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In December 1928, the Southwest, which had been dormant for three years, finally sounded the clarion call for its own military offensive.

The year 1928 was destined to be an extraordinary year.

First, athletes from Southwest China achieved an unprecedented Chinese Olympic record with their jaw-dropping performance at the 9th Olympic Games. The delegation of 25 people won a total of 3 individual gold medals, 1 team gold medal, and 5 gold medals.

1 silver medal and 7 bronze medals. A total of 16 medals have attracted the attention of the whole world to the Chinese Olympic delegation. Although the United States and other traditional sports powers have won most of the medals, they have not competed with the Chinese Olympic team for the first time.

Compared with the Chinese team that made great efforts in the Olympic Games, it is really insignificant.

"...Although the Chinese have won unprecedented medals, their events are not very technical, such as traditional fencing, rowing, football and other events. They did not even sign up for a team of 25 people, or even enough

Form a football team..."[

Some sour Western media evaluate the achievements of the Chinese people in this way, but they themselves dare not imagine that in the next sports meeting, there will still be only 25 Chinese people. Perhaps, they will double the number again.

The great success of the Olympic Games was immediately reported back to China by Song Ruhai. At the same time, major newspapers and radio stations in the southwest immediately released the good news.

"... Facts have once again proved that it is not that the Chinese are incapable of doing it, but that the Chinese have not tried to do it. The rise of the sports field represents that our national sports spirit is awakening..."

Su Shanxing, the first Chinese to win a gold medal and the first to break the world sprint record, immediately became a national hero. Yes, for many years, the Chinese have actually been able to defeat foreigners, and this was at the World Games.

The Chinese not only defeated all their opponents and won the gold medal, but also broke the world record. The huge victory achieved by the Olympic delegation inspired almost all Chinese people who care about current affairs. Shenbao and Southwest Daily even more

This article was published on the front page: Southwest Athletes won the championship at the World Games

The Olympic Games have just ended, late autumn has just arrived, and another shocking news has returned to China.

In October 1928, the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee officially announced that the Biology and Medicine Prize, one of the major Nobel Prizes, would be awarded to two Chinese people for their great medical contributions in discovering penicillin and applying it to clinical treatment.

Compared with the first sports victory, this time's breakthrough in science and technology immediately attracted the attention of newspapers and periodicals all over the world and in China.

The Chinese can also win the Nobel Prize. The Chinese have actually made such a huge contribution in the field of cutting-edge medicine. The Chinese were the first to discover penicillin, not plagiarism.

First came the Westerners. Many people began to pay attention to the Chinese characters on the penicillin boxes. Only after asking people who knew Chinese did they find out that it was this magical drug that they often used.

Penicillin is actually produced by the Chinese. It says: Made in China

"The Southwest is experiencing renaissance, and penicillin shocked the world."

"Penicillin, the new gold of the Chinese."

"Penicillin is just one of China's achievements in the field of new drugs."

"Southwest, the epitome of rising China."

"Southwest, China's hope for the future."

…

The country was in a state of complete excitement. Some newspapers even listed the astonishing achievements of the Southwest in recent years. As a result, even the writer himself was surprised to find that while the eyes of the country were still fixed on the situation between the North and the South, the Southwest had already done too much.

things.

It is an indisputable fact that modern industry was established in the Southwest.

Southwest defeated the British and the French, and the tens of thousands of prisoners are irrefutable proof.

Southwest has developed a series of advanced products, which are even sold all over the world.[

Land reform has been carried out in the southwest. Every farmer has land, seeds and fertilizers are free, and every meal has rice.

Going to school in Southwest China is free.

…

There are too many, and it seems that the Southwest was completely placed in front of the Chinese people at this time. Correspondingly, under the instruction of Zhang Shusheng, the major newspapers and radios in the Southwest also began to comment on the development and achievements of the Southwest.

publicity.

"Mother Xipi, this Zhang Shusheng is so ambitious."

In Nanjing, in the official residence of Chiang Kai-shek, the new leader of the Kuomintang, Mr. Chiang was furious because of the newspaper in his hand.

This is a newspaper from southwest China, and it is also published in Shanghai. The front page of the newspaper is a huge photo of a seven or eight-year-old child standing in front of a paddy field, holding a large bowl full of rice in his hand.

A full bowl of white rice with two pieces of meat on top.

The title of the picture is: Chinese people need to eat.

The annotation is: The land reform in Liujia Village was successfully completed. The farmers were allocated their own fertile land last year. With the excess grain, they even exchanged half a pound of pork for the festival from the township government.

"Darling, what's wrong?"

Soong Meiling walked in with a bowl of bird's nest porridge. Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek was furious, she carefully put down the bowl, picked up the newspaper on the ground, and saw the eye-catching headlines on the front page.

The National Government had just been established in Nanjing. For Soong Meiling, it was different from when she was most proud. She married a man who had a successful career and had just arrived in the thousand-year-old capital. She thought he was angry because of the war on the front line, but unexpectedly it was because of the southwest.

That Zhang Shusheng.

"Mother Xipi, this Zhang Shusheng is the best at showing off. He wants to rely on small favors to inspire people." Chiang Kai-shek had just received the battle report from the front line in the morning. The Northern Expeditionary Army's march was extremely smooth. With the joint support of the big landlord class and big capitalists, he successfully marched in Nanjing.

Establish political power.

