Bai Huizhang

Bai Huizhang

Bai Huizhang, a native of Zunyi, Guizhou Province, was reorganized by the central government as the 102nd division in Weining, Guizhou Province in May 1935. After the reorganization, the organizational system is composed of two brigades and four regiments, and the first division commander is Bai Huizhang. He graduated from the second phase of Guizhou lecture hall. Wang jialie was the commander of the 2nd division of the 25th army when he was in charge of Guizhou. He was one of the senior generals who forced Wang jialie to step down. After the second division was reorganized into the 102 division, Bai Huizhang was appointed as the commander of the 102 division by the national government. Among the commander of the 102 division at that time, he was one of the most senior. Later, Chen Weiguang, a native of Liuzhi, Guizhou Province, was the teacher of the division.

After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese war in 1937, the division was transferred to Songhu and took part in the battle of Songhu. Its officers and soldiers bravely fought against the Japanese aggressors, resulting in heavy casualties. In May 1938, the 102 division took part in the battle of Xuzhou again. The war was equally tragic. Bai Xianzhang, the younger brother of division commander Bai Huizhang and the head of the division's military station, was killed in Kaifeng when he was transporting ammunition to the front line. The 304 regiment had a fierce battle with the enemy near the weilou railway, and Chen Yunyu, the head of the regiment, was killed. Later, the national government commended him, and Bai Xianzhang presented him to the colonel; Chen Yunyu presented him to the major general. After the death of commander Chen, Chiang Kai Shek sent elegies such as "loyal and resolute", elegiac couplets such as "no corpse wrapped in leather, blue blood buried in the reed tower overnight; the original code of meritorious service shows his true heart through thousands of years of history". Li Zongren's inscription "not to take risks but to avoid danger, to kill himself to be benevolent, to sacrifice his life for righteousness, and to make heroic sacrifice, which is enough to move heaven and earth.". Feng Yuxiang wrote the inscription "success makes benevolence". He Yingqin wrote the inscription "Yipu yingzi". After that, the 102 division took part in the battle of Nanchang and the battle of Changsha. Before the end of the Anti Japanese War, the division belonged to the XueYue section of the Guangdong army, which really ended its history as a Guizhou army. Bai Huizhang was appointed commander of Gannan division, counsellor of Jiangxi military administrative region, deputy commander of 88th army, etc. he soon resigned and lived in Shanghai. In 1946, he Yingqin was granted the position of lieutenant general of the Ministry of national defense. In January 1950, he led an uprising in the second appeasement district during his term of office. In 1952, he was killed in the rebellion.

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Bai Huizhang, named Jianru, was born in Zunyi, Guizhou Province. He was a member of the 2nd division of the 25th army. In May 1935, he was reorganized into the 102nd division by the central government in Weining, Guizhou Province. After the reorganization, the organizational system is composed of two brigades and four regiments, with a total of more than 9000 people. The first division commander is Bai Huizhang. He graduated from the second phase of Guizhou lecture hall. Wang jialie was the commander of the 2nd division of the 25th army when he was in charge of Guizhou. He was one of the senior generals who forced Wang jialie to step down. After the second division was reorganized into the 102 division, Bai Huizhang was appointed as the commander of the 102 division by the national government. Among the commander of the 102 division at that time, he was one of the most senior. Later, Chen Weiguang, a native of Liuzhi, Guizhou Province, was the teacher of the division.

After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese war in 1937, the division was transferred to Songhu and took part in the battle of Songhu. Its officers and soldiers bravely fought against the Japanese aggressors, resulting in heavy casualties.

In May 1938, the 102 division took part in the battle of Xuzhou again. The war was equally tragic. Bai Xianzhang, the younger brother of division commander Bai Huizhang and the head of the division's military station, was killed in Kaifeng when he was transporting ammunition to the front line. The 304 regiment had a fierce battle with the enemy near the weilou railway, and Chen Yunyu, the head of the regiment, was killed. Later, the national government commended him, and Bai Xianzhang presented him to the colonel; Chen Yunyu presented him to the major general. After the death of commander Chen, Chiang Kai Shek sent elegies such as "loyal and resolute", elegiac couplets such as "no corpse wrapped in leather, blue blood buried in the reed tower overnight; the original code of meritorious service shows his true heart through thousands of years of history". Li Zongren's inscription "not to take risks but to avoid danger, to die to be benevolent, to sacrifice one's life for righteousness, to make heroic sacrifice, enough to move heaven and earth.". Feng Yuxiang wrote the inscription "success makes benevolence". He Yingqin wrote the inscription "Yipu yingzi". After that, the 102 division took part in the battle of Nanchang and the battle of Changsha. Before the end of the Anti Japanese War, the division belonged to the XueYue section of the Guangdong army, which really ended its history as a Guizhou army. Bai Huizhang was appointed commander of Gannan division, counsellor of Jiangxi military administrative region, deputy commander of 88th army, etc. he soon resigned and lived in Shanghai.

In 1946, he Yingqin was granted the position of lieutenant general of the Ministry of national defense.

In January 1950, he led an uprising in the second appeasement district during his term of office.

In 1952, he was killed in the rebellion.

Anecdotes of characters

When it comes to "baitianshun soy sauce garden", the author inserts a short story to cheer the readers. "Bai Tianshun" is a famous soy sauce garden in Zunyi. If people want to buy soy sauce and vinegar, they always go to Bai's home. The name "Bai Tianshun" means "every day goes smoothly". The Bai family was outside Zunyi. After a lawsuit, he lost the land and was unable to make a living, so he went to the city to rent Ran's house for soy sauce and vinegar business. Although the business of the soy sauce garden is good, the reason why the Bai family can spend a lot of money to build such a luxurious private residence is that the "soy sauce" door is out of the Huzi "Bai Huizhang". Bai Huizhang's father, Bai Jie, had seven sons and two daughters, and Bai Huizhang was the second son.

