The Fourth Outstanding Person of Huangpu Military Academy

Chen Tianheng: "It's impossible to estimate accurately. Besides waiting for the troops, we also have to wait for people. In Nanchang, in addition to issuing a declaration, we also need to establish a National Revolutionary Government that is an alliance between the left and the Communist Party. To do this, we need to wait for as many people as possible to come to Nanchang. ... However, if some people can't get to Nanchang in a short time, then that's fine. We can list their names in the declaration first. But from a military perspective, we should stay in Nanchang for a maximum of 15 days."

Nanchang.

"Commander Ye.

Chen Tianheng and Ye Ting shook hands.

Ye Ting: "...Yesterday I thought I was going to fight you to the death.

Chen Tianheng: "We are now the First and Fourth Armies of the Revolutionary Army. Hello, General He!"

He Long: "Hahahaha, Commander Chen Tianheng, I heard your name when I was in Xiangxi. You're so young!"

Chen Tianheng: "Me too, I heard your name before I even entered the Whampoa Military Academy.

He Long laughed again.

The First Army, the Fourth Army, and the 15th Independent Division assembled in Nanchang.

"The First Division is now fully equipped and manned, and is in peak condition. Four thousand men remain. The Second Division's Fourth Regiment is nearly full and combat-ready, with the Fifth and Sixth Regiments awaiting reinforcement. The Second Division's mountain artillery battalion remains, along with all its personnel and equipment, including twelve 75mm mountain guns."

"The 25th Division of the Fourth Army currently has 5500 men. All three regiments have suffered some casualties in the battle, but they are all still able to continue fighting. The 24th Division now has only 8 men left, awaiting reinforcement. The 25th Division's mountain artillery battalion has been brought out, including eight 75mm mountain guns, but the 24th Division's artillery has not been brought out."

He Long: "My division now has 3,000 men. Three regiments, no mountain artillery. All three regiments are now capable of fighting.

Ye Ting: "In Daye, we rescued over 200 armed workers and peasants from a siege. Later, over 500 more were gathered near Huangshi, Daye. But when I led the troops to retreat to Jiujiang, all 700 or 800 of them left the group in De'an. They said they were going back to Wuhan and then heading north to contact the Central Committee, the Military Department, and the Central Committee of the Communist International."

Chen Tianheng: "What are these people thinking? Xia Douyin destroyed many armed groups of workers and peasants near Wuhan. The 11th Army pursued Ye Ting and delayed, but they still did a lot to suppress the armed groups of workers and peasants in the surrounding areas. If they left the team, even if they hid in Wuhan and then went north, they would have entered Feng Yuxiang's territory. Feng Yuxiang's current political inclinations are very unstable.

Ye Ting: "Probably on the orders of the Military Department.

Chen Tianheng: "Director Zhou, of the seven members of the Military Department, have the other five already followed the Central Committee north to Xi'an?"

Zhou Enlai: "Chen Yannian and his staff arrived in Zhengzhou yesterday and may travel west from Zhengzhou today. The Military Department left a day earlier than Chen Yannian."

Chen Tianheng: "It seems that the Communist International still wants to use land routes to provide weapons and ammunition support to aid the Chinese revolution. But they are too confident in Feng Yuxiang. If the central organs in Wuhan arrive safely in Xi'an, I think they should not stay too long and move from Xi'an to Guisui as soon as possible. It would be safer."

"Tianheng, Commander Ye. There's a message coming from Moscow, but some comrades in the Central Committee are holding back on disseminating it.

Zhou Enlai said:

"Last week, the Communist International called and rescinded the previous decision to remove Chen Duxiu. Now, Chen Duxiu is still the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China. Reporter"

Chapter 94: All kinds of BGM are available

"First Army Song, begin—sing!"

"The great motherland has given me a mission," "The rejuvenated nation has given me strength," "The road of revolution is bloody and glorious," "The Whampoa Army is unstoppable," and "Sweeping across Jiangnan, breaking through thorns and brambles."

"Decisive Battle of Jinpu Swords Sharpened" "Loyalty to the Party and Strict Discipline" "Rooted in the People and Tenacious in Style"

Inside and outside the city of Nanchang, there were soldiers of the uprising army everywhere, and singing was everywhere.

