Chapter 21

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  In the spring of 1934, Ma Zhongying and his 36th Division, who had suffered a crushing defeat, miraculously revived in the Tarim Desert. Sheng Shicai's troops and the Soviet Red Army approached from two sides to encircle them.

  The vast southern Xinjiang has been a sphere of influence for the British and Russian rivalry since the late Qing Dynasty, with both countries having consulates in Kashgar. After the collapse of Tsarist Russia, British influence greatly increased. When Sheng Shicai's Dihua government leaned towards the Soviet Union, the British panicked, and the British Consul-General in Kashgar gave full support to various separatist forces in Xinjiang to launch a rebellion, establishing the "East Turkestan Islamic Republic", which was completely under

  A replica of the Aguo rebellion at the end of the 9th century; it was also a result planned by the British. Aguo occupied Xinjiang for over ten years, and later was eliminated by Zuo Zongtang's army. The British plan was very thorough, most of Ma Zhongying's officers and soldiers were devout Muslims, just like Bai Yantiger, the leader of the Shaanxi Hui people's uprising in those days. Under Zuo Zongtang's pursuit, they fled to Xinjiang and cooperated with Aguo. After Aguo was eliminated, Bai Yantiger led 5,000 Shaanxi Hui people to escape to Russia across the border. Before his death, Bai Yantiger told his subordinates: "If there is a chance to make peace with the government, go back home and tap on the door ring of Xi'an city, that will be my call." The British were very confident, Ma Zhongying would definitely cooperate with them, so the British Consul General proactively sent someone to Kuqa to welcome Ma Zhongying.

  "This is indeed an opportunity," Ma Zhongying said at the officers' meeting, "but we are the newly organized 36th Division, and we are dignified Nationalist soldiers. What are the British? They have been bullying us Chinese since the Opium War. Our ancestors fought against the Eight-Nation Alliance in Beijing, and we must live up to our ancestors. We have fought against the Soviet Union and Britain, and we will fight against Britain's running dogs." This was said in response to the secretary of the British Consul. The older Hui people of Kucha also advised Ma not to act rashly, as this place in Xinjiang had seen the Hui people rise up with others to overthrow the government, only to be cleaned up by them afterwards.

  Will

  After the 36th Division had pursued the enemy and faced strong enemies, Ma Zhongying personally commanded the main force to launch a fierce attack on Kashgar. After four days and nights of intense battle, the "East Turkestan Islamic Republic" was destroyed. Ironically, this short-lived country's national flag featured stars and crescents as its emblem, with the emblem of the Republic of China above them. The officers and soldiers of the 36th Division were all amazed at Ma Zhongying's accurate judgment, fortunately they did not fall for the British deception.

  Cai Xuecun, a member of the Communist Party and a student who had studied in the Soviet Union, suggested to Ma Zhongying that they should quickly establish contact with the Soviet Consulate in Kashgar and cooperate with the Soviets to seek a new future for the 36th Division. "Now is the time when every second counts, the pursuing troops will arrive soon, and the one who wants to eliminate us most is not the Soviets but Sheng Shicai." Ma Zhongying told his officers: "Everyone has seen that the British are deceiving us, the Soviets are helping Sheng Shicai, and only with Soviet help can we open up a new situation in Xinjiang." Cai Xuecun's contact work went smoothly, and the Soviet Red Army stopped between Kucha and Kashgar before withdrawing.

  As soon as Sheng Shi received the report from the front-line commander Liu Bin, he was about to get angry. "Don't care about the Soviets, advance quickly and take down Kashgar! We must take down Kashgar!"

  Liu Bin led the Northeast Cavalry Regiment and Xinjiang's most elite armored units to cooperate with the Soviet army, winning victory after victory. Sheng Shicai handed over almost all of Xinjiang's military forces to him, and he was very excited. He received a telegram from Sheng Shicai, ignoring the opposition of the Soviet advisors, and led his troops to launch a bold attack. The cavalry took a shortcut around Kashgar to attack from the north, while the armored units launched a frontal assault from the south. Sheng Shicai's student army also marched towards the front line to reinforce, with over a dozen aircraft from the air force cooperating with the armored units.

  Sheng Shicai brought a lean team of advisors to haggle with the Soviet side, and the battles in southern Xinjiang directly affected the future pattern of Xinjiang.

