Brief introduction to the process of Mianhu campaign

Brief introduction of the campaign of Mianhu Lake. What's the evaluation of the battle of Mianhu?

Brief introduction of Mianhu campaign

Mianhu Lake in Jiexi County (formerly Jieyang County) is an important town in Chaoshan. The most important event in China's modern history was the Mianhu Campaign in the1920s, and the direct commander of this campaign was He who later became an important figure of the Kuomintang.

1924165438+10 In October, Sun Yat-sen went north from Guangzhou to seek domestic peace from the Beijing government. Once in Tianjin, he can't indulge. Chen Jiongming, a reactionary warlord entrenched in Dongjiang River, thought it was an opportunity to rally the remaining rebels and local bandits and plot to attack Guangzhou from eastern Guangdong.

In order to consolidate the Guangdong revolutionary government, the Grand Marshal's Office decided to send troops to crusade against Chen Jiongming, which was the first expedition of the famous National Revolutionary Army. He became the head of the first teaching regiment composed of Huangpu students and participated in the war as a pioneer of the right wing of the crusade army.

Whampoa Military Academy taught the 1st and 2nd Regiments to defeat Chen Jiongming's 20,000 elite troops with more than 3,000 troops, which is a model in military history.

The process of the battle of Mianhu

1In February, 925, the Guangzhou National Government, headed by Xu Suizhi and represented by Liao, organized the first crusade, advanced into eastern Guangdong and swept away the warlord Chen Jiongming. On March 6th, the right army led by Chiang Kai-shek and Zhou Enlai entered Mianhu area.

The next day, the Hu Lin troops of warlord Chen Jiongming had arrived in Heshun area west of Mianhu Lake (cash and town "Dagong Mountain"), occupying favorable terrain, and their troops were more than ten times stronger than the Crusaders.

At that time, the Crusaders attacked the Hulin Department of "Dagong Mountain" with the first regiment of the training regiment of Huangpu Military Academy. The second regiment () attacked Liu from Meitang in Lihu; The Seventh Brigade of the Guangdong Army attacked from the tower head and along the right side, forming a situation in which small groups of enemies in the periphery were swept first and surrounded again and again.

In the first battle, the second regiment and the seventh brigade in eastern Guangdong did not enter the position in time because of unfamiliar terrain, poor communication and slow action; The first regiment faced ten times as many enemies as our army, and the frontal attack was unfavorable; After the Second Teaching Regiment arrived for support, the Seventh East Guangdong Regiment joined the battle from the right wing, and the situation was attacked on three sides. Panic in the air battle continued until 4 pm, and Liu suffered heavy casualties and fled in the direction of Wuhua.

What's the evaluation of the battle of Mianhu?

This battle is called "Mianhu Battle" in the military history of our country, and it is the most intense battle in the first eastward expedition. Gu, a senior general of the Kuomintang, commented: "There was the battle of Wuchang, then the birth of the Republic of China, the battle of Mianhu, and then the development of the national revolution."

General Galen, a Soviet consultant who was placed in the army at that time, commented, "The results of the Battle of Mianhu are rare not only in China, but also in the European world war. It is a typical war example in the history of modern war. " Liao Zan said, "Our army has shone brilliantly today."

Whampoa Military Academy taught the 1st and 2nd Regiments to defeat Chen Jiongming's 20,000 elite troops with more than 3,000 troops, which is a model in military history. This battle is called "Mianhu Battle" in the military history of our country, and it is the most intense battle in the first eastward expedition.

The Battle of Mianhu is of great historical significance to the Kuomintang of China and its troops in Huangpu Military Academy. Chiang Kai-shek once said to He at the critical moment of the battle: "We must try our best to save the situation. We can't step back. If we fail here today, everything will be over, there will be no hope of returning to Guangzhou, and the revolutionary cause will suffer serious setbacks. "

He said, commander of Mianhu Campaign: "Although this battle lasted only one day, the intensity of the battle was rare in modern wars, and it also had the greatest impact on the success or failure of the revolution."

General Galen, the chief adviser of the Soviet Union who participated in the Battle of Mianhu, pointed out: "This battle is rare in the history of world wars. During the October Revolution in the Soviet Union, the situation was very difficult, but the battle was very heroic, and few of them could match this battle of Mianhu. "

Therefore, the victory of the Battle of Mianhu is a revolutionary and symbolic battle.