Sichuan-Chongqing brotherhood underworld, blood and tears on the Yunnan-Burma Road, a legendary tale of resistance in southwest China
The radio drama Wild Grass Grows in the Southwest: Stories from the War Against Japan is now available on Xuexi Qiangguo, Qingting, and Manbo.
About the point of view:
The story is told from the male lead's perspective because his experiences are a good way to showcase that era. The novel features many vivid women who live life on their own terms: Yang Junxiu's resilience, Wang Xique's courage, Mu Mingshi's selfless devotion to saving the country, Liu Wurang's bold loyalty, Sandao Liang's valor and faithfulness to her word, Zisu's tenacity, and Qing Zhuye's open-mindedness in adversity, among others. I can't put into words the depth of my love for them. Every one of them is based on a real person, and each has her own legendary past.
Synopsis:
A fortune-teller told him that he would bring misfortune to his closest kin, live and die alone, and one day become so bloodthirsty that he would meet an even worse end.
He believed it, but he wanted to defy fate.
He passed through the bloody conflicts of the brotherhood underworld, the stirring saga of the Yunnan-Burma Road, the bitter struggle over the opium ban in Huili, and the partings and deaths that followed the fall of western Yunnan...
It wasn't until he met her that he finally stopped wandering, and looked back on his legendary life...
Main couple: A retired big shot, bereaved of all his loved ones and scarred by war, VS a wealthy young lady who lost the love of her life. They save each other.
This novel was honored with a place in the China Writers Association's 2025 Key Works Support Program for Online Literature. It has been revised under the guidance of provincial and municipal writers' associations, and is expected to conclude after a full-text revision on June 30. There are many new plot developments, so I recommend rereading the whole story!
The sequel is now underway. After sharing the legendary years of the War of Resistance, I hope to meet you all again as we build a new China:
A Mountain Village Phoenix Meets a Fallen Prodigy
A story about a rural woman who fails the college entrance exam in the 1980s, then makes a comeback and becomes a township chief!
A career-minded local heroine + an ensemble of supportive best friends + a younger wolf-dog type pursuing his wife through a bittersweet gauntlet + face-slapping satisfaction + comeback satisfaction
A few notes
1. The main storyline is adapted from the real experiences of my great-grandfather, grandparents, and other family members. If anything seems similar, it's a sign of our connection.
2. Most of the plot is original, and the setting has been changed considerably. This is a work of fiction, not documentary literature, so please don't map it wholesale onto real life.
3. Writing this story has personal commemorative significance. I won't accept writing advice. If it's not to your taste, I hope you find something you like in my next novel.
I hope everyone will be kind to one another and enjoy reading!
Theme: Bear witness to the legends of our ancestors, and face the future with confidence and openness.
I cried after reading it. Brother Pao was chivalrous along the way, the love between children was strong, and the hatred between family and country...
The one who used the military truck to transport the mattresses was Bing Xin, the old man.
The writing is very good. I haven't read this kind of article for a long time. I want to read about reform and opening up. Come on!
I finished reading it in one go. The first half made me feel emotional, the middle made me teary and my blood boiled, and the last part made me feel sad. I almost stopped by the subway. It is truly a long song that is soul-stirring.
Zhou Lixing is not the male protagonist of traditional anti-Japanese novels. He has never joined the party in his life and has never been on a frontal battlefield. However, he brings together many vivid and real aspects of that period of history. The author gave him many "golden fingers": photographic memory, martial arts genius, and extraordinary intuition. In his entire life, it can be said that he never missed a step. However, with the blessing of such a golden finger, I never felt that he was too "lucky", but from the beginning to the end I just felt sorry for him for losing too much. He was never a hero or a leader, he was just a poor kid with a bit of ruthlessness and a bit of backbone, a talented young man, a young man who was learning to grow while walking on thin ice.
