Brief Introduction of "Ye Ting Independent Group"

When the whole regiment entered Hunan, there were ***2 100 people, rifles 1300, 3 machine guns and 40 pistols.

Ye Ting independence group was formally established in June 1925 1 1. He is a revolutionary youth among the graduates of Whampoa Military Academy transferred from Zhou Enlai, and was built in the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army with party member as the main backbone. Ye Ting was recommended by Guangdong prefectural party committee as the head of the delegation. Ye Ting Independent Regiment nominally belongs to the Fourth Army, but in fact it is led by Guangdong District Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The * * * producer is independently responsible for the appointment, removal and personnel replenishment of its cadres. All the cadres above the company level are party member. There are more than 2,000 people in the regiment, and 85% of the soldiers are party member, members of the proletarian youth league and revolutionary youths who firmly support the * * * production party. This is the first formal armed force directly led by China's * * * production party. It is the best in political quality and the strongest in combat effectiveness in the Northern Expedition.

1At the beginning of May, 926, when Ye Ting led an independent regiment to the northern expedition from Zhaoqing and passed through Guangzhou, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent Zhou Enlai to mobilize cadres above the company level. The officers and men of the independent regiment shouldered the great trust of the party, went out of Shaoguan and marched into Hunan. In mid-May, the Independent Regiment defeated 1000 Yue Army in Chen Jiongming, occupied Rucheng, and won the first battle. At the end of May, Ye Ting received an urgent telegram from Tang Shengzhi, commander of the Eighth Army, and came to Anren in the rain. After two days of fighting, we defeated four enemy regiments, pursued and occupied Youxian County, relieved the threat to Tang Shengzhi's flank and rear, and created favorable conditions for the armies of the Northern Expedition to enter Hunan. Two wars and two wins made the Ye Ting Independent Regiment famous.

When the Northern Expeditionary Army arrived in Wuhan, Wu quickly mobilized nearly 30,000 troops in an attempt to defend his position by using Tingsi Bridge, which is surrounded by water on three sides and stands tall on the mountain. Therefore, the Northern Expeditionary Army's attack on Tingsi Bridge was a decisive battle in the Northern Expedition. On August 26th, six regiments of the Fourth Army launched a fierce attack on Tingsi Bridge. The enemy resisted according to danger. Wu personally supervised the war, divided the "broadsword team" into eight teams to supervise the army, and ordered that "anyone who retreats will be killed without forgiveness." The two sides confronted each other across the bridge and the competition was fierce. The Northern Expeditionary Army charged continuously 10 times. Tingsi Bridge changed hands four times. There were heavy casualties on both sides. At dawn on the 27th, the Ye Ting Independent Regiment and the Seventh Army, led by peasants, made a detour to the enemy's rear and finally broke through the enemy's position and occupied Tingsi Bridge. Then, the independent regiment pursued the victory and occupied Xianning City.

Wu also set up a headquarters in Heshengqiao, which is also dangerous, concentrated more than 40,000 troops, arranged three lines of defense, and personally took command. The Fourth Army was ordered to attack Hesheng Bridge first. Ye Ting Independent Regiment as the front main attack. Ye Ting commanded troops to fight continuously, and while Wu was still breathing, he made rapid progress in the night and went straight into the enemy's depth, thus completing the task of central breakthrough. Ye Ting went out alone and was attacked on three sides. He ordered his troops to attack forward and broke through the enemy's core positions such as Bison Mountain and Railway Bridge. After fierce hand-to-hand combat, Wu left the command post of Heshengqiao armored train and fled in panic. At this time, the Beiyang army with tens of thousands of people was completely intimidated by the prestige of the independent regiment and collapsed without a fight. In order to save the defeat, Wu personally shot a brigade commander and hung his head on the bridge, which failed to stabilize the army. With the support of the follow-up troops, the independent regiment broke through the last two lines of defense and opened the door to Wuhan.

As a pioneer of the Northern Expedition, Ye Ting Independent Regiment fought bloody battles in famous battles such as Tingsi Bridge and Heshengqiao, and achieved brilliant results, winning the glorious title of "Iron Army" for the Fourth Army. Ye Ting is recognized as the "Great Northern Expedition".