is called "entry" because strictly speaking, Xianning City did not undergo fierce battles.
At 12:00 on the night of August 26, 1926, the Tingsi Bridge Battle officially started, and the 4th Army composed of Guangdong people was the first to be hit. Among the six regiments under his command, Ye Ting's Independent Regiment was just a reserve force that was advancing with the 12th Division headquarters. However, the two brothers, the 35th and 36th regiments, charged forward and cooperated with each other to capture Tingsi Bridge.
As planned, even if the battle mission is over after taking Tingsi Bridge, Ye Ting, who had breathed a sigh of relief, was determined to fight this battle.
After Tingsi Iron Bridge was taken down, Ye Ting led two battalions to leave the division's main force, and crossed the right wing of the 12th Division's right wing of the 10th Division to carry out a large-scale encirclement, intending to encircle the defeated Beiyang Army's defeated soldiers who fled from Tingsi Bridge, but did not expect that the defeated soldiers would escape very quickly. When Ye Ting led the two battalions to Gutangjiao, 6 miles away from Tingsi Bridge, the defeated soldiers had already crossed Gutangjiao and continued to escape towards Xianning .
Ye Ting was unwilling to accept it. Regardless of the order that the division commander Zhang Fakui could not pursue more than 15 miles, he chased out 25 miles and entered Xianning City, and eventually captured hundreds of enemy soldiers.
So, Ye Ting's independent regiment became the front-running force in Northern Expedition Army , and the small Xianning City suddenly witnessed a moment of change of world.
In the eyes of residents of Xianning City, four days ago, a large number of northern troops wore five-color star hat badges, red five-corner collar seals on their collars, and straight shoulder stamps continuously entered the north gate. On the afternoon of the 27th, these northern troops rushed to flee north, followed by a large number of southern troops wearing large-brimmed flat-top hats, with blue sky and white sun emblems in the middle of the hat wall, and grass-green Zhongshan uniforms.
Between the Southern Army with strict military discipline and the Northern Army with corrupt military discipline, the people quickly made a choice. They not only actively helped the Southern Army lead the way, but also spontaneously captured the lonely Northern Army.
On the morning of the 28th of the next day, it was raining in the sky, and the hot Xianning City became a little cool. The citizens who could not bear the sultry heat in the house opened their doors and looked at the South Army propaganda team posting leaflets everywhere on the street in surprise. What made their eyes shine was the heroic female soldier in the propaganda team with short hair combed and heroic.
The female soldiers had sunny and confident smiles on their faces. The temperament was the same as the female students in Xianning City School, but they were very heroic and lively. They freely posted leaflets with the male soldiers, and their chests were unwilling to support their military uniforms. The thin waists were obediently tied tightly by the broad armed forces. The hands that were pasted with slogans were as white as green onions, which made the citizens imaginative. The literate citizens looked carefully in front of the slogans that the female soldiers had just posted on the propaganda team, which attracted a large number of citizens to watch.
Few citizens noticed that a small team surrounded by more than 10 officers riding horses came from the south gate. Ordinary citizens did not care about these officers because in their eyes, the logos of the officers and soldiers of the South Army were not obvious. The only difference was that the soldiers carried long spears and wore straw sandals, the officers wore military boots , and there were different cards on their left arm. The group of officers in front of him all looked 30 or 40 years old. Except for being older than the common officers, they were not special. As for horses, the battalion commander could be equipped. Some company commanders rode horses. The citizens' eyes firmly attracted the beautiful scenery of the propaganda team, and they did not agree with the horse team passing by.
This team followed the North and South Street to the old county government office of Xianning City, along the former North Army Command. The officers dismounted one after another, and the horses were led away by the groom. Under the guidance of several young officers, they entered the lobby of the county government office, and the adjutant and the guard were invited to the wing rooms on both sides of the lobby.
1. How did several bigwigs decide the plan for Heshengqiao Battle ?
0 The lobby of the old county government is not big. After the Xinhai period, all the plaques of this county government government were removed. The "Sea and Sky" paintings of that year can still be seen on the screen. There is a magic table under the screen. There is a telephone on the table. A thin officer about 40 years old, with a party emblem and three golden triangle stars on his left arm is obviously the central figure of the group of officers. He stood in the center of the lobby, scanned the lobby environment up and down, left and right, and then walked into the telephone on the table and looked at the phone on the table and asked in a Ningbo official language: "It was Ye Ting who knew that Wu Peifu had arrived at He Shengqiao?"
