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Warlord Rebellion en el noreste de Shandong
Parte de la década de Nanjing
Zhang Zongchang2.jpg
Zhang Zongchang , instigador y líder de la rebelión
FechaEnero-mayo de 1929
Localización
Noreste de Shandong , República de China
ResultadoVictoria del gobierno; Fuerzas de los señores de la guerra dispersas o destruidas
Beligerantes

República de China

Grupos de autodefensa :
Red Spear Society
White Spear Society		 Alianza de señores de la guerra
Apoyada por: Japón (sospechoso) [1]
 
Comandantes y líderes
Liu Zhennian Zhang Zongchang Chu Yupu ( POW ) Huang Feng-chi Sun Dianying Li Hsi Tung [2]
 


Unidades involucradas

Ejército Nacional Revolucionario (NRA)

Ejércitos de señores de la guerra

Fuerza
C. 20.000 (enero) [7]
c. 7.000 (finales de febrero) [8]		C. 3.000 (enero) [9]
27.000+ (finales de febrero) [5]
1.000 [10] –4.500 (mayo) [11]
Víctimas y pérdidas
Más de 1.500 muertos, [4] miles desertaron o desertaron [2]Miles de muertos; el resto desierto [1] [12]
Miles de civiles muertos [4]

La rebelión de los caudillos en el noreste de Shandong [13] fue un levantamiento de varios ejércitos de caudillos chinos aliados bajo el liderazgo de Zhang Zongchang en 1929. Los rebeldes querían recuperar sus antiguos territorios en Shandong de manos de Liu Zhennian , el hombre que había desertado de Zhang al Gobierno nacionalista en Nanjing durante la Expedición al Norte. Después de algunos éxitos iniciales, los rebeldes fueron derrotados debido a la indisciplina de sus fuerzas. Al final, el levantamiento no logró derribar el gobierno de Liu Zhennian sobre el este de Shandong, pero resultó en un gran número de víctimas civiles y una destrucción generalizada a manos de ambos lados del conflicto.

Antecedentes [ editar ]

Más información: Warlord Era y Northern Expedition
Soldados bajo el mando de Zhang Zongchang en 1924. Aunque sus hombres respetaban y temían a Zhang, [14] su calidad como soldados adolecía de falta de entrenamiento y armamento, así como de indisciplina. [15] [16]

Después de la muerte de Yuan Shikai en 1916, China se desintegró cuando varios comandantes militares tomaron el poder en todo el país. Organizados en camarillas, controlaban el gobierno de Beiyang y luchaban constantemente entre sí por la supremacía en lo que se conoció como la Era del Señor de la Guerra . [17] Uno de los señores de la guerra más notorios de este período fue Zhang Zongchang, quien era el de factogobernante de Shandong en ese momento y conocido por su brutalidad. Aunque era odiado y temido por la población civil debido a sus métodos autoritarios, el llamado "general de carne de perro" comandó un ejército relativamente leal y logró mantener a Shandong bajo su control durante gran parte de la década de 1920; en esto fue ayudado por subordinados como Chu Yupu y Liu Zhennian . La regla de Zhang llegó a su fin, sin embargo, cuando Chiang Kai-shek 's gobierno nacionalista lo derrotó durante la Expedición al Norte en 1928. Al igual que muchos otros señores de la guerra, Zhang no estaba dispuesto a aceptar su condición reducida y el exilio en Dalian. Para recuperar su antigua base de poder, comenzó a tramar un levantamiento con su seguidor Chu Yupu y otro caudillo, Huang Feng-chi. [18] Zhang supuestamente también trató de conseguir la ayuda de los comandantes rusos blancos Grigory Semyonov y el general Konstantin Petrovich Nechaev . [5] [19] El historiador Philip S. Jowett consideró posible que Nechaev, [5] y algunos otros mercenarios rusos se unieran a Zhang para su intento de regreso. [20]