Yes, he has gone through a lot and is still just a young man in his 30s! I literally burst into tears when I realized this. Many period novels set the protagonist's age at the beginning to be very young in order to allow him to experience more historical nodes. But Zhou Lixing, he was still so young when he became the returning man who had gone through many vicissitudes of life in the battlefield at the beginning of the chapter! Such turbulent "teenage" years have ended up in the image of an ordinary, simple and honest farmer. Without success and fame, it can even be said that he lives in poverty. Reading some of the descriptions in the last few chapters is like a warning bell for poverty alleviation. The author seems to have kicked all traditional heroic narratives aside at once, yet makes readers feel that this is the way it should be. He is undoubtedly a hero, but after watching the ending, I didn't feel any regrets about the ending of a hero. I just felt that Zhou Lixing could finally take a break. Our country and nation finally no longer needed him to fight to the death to protect the people behind him. It doesn't matter if you are poor, it doesn't matter if your children fail to live up to expectations. At least they won't lose so much along the way like Zhou Lixing.
The author used his eyes to record the images of so many admirable ancestors and comrades. Each one is so plump and three-dimensional, which is impressive. In particular, there are many beautiful and majestic female images, such as Liu Wuniang, Wang Lihua, Sandao Liang, Mu Mingshi... This kind of preference and ease in description is obvious to all, and I don't need to go into details. What I want to praise this novel most is actually another feature. It gives people a wonderful feeling. It is difficult to explain this feeling in words, but the emotion in my chest forced me to try a little more.
Sometimes we discuss how, in writing these old histories in the new era, we can surpass those of our predecessors who have heard, seen, or even personally experienced them? Does such writing still make sense? But this novel really has this meaning. Although the whole story is so gloomy and pathos, there is a vague delicacy of a female author and "the vigor and hope of the new era" that have not been seen in old classics. There is a firm idealism in these words. It is not a tragic ideal that our ancestors clung to despite enduring hardships. It is more like saying to readers, "We have such heroic ancestors! We have not forgotten history, but we are confident that we will make the mountains and rivers they left behind better." It even says to the predecessors who have stayed in history, "You see, our country and nation will indeed get better in the future." To speculate, I think the ancestors would be particularly happy to see someone rewrite their stories with the confidence of seeing a new era.
I was typing words while walking, and apologized for the rambling paragraphs and lack of words. When I was studying literature, I hated writing reviews, but after reading this article, I really couldn't help but want to write something. Author, you deserve to win the award, you must continue writing. By the way, I would like to ask where the author's bibliography for writing this article is. I want to read it in QAQ.
A gift for my wife
I actually read books quite quickly, but my wife's book took me a really long time to read. Maybe it has a magical and wonderful blending feeling with the current world, which made me reluctant to take my thoughts out of the book.
Normally, I could finish reading the novel in one sitting in one sitting, but when I read this book in the dead of night, I was so affected by the fate of the characters and the motherland that I couldn't help but shed tears.
In this book, I saw Brother Pao's sincerity and sincerity. He was not a coward. I also saw the evil people's hearts in the darkness. However, there are still so many people constantly striving for the same goal. I was deeply moved.
In fact, there is not much love between children in the wife's copywriting. It can only be said to be a clue that leads to the story line that runs through the entire book.
But there is a hidden line of fate, and everyone's fate is already determined on this line. I love novels, I like reading books, and I like the sense of fate in which people's fate is pushed to the end by the story. I like to speculate on how the next story node will develop. But I can't guess or understand this story. All events develop so quickly and intensely, and the next second it reaches another climax.
It is really a good book worth savoring ~ I hope it can be published in paper version! Let me collect one!
I just write whatever comes to mind, and then talk about the unpredictable sense of fate. Who would have thought that after Zhou Lixing, who had to take revenge, was besieged by monkeys, he would fight with monkeys every day and learn the essence of Xingyiquan with long arms and backs! (My colleague Amway and I were telling stories along the way. When we talked about this, we also successfully aroused the interest of my colleagues. We all thought it was so fun and dramatic.) Later, when I entered the world and became a disciple as a pao brother, it was also a very legendary experience. The amazing thing is that my wife covered Zhou Lixing's countless ups and downs in just a few chapters. It was very enjoyable to read! This is a cool article!
And of course there's the bad guy throughout! Finally he was executed by the people! I responded to that sentence, not because the time has not come yet, but many people who were bullied and hurt by him will never come back... My sister Xique. .
