Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

Speaking of the life experience of the 10th Army, it is a long story.For the first time, the KMT and the Communist Party cooperated to organize the National Revolutionary Army, which started the Northern Expedition from Guangzhou, and there were only eight armies.With the progress of the battle, He Yaozu, Ye Kaixin, Cao Wanshun, Xia Chao, Yang Sen, Liu Xiang, Xia Douyin, Shangguan Yunxiang, Chen Tiaoyuan and other armies were incorporated successively.Among them, Wang Tianpei of Guizhou established the 10th Army, which is the first generation of the 10th Army. In 1927, when Ninghan and Han split, Wang Tianpei died in Bengbu on the Jinpu line.

Zhang Xueliang changed his banner, and China changed from a situation of warlord separatism to a unified one. The national army was organized into four group armies, with divisions as strategic units.Mao Bingwen served as the commander of the 3rd Division, which was the foundation of the 10th Army and the predecessor of the 10th Army of the second generation. Before and after the Xi'an Incident, Li Yutang served as the commander of the 3rd Division. In 1937, the "July, 7th" Anti-Japanese War was launched. After the "8th, 13th" Shanghai War, on September 25, Junjiawan fell, and Li Yutang and Wang Jingjiu's 87th Division joined forces to recover Junjiawan.

On November 5th, Masaharu Mamoto, the commander of the Japanese 10th Army, led the 6th, 18th, and 114th divisions to land in Jinshanwei, Hangzhou Bay. Composed of Matsui Iwane Hua Zhongjun, they invaded our capital Nanjing along the north and south sides of Taihu Lake. Li Yutang led the 3rd Division along the Shanghai-Nanjing Line to Qixia Mountain, and joined the 48th Division to form the 10th Army. Li Yutang was promoted to the commander of the 10th Army, which is the second generation of the 10th Army. Later, the 10th Army, the 83rd Army of Tangshui Town, and the 66th Army of Ye Zhao formed the outskirts of Nanjing. They fought at Wulong Mountain, Monk Bridge, etc., and fought side by side with friendly forces at Xianhemen and Chalukou.

December 12.Tang Shengzhi, the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Garrison, issued an order to break out of the encirclement.The 10th Army broke through the enemy's rear, and transferred to the Nanxun Line Shahe Station via southern Anhui to reorganize the army. The 48th Division was transferred out, broke away from the 10th Army's organizational system, and established a reserve 10th Division. In September 1938, Okamura Neiji, the commander of the 11th Army of Japan, led the 6th, 101st, and 104th Divisions, and the Chengida Laishiro Heavy Artillery Brigade invaded Nanchang, which was known as the Battle of Nanchang in history.The 10th Army fought in Shahe, Wuning, and Xiushui River. After the war ended, it was stationed in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province. It governed the 3rd Division of Hu Yunshan.

In the autumn of 1939, during the first battle of Changsha, the 10th Army fought in Meixian, Mubu Mountain, and Pingjiang. After the battle, it moved to Yuanling.Hu Yunshan, the commander of the 3rd Division, retired from illness, and Zhou Qingxiang, the deputy division commander, was promoted to division commander. When the national army was reorganized, the 190th Division was assigned to the 10th Army.At this time, the 10th Army governed the 3rd Division of Zhou Qingxiang, the 190th Division of Yu Jinyuan, the 10th Division of Fang Xianjue’s reserve, the 1st Battalion of Shanpao, 9 regiments of infantry, and Russian-style equipment. , 95% of its cadres are Whampoa Military Academy students.Soon, the commander of the 190th Division was promoted to deputy commander, Zhu Yue, the deputy division commander, was promoted to the division commander, and the post of deputy division commander was succeeded by Lai Chuanxiang.Relocated to Hengshan, Dapu, Zhuting, Jintian, and Lukou.