En sus planes para recuperar Shandong, Zhang Zongchang tenía una serie de activos importantes: en primer lugar, decenas de miles de sus antiguos soldados aún permanecían en Shandong. La mayoría de ellos no habían podido unirse al Ejército Nacional Revolucionario (NRA) después de la derrota de Zhang y seguían desempleados. [5] En una situación económica precaria y en su mayoría todavía leales a su antiguo comandante, se unieron a sus fuerzas por segunda vez. [21] Sin embargo, estos ex soldados del ejército de Shandong y Zhili no eran necesariamente fiables ni eficaces en el combate. Frente a las fuerzas nacionalistas durante la Expedición al Norte, los seguidores de Zhang se habían "desvanecido sin luchar mucho", [16]y carecían aún más de entrenamiento y armamento ahora que habían sido desmovilizados. [21] Si bien las fuerzas de Zhang no estaban en la mejor forma, tenían la ventaja de no tener que enfrentarse a tropas regulares de la NRA en el este de Shandong, ya que el área estaba bajo el control del antiguo socio de Zhang, Liu Zhennian, [21] apodado "El asesino ". [22] Liu había desertado a los nacionalistas durante la Expedición del Norte, y fue premiado para gobernar el este de Shandong como un "señor de la guerra no reformado" sin intervención desde octubre de 1928. [21] [23] Aunque de jure parte de la NRA, las fuerzas de Liu eran típico del señor de la guerra promedio, y sufrió de poco entrenamiento en comparación con los ejércitos regulares. [4]Liu no era particularmente leal al gobierno nacionalista en Nanjing , [8] [22] y no tenía el apoyo de la población local a la que había aterrorizado, habiéndola llevado a la rebelión en algunas áreas . Los condados de Laiyang y Zhaoyuan estaban en poder de los insurgentes campesinos de la Sociedad Lanza Roja a principios de 1929. [23] Por último, Zhang posiblemente tenía apoyo financiero encubierto del Imperio de Japón , lo que aumentó su confianza en la recuperación de Shandong. [1] [24] [25]

Rebelión [ editar ]

Inicio del conflicto [ editar ]

Longkou, Huangxian
Longkou, Huangxian
Dengzhou
Dengzhou
Zhifu
Zhifu
Fushan
Fushan
Muping
Muping
Laizhou
Laizhou
Mapa de Shandong que muestra lugares importantes de la rebelión.

Security conditions in eastern Shandong were already deteriorating before the arrival of Zhang, as Liu's garrison at Longkou and Huangxian mutinied in late January 1929.[3] The local commanders, namely Liu Kai-tai, Li Hsi-tung, Sze Tien-pin, and Kao Peng-chi had reportedly planned to overthrow Liu Zhennian, prompting him to dismiss them, whereupon they revolted[26][27] and renounced their allegiance to the Nanjing government. Their 3,000 forces, consisting of ex-Zhili and Shandong troops[9] went on to completely loot Longkou, Huangxian, and Dengzhou. Foreigners who had lived in these towns fled onto two Japanese warships that harbored at the coast by chance.[28][22] The violence was only quelled when an additional Imperial Japanese Navy detachment arrived to protect Japanese citizens in the area,[3][28] soon followed by 20,000 troops loyal to Liu.[7] Instead of resisting, the mutineers fled into areas held by the Red Spear insurgents.[3] Allying themselves with the peasant rebels, the mutineers were reportedly preparing an attack on Longkou by early February. The morale of Liu's remaining forces in the area was extremely low.[26]

In course of February, the rebels gained the upper hand and Liu was pushed back to the surroundings of Zhifu,[19][22] his de facto capital and the most important city of northeastern Shandong.[5] It is likely that the whole mutiny had been organized or at least influenced by Zhang,[29] and when he, Chu and Huang landed with a small retinue[5][30] at Longkou on 19 February,[31] the mutineers promptly joined them.[29][2] The warlords then set up their headquarters at Dengzhou,[30] and marched on Zhifu.[5] Fighting started near Fushan, 15 miles west of Zhifu, in late February. By that time, Zhang's army counted 5,000 soldiers,[31] but he was soon reinforced by Huang who managed to gather an army of 26,000 men. Their opponent, Liu, had much fewer NRA soldiers at his disposal and would receive only "half-hearted" support from the central government during the rebellion: 200,000 rounds of ammunition and 50,000 yuans as war chest.[5][32] His military position was further impaired by the fact that part of Shandong was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army that refused to allow NRA reinforcements through. In this way, the Japanese deliberately or unintentionally aided Zhang's uprising.[31]

First battle at Zhifu and stalemate[edit]

Further information: Beijing Revolt
United States Navy warships off Zhifu in the 1930s. Several foreign warships were stationed at the town during the warlord rebellion to ensure the security of the foreigners active in eastern Shandong.

