Xiaoming Xiaoming: A Chronicle of the Xiamen League and the New Army's War of Resistance

Author: Zeng Fanhua
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "Flocks of wild geese fly, Fen River is cold; Enemies reach the Niangguan Pass. Xianliang members surge into action, bravely deep into enemy territory" – this song from the "Xianliang Chorus," composed by Xian Xinghai, once echoed across the anti-Japanese battlefield in Shanxi. This book reflects the real history of the Xianliang Association and the New Seventh Army in their persistent anti-Japanese and salvation movement amid extremely complex circumstances. Although the "secret honeymoon" between Yan Xishan and the Communist Party for joint anti-Japanese efforts was short-lived, the Xianliang Association and the New Seventh Army, under the leadership of Communist Party members like Bo Guowei, successfully conducted thousands of battles, turning the Japanese dream of "integrating Shanxi into the North China Autonomous Region" into a bubble. The book begins with Yan Xishan's "invitation" to Bo Guowei to enter Shanxi to "discuss anti-Japanese and national salvation plans" and concludes with Wang Ruofei holding Mao Zedong's letter to negotiate an agreement with Yan Xishan in Qiulin Town, revealing many little-known materials. The author, with his skillful pen, vividly recreates the turbulent history, portraying the representatives from Japan, puppet regimes, Yan Xishan, and the Communist Party in lifelike detail. Not only does it depict the intricate interpersonal relationships, but it also portrays the grand and spectacular battlefield scenery. Reading it evokes a profound sense of historical weight.