As my wife said, the female characters in the novel all have their own souls, and they are by no means just paper figures created for the character's plot. I am very happy to see that they all have prototypes. It is really great, the female characters will be self-reliant! It's an honor to see their legendary past with my wife. Wang Xique, the pair of sisters who struggled not to bow to fate, and Liu Wuniang who helped the people in distress (the charm of her personality is not just this, I am deeply attracted to this female general who can occupy a place in Brother Pao)
To be honest, the emotional line in the copywriting appears very late. It feels like the protagonist has upgraded all the way, and finally it is the story with the heroine. They have the same pain. I feel like a little animal clings to the wound and heals it. I still stand by Sister Xique for the emotional line! And Zhou Lixing. There are also those becp eldest ladies Xu Wanyan and Feng Zhengming. (Here I have to say my admiration for the protagonist. This brotherhood can do this! I am willing to do justice in your name! Zhou Lixing is just a small person, but many people planted red seeds in his heart, which slowly took root, sprouted, blossomed, and finally bore numerous fruits.)
In this book, I feel that although there is no trace of fate, it really pushes everyone towards their own ending, and my heart is tight, but this is the real charm of this novel. So my wife can write more stories about Zhou Lixing's upgrades all the way (Oh, it's not a writing guide, but I feel it's more of a cool story. It can attract more people who like to watch the upgrade flow. Oh no, there are many treasures for those who like to watch the emotional flow. It's okay, just keep going on your own path!)
This long review is a bit confusing, but I typed it out because I have my interview tomorrow and I wanted to prepare a gift for my wife. After thinking about it, this long review should be a good gift. Now I'm typing it up in bed at night. Hehehehe, I'm so happy (ง •̀_•́)ง
I cried all the way on the subway.
It would have been great if the relationship between the eldest lady and Feng Zhengming had been relaxed for a while, even if it was only for a short time.
I would like to thank the author for his hard work in researching the information. I am very lucky to have read such a good article. It made me burst into tears and choked me with tears several times. It also allowed me to get a glimpse of the local customs and customs in Sichuan. The writing is very good, the writing style is very good, but there are so many typos, which makes me very speechless. I have been reading articles in Jinjiang for more than 20 years, and this is the article with the most typos so far. There is no one. I am catching bugs while reading. To be honest, I am numb in the end. I just start catching bugs when I can't bear it. I see that the author has come back to revise the article, but why doesn't he correct the typos? The characters of a person's name change as they are written, even though they have the same pronunciation. The whole article almost killed my obsessive-compulsive disorder. If it weren't for the smooth writing and the touching plot, the level of typos would have made me, an obsessive-compulsive person, abandon the article. I'm really sorry, the author, I'm a little sensitive to typos, so I complained a little more. I recommend everyone to read it, learn about a piece of history, and help the author catch bugs along the way.
It was after reading this article that I truly understood why we should remember history; it was also after reading this article that I truly understood why Ms. Zhang Chunru was depressed when she wrote about the Nanjing Massacre. Thank you very much to the author [please] [please] [please] [please]
After reading it, I felt like crying in many places. The writing is really great and the writing is very deep. In less than 100 chapters, it describes the ups and downs of the legendary life of the protagonist and so many characters. It also made me deeply feel the indomitable anti-Japanese spirit of the people at that time. Every female character in it is so flesh-and-blood and makes people admire, love and regret. It would definitely be wonderful if it was made into a TV series. Next I want to listen to the radio drama of the novel.
Not bad, not bad (#^.^#)??, Looking forward to the second part
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I cried after reading it. Brother Pao was chivalrous along the way, the love between children was strong, and the hatred between family and country...
The one who used the military truck to transport the mattresses was Bing Xin, the old man.
The writing is very good. I haven't read this kind of article for a long time. I want to read about reform and opening up. Come on!
