On May 20th, 2006, the Northern Expeditionary Army 1926 Ye Ting Independent Regiment was ordered to enter Hunan to reinforce Tang Shengzhi. In order to open the road to Wuhan and destroy the warlords in Hubei, the National Revolutionary Army advanced to Wuhan in several ways. After the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, led by Ye Ting, a producer of * * * *, entered Hubei from Hunan, it chased the enemy from Zhonghuaopu and Guantang Post in Liyin to Tingsi Bridge in Xianning, and fought fiercely with the enemy.
Tingsiqiao Town was a small town on the Guangdong-Han railway line at that time. It is the south gate of Xianning and the only way to Wuhan. There is a steep and undulating hill to the east of the town. The highest mountain is called Tanao Mountain, and the enemy's position is located on this hill. Tingsi River winds from southwest to north, obliquely passes through Tingsiqiao Town and flows west along the foot of the mountain. When there was a flood, the whole town was surrounded by floods on three sides. The water was deep and wide, and even some roads in the street were flooded. People had to wade across, thus forming a natural barrier to the west of the enemy position. The only railway bridge that can lead to the enemy line here is the Guangdong-Han railway from west to northeast, but it is tightly blocked by enemy fire and cannot be crossed. In the enemy position, Tingsi River flows through here, and at that time, it was also a piece of Wang Yang, which became a barrier to the north of the enemy position due to the flood. However, in the southeast of the enemy line, the terrain is higher and there is no flood. Although the enemy has commanding heights, the Northern Expeditionary Army needs to take the risk of attacking from behind, but after all, there is no water barrier, and the Northern Expeditionary Army can still deploy here to attack the enemy. However, although the enemy position is not surrounded by water on three sides, there is no doubt that its terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack.
In order to stop the Northern Expeditionary Army from advancing northward, the enemy concentrated 20,000 troops around Tingsi Bridge, including remnants escaped from Guluo and Yueyang in Hunan, enemies escaped from Pingjiang and Tongcheng, and enemies reinforced from Wuhan.
With the 10th Division as the right wing, the National Revolutionary Army attacked the enemy from Cape gutang to Zhang Xingguo. With the 12 division as the left wing, attack the enemy from Zhang Xingguo to the railway line. Ye Ting Independent Regiment is the general reserve. Before attacking Tingsi Bridge, the independent regiment intercepted the second regiment of Sun Jianye, the enemy who retreated to Tingsi Bridge, at Puyin Zhonghuopu on August 25, and captured more than 400 officers and men below the head of the regiment, making its first meritorious service. On the morning of 26th, the Northern Expeditionary Army 12 Division took the 35th Regiment as the pioneer, followed by the Independent Regiment, Artillery Battalion and HQ, and set out from Zhonghuopu to attack Tingsi Bridge. At the same time, the 10th Division of the Northern Expeditionary Army, with the 30th Regiment as the pioneer, the 29th Regiment as the middle road, the 28th Regiment's artillery battalion and the reserve team, started from the foot of the mountain in turn, and advanced in the direction of Chigangting in the southwest of Tingsi Bridge, while the 36th Regiment, with its 1st battalion as the pioneer, started from Shikengdu and advanced to the right of Tingsi Bridge.
At about 0: 30 in the morning of 26th 12, the soldiers of the 35th regiment of the Northern Expedition Army12 Division marched on the enemy outpost Gaozhu Mountain, and the battle of Tingsi Bridge officially started. At this time, the enemy wants to retreat to the east of the railway bridge. As the 35th Regiment was blocked by enemy machine guns, it was impossible to cross the railway, and the two armies faced each other across the river. At noon, the 36th regiment crossed the Tingsi River from the upper reaches and reached the Mei Dong area near the southeast highland of Tingsi Bridge. Because the enemy was in command and strafed violently, it was difficult to move forward, so they withdrew from the formation to spy on the enemy and went hand in hand after the arrival of reinforcements.
10 division was walking near Luojiawan when it heard gunshots coming from the direction of Tingsi Bridge. Knowing that the 12 division had engaged the enemy, the troops advanced rapidly, and the 28th and 29th regiments extended to the right of the 30th regiment, reaching the area around Simaowo, and the 30th regiment was deployed to the left of the 36th regiment. At the same time, the Independent Regiment 1 Battalion was deployed behind the 36th Regiment in Zhang Xingguo to coordinate with all parties.
After the Northern Expeditionary Army laid siege to the enemy position for half a month, it began to attack, and the artillery also began to attack the enemy ahead. After a day of fierce fighting, the Northern Expeditionary Army made no progress, and the two armies formed a period of stalemate. At this time, our reinforcements will arrive in a few days, and our grandson is also transferring troops into Jiangxi. Although the national revolutionary army has high morale, it is poorly equipped; Although aggressive, he is not good at defense. At this time, if the enemy reinforcements arrive, the Northern Expeditionary Army will be passive and can only make a quick decision.
On the night of 26th, the Northern Expeditionary Army accepted the suggestion of Huang Qixiang, the head of the 36th regiment, and launched an all-round night attack to break through the enemy highlands. Ye Ting, head of the independent regiment, also suggested sending troops to attack the enemy's back by bypassing the gutang point, so that the enemy could be caught between Scylla and Charybdis. At night 12, the 36th, 28th and 29th regiments approached the enemy positions in the dark, and the enemy's guns kept firing, while the National Revolutionary Army advanced one by one without firing a shot. After approaching enemy positions, use bayonets to break through the enemy's central position and occupy multiple enemy positions, so as to win favorable points for the general attack.
On the morning of 27th, the Northern Expeditionary Army launched an attack on all fronts, and the 30th Regiment and the 1 Independent Battalion also joined the battle. At this time, the enemy organized counter-attacks several times in an attempt to recapture lost territory, but all failed because of the heroic counter-attacks of the Northern Expeditionary Army. After two hours of fierce fighting, Tanaoshan and Shiguling were successively occupied by the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the enemy lines collapsed and began to retreat in the direction of Xianning Chengguan. Some enemy troops were stopped by the 28th regiment and disarmed.
At four o'clock in the morning on the 27th, the left-wing Northern Expeditionary Army 12 Division confronted the enemy across the railway bridge and carried out the plan of attacking the enemy's back. Under the guidance of the local people, the Independent Regiment arrived at the railway near gutang Point via Pengbei and Jianshan at 7: 00 a.m. on the 27th. When the enemy troops retreated in an orderly way, they suddenly turned to flight after the sudden attack of the Independent Regiment, and some of the enemy troops were disarmed. It should be said that Ye Ting's military action of attacking the enemy's rear by bypassing Cape gutang only played a role in accelerating the enemy's orderly retreat into a great rout.
At the Battle of Tingsiqiao, the Northern Expeditionary Army captured enemy officers and soldiers 157 and seized a large number of weapons. During the entire battle of Tingsi Bridge, from the morning of 26th 10: 30, the 35th regiment received enemy fire in Gaozhushan. By 9: 00 a.m. on the 27th, the battle in the southeast highland of Tingsi Bridge had ended successfully, and it took only 22 and a half hours before and after.
In the Battle of Tingsiqiao, 34 soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army/KLOC-0 died. The people of Xianning buried the remains of these martyrs in the western hills of Tingsi Bridge, and these revolutionary martyrs spilled blood on this land of Xianning, which is the glory of Xianning people. 1929 10 the national government built a martyr's tomb, a martyr's monument and a memorial pavilion for the revolutionary martyrs who died in the west hill of Tingsi Bridge.