Chapter 16 Tang Shengzhi: Never fight the Communist Party

Tang Shengzhi is courageous, daring to act, likes to act on his own, unwilling to be left behind, has a strong desire for power, and has a very obvious tendency of romanticism and idealism.Lifelong pursuit of progress and truth.In all historical periods, especially the critical moments of the revolution when there are strong winds and waves, follow the trend of the revolution, meet the needs of the people, and always be patriotic and progressive.His reputation was achieved in the Northern Expedition, tarnished by his failure to defend Nanjing during the Anti-Japanese War, and a large number of soldiers and civilians were massacred by the Japanese army after the city was broken.

One night in the midsummer of 1912, the cool breeze gradually blew away the heat of the day, and the noisy and lively Baoding Military Academy finally quieted down, and the students of various sciences who had been struggling all day also fell asleep with the sound of the lights being turned off. Jiang Baili, the principal of the military academy, is doing his daily routine work: ward rounds.Everything is fine.A man lay firmly on each bed, snoring loudly, revealing a sense of peace and tranquility.Jiang Baili nodded slightly, stepped lightly, and was about to leave the room. At this moment, Tang Shengzhi jumped out of bed, as if he hadn't woken up, stumbling barefoot, as if he wanted to relieve himself outside the house.Unexpectedly, when he came to Jiang Baili's side, he grabbed the skirt of his shirt and cursed: "Well, you son of a bitch, steal my shoes and make me barefoot."

Just as Jiang Baili was about to argue, he saw Tang Shengzhi raised his hand, and he couldn't help but slap his bow left and right, hitting the majestic Principal Jiang with stars in front of his eyes. All the students in the room who were still dozed just now sat up in unison. They were all waiting for this scene, and those who had trouble actually clapped their hands.At this time, Tang Shengzhi seemed to have just woken up, and kept apologizing, saying that he fell asleep and admitted the wrong person, and asked the principal to forgive him.No matter who Jiang Baili was, how could this little trick deceive him? It was clearly a well-planned prank.Sure enough, the matter was quickly found out, and it was also because Jiang Baili was so famous at the time that Tang Shengzhi had the idea of ​​challenging the authority.

Jiang Baili was in the old Chinese military circle at that time, and it can be said that no one in the world did not know the king, and no one did not admire him.He is a third-term student of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy. Famous figures among his classmates include Cai E, Li Liejun, Xu Chongzhi, etc., but Jiang Baili is a dragon and a phoenix among others.When he graduated, he won the first place in the infantry department, and was awarded the sword by the Emperor of Japan himself.This kind of honor has always been exclusive to Japanese students in the past, but now it is shared by the Chinese, which makes the Japanese both surprised and jealous.Starting from the fourth period, Chinese and Japanese students are taught separately to prevent the Chinese from winning the championship again.Therefore, Jiang Baili can be called "there is no one before, and no one to come after".

After coming to Baoding Military Academy, Jiang Baili was also lenient and fierce. When he was kind, he was like spring wind and rain, and when he was strict, he was as cold as a mountain rock.All the teachers and students of the military academy admire him so much that it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "standing up from a high mountain". But Tang Shengzhi didn't buy it for Jiang Baili, "The man surnamed Jiang is not a god, so there's no reason to worship him like that."He told his classmates privately more than once.So some people scolded him, saying that your surname Tang is not afraid of everything, so if you try to offend Principal Jiang once, then you will be considered worthy.The impulsive Tang Shengzhi didn't care about the consequences, and immediately made a bet with his classmates that he would slap Principal Jiang's face with his big ear.

So there was the previous scene. Jiang Baili is worthy of being an outstanding military educator, and he did not simply punish Tang Shengzhi's behavior. He even felt that Tang Shengzhi's unique personality of despising authority is valuable, and perhaps this is a man who can be made. He transferred Tang Shengzhi's file and had a comprehensive understanding of the student. Tang Shengzhi, born in Dong'an, Hunan.Born in an official family, his father was the admiral of Guangxi in the former Qing Dynasty, which is equivalent to the role of the commander of the provincial military region today.Therefore, in the small Dong'an City, the Tang family is one of the most powerful families with power and money, and no one dares to mess with them.

