On this day, 88 years ago, on October 2, 1937 (August 28, 1937 in the lunar calendar), the Fourth Army was established. General Ye Ting Like On October 2, 1937, the Communist Party of China and the Kuomintang reached an agreement to unify about 12000 Red Army guerrillas in eight provinces including Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, and Anhui into the "New Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army." Ye Ting served as commander and Ding Ying served as deputy commander. Comments: General Ye Ting once again led the Iron Army, but this time it was for the sake of national justice