The Red Fourth Army, once known as the "Zhu Mao Red Army", was the first formal Red Army established by the direct leadership of the Communist Party of China. She is a "model of the national Red Army", and participated in the creation of Jinggangshan, southern Ganzhou, western Fujian revolutionary base and the central revolutionary base. She is the main force of the central revolutionary base , the Red First Army, and the Red Front Army. She has made immortal contributions in the creation of the Central Revolutionary Base , and has a glorious combat history.
Jinggangshan meeting
1927 On August 1, 1927, the Front Committee of the Party Central Committee with Zhou Enlai as secretary led the "Nanchang Uprising". In early August, the Nanchang Uprising Army suffered serious failures in Tangkeng and Liusha, Jieyang County, Guangdong. The 25th Division and the teaching regiment left behind in Sanheba turned to the west under the command of Zhu De and Chen Yi. At the end of October, the reorganization was carried out in Dageng, and the troops were organized into a column with a total of 9 companies and about 800 people. Commander Zhu De, instructor Chen Yi, and Chief of Staff Wang Erzhuo. Then the troops were transferred to Shaoguan near northern Guangdong for standby.
Zhu De (1886-1976) Marshal of the Republic
Chen Yi (1901-1972) Marshal of the Republic
Wang Erzhuo (1903-1928)
In accordance with the instructions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in January 1928, Zhu De and Chen Yi led their troops to launch the "South Hunan Uprising". The rebel troops captured Yizhang , Chenzhou , Yongxing , Leiyang , Zixing and other counties. The former Nanchang Uprising troops were expanded and the First Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was established, with the division commander Zhu De, the Party representative Chen Yi, the Chief of Staff Wang Erzhuo (Phase I of Huangpu), and the Director of the Political Department Cai Xiemin .
Cai Xiemin (1901-1934)
The Third Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was formed by Yizhang peasant armed forces. The division commander Hu Shaohai and the deputy division commander Chen Dongri.
Hu Shaohai (1898-1930)
Chen Dongri (1902-1931)
The Fourth Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was formed by the peasants' armed forces in Leiyang County. The division commander Deng Zonghai and the party representative Xia Minzhen.
Deng Zonghai (1902-1932)
Xia Mingzhen (1907-1928)
is composed of the peasant armed forces in Chen County. th Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, with the division commander Deng Yunting, and the party representative Kuang Zhuquan.
Deng Yunting (1879-1931)
also has Zixing Independent Group and Yongxing Independent Group. The "South Hunan Uprising" was in full swing. The enemy immediately mobilized seven divisions to carry out "suppression". Without preserving their strength, Zhu De and Chen Yi led the rebel army to withdraw from southern Hunan and move to Jinggangshan.
After the "August 7" meeting of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong returned to Hunan as a special commissioner of the central government and established the Front Enemy Committee as secretary. On September 11, 1927, under the leadership of Mao Zedong, Lu Deming (Phase II of Huangpu), the Autumn Harvest Uprising on the Hunan-Jiangxi border was held. The troops who participated in the uprising formed the First Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. Commander-in-chief Lu Deming, division commander Yu Sadu (Phase II of Huangpu), deputy division commander Yu Benmin , chief of staff Zhong Wenzhang (Phase II of Huangpu). It has three regiments under its jurisdiction: the First Regiment (consisting of the former Wuhan National Government Guard Regiment and the Pingjiang Peasant Self-Defense Army). The Second Regiment (consisting of Anyuan Workers Armed Forces and Pingxiang Peasant Self-Defense Forces). The Third Regiment (consisting of the Fourth Team of the Hunan Workers and Peasants Volunteer Team in Liuyang and the First Part of the Pingjiang Peasant Self-Defense Army). The troops were ordered to attack Changsha in three directions, but suffered setbacks on the way and suffered significant losses. On September 20, Mao Zedong led the First Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army to move south at Wenjiashi. Passing through Lu Xi, Lu Deming sacrificed heroically.
Lu Deming (1905-1927)
YuSatou (1898-1934)
YuBenmin (1888-1933)
Hong Kong (1888-1933)
On September 29, the troops arrived at Sanwan Village, Yongxin County, and Mao Zedong reorganized the troops. The First Division was reduced to the First Regiment, with a total of seven companies and two teams, with a total of more than 700 people. Establish the Party’s absolute leadership principle and democratic system in the army.The leader of the regiment Chen Hao (the first phase of Huangpu, and was executed by shooting after attempted rebellion), (later) Zhang Ziqing , Party representative Wan Xixian, (later) He Tingying, Chief of Staff Han Changjian (the first phase of Huangpu, and was executed after attempted rebellion), (later) Zhu Yunqing (the third phase of Huangpu). At the end of October, the First Regiment arrived in Ciping, Jinggangshan and established the first rural revolutionary base in the country. In February 1928, the Second Regiment of the First Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was established (adapted from two armed forces, Yuan Wencai of Jinggangshan and Wang Zuo of ). The leader of the regiment, Yuan Wencai, the party representative He Changgong, the deputy regiment commander Wang Zuo, and the chief of staff Xu Yangang (Huangpu 6th period). The troops mobilized the masses in Ninggang , Chaling , Yongxin , Suichuan , Lianhua, Huangxian and other places to restore the party's organization, establish a revolutionary regime and local Red Guards , and developed base areas. In March, the Hunan Special Committee of the Southern Hunan abolished the Jinggangshan Front Committee in accordance with the instructions of the Provincial Party Committee and forced the First Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army to enter southern Hunan. Mao Zedong was appointed as the commander of the Second Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, and Wan Xixian served as the secretary of the division committee. Mao Zedong led his troops to the eastern Guizhou region to carry out work and sent people to contact the southern Hunan uprising army.