Growing up in such a family, Tang Shengzhi has been arrogant since he was a child. He regards money as dung, power as worthless, and takes the world as his own responsibility.At a young age, he entered the Hunan Army Primary School, wore two-foot-and-a-half feet, ate big pots of rice, and did not miss the life of a young man who was well-clothed and well-fed. After graduating from Lu Elementary School in Hunan, Tang Shengzhi made a big circle in the society, and there was no room for him, as if the world was always out of tune with him.In Shanghai, he insisted on breaking into the Huangpu Park where the signboard "Chinese and dogs not allowed" was hung, which caused the interference of the "red-headed man" Indian patrol.Tang Shengzhi couldn't bear this tone, so he threw his old fist, which caused the sound of sirens all over the street.It's not that he ran fast, he might have to enter the class of the Ministry of Industry.

After leaving Shanghai, he went to Yantai, which was the territory of Li Xiehe, the governor of Shandong.Tang Shengzhi hung up the rank of company commander.He originally intended to perform well, and started training at the beginning of his tenure.Unexpectedly, on the first day of shouting, one-third of the people in the entire company had no quota, and the other third were people with severe sores on bayberry, and they had no combat effectiveness at all. Tang Shengzhi was not discouraged. While recruiting recruits to make up the number of soldiers, he asked doctors to treat patients.For several months, this company trained him to look good.

But Tang Shengzhi was not rewarded by his superiors, and the empty quota was an important source of income for the military commander at that time.They all act like Tang Shengzhi, how can they spend money and smoke opium?So from the group leader down, they repelled him together and let Tang Shengzhi pack up and leave. Tang Shengzhi came to Baoding Military Academy after going through many twists and turns. After reading Tang Shengzhi's resume, Jiang Baili couldn't help but feel pity. He looked at all the sentient beings in the military academy. There are so few good talents and heroes. They are all people who seek profit.For outstanding people like Tang Shengzhi, of course we must support and train them, so as to contribute some talents to the rise of the Chinese army.

With Jiang Baili's respect, it would be very difficult for Tang Shengzhi not to be famous.Even though he was still a military student who did not graduate, all the princes at that time had heard of his name and wanted to lure him into their troops.At this time, Yuan Shikai wanted to form a model group, and Tang Shengzhi was naturally included in the recommendation list based on his family background and training results. This model regiment is not an ordinary army. It was originally an important force for Yuan Shikai to promote the imperial system. He himself served as the head of the regiment. Members who are not relatives or elites in the military cannot join. It is used to train the backbone of Beiyang .It can be said: Once you enter Longmen, you will be worth a hundred times.Many people find it difficult to enter the door even if they break their heads.

But Tang Shengzhi dismissed him and refused to join the model group.Jiang Baili wondered why, and Tang Shengzhi replied generously: "What is a model regiment? It's just Yuan's decoration. We enlisted in the army. We wanted to be the leader of the country. Today, there will be chaos in the world. It is a good time for us to reorganize the country. Not willing to be a private family general." Jiang Baili was terrified and moved by what he said.Sure enough, he was not mistaken about the person. If this surnamed Tang does not make a name in the future, he will startle the world. In the spring of 1949, Chiang Kai-shek had stepped down, Li Zongren was acting president, and Bai Chongxi tried to resist in Hunan and Guangxi provinces.At this time, the Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren uprisings in Hunan were still brewing. In order to make the peace movement rise rapidly, the Hunan Provincial Working Committee of the Communist Party of China first sent Xu Songpu, Tang Boqiu and others to Dong'an to invite Tang Shengzhi to Changsha, and later Ma Zigu, Cheng Xingling, Tang Boqiu and others entrusted Li Jue to go to Dong'an to invite Tang Shengzhi to Changsha to discuss a peaceful self-help plan. On April 21, the Hunan People's Association for the Promotion of Peace re-elected Tang Shengzhi as its chairman. In late April, Bai Chongxi traveled from Wuhan to Changsha, eager to control Hunan in the