young marshal spring and autumn

Since ancient times in Hunan, there has been a saying that "without Hunan, there is no army". Zeng Guofan was the first to launch the Hunan Army. In official history, before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was only Hunan in one place.Zhang Hanqing was rewarded for his meritorious service, and Yu Xuezhong was promoted to major general brigade commander, responsible for recruiting new soldiers in Hunan.In addition to reorganizing the two divisions of the original Hunan Army into one division, another division was recruited, which were designated as the 2th and 1th Divisions of the People's Army.

Because the People's Army is expanding too fast, the main sources are Zhili, Shaanxi Jingguo Army, Henan Zhensong Army, Ningxia Huibing, Hubei Army, Hunan Army, and the old Feng Faction of the official newspaper. The various ministries and systems are mixed and have different ideologies, unlike the Northeast Feng Army Originally evolved from a system.Zhang Hanqing flattened Hunan and Hubei, and the territory was much larger. The original Northwest People's Army had military presences in both Northwest and Central China. The name "Northwest People's Army" is outdated.

In order to unite all forces, Zhang Hanqing reorganized the Northwest People's Army into the Chinese People's Army, requiring all officers and soldiers to "obey the party's words, be connected with the people by flesh and blood, have no geographical distinctions, no ethnic differences, sincerely unite, and unify the motherland."Before the war in central Hunan subsided, Zhang Hanqing had already arranged for a large number of middle and senior instructors from Fengtian Military Academy to go south concurrently. While enriching the officers of the newly established divisions, he planned to establish the Wuhan Military Academy.

There is a paper mill in Chenjiaji, Hankou, which has ceased production. It has a large yard and few vacant houses.Based on this, Zhang Hanqing established the Wuhan Military Academy. The foundation stone was laid on October 10, and the construction was completed on February 1 of the following year, covering an area of ​​about 2 square meters.

The headquarters of the military academy is a Japanese-shaped two-story brick-wood structure with three roads and four entrances, and corridors connected to each other. The status of the party in the school was written by Zhang Hanqing.There is a couplet hanging at the entrance of the second gate: "Stop killing the enemy, and turn back after completing the revolution".There is a pair of couplets hanging on both sides of the colorful building at the gate of the military academy: "If you want to get promoted and get rich, please go elsewhere; if you are greedy for life and afraid of death, don't enter the gate", with the banner reading "Come revolutionaries".

The military academy consists of six departments: politics, education, training, management, and medicine, which are divided into supplies, sub-infantry, artillery, engineers, supply corps, military police, and politics.The first principal was personally appointed by Zhang Hanqing, who officially used the five-star red flag as the party flag of the People's Party and the military flag of the People's Army, and showed the versatile ability of the young marshal. People who don't want to be slaves, build our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood. When the Chinese nation is in the most dangerous time, everyone is forced to make a final cry: Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! We are united, braving the enemy's artillery fire , Go! Go! Go! Go!"

This sonorous and sonorous song is extremely powerful, reflecting the indomitable fighting will of the Chinese people, and expressing the aspirations of all the Chinese people who have been oppressed by foreign powers for a long time. Soon after it was released, it was widely known to the soldiers of the People's Army and was popular in Wuhan. sang in the streets and alleys.

The mid-level and senior instructors transferred from Fengtian Military Academy quickly became familiar with the rhythm of Wuhan Military Academy. Most of these new-style officers came from various regular military academies and had experience in commanding troops. They rarely had the habits of warlords, so they were well received.Zhang Hanqing especially admired Wei Yisan, the deputy captain who stayed in Fengtian before leaving the customs and presided over the daily training of the military academy teaching team, and Yang Jie, who was known as the master of military studies and was the president of the Army University after recruiting talents from his hometown in Sichuan to keep his filial piety.

After two years of training, Wei Yisan's military rank has been promoted from major to colonel, but this colonel is not the other colonel - the captain of the Fengtian Military Academy's teaching team was previously a young marshal, and his momentum is not much inferior to that of an ordinary major general.Zhang Hanqing transferred him this time, and he also asked him to personally command the army. The newly established 8th Division was prepared for him.