Wan Xixian (1906-1930)
1928 On April 21, 1928, Zhu De led his troops to the ten metropolitan areas of Weihuang County, and then met in Ninggang Longshi. The Fourth Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was officially established on April 24. Commander Zhu De, Party representative Mao Zedong, Chief of Staff Wang Erzhuo, and Secretary of the Military Commission Mao Zedong (concurrently). On April 27, a celebration meeting was held in Ninggang, announcing the establishment of the Fourth Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. The two former troops were unified into three divisions and eight regiments. The 10th Division, the commander of the division, Zhu De (concurrently), and the party representative Wan Xixian. The 28th Regiment (constituted by the former Nanchang Uprising Force), the regiment commander Wang Erzhuo, the party representative Wan Xixian (combined), and the party representative He Changgong; the 29th Regiment (constituted by Yizhang's Third Division), the regiment commander Hu Shaohai, the party representative Gong Chu; the 30th Regiment (not at the beginning, and soon the 34th, 35th and 36th Regiments were formed), the regiment commander Liu Zhizhi (the third phase of Huangpu), and the party representative Cai Xiemin. The 11th Division, the commander of the division, Zhang Ziqing, and Mao Zedong (subsequently), and the party representative He Tingying. The 31st Regiment (constituted by the First Regiment of the Autumn Harvest Uprising), the regiment commander Zhang Ziqing (concurrently), (Zhang Ziqing later cultivated due to injury) was succeeded by Zhu Yunqing, the party representative He Tingying (concurrently), and the deputy regiment commander Chen Yian (4th Phase of Huangpu); the 32nd Regiment (constituted by the former Jinggangshan Yuan Wencai and Wang Zuo's troops), the regiment commander Yuan Wencai, the party representative Chen Dongri, and the deputy regiment commander Wang Zuo; the 33rd Regiment (constituted by the Seventh Division of Chen County), the regiment commander Deng Yunting, and the party representative Kuang Zhuquan. The 12th Division, commander Chen Yi. It is under its jurisdiction (composed of the Fourth Division of Leiyang County), with the regiment commander Deng Zonghai and the Party representative Liu Tai; the 35th Regiment (composed of the Independent Regiment of Yongxing County), with the regiment commander Huang Kecheng and (later) Dai Chengben, the Party representative Li Yiding; the 36th Regiment (composed of the Independent Regiment of Zixing County), with the regiment commander Li Qizhong, the Party representative Huang Yizao . Military headquarters special agent battalion (composed of Shuikoushan workers), battalion commander Song Qiaosheng, and party representative Jing Maoxiu (Second 6 of Huangpu). The entire army had a total of about 11,000 people and more than 2,000 guns.
Yuan Wencai (1898-1930)
Wang Zuo (1898-1930)
Zhang Ziqing (1902-1930)
Huang Kecheng (1902-1986) General of the Republic
On May 20, 1928, the Communist Party of China Hunan-Jiangxi Border Special Committee was established, and Mao Zedong was elected as secretary. Chen Yi served as Secretary of the Fourth Army Military Commission. In early May, due to difficulties in supply and insufficient guns, the Fourth Army reduced its troops to six regiments and teaching brigades in total (Chen Yi served as the captain and party representative). The division headquarters was abolished and each regiment was directly under the army. In June, according to the instructions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Fourth Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was renamed , the Fourth Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, . Hunan Provincial Party Committee instructed the establishment of the Red Fourth Army Front Committee and Mao Zedong was the secretary. In July, Yang Kaiming acted as secretary of the Hunan-Jiangxi border special committee.
Yang Kaiming (1905-1930)
After the establishment of the Red Fourth Army, they immediately divided their troops to mobilize the masses and carried out the in-depth land revolution.On June 23, the entire army defeated two enemy divisions at Longyuankou. In August, the military headquarters was ordered to lead the 28th and 29th Regiments to southern Hunan, which was setback. The 29th Regiment was separated, and Wang Erzhuo, chief of staff of the Red Fourth Army, died heroically. On August 30, the troops who were defending Jinggangshan won the victory of the battle for defense of Huangyangjie. In October, Tan Zhenlin was appointed as secretary of the Hunan-Jiangxi Border Special Committee. In November, in accordance with the instructions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Red Fourth Army Front Committee was reorganized, Secretary Mao Zedong, and Secretary of the Military Commission Zhu De. During this period, the 28th Regiment of the main force of the Red Fourth Army and the 31st Regiment worked closely together to reoccupy Ninggang, Yongxin and Suichuan, win four battles and four victories, and shot the traitor Yuan Chongquan (the third phase of Huangpu, the murderer who shot Wang Erzhuo), shattering the enemy's second "suppression". One of the enemy's battalions revolted and was reorganized into a military special service battalion. From then on, the "Zhu Mao Red Army" became famous, shocked the enemy and inspired the fighting spirit of the revolutionary people. In December 1928, Peng Dehuai and Teng Daiyuan led the main force of the Red Fifth Army to Jinggangshan. The Front Committee decided to temporarily organize the Red Fifth Army into the Red Fourth Army as the 30th Regiment. Peng Dehuai served as deputy commander of the Red Fourth Army and head of the 30th Regiment, and Teng Daiyuan served as deputy party representative of the Red Fourth Army and representative of the 30th Regiment.
Peng Dehuai (1898-1974) Marshal of the Republic
Teng Daiyuan (1904-1974)
On January 14, 1929, Mao Zedong and Zhu De led the main force of the Red Fourth Army to advance into southern Jiangxi. Left Peng Dehuai and Teng Daiyuan led the 30th and 32nd Regiments to persist in the Jinggangshan struggle. Yuan Wencai, Chief of Staff of the Red Fourth Army, Secretary-General of the Military Commission, Zeng Risan, , and Director of the Military Medical Department Bao Ping.
