A 90-Year Quest: Members of the Jiangnan Separate Corps
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2017-08-01
93 years ago, there was a group of revolutionaries who embraced the belief and responsibility of national survival and individual duty. They rushed to the battlefield to fight for the people, firing the first shot of armed resistance against the reactionary Kuomintang in Nanchang, announcing the great beginning of the Communist Party of China leading the armed struggle independently and creating a new type of people's army.
Today, I would like to introduce the members of the Jiangnan Separate Column who participated in the Nanchang Uprising: He Chufei, Tang Sheng, and Tang Xuguo.
The Jiangnan Separate Column was established during the Liberation War, active in the areas of Dongkou, Suining, Wugang, Chengbu, and northern Guangxi. It mainly cooperated with the People's Liberation Army in a flanking operation, penetrating deep into the enemy's rear, cutting off the retreat route of the enemy troops in Hunan, which caused Bai Chongxi's plan to use southwestern Hunan as a stronghold to block the advance of the liberation army into Guangxi to fail. The Jiangnan Separate Column made important contributions to accelerating the peaceful liberation of Hunan.
He Chufei (1908-1999) was from Dongkou, Hunan.
In the autumn of 1925, he was admitted to the officer training team of the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army. After graduation, he was assigned to the Ye Ting Independent Regiment and participated in the Northern Expedition. In March 1927, he joined the Communist Party of China, later wounded in battle and hospitalized, missing the chance to catch up with his original unit. He then joined He Long's 20th Army, serving as the commander of the 8th Company of the 5th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the 20th Army, participating in the Nanchang Uprising.
He later entered the Kuomintang Military Academy, participated in the Anti-Japanese War, and served as a major general's chief of staff. During the Liberation War, He Chufei decisively refused to accept the general's rank offered by Chiang Kai-shek. In 1949, he formed the Jiangnan Separate Column and served as its commander. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he held various positions, including researcher and tactical professor at the Nanjing Military Academy of the People's Liberation Army, and advisor in the Hunan Provincial Government.
Tang Sheng (1899-1954) was from Dongkou, Hunan.
In the spring of 1919, he was admitted to Hunan Provincial First Normal School. In September 1925, he joined the Communist Party of China. In 1926, he actively participated in the rural revolutionary movement. In April 1927, he went to the Hunan Provincial Party School for study, but was wanted due to the "March 10 Incident," so he joined He Long's 20th Army training regiment and participated in the Nanchang Uprising. After returning home, he established the Wuning County Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1928, serving as its secretary. In April 1928, the Hunan Special Committee was raided, and Tang Sheng was wanted. He returned home to teach in 1942. In 1949, he formed the Jiangnan Separate Column and served as its political commissar. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the head of the construction section of the Shaoyang Prefectural Office in Hunan.
Tang Xuguo (1902-1952) was from Dongkou, Hunan.
He joined the National Revolutionary Army in 1926 and participated in the Nanchang Uprising on August 1, 1927, serving as a platoon leader in the 72nd Regiment of the 24th Division of the 11th Army, and joined the Communist Party of China. In 1933, he joined the Kuomintang. In 1944, he left his position to engage in business and agriculture. In 1949, he served as the chief of staff of the Jiangnan Separate Column, and in November, he became the deputy commander of the 15th Independent Regiment of the Shaoyang Military Sub-district of the People's Liberation Army. In 1950, he was transferred to study at the Hunan Branch of the Central-South Military and Political University. In 1952, he was mistakenly executed and later exonerated.
The Nanchang Uprising is a milestone in the Chinese revolution and an incubator for revolutionary talents, training a large number of revolutionary figures. The mid-level and senior military cadres of the Jiangnan Separate Column were once company and platoon leaders who participated in the August 1 Nanchang Uprising. Although they are just a drop in the ocean of Chinese revolutionary history, their contributions to the Chinese revolution will forever be recorded in history!
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