  The battle of Kashgar was exceptionally fierce, with both sides locked in a stalemate for an entire week. The negotiations in Dihua made progress under Soviet mediation, and Ma Zhongying took office as the commander of Southern Xinjiang, with Hetian Oasis designated as the defensive zone of the 36th Division.

  The key point of the negotiations was that Kashgar, the most important stronghold in southern Xinjiang, would ultimately be handed over to Sheng Shicai, who refused to give up Kashgar. Ma Zhongying received an empty title as Commander-in-Chief of Southern Xinjiang, while Liu Bin made great contributions for Sheng Shicai and was appointed Garrison Commander of Kashgar.

  Ma Zhongying was deeply impressed by airplanes, but he wasn't very interested in tanks and armored vehicles. The brave men of the 36th Division had destroyed many tanks and armored vehicles, but they couldn't deal with airplanes. Airplanes were just too powerful! He had to learn how to fly one. This was Ma Zhongying's main condition for negotiating with the Soviet Union: let me fly an airplane, and everything else will be easy to discuss.

  Cai Xuecun and other staff members repeatedly reminded him that he should share power with Sheng Shicai and ask the Soviet Union to equip the 36th Division first. The Soviet consul looked at this lovable big kid, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Cai Xuecun, don't try to persuade him anymore. If the commander likes airplanes, let him fly one. We have plenty of airplanes in the Soviet Union, but flying an airplane requires special training."

  "Then train me!" Ma Zhongying couldn't wait any longer. The consul patted his shoulder and said, "You need to go abroad, to Kiev, Moscow, and other places in the Soviet Union."

  "I thought I was going to heaven," Ma Zhongying said with a smile. "Airplanes fly in the sky, so pilots must live in the sky, just like Sun Wukong."

  The negotiations went smoothly, and the 36th Division gathered more than 10,000 officers and soldiers. Commander Gao personally selected 240 robust young men. Commander Gao stood at the foot of Mount Kunlun, gazing up at the vast blue sky, imagining his future air force: 240 brave warriors from Hezhou, each with a warplane, forming a massive fleet of 240 aircraft; there were fighter jets and bombers, flying and shouting like a flock of birds. Cai Xuecun smiled and said, "Commander, what about reconnaissance planes?" "No need for reconnaissance planes, these guys are as fierce as eagles, with one flap of their wings they can catch rabbits and old foxes, and even wolves, no need to sneak around." Cai Xuecun was trained until he was stunned.

  The 36th Division was acting under the command of Ma Hu-shan, brother-in-law of General Ma Chung-ying, who had taken a large group of young men to the Soviet Union to study aviation.

  Xinjiang has finally achieved peace. Sheng Shicai personally formulated six major policies, eliminating prostitution and opium, rectifying the administration of justice, cracking down on corruption, executing a batch of county magistrates, and establishing special service organizations for public servants to ensure their livelihoods. Public servants can only work diligently and conscientiously. The selection of cadres is also unique, and a primary school teacher who is capable can directly become a bureau chief or department head. Xinjiang presents a thriving scene, in stark contrast to the corruption and inefficiency of inland areas. After visiting the Soviet Union, Sheng Shicai's confidence increased greatly, as the Soviet Union only provided special supplies for a small number of high-ranking cadres, while the majority of mid-level cadres lived relatively tense lives, and ordinary people were even worse off. The public service organizations in Xinjiang face all public servants.

  The Soviet tank troops who retreated from Southern Xinjiang left a tank regiment in Hami, and the rest withdrew. This tank regiment was stuck at the gateway to Xinjiang like a nail. Assisting Sheng Shicai were Soviet advisers and Communist Party members, all of whom were Chinese students abroad, but they listened to Moscow and did not take orders from anyone else. Out of self-interest, Sheng Shicai invited cadres from Yan'an to work in Xinjiang, but the Soviet Union only allowed party members to work in Xinjiang and forbade the development of organizations. At that time, China was most advanced in Dixie outside of Yan'an, attracting young people and progressive individuals from all over the country.

  Drawing on the experience of the Soviet Great Purge, a great purge also began in Xinjiang, with the first to be targeted being agents sent by imperialist countries such as Britain and Japan, as well as feudal kings. All old officials from the Jin Shuren era were rounded up. This was also the only joyful and thorough purge launched by Sheng Shicai. Sheng's prestige soared to unprecedented heights. His enemy Ma Chung-ying was still in the Soviet Union, and that formidable 36th Division was still in the oasis of Khotan.

