Xiong Bingkun

Xiong Bingkun

Xiong Bingkun (1885-may 31, 1969), whose name is Zai Qian, was originally named Xiangyuan, also known as zhongbing. A native of Jiangxia, Hubei Province, he was engaged in business in his early years. Later, he became a soldier of the eighth battalion of the eighth town of Hubei army, joined the "Joint Development Association", served as the general representative of the battalion, and secretly developed more than 200 members. On October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising led the engineering soldiers to attack first and occupied the Chu Wangtai armory. He made outstanding contributions and was known as "Xiong Bingkun who fired the first shot of the revolution of 1911". After the Wuchang Uprising, he served as the commander of the fifth Association and took part in the defense of Wuhan. During the "second revolution" in 1913, he joined the Chinese revolutionary party in exile in Japan. During the "Law Protection Movement", he served as the Grand Marshal of Guangzhou. Later, he was a member of the military committee of the Kuomintang government. After liberation, he served successively as member of the people's Committee of Hubei Province, member of the Standing Committee of the provincial CPPCC, member of the CPPCC National Committee, etc.

Personage introduction

Xiong Bingkun (1885-1969), formerly known as Xiangyuan, also known as Yanbing, was named Zai Qian. Jiangxia Xiuyuan Township xiongjiawan people, moved to Shizui yuanjiahe nanmumiao village. In his early years, because of his father's early death, his family declined and he could not study, so he became an apprentice in a shop. He once worked as a porter in pinghumen area of Wuchang. Later, he joined the eighth battalion of the eighth town project of Hubei new army and was promoted to Zhengmu. In the spring of the third year of Xuantong (1911), he joined the Jinjin Association, and after Lei Zhensheng, he served as the representative of the eighth camp of the Jinjin Association project. On the eve of the uprising, he developed more than 200 members in the camp and served as the commander of the revolutionary army of the engineering camp. On September 24, 1911, the Jinjin society and the literary society held a joint meeting to formulate a plan for the uprising, adopted its proposal, and decided that the engineering battalion should be responsible for occupying the Chu Wangtai armory in the camp's defense area. On October 10, in the face of Sun Wu's injury, Peng Chufan, Liu Fuji and Yang Hongsheng's martyrs' death and the grim situation of the uprising plan exposed, the revolutionary comrades of the Engineering Battalion decided to take the lead in launching the uprising. Cheng Zhengying first shot and killed Tao Qisheng, the platoon leader on duty. Then he shot and killed Huang Kunrong and Zhang Wentao, who came to be shot and crushed. The whole camp vibrated and gunshots were heard everywhere. As the representative of the battalion and the leader of the revolutionary army, Xiong immediately led the troops to make trouble, "go downstairs and whistle to gather the troops", then fired three shots at the air company, and first led the troops to occupy the Chu Wangtai armory. After the battle began, Xiong formed a Death Squadron of 40 people to break through dongyuanmen. Under the governor's office, Wuchang recovered. When the battle of Yangxia broke out, he served as the commander of the fifth Association of the people's army and fought with the Qing army in liujiamiao, Dazhimen and paomachang in Hankou.

In January of the next year, the Hubei military government reorganized its departments, and the fifth association was incorporated into the third town and moved to Yunmeng area. In March, the association was changed into a brigade and served as the brigade commander of the fifth brigade. In October, the Beijing government awarded Xiong the rank of major general of the army, and in 1913, he received five additional awards. For opposing Li Yuanhong's collusion with Yuan Shikai, he was wanted by Li. He abandoned his post and fled to Jiangxi, Ningxia and Shanghai. After failing to participate in the "second revolution", Xuan was wanted by Li Yuanhong with a reward and tried in absentia, and left for Japan. He joined the Chinese revolutionary party in 1914, returned to Hubei in the autumn of the same year, and was appointed by Sun Yat Sen as the commander of Yuan e army. Later, he followed Sun Yat Sen to participate in the movement of protecting the law and served as the Grand Marshal of Guangzhou. The Chinese Kuomintang was established as a member of the Military Commission. In April 1928, he served as a member of Hubei provincial government, and was employed as a member of the Preparatory Committee of Hubei revolutionary museum. In 1930, he was also the mayor of Wuchang. He was transferred to the military Senate of Nanjing National Government in 1931 and retired in 1946.

Before the liberation of Wuhan, he participated in the maintenance of local public order and was one of the leaders of the public security group of Wuhan temporary relief committee. After the founding of new China, he successively served as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC Hubei Provincial Committee, a member of the people's Committee of Hubei Province, a member of the Hubei Provincial Counsellor's office, a member of the CPPCC National Committee, and a member of the Preparatory Committee for the 90th Anniversary of Sun Yat Sen. In 1961, Zeng, together with Wen chuheng and Li Baizhen, came to Beijing to attend the 50th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution on behalf of the old people of Hubei Province. After his death on May 31, 1969, he was buried in Jiufeng Mountain, Wuchang. He is also the author of an overview of the first uprising of 1911.

The first meaning of 1911

On October 10, 1911, the tall gate of Wuchang City was tightly closed. Only the fallen leaves, which were swept up by the wind, were powerlessly flying in the streets full of soldiers and police. The soldiers of the heavily armed patrol camp and the guard team searched the streets and alleys for passers-by. The Qing army in military police uniform searched and arrested people everywhere. Even the bullets of the soldiers of the Hubei new army in the Qing Dynasty were collected by their superiors, and special martial measures were taken against the eighth Battalion of the engineering army.

