The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

In March of Yangchun, the spring is bright and beautiful.

An open space outside Chongqing is very lively. Today is a great day for the official establishment of the Sichuan Air Force. Not only Liu Xiang's generals from various ministries gathered together, but even the three major Sichuan warlords, Yang Sen, Deng Xihou, and Tian Songyao, brought their subordinate small warlords to visit.

The relationship between these large and small warlords is extremely chaotic, and it is difficult to sort out who is an ally and who is an enemy. Anyway, we have fought against others in partnership, and we have also fought with each other in partnership with others. As for which side to attack next, it is estimated that the warlords themselves have not made up their minds.

Among the warlords who were invited to watch the air force exercise, the most important one was Yang Sen. This old man is still very righteous. During the Northern Expedition, Wu Peifu was beaten to the ground. Yang Sen took Wu Peifu in nostalgia, but was ordered to be dismissed by Chang Kaishen.

Yang Sen and Liu Xiang are classmates, and have always been allies. But two years ago, he joined forces with Liu Wenhui to attack Liu Xiang, stealing chickens did not make a fortune, and all the land in 21 counties in eastern Sichuan was occupied by Liu Xiang. Fan Ha'er used to hang out with Yang Sen, and later joined Liu Xiang.

Yang Sen fought a messy civil war in Sichuan, but he performed very well on the anti-Japanese battlefield. He participated in the Songhu Battle, Wuhan Battle, three Changsha Battles, Changheng Battle and many other battles. During the Battle of Songhu, Yang Sen's troops fought bloody battles with the Japanese army for five days and nights, with nearly half of the casualties still fighting to the death.

Tian Songyao and Deng Xihou are also great warlords in Sichuan, but their future situations are different.

Tian Songyao is unlucky, he will be fooled by Chang Kaishen in a few years. He was ordered by the central government to "suppress bandits". Because the defensive area was breached by the Red Army, he was dismissed from his post and investigated by the central government.

Deng Xihou, like Yang Sen, was also active in the anti-Japanese battlefield, and even his headquarters was once surrounded by the Japanese army. He fell off his horse and injured himself when breaking through.

There are also many small warlords such as Guo Rudong, Li Jiayu, Luo Zezhou, Chen Shunong, etc., no matter what their character is or what bad things they have done, they all want to come out of Sichuan to fight against Japan. Most of them swore to kill the enemy and serve the country, only a few did badly.

For example, Luo Zezhou, who used strong men to sell opium during the Anti-Japanese War, was dismissed and investigated. He lived idle until the founding of New China and committed suicide by swallowing tobacco cream.

Luo Zezhou is not very powerful, but he is famous. He calls himself "Shunqing King" in Sichuan, and the common people give him the nickname "Emperor Luo". He cleverly set up names on his own land, levied violently, and has pre-collected land taxes for 30 years. Moreover, he also set up a private court, treating his subordinates as slaves, killing them if they wanted to, and cutting them up if they wanted to. Once he dealt with deserters, he personally executed a knife to kill 18 people in a row. The death penalty he set himself included execution by shooting, beheading, black string, burial alive, assassination, carrying fire on his back, and many other items.

But such a cruel guy is actually short, thin, with delicate features, and belongs to that kind of petite appearance.

In addition, there is Pan Wenhua, Liu Xiang's confidant and mayor of Chongqing.

The foundation for Chongqing's industrial and urban modernization was laid by Pan Wenhua. During his tenure as the mayor of Chongqing, he built a large number of factories and carried out many urban upgrading and reconstruction projects. He can be regarded as a capable man who can fight wars and manage civil affairs.

However, you would never guess that this capable man first started out growing opium.

Zhou Hexuan came to the exercise site with Fan Haer, and Liu Xiang introduced with a smile: "Brothers, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Zhou Hexuan Zhou, the guest of Commander-in-Chief Jiang and the confidant of Deputy Commander Zhang Mr. Zhou is terrible, he walked sideways in the United States and Europe, and when he passed Moscow by train, Stalin, the boss of the Soviet Union, made a special trip to meet him in person!"

Except for Yang Sen and Deng Xihou, the other warlords had never heard of Zhou Hexuan's name. But hearing Liu Xiang's introduction caused a sensation immediately, and warlords big and small stepped forward to greet him.

"Hi Mr. Zhou!"

"Mr. Zhou is a man of talent."

"Mr. Zhou, let's go drink together after watching the exercise."

"..."

Stalin was too far away for the warlords to feel their majesty. But the names of Chang Kaishen and Zhang Xueliang were like thunder to them, and Zhou Hexuan's status in their hearts also increased accordingly.

Fan Ha'er stood beside Zhou Hexuan with his stomach upright, watching the warlords from all walks of life come forward to shake hands, he also felt that he had a good face, and smiled to help Zhou Hexuan introduce those warlords.

After everyone exchanged warm greetings, Liu Xiang saw that the time was almost up, and asked the attendant, "Why isn't Immortal Liu here yet?"

The attendant hadn't answered yet, only to hear someone shouting from a distance: "Shenxian Liu is here! All evil spirits retreat, and sneaky ones dodge."

The sound got closer and closer, Zhou Hexuan looked over curiously, and saw about twenty or thirty people coming over there.

Walking in the front were two boys, holding flower baskets and ritual instruments.

Next came the eight pioneers, wearing weird clothes that looked like Taoist robes and military uniforms, and they kept beating gongs, cymbals and other musical instruments, and the sound was like mourning in a dojo.

Then there was a sliding pole, which was tied with colorful silk, and a fairy-like old man sat on a bamboo and rattan chair. The old man's dress is also very strange, like Taoism and non-road, like an army but not an army. He holds a dust and a compass, and a brand-new Mauser pistol pinned to his waist, well, commonly known as a box gun.

What surprised Zhou Hexuan was the reaction of those warlords. Liu Xiang, Yang Sen, Tian Songyao, and Deng Xihou led the warlords from all walks of life to come forward, bowed and greeted: "Master, please be respected by apprentices!"

The old man didn't dare to ask the warlords to worship him, so he quickly waved the Buddha dust and said, "There is no need to be too polite."

When the old man landed from the sliding pole, Liu Xiang courteously said: "Master, please take a seat!"

The old man had good eyesight and didn't try to save face. He said, "You are the commander in chief, and you should be at the top. I'm just a military adviser, and I'd rather be at the bottom."

"Master is right, please!" Liu Xiang said.

Zhou Hexuan was confused and couldn't help asking Fan Ha'er: "Who is this old man?"

Fan Ha'er replied with a look of awe: "The head teacher of 'Confucius and Mencius', Liu Congyun Liu Shenxian. All the warlords who can be ranked in Sichuan are basically Liu Shenxian's apprentices. Liu Shenxian is also Commander Liu's military advisor. Every time we go to war, we must first ask Immortal Liu to do divination. Immortal Liu has profound mana, and with his help, Commander Liu has never lost a battle in the past few years."

Zhou Hexuan didn't know what to say. In the past, he had heard some rumors about Liu Shenxian from the interesting talk materials of the Republic of China. Today is finally an eye-opener, seeing a real person alive and kicking.

The warlord world in Sichuan is really a miasma, with demons and ghosts emerging in endlessly.