Among the Kuomintang generals, Huang Baitao is a general who is more capable of fighting, especially in the War of Liberation, and he once became Su Yu's strong enemy. However, Huang Baitao's reputation was not good, and Zeng Sanchanged his master. In the words of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he was a "slave of the three surnames".
Huang Baitao's ancestral home is from Meizhou, Guangdong. He was born in Tianjin. In his early years, he served as a messenger for Beiyang warlord Li Chun. Huang Baitao is good at flattering things, and was appreciated by Li Chun. He also betrothed his maid to Huang Baitao. From then on, he gradually climbed up with Li Chun.
Not long after, Huang Baitao entered the fifth phase of the Jinling Officer Training Corps sponsored by Li Chun. After graduation, he became the platoon leader and company commander of the Jiangsu Provincial Defense Force. Later, the warlord Zhang Zongchang Zhang Zongchang occupied Jiangsu. Huang Baitao defected to Zhang Zongchang and served as battalion commander and brigade commander.
1928, Xu Yuanquan, the commander of the 6th Army under Zhang Zongchang, surrendered to Chiang Kai-shek , and Huang Baitao also surrendered to Chiang Kai-shek and became a division commander. However, Chiang Kai-shek was skillful and sent all the registered miscellaneous military officers to Army University for class, so that they could arrange them at will after graduation.
Following to Chiang Kai-shek was a major turning point in Huang Baitao's life. After graduating from Army University, he was transferred to Military Commission as a senior accountant. Because a military paper was spotted by He Yingqin , he had the opportunity to re-enter the army, but he had never had the chance to stand out.
Chiang Kai-shek always valued his direct lineage in employment, and Huang Baitao was never valued. Until after the "Southern Anhui Incident", Huang Baitao seized the opportunity to act as the vanguard of the New Fourth Army, which was appreciated by Chiang Kai-shek and was appointed as the commander of the 25th Army in 1944.
This 25th Army is a reorganized miscellaneous army, including Northeast Army , Sichuan Army and some Central Army. After taking office, Huang Baitao carried out drastic rectification, putting soldiers and commanders together to train, allowing commanders and soldiers to share the joys and sorrows. This move increased the cohesion of the troops.
Under Huang Baitao's series of operations, the combat effectiveness of the 25th Army was significantly improved. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the 25th Army was reorganized into the 25th Division, and Huang Baitao was still the commander of the division. In June 1946, the Kuomintang launched a full-scale civil war and invaded the liberated area of northern Jiangsu. More than 120,000 troops pressed step by step.
Under the command of Gu Zhutong , Huang Baitao set out from Yangzhou and invaded Yiling, Fanchuan and Gaoyou . However, he was soon blocked by the 10th Column of Huaye and fought back to Yangzhou. In early 1947, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized 23 divisions to launch the Lunan Battle , and Huang Baitao led his troops to invade Linyi and other places.
In the subsequent battles, Huang Baitao has always been the vanguard of Chiang Kai-shek's civil war against . However, Huang Baitao was not good at rescued Zhang Lingfu and was once neglected by Chiang Kai-shek. Later, in order to regain Chiang Kai-shek's reputation, he actively fought the civil war and successively occupied Gaomi , Pingdu and Yantai .
Huang Baitao once became Su Yu's strong enemy. After Eastern Henan Battle , in August 1948, Chiang Kai-shek formed the 7th Corps, and Huang Baitao was appointed as commander. After Jinan was liberated, Huang Baitao led the 7th Corps to retreat to Xuzhou . At the same time, the 7th Corps was expanded into 5 armies with 120,000 people under its jurisdiction.
At this time, Huang Baitao's corps had become the key target of Huaye's attack. Su Yu commanded 7 columns to go south, and a total of 11 columns besieged Huang Baitao in the Nianzhuang area. Finally, at the dusk of November 22, Huang Baitao's corps was completely wiped out. Huang Baitao had no hope of breaking through the siege and shot himself. He was 48 years old.