Everyone looked at an officer wearing two golden stars on his left arm. The officer was 30 years old, with a manly face with a beautiful mustache, and his waist was straightened under his carefully maintained uniform. He replied in Cantonese Mandarin: "Report to the commander-in-chief. Yesterday, when Ye Ting came in, he heard the phone ringing. He picked up the receiver and heard that it was a staff officer of Wu Peifu who came from He Shengqiao. Ye Ting took the trick and drew the news that Wu Peifu had arrived at He Shengqiao from the staff officer."
The commander-in-chief is the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army Chiang Kai-shek . He smiled and said to the officer: "Xiang Hua, your troops are fighting very well at Tingsi Bridge. I didn't expect that it was so fast, and even the enemy did not expect that Ye Ting's regiment was calculated yesterday The army went deeper and it seemed that their morale was very high. Where is he now? "
The person called Xiang Hua by Chiang Kai-shek was Zhang Fakui, the 12th Division of the 4th Army. He said: "Ye Ting was very proactive in fighting. When he heard that Wu Peifu arrived at Hesheng Bridge, he took the Independent Regiment to occupy Dongshan Station in the north of the city. Now they have advanced to the Jiacheng Shop, which is 15 miles away."
When Zhang Fakui answered, the young staff members hurriedly took away the phone from the table and spread a map on the table. However, the narrow table could not hold up the wide map, causing both sides of the map to hang down. The four staff members stood on both sides of the table, each of whom grabbed a corner of the map and spread the map.
Chiang Kai-shek walked over and looked at the map while nodding: "Henggouqiao Town, opposite the Jiachengpu, is Wu Peifu's army. Ye Ting fought very proactively. If we revolutionary soldiers, if each of them has the spirit of Ye Ting, Northern Expedition will definitely succeed." Then, he turned around and said to everyone, "Everyone, we follow the preaching of Prime Minister's First. Since the Northern Expedition, we have been deeply loved by the people, and have been unstoppable along the way. All the people along the way are welcomed by food pots and slurries. We, in just 3 months, we fought from Guangdong to Hubei. Victory is just around the corner. Wuchang City is ahead. However, we must first take down Hesheng Bridge. I hope you will work hard to carry forward the revolutionary fighting spirit, and flexibly use tactics to win Hesheng Bridge at the lowest cost."
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km beside Chiang Kai-shek, an officer with the left arm with the rank of general, said: "Root" According to the information obtained, He Shengqiao's enemies have two groups. One is the army that retreated from Tingsi Bridge to He Shengqiao. These troops have 10,000 people, but we have been crippled by us. The other is the newcomer who personally led by Wu Peifu, including the 8th Division of Liu Yuchun and Zhang Zhan'ao's 13th Mixed Brigade, and Wu Peifu's own Guard Brigade, which also has 10,000 people. The two enemy troops have a total of about 20,000 people. Their weapons are better than us, with more than 60 mountain cannons and more than 100 machine guns."
Chiang Kai-shek interrupted, "We have the advantage in terms of number of people." Admiral
continued, "The preliminary reconnaissance conclusion is that the enemy has three defense lines at Hesheng Bridge. The first is Taolinpu about 10 miles south of Hesheng Bridge, the second is Yindoshan 4 miles south of Hesheng Bridge, and the third is Hesheng Bridge. The three defense lines are in a total of 10 miles." The general has clear thinking and confident. He does not look at the map on the table, but his eyes are always on the faces of the officers.
Seeing that everyone is very motivated, the general was very pleased and said: "We revolutionary soldiers are brave in fighting. This is something that counter-revolutionary Beiyang warlords cannot compare with. Some generals reacted to me that we have gone through the previous few wars and lacked ammunition. I hope I can replenish supplies, but I have no supplies. The supply of the revolutionary army is right in front and cannot be back in the back. Defeating the enemy is our supply. We only have bayonets. We must charge quickly. We took Wuchang , and Hanyang Arsenal will be inexhaustible and useless."
Chiang Kai-shek said: "The Chief of Staff said it very well. Revolutionary soldiers must have the courage to sacrifice for the revolution. We are not in the army for promotion and wealth, but in order to realize the Three Principles of the People in the whole of China. ."
The general who was called by Chiang Kai-shek as the chief of staff was Bai Chongxi. He was the deputy chief of staff of the National Revolutionary Army. He had been asking Chiang Kai-shek to lead troops on the front line, but Chiang Kai-shek hoped that he would stay by his side as the chief of staff. After some pulling, the two reached an agreement. Bai Chongxi stayed at the headquarters for a few months first, and then went to the front line to lead troops on the front line after capturing Wuchang.
