Zhu De and The Army for the Defense of the Republic in Sichuan and Yunnan (1916-1922)

As the Army for the Defense of the Republic faces defections from the revolutionary nationalist cause as well as powerful warlord enemies, Zhu De rethinks the military vocation. Further reading: Agnes Smedley, The Great Road: The Life and Times of Chu Teh [Zhu De] Some names from this episode: Cai E, Republican general and governor of Yunnan after the 1911-12 revolution Yuan Shikai, leader of the Beiyang Army and dictator after the fall of the Qing Xiong Kewu, Nationalist general turned war...