Any tyrant who dominates the chaotic world has a group of shrewd and capable confidants. Zhang Zuolin can develop from a horse bandit to a "king of the northeast" who divides the side, naturally it is impossible to fight alone, and he has five generals under his command, namely Han Linchun, Li Jinglin, Zhang Zongchang, Guo Songling, and Jiang Dengxuan. These five fierce generals made great contributions to Zhang Zuolin's hegemony, but the ending was more miserable than one.
1. Han Linchun died of a stroke
Han Linchun, a Fengtian native, studied in Japan in his early years and studied at the Army Non-Commissioned Officer School. After returning to China, he served in the War Department of the Qing government, and then served in the War Department of the Republic of China.
In 1922, the First Zhifeng War broke out, the Feng army was defeated, Han Linchun instead turned to Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuolin was very happy, appointed him as the general office of the Arsenal in the three eastern provinces.
Although Han Linchun did not lead the army, he made great contributions to the manufacture of weapons. Using the expertise he learned during his studies abroad, he invented the Liao 13-year rifle, also known as the "Han Linchun Rifle", which was made in imitation of the Czech Mauser 98/22 rifle and the Japanese 38 rifle, but with superior performance.
In addition to research and development, Han Linchun also focused on expanding the production capacity of the Northeast Arsenal, so that the annual output of the Northeast Arsenal reached 60,000, and the output of light machine guns reached 1,000! In addition, it can also send 150 field guns, mountain guns, more than 200,000 shells, 180 million rounds of ammunition, and various explosives to the Feng army every year. Such production capacity was second to none in China at that time, and the strong military production capacity provided a strong guarantee for the successive victories of the Feng army later.
Unfortunately, in the winter of 1927, Han Linchun suddenly suffered a stroke and died of illness four years later at the age of 46. Han Linchun's death was tantamount to breaking Zhang Zuolin's arm, which was also a pity for the country, but even if he died young, the ending was good among the five generals under Zhang Zuolin.
2. Li Jinglin, suffering from dysentery and died
Li Jinglin, directly subordinate to Zao Qiangren, studied in the Beiyang Army Accelerated Martial Arts Academy in his early years, and can also be regarded as a science class.
In 1917, Li Jinglin joined the Feng Army. Using his talent in martial arts, he created a martial arts team responsible for training Fengjun soldiers in close combat, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of Fengjun. In addition, he had excellent military attainments and could fight hard battles, so he gradually grew into a general in the army.
In 1925, Guo Songling rebelled against Fengfeng and issued a letter of solicitation, and Li Jinglin responded to the call, announcing his separation from the Feng clan and forming an alliance with Guo Songling and Feng Yuxiang. However, after Li Jinglin and Feng Yuxiang turned against each other, they were defeated by Feng Yuxiang, he lost most of his troops, and zhang Zuolin dismissed all his duties, so he could only go home for the elderly.
Later, after the Nationalist government came to power, because Li Jinglin was highly skilled in martial arts and had considerable seniority in the military, he was considered a capable person. He was hired as a member of the Military Commission as a representative for the promotion of martial arts.
In 1931, Li Jinglin fell ill with dysentery and died soon after, at the age of 46.
3. Zhang Zongchang was assassinated
Zhang Zongchang, a native of Ye County, Shandong Province, worked as a bandit in the local area when he was young, and later ate military food, he served under Chen Qimei, Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun and others, and later ran away from Guanwai to join Zhang Zuolin. This person is both gambling and lustful, and the northeast army generals are very dissatisfied with him, but Zhang Zuolin is quite interested in this family who came from banditry. He felt that having shortcomings was more terrible than no shortcomings, and what he used with Zhang Zongchang was that he would fight.
Later, Zhang Zongchang really lived up to his high expectations and became the most capable general in the Feng army to fight a hard battle, and his soldiers and horses were also increasing, and after the Feng army entered the customs, he even led the troops to the south and occupied such a large territory in Shandong.
In 1927, Zhang Zongchang forcibly killed Feng Yuxiang's general Zheng Jinsheng, laying the groundwork for his subsequent death. Five years later, the 51-year-old Zhang Zongchang was assassinated at the Jinan Railway Station, and the assassin was Zheng Jicheng, the adopted son of Zheng Jinsheng. However, although the "dog meat general" Zhang Zongchang finally died, he was also the longest-lived of the five tiger generals under Zhang Zuolin.
4. Guo Songling, dissatisfied with the civil war, rebelled against the army, and was defeated and killed
Guo Songling is a native of Taiyuan, Shanxi, a descendant of the famous Tang Dynasty general Guo Ziyi, along with the turmoil of the late Qing Dynasty, Guo Songling's grandfather had to break into the Guandong to find a way to survive, and finally settled in Fengtian, Liaoning.