Chiang Kai-shek asked another thirty-five-year-old officer with the rank of general on his left arm, "Delin, where is your 7th Army unit?"
is called Delin is the commander of the 7th Army Li Zongren . He replied: "Commander-in-chief, my 7th Army is on the right wing of the 4th Army. It is currently divided into two routes. The first route is led by Xiawei brigade commander, and the second route is led by Hu Zongduo brigade commander, and has arrived at the Wang family. The front line of Zhongjia Village in the shop."
At this time, the two brigade commanders Xia Wei and Hu Zongduo were beside Li Zongren. Chiang Kai-shek nodded to the second general and turned to a 45-year-old general and asked, "Jingyuan, where is your 4th Army?"
Among all the officers present, the general was the oldest and the oldest. He was the head of the guard regiment of Sun Yat-sen Presidential Palace. He was a world-class veteran in the Guangdong Army and was considered a veteran of the Guangdong Army. He was named Chen Keyu. At this time, he was the deputy commander to serve as the marching commander, but he was in poor health at this time, his skin was pale, and he looked very thin.
Chen Keyu replied: "Commander-in-Chief, the vanguard of our 12th Division is Ye Ting's Independent Regiment. Now he is at the Jiachengpu. The 10th Division follows 10 miles behind the 12th Division."
Chiang Kai-shek blinked his eyes and Zhang Fakui, the commander of the 12th Division, and Chen Mingshu, the commander of the 10th Division, said: "Okay, you are fighting very well at Tingsi Bridge. I hope you will continue to work hard and fight the battle of Heshengqiao."
vs. Chen Ke Zhang Fakui, the commander of Yu's arrangement, did not approve of Yu's arrangement. He believed that the 12th Division was the main force in Tingsiqiao's battle. He made a great sacrifice, but was picked up by the 10th Division, which made the 12th Division less than the 10th Division. Therefore, this time the 10th Division should be the main force, so that his 12th Division could get a breather. Chen Keyu asked him to play the main force again, which was beyond his expectations, but Chen Keyu was the teacher of the 12th Division, and his arrangement left Zhang Fakui with nothing to say.
Chiang Kai-shek turned to an admiral about 30 and wearing glasses: "Captain Tang, where is your 8th Army?"
The 8th Army General was Tang Shengzhi. He hurriedly stood at attention: "Commander-in-Chief, our 1st Division crossed the river near Baotazhou, and the 2nd Division crossed the river in Jiayu, preparing to detour Hankou and Hanyang to attack the back of the Wu army. The 3rd Division was advancing towards Jinkou, and the 4th Division was also preparing to cross the river near Puqi."
Chiang Kai-shek was very happy: "Captain Tang, your army is progressing very quickly, and the soldiers are very important. You have to take advantage of Wu Peifu's foothold and not yet stable and make a concerted effort. Defeat him. "He looked at everyone and said, "The 1st Army has arrived in Puqi and Yuezhou , and the 6th Army has also arrived in Chongyang. The situation is very good for us."
Bai Chongxi said, "This time we attack Heshengqiao, I think the headquarters of the 4th Army and the 7th Army can be set up here. On the one hand, it is 20 miles away from the front line, outside the range of Wu Peifu's cannon. On the other hand, this time the 4th Army and the 7th Army fight together to facilitate the command."
Chiang Kai-shek said, "Jiansheng is right. We want to capture Wuchang, and Heshengqiao cannot be avoided. The soldiers in the front are bleeding and sacrificing. I also want to be with everyone. I decided to set up the General Command here, and be with your 4th Army and 7th Army."He stretched his right arm straight, pointed his index finger down to the ground, and then took his right hand back and turned to his hands on his hips. "The 4th Army and the 7th Army jointly fought, and they needed unified command. I think Delin was fully responsible for the battle from Heshengqiao to Wuchang. Delin, you will be the commander-in-chief. What do you think? "
Li Zongren hurriedly stood at attention: "Official obeys orders. "
" OK, from now on, the command of the front line will be handed over to you. ”
Li Zongren agreed, “Yes. "
Chiang Kai-shek said to Bai Chongxi, "Jiansheng, go and see our residence and do not hinder the command of Delian Neighbors. "As he said that, he walked out of the lobby, Bai Chongxi bowed to everyone and said, "Please give me your help." "Walking out after Chiang Kai-shek.
Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek and Bai Chongxi had both left, Li Zongren said to Chen Keyu and the officers present: "Since the commander-in-chief has this order, the only job is to obey the order. The military situation is urgent. Now, everyone is here, I want to clarify the task here. "
Li Zongren: "Our strategic goal is to take Wuchang. Heshengqiao is only our current tactical task. Therefore, our strategic deployment must be carried out in favor of the capture of Wuchang. Now the 8th Army of the Tang Army is crossing the Yangtze River and attacking Hanyang, isolated Wuchang from the west. Commander Chen's 4th Army is on the front line of the railway. Ye Ting's regiment has confronted the Wu army in Jiachengpu, so he troubled the Chief Chen led the 4th Army to continue to attack Heshengqiao on the front line along the railway line. We led the 7th Army to wedge into Echeng from the northeast direction of the right wing, laying the goal for the 4th, 7th and 8th armies to attack Wuchang from the east and west sides in the future. "
Zhang Fakui ignored himself and was just a lieutenant general and blurted out: "Commander-in-Chief, your strategy is very good. But at present, our 4th Army has more than 10,000 troops, and more than 20,000 Wu army in front of him. They not only have the benefits of fortifications, but also have excellent equipment. There are difficulties in attacking head-on. I hope the commander-in-Chief can give our 4th Army some support. "
Zhang Fakui's interruption surprised Li Zongren, but Li Zongren was a loyal and honest person and did not blame him, but explained: "Teacher Zhang, don't worry, my left-wing Brigade Commander Hu Zongduo led the 2nd and 7th brigades to advance side by side with you and fight together. "
Hu Zongduo is 4 years older than Zhang Fakui. He graduated from the Baoding 4th period. He is Zhang Fakui's senior. He has taken a detour due to his military career and is still ranked as a major general.
Hearing Li Zongren say this, Zhang Fakui bowed to Hu Zongduo half-jokingly: "I have to thank Brother Hu for more care. "
Hu Zongduo was serious. He was not as relaxed as Zhang Fakui and said restrainedly: "Brother Fakui, don't say that. We are all revolutionary soldiers, so we should help each other. ”
Li Zongren smiled and said, "Okay, I will issue an offensive order tomorrow, and the meeting will be terminated now. Please give me yourselves. ”
Since the 4th Army and the 7th Army were both located in the county government office, Li Zongren and Chen Keyu and other generals from the military headquarters were settled in the county government office, and the other generals below the division level returned to their own camps. Chen Keyu accompanied Zhang Fakui and Chen Mingshu out of the county government office and came to the gate. Chen Keyu said to the two: "What's easy to talk about in our internal affairs. You can directly coordinate and resolve the matters on the front line. There is no need to report to me. If you need to contact the 7th Army, I will come forward. "
Zhang Fakui and Chen Mingshu nodded and said, "The groom brought their horses over, and they each returned to the headquarters.
2. Who is He Shengqiao's main attacker?
The groom brought a maroon Mongolian horse . According to the system, the division commander has two horses, so Zhang Fakui also has a black Sichuan horse. Usually on a flat road, Zhang Fakui will ride a Mongolian horse and ride that horse on the mountain road. The black Sichuan horse, at this time, he turned over to the Mongolian horse, and asked an adjutant and a guard who were waiting for him in the wing to walk back to the division headquarters and rode his horse by himself.
Zhang Fakui is a rough nature, loves tobacco and alcohol, and especially likes to ride a horse, but he usually does not ride a horse when marching with the troops. There is no large army at this time, and he just has the opportunity to ride a horse alone. He whips and runs, feeling the coolness of his face and the flashing scenery on both sides, and feels the release of his body and mind. Unfortunately, the command post is located in Dongshan, 2 miles north of Xianning City, and he runs there in a few minutes. It's really not satisfying.
Dongshan is a small railway station with only trucks. Its northeast is mountain ridge, and to the west of the mountain ridge is Axe Lake. The narrow terrain makes Dongshan the throat to prevent the northern army from moving south. Because of this, Ye Ting immediately occupied the place after receiving the news that Wu Peifu arrived at Hesheng Bridge. As the main force of the 12th Division went north, the stationmaster's office of this small station became Zhang Fakui's division command center.
Zhang Fakui got off the horse and entered the webmaster's office. Deputy division commander Zhu Huiri was busy with several combat staff.