hands of the Guangxi clique. He took various measures to drive away Cheng Qian and persecute progressive forces.The situation was very tense at this time.The Hunan Peace Promotion Association decided to ask Tang Shengzhi to deal with Bai Chongxi, relying on the support of the public and public opinion. On the 28th, Tang Shengzhi arrived in Changsha.On the way to Changsha, Tang Shengzhi suggested that the name of "Hunan People's Self-Help Association" could be used to welcome the peaceful liberation and deal with Bai Chongxi.He said: "Bai Chongxi can never oppose the people of Hunan to save themselves." On the morning of the 29th, Tang Shengzhi and his party arrived in Changsha, and were warmly welcomed by people from all walks of life. Cheng Qian also led military and political officials to the station to greet him.Tang Shengzhi lived at the home of his third brother Tang Shengyi at No. 9 Dongmaotang.That night, Chen Yunzhang accompanied the underground party member Chen Caifu to Tang Shengzhi's residence to meet with Tang, exchanged views, and left at 2 midnight. People's organizations from all walks of life in Changsha held a welcome banquet. Tang Shengzhi delivered an impromptu speech at the banquet: "In order to unite the people of Hunan and safeguard the security of Hunan, I would like to be friends with people all over the world. I came to Changsha this time to serve the 30 million people in Hunan. Immediately, the "Hunan People's Self-Help Association" was initiated, and the Peace Promotion Association collectively joined the "Self-Help Association". On May 2, Tang Shengzhi was elected as the chairman of the Hunan People's Self-Help Association.This organization is essentially a mass organization representing various groups and people from all walks of life in Hunan under the leadership of the Hunan Provincial Work Committee of the Communist Party of China, supported by various democratic parties and progressive people from all walks of life. The government supported the peaceful liberation and the uprisings of Cheng Qian, Chen Mingren and others. If fighting for the peaceful liberation of Hunan in the name of the "Hunan People's Self-Help Association" is Tang Shengzhi's "literary method", then controlling the armed forces is Tang Shengzhi's "military method". In April 1949, Bai Chongxi summoned Cao Maocong to Changsha and appointed him as deputy commander of the New Seventh Army and commissioner of Yongzhou.Yongzhou is the gateway to Guangxi and the only place where Bai Chongxi's troops retreated to Guangxi. Its status is very important.Tang Shengzhi contacted Cao Maocong many times through various channels to do his work.Tang Shengzhi also ordered his younger brother Tang Shengming to have a heart-to-heart talk with Cao Maocong in Changsha, explaining to him that the only way to turn to the Communist Party is the best policy and the bright way, and he was asked to serve the people of Hunan.Cao Maocong listened to Tang's advice, and when organizing the headquarters of the New Seventh Army, he followed Tang Shengzhi's advice: he found a few acquaintances to take up important positions in the army. classmates and friends.They also actively contact their respective relationships. On the surface, they support "Bai", but in fact they support "Cao", and secretly support "Tang". In order to cooperate with the liberation and master the local armed forces, Tang Shengzhi also recommended to Cheng Qian a group of his old ministries to arrange for some county magistrates, commissioners, commanders and other positions in order to build up local armed forces in central and southern Hunan.Cheng Qian agreed to control the communication lines between Hunan, Guangxi and Hunan and Guangdong, and cut off Bai Chongxi's retreat to Guangxi. In May 1949, after Bai Chongxi retreated to Changsha, he stepped up his suppression of the peaceful self-rescue movement, disbanded the self-rescue association, forced Tang Shengzhi away, threatened Cheng Qian, ordered the ban on all activities related to the peaceful self-rescue movement, and sent spies everywhere to monitor progressives. A blacklist of no less than 50 people to be assassinated.For a while, the murderous intent was overwhelming, and dark clouds enveloped Changsha City. On May 3, Bai Chongxi said to Tang Boqiu and others: "The Hunan Self-Help Association led by Mr. Meng Xiao (Tang Shengzhi's word) is a good thing, but it is easy to be used by the Communist Party's echoers. I think it is better to cancel it." Tang Boqiu Immediately inform Tang Shengzhi of this matter. In view of the dangerous situation at that time, Tang Shengming, Tang Shengzhi's fourth