Guo Songling was talented and resourceful, especially in the field of marching and fighting, and was hired as a tactical instructor in the Northeast Army, and it was here that he and the young marshal Zhang Xueliang felt sorry for each other and were recommended to serve in the Fengjun. With Zhang Xueliang's endorsement, Guo Songling was naturally reused, plus he did have two brushes himself, so he quickly became a general who was the only one in the Feng Army.
In 1922, the first Zhifeng War broke out, the Feng army was defeated, Guo Songling assisted Zhang Xueliang to guard the throat of Shanhaiguan, so that the Feng army could safely withdraw to the northeast to recuperate and make a great contribution.
In 1924, the Second Zhifeng War broke out, and Guo Songling served as the deputy commander of the Third Army, assisting Zhang Xueliang in battle, and they and the First Army were the main force, and defeated the Zhi Army in one fell swoop.
Just when the career was booming, Guo Songling and Zhang Zuolin's ideas clashed. The victory of the Second Zhifeng War inflated Zhang Zuolin's ambitions, and he spread the Fengzhi army into the southern provinces, and even fought all the way to Jiangnan. Guo Songling believed that this move was tantamount to dispersing strength and leading to unstable foundations, so he suggested withdrawing from Guannei and still using the northeast as a base for development to protect the border and the people. However, Zhang Zuolin did not adopt it, and after that, Guo Songling was ostracized by Yang Yuting and others, and his life in the Feng army was not good.
In 1925, Guo Songling went to Japan to investigate, and was shocked to hear that Zhang Zuolin was buying armaments in Japan and planning to start a war with the Nationalist army in the south, Guo Songling was very angry, so he contacted Feng Yuxiang to oppose Feng. However, Feng Yuxiang did not trust Guo Songling, a general of the Feng Army, and instead betrayed him to Zhang Zuolin. In November 1925, Guo Songling rebelled against Feng in Luanzhou, and his 70,000-strong army first captured Shanhaiguan, then successively captured Suizhong and Xingcheng, broke through the Fengjun's Lianshan defense line, and occupied the important town of Jinzhou. However, just when Guo Songling was victorious, he was suddenly attacked by the Japanese Kwantung Army, and the final defeat was completely lost, and Guo Songling and his wife were arrested.
On November 25, 1925, the 41-year-old Guo Songling was shot and killed by the Feng army for three days. At that time, public opinion was extremely sorry for Guo Songling's murder, commenting: "Guo Songling was not defeated by Zhang Zuolin, but by Japanese imperialism!" ”
5. Jiang Dengxuan, killed by Guo Songling
Jiang Dengxuan, a native of Nangong County, Directly Under the Province, studied in Japan in his early years and attended the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School. When the First Zhifeng War broke out, Jiang Dengxuan joined the Fengjun and was appointed as the General Counselor of the Fengjun Army. Among the five tiger generals under Zhang Zuolin, Jiang Dengxuan and Guo Songling have not been able to get along, and during the Second Zhifeng War, Guo Songling also said that Chen Chen, a general under Jiang Dengxuan, did not listen to the dispatches and wanted to carry out his military law. It was Jiang Dengxuan's bitter pleading in front of Zhang Xueliang that allowed Chen Chen to escape the disaster, and after this incident, the mutual dislike between Jiang Dengxuan and Guo Songling turned into substantial hostility.
In 1925, Guo Songling rebelled against the army, and Jiang Dengxuan thought about the little incense he had left to persuade him, hoping that the two families would reconcile. However, Guo Songling not only did not listen, but also persuaded Jiang Dengxuan to join the army, and seeing that nothing could be done, Jiang Dengxuan had no choice but to give up persuasion and return home. How could Guo Songling allow The Fengjun general to go back and shoot him, when Jiang Dengxuan was 45 years old.
Poor Jiang Deng did not die immediately after selecting the bullet, and after being buried, he was sealed in a coffin and could not escape, and finally died alive. Later, when Feng Jun won, Han Linchun came to relocate the tomb for Jiang Dengxuan, and found that the inside of the coffin was covered with claw marks, and Jiang Dengxuan's nails were scratched and died a miserable death.
Two of the five tiger generals under Zhang Zuolin's command died of illness, one was assassinated and died, one defected and was killed for three days, and one was shot and suffocated in a coffin by the mutinous people, and the ending was worse than the other. However, in that chaotic world, who can guarantee that they will live a long life? It is not easy for ordinary people to live to their age!
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