In the summer of 1940, the Japanese 11th Army invaded Suizhou, Zaoyang, Xiangfan, Yichang, and Shashi. The 10th Army set off from Hengshan, rushed to help through Zhuzhou and Xiangtan, and arrived at Taoyuan and Helu. The war ended and returned to the original defense. In the autumn of 1941, during the second battle of Changsha, the 10th Army moved to Banchao Temple, Baisha, Liangjiaduan, Fulinpu, Jinjing, Gaoqiao, Sunjiaqiao, Xiaojia Dawu, Xiangbi Bridge, etc. on the south bank of the Miluo River. The 190th Division Lai Chuanxiang, deputy division commander, died in Liang Jialin, and was promoted by Peng Wenjin, head of a certain regiment of the 3rd division. From the end of 1941 to the beginning of 1942, the Japanese 11th Army committed three crimes in Changsha, and the 10th Army was ordered to defend Changsha City. After four days and nights of bloody battles, the enemy who broke into the city was driven out of the city. After the enemy was defeated, they returned to Wuhan.As a result, the 10th Army won a glorious third Changsha victory, which resonated both at home and abroad, and was also specially filmed by the Nationalist government for the third Changsha victory film Zhixun.Lieutenant General Wei Zhen sent by the Nationalist Government to join the army came to Changsha to receive honors. Commander Li Yutang won the first-class Baoding Medal. Commander Zhou Qingxiang of the 3rd Division, Commander Zhu Yue of the 190th Division, and Fang Xianjue Commander of the 10th Preparatory Division each received second-class medals A tripod medal, and the Kuomintang also awarded each division the highest honor pennant.Xue Yue, commander of the 9th theater, also received a Blue Sky and White Sun Medal (the highest medal at the time).Army Commander Li Yutang was promoted to Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the 27th Group Army, Fang Xianjue, Commander of the 10th Reserve Division, was promoted to Commander of the 10th Army, and Sun Mingjin, Deputy Commander of the 10th Reserve Division, was promoted to Commander of the 10th Reserve Division and Staff Officer of the 10th Reserve Division Chief He Zhumoto was promoted to the deputy commander of the Major General of the 10th Reserve Division.Plus a lot of bonuses.

In the autumn of 1943, the 11th Army of the Japanese Army besieged our 57th Division in Changde. The 10th Army set out from Hengshan, rushed to help Xiangtan, Ningxiang, and Yiyang, and moved to Taizi Temple, Shimen Bridge, Deshan, etc. The commander of the 190th Division resigned and was replaced by The chief of staff of the army, Rong You, was slightly adjusted. Sun Mingjin, the commander of the 10th division, was killed in battle, and Ge Xiancai, the deputy commander of the division, was promoted. Sun Mingyu, the chief of staff of the 3rd division, was promoted to the chief of staff of the army. Major General Peng Wenjin, chief of staff and deputy division commander of the 190th Division, was transferred to the deputy division commander of the 3rd Division, and Pan Zhi was appointed as the deputy division commander of the 190th Division.The nine infantry commanders of the 10th Army suffered one injury and six casualties, and nearly half of the army suffered casualties.It can be seen how tragic the fighting situation is.

In 1944, Japan formulated the "Operation Plan No. 1" in an attempt to open up the mainland communication line. In mid-May, after the completion of the Battle of Luoyang (also known as the Battle of Central Plains), the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Invasion Forces, Hatatoshi and the six generals, flew to Hankou and stationed at Qiaokou. From Jiujiang to Jiangling in the west, it stretches 200 kilometers in front, with 200 aircraft, 70 warships, 20,000 horses, and 400,000 people in the sea, land and air, and invades south along Dongting Lake, the Guangdong-Han Railway, and both sides of Mufu Mountain. On the evening of June 18, I fell into Changsha. On June 19, the 11th Army of the enemy army that trapped us in Changsha, without stopping, went straight to Hengyang along both sides of the Xiangjiang River.According to the policy of the Hengyang decisive battle of the command headquarters, the 10th Army that firmly defends Hengyang is the core, and the main force is controlled in Liling, Youxian, Anren, and Chaling on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River, and Ningxiang, Xiangxiang, and Yongfeng on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River. , Shaoyang and other places for the decisive battle of Hengyang.After breaking through Lushui, Mishui, Leishui, Weishui, Lianshui, Juanshui, and Distilled Water, the enemy troops approached the city of Hengyang on June 23.

Therefore, since the rise of the Anti-Japanese War, the 10th Army, a powerful national army that has gone through seven years of battles in Shanghai, Nanjing, Lushan, Xiushui, Pingjiang, Changsha, and Changde, and is capable of attacking and defending well, is facing another desperate struggle and life-and-death test. The 10th Army with its glorious record and glorious history has once again become the focus of attention of the world. Can Fang Xianjue and his comrades create miracles on earth again?People's hearts couldn't help hanging up again.