The Fourth Outstanding Person of Huangpu Military Academy

The Huangpu issue was resolved. Li Jishen said he would no longer have any intention of attacking the Huangpu Military Academy, which meant he would not secretly try to trip up Chiang Kai-shek.

To show his great respect for the Whampoa Military Academy, Li Jishen and Zhang Qun went to visit the sick Wang Guangyue.

Wang Guangyue, a native of Zunyi, Guizhou, was a student of the third term of the Huangpu Military Academy.

After graduating from the Whampoa Military Academy after half a year, Zunyi was selected by Borodin as an overseas student to study in the Soviet Union because of his outstanding language talent.

Wang Guangyue was exceptionally intelligent from a young age. While attending a modern middle school in Zunyi, he learned English without a teacher, armed with a few English books and textbooks. He could even converse with foreign priests about the original text of the Bible. While studying at Whampoa Military Academy, although he lacked military talent (hence his exclusion from the War Research Society), he gained a certain degree of fame within the school for his beautiful calligraphy in foreign languages, written in the iron-wire style.

While studying in the Soviet Union, Wang Guangyue mastered both Russian and German, even being able to read the German version of Das Kapital. Note that he only stayed in the Soviet Union for a little over a year after graduating from Whampoa Military Academy.

In May 1927, Wang Guangyue returned to China after completing his studies. He first took a train via the Trans-Siberian Railway to Vladivostok, and then took a ship from Vladivostok to Guangzhou. However, in Vladivostok, he learned that Wang Jingwei and Chiang Kai-shek had successively launched anti-communist campaigns, killing people across the country.

But since I have already planned to return home, I naturally cannot easily open up the border.

So Wang Guangyue got on the boat anyway.

One day on the ship, Wang Guangyue was reading in his cabin when he suddenly collapsed and threw his two suitcases of books and luggage overboard. The sailors gathered around him curiously, and someone asked him what he was doing. Wang Guangyue suddenly started fighting with the sailors.

The sailor knocked Wang Guangyue down and subdued him, and from then on Wang Guangyue went crazy.

People

He was taken off the boat in a frenzied state and sent directly to the hospital. In the hospital, Wang Guangyue did not seem like a normal person. When his friends visited him, he would just giggle "ho ho ho, oh oh oh..."

Everyone could vaguely guess why Wang Guangyue went crazy, but at least now we could no longer get an accurate answer from Wang Guangyue.

"Student Wang. Wang Guangyue.

Li Jishen and Zhang Qun came to the hospital and brought some supplements to visit Wang Guangyue, but Wang Guangyue still looked unconscious, half lying on the bed with a dull look in his eyes.

Zhang Qun sighed, put down the gift supplements, and left a note: "Comrade Guangyue, I came to see you, but you didn't say anything. Our enemies have been eliminated, please rest assured and rest in peace.

Let's wait until he wakes up before reading this note.

Wang Guangyue: "Ho ho ho, oh oh oh..."

Changsha.

8 month 15 day.

"There are new enemy movements in the Nanchang direction.

Chen Tianheng was at the command center, prompting the staff to update battlefield information.

"According to intelligence, the First and Fourteenth Armies stationed in Nanchang left Nanchang on August 14 and headed towards Changsha along the roads of Xinyu, Yichun, and Pingxiang."

“与第一军、14军配合的是17军和26军，这两个军几乎与1、14军平行，向长沙推进。

Chen Mingren: "Is the information accurate? ... Never mind. Regardless of whether it's accurate or not, our reconnaissance team ahead will send back the news tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Chen Tianheng: "Yes, the reconnaissance troops have not yet come into contact with the troops heading towards Jiangxi, but the intelligence has given us two more days to prepare."

Chen Mingren: "Have you started the retreat plan?

"Yes.

Chen Mingren picked up the phone and dialed the railway number: "Miluo Town? Miluo Town? This is the headquarters.

"It's Miluo Town! I'm Lu Deming!"

Chen Mingren: "Start the preparatory evacuation work of the evacuation plan.

Chen Tianheng motioned for Chen Mingren to pick up the phone. "This is Chen Tianheng! The Second Division has another mission in the direction of Miluo Town. Tomorrow at 12:00 noon, a freight train will arrive from the north and stop in Miluo Town. The General Headquarters will send personnel to Miluo Town to catch this train. You, the Second Division, will prepare a company to guard the Miluo Town station and isolate this freight train from other trains."

…yes!

Chapter 120, Changing the Map

Liu Zhi, commander of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army (R.O.C.), rode into Yichun. In late August, the 40-plus kilometers from Xinyu to Yichun were covered in one breath, leaving both rider and horse sweating profusely.