"Heroic troops, prepare—sing!

"Heroic Troops"

"The power of steel"

"We are the armed forces created by Sun Yat-sen"

"Nurtured by Cheung Chau Island"

"Growth on the Eastern Expedition"

"The enemy is timid in the struggle for supremacy in the Central Plains..."

Like the First Army, China now has two Fourth Armies.

No, it should be three or even four.

The previous year, during the Northern Expedition, the Fourth Army dispatched two divisions to Guangdong to participate. The remaining Fourth Army garrison in Guangdong is now known as the New Fourth Army. The 10th and 12th Divisions of the Fourth Army, along with Ye Ting's Independent Regiment, earned the reputation of the "Iron Army." After the capture of Wuchang, the Fourth Army expanded its ranks by taking one division each from the Fourth and 11th Armies. However, the Fourth Army took more, taking not only the 12th Division but also Ye Ting's Independent Regiment. Ye Ting expanded the regiment into the 25th Division, and he also allocated some officers and soldiers to help establish the 24th Division.

Now Ye Ting took the 25th Division and some parts dismantled from the 24th Division and established the Fourth Army.

Therefore, the Iron Army bloodline now has four inheritors: the New Fourth Army in Guangdong, the Fourth Army (Kuomintang), the Fourth Army (Communist), and the 11th Army (Kuomintang).

The superior and inferior forces have not yet been determined, but at present only Ye Ting's Fourth Army has a military song: "Iron Fist".

"From Hainan to Xuzhou, we've fought through thousands of battles. Hey! We've fought through thousands of battles! We are the invincible iron fist. Wow wow wow wow...

Ye Ting was also humming, but he couldn't remember the words after humming.

Zhou Enlai and Ren Bishi returned from outside the city. On the left were soldiers from the First Army marching, and on the right were soldiers from the Fourth Army training. Ren Bishi sighed, "In the past, it was not surprising that China's army had anything, but our army today is probably the first in China to have music."

Zhou Enlai: "To be precise, it is an army with its own music.

Zhou Enlai's words were quite accurate. Although military songs only needed to meet a few simple requirements: a verse and chorus, a 4/4 time signature, and a consistent accent from the beginning to the end of the song, China at that time was struggling to find anyone to create its own military songs. Most people copied foreign music scores and wrote their own lyrics.

At this time in China, modern music had just been introduced from overseas. Musicians were few and far between, and original composers were even rarer. Military songs relied on rewritten lyrics, and the same was true for non-military songs. Li Shutong's "Farewell" used the melody of Inudo Kyokei's "Traveling Nostalgia," which, in turn, copied the American song "Dreaming of Home and Mother." It would be several years before the generation of Nie Er and Xian Xinghai emerged, and original Chinese composers officially took the stage.

So, you can see the value of being the first army, which now has its own regimental song, division song, army song, and various original military songs for target practice and marching. Thirty percent of the country's original music comes from the first army, and the other 70% is in Shanghai, fueled by the film and record industries.

When the First Army was stationed in Shanghai, a record company actually came to sell the copyright of the song. After Chen Tianheng sold the copyright to them, he released the record.

"Director Zhou."

Chen Tianheng: "The second telegram has been drafted and will be sent out this afternoon. The first telegram called for the formation of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee and representatives for the Joint Conference. The second telegram is a proposal for the Joint Military Commission. Director, you and Commissioner Ren are the two of the seven members of the Central Military Department who are in Nanchang, and you are also on the Military Commission.

Ren Bishi: "We came to Nanchang alone, without a single soldier. It would have been much better if the workers and peasants from Daye could have sent a group of soldiers.

Chen Tianheng: "Those who commanded troops or held high military positions in the Nanchang Uprising troops will form a front military committee. The three troops currently in Nanchang are represented in the front committee by me, Ye Ting, and He Long respectively.

Ren Bishi: "Three troops are a little less, but the First and Fourth Armies concentrated here are also the elite of the revolution.

Chen Tianheng: "According to what we know now, some troops and military and political commanders are converging on Nanchang. Commissioner Ren, guess who will arrive in Nanchang next?"

Xienan County, Nantong

"I am a celestial dog!"

