuan Army, even the Sichuan Army that came out to fight against the Japanese, their weapons and equipment are so backward that they can't bear to look directly at them. The weapons in the hands of many soldiers were falling apart so quickly, they were tied up with hemp rope to fix them, and the rifling was so worn that it was almost invisible, no different from a firestick.

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Due to the long distance of transportation and lack of financial resources, most of the weapons in the hands of the Sichuan Army are second-hand goods used by warlords from other provinces. There are even many guns of the new army of the Qing Dynasty, which have been used until now. There are all kinds of carrying guns, shotguns, and old sleeves made in Hanyang.

Hearing that Zhou Hexuan was able to get the gun production line in the United States, Liu Xiang, who was not expressive, couldn't help laughing with joy. He enthusiastically took Zhou Hexuan's hand and said, "Brother Zhou, you are my timely help. By the way, I have formed a new air force, and I will conduct exercises in two days, let's go watch it together."

The Sichuan Air Force...

Zhou Hexuan suddenly remembered those "warships" on the river, and couldn't imagine what Liu Xiang's air force would look like.