After Yuan Shikai's death, China fell into a 14-year period of warlord melee! Why were so few of the defeated warlords killed during this period? For example: Zhang Xun, Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Feng Yuxiang,

After Yuan Shikai's death, China fell into a 14-year period of warlord melee! Why were so few of the defeated warlords killed during this period?

For example: Zhang Xun, Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Feng Yuxiang, Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang, Yan Xishan and Zong Ren were all defeated, but they were not persecuted!

Of course, there are exceptions, such as:

Xu Shuzheng killed Lu Jianzhang, Feng Yuxiang ordered someone to assassinate Xu Shuzheng, Feng Yuxiang later returned to China by steamer and was burned to death due to fire.

Sun Chuanfang killed Shi Congbin, and Shi Jianqiao avenged his father with Sun Chuanfang.

Zhang Zuolin killed Guo Songling, is it retribution for Zhang Zuolin to be killed?

Zhang Xueliang killed Yang Yuting and was placed under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek for 50 years, is it retribution?

Warlord melee rarely occurs when the big guy is killed, and I think there may be the following reasons:

First, they are all from their own Beiyang army, and they have known each other for a long time, so it is difficult to kill them.

Second, leave yourself a way back, the strength of all warlords is about the same, if you are defeated, you will harm others, then you will be defeated in the future, and the end will not be good.

Thirdly, people's minds have progressed!