A Tale of Modern Chinese History: The Xi’an Incident

This book covers topics including the gunshots that heralded the capture of Chiang Kai-shek at Huaqing, Chiang Kai-shek's detention in Xincheng, Soong Mei-ling waking from a nightmare, two-faced opportunists and chameleons, Chiang Kai-shek writing his will, Communist representatives advocating peace, Zhou Enlai going to Xi'an to help Zhang and Yang, a biblical hint about the female bodyguard and the male guard, Soong Mei-ling weeping in the ancient city, the Young Marshal hastily releasing the tiger, the alarm surrounding the Three-Part Alliance, and a courtroom speech that reveals the truth.