After some skirmishes, Zhang arrived at Zhifu with a large force of about 24,000 troops, while Liu had only been able to muster 7,000 men for the town's defense.[32] The two sides clashed on 21 February,[32] and the rebels were defeated despite their superior numbers, probably because they were badly armed and trained in comparison to the NRA soldiers. Furthermore, Zhang Zongchang, who might have rallied his men, was nowhere to be found during the engagement. The warlord army lost 500 men (200 dead, 300 captured) and, more importantly, 2,000–3,000 rifles as well as 15 machine guns. Zhang and his allies remained undaunted by this first setback, and retreated to Dengzhou.[21] What followed were weeks of "desultory fighting" during which government as well as rebel troops terrorized the local population,[1] while the warlord alliance entered negotiations with Liu in hopes of convincing him to surrender.[32] On 25 February, there were reports that Liu's army had suffered from further defections, as 15,000 active troops near Weihaiwei had allegedly declared for Zhang.[2] By the end of the month, Zhang claimed to control all of eastern Shandong with the exception of Zhifu and its surroundings.[32]

Around this time, Zhang publicly announced that a coalition of warlords, including himself, Chu Yupu, Yan Xishan, Wu Peifu, Bai Chongxi, Qi Xieyuan, and a number Manchurian military commanders would soon launch a massive campaign against the KMT. No actual alliance was formed, however, and the "whole affair died down again, as suddenly as it had started".[33][32] Zhang did however manage to contact one NRA regiment consisting of former Shandong Army members in Beijing, and convinced them to revolt on 2 March 1929. Their uprising in Beijing was quickly crushed,[34] and the Nanjing government consequently took "precautions" to prevent further ex-Shandong soldiers in the NRA from rebelling.[35]

Meanwhile, warlord soldiers razed six towns and 50 villages, partially in retaliation for the murder of a rebel officer and an assassination attempt on Zhang, but also out of frustration about the disappointing course of the rebellion as well as simple greed and vandalism. Captured women and girls were sold as slaves on Huangxian's market for 10–20 Mexican dollars[36][29] (the Mexican silver dollar was the main currency used in China at the time).[37][38] One group of rebels under General Li Hsi Tung marched westward and plundered Laizhou, before returning to the frontlines near Zhifu.[2] In comparison, Liu's forces behaved little better. The Nationalist-aligned warlord ignored any orders from Chiang Kai-shek, and his men posed as "protectors" at the same time as they robbed and abused the local peasants. Many citizens of Zhifu had so little confidence in the government forces' capabilities to end the rebellion that they fled to Dalian.[36] There was also growing international concern about the security of foreigners in eastern Shandong.[39][2] As result, several foreign warships, including the USS Trenton, HMS Cornflower, and Japanese cruiser Kiso, had arrived at Zhifu to prevent anti-foreign pogroms that could erupt due to the chaotic situation.[2][40][41]

This chaos allowed the Red Spear Society which already occupied parts of the hinterland to expand its influence, as many locals turned to the peasant rebels to protect them.[29] Other villages in Shandong formed their own self-defense groups, but these did not necessarily cooperate. In Tung-nan County, at least three irregular armed groups were active at the time of the warlord incursion, namely the small "Southern Army", the 2,000-men strong force of Wang Tzu-ch'eng, and a White Spear Society branch. Although the latter had been explicitly mobilized to protect locals from Zhang Zongchang's forces, it instead had to defend itself from attacks by the other two bands. After defeating them, the White Spears became rather popular and powerful in Shandong's hinterland.[42] Nevertheless, none of the secret societies could openly challenge the rampaging soldiers, as the peasant militias were too poorly armed.[29]

Height and defeat of the rebels[edit]

After capturing Zhifu, Zhang's soldiers hoisted the old republican flag over the city. According to historian Philip S. Jowett, this flag was often used as "symbol of the good old days of warlord China".[43]