"I swallowed the moon,

"I swallowed the sun,"

"I have devoured all the stars,

"I'm going to swallow the entire universe."

"I am—I—"

Nanxun Railway. The east wind blows.

Two railroad tracks extend from in front of you and into the distance.

Guo Moruo stood at the front of the car, feeling the grassy breeze blowing in from Poyang Lake. He felt more expansive than ever. He opened his mouth and spontaneously sang "Tengu," the song Chen Tianheng had adapted into a song.

"Guozi! Stop going crazy in front of the car!"

Chen Yi shouted from behind, "Come and push the bike! We're going uphill!"

Guo Moruo: “Oh.

The group wasn't riding a locomotive, but a handcart used by track maintenance workers. Four people sat on the cart. It was fine on flat roads, but when it came to a slight slope, all four of them had to lean forward and crank the handles, otherwise it wouldn't make it up. Guo Moruo turned and joined the sweat-soaked foursome.

Guo Moruo's current position is the Party representative and director of the Political Department of the Second Front Army of the Northern Expedition. He took office in February 1927.

Before this, Guo Moruo was the deputy director of the General Political Department of the Northern Expedition Army.

...At that time, there were no professional political officers. During the Northern Expedition, the National Revolutionary Army, short of political cadres, recruited from left-wing social figures who supported the revolution. Guo Moruo was a renowned scholar and a passionate advocate for the revolution, so it was a no-brainer to invite him to serve in the General Political Department.

There were four people in the same car. Chen Yi was the party representative of the 11th Army. Of course, a while ago, the Military Department asked party members in the Northern Expedition Army to ask for leave and resign. Chen Yi also submitted a leave note and left the team. As a result, after leaving the team, the Communists were hunted down everywhere. He hid for a long time. Later, he went to Wuhan and established contact with Guo Moruo. They evacuated Wuhan together and went to Nanchang.

The other two were Li Yimang, secretary of the Political Department of the Second Front Army, and Yang Hansheng.

The four men disembarked at Jiujiang by boat and immediately heard news that Zhang Fakui's Fourth Army, under Chiang Kai-shek's orders, had already been dispatched to Jiujiang, with a fleet arriving soon. Guo Moruo, alarmed, immediately found a battered railway handcart and set off for Nanchang.

"Speaking of poetry, I also wrote two poems a few days ago.

Guo Moruo: "Chen Yi, I didn't expect you to be a great poet too."

Chen Yi: "At that time, I was expelled from the 11th Army, but immediately, a large-scale hunt for Communists was launched throughout Xiaogan. Every day, captured Party members and the masses were shot on the streets. I hid in a fellow villager's thatched hut, not daring to show my face. I wrote two poems on a piece of paper, thinking that if I didn't make it through this ordeal, at least I could leave a trace of my words in the world."

Chen Yi took out the document containing the original manuscript from his bag and showed it to Guo Moruo. Guo Moruo gasped and said, "Deputy Chen, your poetry is quite impressive!"

Nanchang Niuxing Station.

"I, Guo Moruo, am here! Director of the Political Department of the Second Front Army, joining the uprising!

Guo Moruo, full of vigor and enthusiasm, strode onto the platform. As soon as he set foot on it, the handcart behind him, which had been speeding for 110 kilometers, rattled and a wheel fell off.

Chen Tianheng: "...Old Guo, why don't you drive to the maintenance worker's turnoff ahead and get off? You're taking up another platform here."

Guo Moruo looked back at the handcart that had fallen apart on the tracks and said, "I'm sorry to bother you with moving this pile of junk away."

Ganjiang Wharf.

The new force that Chen Tianheng has been waiting for is the one that arrived at the dock today.

"Division Commander! Hey, Army Commander!

Guan Linzheng was at the bow of the ship.

"Commander Chen!"

Xiao Jinguang was also waving desperately at the bow of the boat.

These two men, and the fleet of five ships behind them, carried more than 500 officers and soldiers from the Second Army's Sixth Division Training Battalion and other Sixth Division officers and soldiers who were willing to participate in the uprising.