  He has too many enemies and doesn't dare think about it carefully, the more he thinks, the more frightened he becomes.

  Young officer Yin Qingbo joined Ma Zhongying's army to fight against Feng Yuxiang's National Army in 1929. At that time, progressive young people from all over Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia were eager to join Ma Zhongying's army. The Han people, Sala people and Dongxiang people from the northern plateau flocked to join Ma Zhongying's army.

  Later, Yin Qingbo came to Xinjiang as a staff member of the 36th Division with Ma Zhongying and first fought in Ma Ming's vanguard troops. In the Qitai campaign, he defected to Sheng Shicai.

  He thought Sheng Shicai was a true revolutionary. Sheng Shicai appreciated his talent and let him command the army to defend Dihua. After the siege of Dihua was lifted, he was promoted to regimental commander and led his troops in pursuit of Ma Zhongying to Kashgar, becoming one of Sheng Shicai's most trusted high-ranking military officers.

  That was his most glorious day. He stood alone, facing the 36th Division in Kashgar, a distant southern Xinjiang city. The officers and soldiers of the 36th Division looked at him with new eyes. At first, he was just an ordinary person when he was in the 36th Division, even he himself didn't know what his talents were. He told those old friends from the 36th Division who came to visit him: My talent was discovered by Director Sheng, Director Sheng is a true revolutionary soldier, formulated six major policies and eight declarations, established an anti-imperialist army. Our military song was written by Director Sheng himself. The generals under Director Sheng were all directly promoted from the bottom, Napoleon was also directly promoted to marshal from soldiers and low-ranking officers. Director Sheng is one of the few revolutionary leaders in history.

  There are no lack of individuals who yearn for progress and are devoted to the revolution among the 36th Division. They originally followed Ma Zhongying in revolt to overthrow warlords and save the people, but now they suddenly like Sheng Shicai.

  At that time, the sun in Xinjiang was very bright. Sheng Daban had been buried for too long and had just risen from the lowlands. Compared to Ma Zhongying, who was covered in dust, Sheng Shicai shone with a dazzling light and was full of charm.

  Yin Qingbo, commander of the Xinjiang Anti-Imperialist Army, gets up every day before dawn to lead the entire army in drills.

  When the sun came out, they had finished their exercise. More than a thousand officers and soldiers stood upright with their chests out and abdomens in, guarding their dan Tian, clenching their fists tightly, with moist eyes, gazing at the sun running on the top of Kunlun Mountain.

  At this solemn moment, Colonel Yin told the officers and soldiers about his experience of working beside Director Huang. "Director Huang gets up before dawn every day and doesn't eat until very late at night. In the Qitai battle, we defeated Haganas and captured gold hidden in sheep intestines by Haganas. Director Huang distributed these gold pieces on the spot to everyone, one share per person."

  Yin Qingbo was born into a poor family, and his current cultural knowledge was self-taught through hardships. He had a conviction that everyone should be equal, not exploiting or taking advantage of each other. It was an era full of ideals and convictions, where people yearned for progress, longed for revolution, and put it into practice.

  When Captain Yin finished speaking, the sun was just leaving the vast mountain valley, galloping in the azure sky.

  The officers and soldiers lined up to have breakfast, but Colonel Yin wanted to stay alone for a while. The sun rose from the Kunlun Mountains and slowly ascended, revealing its vastness and depth. In the deepest part of the sky was a pure blue color, where the sun sank into that blue, shining like the pupil in an eye. Every time Colonel Yin saw the sun's pupil, his soul would be elevated once more. That was the highest state of human life, with thunder and lightning piercing through one's chest, a kind of trembling that surpassed any form of war. Colonel Yin was not an ordinary soldier; he told his officers: "A true soldier must not only withstand the baptism of gunfire but also the baptism of great character." In a low voice, Colonel Yin said to everyone: "In the days when I followed General Sheng on campaigns, I was like Napoleon's Imperial Guard wearing bear fur hats - that was the most glorious moment for a soldier."