The 28th Regiment, the leader of the regiment, Lin Biao (the fourth period of Huangpu), the party representative Xiong Shouqi . The 31st Regiment, the leader of the regiment, Zhu Yunqing, and the party representative He Tingying. Military Special Service Battalion, Battalion Commander Bi Zhanyun. The entire army has a total of more than 3,600 people.
Lin Biao (1907-1971) Marshal of the Republic
Xing Shouqi (1906-1971)
Zhu Yunqing (1907-1931)
Zhu Yunqing (1907-1931)
He Tingying (1905-1929)
Bi Zhanyun (1903-1977) Founding Lieutenant General
February 1, the main force of the Red Fourth Army wiped out two regiments of Liu Shiyi's brigade in Dabai, Ruijin, and captured more than 800 enemies. Then, he occupied Ningdu and went to Donggu to join the Second and Fourth Independent Regiments. On March 10, the Red Fourth Army entered Fujian for the first time. On the 14th, it wiped out more than 2,000 enemies in Changling Village, and took advantage of the victory to occupy Changting . On March 15, the Front Committee decided to establish the Political Department of the Red Fourth Army, Mao Zedong (concurrently), Deputy Director Tan Zhenlin, Chief of Staff Zhu Yunqing, and Deputy Chief of the Military Department Yang Zhicheng (Wangpu Phase 5). It was also decided to rename the regiment and the casino-bureaucratic team and the detachment. The First Column (composed of the 28th Regiment), the column leader Lin Biao, and the Party representative (one who was renamed the Political Director) Chen Yi. The first detachment is under its jurisdiction, the detachment leader Wang Liang (Fifth Phase of Huangpu), and the party representatives are Xiong Shouqi and Li Cifan; the second detachment is Xiao Ke, and the party representatives are Gao Jingshan and Xie Weijun . The Second Column (composed of the Military Special Service Battalion, the Independent Battalion and the Third Battalion of the 28th Regiment), the column leader Hu Shaohai, and the party representatives were Tan Zhenlin, Li Renyu, , Zhang Henqiu, and Chief of Staff Liu Angong. The fourth detachment is under its jurisdiction, with Bi Zhanyun, the leader of the detachment, Jing Maoxiu, the representative of the party; the fifth detachment, Geng Kai, the leader of the detachment, and Wu Bi. The third column (composed of the 31st Regiment), the column leader Wu Zhonghao (Phase IV), the party representatives were Cai Xiemin, Kuang Zhuquan, and the chief of staff Zeng Shie (Phase IV). The seventh detachment is under its jurisdiction, with the captain Zeng Shie (also), the party representative Ouyang Jian, and later Cai Huiwen. The Ninth Detachment, the captain of the detachment, Chen Zhengchun, (later) Zhang Zongxun (Huangpu Fifth Period), the party representative Luo Ronghuan, and (later) Gao Zili. Military Secret Service Detachment, detachment leader Tan Xilin (Fifth Phase of Huangpu), and party representative Chen Shuxiang. The entire army has a total of more than 4,600 people and more than 2,000 guns.
Wu Zhonghao (1905-1930)
Zhang Zongxun (1908-1998) Founding General
Tan Xilin (1908-1970) Founding Lieutenant General
When he was resting in Changting, the whole army replaced the unified new military uniform.At this time, the Jianggui War broke out. The Red Fourth Army transferred to the Ruijin on April 1 and met with the Red Fifth Army again. Later, they occupied the Yundu , held an enlarged meeting of the Front Committee, and decided to combine the first part of the Red Fifth Army with the 32nd Regiment of the Wang Zuo of Jinggangshan into the Fifth Column of the Red Fourth Army, with the captain of the column Wang Zuo, and the party representative He Changgong; the Red Fifth Army was left in Jinggangshan and the Red Guards of the Hunan-Jiangxi border into the sixth column of the Red Fourth Army, with the captain of the column, and the party representative Zhang Chunqing. The unification was commanded by Peng Dehuai in the name of the deputy commander of the Red Fourth Army (to Nepeng as secretary), and he still returned to Jinggangshan. The Red Fourth Army successively occupied Xingguo and Ningdu. With the active participation of the Gannan Special Committee and the Second and Fourth Independent Regiments, it opened up the revolutionary base in southern Jiangxi.
On May 19, 1929, the Red Fourth Army entered Fujian for the second time, occupying Longyan , and conquering Yongding . At this time, the Front Committee decided to re-establish the Military Commission of the Red Fourth Army, with Liu Angong as the Secretary of the Military Commission and Director of the Military Political Department, and Tan Zheng as the Secretary-General of the Military Commission. There are 1,327 Communist Party members in the entire army. On June 19, the Red Fourth Army wiped out more than 2,000 enemy Chen Guohui's brigades, and the revolutionary base in western Fujian was initially formed. At this time, Liu Angong was transferred to the captain of the Second Column, and Chen Yi succeeded as Secretary of the Military Commission and Director of the Political Department. Xiong Shouqi and Cai Huiwen were appointed as party representatives of the first and third columns respectively.
