Chiang Kai-shek has a special identity as the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, and he himself attaches great importance to this identity, and has been working for 23 years. But because official duties are getting busier and busier, Chiang Kai-shek is also lacking in skills, so after that there are two successors to the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, the former is Guan Linzheng, the latter is Zhang Yaoming, today let's take a look at the story of Zhang Yaoming.
Zhang Yaoming was a student of the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and he felt that Chiang Kai-shek, the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy at that time, had the grace of knowing him, so he was very loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, and participated in the Eastern Expedition, the Northern Expedition, and the Central Plains War for Chiang Kai-shek's Eastern Expedition to the West.
However, Zhang Yaoming's more dazzling record is still when fighting devils. Among them was the famous Battle of Taierzhuang. At that time, Zhang Yaoming's opponent was the Isoya Ryosuke Division, known as the Japanese Army's First Division, which was very strong in combat effectiveness, and at that time, he was not ashamed to say that he wanted to eliminate Zhang Yaoming's 25th Division, and the final battle with Zhang Yaoming was the Setani detachment of the Isoya Division.
The Japanese let out harsh words, but Zhang Yaoming was not afraid at all, and he led his troops all the way north, catching the Setani detachment by surprise and thwarting the high morale of the Japanese army. The Battle of Taierzhuang made Li Zongren famous, so Zhang Yaoming did not become famous in the first battle, but also accumulated a lot of battle achievements.
Although Zhang Yaoming was a good hand at fighting devils, in the period of the Liberation War, Zhang Yaoming was no longer the opponent of our army, and he was defeated in battle. Chiang Kai-shek saw that Zhang Yaoming could not make a difference on the battlefield, so he made him the third principal of the Whampoa Military Academy. It is worth mentioning that this time was already September 1949, Chiang Kai-shek's regime was in turmoil, and the second president, Guan Linzheng, was a wise man who had already taken refuge in Hong Kong.
However, Chiang Kai-shek's passing on the position of the Whampoa Military Academy to Zhang Yaoming did not make him carry the black pot, but wanted Zhang Yaoming to run the Whampoa Military Academy well as a hope for his comeback. If this is not possible, the Whampoa Military Academy will be moved to Taiwan. However, Zhang Yaoming did not understand Chiang Kai-shek's meaning, left the Whampoa Military Academy behind, and fled to Taiwan by plane alone, and all the teachers and students of the Whampoa Military Academy who remained on the mainland could only choose to electrify and revolt.
Zhang Yaoming lost the Whampoa Military Academy that Chiang Kai-shek had in mind, and naturally there was no good fruit to eat. Chiang Kai-shek arrested Zhang Yaoming at that time, but fortunately, many people interceded for Zhang Yaoming, so that Zhang Yaoming left a life. But Chiang Kai-shek did not just let Zhang Yaoming go, and he arranged several spies in the Zhang family to monitor Zhang Yaoming's every move. In such an environment, Zhang Yaoming eventually died depressed.