  The officers and soldiers often heard Colonel Yin say such things, and these words were like classical music, with a new feeling every time they were played. Colonel Yin had to see the sun in the south every day. This place has very few cloudy days throughout the year, and Colonel Yin liked this place very much. The rolling mountains and vast Gobi Desert here are all prepared for soldiers, especially the bright sunshine. A duty soldier said: "Report to the colonel, why don't you write that experience into an article? Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek wrote 'The Record of President Sun's Difficulty' back then." When General Chen Jiongming of the Guangdong Army launched a rebellion, Sun Yat-sen took refuge on the Yongfeng ship, and Chiang Kai-shek followed him closely. Later, Chiang wrote this experience into a small booklet "The Record of President Sun's Difficulty", which was published with a preface by Sun Yat-sen himself. During the Dazakou Battle, Sheng Shicai's army was defeated, and only a few bodyguards followed Sheng Shicai to escape back to Diwopu. Colonel Yin was among them. Those bodyguards died one after another, and Colonel Yin became the only survivor. After being prompted by the duty soldier, Colonel Yin quickly wrote an article "The Record of Director Sheng's Adventure in the Eastern Border", which was published on the front page of the first edition of Diwopu's "Anti-Imperialist Front". Director Sheng was very happy and met with Colonel Yin during his inspection tour of the south, and they took a photo together. In this way, Colonel Yin's feeling about the sun deepened again.

  The second day after leaving Kashgar, it was in the midst of summer. After commanding his troops to finish their drills, Colonel Yin gazed intently at the Kunlun Mountains in the distance. The sun burst forth from the valley, shining brightly in all directions. Suddenly, Colonel Yin's eyes went dark. He saw a black spot deep within the sun, which gradually grew larger and larger until it was boundless. Colonel Yin's soul flew away. After letting out a loud cry, he couldn't open his eyes again, his vision blurry, his pupils dim, and the sun looked old and worn out. He didn't dare believe his own eyes. Everyone said that he had an eye disease and needed treatment. After reporting to the Dihua Prefectural Office, Colonel Yin returned to Dihua City for medical treatment of his eyes.

  At that time, Dihua Hospital was a gathering place for many outstanding intellectuals. All the doctors were German-educated returnees.

  The doctor told Captain Yin: "You can't look at the sun for a long time. Although the sun is bright, looking at it for a long time will lead to the opposite of brightness, and darkness will appear."

  "Captain Yoon asked: 'Why is this?'"

  The doctor said: "Xinjiang has long sunshine time, clean air, good transparency, and strong sunlight stimulation to people, especially in summer. Staying on the Gobi Desert without glasses is impossible. Under the scorching sun, eyes are like dew on grass leaves, drying up as soon as they are exposed."

  "How can you compare human eyes to dewdrops?"

  "Not to mention the eyes, human life is like dew, as Cao Cao's poem says: 'With wine in hand, I sing, how fleeting is human life? Like morning dew, gone before one knows it.' Dew cannot escape the scorching sun."

  "Director Yin said, "Why hide? This is the luck of dew. If it doesn't accept sunlight, it will be swallowed by dust. You scholars are too weak. Life will eventually disappear in time, you can't complain."

  "Time is ruthless, and the loss of life is painful."

  "You've never gazed at the sun, so you can't appreciate that solemn moment," said Captain Yin. "Deep within the sunlight is the pupil of the sky."

  "The doctor exclaimed: 'You say the sun is the eye of the sky?'"

  "The divine light of the universe is fully condensed in those eyes."

  "Oh! You saw the darkness of the sun."

  "What did you say? The sun has darkness?"

  "You saw the pupil of the sun, and the pupils are all black."

  "I yearn for brightness, yet I look at the sun, how can I see darkness?"

  "You've been watching for too long, you've been watching too deeply, you've seen things that others can't see."

  "I really didn't think I would get this disease."

  "It's either you who is sick, or the sun that is sick."

  Soldier Yin Qingbo did not refute it, nor did he say that scholars were weak. He stayed in the backyard of the hospital all day.

  Here, the poplars and birches are in full leaf, their bark a bright white. People wave at him from windows - there are so many windows, every room is a sickroom, and they're all real patients. What's he doing among them, with his eyes back to normal, the whole world spread out before him, sharp-edged and clear?

  He requested to be discharged and return to his unit. The doctor said, "Come back for a check-up tomorrow." Colonel Yin did not sleep all night, thinking of the days in southern Xinjiang, thinking of the sun flying over the Kunlun Mountains and the cool wind of Tashkurgan.

  The doctor came to call him before dawn, and he hadn't gotten up this early in a long time. He followed the doctor up to the rooftop. The moon was extinguishing itself, and the flat houses of the city presented a somber blue, like a fairy tale world. When the sun came out, the doctor told him: "Ordinary people can stare at the sun for at most sixteen seconds, but you far exceeded this limit. You lasted two hours."

