Hsei-Ling

Hsei Ling, as a Field Marshall during the Liberation of China

## Quote

"The only thing Hsei-Ling fears is God, and his wife." - Jeremiah Jones, 2034

## Overview

Hsei Ling was regarded as somewhat of a bully in his youth, prioritizing his brawn and strength over other things. However, being born to a family of wealthy merchants helped him secure a spot in Fu Hsing Kang College, a military academy in Taipei. Impressing others with his brawn and charisma he rose through the ranks of the academy, but eventually began to study intensely in actual military strategy and became popular in the Academy for having traits of both a cunning strategist and charismatic individual. Rumors circulate that he frequently had entire harems of women that was able to allow him to sleep with multiple people a day if need be. This was also helped by his general attractiveness. However he eventually settled down and married in 2013, eventually raising a modest family in Taipei. In the year 2020, he was promoted to a Brigadier General and then a Lieutenant General in 2025 due to his continued popularity and ability to make friends with practically everyone he meets.

Until the Cultural Revitalization, Hsei Ling was relatively quiet, not truly capable of exerting much influence abroad with his position as a General of Taiwan, and member of the Reformed Kuomintang party. However as defectors from China began to pour in, due to the effects of the Revitalization on Chinese Democracy, Hsei Ling became well known for not only integrating these new defectors but also in coordinating more defectors abroad. Due to his relatively high status, Hsei Ling could frequently make trips to ports in China and openly speak out against the Chinese governments, with little fear of retaliation due to the fact that he was frequently flocked by dozens of international journalists. He became known as the Chinese Macarthur, due to his habit of wearing sunglasses and having roughly the same personality as Douglas Macarthur. During these visits he became well known around the world, becoming almost an internet personality and symbol of Democracy, and his speeches and interactions would frequently be mentioned on news and forums. His bold actions would not only inspire more defectors over time, but also cause a few assassination attempts against him by the Chinese Governments, including a cyanide drink, a homeless man with a pistol, and bomb in his car. Hsei Ling actually drank the Cyanide Tea and also survived the bomb explosion relatively unharmed, winning him even more popularity and causing international backlash that made it unlikely for the government to attempt any further action against him.

Later in the yaer 2033 Hsei-Ling boldly declared himself to the Field Marshall for the Liberation of China, to which the Taiwanese military simply obliged due to his popularity. Hsei-Ling was responsible for then the long process of meticulous planning and coordination, as more and more defectors continued to make port in Taipei. Hsei-Ling was clever in encouraging particularly the Naval Branches to defect, as simply if the Navy defected then it was unlikely for another ship to be reliably mobilized to track it down. Those that were instructed to do so for the most part simply defected also. Defection of the Navy also means that more land equipment could defect, and the number of defectors continued to grow into 2034. By early 2034 naval ships were simply running to and from Chinese ports, picking up armaments and defectors without fear of opposition, due to simply how many were beginning to oppose China. Eventually in February of 2034, sensing that he had now the manpower and arnaments to do so, Hsei-Ling ordered for the General Invasion of Qingdao, to secure a a large piece of coast to begin the overall campaign to "Liberate China." His actions during the conflict would be commended, as he effectively commanded a total of five million soldiers across a thousand mile front by himself, allowing for the thundering success of the Liberation forces in face of the overall less organized and less motivated CCP armies, who suffered from continuous defections until the end of the war. By the end of the war Hsei-Ling's army had actually grown without the need for more mobilization, numbering in fifteen million at the fall of Chang'an.

After his success in the Liberation of China Hsei-Ling set up a temporary Military government for several years, effectively rebuilding China with greater administrative powers and reforming the government completely. He repaired infrastructure, completely overhauled Chinese economic and political systems, and made sure to provide for the basic needs of his people while they were still under a tenuous situation. Portions of the ideologically fanatic CCP army still remained in the most eastern portions of the country, fighting a guerilla war that Hsei-Ling was able to personally pacify by 2040. His cabinet of trusted advisors would prove effective, as Hsei-Ling recognized his inability to manage anything outside of the military. His continued success in China won him an invitation immediately for China to join NATO, which he declined, under principle of wanting to maintain neutrality. By 2042 China had effectively been reconstructed on all levels, and the effects of the Cultural Revitalization lingered, causing a new resurgence of what it meant to be "Chinese." Hsei-Ling stepped down from his position as Head of the Military Government and allowed for free elections, only to find that an overwhelming portion of the population wanted him to become president, which he did so from the years 2042 to 2048, although being a relatively uneventful term outside of general political developments. After 2048 he once again was transferred back into the Chinese military, as Field Marshall, and served in this position for many years to come. During the Third Great War he coordinated and oversaw the training of Chinese Volunteers to fight the war in Europe.

## Personality

Charismatic and hardened, rough and gruff, Hsei Ling was a tough individual that knew how to woo populations and appear as somewhat of a macho figure, that people around the world admired. Underneath that blunt, humorous, and hardy visage however was a fairly intelligent man who understood warfare and his own limitations clearly, and was for this reason rather pragmatic and leveled. He can be considered as choosingly theatrical, knowing how to express himself depending on the situation, and being able to read people well. Fundamentally he is an honest man, that loves his country and family and wants the well being of the people around him