brother, discussed with the underground party organization, weighed the pros and cons, and finally decided that Tang Shengzhi would return to his hometown temporarily to do mobilization and contact work in southern Hunan, and planned to send underground party members to the Dong'an assisted Tang Shengzhi in the work of welcoming liberation. In late July 1949, Liu Shouqi, an underground member of the CPC Hunan Provincial Working Committee, went to Dong'an to meet with Tang Shengzhi.Liu and Tang talked for two days. Liu told Tang Shengzhi that the people from all walks of life in Changsha were calling for peace and the self-rescue movement was even louder. The vanguard of the People's Liberation Army had entered Hunan and was advancing southward in two routes from east to west. Cheng Qian had rushed back to Changsha from Shaoyang. Preparing to announce the power of the uprising, Bai Chongxi's troops concentrated on the Hengbao line, hoping that Tang Shengzhi would be prepared to avoid being plotted by Bai Chongxi.He also hoped that Tang would organize local armed forces, cut off the Hunan-Guangxi line, and prevent the Bai army from fleeing back to Guangxi, so that when the People's Liberation Army arrived in Hunan, Bai Chongxi's main force would be wiped out in this area.Tang Shengzhi fully agreed, and made active deployments to complete the uprising work in the Champions League, and arranged people who could control it in Jianghua, Xintian, Daoxian, Lingling and other counties. Not long after Liu Shouqi left the Tang family in Dong'an, Bai Chongxi, in order to prevent his retreat from being cut off, asked Cao Maocong to go to Dong'an to meet Tang Shengzhi in the name of Tang Shengzhi's student, Jiubu and Bai Chongxi's representative, and persuade Tang "to be anxious about the disaster of the party and the country".Also said, "We want to ask him to be the dean of the Examination Institute to see if he intends to give in"?Tang Shengzhi rejected the suggestion that he be the dean of the Examination Institute, and asked Cao to tell him what his plans were.Tang Shengzhi said, now that the People's Liberation Army is under pressure, how powerful is Bai Jiansheng (named Bai Chongxi), and can he fight a round?If not, what will happen?Retreating to the west is the sphere of influence of Zhang Qun and Huang Jie, but retreating to the south to the lair violates the big taboo of Sun Tzu's art of war. As soon as the Bagui children enter their hometown, they go home separately, and they will collapse without fighting.Withdrawing eastward to Taiwan requires relying on Chiang Kai-shek's breath and Chen Cheng's face.Where do you want to go?There should be a decision. After Tang Shengzhi returned to Dong'an, his younger brother Tang Shengming still carried out activities to welcome the peaceful liberation in Changsha on behalf of Tang Shengzhi. On August 1, Chen Mingren announced to the military officers that everyone must not hear gunshots in Changsha. All walks of life in Changsha also supported the authorities' proposition and jointly issued a peace declaration. On the 4th, Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren led the publication of an uprising telegram signed by 37 generals. On the evening of the 5th, the 138th Division of the People's Liberation Army entered the city. After the peaceful liberation of Changsha, Bai Chongxi was still in Hengyang, and he sent Li Pinxian, Tang Shengzhi's old department, with a company of soldiers, from Hengyang to Dong'an to find Tang Shengzhi.Tang said: If Li Pinxian brings troops, I won't see you.As a result, Li Pinxian left one company at Lengshuitan, and came to ask for an interview alone, and Tang Shengzhi met him only then.Li Pinxian brought a sum of money, Guangxi specialties and cigarettes to Tang, and conveyed the compliments of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, hoping that Tang could cooperate with them, saying that Hunan was the foundation of Tang, and Tang could only help them at this time. He also brought an invitation letter from the Guangzhou Nationalist Government, asking Tang to take up the post of director of the Examination Institute in Guangzhou. He also said that he had prepared a plane for him to go to Guangzhou, and invited Tang to take up the post in Guangzhou.Don flatly rejected these suggestions.Instead, he persuaded Li Pinxian and his former subordinates Xia Wei and Liao Lei to recognize the situation and take care of themselves.Li Pinxian left after staying for one night. Before leaving, Tang Shengzhi said to Li, "I won't accept any money or gifts you brought, please take them back!" Li expressed