Liu Angong (1899-1929)
Cai Huiwen (1908-1936)
In mid-June, the Fourth Column of the Red Fourth Army was established in Xinquan. Column leader Fu Baicui, Party representative Li Renyu, Chief of Staff Gong Kai , Director of the Political Department Li Renyu (concurrent), (later) Tan Zhenlin, Director of the Staff Department Luo Ruiqing (Wangpu Fifth Period). The 10th Detachment is under its jurisdiction, with the captain of the detachment Chen Zifeng , the party representative Feng Xiaoniu; the 11th Detachment, the detachment leader Zhang Dingcheng, the party representative Lai Lianzhang; there is also a spy brigade. The entire column has a total of more than 500 people and more than 300 guns. In late June, the Red Fourth Army held the Seventh Party Congress in Longyan, with Chen Yi as the Secretary of the Front Committee of the Red Fourth Army, Cai Xiemin as the Director of the Political Department, and Mao Zedong left the troops to go to the Fujian West Special Committee to guide the work. Zhang Henqiu was succeeded as director of the Army's Political Department. After that, Chen Yi went to Shanghai to attend the Party Central Committee meeting, and Zhu De acted as Secretary of the Front Committee of the Red Fourth Army. In early July, the Fujian-Xiangxi Special Committee was established, and the secretary Deng Zihui . On July 30, the main force of the Red Fourth Army failed to fight in Datian. Cai Xiemin succeeded as director of the Army Political Department. On September 21, the Red Fourth Army conquered Shanghang and wiped out more than 2,000 enemies. The entire army was immediately expanded, and each column formed three detachments, with a total of more than 7,000 people in the entire army. Gao Jingshan succeeded as director of the Army's Political Department, and Huang Yishan succeeded as secretary-general of the Military Commission. Soon, Liu Angong died and Li Tianzhu (Huangpu Fourth Phase) succeeded as the captain of the column of the second column, and Guo Huaruo (Huangpu Fourth Phase) served as the chief of staff of the column. In late September, the Red Fourth Army held the Eighth Party Congress in Shanghang, and decided to implement the central government's instructions and attack eastern Guangdong. In October, the First, Second and Third Columns of the Red Fourth Army attacked Jiaoling and Meixian, and the troops suffered great losses. Then, , Fujian, and western were withdrawn for rectification. The first and second columns each reduced one detachment, and the third battalion reduced one brigade. In November, the Red Fourth Army moved to Xunwu, southern Ganzhou and Anyuan areas for activities.
Guo Huaruo (1904-1995) founding lieutenant general
In November 1929, Chen Yi returned to western Fujian from Shanghai and brought the "September Letter" of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Mao Zedong and Chen Yi returned to the army and made full preparations. In late December, the Ninth Congress of the Red Fourth Army Party was held in Gutian Town, Shanghang County. The famous Gutian Conference was passed and the correct military establishment program for the Chinese Red Army was formulated. The meeting decided to abolish the Military Commission of the Red Fourth Army and Mao Zedong remained as secretary of the Front Committee. Before and after this, Zhu De, the commander of the Red Fourth Army, was appointed as the Party representative (renamed the Political Commissar after 1930, the same below), Mao Zedong, Chief of Staff Zhu Yunqing, Director of the Political Department Li Renyu, Deputy Chief Yang Zhicheng, and Bao Gang, Director of the Military Medical Department.
Yang Zhicheng (1903-1967) Founding General
is under the First Column, the column leader (also known as the commander, the same below), Lin Biao, Party representative Xiong Shouqi and Yuan Hu, Chief of Staff Xiao Ke, Director of the Political Department Xie Weijun, Director of the Military Supply Department Zhao Erlu, and Captain of the Health Team Zhang Gang. The first detachment is under the jurisdiction of the detachment, the detachment leader Wang Liang, the party representative Li Cifan, and the deputy detachment leader Chen Guang.The second detachment, the detachment leader Long Pulin (Second 6 of Huangpu), the party representatives were Su Yu and Zhao Erlu, and the teaching team leader Xiao Ke (constant); the second column, the column leader Zeng Shie, the party representatives were Luo Ronghuan and Luo Ruiqing, the chief of staff Guo Huaruo, and the political department director Luo Ruiqing (constant).
Luo Ronghuan (1902-1963) Marshal of the Republic
Luo Ruiqing (1906-1978) General of the Republic
Su Yu (1907-1984) General of the Republic
Zhao Erlu (1905-1967) Founding General
Xiao Ke (1907-2008) Founding General
The Fourth Detachment, the captain of the detachment, the party representative Lai Chuanzhu; the fifth Detachment, the detachment captain Zhou Zhengxiang, the party representative Peng Hu ; the sixth Detachment, the detachment captain Tan Xilin. The third column, the column leader Wu Zhonghao, the party representatives were Yang Yuebin and Cai Huiwen, the chief of staff Lin Ye (Phase IV), the director of the political department Ouyang Jian, and the captain of the health team Zhang Lingbin. The seventh detachment is under the jurisdiction of the 7th detachment, the detachment leader is Zhou Kun , the party representative Zhu Liangcai; the eighth detachment, the detachment leader Guo Tianmin (Second 6 of Huangpu), the party representative Kong Fanshu; the ninth detachment, the detachment leader Zhang Zongxun, the party representatives are Gao Zili and Liu Yan. Deng Hua, the Party Representative of the Sergeant Team; the Fourth Column, the Column Captain Hu Shaohai, the Party Representatives were Zhang Dingcheng and Tan Zhenlin, the Chief of Staff You Ruixuan (Wangpu Period Six), the Director of the Political Department Tan Zhenlin (concurrently), and (later) Lu Zhaoxi. The 10th Detachment, the captain of the detachment, Chen Zifeng, the party representative Fu Maosong; the 11th Detachment, the captain of the detachment, Lu Zhaoxi (concurrently), and the party representative Lai Lianzhang. Military Special Service Battalion, Battalion Commander Chen Shuxiang, and Party Representative Chen Xiping.
Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983)
Zhu Liangcai (1900-1989) Founding General
Guo Tianmin (1905-1970) Founding General
Chen Shuxiang (1905-1934)
Hong Kong Army has more than 6,000 people. After the Gutian Conference, the Red Fourth Army strengthened the unified leadership and ideological education of the Party, and enhanced unity and organizational discipline. On January 5, 1930, the Red Fourth Army headed the first, third and fourth columns to march in southern Ganzhou and occupied Guangchang . Soon, the second column arrived at the concentration. The "Second Seven" Conference formed the "Common Front Committee" of the Red Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Army of the Communist Party of China, with Mao Zedong as secretary. The Red Fourth Army re-established the Military Commission, and Pan Xinyuan (who did not take office), the Secretary of the Military Commission and Political Commissar of the Military Commission, was appointed by Xiong Shouqi. In late February, the Red Fourth Army annihilated two enemy regiments in Shuinan and Qixia areas, capturing more than 1,600 enemies. At this time, after supplementing, each column formed three detachments, with a total of more than 6,000 people in the entire army. Subsequently, the troops divided the troops to mobilize the masses, carried out in-depth agrarian revolution, and established local armed forces, so that the base areas of southern Jiangxi and western Fujian were consolidated and developed.
In mid-June 1930, the Front Committee of the Red Fourth Army held a meeting in Tingzhou . Tu Zhennong, a special commissioner of the CPC Central Committee, conveyed the spirit of the resolutions of the National Soviet Regional Representative Conference and the Red Army Representative Conference. It was decided to establish the First Route Army of the Red Army, which was soon renamed the First Legion. The Red Fourth Army headquarters and political department were changed to the Legion Command and Political Department. The Third Column of the Red Fourth Army was transferred out as a base and expanded into the Red Twelfth Army. The Fourth Column of the Red Fourth Army was transferred back to western Fujian and combined with the First Column of the 12th Red Army in western Fujian to form the 21st Red Army. The second and third columns of the former Fujian-Western Red 12th Columns were transferred to the Red Fourth Army to form a new third column. The Red Fourth Army, commander Lin Biao, political commissar Pan Xinyuan (not served), acting political commissar and director of the political department Luo Ronghuan, chief of staff Zeng Shie, director of the management department Wu Hanjie, director of the military medical department Bao Ping, and (later) Li Ziping. Under the jurisdiction: the first column, column leader Wang Liang, political commissar Li Cifan, and political department director Xie Weijun; the second column, column leader Zeng Shie (concurrently), political commissar Luo Ruiqing; the third column, column leader Xiao Ke, political commissar Zhang Chinan (Huangpu No. 6).
Li Cifan (1908-1935)
Xie Weijun (1908-1935)
Zhang Chinan (1906-1932)
In early July 1930, the Red Fourth Army arrived in Guangchang concentration, and then went north to capture Yongfeng .On July 20, the entire army was organized into the Left Route Army and arrived near Nanchang with the army. On August 5, he rushed to Hunan west. On August 20, the Red Fourth Army cooperated with the Red Third Army and the Red Twelfth Army, wiped out a brigade of the enemy in Wenjia City, seized more than 1,500 guns, and the Third Column replaced the steel guns. On August 23, the Red Front Army was established. At this time, Luo Ronghuan was appointed as the Political Commissar of the Red Fourth Army and served as the Secretary of the Army Party Committee. Peng Hu succeeded as the Director of the Army Political Department, Huang Yishan, Secretary-General of the Military Commission, and Zhang Jichun. Afterwards, the Red Fourth Army participated in the second battle to attack Changsha. On October 4, the entire army participated in the battle to capture Ji'an, achieved major results, and the troops were supplemented. On October 9, the column, detachment and brigade were renamed division, regiment and company. Since then, Lin Biao, commander of the Red Fourth Army, Luo Ronghuan, chief of staff Zeng Shie, director of the Political Department Peng Hu, director of the Military Supply Department Wu Hanjie, and director of the Military Medical Department Li Ziping. Under the jurisdiction: the 10th Division, the commander of the division, Wang Liang, the political commissar Li Cifan, and the chief of staff Chen Guang. The 28th Regiment was in charge of the 28th Regiment, with the regiment commander Liu Haiyun and the Political Commissar Shen Lianxiong; the 29th Regiment, with the regiment commander Zhao Erlu; and the 30th Regiment, with the regiment commander Chen Guang and Tang Ru successively. The 11th Division, commander Zeng Shie, political commissar Luo Ruiqing, and chief of staff Geng Kai. The 31st Regiment was in charge of the 31st Regiment, with the regiment commander Peng Xiong and the political commissar Lai Chuzhu; the 32nd Regiment, with the regiment commander Nie Heting and Li Xueming, the political commissar Tan Chucai, and (later) Lai Chuzhu. The 12th Division, commander Xiao Ke, political commissar Zhang Chinan, and chief of staff Li Xueming (concurrently). The 34th Regiment is in charge of the 34th Regiment, the regiment commander Cao Fuhai, and the political commissar Kong Fanshu; the 35th Regiment, the regiment commander Luo Zhanyun, and the political commissar Liu Yalou; the 36th Regiment, the regiment commander Lin Fa, and the political commissar Liu Ying and Liu Zhong; the military spy regiment, the regiment commander Wang Jie.
Starting from the end of 1930, the Red Fourth Army participated in the first, second and third anti-"encirclement and suppression" operations in the Central Revolutionary Base, and achieved major victories under the direct command of Mao Zedong and Zhu De. On December 30, the Red Fourth Army launched an attack from the northwest of Longgang, and with the cooperation of the Red Third Army, it wiped out more than 9,000 people from the 18th Division of the enemy Zhang Huizan. After that, the Red Fourth Army advanced eastward, trained and raised funds in Kangduwei, and mobilized the masses. According to statistics on April 9, 1931, there were 6,571 people in the entire army. On May 16, the 64th Division of the Red Fourth Army and the 22nd Army seized Jiucunling and Guanyin Cliff from the right in the Donggushan District, and surrounded and annihilated most of the enemy's brigade. At this time, Gao Zili succeeded as director of the Army's Political Department. On May 19, most of the enemy division was wiped out in Baisha. According to statistics in early June, one-third of the Communist Party members were injured and killed in the Red Fourth Army, and more than 4,800 people were killed and killed in the entire army. Luo Ruiqing was seriously injured and Zhang Jichun succeeded as the Political Commissar of the 11th Division and the Director of the Political Department. Xiao Ke was transferred and Geng Kai was succeeded as the commander of the 12th Division. Chen Guang was appointed as the chief of staff of the 10th Division, and Lai Chuanzhu was appointed as the chief of staff of the 12th Division.
