The Red Fourth Front was one of the three main forces of the Red Army during the agrarian revolution, mainly by
The Red First Army in the Eyu-Anhui region
and
The Red XV Army in southeastern Hubei
It was developed in a joint compilation and activity at the junction of the three provinces of Hubei, Henan and Anhui. (Hubei, Henan, Anhui)
Origin of the Red Army:
On November 13, 1927, more than 30,000 peasant self-defense troops and volunteer soldiers in The Huang'an (present-day Hong'an) and Macheng areas of Hubei Province launched the "Jute Uprising" under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Pan Zhongru, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wu Guanghao, Liu Guanglie, and Party Representative Dai Kemin.
Wu Guanghao (1906~1929)
Commander and Division Commander: Wu Guanghao (Huangpu Phase III), Hou Xu Xiangqian (Huangpu Phase I)
Party representative: Deik Min
Chief of Staff: Cao Xuekai
Director of the Political Department: Chen Dinghou
The whole army (whole division) has 4 brigades under its jurisdiction, with a total of more than 400 people
On May 6, 1929, some rebel soldiers and peasant armed forces in the Shangnan region (now part of Xinyang, Henan) launched the "Shangnan Uprising" (LixiaJie Uprising) under the leadership of Zhou Weijiong, Xu Qixu, Qi Dewei and others, and on the 9th established the 32nd Division of the Eleventh Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and later opened up the revolutionary base area in southeast Henan.
Zhou Weijiong (1908~1931)
Division Commander: Zhou Weijiong (Wuhan Central Military and Political School)
Party representative: Xu Qixu
Deputy Division Commander: Qi Dewei
Chief of Staff: Qi Haifeng
The division has 3 regiments under its jurisdiction, with a total of more than 300 people
From November 8, 1929, a series of armed uprisings broke out in the Liuhuo area of anhui province under the instructions of the county party committee, known in history as the "Liuhuo Uprising". Later, on January 20, 1930, the 33rd Division of the Eleventh Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was formed, opening up the revolutionary base area in western Anhui centered on Jinjiazhai.
Xu Baichuan (1901~1931)
Division Commander: Xu Baichuan (Huangpu Phase III)
Party representative: Zhu Yaqing
Director of political department: Zhang Jianmin, Hou (Jiang Jingtang) (Huangpu Phase III)
Chief of Staff: Liu Xiqing
The division has 2 regiments and a special agent company, with a total of more than 200 people
In April 1930, Xu Jishen was ordered to come to the Eyu-Anhui Su District. In order to unify the command of the Red Army in the Eyu-Anhui region, under the instructions of the Special Committee, the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd Divisions were combined into the First Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants.
Xu Jishen (1901~1931)
Secretary of the Eyu-Anhui Border Special Committee: Guo Shushen
Commander: Xu Jishen (Huangpu Phase I)
Political Commissar: Cao Dajun
Deputy Commander: Xu Xiangqian (Huangpu Phase I)
Chief of Staff: Aaron Zhu, later (Leoncs)
Director of the Political Department: Xiong Shouxuan, Hou (Cao Dajun)
Commander of the Red 1st Division: Xu Xiangqian, Hou (Liu Ying); Political Commissar: Dai Kemin, Hou (Li Ronggui)
Commander of the Red 2nd Division: Qi Dewei, Hou (Sun Yongkang); Political Commissar: Wang Peiwu
Commander of the Red 3rd Division: Zhou Weijiong, Hou (Xiao Fang) Political Commissar: Jiang Jingtang
Brigade Commander of the Independent Brigade: Liao Yeqi
The whole army has 3 divisions and an independent brigade, with a total of 2100 people
Origin of the Red XV Army:
On October 18, 1930, according to the instructions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the 5th Regiment of the Independent 1st Division of the Central Committee of the Red Army and the 4th and 5th Columns of the Red Eighth Army converged in Wuxiang Village, Kaotian Town, Huangmei County, Edong Province, and were reorganized into the 15th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
Choi Shin Hee (1906~1932)
Commander: Cai Shenxi (Huangpu Phase I)
Political Commissar: Chen Qi
Director of the Political Department: Zhou Jike
The whole army has 2 regiments and about 1800 people.