Xiong Bingkun deeply felt that the situation was grim. If he didn't make a quick decision, the uprising would die prematurely. So Xiong Bingkun took advantage of the breakfast opportunity to gather the party representatives of each team (company) and whispered: "our roster has fallen into the enemy's hands. It's only a matter of time before we are killed. It is better to revolt than to sit and die. Besides, our battalion defends the armory. We should revolt first and supply weapons and ammunition for the uprising of other battalions. "This remark won the unanimous approval of the representatives present. At that time, we decided to revolt between 7 and 9 o'clock after the first roll call and before the second roll call in the evening, with three shots as the signal, first kill the reactionary officers who dare to resist, and then attack the Chu Wangtai armory.

After 7 o'clock in the evening, Xiong Bingkun wanted to see the preparations for the uprising and take advantage of the opportunity on duty to patrol around the front, back, left and right of the barracks. Suddenly, there was a roar from the second row upstairs. Xiong Bingkun knew something was wrong. He grasped the gun in his hand and rushed to the second floor. When he met Xiong Bingkun, Xiong Jian was a reactionary officer. This shot ignited the flames of the first uprising of 1911 and aroused the revolutionaries of the whole battalion. Suddenly, the camp was full of people and gunfire. Under the command of Xiong Bingkun, he launched a fierce gunfight with the enemy who came to suppress him. The revolutionaries killed Ruan Rongfa, Huang Shengrong and other reactionary officers and rushed out of the barracks. On the playground, Xiong Bingkun sounded the assembly siren, and the uprising team full of anger went straight to the Chu watchtower.

There is an armory in Chu Wangtai, which contains a large number of arms purchased from Germany and Japan and manufactured by Hanyang ordnance factory. It has always been guarded by Gongba battalion. The revolutionaries there had already made preparations for the uprising. When they heard the gunfire from the barracks of gongbaying, they knew that the uprising had taken place. So they drove away the reactionary officers here, quickly occupied the armory and joined up with Xiong Bingkun and other uprising comrades. Then many revolutionaries who were close to the barracks led their troops to Chu Wangtai, which immediately became the headquarters of the uprising troops. In order to strengthen the command, Hao Zhaolin, the commander of the eighth battalion of the uprising army, was the temporary commander in chief, and Xiong Bingkun was the deputy commander in chief. Jin Zhaolong was ordered to take a group of soldiers to open Zhonghe gate (today's uprising gate) to welcome Nanhu artillery team. Xiong Bingkun and other soldiers attacked Huguang General Administration in three ways.

It was very hard for the three-way uprising army to attack the General Administration of Huguang. On the night of October 10, it was foggy and dark, and the hit rate of shells was low. The Yamen wall of the general administration was high and thick. At that time, there was a powerful firepower network composed of the most advanced machine guns. At the same time, governor Ruicheng and eighth town commander Zhang Biao put 5000 Qing troops on the main roads leading to Huguang headquarters, which hindered the three route uprising army. In order to change the passive situation, Wu Zhaolin and Xiong Bingkun, on the one hand, organized various rebel forces to launch a fierce attack, on the other hand, decided to make a fire attack. During the attack on the Yamen of the General Administration, many nearby residents volunteered to take part in this historic battle. They are familiar with the terrain, but also willing to give their homes, together with the army arson. The fire around wangfukou, xiaodusi lane and wangshanmen made the Yamen of the General Administration clear, and even the flagpole in front of the gate was clearly visible, which indicated the target for the artillery team. The roar of the cannon hit the General Administration's detention room, which made the Qing army shiver. Ruicheng, who had been scared out of his wits, knew that the situation was over and fled from the back wall to the "Chu Yu" ship in the middle of the Yangtze River.

At this time, Xiong Bingkun led the third way volunteers in the front of the general office yamen met with the resistance of the Qing army. Xiong Bingkun selected 40 valiant soldiers to form a Death Squadron. They braved the barrage of bullets to kill the enemy. Wang Shilong, a revolutionary warrior, carried kerosene and firewood to his death and set fire to the bell and Drum Tower. Unfortunately, he died a martyr's death. Under the cover of cannons, the rebels rushed into the Dongyuan gate of the General Administration (now the east gate of Wuchang Shipyard). In front of the gate of the General Administration, the Qing army, relying on the advantage of weapons, used machine guns to fire at the rebels in an attempt to struggle to the death. At this time, Ji Hongjun, a soldier of the Engineering Battalion, carrying a bucket of kerosene, braved the heavy rain of bullets, jumped into the ear room of the General Administration, broke the bucket and set fire successfully. However, he died bravely in the battle, and the flames spread to the hall of the general administration. The rebel army took advantage of the situation to attack and annihilate countless enemies. When Zhang Biao saw that the general administration was in a sea of fire, and the Qing army suffered heavy casualties, he had to retreat from Hankow with the remnant army and became a defeated general.

After a night of fierce fighting, the revolutionary army finally conquered the supreme ruling organ of the Qing government in Huguang, Huguang General Administration, and occupied Wuchang City. On the morning of the 11th, the flag of the revolutionary army was flying high above the white clouds and yellow cranes. A group of uprising officers and soldiers congratulated each other and hugged each other. The uprising succeeded! On the 12th, the rebel army recaptured Hankou and Hanyang, and the three towns of Wuhan were under the control of the revolutionary army.

Certification file

In his early years, he joined the eighth battalion of the eighth town project of Hubei new army, and later he was promoted to Zhengmu. After that, he joined the association and served as the camp representative. When the eighth barracks of the governor's Department was occupied, the first uprising was launched. Hubei military government was established and was appointed as the commander of the fifth Association of the people's army. During the Wuhan defense war, he led his troops to fight in Hankou and Hanyang. After defeat, he retreated to Wuchang and opposed the north south peace negotiation. In 1913, he participated in the organization of an improvement group in Hubei Province, fought against Li and overthrown yuan, and was wanted to go to Japan. He joined the Chinese revolutionary party the next year.

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