I finished reading it in one go. The first half made me feel emotional, the middle made me teary and my blood boiled, and the last part made me feel sad. I almost stopped by the subway. It is truly a long song that is soul-stirring. Zhou Lixing is not the male protagonist of traditional anti-Japanese novels. He has never joined the party in his life and has never been on a frontal battlefield. However, he brings together many vivid and real aspects of that period of history. The author gave him many "golden fingers": photographic memory, martial arts genius, and extraordinary intuition. In his entire life, it can be said that he never missed a step. However, with the blessing of such a golden finger, I never felt that he was too "lucky", but from the beginning to the end I just felt sorry for him for losing too much. He was never a hero or a leader, he was just a poor kid with a bit of ruthlessness and a bit of backbone, a talented young man, a young man who was learning to grow while walking on thin ice. Yes, he has gone through a lot and is still just a young man in his 30s! I literally burst into tears when I realized this. Many period novels set the protagonist's age at the beginning to be very young in order to allow him to experience more historical nodes. But Zhou Lixing, he was still so young when he became the returning man who had gone through many vicissitudes of life in the battlefield at the beginning of the chapter! Such turbulent "teenage" years have ended up in the image of an ordinary, simple and honest farmer. Without success and fame, it can even be said that he lives in poverty. Reading some of the descriptions in the last few chapters is like a warning bell for poverty alleviation. The author seems to have kicked all traditional heroic narratives aside at once, yet makes readers feel that this is the way it should be. He is undoubtedly a hero, but after watching the ending, I didn't feel any regrets about the ending of a hero. I just felt that Zhou Lixing could finally take a break. Our country and nation finally no longer needed him to fight to the death to protect the people behind him. It doesn't matter if you are poor, it doesn't matter if your children fail to live up to expectations. At least they won't lose so much along the way like Zhou Lixing. The author used his eyes to record the images of so many admirable ancestors and comrades. Each one is so plump and three-dimensional, which is impressive. In particular, there are many beautiful and majestic female images, such as Liu Wuniang, Wang Lihua, Sandao Liang, Mu Mingshi... This kind of preference and ease in description is obvious to all, and I don't need to go into details. What I want to praise this novel most is actually another feature. It gives people a wonderful feeling. It is difficult to explain this feeling in words, but the emotion in my chest forced me to try a little more. Sometimes we discuss how, in writing these old histories in the new era, we can surpass those of our predecessors who have heard, seen, or even personally experienced them? Does such writing still make sense? But this novel really has this meaning. Although the whole story is so gloomy and pathos, there is a vague delicacy of a female author and "the vigor and hope of the new era" that have not been seen in old classics. There is a firm idealism in these words. It is not a tragic ideal that our ancestors clung to despite enduring hardships. It is more like saying to readers, "We have such heroic ancestors! We have not forgotten history, but we are confident that we will make the mountains and rivers they left behind better." It even says to the predecessors who have stayed in history, "You see, our country and nation will indeed get better in the future." To speculate, I think the ancestors would be particularly happy to see someone rewrite their stories with the confidence of seeing a new era. I was typing words while walking, and apologized for the rambling paragraphs and lack of words. When I was studying literature, I hated writing reviews, but after reading this article, I really couldn't help but want to write something. Author, you deserve to win the award, you must continue writing. By the way, I would like to ask where the author's bibliography for writing this article is. I want to read it in QAQ.