Further west of Yichun is Pingxiang, behind Pingxiang is Zhuzhou, and behind Zhuzhou are Xiangtan and Changsha.

“Captain.

Yu Jishi, who had already brought his troops to Yichun in advance, saluted Liu Zhi.

"Commander Yu, we've marched over 200 kilometers from Nanchang to here, and many troops have fallen behind. You and Hu Zongnan's troops should stay in Yichun for two days," Liu Zhi said, "waiting for the troops behind to come up.

"Yes." Yu Jishi saluted again: "Commander, according to the forward reconnaissance, there are no enemy troops within 20 kilometers of Xinyu. I guess Chen Tianheng's troops may not be here.

Liu Zhi: "Alas, Chen Tianheng should be guarding against the Guangxi clique's troops north of Changsha. But, Yu Jishi, remember this: no matter where Chen Tianheng's troops are, we must be cautious, cautious, and cautious again. Do you understand?"

Hu Zongnan also rushed over from his 2nd Division headquarters and saluted Liu Zhi when he saw him: "Commander, can the 3rd and 21st Divisions reach Yichun today?

Liu Zhi: "The 21st Division must stay in Xinyu to protect our retreat. The 3rd Division will arrive in Yichun this evening.

Hu Zongnan: "Commander, are three divisions enough to defend Xinyu? It seems someone discovered that Chen Tianheng has also established a new third division in Changsha.

"Are three divisions enough? Three divisions," Liu Zhi pondered. "Three divisions are not quite enough."

Hu Zongnan: "So...?"

"Well, forget about it. Just arrange the defense of Xinyu in Yichun and wait for the troops behind, the 14th and 22nd Divisions to arrive.

Hu Zongnan: "Yes, it will be safe once the troops behind come up.

Liu Zhi, who made many rapid advances during the Northern Expedition, now has the motto of "caution, caution, and caution again."

After the Second Division revolted and Liu Zhi and Yu Jishi were sent back to Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek was shocked and furious. He also quickly dispatched manpower, material and financial resources to rebuild the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the First Army.

Yu Jishi and Hu Zongnan, the two "lost gems" of the War Research Society, took on the important task of resurrecting the Sword of Revolution and the Pig of Revolution. (From Chiang Kai-shek's perspective, it was certainly a resurrection.)

Fortunately, even during the period when Chiang Kai-shek stepped down and lived in seclusion in Fenghua, the First Army's military pay and funds continued to flow in, and Yu and Hu worked particularly hard. By August, the First and Second Divisions were completely rebuilt and could be deployed for combat.

There is a saying that goes, "Even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen pigs run." When rebuilding the two divisions, Hu Zongnan and Liu Zhi tried their best to recall what Chen Tianheng's First Division had and what Chen Tianheng practiced when he assisted the Second Division in training infantry and artillery. They followed suit and applied it to the two newly built divisions.

The new 1st and 2nd Divisions were both three-regiment divisions. Although Chiang Kai-shek asked whether they could be rebuilt into square divisions with two brigades and four regiments, Liu Zhi replied to Chiang Kai-shek that Chen Tianheng felt that the three-regiment division was very useful. He also said that the two-brigades and four-regiment division was too bloated, so Chiang Kai-shek stopped talking.

Both divisions had mountain artillery battalions. Infantry regiments had mortars, and infantry battalions had heavy machine gun companies. There were also divisional supply regiments, regimental replacement battalions, and even an engineering company for each infantry regiment. Regardless of how these engineering companies were used, Chen Tianheng's First Division had them.

Liu Zhi wanted to match the First Division's weaponry with other equipment. However, he contacted the Quartermaster General's office based on his memory, but they said they had no stock. The Northern Expedition's standard equipment and military supplies simply didn't include such items. Liu Zhi had no choice but to visit various stores in Shanghai to inquire about prices.

"What? A Burberry trench coat costs 4 pounds? One trench coat can buy a full uniform for every member of a squad?

Liu Zhi had no choice but to give up this idea. No wonder only officers in Chen Tianheng's army were equipped with Burberry.

In fact, what Liu Zhi didn't notice was the pure wool sweater. Every soldier in the First Division had one during the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Campaign, the Shanghai Campaign, and the Jinpu Road Battle. The sweaters were just enough for the winter in the Jianghuai region, and they were also very light.

Of course, it's summer now, so there's no need for a wool sweater or a rainproof trench coat.

Now each member of Chen Tianheng's troops has a conical hat, provided by the Hunan-Jiangxi base area.

