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

11/02/21 • 24 min

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 warlord
Xiao Jufang, Zhu De’s first wife
Zhu Baozhu, Zhu De’s son (later took name Zhu Qi)
Chen Yuzhen, Zhu De’s second wife
Tang Jiyao, Opium growing Yunnan warlord
Lei Yongfei, Social bandit in control of part of Sikang province

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11/02/21 • 24 min

People's History of Ideas Podcast - Zhu De and The Army for the Defense of the Republic in Sichuan and Yunnan (1916-1922)

Transcript

Welcome to episode 79 of the People’s History of Ideas Podcast.

Last episode, we followed the story of Zhu De from his time as a physical education teacher through his taking up a military vocation in anticipation of the revolution of 1911-12, and up through his participation in the resistance against Yuan Shikai. The episode ended with the victory of the Army for the Defense of the Republic in Sichuan province, leading to Zhu De’s mentor, Cai E, taking up the governorship of Sichuan

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