A gift for my wife I actually read books quite quickly, but my wife's book took me a really long time to read. Maybe it has a magical and wonderful blending feeling with the current world, which made me reluctant to take my thoughts out of the book. Normally, I could finish reading the novel in one sitting in one sitting, but when I read this book in the dead of night, I was so affected by the fate of the characters and the motherland that I couldn't help but shed tears. In this book, I saw Brother Pao's sincerity and sincerity. He was not a coward. I also saw the evil people's hearts in the darkness. However, there are still so many people constantly striving for the same goal. I was deeply moved. In fact, there is not much love between children in the wife's copywriting. It can only be said to be a clue that leads to the story line that runs through the entire book. But there is a hidden line of fate, and everyone's fate is already determined on this line. I love novels, I like reading books, and I like the sense of fate in which people's fate is pushed to the end by the story. I like to speculate on how the next story node will develop. But I can't guess or understand this story. All events develop so quickly and intensely, and the next second it reaches another climax. It is really a good book worth savoring ~ I hope it can be published in paper version! Let me collect one! I just write whatever comes to mind, and then talk about the unpredictable sense of fate. Who would have thought that after Zhou Lixing, who had to take revenge, was besieged by monkeys, he would fight with monkeys every day and learn the essence of Xingyiquan with long arms and backs! (My colleague Amway and I were telling stories along the way. When we talked about this, we also successfully aroused the interest of my colleagues. We all thought it was so fun and dramatic.) Later, when I entered the world and became a disciple as a pao brother, it was also a very legendary experience. The amazing thing is that my wife covered Zhou Lixing's countless ups and downs in just a few chapters. It was very enjoyable to read! This is a cool article! And of course there's the bad guy throughout! Finally he was executed by the people! I responded to that sentence, not because the time has not come yet, but many people who were bullied and hurt by him will never come back... My sister Xique. . As my wife said, the female characters in the novel all have their own souls, and they are by no means just paper figures created for the character's plot. I am very happy to see that they all have prototypes. It is really great, the female characters will be self-reliant! It's an honor to see their legendary past with my wife. Wang Xique, the pair of sisters who struggled not to bow to fate, and Liu Wuniang who helped the people in distress (the charm of her personality is not just this, I am deeply attracted to this female general who can occupy a place in Brother Pao) To be honest, the emotional line in the copywriting appears very late. It feels like the protagonist has upgraded all the way, and finally it is the story with the heroine. They have the same pain. I feel like a little animal clings to the wound and heals it. I still stand by Sister Xique for the emotional line! And Zhou Lixing. There are also those becp eldest ladies Xu Wanyan and Feng Zhengming. (Here I have to say my admiration for the protagonist. This brotherhood can do this! I am willing to do justice in your name! Zhou Lixing is just a small person, but many people planted red seeds in his heart, which slowly took root, sprouted, blossomed, and finally bore numerous fruits.) In this book, I feel that although there is no trace of fate, it really pushes everyone towards their own ending, and my heart is tight, but this is the real charm of this novel. So my wife can write more stories about Zhou Lixing's upgrades all the way (Oh, it's not a writing guide, but I feel it's more of a cool story. It can attract more people who like to watch the upgrade flow. Oh no, there are many treasures for those who like to watch the emotional flow. It's okay, just keep going on your own path!) This long review is a bit confusing, but I typed it out because I have my interview tomorrow and I wanted to prepare a gift for my wife. After thinking about it, this long review should be a good gift. Now I'm typing it up in bed at night. Hehehehe, I'm so happy (ง •̀_•́)ง
I cried all the way on the subway.
It would have been great if the relationship between the eldest lady and Feng Zhengming had been relaxed for a while, even if it was only for a short time.
I would like to thank the author for his hard work in researching the information. I am very lucky to have read such a good article. It made me burst into tears and choked me with tears several times. It also allowed me to get a glimpse of the local customs and customs in Sichuan. The writing is very good, the writing style is very good, but there are so many typos, which makes me very speechless. I have been reading articles in Jinjiang for more than 20 years, and this is the article with the most typos so far. There is no one. I am catching bugs while reading. To be honest, I am numb in the end. I just start catching bugs when I can't bear it. I see that the author has come back to revise the article, but why doesn't he correct the typos? The characters of a person's name change as they are written, even though they have the same pronunciation. The whole article almost killed my obsessive-compulsive disorder. If it weren't for the smooth writing and the touching plot, the level of typos would have made me, an obsessive-compulsive person, abandon the article. I'm really sorry, the author, I'm a little sensitive to typos, so I complained a little more. I recommend everyone to read it, learn about a piece of history, and help the author catch bugs along the way. It was after reading this article that I truly understood why we should remember history; it was also after reading this article that I truly understood why Ms. Zhang Chunru was depressed when she wrote about the Nanjing Massacre. Thank you very much to the author [please] [please] [please] [please]
After reading it, I felt like crying in many places. The writing is really great and the writing is very deep. In less than 100 chapters, it describes the ups and downs of the legendary life of the protagonist and so many characters. It also made me deeply feel the indomitable anti-Japanese spirit of the people at that time. Every female character in it is so flesh-and-blood and makes people admire, love and regret. It would definitely be wonderful if it was made into a TV series. Next I want to listen to the radio drama of the novel.
Not bad, not bad (#^.^#)??, Looking forward to the second part