The Second Army also participated in the Battle of Jinpu Road, but Chen Tianheng never had the opportunity to meet Xiao Jinguang during that battle. The First Division, having arrived at Bengbu, immediately intervened, leaving the Second Army to be used by Bai Chongxi to fill the gap—defending the front line of the Huai River. Furthermore, the Second Army was responsible for withstanding heavy artillery fire while the Seventh Army handled tactical counterattacks, resulting in heavy casualties for the Second Army.

After the Battle of Jinpu Road, the Sixth Division, suffering heavy casualties, transferred many officers and soldiers from the training camp to the other three infantry regiments, thus increasing Xiao Jinguang's command over a larger force. In April, as arrests of Communists began across the country, and Lu Diping sought to expel Party representatives from the army, Xiao Jinguang left the Sixth Division with his own troops. Originally intending to rush to Wuhan, he rendezvoused with the First Division's reconnaissance team, led by Guan Linzheng, and changed course to Nanchang.

Chen Tianheng: "The party representatives of the 6th Division of the 2nd Army have arrived. I think we can use this as a basis to raise the banner of the 2nd Army of the Northern Expedition.

Xiao Jinguang: "No, I'm afraid the Second Army can't hold on. I and these 500-plus people can't even hold on with the Sixth Division. What I want is to bring these troops out and join the First Army in Nanchang."

Chen Tianheng shook his head: "It's hard to say whether it can hold up now. Let's wait for Commissioner Mao to arrive in Nanchang before making a conclusion.

The First Army of the Northern Expedition is already in Nanchang.

The Second Army, the Hunan Army, also had more than 500 people in Nanchang.

The Third Army. The Third Army of the Yunnan Army had lost two regiments in Nanchang, but the Third Army's officer training regiment was here, and there was also a Yunnan Army leader here. Based solely on Zhu De's reputation, no one objected to flying the Third Army's flag.

Needless to say, Ye Ting brought the essence of the Fourth Army.

Whether He Long's 15th Independent Division should be expanded into an army is something that can be discussed later, but it is unlikely to be under the banner of the Fifth Army. The current Fifth Army was reorganized from Li Fulin's Guangdong Army under the National Revolutionary Army, and its combat effectiveness is laughably poor.

But all these military expansion plans had to wait until Mao Runzhi arrived in Nanchang.

On the afternoon of April 24, a delegation from the Hunan-Jiangxi Farmers' Association finally appeared outside Nanchang. There were more than 4 people in the group, each of whom was carrying a large bamboo hat as a symbol - it had rained for two of the past three days.

Mao Runzhi was also in the team carrying a huge bamboo hat.

Chen Tianheng saluted: "Commissioner Mao.

Mao Runzhi raised his hand and gestured: "Chen Tianheng.

Ye Ting and He Long: "Commissioner Mao.

Mao Runzhi: "Oh, Comrades Ye Ting and He Long from the Military Department have also joined the uprising and come to the countryside. Good."

He Long: "Comrade Mao, I am not a Party member yet. I did have a Party representative before, but he asked for leave and left.

Chen Tianheng: "Old He has already submitted his application to join the Party. This is his third application, written in Nanchang. He is just waiting for you to introduce him to the Party.

Mao Runzhi: "Chen Tianheng, Ye Ting, isn't it enough for the two of you to introduce him to the Party?"

He Long: "Wouldn't it be better to have one more?

The four of them stood and talked for a few words. A member of the Farmers' Association behind Mao Runzhi said: "Commissioner Mao, General Wooden Leg's troops are almost here!"

Chen Tianheng: "General Wooden Leg?"

Mao Runzhi: "Hou Jingru, your subordinate. In a few months, perhaps the peasants will call him Marshal Wooden Leg.

Hou Jingru, the company commander of the 6th Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment during the Northern Expedition, was injured in the Battle of Wuchang and had his left leg amputated.

After recovering from his injury, Hou Jingru was originally scheduled to work as a teacher at a military academy in Guangzhou. However, at that time, the Hunan Federation of Peasants and Workers was short of military cadres. After being discharged from the hospital in Changsha, Hou Jingru went directly to Anyuan, and then to the rural areas on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi to train the troops.

"Old Hou!"

Chen Tianheng shook hands with Hou Jingru and said, "You only have one leg, and you've climbed over mountains and ridges. You've worked hard."

Hou Jingru: "Just walk slowly and you'll be fine. This prosthetic limb is made in France? It's really high-tech."