It is said that Zhang Zuolin has backbone and strength. Why do they allow the Japanese to do whatever they want in the Northeast?

In recent years, a trend has emerged on the Internet, and more and more voices are praising Zhang Zuolin. Compared with Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Zuolin is indeed much better, but there is no need to over-praise him. Zhang Zuolin is nothing more than a big warlord leader, and may not be as good as some netizens say.

Zhang Zuolin's road to fortune

Zhang Zuolin started out in the grass and once lived in the green forest. He was later recruited by the Qing government and became the local emperor. After the Wuchang Uprising, he became the king of the Northeast. As early as 1916 In 2000, Zhang Zuolin had already established contact with Japan and received strong support from Japan.

The Japanese are eager to occupy the Northeast, but due to their strength, they are unwilling to go to war, so they need to support a spokesperson. Zhang Zuolin also hoped to dominate the Northeast and even take control of the pass, so he was eager to get the support of foreign forces. Therefore, the two parties hit it off. The Japanese relied on Zhang Zuolin's power to establish a foothold in the Northeast. Zhang Zuolin obtained a large number of Japanese weapons and equipment, and his strength exceeded other warlords. Feng Clan Zhang Zuolin, his strength once crushed the Zhili Clique, Anhui Clique and other warlords, and he once served as the actual leader of the Beiyang government.

To say that Zhang Zuolin has strength, it is true. His strength originated from Japan, and he once became the strongest warlord in China at that time. To say that Zhang Zuolin has backbone is probably not the case. Judging from Zhang Zuolin's origin and growth trajectory, the word backbone has nothing to do with Zhang Zuolin.

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A two-faced egoist

Zhang Zuolin has many sides, but his main characteristics are two, one is the pride of the green forest; It is the shrewdness of the market. Zhang Zuolin fully displayed these two characteristics when dealing with the Japanese and other competitors as well as his own men.

Lülin’s arrogance made Zhang Zuolin behave informally and treat his subordinates and soldiers without too much airs. He had a natural affinity for some educated people. Although he had a bad temper, he was not disgusted either. Such characteristics make Zhang Zuolin very popular. The shrewdness of the market made Zhang Zuolin an egoist. The most fundamental starting point for everything he did was self-interest. Whether it was accepting the Qing court's recruitment or supporting the revolutionary party, including accepting support from the Japanese, the fundamental reasons were all is profitable.

Zhang Zuolin’s egoism is his way to survive in troubled times and is also his bottom line. Everything must not harm your own interests. When the Japanese stretched their hands longer and longer and began to expand their power in the Northeast, this harmed Zhang Zuolin's vital interests. This is behavior that Zhang Zuolin cannot tolerate. Therefore, Zhang Zuolin could let the Japanese run amok, but he would never give up his core interests.

Some people used this to illustrate Zhang Zuolin's anti-Japanese enthusiasm and determination to safeguard territory. This was to put gold on Zhang Zuolin's face. Zhang Zuolin is the king of the Northeast. The Japanese robbed the Northeast, so can he drink the northwest wind?

Back to the question, we know that Zhang Zuolin’s strength was given by the Japanese, and he had no backbone at all. This was just a deal between the Japanese and Zhang Zuolin, to facilitate the intersection, to maximize the benefits, and in the end Zhang Zuolin's tragic death at the hands of the Japanese can only illustrate one problem. The Japanese have taken root in the Northeast and no longer need spokespersons.