The Morals of the Beiyang Times (96): Being with the dust and light is the most difficult to know and deny yourself.
In the history of the Northern Ocean, there are as many warlords as they are big and small. They come from two main sources: one is the old man Yuan Xiangcheng's subordinates, and the other is the transformation of bandits. Chen Zhirang once said: "At least 23 warlords, big and small, were bandit leaders before they became soldiers." For example, "bandit" , Shandong warlord Zhang Zongchang, "hu bandit" Zhang Zuolin, a warlord of the Feng family, and Lu Rongting, a warlord of the Guangxi family, who came from the "bandit" . However, the relationship between warlords and bandits is far more than just birth. As far as the Zhili warlords are concerned, in the spring of the eleventh year of the Republic of China, the number of troops stationed in Zhi, Shandong, Henan and other places was only 150,000. Two years later, the number increased to 250,000. The warlords expanded their corps and raised their troops. Basic, and an important way to raise money is apportionment, but this also makes the general public "sufficient, but only enough food and clothing in the year of peace, how can we afford such a supply" .
Zhang Zuolin
So this has become a potential condition for the breeding of bandits. In desperate circumstances of displacement and desperation, these people have chosen the bandit business. However, the warlord "scraped the land" only provided the conditions for the generation of bandits. The tiger and wolf divisions under the warlord were the most direct source of bandits. During the war, they were indifferent. The entrenchment of the warlords gave rise to bandits, who broke the army to make a living, and also turned into bandits. Bandits also wanted to join the ranks of warlords and were able to settle down. Therefore, between bandits and warlords, a circular relationship is inevitably formed, and the roles of the two are exchanged: the desire of bandits is adapted and "normalizes" , and the warlord’s manpower discipline deteriorates as for "banditization " ". On the one hand, a large number of Beiyang Army "flow and be bandit" , not only strengthened the bandits, but also increased the strength of the bandits to an unprecedented height.
Bandits
After that, the bandits’ weapons and equipment were no less than that of the regular Northern Army, and they were often aggressive in confrontations, demonstrating the attitude of “even though officers and soldiers are not afraid”. On the other hand, a large number of bandits mixed into the Beiyang Army, resulting in a great decline in combat effectiveness and lack of discipline. These miscellaneous Beiyang Army "In the past, the bandits came and went were ignored, and when they fought with the bandits, every battle would be north" . There is also a sound exchange with their original "walking" . This kind of bandit temperament of "dare to plunder and cowardly fight" is also doomed to the destiny of the Beiyang Army's destruction. What really embarrassed people was the "Lincheng Bandit Car Hijacking Case" . During the negotiations with the Beiyang Center, Sun Meiyao asked to be included in the Beiyang Army, and indeed earned a brigade commander post.
Beiyang Army
is the ultimate bandit business, "is not particularly unruly, and can be a ladder for officials" . Therefore, there are "become a bandit" , using bandits as a springboard, and then enter the eunuch. In the twelfth year of the Republic of China, even the Yingcheng bandits on the outskirts of the capital city urged "to reorganize the first division of the official army" , and also "" to provide the whole division with armaments, and cash in one million yuan, otherwise they would rather fight to death ", these bandits who once robbed their homes and homes have become hot sellers. Not only are they not afraid of the Beiyang army, they are also politely requested to be included. In fact, it is also the connivance and compromise of the Beiyang warlords. The warlords of China are the instigators of this situation. They regard the men, horses and the territory as the capital to settle down, and they also regard the bandits as the objects of wooing. As a result, they will inevitably become stubborn.
Reference materials: "History of the Reign of the Northern Warlords", "Cai Gentan", "Bandits and Warlords During the Reign of the Northern Warlords"