GNDNG

"Comrades, we are about to make the first strategic shift of the revolution.

Meeting of commanders of the First and Second Armies, and of regiments and above of the Pingjiang Uprising. Chen Tianheng looked at the dozens of faces in the meeting room. He knew everyone by name, and was also familiar with their abilities, personality traits, and resumes.

“Since the Nanchang Uprising, no, since the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division went on the Northern Expedition, we have defeated our opponents on the battlefield in every battle.

"Some comrades think that if this is the case, isn't national revolutionary victory foreseeable? We should fight battle after battle, eliminate the reactionary armies one by one, and unify the country. This is what one comrade said to me during a conversation. Of course, this is worthy of affirmation. Comrades in our army, whether high or low, should express their thoughts and exchange them for discussion."

“But the problem is not that simple.

"In the past battles, we have won every time. This is not only because the revolutionary army is disciplined, well-trained, and well-supported, but also because at the strategic and campaign levels, we have always assessed the situation, chosen the right enemy, or struck the enemy's weakest point at the most appropriate time."

"At the strategic level, we should look further ahead. After winning this battle, we must win the next one. If winning this battle makes the next one unwinnable or difficult to win, then we should reconsider and revise our strategic route."

"In addition to looking at things from a long-term perspective, we also need to look at things from a development perspective."

"Here are commanders from the First and Second Armies. Some of the Second Army's commanders were transferred from the First Army, and even the First Army commanders have visited the Second Army to provide training guidance over the past three months. Therefore, everyone should understand that the Second Army is currently in a state of 'needing growth.' I believe that the Second Army will become an invincible and powerful force in the future, but for now, it still needs to grow."

How can we grow? First, it takes time. We need to train soldiers and non-commissioned officers, coordinate commanders and staff, unify their thinking, and improve their political level. We also need military academies to train new commanders or provide further training for existing commanders.

"Secondly, we must have strong support. The people are on our side, but we must truly unleash the power of the people. The people's support for us should not be limited to strengthening the First and Second Armies, nor should it be limited to organizing a 20,000-person support transport team when we fight south. The power of the people can be even greater, and they can do much more.

"I believe that before long, the vast sea of ​​the masses will make us even stronger. We will have our own arsenals, producing our own rifles, machine guns, bullets, artillery, and blasting tubes. We will also have clothing factories, military food factories, and factories for all kinds of military supplies. By then, we will have all the material conditions needed not only for the First and Second Armies, but also for our revolutionary army."

To achieve these future goals, our current strategy, or direction of advancement, has been determined:

"Guangdong."

The commanders' meeting was held in Zhuzhou.

At this time, on August 20, the vanguard of the First Army had already moved to Hengyang in advance to open up the Hengyang-Chenzhou-Shaoguan marching route. The Second Army's troops were still in the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Tanzhou area, but were ready to leave the city and march into the countryside.

In the direction of southern Jiangxi, the Fourth Army and the Third Army were deployed in the same way. Ye Ting led the Fourth Army from Ganzhou directly to Shaoguan, and the Third Army, with Ganzhou as the center, dispersed in southern Jiangxi.

"Chenzhou and Ganzhou in southern Jiangxi will have the same status in the future. They are our two outposts, but these two cities can also be abandoned in the short term."

"When the reactionary army launched a massive attack on Chenzhou and Ganzhou, the troops, based on their assessment of the situation, decided whether to lure the enemy in and intercept them midway, or to trap them in the two prefectures. After the siege, they could attack any enemy reinforcements, encircling and attacking their reinforcements, or simply hold them for a long time, allowing the regular main force of the Guangdong base to recapture them."

Chen Tianheng told Chen Yi and Peng Dehuai the key points of the future mixed tactics of guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare in the base areas.

Peng Dehuai: "I have another question. We have ceded Changsha, Zhuzhou, Tanzhou and Hengyang to the Guangxi clique, but Chenzhou is still in their hands. Will the Guangxi clique have any objection to this?"

Chen Tianheng: "For the Guangxi clique, the most important place is Yongzhou in southwestern Hunan. Guilin-Yongzhou-Hengyang, so that Guangxi, the Guangxi clique's homeland, is connected with Hunan and Hubei. Chenzhou in southeastern Hunan is not a place that the Guangxi clique considers to be a must-capture. If a large army attacks Chenzhou, it is most likely that Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army will invade Guangxi clique territory and launch the attack."

"Okay, now I'm going to be the king of the mountain.

The optimistic Chen Yi said this at the end.

Yueyang.