Zhang Jichun (1900-1968)
6 In June, the 64th Division was reorganized into the 13th Division of the Red Fourth Army, with the division commander Su Yu and political commissar Gao Zili. According to statistics on June 20, there were 6,253 people in four divisions and 3,573 guns in the entire army. In mid-July, the front army of took a detour and returned to Xingguo, and began the third anti-"encirclement and suppression" operation. The Red Fourth Army and its brothers worked together to win three battles in Liantang, Liangcun and Huangpi in early August. On September 8, the Red Fourth Army and the Red Third Army attacked two enemy divisions in Gaoxingwei. The battle was extremely fierce and finally came into a confrontation. Our army caused heavy casualties to the enemy, but it also suffered serious losses. Zeng Shie, the commander of the 11th Division, died.
Zeng Shi'e (1904-1931)
Chen Guang (1905-1954)
Lai Chuanzhu (1910-1965) Founding General
In October 1931, the Red First Army was reorganized, merged the former 11th and 12th divisions of the Red Fourth Army into the 11th Division, and combined the 34th and 35th regiments of the 12th Division into the 32nd regiment; renamed the original 36th regiment to the 33rd regiment; reduced the original 11th division troops into the 31st regiment, and the political commissar Lai Chuanzhu. The 34th Division of the 12th Red Army was reorganized back into the Red Fourth Army system and established it into the 12th Division. Since then, Lin Biao, commander of the Red Fourth Army and secretary of the Military Commission, Luo Ronghuan, chief of staff Chen Qihan, director of the Political Department Li Zhuoran, director of the Military Supply Department Zhao Erlu, director of the Military Medical Department Jiang Qixian, and political commissar Peng Xianlun.
Chen Qihan (1897-1981) Founding General
is under the 10th Division, with the division commander Li Cifan, (later) Zhou Kun, political commissar Li Yimin, and chief of staff Chen Guang. He is in charge of the 28th Regiment, with the leader Gong Long, (later) Liu Shaoqing, and political commissar Shen Lianxiong. The 29th Regiment. The 30th Regiment, leader of the regiment, and political commissar Xiao Hua. The 11th Division, commander Wang Liang, political commissar Zhang Chinan, chief of staff Nie Heting, and director of the political department Zhang Jichun. The 31st Regiment is in charge of the 31st Regiment, with the regiment commander Zhu Shuiqiu and the political commissar Lai Chuanzhu; the 32nd Regiment, the regiment commander Xiang Yucheng and the political commissar Yang Chengwu; the 33rd Regiment, the regiment commander Lin Longfa, and the political commissar Liu Zhong. The 12th Division, commander Geng Kai, political commissar Ouyang Jian, chief of staff Zheng Lun, and director of the political department Liu Xing. The 34th Regiment is under the jurisdiction of the 34th Regiment, with political commissar Tan Guansan; the 35th Regiment, with political commissar Luo Zhenting; the 36th Regiment, with regiment commander Liu Yuting and political commissar Tian Guixiang. In the 13th Division, the commander of the division was Xun Huaizhou, (later) Huang Yongsheng, and Gao Zili, the political commissar and director of the political department. At the end of 1931, the troops dispersed to crack down on earth and raised funds. Geng Kai, the commander of the 12th Division, died, and Chen Guang was succeeded by the division commander, Li Cifan was succeeded by the division's political commissar, and Wang Qicai, director of the Military Medical Department. In the spring of 1932, the Red Fourth Army was trained in Rentian and supported the Red Third Army to siege Ganzhou with the 12th Division. Zhang Chinan, the political commissar of the 11th Division, died and was succeeded by Liu Yalou.
Liu Yalou (1910-1965) Founding General
On March 12, 1932, the Red First, Third and Fifth Legions were reorganized, and the Red Fourth Army was still under the establishment of the Red First Legion. Wang Liang, commander of the Red Fourth Army, Luo Ruiqing, chief of staff Su Yu, (later) Nie Heting, director of the Political Department, Ye Qingshan, director of the Military Hospital, and Peng Xianlun, political commissar. Under the jurisdiction: the 10th Division, commander Li Cifan, political commissar Li Yimin; the 11th Division, commander Liu Haiyun, political commissar Liu Yalou; the 12th Division, commander Chen Guang, political commissar Cai Shubin. In April, the Red Fourth Army was incorporated into the Eastern Route Army, and at this time the 13th Division was renamed the 45th Division and was classified as the 15th Army of the Red Fifteenth Army. Under Mao Zedong's personal command, the Eastern Route Army conquered Longyan and occupied Zhangzhou. On April 19, the Red Fourth Army took on the main attack and first broke through the enemy's 12 ridge positions. With the cooperation of the Red Third Army, it annihilated four enemy regiments, captured more than 3,300 enemies, and seized more than 6,000 guns. In early July, the Red Fourth Army participated in the Battle of Shuikou, and supported brothers to defeat more than ten enemy regiments. Our army also suffered losses. Wang Liang, the commander of the Red Fourth Army, died heroically. Zhou Kun succeeded as commander of the Red Fourth Army, and Chen Guang succeeded as commander of the 11th Division. On August 17, the Red Fourth Army took on the main attack, fought closely with the Red Third Army, conquered Le'an in one fell swoop, and wiped out more than 3,000 defending enemies. In October, the troops marched eastward to occupy Jianning.