embarrassment. Tang Shengzhi said again: "I love fermented bean curd, I will accept these cans of Guilin fermented bean curd." He also said, "Please return my first-level general uniform for me and give it to Li Zongren." A first-class general uniform with the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal was handed over to Li, and he said: "I will never be an officer like this." To show his determination. Soon, Bai Chongxi sent Qin Qi, the commander of the 305th Division of the 126th Army, to lead a division of troops, in the name of "searching for bandits and suppressing them", and led his troops to station only 4 kilometers away from Tang Shengzhi's home.First of all, Yaoxiang Middle School was closed, and the slogan "Down with the gray element Tang Shengzhi" was posted on the main roads.After Tang Shengzhi's house was searched and emptied, Qin Qi organized troops to block and encircle them layer by layer, and searched randomly on the hills and other places that might be hidden. Where was Tang Shengzhi at this time?He first disguised himself as a doctor and went to the house of his teacher and close friend Gu Boxu in the dark, and then disguised himself as a doctor to the house of his third sister Tang Xiang.Tang Xiang's family has convenient transportation, a large population, and is located in a flat area. This is exactly what the Bai army did not expect. They always thought that Tang Shengzhi would hide in the deep mountains and jungles, so they sent people everywhere to search the mountains.Tang first hid in the firewood pile of Tang Xiang's house, leaving a gap in the firewood pile, just to put a camp bed, and Tang stayed in that narrow space day and night.Later, because Tang snored loudly while sleeping and was afraid of being heard by others, he separated a small section of Tang Xiang's barn and built a sandwich wall, in which a camp bed, a small table and a stool could be placed.Only one room in front of the barn could be entered. Tang Shengzhi's eldest son Tang Renman and his nephew Lin Shaowei lived in the room in front of the barn and were responsible for security and liaison work.Once, Tang Renman told him that the 305th Division was hunting him everywhere, and threatened to catch Tang Shengzhi. , I will fight them." Bai Chongxi's 305th Division searched for more than half a month, but without any results, they came up with a poisonous plan. They recruited two Dong'an people to assist in the search and arrest, and called a meeting of the Tang family, threatening to punish those who did not report, and those from the nine clans. They also sent a large number of spies, so that although Tang Shengzhi was not caught, Gu Boxu, Liu Xing, and Tang Shengzhi's wives and children were all captured successively.Tang Renman and Lin Shaowei were also present at the time, and they were arrested at the same time.Tang Shengzhi's family was taken to Lengshuitan first, and then to Guilin. Gu Boxu was taken to Lingling. Since Gu was Tang Shengzhi's teacher and friend, in order to force him to tell Tang Shengzhi's whereabouts, he was severely tortured. Disabled, and finally executed a fake shooting.Because of Tang Shengzhi's wife Huo Fuguang's repeated requests, the Bai army escorted Gu Boxu and the Tang family to Guilin. Li Pinxian, the former Ministry of the Communist Party of China, sent the two families to Hong Kong.Since both Liu Xing and Li Pinxian were former members of the Tang Dynasty, Li released Liu's family just before liberation. Bai Chongxi could not catch Tang Shengzhi, so he ordered the troops to burn Tang Shengzhi's home and Yaoxiang Middle School. On October 19, due to the arrival of the vanguard of the People's Liberation Army, Bai Chongxi's 305th Division retreated in a hurry, and the plan to burn the house failed to be implemented. After Tang Shengzhi returned to his hometown in Dong'an, Huang Kecheng, then Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, and Xiao Jinguang, Commander of the 21st Corps, instructed He Ying, the head of the frontier troops, to make a special trip to visit Tang Shengzhi.Due to the long-term concealment, Tang Shengzhi was very weak and sick, so he rested and received treatment at home for a period of time. The PLA also sent doctors to see Tang Shengzhi. Li Jue, deputy commander of the Corps, accompanied him back to Changsha from Dong'an. Tang Shengzhi was upright all his life, and regarded the Communists as friends, giving him trust and support. Especially when the Great Revolution failed and the Communists were brutally suppressed, due to the situation, Tang took the position of "peacefully dividing the Communist Party instead of opposing