The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army was formed in August 1925 by the teaching regiment of the Whampoa Military Academy and the students of the Whampoa Military Academy. This force has been doomed since its inception, and its status is not ordinary. To put it bluntly, it is like the children of a rich family who grew up with a golden key. The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army is a unit that Chiang Kai-shek's military clique grew up with the golden key.
The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army witnessed, chiang kai-shek's growth, and also witnessed chiang kai-shek's decline. Since its establishment in 1925, the army has followed Chiang Kai-shek through the Eastern Crusade, the Northern Expedition, the Warlord Melee, the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the War of Liberation. It can be said that during the period of the Eastern Expedition, the Northern Expedition, and the warlord melee, the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army had very good combat results, and it was definitely an ace force in Chiang Kai-shek's military clique that could recruit good warriors. Like the famous generals Xu Tingyao, Zheng Dongguo, Li Yutang, Li Xianzhou, as well as the senior generals of the Nationalist army, Huang Jie, Gu Zhutong, Chen Ji, Hu Zongnan and other generals, they all served as brigade commanders or division commanders in the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army.
The First National Revolutionary Army, which lasted 24 years from its establishment in August 1925 to its demise in December 1949. According to statistics, in the past 24 years, the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army has changed 9 commanders.
The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army was first commanded by Chiang Kai-shek himself. At this time, the First Army was participating in the Battle of the Crusade and was the main ace in this battle. Moreover, the director of the Political Department of the First Army during the Period of the Eastern Crusade was Zhou Gong of our party, and at that time the two parties were in a period of cooperation, and they had not yet beaten you to death as they did later. Looking at Chiang Kai-shek's military clique, of the many units, I am afraid that only the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army was chiang kai-shek himself.
The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army; the second commander was He Yingqin. I believe many people know that He Yingqin was Chiang Kai-shek's right-hand man in his early years and a backbone general of the Huangpu department. During the period of the Eastern Crusade, the Period of the Northern Expedition, and the Period of Warlord Scuffle, He Yingqin's status in the Nationalist Army was very high, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was second only to Chiang Kai-shek.
The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army; the third commander was Gu Zhutong. This was also one of the backbone members of the Whampoa department and won the trust of Chiang Kai-shek. At the same time, Gu Zhutong was also very loyal to Chiang Kai-shek. During the Northern Expedition and the warlord melee, Gu Zhutong was a military dependent and capable general of Chiang Kai-shek. Together with Chen Cheng, Liu Zhi, Wei Lihuang, and Jiang Dingwen, he was also known as Chiang Kai-shek's Five Tiger Generals. Because Gu Zhutong was the most loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, he was called a loyal general.
The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army; the fourth commander was Chen Jie. This was also an instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy and Chiang Kai-shek's most trusted general, along with other generals in the Nationalist Army, known as Chiang Kai-shek's Eight Great Kongs. It is enough to see that Chen Ishi is also Chiang Kai-shek's concubine.
The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army; the fifth commander was Hu Zongnan. I believe that everyone is very familiar with this, and he is known as the first protégé of Chiang Kai-shek's Tianzi, and he is the most respected of the many students in Huangpu. Since Hu Zongnan took over as the commander of the First Army, he used the army to cultivate his own forces, and was called Hu Zongnan. After that, the First Army became the number one main force of Hu Zongnan's military group.
The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army; the sixth commander was Li Tiejun. This is also a student of the first phase of Huangpu and a right-hand man to Hu Zongnan's military clique. Because on the battlefield, Li Tiejun was very cunning and cautious, so he was called the Guangdong fox by everyone.
The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army; the seventh commander was Tao Zhiyue. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, this was the commander of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army. As everyone may know, Tao Zhiyue is not a general of Chiang Kai-shek's concubine, nor does he belong to Huangpusheng. It was rare for him to serve as the commander of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army.
The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army; the eighth commander was listed. This was a graduate of the fourth term of the Whampoa Military Academy and was one of Hu Zongnan's most trusted generals. During the Liberation War, He served as commander of the First Army. However, at this time, the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army was reorganized into the First Division by Chiang Kai-shek. Its establishment is still an army, but the number has changed.
The ninth commander of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army was Chen Ju Brigade. He was a student of the Fifth Term of Whampoa and the last commander of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army. In 1948, he took over the position of Commander of the First Army. At the same time, The Chen Ju Brigade was also the only commander among the successive commanders of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army who was captured by our army on the battlefield. Strictly speaking, Chen Ju's brigade was not considered a prisoner, but chose to revolt when he was cornered. But who would have thought that with him, several generals of the uprising would not be long after they repented and finally secretly ran away. As a result, Chen Ju brigade was implicated and detained for examination.