The 7th Army was in the north of Miluo Town, the 37th Army was in Yueyang, and in addition, the Guangxi clique also had the 8th Army and the 18th Army, which had just been seized from the Hunan Army. However, these troops were gathered in groups in northern Hunan and were not in a hurry to attack.

"The troops stationed in Miluo Town are no longer Chen Tianheng's troops?"

Li Zongren asked his confidant who was responsible for transporting ammunition.

"That shouldn't be the case. In Chen Tianheng's First Army, every soldier has their own unique unit insignia on their uniforms, but the Miluo Town garrison doesn't have any. Also, the uniforms used by the Miluo Town garrison are made of different materials and styles than those used by the First Army and the Northern Expedition Army. They must have been made on the spot in Changsha."

Li Zongren touched his chin and said: "This Chen Tianheng is actually the commander-in-chief of the Communist Army's Hunan Army. He can command all the Communist troops in Hunan. But your intelligence is very useful. The First Army is indeed not in front of us.

Zhang Gan: "Commander-in-Chief Li, even though the First Army isn't directly in front of us, there's still no need to deploy troops. I've read the divination, and Changheng is safe from bloodshed."

"Haha, haha," Li Zongren noticed that Zhang Gan had become increasingly gossipy since the Xianning attack. "I gave them the ammunition, but I don't intend to fight them. Let the two First Armies of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party clash on the Hunan-Jiangxi border."

“I heard there will be a showdown between two Fourth Armies.

Li Zongren: "Zhang Fakui? Impossible. Even if Zhang Fakui arrived in Jiujiang, Chiang Kai-shek would not let him fight. It's not that he didn't want to deplete the Guangdong Army, but Chiang Kai-shek no longer trusted Zhang Fakui."

Yichun.

"Didn't I ask the 4th Army to come to Yichun to fight together? Why is it the 26th Army that came?

Liu Zhi was very surprised and a little dissatisfied.

"Commander-in-Chief Jiang believes that the Fourth Army should just provide support in the rear," said Chen Chao, commander of the 26th Army, who had just arrived in Yichun. "Commander Liu, is this battle easy to fight?

Liu Zhi: "It's easy to fight, easy to fight. Deploy the troops and charge as a whole. One charge will win.

Chapter 121: March and Weather

Chen Tianheng was trying his best to adapt to the rhythm of war in the 1920s, but the reaction speed of the National Army in the Hunan-Jiangxi-Guangdong Campaign still refreshed the lower limit of Chen Tianheng's understanding.

It's December 8nd.

The First Army's vanguard, the First Division, had arrived in Chenzhou, with Shaoguan as the next stop. The First Army's main body and the Central Army Column had also arrived in Hengyang from Changsha, awaiting departure for Chenzhou.

Ye Ting's Fourth Army set out from Ganzhou, and its target was also Shaoguan.

The vanguard has arrived in Dayu, and the vanguard's vanguard has arrived in Nanxiong.

All the divisions of the Second Army, the government agencies of the base area and all necessary materials left Changsha and Xiangtan and fled to the countryside. The Third Army pretended to be the Fourth Army in Ganzhou and would also flee to the rural areas of southern Jiangxi in the next stage.

Peng Dehuai's Pingjiang Regiment will temporarily serve as the rear guard and will retreat to the countryside near Hengyang in the next stage.

What was the National Army doing at this time?

The Seventh Army of the Guangxi Clique crossed the Miluo River, occupied Miluo Town, and reported the victory to Nanjing: "The Guangxi Army has broken through the Miluo River defense line and is advancing rapidly towards Changsha."

After five days of preparation and waiting, Chiang Kai-shek's First Army finally arrived at Anyuan on August 25th, ready to join forces with the 26th Army to capture the Pingxiang-Anyuan area. To ensure safety, the attacking force included a total of seven divisions: four divisions from the First Army and three divisions from the 26th Army.

Even the other detachment from Jiangxi, which attacked from the Tonggu-Wanzai-Liuyang line, was composed of five divisions from the 14th and 17th Armies.

All these operations by the National Army were based on the belief that the First Army and a newly formed Communist army were still in Changsha, ready to fight a decisive battle with the National Army.

"Headquarters just received intelligence from the Seventh Army in Wuhan! The Seventh Army encountered Chen Tianheng's First Army at the Miluo Iron Bridge! As the Seventh Army crossed the Miluo River and marched towards Changsha, they discovered that the enemy they faced was Chen Tianheng's troops!

"So it wasn't the First Army that was guarding Anyuan-Pingxiang, but the newly formed army of the Communist Party on the Hunan-Jiangxi border!

"Why bother thinking about it? Just attack and take over the Pingxiang Coal Mine!"