Another person, Yang Jie, was as famous as Jiang Baili at the time, and he was one of the "three and a half military strategists" in the eyes of the Japanese.He has rich actual combat experience in the previous ten years of military warfare, and has repeatedly defeated powerful enemies.However, he thought that his passion for serving the country was thrown into the chaos of the warlords, and as the Republic of China deteriorated day by day, he calmed down his desire to be strong and competitive. When his father passed away, he resigned as the head of the Central Army of the Yasukuni Allied Forces. Commander and Luzhou Garrison Commander, return to his hometown to observe filial piety.

But the will to serve the country with the military has never given up.During his stay in Sichuan, he also paid close attention to Zhang Hanqing's activities, and appreciated the Feng Clan's tough attitude towards Japan and self-reliance.He already had great doubts about learning from the West.He believes that in order to complete the national revolution, it is necessary to completely eradicate the inferior root of dependence on foreigners.Regarding Japan, he also had a vigilant heart. In the official history, he pointed out at a student dinner party on New Year's Eve in 1921: "Japan's aggressive ambitions against China have become more active and irresistible."

Later generations of history commented that "he not only has outstanding military command skills, but also an outstanding military theorist and educator. He has been engaged in military theory research and military education for a long time, and has made great achievements in creating China's strategic and tactical theories. In order to improve its combat effectiveness, many important strategies have been put forward.”

How could such a talent not be recruited under his command?Jiang Baili's persuasion and the young marshal's personal letter made Yang Jie take over the olive branch.Of course, Yang Jie lived up to his high expectations. In less than two years, as an instructor of a military academy, he went from lieutenant general to general without going to the battlefield, and was promoted two ranks in a row.Both he and Jiang Baili were recommended by the young marshal. They neither made military achievements nor led troops directly in the Feng dynasty, but they were able to control the generals in terms of military rank.This kind of practice is not only unprecedented in the Northeast Army, but also rare in the army ruled by the old and new warlords in the North and South at that time.At that time, everyone said that a young commander who knows talents, cherishes talents, and uses them in an eclectic manner will surely become a great weapon.

After the Spring Festival, Zhang Hanqing issued an order in the name of the commander-in-chief of the People's Army. Wei Yisan was promoted to major general brigade commander to act as the new 8th division; Yu Xuezhong was promoted to the new 9th division with the rank of major general brigade commander.Wang Yizhe, another excellent military trainer and senior assistant of Fengtian Lecture Hall, was also promoted to a rank at this time, and became a lieutenant colonel, and was ordered to rejoin his command.Because Wang Yizhe holds the dual positions of Secretary of the President of Wuhan Military Academy and Military Secretary of the Military Committee of the People's Army, the People's Army secretly dubbed him "Second Secretary".

The Chinese People's Army takes Zhang Hanqing as the commander-in-chief and chairman of the Military Commission (abbreviated as the chairman of the Military Commission), and Han Linchun as the deputy commander-in-chief, vice-chairman and commander of the Northwest Military Region (Zhang Hanqing first proposed the concept of "military region"). The 2th and 3th divisions were stationed in Lanzhou to control affairs in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Mongolia provinces.The deputy commander of the Northwest Military Region is Xu Lanzhou, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Police Force of the Northwest Military Region.Zhang Hanqing suggested that Hu Jingyi should concurrently serve as the chief of staff of the Northwest Military Region, so as to serve as an example for the People's Party in the united front.

In addition, Ji Yiqiao is the vice chairman of the Military Commission and the commander-in-chief of the Central China People's Army. He has five divisions under his jurisdiction, the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, and 9th divisions. He is stationed in Wuchang and controls the military in Hunan and Hubei provinces.The post of Chief of Staff of the People's Army is still held by Guo Songling.However, because the young marshal was here, Ji Yiqiao reported directly to Zhang Hanqing, and in essence served as Zhang Hanqing's chief of staff.