the Communist Party". For important people in the world, it is especially commendable. In November 1922, the Shuikoushan labor movement rose. Under the leadership of Communists Jiang Guangyun and Liu Dongxuan, a strike was held, a workers' club was established, and a branch of the Communist Party was established.Zhao Hengti, commander of the Hunan Army, was reprimanded by Wu Peifu. In order to please his master, he decided to suppress him by force.Zhao ordered Bin Bucheng, director of the Shuikoushan Mining Bureau, to lead a company of heavily armed men into the mountain to close the workers' club. During the conflict, one worker was killed and two others were injured, which aroused the workers' anger.The workers of the whole mine went on strike, demanding that the authorities punish the murderer, withdraw the army, pay compensation to the dead and injured workers and their families, and arrest Bin Zucheng to parade in the streets.At that time, Tang Shengzhi served as the supervisor of Hunan Province and was responsible for handling the matter.Tang Siubin is a fellow from Dong'an and a student studying in Germany. He is a rare talent in business, and he is under the authority's orders.Therefore, Tang sent people to contact the Hunan Provincial Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang, and they were received by Xia Xi and Guo Liang, both of whom were members of the Communist Party.Tang agreed to the conditions put forward by the workers, replaced Bin Bucheng, and appointed Deng Shouquan, who had ties to the Communist Party, as the director of the bureau. At this time, just as the "National Congress" of the Kuomintang was held, Sun Yat-sen's three major policies of "union with Russia, alliance with the Communist Party, and support for farmers and workers" were all opposed by diehards.Sun said angrily: "If you oppose me, I will order the disbandment of the Kuomintang, and I will join the Communist Party myself." After learning about it, Tang Shengzhi appreciated it very much. Zhao Hengti" position. In 1923, the Hunan District Committee of the Communist Party of China sent Xia Xi and Liu Shaoqi back to Hunan to prepare for the establishment of the Kuomintang organization in the name of the Chinese Kuomintang headquarters in accordance with the spirit of the Central Hangzhou West Lake Special Meeting.At this time, Tang Shengzhi had not yet joined the Kuomintang, but insisted on anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism, supported the national revolution, and supported farmers and workers.Xia Xi sent people to Hengyang to meet Tang Shengzhi, and proposed to send a telegram to attack Wu Peifu, oppose Zhao Hengti, support the national government, protect people's freedom, and restore the Shuikoushan Miner's Club. Funding for party activities.In this regard, the Bublov Committee of the Comintern at that time (a department specializing in the study of Chinese revolution issues) called Tang's Fourth Division "a friendly and powerful force". In 1925, the "May 30th" tragedy occurred, and strikes and strikes broke out in Changsha. Zhao Hengti ordered the suppression. Tang Shengzhi heard the news and sent electricity to dissuade them. On June 1, the Hunan Provincial "National Congress" of the KMT could only be held in secret in Changsha; at the same time, Li Weihan, Secretary of the Hunan District Committee of the Communist Party of China, held a meeting of key members of the Communist Party in Hengyang and established the Hunan Special Committee of the Communist Party of China, but it could be held openly.People in Hengyang commented that Tang "advocated civil rights, fought against warlords, and had a global vision", saying that he was "like a father and son in a family". At the beginning of 1926, Tang discussed with Xia Xi and selected a group of outstanding young people from Hunan to study at the Whampoa Military Academy and the Guangzhou Political Workshop hosted by Mao Zedong and Li Fuchun.On the eve of the Northern Expedition, these students all returned to Tang's Eighth Army.Some of them joined the Communist Party, such as Huang Kecheng and Duan Dechang.Tang Shengming, Tang's fourth brother, was introduced by Chen Geng to join the Communist Youth League when he was studying in the fourth phase of Whampoa.The addition of this group of people made the Eighth Army even more powerful, and it became an invincible force that dared to fight and fight in the subsequent Northern Expedition. In March of this year, the Hunan District of the Communist Party of China sent Xia Xi to Hengyang to ask Tang Shengzhi to cooperate with the anti-British and Wu (Wu Peifu) campaign