In 1921, in order to avoid his son taking out strong men, he sent 20-year-old Bai Huizhang to Guiyang and entered the cavalry section of Guizhou lecture hall. Later, he gradually rose from the monitor to the division commander, and became the lineage under the Guizhou warlord Wang jialie. Bai Huizhang is medium-sized, strong and eloquent. Climb to wear two stars of the general epaulets, when the teacher.

In 1930, he got a sum of "extra money" to give to his elder brother Bai Jitao, saying that it was "for building houses at home.".

With 102 Division

Speaking of Bai Huizhang, almost nobody knows now! But when it comes to the site of the Zunyi Meeting, no one in the world knows it. On January 15, 1935, the Party Central Committee held an enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau at No. 87, east of the pipa bridge (later renamed Ziyin Road, also known as Hongqi Road) in Zunyi City, which completely reversed the fate of the Red Army. This place was the private residence of Bai Huizhang, former commander of the 102nd division.

Bai Huizhang graduated from the second phase of Guizhou Jiangwu school. In his early years, he worked in the Guizhou army, followed Zhou xichengle to become brigade commander. In 1927, he was head of the 6th regiment of the 25th army of the National Revolutionary Army and commander of Qingxiang, Guizhou West Road. In 1929, he was head of Wuchuan County, Guizhou Province. In 1932, he was head of the 2nd division of the 25th army. In 1934, he participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army in Yunnan and Guizhou. At that time, Wang jialie was in charge of Guizhou. In order to nationalize the army, Bai Huizhang resolutely and he Zhizhong 103 division "forced the palace" together, which made Wang jialie take the initiative to give up power, ended the local separatist regime in Guizhou, and made a rare contribution to the establishment of the Anti Japanese War rear area for the national government. In May 1935, he was reorganized as the 102nd division by the central government in Weining, Guizhou. Bai Huizhang was appointed as the major general of the 102nd division by the national government.

7、 After the seventh incident, Bai Huizhang led his troops out of Guizhou to take part in the battle of Songhu.

In late August 1937, the 102nd division was ordered to go to Jiangyin for defense, directly under the eighth group army of Zhang Fakui. At the beginning of October, they were stationed in Hongqiao and Qibao towns as reserve teams. In late October, Hu zongnan was transferred to the 17th Corps. At this time, the first and eighth armies under the jurisdiction of the 17 Legion fought fiercely with the Japanese army in yunzaobang for several days, and suffered heavy casualties. The commander of the 17 Legion killed two people. The reinforcement of the 102 division was a timely help to the 17 Corps. Hu zongnan, the commander of the army, ordered the 607 and 612 regiments of the 102 division to be transferred to the 1st and 8th armies, and asked them to cross the Suzhou River and defend the most advanced position on the north bank. The division headquarters and 609 regiment headquarters are deployed near the regiment headquarters as reserve forces.

This order is undoubtedly a great pressure on the already weak 102 division. Officers and soldiers generally believe that the 102 Division has been divided and disintegrated. However, division commander Bai Huizhang showed a rare view of the overall situation, and ordered the two regiments transferred abroad to "obey the command of the higher authorities, and if there are those who have shaken the morale of the army, they will engage in military justice.". He believed that the only way to maintain the integrity of the 102 division was to speak on the basis of actual achievements, which was not comparable to the fact that the warlords used the army as their capital at that time.

When Bai Huizhang learned that the mood of the two regiments was "stable", he ordered the chief of staff Du Zhaohua to serve as infantry commander and lead the two regiments to cross the Suzhou River in the evening (at this time, part of the North Bank of Suzhou was occupied by the Japanese), belonging to the 1st and 8th Army. The 612 regiment crossed the Suzhou River smoothly, while the 607 regiment encountered the Japanese patrol boats when crossing the river. The two sides had a fierce battle, and finally lost two platoon leaders and dozens of soldiers in exchange for sinking two enemy boats. This was a fierce battle between the army and the Japanese Navy on the Songhu battlefield. When the two regiments crossed the Suzhou River, the 609 regiment, which was left in the division headquarters, was also attacked by the Japanese right wing. Bai Huizhang immediately ordered the supplementary regiment to detour into the enemy's rear, use the tactics of encirclement, launch a hand-to-hand fight with the Japanese army, and finally repel the Japanese army. At the same time, he also relieved the flanking threat of the 17 regiments.

102 division in training

Hu zongnan was greatly surprised by the success of the first battle. He did not expect that the 102 division could withstand the Japanese side attack with the remaining two regiments, so he returned the two regiments transferred by the division to its organizational system, praised the 102 division for "bravely conquering the enemy and showing its fighting achievements", and decided to transfer the 102 division to the Eighth Army to continue the operation. Because the Japanese army took advantage of the sea and air, and supported the infantry attack with tanks and artillery, our army could not make effective defense at all in the daytime. So the 102 division took the policy of avoiding war in the daytime and seizing positions at night to deal with the enemy. With this tactic, the 102nd Division has always stuck to the original line in the seesaw battle in the past month, making it impossible for the Japanese army to move forward.

In the first ten days of November 1937, the Japanese army landed in Jinshanwei, Hangzhou Bay with three divisions, and made a rapid advance towards Nanjing, trying to cut off the rear road of the national army in the Songhu battlefield from the side. After knowing the Japanese army's attempt, the Third War Zone issued a general retreat order, and ordered its subordinate departments to move westward along the Beijing Shanghai National Road to Jurong to stop the Japanese army and defend Nanjing. The 102nd division began to retreat on November 12. After arriving in Wuxi, it was ordered to set up local defense to cover the retreat of the main force. In a fierce battle with the Japanese Army