The birth of the Ironclad Team
During the period of cooperation between the First State and the Communist Party, Sun Yat-sen created the ironclad convoy of the Aviation Bureau of the Base Camp of the Headquarters of the Grand Marshal of Gongwei and the protection of the railways in Guangdong, and with the help of Soviet advisers and the Ccp. This is the earliest armored corps unit in China.
In November 1924, the ironclad team was reorganized, with a total of 136 people, 3 platoons, and 3 squads per platoon. In February of the following year, the ironclad convoy was reorganized and was fully known as the "Ironclad Convoy of the Grand Marshal's Office of the Founding Army and Navy".
Assembled ironclad team
The ironclad convoy was completely under the direct leadership of the CCP
The ironclad convoy was not only the earliest armored unit in China, but also the first armed force controlled by the CCP. The ironclad convoy was nominally owned by the Grand Marshal's Office, but in fact it was a revolutionary armed detachment under the direct leadership of the CCP.
The June 1926 "Report on the Peasant Movement in Guangdong" said that the ironclad convoy was commanded by our comrades, which was not false at all. In terms of personnel composition, from the captain, party representative, political instructor, military instructor to the three platoon leaders, all of them are members of the CPC, and the members of the team are also selected by the Guangdong District Party Committee from various places.
The allocation and transfer of all personnel of the ironclad team are decided by the two Guangdong district committees of the CPC, and the work and activities of the ironclad convoy are also directly instructed to be solved by Chen Yannian and Zhou Enlai of the regional committee, and are completely under the direct leadership of the CPC.
Chen Yannian
From quelling the rebellion to the Crusade, ironclad convoys can be seen everywhere
After the establishment of the ironclad convoy, it can be seen many times in the battle to defend the nascent Guangdong regime. It helped the Peasant Movement in Quang Ninh, fought against Yang Liu, purged Zheng Runqi, and participated in the Crusade and the blockade of Hong Kong, all of which achieved very good results.
The ironclad convoy prepared for the war
The ironclad convoy was eventually expanded into an independent regiment
In the practice of struggle, the Communist Party of China further realized the importance of building a revolutionary armed force directly controlled by the Communist Party of China, and decided to form an independent regiment with Communist Party members as the backbone on the basis of an ironclad convoy.
In November 1925, the independent regiment expanded from the ironclad motorcade was established in Zhaoqing, its full name was "The Independent Regiment of the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army", with Ye Ting as the regimental commander, which is what we call the "Ye Ting Independent Regiment".
Members
The Ye Ting Independent Regiment was nominally subordinate to the Fourth Army, but in fact was a regular army directly controlled by the CCP. The vast majority of cadres at and above the regimental level are CPC members and league members, and some of the squad leaders are also members of the party and the regiment.
The appointment, removal, transfer, and replenishment of cadres of the Independent Regiment shall be decided by the CPC. Originally, the personnel of the ironclad team were promoted to the rank of independent regiment, and the team members could be promoted to squad leader, squad leader could be promoted to platoon leader, and platoon leader could be promoted to company commander.
During the Northern Expedition, the CCP also proposed the idea of forming an independent division, but Chiang Kai-shek certainly would not let the CCP's armed forces continue to grow, and under his obstruction, the independent division could not be established.
Ye Ting's independent regiment achieved brilliant results in the Northern Expedition
As the vanguard of the Northern Expedition, Ye Ting's independent regiment was born and died in famous battles such as Tingsi Bridge and Hesheng Bridge, and was invincible and achieved brilliant results, winning the glorious title of "Iron Army" for the Fourth Army, and Ye Ting was also recognized as a "famous general of the Northern Expedition".
During the Northern Expedition, Ye Ting's independent regiment was collecting enemy weapons
After that, Ye Ting's independent regiment participated in the August 1 nanchang uprising. On April 28, 1928, the Nanchang Uprising troops, led by Zhu De and Chen Yi, and Mao Zedong led the Autumn Harvest Uprising troops to meet at Jinggangshan. After meeting the division, the troops were organized into 28 regiments, which became the main force of the Red Fourth Army and the main force of the Later Red First Army.
Group photo of some cadres participating in the Nanchang Uprising, from right: Chen Yi, Zhou Zikun, Song Yuhe, Su Yu, Li Yihao, Ye Ting, Yuan Guoping