Dr. Sun approached a gun factory director, Ma Ch'ao-chun and received 500 new rifles which became the military training equipment of the first group of cadets.
黃埔就靠著這五百支步槍，打下革命基業。不怕死、不要錢、愛國家、愛百姓儘管環境如此艱困，但第一期學生仍然在十四年一月如期畢業。民國十四年二月三日，蔣公以校長兼校軍總司令的身分，率領校軍東征，討伐陳炯明。