Wang Liang (1905-1932)
In late December, 1932, according to the order of the Front Army Headquarters, the Red First Army was reorganized at the three centralized points of Lichuan, abolished the establishment and number of the Red Fourth Army, reduced the original three divisions into the 10th and 11th divisions, and abolished the establishment and number of the 12th Division. The 10th and 11th Divisions and the 7th and 9th Divisions of the former Red Army were directly under the jurisdiction of the First Red Army. The 10th Division, commander Chen Guang, political commissar Liu Yalou, chief of staff Xiong Botao, and director of the political department Cai Shubin. On January 8, 1933, the 10th and 11th Divisions, together with the 7th and 9th Divisions, ambushed at Huangpi Dengxian Bridge, and wiped out the 52nd Division headquarters and a brigade of the enemy. On March 21, the 10th and 11th Divisions launched a fierce attack at Huangbailing, Caotaigang, and wiped out the 11th Division of the enemy with the cooperation of the 7th and 9th Divisions, achieving a major victory.
In early June 1933, the Red First Army reorganized Fujita in Yongfeng County and changed the Little Master Small Group to the Master Large Group. The 10th Division of the former Red Fourth Army, the 11th Division and the 64th Division of the Red 22nd Army were combined into the Second Division of the Red First Army. The division commander Xu Yangang, political commissar Hu Alin (graduated from the Moscow Infantry School in the Soviet Union), chief of staff Li Tang'e (Second 6 of Huangpu), and the directors of the political department were Cai Shubin and Liu Yalou. It has three regiments under its jurisdiction: the Fourth Regiment, with the leader Xiao Taoming and the political commissar Yang Chengwu; the Fifth Regiment, the leader is Wu Gaoqun, Zhu Shuiqiu and Xianji, and the political commissar is Liu Yalou and Liu Zhong; the Sixth Regiment, the leader is Zhang Shijie, Liu Shaoqing and Zhu Shuiqiu, and the political commissar is Song Qingquan, Zhong Ronghan and Wang Jicheng. There are more than 5,000 people in the entire division.On the August 1st Army Day, the Front Army held a sports meeting. The Fifth Regiment of the Second Division achieved outstanding results in all aspects and was awarded the "Model Fifth Regiment" awarded by the Central Revolutionary Military Commission. The Red Fourth Regiment was awarded the "Heroic Charge" award flag. Soon, the division commander Xu Yangang was transferred and replaced by Wu Gaoqun.
Xu Yangang (1905-1936)
Hu Alin (1901-1933)
At the end of August 1933, the Second Division served as the main attacker. With the cooperation of the First Division, it wiped out more than 4,000 enemy troops in Wujiangwei, Jishui. In November, the Second Division was ordered to follow the army to fight near Lichuan. During the battle of Nobita Pass, division political commissar Hu Alin died and was succeeded by Liu Yalou. The division commander Wu Gaoqun was transferred, and Chen Guang was succeeded by him, and Ye Qingshan was appointed as the Minister of Health of the Division. Xiao Taoming, the leader of the Red Fourth Regiment, died and was succeeded by Zhong Fuyuan. In March 1934, the Red Second Division participated in the counterattack of Sanxi and Sankeng. In April, the entire division participated in the Guangchang Defense Battle, and the troops suffered serious losses and more than 1,100 casualties. In May, Zeng Gui, the leader of the Red Fifth Regiment, (later) Zhang Zhenshan, and political commissar Lai Chuanzhu. In early September, the Second Red Division served as the main attack in the Wenfang battle, annihilated more than 4,000 enemy troops, and achieved a major victory.
In October 1934, the Central Red Army began the Long March. Chen Guang, commander of the Second Red Division, Liu Yalou, political commissar, Li Tang'e, chief of staff, Fu Zhuting, director of the Political Department, Lai Jifa, minister of supply department, and Chen Xianwu, minister of health department. Under the jurisdiction: the Fourth Regiment, Geng Biao, the Political Commissar Yang Chengwu; the Fifth Regiment, the Leader Zhang Zhenshan, the Political Commissar Yi Dangping; the Sixth Regiment, the Leader Zhu Shuiqiu, and the Political Commissar Wang Jicheng. At the beginning of the Long March, the Second Red Division followed the legion as the right wing and served as the vanguard. After breaking through the enemy's three blockade lines in succession. On November 22, the Red Second Division rushed to swim across Xiaoshui for a long distance and attacked Dao County. On November 27, the entire army crossed the Xiangjiang River and blocked the enemy. The commanders and soldiers fought bravely, covering the Military Commission Column and the rear troops rushing through the enemy's fourth blockade line, and the troops suffered heavy losses. Yi Dangping, the political commissar of the Red Fifth Regiment, was succeeded by Zhao Yunlong. Soon, Zhao Yunlong died.
Geng Biao (1909-2000)
Yang Chengwu (1914-2004) Founding General
Zhu Shuiqiu (1910-1994)
January 2, 1935, the "Eighteen Warriors" of the Red Fifth Regiment fought the vanguard and successfully crossed the Wujiang River at the Jiangjie, ensuring the safe crossing of the Military Commission Column and the troops in the rear crossing the river. On January 7, the Second Red Division first occupied Zunyi City. At this time, Lu Zimei, who was succeeded by , as the leader of the Red Fourth Regiment, and soon Huang Kaixiang was appointed as the leader. Lai Chuanzhu succeeded as the political commissar of the Red Fifth Regiment, and Shu Tong succeeded as the director of the division's political department. After the Zunyi Conference, the Second Red Division participated in the Zunyi Battle of Crossing the Chishui River in the Four Seas and achieved major results. Afterwards, he and his entire army crossed the Jinsha River and successfully passed through the Yi civilian area. In May, Xiao Hua succeeded as the Political Commissar of the Second Red Division. On May 27, the Red Fourth Regiment was ordered to capture Luding Bridge. The commanders and soldiers of the regiment were not afraid of fatigue, and moved forward bravely and marched for three days and nights. The next day, he forced his troops to march 240 miles day and night, and rushed to the bridge before enemy reinforcements. On May 29, 22 heroes of the Red Fourth Regiment braved the rain of bullets and rushed across the iron chain bridge at the cost of three casualties and captured Luding City. Afterwards, the entire army crossed the snow-capped mountains.
