Chiang Kai-shek's "Eight King Kongs" have followed Chiang Kai-shek since the beginning of the Whampoa Military Academy and hold heavy power in the party, government, and army of the Kuomintang.
1. He Yingqin (April 2, 1890-October 21, 1987): known as "Cadre General", a native of Xingyi, Guizhou Province, graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School.
He Yingqin met Chiang Kai-shek while studying at the Zhenwu School in Japan. In 1924, he went to Guangzhou and served as the chief instructor of the Whampoa Military Academy and the commander of the first regiment of teaching.
On September 9, 1945, on behalf of the Chinese government in Nanjing, he accepted the surrender signed by Ningji Okamura, commander-in-chief of the Japanese army invading China, presented by Asaburo Kobayashi, chief of the general staff of the Japanese army invading China.
He Yingqin
2. Gu Zhutong (January 9, 1893-January 17, 1987): known as "loyal general", a native of Lianshui County, Jiangsu Province, graduated from the sixth infantry section of Baoding Army Officer School, and was a classmate of Ye Ting.
In the winter of 1921, he went to Guilin to join Sun Yat-sen, where he became acquainted with Chiang Kai-shek, a senior brother of the same school, and later served as a lieutenant colonel tactical instructor in the military academy professor's department on Chiang's recommendation, and served as the acting director of the management department.
Only Jiang Ma was the first to follow, and he was the direct and active executor of the tragic case of the "Southern Anhui Incident" that shocked China and abroad.
Gu Zhutong
3. Qian Dajun (June 1893-July 21, 1982): a native of Wu County, Jiangsu, a disciple of Shi Chengzhi, a veteran of the Kuomintang, graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School.
In April 1917, he was selected to be sent to the 12th term of the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School, and became acquainted with Chiang Kai-shek in the artillery section. After the establishment of Whampoa Military Academy, he was selected as a lieutenant colonel ordnance instructor as a graduate of the Japanese Non-Commissioned Officer School and an instructor of Baoding Military Academy.
Good at strategizing but not good at war, extremely greedy, ridiculed as "hooking big money"
Qian Dajun
4. Jiang Dingwen (January 25, 1895-January 2, 1974): known as "flying general", a native of Zhuji, Zhejiang, graduated from the Army Martial Arts School.
After the start of the War to Protect France in 1917, he defected to Sun Yat-sen as a colonel's staff officer. After the establishment of Whampoa Military Academy, he was demoted to the fourth level and served as the captain of the second student team of the first phase of Whampoa Military Academy. Because of the early habit of waking up, he was met many times by the principal Chiang Kai-shek, leaving a good impression and reused.
During his reign in the northwest, he was greedy and lustful, obsessed with pleasure, and abused his power to make a fortune. In the Battle of Yuxiang-Gui, 38 cities were lost in January.
Jiang Dingwen
5. Chen Cheng (January 4, 1898 - March 5, 1965): A native of Qingtian, Zhejiang, a student of the patriotic general Li Erkang, a disciple of Shi Chengzhi, a veteran of the Kuomintang, and Jiang's godson-in-law. Graduated from Baoding Army Academy.
In May 1923, he was wounded during the rebel battle with Sun Yat-sen on his expedition to Xijiang, and when he was hospitalized, he happened to meet Chiang Kai-shek who came to the hospital to comfort the wounded and changed his fate. After the establishment of the Whampoa Military Academy, he was quoted by Deng Yanda as an adjutant of education.
He was one of the few generals who did not want money to work hard, and left 66 words before he died.
Temporary
6. Liu Zhi (June 30, 1892-January 5, 1971): known as "Fu General", a native of Ji'an, Jiangxi, graduated from Baoding Army Academy.
During the Northern Expedition, Liu Zhi was a guerrilla leader, and with good luck, he fought all the way to Ji'an. After the establishment of the Whampoa Military Academy, he served as a tactical instructor. He was trusted by Chiang for faithfully carrying out Chiang's orders during the "Zhongshan Ship Incident" that shocked China and abroad, and after the Xi'an Incident, Liu Zhi's good fortune can be said to be gone forever.
In the Huaihai Campaign, he made repeated command mistakes and gained the reputation of "pig general".
Liu Zhi
8. Zhang Zhizhong (October 27, 1890-April 6, 1969): known as "Peace General", a native of Chaohu, Anhui, graduated from Baoding Army Academy.
In 1917, he went to Guangdong to participate in the Dharma Protection Movement, and after the establishment of the Whampoa Military Academy, he served as the acting captain of the third phase of enlistment students and the head of the officer corps of the Whampoa Military Academy. During the Second Civil Revolutionary War, he was the only Kuomintang general who had not fought the Communists.
Zhang Zhizhong
9. Chen Hei (1893-1971): A native of Jingjiang, Jiangsu, graduated from Baoding Army Academy.
After the establishment of Whampoa Military Academy, he served as the commander of the first battalion of the third phase of the Whampoa Military Academy's enlisted student corps. Wherever the Nationalist government moved the capital, this person became the commander of the garrison, and was favored by Lao Jiang.
Chen inherited