  The sun came out at 8:30. At 10 o'clock, Captain Yin suddenly shouted "Ah!" and his eyes turned black. The doctor asked, "What did you see?"

  "The sun has cracked open and black water is gushing out, is it going to rain?"

  His pupils were like ignited fuse blue light flashing.

  The doctor said: "Blue light is the purest light."

  "What about the white light?"

  "When light mixes with dust it appears white." The doctor said, "Space is azure blue, that's the original color of the universe."

  "Is space black?"

  "Space has no dark light, the dark light is in the depths of the sun. The sun only needs us to see its brightness, but you have wild ideas and intrude into its forbidden zone."

  "I am loyal."

  "Loyalty is not enough, wisdom is also needed," said the doctor. "You can't leave the hospital."

  "Afterwards I looked at the sun for no more than three minutes, isn't that enough like everyone else?"

  "Life is one-time, it's impossible to enter the past."

  Director Yin still wanted to argue, but the doctor said: "I'm just like you, I'm also receiving treatment." Two strangers were waiting downstairs, and the doctor followed them into a large house. Director Yin walked through the long, dark corridor, he saw many large houses. The people in the houses were all working with their heads down, sorting materials, copying and writing, not talking to each other. They wore the same clothes as him. After the April 12th Revolution, civil servants from various departments in Xinjiang wholeheartedly threw themselves into work. Director Yin did not expect that even the hospital was a scene of busy activity, just like a military camp.

  One day, someone outside the door shouted to him: "Yin Qingbo will see a guest." "I am a patient, who wants to see me, let him come in by himself." The person calling him couldn't bear it and said: "If you don't see him, I'll drive him away." Captain Yin followed the man across the big courtyard, and the man pointed at the white house, saying: "One minute, hurry up a bit."

  Director Yin entered the white house, his wife was inside. His wife asked him how he was doing physically, he said it's fine, and his wife took out a few shirts and some food. His wife asked: "Did they beat you?" "Why would they beat me?"

  "It's all right as long as you don't get beaten. If you're put in Jinshuren's prison, you'll definitely lose a few layers of skin." "You call this a prison?"

  "You haven't broken the law, can the government arrest you? Everyone knows you've broken the law. A five-foot-tall man, a good man does things like a good man should. You weren't like this before."

  Commander Yin returned to his room and lay down for a while, unwilling to be treated as a prisoner. He found the ward and looked out, seeing many people waiting in line at the clinic, all sorts of people. Commander Yin really couldn't see any difference between the outside world and this place. When he decided to go out, someone immediately blocked his way. It was a door in the corridor, and the person inside wouldn't let him leave. The free people on the other side of the corridor looked at him, thinking he was an inpatient. He understood that it's easy to come in but hard to get out.

  They waited for the trial, and during the trial, they would clarify all the questions. Colonel Yin slept peacefully. The guard said that he was one of the earliest prisoners in the new prison. Colonel Yin said, "I am not a prisoner until I have been sentenced, I am not a prisoner." The guards laughed, laughing inexplicably.

  Soon he saw many old acquaintances, all of whom were meritorious ministers who had helped Shengshi Cai conquer the world after the 412 Revolution.

  When Sheng Shicai was appointed as the commander of the Eastern Route, he had no troops. Fu Zongtang, the commander of a brigade, handed over his troops to Sheng Shicai, giving him real power. During the April 12th Revolution, General Zheng Runcheng of the Northeastern Army controlled the most elite Northeastern Righteous and Brave Army in Urumqi, supporting Sheng Shicai as the supervisor of border defense. Liu Bin, a division commander, and Yang Shutang, a regimental commander, had led their troops to defeat Ma Zhongying and Zhang Peiyuan.

  These people all came in one after another. These people are as loyal to Sheng Shicai as Yin Tuanzhang is. Except for Zheng Runcheng, the other generals were all promoted by Sheng Shicai himself, and Sheng Shicai discovered talents in them that they didn't even know they had, bringing them to the pinnacle of their lives overnight. Everyone has an exciting experience. The guards said: "You guys have been heroes once, it's worth it, what can we do, we can only be guards." Everyone laughed, "Sheng Duiban knows people and is good at using them, letting you be door dogs." The guards also laughed, "You're so mighty on the battlefield, but in the end, you still fall into our hands." Everyone said: "This is called a tiger falling to the plain and being bullied by dogs."