In June 1935, the Central Red Army arrived in Maogong and met with the Fourth Red Army. Xiao Hua was appointed as the political commissar of the Second Red Division. The 294th Regiment of the Red 33rd Army was incorporated into the Red 4th Regiment as the Second Battalion. In August, Chief of Staff Li Tang'e died. The Sixth Regiment System was abolished, and its personnel were assigned to the Red Fourth and Fifth Regiments respectively. In late September, the Second Red Division continued north with the army. On September 22, the Central Red Army was reorganized in Hadapu, renamed the "Shaanxi-Gansu Detachment", renamed the First Red Army as the First Column, abolished the establishment of the Second Red Division, and renamed the original Red Fourth and Fifth Regiments as the Fourth and Fifth Battalions, which were directly under the command of the column. The Fourth Brigade, the captain Huang Kaixiang, the political commissar Yang Chengwu; the Fifth Brigade, the captain Zhang Zhenshan, the political commissar Lai Chuanzhu.
Xiao Hua (1916-1985) Founding General
On October 1935, the Central Red Army successfully arrived in northern Shaanxi in the Long March. On November 5, the Red Second Division was restored. Commander Liu Yalou, Political Commissar Xiao Hua, Deputy Commander Li Tianyou, Chief of Staff Zhong Xuegao, and Director of the Political Department Deng Hua.The Fourth and Fifth Brigades were restored to the Fourth and Fifth Regiments, and the Second Regiment of the former Red First Division was classified as the Red Second Division. The Second Regiment, head of the regiment Liang Xingchu, political commissar Wu Faxian; the Fourth Regiment, head of the regiment Chen Kaixiang, (later) Huang Shoufa, political commissar Luo Huasheng; the Fifth Regiment, head of the regiment Zhang Zhenshan, political commissar Lin Longfa. In late November, the Second Red Division participated in the Battle of Zhiluo Town. From February to April 1936, the entire division participated in the Eastern Expedition with the Legion, and won major victories one after another, and successfully joined northern Shaanxi in May.
Li Tianyou (1914-1970) Founding General
Deng Hua (1910-1980) Founding General
Liang Xingchu (1913-1985) Founding General lieutenant general
June 1936, the troops participated in the Western Expedition. At this time, the commander of the Second Red Division was succeeded by Yang Dezhi, the chief of staff was succeeded by Xiong Botao, the commander of the Fifth Regiment Zeng Guohua, and the political commissar Chen Xiong. In early June, the Second Red Division besieged Quzi Town, annihilated more than 300 enemy troops, and captured the enemy brigade commander alive. Afterwards, the entire division worked with the Red First Division to head north, conquered Huanxian and Hongdecheng, and advanced to the vicinity of Qiying. In July, the enemy cavalry division's attack was repelled. In November, he participated in the battle of the Mountain Castle. In the spring of 1937, Huang Yongsheng, commander of the Second Red Division, Deng Hua, political commissar, Chen Shiju, chief of staff, Deng Hua (concurrently), deputy director, Tang Liang. Under the jurisdiction: the Fourth Regiment, the leader of the regiment Luo Huasheng, and the political commissar Zhong Suqing; the Fifth Regiment, the leader of the regiment Ji Guangshun, and the political commissar Wu Faxian. Subsequently, the entire division was transferred to the army training. In April, Tang Liang was appointed as the director of the division's political department.
Yang Dezhi (1911-1994) Founding General
Huang Yongsheng (1910-1983) Founding General
Chen Shiju (1909-1995) Founding General
Tang Liang (1910-1986) Founding General
Zeng Guohua (1910-1978) Founding Lieutenant General
Luo Huasheng (1910-1991) Founding Major General
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China ordered the Second Division of the Red First Army to be adapted into the 685th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Commander Yang Dezhi, Deputy Commander Chen Zhengxiang, Chief of Staff Peng Mingzhi, Director of the Political Department Deng Hua, Deputy Director Wu Faxian. It is under its jurisdiction: the First Battalion (Red Fourth Regiment); the Second Battalion (Red Fifth Regiment); and the Third Battalion (Red Second Regiment). In the autumn of 1938, the First and Third Battalions of the 685th Regiment advanced to the border of Sulu and Yu, and later expanded into the First and Third Battalions of the Sulu and Yu Detachment. In November 1940, it was changed to the First and Second Regiments of the First 115th Division Teaching Brigade. In January 1941, it was changed to the 7th Brigade of the Third Division of the New Fourth Army into the 19th Regiment and the 20th Regiment. In October 1946, after the Third Division of the New Fourth Army advanced into the Northeast, the Seventh Brigade was changed to the 17th Division of the Sixth Column of the Northeast Democratic Alliance, and the original 19th and 20th Regiments were changed to the 46th and 47th Regiments. In November 1948, it was renamed the 379th Regiment and the 380th Regiment of the 127th Division of the 43rd Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Peng Mingzhi (1905-1993) Founding Lieutenant General
Wu Faxian (1915-2004) Founding Lieutenant General
former Second Battalion of the 685th Regiment was changed to the Fifth Detachment of the East Advance Anti-Japanese Advance Column in September 1938. In November 1940, it was changed to the First Regiment of the Third Brigade. In August 1945, it was changed to the First Regiment of the First Brigade of the First Column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Hebei Military Region. At the end of 1948, it was renamed the 136th Regiment of the 46th Division of the 16th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