held by all walks of life in Hunan.After Tang and Xia researched, on March 4, they published a telegram to question the Zhao government Xingshi. On the 6th, Tang mobilized 50,000 troops from Yizhang and Chenzhou to Hengshan to advance to Changsha. On March 13, Zhao Hengti slipped away in a car.The Hunan District Committee of the Communist Party of China negotiated with Tang, and Tang held a military meeting in the name of the acting governor, dismissed a group of division and brigade commanders who supported Zhao, and ordered the execution of Zhang Xiongxing, Liu Chongwei, and Xiao Rulin, Wu and Zhao's best friends. Incorporated. In June, the National Revolutionary Army embarked on the Northern Expedition.The National Government appointed Tang Shengzhi, the commander of the Eighth Army, as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy.Tang hired Xia Xi as a political adviser.Appoint Ling Bing (member of the Communist Party) as the director of the Political Research Institute to carry out political training for the entire army.Educate officers and soldiers to clarify the significance and tasks of fighting imperialism, feudalism, and eliminating warlords.Thanks to Tang's support, the revolutionary situation in Hunan was in full swing, and the agricultural and industrial movement developed rapidly. The peasant masses led by the Communist Party amounted to more than 400,000, and the workers' masses amounted to more than 110,000. In early July, the Tang army conquered Changsha.Communist Party members Dai Shuren, Yi Lirong, and Xiong Henghan (all members of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee of the Kuomintang) wrote to Tang Shengzhi, urging Tang to accept public opinion and form the Hunan Provincial Government immediately. On August 16, the second provincial congress of the Kuomintang in Hunan Province was held, and 24 executive members and alternate members of the provincial party headquarters, 8 supervisory members and alternate members, and Communist Party members Xia Xi, Dai Shuren, Yi Lirong, Fifteen people including Xiong Henghan, Ling Bing, Xie Juezai and He Shuheng were elected. In September, Tang Shengzhi led the Eighth Army to join the Chinese Kuomintang collectively. In July and August of 1926, when Tang Shengzhi led the Northern Expedition to capture Changsha and point directly at Wuhan, the CPC Central Committee Secretary Chen Duxiu and other leaders misjudged the situation.Based on a British proverb "the devil is always the devil, and the old ghost is always better than the new ghost", they inferred that Chiang Kai-shek was more revolutionary than Tang Shengzhi, and thus made the decision to "support Chiang and suppress Tang".But soon, it was discovered that Jiang was playing double-faced tactics, and Chen Duxiu decided to make preparations to oppose Chiang. In September, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent Peng Zexiang to Tang's Eighth Army and the former enemy general headquarters as the director of the political department. As soon as Peng arrived at the Tang army, he immediately followed Tang to the front line of the battle against Yang Sen and Wu Peifu in the remnants of western Hubei, and participated in the command together with the Soviet adviser Barov.At that time, Yuan Zuming, who was the commander-in-chief of the left wing of the National Revolutionary Army, stationed troops in western Hunan under the banner of the National Revolutionary Army. Rely on, openly declared that "if you have milk, you are a mother."The Hunan Provincial Party Committee once sent Wang Jiyong, a Communist Party member and secretary of the Changde District, to Xiangxi to carry out the peasant movement, but Yuan obstructed him in every possible way and was unable to work.Therefore, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China instructed that we must try to get rid of this villain.Wang Jiyong planned for Tang. On January 30, 1927, Zhou Lan, a deputy division commander of the newly appointed 36th Army, came forward and invited Yuan to his family dinner.Unprepared, Yuan came happily with his teacher He Bihui.As soon as he arrived at Zhou's house, Yuan played cards and smoked opium for fun.At this time, the ambush stood out, and he and his guards were killed by random shooting.When Yuan heard the gunshots, he realized that his feelings had changed, so he rushed to escape from the Zhou residence, but was also shot dead by the ambushes outside the wall.Since then, Xiangxi has been pacified. In February, Peng Suitang returned to Changsha to participate in the construction of New Hunan, formulate a policy program, and carry out the agricultural