The Republic of China: from the Commander of Northern Guangxi to the Emperor of Southern China

[Expansion + Struggle for Hegemony + Nation Building] In 1925, Lu Zhensheng crossed over to become the commander of the Northern Guangxi Border Guard Corps. His territory only consisted of Fangcheng, Qinzhou, and Beihai counties, with less than 1,500 soldiers. The suicide note left by his father read, "Military power belongs to the eldest son." The three battalion commanders were about to separate their families in the mourning hall. How should he write his own chapter in the troubled times of the Republic of China?