What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Founded by Mr. Sun Yat-sen of the Whampoa Military Academy, Chiang Kai-shek was the first president and also the capital of Chiang Kai-shek's starting family, and he relied on the students of the Whampoa Military Academy as capital to gradually ascend to the peak of power. Therefore, in the National Revolutionary Army, as long as the generals who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy were called Chiang Kai-shek's concubines, and the generals of those local troops were called miscellaneous generals.
As a general of Chiang Kai-shek's concubine, as long as he is a student who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, the fastest promotion is Hu Zongnan. He created five firsts in the Whampoa Military Academy, and was praised as Chiang Kai-shek's most proud student, so he was also called the first protégé of Tianzi. In fact, among the students of the Whampoa Military Academy, in addition to the well-known Hu Zongnan who was promoted the fastest, there were also four Huangpu students who were also promoted relatively quickly.
Hu Zongnan
The first is Li Zhilong, a native of Hunan, who graduated from the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy and belonged to the top students in the school. However, he and Chiang Kai-shek are not the same person, plus after graduating from the military academy, all the way up, once almost on an equal footing with Chiang Kai-shek, therefore, Chiang Kai-shek is very unfavorable to Li Zhilong. If Li Zhilong is a person with him, I believe that old Chiang will also reuse it, but he is not a person in the same boat as Chiang Kai-shek, so in the end, he will not escape the doom and be shot. In 1928, he was able to reach the rank of lieutenant general, and I am afraid that Li Zhilong was the first among the Whampoa middle school students.
The second is guan Linzheng, who is more well known to everyone, who is also a first-term student of Huangpu and a rare famous general in the national army. He was able to fight well, served as the commander of the 52nd Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and was once known as Guan Tie Fist by the Japanese Army for his outstanding performance in the Battle of Taierzhuang, so he was promoted to commander-in-chief of the group army, becoming the second student of the Whampoa Military Academy to become the commander of the group army, and the promotion speed was second only to Hu Zongnan. More importantly, Guan Linzheng is still a tiger general, and his promotion is fast, all relying on his military achievements. And is also the second principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, it is enough to see that Guan Linzheng's military talent belongs to the best in the national army.
Guan Linzheng
The third is Wang Yaowu, who was also a famous general during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, although he graduated from the Huangpu Iii Period, his promotion was also very fast, and he served as the commander of the 74th Army during the War of Resistance. After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Xianzhou, who had graduated from huangpu phase I at the time, was under Wang Yaowu. However, Wang Yaowu is very good at being a person, and when he sees Li Xianzhou, he still calls him a senior. This is also Wang Yaowu's great strength, not only fighting, but also being a man. Therefore, he is also one of the students of the Whampoa Military Academy who has been promoted more quickly.
Liao Yaoxiang
The fourth is Liao Yaoxiang, a native of Hunan who graduated from the sixth term of the Whampoa Military Academy. Although it is the sixth period, Liao Yaoxiang's performance and achievements. All are beyond their seniors. The commander of the New Sixth Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was praised by Chiang Kai-shek as a Chinese tiger for his outstanding performance. After that, he served as the commander of the Ninth Corps, which is known as the strongest fighting force of the Nationalist Army, with six armies, of which the Aces of the Nationalist Army, the New First Army, the New Sixth Army, the 52nd Army and other aces, all gathered under the command of the Ninth Corps. It can be seen that Liao Yaoxiang's military ability was recognized by Chiang Kai-shek, otherwise he would not have made such an important corps commander.
The above five are the fastest promoted generals of the Whampoa Military Academy, in addition to Hu Zongnan's mediocre military ability, there is Li Zhilong who was executed, and the rest are the more capable generals in the national army.