Details of the ten main forces and weapons and equipment of the Kuomintang.

1. Attack the ace army - the 2nd Army. The 2nd Army was formerly the 1st Division of the National Revolutionary Army, which was Chiang Kai-shek's personal commander during the Northern Expedition. Jiang Dingwen, Li Yannian, Wang Lingyun, Chen Kefei and others successively served as commanders of the army. The army has sufficient personnel and is fully equipped with fine weapons and equipment. Most of the national army units are stronger at defense than attack, and the 2nd Army is famous for being good at attacking.

2. "Guangxi Wolf Soldiers" - the 7th Army The 7th Army is known as the "Steel Army". It is the housekeeping force of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Guangxi faction. It is not only the trump card of the Guangxi Army, but also the national army. The elite among them. He is good at mountain combat and is famous for his close combat and night combat. He has strong combat effectiveness, flexible tactics and bravery in combat. He is known as the "Guangxi Wolf Soldier".

3. The elite seed army - the 18th Army. The 18th Army was established earlier, has the largest strength, and has the most famous generals. It is a veteran force of the national army. It became famous in the warlords' melee, and became stronger in the "encirclement and suppression" of the Red Army. During the anti-Japanese war, the army was defeated on the Huaihai battlefield. The army has successively produced 5 first-level generals, 4 chiefs of staff, two commanders-in-chief of the navy, one commander-in-chief of the air force, one commander-in-chief of the joint service, and more than 20 military commanders. "Seed Army".

4. An offensive and defensive double army - the 25th Army. The 25th Army is an ace army made from miscellaneous cards. Able to attack and defend well, the general is fierce. It is the main force of the national army in the civil war. It is equipped with fast columns and has powerful and fierce firepower.

5. Iron Armored Mechanical Army - 5th Army The 5th Army was the only mechanized army during the Anti-Japanese War. It was the ace in the lineage and was known as one of the five main forces of the national army. Almost all its commanders were Huangpu graduates. . The troops have high quality soldiers and strong firepower, but the commanders have poor autonomy.

6. The Devil's Troubled Army - the 8th Army The 8th Army was one of the main forces of the expeditionary force during the Anti-Japanese War. It was equipped with semi-American equipment. The military headquarters had a howitzer battalion, the division headquarters had a mountain artillery battalion, and the regiment The unit has combat artillery batteries and mortar platoons. Each combat unit is equipped with flame emitters. Its firepower is far better than other units and its combat effectiveness is powerful. This army was the mobile force of the national army during the civil war. The People's Liberation Army had the slogan "Destroy the Seventy-Third Army and drag down the Eighth Army to death." After the founding of the People's Republic of China, some remnants fled the country and wreaked havoc on the southwest border for many years.

7 New and powerful army - the New 1st Army. The New 1st Army is one of the five main forces of the Kuomintang army. Its officers and soldiers have high cultural level and powerful generals. It has the reputation of "the best army in the world". Its representatives are Zheng Dongguo and Sun Liren. They are all strong men of the generation. But the military factions are fiercely feuding.

8. The Tiger Guards - the 74th Army The 74th Army is famous for its pride, ruthlessness, and toughness. Its fighting will, combat effectiveness, and discipline are second to none in the national army. It can fight tough and vicious battles and has strong offensive capabilities. Both offensive and defensive. This army is the first-class main force of the national army and is known as the first of the five main forces.

9. A miscellaneous and powerful army - the 35th Army. The 35th Army has gone through hundreds of battles and is both offensive and defensive. It is especially famous for being "good at defending the city." The victorious army. Its military strength is between the central army and the local army.

10 A fierce army in the field - the 52nd Army The 52nd Army not only resists the Japanese, but also fights the Japanese army; it can both attack and escape. It is both a "sword leaning on the sea" and a "thousand-mile horse" ; He can brag and dare to fight fiercely. He is a trump card played in the flames of war and is known as the "sixth main force of the national army."

The ranking comes from the book "The Ten Ace Armies of the Kuomintang", published by the Communist Party History Press in October 2009. This book is the latest masterpiece of the best-selling author Chen Guanren, which narrates the history of the National Revolutionary Army. The battles, rise and fall of the 2nd Army, the 7th Army, the 18th Army, the 5th Army, the 25th Army, the 35th Army, the 8th Army, the 74th Army, the New 1st Army and the 52nd Army, and the major wars they participated in It gives vivid descriptions and tells interesting anecdotes about the Kuomintang generals leading the troops to fight. The language is humorous, lively and interesting. It is a good book worth reading.