and industrial movement.At the same time, he assisted Tang to organize the establishment of 6 self-governing committees. Among the appointed members, Communist Party members included Zhu Jianfan, Guo Liang, and Xie Juezai.Peng also organized Zeng Zhongsheng, then Chief of the Propaganda Section of the Front Enemy Headquarters, Xiong Shouxuan, Zhang Qixiong and other Communist Party members to establish "Front Enemy", "Wuhan Minbao", "Party Voice" and other publications to publicize the revolution.At the end of March of this year, Peng and Tang were elected as representatives of the provincial peasant organization, and later Tang was elected as a member of the temporary executive committee of the All-China Agricultural Association. On April 12th, Chiang Kai-shek openly betrayed the national revolution. Tang advocated leading troops east to conquer Chiang, but the CCP decided that Tang would continue the Northern Expedition.Peng repeatedly explained to Tang that the Northern Expedition was a top priority, and Tang finally agreed.Just when the Northern Expeditionary Army arrived at the front line in Henan and the battle was very tense, Xu Kexiang of Hunan launched the Ma-ri Incident.Peng provided information to Tang in time, which made Tang realize that the "April 12 Massacre" and the "Ma-Day Incident" were all counter-revolutionary acts planned by Chiang Kai-shek and betraying Sun Yat-sen's national revolution.At the turning point of the revolution, Tang once again expressed his support for the three major policies of uniting Russia, uniting the Communist Party, and supporting farmers and workers, and decided to conquer Chiang. At the beginning of July, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China devoted itself to studying the Hunan issue. At the meeting, Chen Duxiu and Mao Zedong proposed "unity with Tang and oppose Chiang". On July 12, Peng Zexiang met with Tang Shengzhi. Tang Shengzhi was forced by the situation at the time, but he still stated that he would "peacefully divide the communist party and not oppose the communist party."After that, Peng Lixiang went to the Soviet Union. At that time, Tang served as the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army and led his division east to conquer Chiang, and his second front army had been concentrated in Jiujiang.On the eve of the Nanchang Uprising, He Long led his 20th Army to move from Jiujiang to Nanchang. Marching in the dark, the torches lit up the mountains and fields, and they were spotted by other troops of the Second Front Army. Someone reported to Tang Shengzhi, asking whether to intercept it.Tang knew the army commander He Long very well, and said: "Let them go, they are all to win over Chiang." In September 1927, the troops of the Nanchang Uprising and the Autumn Harvest Uprising gathered in Liuyang. Due to lack of weapons and ammunition, Chen Geng, Tao Zhu, and Luo Ruiqing were sent to Wuhan to ask Tang Shengzhi for support.In the name of escorting Tang Shengming back to Changsha, the first company of the security regiment of the General Headquarters sent by Tang Shengzhi sent 300 rifles and nearly 10,000 rounds of ammunition. In December 1937, after the Nanjing Defense War, Tang Shengzhi resigned from all positions and decided to return to his hometown in Dong'an to run a school.Its purpose is to maintain the anti-Japanese united front and cultivate anti-Japanese and national salvation talents.Tang, Gu Boxu, and Li Junyao began to make preparations in Changsha. The three of them determined an important principle, that is, prohibiting all parties and gangs from activities in the school, and later made this principle one of the school regulations.However, at that time, the Ministry of Education clearly stipulated that the principals, directors, and trainers of schools above junior colleges must be members of the Kuomintang; schools above secondary schools required the establishment of the Kuomintang and the Three Youth League organizations.In this regard, Tang asked the staff to be ignorant.Only Sun Yat-sen's portrait was hung in the school auditorium, not Chiang Kai-shek's; only the school song was sung during assemblies, and the "Party Song" required by the authorities was not sung.However, the school supported the activities of the Communist Party. In 1961, Comrade Chen Yi visited Tang Shengzhi on behalf of the Party Central Committee.Chen said: "Mr. Meng Xiao, you are a good friend. Among the first-level generals of the Kuomintang, you are the only one who has never fought against the Red Army or the People's Liberation Army." Tang Shengzhi held Chen Yi's hands tightly and shed tears of excitement.