What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
After the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen on March 12, 1925, the Kuomintang began to compete for power and profits, and was divided into many factions, such as Lin Sen, a representative figure of the Xishan Conference, Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren, Yan Xishan, and others, as well as Sun Ke, Hu Hanmin, Wang Jingwei, Liao Zhongkai, and Chiang Kai-shek of the Whampoa Military Academy. However, he mastered the important military resources of the Whampoa Military Academy.
So, how did Chiang Kai-shek, as a junior, reach the pinnacle of power? Who did he defeat in the struggle for power?
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek led Huangpusheng, the sworn enemy of Mr. Zhongshan in the Eastern Crusade, Chen Jiongming, so that Chiang Kai-shek's status in the army was further improved, and at the same time he also cultivated his own forces, like the early Blue Jacket Society, the purpose of this organization is to be loyal to a leader, and the object of loyalty is naturally Chiang Kai-shek. In addition, at this time, Hu Hanmin, Liao Zhongkai, and Wang Jingwei, the most senior members of the party, fought very fiercely, and it just so happened that Chiang Kai-shek benefited from it.
At this time, Liao Zhongkai was assassinated, and there was an uproar within the people, demanding that the real culprit be found out and avenge Liao Zhongkai, so the highest trio was set up, whose members were Chiang Kai-shek, Xu Chongzhi, Wang Jingwei and others.
Later, Chiang Kai-shek appointed himself as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, led the Northern Expedition, the revolutionary army fought bravely, successively captured Hunan and Jiangxi, and won victories such as the Battle of Tingsi Bridge and the Battle of Hesheng Bridge.
But soon after, Chiang Kai-shek created the 412 incident, and Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei formally split, and at this time the Beiyang warlords took the opportunity to counterattack, which also led to Chiang Kai-shek's first downfall, of course, this does not mean that Chiang Kai-shek will be depressed from now on, but when he returns, his status is higher than before, and he also married Song Meiling, which can be said to be a career and a double harvest of love.
After ascending to the throne, he continued to complete the Northern Expedition, and Chiang Kai-shek and Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, and Li Zongren formed four group armies to jointly march north, defeating the Fengzhi warlord Zhang Zuolin and ending the Beiyang warlord era, but after that, the four families broke out in the Central Plains War due to interests, and later it was known that Chiang Kai-shek used money to bribe senior generals of the Northwest Army, and zhang Xueliang supported him, so he became the final victor.
After the victory in the Central Plains, Chiang Kai-shek put Hu Hanmin under house arrest, and at this time a wave of anti-Chiang Kai-shek was set off within the people, which formed a confrontation between Ning (Chiang Kai-shek) and Guangdong (Sun Ke in Guangzhou), and finally caused Chiang Kai-shek to announce his resignation again, but this time Chiang Kai-shek was supported by Finance Minister Song Ziwen, and Chiang Kai-shek's Huangpusheng was spread throughout the important posts of the nationalist army, and it did not take long to make a comeback again, and by this time Chiang Kai-shek had already ascended to the peak of power, and no one dared to oppose him anymore.
On his way to the peak of power, Chiang Kai-shek defeated Hu Hanmin, Wang Jingwei, Xu Chongzhi, including Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren, Yan Xishan, Zhang Fakui, Tang Shengzhi and others of local forces.