Guo Songling's rebellion against Fengjun was a turning point in the fengjun's transition from prosperity to decline, and this infighting caused the Fengjun to suffer heavy losses and serious injuries. The elite of the Feng army, which was also the main force of Guo Songling's anti-Feng, the Third Army, was lost in this great war. Guo Songling, the first general of the Feng clan, was defeated and killed, the general Jiang Dengxuan was shot and killed by Guo Songling, and Li Jinglin was defeated. The "Five Tiger Generals" of the Feng army were eventually left with only Han Chunlin, who had mediocre combat strength, and Zhang Zongchang, who was not very reliable.
Guo Songling and his wife
As for the cause of "Guo Songling's anti-feng", it is necessary to start from the Second Zhifeng War. After two years of reorganizing the army through martial arts and fierce soldiers, Zhang Zuolin decided to lead the army out of the customs again and compete with his direct family. Zhang Zuolin knew that this time fighting Guo Songling and his Third Army was the key. In order to make Guo Songling fight harder, before the war, the old marshal Zhang Zuolin drew a cake and promised him that after the defeat of the direct family, the direct subordinate overseers would be his. Zhili is a big piece of fat meat, Guo Songling heard the old marshal release this word, and the battle behind him was called a full of strength.
He first led his troops to attack Shanhaiguan, then raided the Nine Gates, and then took Qinhuangdao, which can be described as unstoppable, and was the absolute first meritorious man in this battle. But when the battle was over, Guo Songling turned back and found that the directly subordinate overseers had nothing to do with him. It was not that the old marshal did not keep his promise, but that someone had made a quick start, and this person was Li Jinglin, one of the "Five Tiger Generals" of the Fengjun Army and the commander of the First Army at the time.
Li Jinglin could not lead the army to fight than Guo Songling, but if the two people were to go it alone, Guo Songling would definitely not be Li Jinglin's opponent, because Lin Jinglin was the descendant of Wudang swordplay, the only one who studied under the "Feidan Jiu'er" Song, and was a recognized martial arts master at that time. Li Jinglin was a direct subordinate, bent on becoming a direct subordinate overseer and returning to his hometown in a brocade. Initially, Li Jinglin's main attack direction was Rehe, and the old marshal did not want to let him enter the customs and mix.
However, Li Jinglin was eager to grab the territory, and after taking the last piece of land in Rehe, Lingyuan, he led his army south to attack Xifengkou. Li Jinglin himself was a master of martial arts, and his soldiers and feet were not bad at kung fu, good at long-distance raids, known as "rapid marching", so the army soon invaded Tianjin. In this way, Li Jinglin seized the opportunity to obtain direct subordination for himself. When the old marshal saw Li Jinglin so hard to exceed the task, he understood his thoughts. The martial arts master is not easy to mess with, not to mention that people have already entered Tianjin City, and it is not appropriate to drive people out again, so in desperation, the old marshal had to push the boat along the water and give direct subordination to Li Jinglin.
Li Jinglin
As the commander of the First Army, he could not lose faith in others, and the direct subordinate promised in advance did not give Guo Songling to the people, and the old marshal had to find another territory as compensation. After giving Shandong to Zhang Zongchang and Jiangsu to Jiang Dengxuan, he arranged for Guo Songling to go to Anhui as an overseer. At this time, Guo Songling was still good at talking, he felt that Anhui was not bad, and then he let his second brigade enter Bengbu to prepare for his acceptance of Anhui in advance.
Originally, at this point, everyone was happy, and who thought that at this time, "Little Zhuge Ge" Yang Yuting ran out and inserted a lever. Maybe it was the goose feather fan that had been shaking behind the old marshal for many years, and he wanted to be a feudal official and have fun. So he found the old marshal and asked to go to Jiangsu to be an overseer. Yang Yuting, as the old marshal and the first red man in front of him, his request to the old marshal naturally will not refuse. But this Jiangsu was previously selected by Jiang Deng, and Jiang Dengxuan's position in the heart of the old marshal was second only to Yang Yuting, so it must not be treated badly. The old marshal thought about it again and again, and finally decided to let Jiang Dengxuan replace Guo Songling and become the overseer of Anhui.
There are so many ground that have been beaten down, originally a turnip and a pit, just right. Now Yang Yuting mixed it up like this, squeezing Guo Songling, who had the greatest credit, out of the pit and became a turnip without a pit. But then again, the old marshal's arrangement is not absolutely eccentric, and he has his own ideas about Guo Songling. First, Guo Songling can fight in the habit of fighting, and the Third Army under him is the elite of the Feng Army, the old marshal does not want to let this army be too far away from him, there is no sense of security when it is far away, and once there is an emergency, there is no strong escort around.
Second, Guo Songling is the son of Zhang Xueliang, and he is not good at sealing too high and rewarding too full. Don't make it difficult for guo songling to have no room for promotion after his son takes over in the future. The old marshal thought long-term and thoughtfully, but Guo Songling was an acute, violent temper, and he did not have a good idea of political power and could not see so far. Guo Songling believes that the old marshal is eccentric, and Yang Yuting deliberately excludes himself. Guo Songling, who was furious, made a decision, the territory does not need to be given by you, Lao Tzu himself grabs, and grabs the biggest - the three eastern provinces.