The Red First Army and the Red Fifteenth Army were merged into the Red Fourth Army
In mid-January 1931, after the Red First Army and the Red Fifteenth Army met at The Changzhu Garden in Shangnan, the two armies were merged into the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
Zeng Zhongsheng (1900~1935)
Secretary of the Eyu-Anhui Border Special Committee and Chairman of the Military Commission: Zeng Zhongsheng
Commander: Kuang Jixun, Hou (Xu Xiangqian)
Political Commissar: Yu Dushan, Hou (Zeng Zhongsheng)
Chief of Staff: Xu Xiangqian
Director of the Political Department: Cao Dajun
Red 10th Division Commander: Cai Shenxi; Political Commissar: Chen Qi; Deputy Division Commander: Liu Ying
Commander of the Red 11th Division: Xu Jishen, Hou (Zhou Weijiong); Political Commissar: Pang Yongjun; Deputy Division Commander: Zhou Weijiong
The whole army has 2 divisions under its jurisdiction, with a total of about 12,500 people.
In April, the 2nd Division of the Central Committee of the Red Army and the 2nd Regiment of guards in the Eyu-Anhui Soviet District were merged into the Red 12th Division, with division commander Xu Jishen, political commissar Pang Yongjun, and Zhou Weijiong promoted to commander of the Red 11th Division.
In March, after the Red Fourth Army won a great victory in Shuangqiao Town, the 2nd Guard Regiment of Eastern Hubei was merged with the Independent Regiments of Huang'an, Guangshan and Luoshan to form the Guard Division of the Red Fourth Army.
In May, after the victory of the second anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, the Red Fourth Army Guard Division, together with the 28th Regiment of the Red 10th Division and the Macheng Independent Regiment, was merged into the Red 13th Division (reorganized into the Red 12th Division in October of the same year), with division commander Xu Xiangqian, Hou (Kuang Jixun), and political commissar Chen Qi.
In October, the Red 13th Division was reorganized into the Red 12th Division. At this point, the Red Fourth Army had jurisdiction over the Red 10th Division, the Red 11th Division, and the Red 12th Division.
In October, the Red 25th Army was established in Jinzhai Mabu, Anhui Province, with jurisdiction over the 73rd Division (the 74th Division and the 75th Division were separately formed)
Red 73rd Division (based on the headquarters of the Red 12th Division and the 34th Regiment, and reorganized into the 73rd Division of the Red 25th Army by the 28th Regiment of the Red 10th Division and the 31st Regiment of the Red 11th Division)
Kuang Jixun (1897~1933)
Commander: Kuang Jixun, Later (Cai Shenxi)
Political Commissar: Wang Pingzhang
Commander of the Red 73rd Division: Liu Ying
Political Commissar of the Red 73rd Division: Wu Huanxian
The Red Fourth Front was formed
On November 7, 1931, the Red Fourth Front was established in Qiliping, Huang'an, Hubei Province, under the jurisdiction of the Red Fourth Army and the Red Twenty-fifth Army, with a total strength of about 30,000 people.
Secretary of the Eyuwan Central Branch and Chairman of the Military Commission: Zhang Guotao
Commander-in-Chief: Xu Xiangqian
General Political Commissar: Chen Changhao
Deputy Commander-in-Chief: Cai Shenxi
Director of the Political Department: Liu Shiqi
Chief of Staff: Leontz
Xu Xiangqian (1901~1990)
The Red Fourth Army (commanded by the Headquarters of the Front) administers the Red 10th, 11th and 12th Divisions
Red 10 Division
Ni Zhiliang (1900~1965)
Division Commander: Ni Zhiliang (Huangpu Phase IV), Hou (Wang Hongkun)
Political Commissar: Gan Yuanjing
Chief of Staff: Wu Zhan
Director of the Political Department: Mei Guangrong
It administers the 28th, 29th and 30th regiments
Red 11th Division
Wang Shusheng (1905~1974)
Division Commander: Wang Shusheng
Political Commissar: Ganjishi
Chief of Staff: Huang Zhengping
Director of the Political Department: Shu Jingshu
It administers the 31st, 32nd and 33rd regiments
Red 12th Division
Chen Geng (1903~1961)
Division Commander: Chen Geng (Huangpu Phase I)
Political Commissar: Liu Qi
Director of the Political Department: Zhang Shihai
It has two regiments, the 34th and 36th regiments
Red Twenty-fifth Army
Liu Ying (1902~1932)
Deputy Commander: Li Te
It administers the 217th, 218th and 219th regiments
Huang'an Independent Division (expanded from the Huang'an and Pi'annan Independent Regiments after the Battle of Huang'an)
Division Commander: Zeng Zhongsheng
Political Commissar: Jiao Fuxing
Deputy Division Commander: Wu Yongda
It administers the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments
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