  The days dragged on, like the strings of an erhu, pulling at people's heartstrings. No one had the enthusiasm to talk about their own heroic exploits in the mountains and forests anymore. They waited for the trial, and during the trial, everything would be made clear. Everyone thought it was just a misunderstanding, how could Director Sheng lock up his trusted generals for life? The guards said: "You're all trusted generals? Have you been inside Director Sheng's stomach?" Everyone nodded repeatedly, and the guards said: "Then you're the tapeworms in Director Sheng's stomach, he'll have to fart you out." Everyone looked at the guards with reverence, the guards were like philosophers. "If you don't fart out the tapeworms, your stomach will hurt." "Director Sheng is a revolutionary leader, we followed him because we yearn for revolution and are willing to die for it." "The key is that you've crawled into someone else's stomach."

  Everyone's head hung down, and it is said that the sunflower is so loyal to the sun. Its petals are shaped according to the image of sunlight. Without looking at the reminder, everyone felt the severity of the problem. Because in the end, the sunflower turned the sunlight into black. The seeds of the sunflower are as dense as black ants.

  The first to plead guilty was Colonel Yin Qingbo.

  I see black water rising from the depths of the sunlight, and the sunlight is like asphalt. Over a thousand officials and soldiers all say that the sunlight is radiant, but I alone have seen the darkness of the sun.

  The guard asked: "Why?" Yin Qingbo said: "The doctor told me that I couldn't look at the sun for too long, but I looked every day, and each time it was two or three hours."

  The guard said: "You can't even see anything wrong with this? You're really something."

  "If I just take a look for a while, there won't be any problem."

  "Don't make excuses for yourself, you're still a soldier."

  The guard led Captain Yin into the courtyard, and Captain Yin said: "You really know how to joke, wait till dawn and let me see the sun again."

  The watchman told him that it was now high noon at twelve o'clock, "You take the afternoon for midnight, and the sun has become a lump of coal in your eyes, a pile of ashes."

  The guard asked the people in the prison: "Who else wants to go out and see the sun?"

  Everyone was afraid to speak out, because when Director Yin went out, everyone saw that outside the prison cell it was darker than inside, but the clock hands were at 12 o'clock. General Liu Bin said: "Death is not worth regretting, I am only sorry for myself, just starting to build merit and already trapped in prison." Since the April 12th Revolution, all wars in Xinjiang have been commanded by General Liu Bin. He was the commander-in-chief of the provincial army's front line, and Soviet advisors called him a true Chinese soldier. General Liu said: "I was unknown under Zhang Xueliang, but Governor Sheng knew how to use people and made me a real soldier. Our Northeastern military officers and soldiers were able to get rid of the shame of losing our troops and land under Governor Sheng's command and restore our dignity as soldiers. We defeated Rao Lefu in Hami and Zhang Peiyuan in Usu, and pursued Ma Zhongying for thousands of kilometers." General Liu shouted: "Let me hear the military bugle call again!"

  The bugle sounded, and the prisoners immediately regained their military nature, lined up to report, and began to sing a military song, that famous Xinjiang Anti-Imperialist Army military song: "Anti-Imperialist Army, iron will, iron heart, raise high the anti-imperialist flag, bravely advance forward... even if imperialism is ferocious and brutal, it cannot defeat our flesh-and-blood Great Wall..." The guards rushed over, using their batons to knock them down. The bugle sound continued to echo, and the guards pressed their ears to the ground, they understood that the bugle sound was coming from deep within the earth.

  The guards called to report to the Supervisory Office, and the personnel from the Public Security Administration rushed over. The military bugle and song sent chills down one's spine. The Soviet advisor at the Public Security Administration said: "These people can't stay any longer, hurry up with the materials."

  The guards splashed cold water on those who had been beaten unconscious, and by the time it was almost dawn, everyone had been splashed awake. When they woke up, each one was extremely surprised. The guard said: "Do you still want to hear the military horn?" They said: "The military horn is our soul, it's really intoxicating." "Haven't you heard enough in the military camp?" "In the past, we were cannon fodder for the warlords. Since following Director Sheng, we have become revolutionary soldiers, and the sound of the military horn has only had practical significance." The guard said: "I understand, your temperament is like that of a circus horse, hearing the drums and gongs makes you want to kick your hooves." The guard said: "This is going to be big trouble."