The spring breeze is auspicious, horseshoes are broken, this year should be the most prosperous year, seeing that half of the country is in hand, and there are successive victories in the Northern Expedition, although there are some difficulties in Jiangxi along the way, but I am the one who has the most hope to win the country.

But at this time, Zhang Shusheng, who was in the southwest, jumped up and down more and more.

The original plan was to pacify or divide Zhang Shusheng's forces by dealing with other warlords. However, before his actions were launched, he staged a vigorous political offensive across the country.

There was land reform in three provinces, which won over farmers, and workers' compensation reform, which won over workers, and then the commercial law was promulgated, which clarified the nature of the individual private economy. Not to mention these, I pretended not to notice the commotion in the country.

, but he was able to steal the limelight internationally, and even everyone's newspapers put Zhang Shusheng's personal photo on the cover, hailing him as an "Oriental reformer."

Don’t you know that farmers have no food to eat? You know.

Workers bleed and sweat but don’t get paid. Don’t you know? You know.

Students have no money to go to school, and national education has failed. Don’t you know it? You know it too.

The Olympics need to be in the limelight and promote the country’s prestige. Don’t you know? You do.

The Nobel Prize is a global honor. Don’t you value it? You value it [

However, I really don’t have enough resources to do all this. Only by unifying China can I have the energy to do these things.

"Darling, in fact, I believe you can do these things. We can seek support from the Americans. My father has good personal relationships with several American congressmen. I can help you." Song Meiling acted like everyone, but only superficially

She smiled and didn't take the southwestern warlord leader seriously. In her opinion, only her Darling was the future ruler of China. As for Zhang Shusheng, he would also be divided or defeated. Compared to her brother-in-law, Darling was more like him.

He is a politician with great potential.

"Zhang Shusheng is a very hidden person. I have a hunch that he will become the biggest stumbling block on my political path."

Chiang Kai-shek sighed slightly. As a mature politician, this was not his first contact with the Southwest. Among other things, when he presided over the Whampoa Military Academy, he felt the pressure from China's No. 1 Military Academy in the Southwest. After taking charge, he felt

Under pressure from the joint government of the three southwestern provinces, he felt strongly that Zhang Shusheng, who had never participated in any dirty politics in the country, was either unlucky or a treacherous person seeking the country.

"Report"

While the two were talking, the secretary's voice sounded outside. Chiang Kai-shek asked if it was the confidential secretary who had come.

"Reporting to the committee, in the early hours of yesterday morning, Zhang Shusheng's forces in the southwest suddenly launched a rapid attack on Sichuan."

When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, a Qing Dynasty porcelain cup in his hand fell to the ground with a bang. This Zhang Shusheng actually took action so quickly. He had just made a new move. After stationing heavy troops in Nanchang, Jingdezhen, Shangrao and other places in Jiangxi, he

, taking advantage of losing one's family and property, even

The new Northern Expeditionary Army, which did not hesitate to seek a loan from a group of Shanghai banks with harsh conditions, re-armed the new Northern Expeditionary Army and launched a rapid attack on the north again, fighting fiercely with the Northern Army in Anhui. How could this Zhang Shusheng take advantage of the fire? How could they do this?

Regardless.

"You bastard, the leader of a mere southwestern warlord actually dares to disregard the life and death of the people and start a war rashly. Do you really think anyone in the world can touch him?"

Chiang Kai-shek was so angry that he was blowing his beard and staring. Seeing that victory was within his grasp, he only waited for the Northern Expedition to stop and frightened the north. After the negotiations were completed, he would concentrate on dealing with the southwest. Unexpectedly, Zhang Shusheng actually launched the Sichuan Campaign at this juncture.

He also didn't think that if he could start a war, why Zhang Shusheng couldn't, but he scolded him too much.

"How's the situation?"

"Commissioner, according to Liu Xiang's request for help report, Zhang Shusheng's action this time was very resolute. The Route Army set out from the direction of Panzhihua, which he had previously occupied and maintained stable operations, with about two divisions of troops, moving at lightning speed.

, to the west of Sichuan

March to the east. The troops of three divisions of the Route Army B entered Sichuan from the direction of Pingshan and Yibin, along the Yibin-Zigong-Weiyuan-Zizhong line, and marched towards Chengdu. The Route Army set out from Guizhou, and about two divisions of troops marched from the direction of Qijiang.

March to Chongqing."

The confidential secretary briefly analyzed the intelligence and waited for the commission's order. "Liu Xiang means that we should put pressure on Zhang Shusheng from the direction of Guangdong and Hunan. It is best to send troops to the three provinces to support the operation."

"support?"

Chiang Kai-shek was stunned for a moment and recovered from his anger. As a ruler, he still understood the basic posture. He couldn't help but angrily shouted: "Niang Xipi, support, how to support? Seven divisions in the southwest have 100,000 elites.

Our army hasn't even set out yet, and Liu Xiang is afraid that he has already surrendered."

"Darling, don't be angry..."

Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand slightly and said bitterly: "It's a pity that the great Southwest has taken the surname Zhang from now on."

Chiang Kai-shek's eyes could not see that Zhang Shusheng's three-pronged army marched into Sichuan, not to fight a tough battle. How could those small warlords in Sichuan's "chaos" be his opponents?

He was there to "force" surrender

In front of this 100,000-strong army, the southwest will be completely connected by Zhang Shusheng.
Chapter completed!