范鸿仙与铁血军

南京临时政府成立后,为配合孙中山北伐,范鸿仙组建了铁血军。铁血军共有四个支队万余人,而且都是训练有素、不拿俸薪的革命志士。未几,南北和议告成,孙中山被迫辞职,范鸿仙即取消铁血军番号,所部分别拨归陆军部和安徽都督府。铁血军虽然只维持了月余,却体现了孙中山的革命意图,维护了南京临时政府的安全,也为革命党人训练了一支武装队伍,在以后的二次革命中发挥了积极作用。

Fan Hong-xian and the Iron and Blood Military

After the foundation of the Nanjing Provisional Government,Fan Hong-xian established the Iron and Blood Military to support Dr.Sun Yat-Sen to overthrow Qing Dynasty’s rule.This army was composed of four branches,each of which had 2500 individuals.All of the soldiers were well trained and did not take wage.Soon,the North and the South reached peace agreement successfully by negotiation,and Sun Yat-sen resigned from the president duty.In this situation,the army was dismissed.Although it had only maintained for about one month,this army had manifested Sun Yat-Sen’s revolutionary will,and helped to secure the Nanjing Provisional Government.Moreover,it provided the revolutionary members with a trained troop,which played an profoundly important role in the later second revolution.