  "Everyone asks why."

  The guard said: "I know you are all heroes of the anti-imperialist army, but some crimes are not felt by yourselves. If Director Sheng can discover your talents, he can also discover your evil deeds."

  They didn't know what they were capable of at first, but as soon as Sheng Shi promoted them, they showed their talents.

  The guard said: "Sheng Duban understands you better than you understand yourselves."

  When they were first given to Jin Shuren Zhang Xueliang as soldiers, hearing the military horn sound was either incontinent or mad and crazy, making people look like ghosts. Following Sheng's management, they suddenly had the dignity of a soldier.

  The guard said: "Flowers are not always red for a hundred days, and people are not always good for a hundred days. Just when you began to harbor rebellious intentions, Director Sheng timely salvaged you."

  Everyone's mouth is agape, finding it hard to accept.

  The guard said, "This rescue is painful, but people are so complicated. Otherwise, Zhuge Liang could have shed tears and executed Ma Su? Ma Su was loyal for a lifetime, but finally committed a great crime. If he had been executed earlier, he would not have lost Jieting. Sheng Duiban is brilliant in this regard, cutting off the rotten parts in time and keeping a person's integrity to the greatest extent."

  It's better to live a few days with relish than to drag out a meaningless existence for a hundred years.

  The watchman was delighted to hear that. Everyone said that the watchman was not bad, they had never seen such a high-level watchman, even better than the professor.

  The guard said: "Well, you guessed it right, I am a professor, a professor in the School of Humanities at Tsinghua University."

  Kan Xianying studied in England, France and Germany, learning the most advanced experimental psychology and Freudian psychoanalysis. His students were all central figures of modern Chinese literature, such as Liu Na'ou and Mu Shiying of the New Sensation School.

  "In the 24th year of the Republic, I read Du Zhongyuan's "Xinjiang in the New Era" in Shanghai and was shocked. I never thought that in the distant depths of Central Asia there would be a new world full of light and life. Writers Mao Dun, painter Lu Shaofei, movie star Zhao Dan, and journalist Sa Kong were all moved by this book. We left Shanghai and came to Dihua to establish Xinjiang College. The Soviet advisor said my specialty was suitable for dealing with criminals, so Director Sheng appointed me as a guard."

  The guard at the waist with a key like a soldier's bullet belt, said: "I like this job, strange and novel, the new world is indeed fascinating. Dealing with you guys is more interesting than dealing with those little bourgeoisie from Tsinghua University."

  The old guard lived to be over 90 years old, until 1975. Because he was proficient in foreign languages, he was transferred to the data room to do translation work, translating the American-written "Rise and Fall of the Nazi Third Reich". The book records that when the Nazi Party first rose to power, its supporters were all thugs and rascals. Later, the German intellectual community also got involved. The German intellectual community had been leading the world since the 1880s, and Berlin was one of the largest cultural centers in the world. At first, the intellectuals were not interested in the Nazi movement, and even looked down on it. But after accidentally hearing a speech by Hitler, they were conquered by this madman's genius, and their outlook on life changed in just a few minutes. The old guard remembered reading "Shengshi Cai and Xinjiang" in Shanghai in the 1930s, and the kind of soul-stirring shock that was etched in his memory forever, unforgettable. That shock was like a girl meeting her dream prince on the street, an unconditional and wholehearted longing.

  At that time, tens of thousands of outstanding individuals left the bustling metropolis and came to Xinjiang. They sought a new world on the vast and desolate Central Asian plateau. At that time, Xinjiang was indeed China's most advanced province.

  The sunshine there was deep and pure, moving everyone.

  Yin Qingbo told everyone that Ma Zhongying had been yearning for Xinjiang since his youth, saying that the deserts here are the last ocean for horsemen.

  The guard said: "Taklamakan was once a sea, but it disappeared. Ma Zhongying is searching for the divine horse that has long since vanished." The guard said: "Huihui people cherish their horses, and horses are their souls. When Ma Zhongying entered Xinjiang, the April 12th Revolution happened to occur, indicating that he had already sensed that this was where the new world was located." The guard said: "Although Ma Zhongying went to the Soviet Union, his final resting place is here."

  Yin Qingbo said: "To die without regret in a new world."

  Yin Qingbo asked everyone, and everyone said they would die without regret. Everyone didn't look like a prisoner at all, and the new world was sunny.