Zhu Huiri was 35 years old, born in the sixth period of Baoding, and was ranked as a major general. At this time, he was busy contacting the three regiments on the front line and listening to reports. When he saw Zhang Fakui coming in, he looked at him without blinking, hoping to get the latest news from him.
Hubei is very stuffy in summer. Zhang Fakui felt cool and happy when riding a horse. After getting off the horse, he felt stuffy and uncomfortable, and sweated all over. After entering the door, he took off his military cap and released Feng Ji buckle. A visionary staff member hurriedly handed over a glass of water. He picked it up and drank it all, then took out a cigarette from his lower bag. The staff member lit it for him. He sat on the stool and took a sip of cigarettes, and then vomited it out for a long time. In a blink of an eye, Zhu Huiri looked at him and said with a smile: "We are still in front of the 10th Division in this battle."
Zhu Huiri and Zhang Fakui have been together for a long time, so he didn't care about it and said: "We suffer a loss in Tingsiqiao. The 10th Division took a big advantage. What did Teacher Mouzhi think? "
Zhang Fakui said, "I don't know, I guess the teacher thought that the enemy in front of him was useless and he wanted us to make more contributions."
Zhu Huiri said, "Can Chen Mingshu not want to take the lead? He kept complaining that his weapons were not as good as us."
Zhang Fakui said, "His weapons are far worse than us. Many of his officers have not yet been equipped with pistols. Our officers have all equipped pistols. Even the commander-in-chief's guards are equipped with more than 10 Mauser pistols I gave me. However, our weapons did not fall from the sky, but we desperately follow the sea. The of the south of Deng Benyin was seized by him. Chen Mingshu had the ability to seize it. He also went to Wu Peifu to seize it. "
Zhu Huiri shook his head: "It's really funny."
Zhang Fakui said: "I won't say it anymore. The commander-in-chief's meaning is that our 4th Army and the 7th Army are mainly attacked, and the commander of the 7th Army will be unified and commanded by the commander of the 7th Army. The offensive order will be issued tomorrow."
Zhu Huiri said: "The webmaster reported to us that before we arrived, he received a call from Hankou Station. Wu Peifu led two divisions from Henan to the south and has arrived in Hankou. They have not yet gained a foothold. Stable, we must enter the position first to ensure that the troops can attack as quickly as possible after the order is issued. "
Zhang Fakui said, "Your idea is very good, just do it like this, but do you want to configure 3 regiments (how to do it)?"
Zhu Huiri said, "The 36th Regiment fought the main force at Tingsi Bridge, and the losses were great. Now the Independent Regiment has rushed to the front. I suggest that the Independent Regiment will be the main attack this time, with the 35th Regiment and the 36th Regiment as the reserve team."
Zhang Fakui stood up and said, "Okay." He walked to the map hanging on the wall with a cigarette in his fingers and watched. The enemy positions in the direction of Hesheng Bridge on the map have been pasted with several blue triangles.
There is a section of dense lakes and woods from Xianning to Hesheng Bridge, but the terrain is far less steep than Tingsi Bridge. There are neither more than 500 meters of steep mountains near Tingsi Bridge, nor a river that is as deep as Tingsi River and 200 meters wide as Tingsi River. The troops can fully develop and carry forward their firepower and launch a rapid attack. It is just the direct line brought by Wu Peifu himself, and its combat effectiveness is much stronger than the enemy troops of Tingsi Bridge.
Zhang Fakui looked at the map, and his heart was mixed. At this time, Zhu Huiri approached Zhang Fakui and pointed with his finger at a location between Xianning and Hesheng Bridge on the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway on the map: "The Independence Group has entered the Jiachengpu and is alert to Henggou Bridge and Hesheng Bridge." Henggou Bridge on the
map is a town. This town is on the east side of Jiachengpu, and is far away from Jiachengpu through Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway . The northeast-oriented Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway made a sharp turn here, facing northward towards Hesheng Bridge.
Zhu Huiri's finger slid to the west, staying about 12 miles away from the Jiacheng pavilion: "At present, the 35th Regiment is in Guanbuqiao Town, west of the Independent Regiment, guarding towards Huangshi Bridge."After that, there was a big circle behind the first two places, "The 36th regiment is 5 miles behind the two regiments, and it is ready to support it at any time. "
Zhang Fakui looked at it and nodded and said, "I think it's all. I'll report to the teacher immediately, and consider the direct team of the division headquarters as a reserve team. Be prepared to support at any time to ensure smooth communication between the three regiments. "He said to several combat staff present, "You (you) must be nervous and be prepared to get out of the company at any time. ”
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