But in terms of the actual situation in Northeast China, Zhang Xueliang’s killing of Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai was too hasty. Afterwards, Zhang Xueliang claimed that Yang Changduo had too much ambition, and Yang Yuting was even suspected of plotting to kill Zhang Xueliang instead. Personally, I think this statement is too absurd. Yang Yuting may have an excessive desire for power and want to further gain more real power, but when it comes to replacing him, Yang Yuting does not have this strength, They also do not possess this ability and operability.
Because the Fengshi Northeast Army is a private armed force of the Zhang family of Zhang Zuolin, consisting of Zhang Zuolin’s legitimate armed forces and other forces in Northeast China who worship his brothers, other small warlords in Northeast China, Yang Yuting, cannot control it at all. However, because he has long served as a core intelligence advisor around Zhang Zuolin, his penetration into Zhang Zuolin’s legitimate army is not high, and even if he kills Zhang Xueliang, he will find it difficult to control the situation in Northeast China, It is even more likely to cause greater internal turmoil. Yang Yuting is not an ordinary person, and he may not necessarily engage in such risky and difficult to achieve actual returns.
From the perspective of destination. Zhang Xueliang often killed Yang in order to consolidate his power. From a practical perspective, Zhang did not achieve this. As mentioned above, cracking down on factions and killing the leader is a foolish move. In the war with Russia, Zhang was unable to smoothly mobilize the entire Northeast Army. The performance of the Northeast Army during the War of Resistance Against Japan also indicates that the entire Northeast Army was unstable and had chaotic command. During the War of Resistance in Rehe, when Zhang Xueliang repeatedly demanded to defend himself, the Northeast Army’s Rehe defenders retreated without fighting, directly leading to Zhang Xueliang’s downfall.
Yang Yuting, one of the backbone members of the Fengtian faction who combines talent and execution, graduated from the Japanese Army Non commissioned Officer School and was one of the earliest overseas returnees. The veteran was entrusted with important tasks at that time, and he did four great things for his Bole Zhang Zuolin. One of them was to train Zhang Zuolin’s own navy in the city, and gradually enrich his wings to form combat effectiveness. Secondly, he assisted the old commander in formulating the land tax system, which added strong impetus to the development of the economy and agriculture in Northeast China.
Thirdly, with insightful and strategic vision, a combat readiness system has been formulated, with a large number of construction of combat readiness roads, railways, and airports, enhancing the defense system of the Fengtian faction. Fourthly, with the strong support of the veteran, he built his own military factory (Fengtian Arsenal) in the Fengtian clan, producing bullets, guns, artillery, and other weapons, gradually ending his dependence on imports and forming his own military readiness system, providing crucial support for Zhang Zuolin’s strong military.
In the later stage of the “Central Plains War”, Zhang Xueliang independently decided to issue a power supply in support of the central government, forcing Yan Xishan to step down, Feng Yuxiang to return to the fields, and Wang Jingwei to disappear, bringing an early end to the civil war that plagued the country and the people. For the suffering old China, it was a great good thing. Otherwise, if the Northeast Army, which had planes and ships at that time, were controlled by Yang Yuting, who followed the Japanese route, history would have been a different direction!