On January 24, 1924, Chiang Kai-shek was appointed as the chairman of the preparatory committee of the Whampoa Military Academy. However, Chiang Kai-shek was light-hearted, and the Guangzhou Municipal Government’s economy was already stretched out. Within a few days of taking office, Chiang Kai-shek fell into an embarrassing situation of asking for money but no money, and no guns. In less than a month, the arrogant Chiang Kai-shek couldn't stand it. On February 21, he left a resignation letter and left for Shanghai.
蒋介石
Jiang Jieshi wants to win a place in the KMT, is he really willing to give up this rare opportunity? In fact, Chiang Kai-shek's resignation and departure were completely "retreating to advance", using this as a threat to Sun Yat-sen and gain more initiative. Sure enough, his strategy succeeded again, and Sun Yat-sen gave in. But even so, he still verbally agreed to come back while sitting still. Next, what else does he want?
After the disappointment left, the preparations of the Whampoa Military Academy were all on Liao Zhongkai. Liao Zhongkai exhausted his tongue and saw that Chiang Kai-shek was still silent, so he called Jiang again on March 26, euphemistically saying "If you don't come back, I will do it myself"! Chiang Kai-shek also knew that the military academy would not fail because of his resignation, so he replied to Liao Zhongkai in a tactful text: "Thank you, my brother will come to Guangdong and do not read."
廖仲恺
Although he verbally agreed to Liao Zhongkai, Chiang Kai-shek was still too late to leave. In the end, Sun Yat-sen could not wait. Xu Chongzhi, who was recuperating in Shanghai, was sent to ask Chiang Kai-shek to return to Guangzhou to perform his duties. Xu Chongzhi told Chiang Kai-shek that he had no intention of being a principal. Xu Chongzhi is a tycoon of the Cantonese Army and was previously considered the best candidate for the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy. His arrival gave Chiang Kai-shek a lot of face, and the good news of being promoted to the principal made him more satisfied. Taking this step, Chiang Kai-shek finally returned to Huangpu on April 26.
许崇智
On April 28, 1924, the Whampoa Army issued a calibrated list. After strict examinations, a total of 350 people were enrolled in the first phase. , Ready to give birth to more than one hundred people. On May 3, Sun Yat-sen officially appointed Chiang Kai-shek as the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy and chief of staff of the Guangdong Army, and promised to give him more power in personnel and finances.
On June 16, 1924, with the help of the Communist Party of China and the former Soviet Union, Mr. Sun Yat-sen founded a new army officer school. Although the name of the military academy has been changed many times, it was originally located on Changzhou Island, Huangpu, at the exit of the Pearl River in Guangzhou. Therefore, it has always had a famous name-Huangpu Military Academy.
Sun Yat-sen at the opening ceremony of the Whampoa Military Academy (Chiang Jieshi on the left of Sun)
Chiang Kai-shek hopes to accumulate the first pot of gold in his political career at the Whampoa Military Academy, so When the Whampoa Military Academy was first opened, he devoted all his attention to the construction of the military academy. He wandered in Shanghai for ten years, spent a lot of money and lived a loose life. But since arriving at the Whampoa Military Academy, he changed his old style, "no smoking, no drinking", and his living conditions are different from before. He lives in the military academy all year round, and will patrol and inspect the school sooner or later.
Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek on the opening ceremony day
At school, Chiang Kai-shek focused his energy on cultivating his own power. He asked ten people every week to ask questions. It is used to select the students that you want to focus on training and enhance the teacher-student relationship. In the eight months after the opening of the military school, Chiang Kai-shek delivered 46 speeches to the cadets, instilling basic military and political concepts. Chiang Kai-shek, who regarded the Whampoa Military Academy as the foundation of his family, was very strict in his army management. One day when he assembled, the instructor Gu Zhutong was late. He happened to be seen by Chiang Kai-shek, and he was punished to kneel until the next morning.
顾祝同
The president of the Whampoa Military Academy was not a particularly prominent position in the Kuomintang at the time. However, for Chiang Kai-shek, this ambitious 37-year-old soldier started his true history. Especially after the aid of the Soviet Union came, the Whampoa Military Academy was greatly changed and its appearance was completely new. It was from this time that Chiang Kai-shek began to realize that the Whampoa Military Academy was a decisive opportunity for his future political career development.
In 1925, the Huangpu Army crusades against Chen Jiongming, which is like a broken bamboo, and Chiang Kai-shek has also become a rising star of the Kuomintang army. However, Chiang Kai-shek’s ambitions and appetites are also growing. After the Eastern Expeditions, the only and last big stone that lay in his military career was the Cantonese army chief, the minister of military affairs and Chiang Kai-shek’s elder brother Xu. Chongzhi. How will Chiang Kai-shek remove this stone and realize his ambitions? Follow the headline number of "Hubei Satellite TV", and continue to decrypt it for you tomorrow!