In early March, the warlord alliance and Liu agreed to a five-day ceasefire during which the rebels attempted to bribe Liu to defect back to them. They offered him 100,000 yuan, but Liu "thought his loyalty was worth at least 500,000 yuan". Zhang and his allies did not meet this price, however, and Liu remained on the government side.[43] As no agreement was forthcoming, both Zhang and Liu gathered more troops,[1] and with the truce over, the rebels again marched on Zhifu. They besieged the city, and were soon reinforced by opportunistic bandits and another warlord, Sun Dianying, who brought 7,000 fresh soldiers with him. Eventually, the city's defenders were betrayed by their own comrades: One of Liu's regiments under Colonel Liang defected to the rebels, allowing them to capture the city[43] on 27 March. Nevertheless, the NRA troops managed to retreat in good order and with most of their ammunition eastward.[41] Zhang used his victory and conquest of more territory to impose heavy taxes on the local population.[43][44] Initially, the warlord forces behaviour was relatively disciplined,[43][44] but on 6 April "they ran amok" in Zhifu, starting a six-day long crime spree of killing, looting and raping. Eventually, the officers managed to regain control over their men and put a stop to the "worst outrages", though at this point the city was largely destroyed.[43] Meanwhile, the Japanese and Chinese governments signed an agreement on 28 March that resulted in the withdrawal of the Japanese military from Shandong. Fearing that Zhang might occupy the areas vacated by the Japanese, however, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Zhengting requested the Imperial Japanese Army to delay their withdrawal until the Nanjing government was in a position to secure Shandong.[45]

Liu and some of his forces had managed to retreat from Zhifu to Muping, where the warlord army again put them under siege.[44] Liu launched a first sally against the besiegers on 1 April, and reportedly managed to kill 2,000 enemy troops. Nevertheless, Zhang prepared to break the town's defenses, namely its medieval but strong walls, through an escalade. To relieve his besieging army, he forcibly conscripted civilians as gravediggers and coolies.[12] As the siege progressed, Liu was eager to surrender, and was supported in this regard by Muping's chamber of commerce which hoped it could avoid the city's destruction through a peaceful solution. Confident of imminent victory, Zhang refused Liu's offer on 4 April.[44] This time, however, the indiscipline and lust for plunder of his troops crippled Zhang's attempt to finally destroy Liu. Losing interest in fighting and preferring to loot the undefended countryside, many warlord soldiers deserted their posts, reducing the strength of Zhang's army.[43] A final attempt to capture Muping was completely defeated on 22 April, and Zhang's army was routed.[10] While Zhang was still surrounded by a number of loyal troops, his situation quickly deteriorated and Liu retook Zhifu in a counter-offensive[43] on 23 April.[10] Thereafter, any remaining unity among the warlords' army had collapsed; the rebels fled into the countryside, where they became little more than a number of "disorganised rabbles". The leaders of the insurgency simply attempted to escape the wrath of the government troops and civilian population.[43]

Chu Yupu (left) with Zhang Zongchang (middle) and the de facto ruler of Manchuria, Zhang Xueliang (right)

Zhang reportedly made "arrangements" with the Chinese government,[33] and fled to Dalian on 23 April.[24][46][47] The Japanese authorities of the Kwantung Leased Territory did not allow Zhang to enter Dalian, however, prompting him to travel to Moji-ku in Japan instead.[48] On the other side, Chu Yupu and his remaining 1,000[10]–4,500 loyal troops fled to the town of Fushan, whose 20,000 inhabitants they took hostage. The following 13-day siege by Nationalist forces was marked by atrocities at the hands of Chu's soldiers. Besides mass rapes and robberies, the defenders also tied 400 women and children to posts on the town walls in order to use them as human shields.[11][49] Soldiers from both sides who were wounded in front of the city were left to die, as neither side allowed Red Cross workers to bring them to safety. According to some accounts, Liu and Chu eventually allowed women and children to leave the city on the insistence of Christian missionaries. Jowett considered these accounts "doubtful", however, since "such compassion would be out of character" for either commander.[11] Following negotiations organized by the United States consul of Zhifu, Chu surrendered Fushan to the NRA.[46] Thereafter, many women and girls committed mass suicide by jumping into the town's wells because they did not want to bear the perceived "shame" of being a rape victim.[50][51] Besides the civilian casualties of the siege, around 1,500 NRA soldiers and 2,000 rebels died in combat at Fushan;[50][46] many surviving warlord soldiers were killed out of revenge after the town's capture.[11] Fushan was also completely looted, first by the rebel forces and then by the NRA.[46] Chu Yupu, however, was spared by the Nationalists and allowed to go into exile in Korea with $400,000 in silver currency and bars. Jowett assumes that he bribed his opponents for safe passage.[50][52]

Aftermath[edit]

Further information: Han–Liu War and Red Spears' uprising in Shandong (1928–1929)

With the warlord rebellion defeated, peace only returned temporarily to northeastern Shandong. Soon after the conflict, Liu Zhennian and another Nationalist general/warlord, Jen Ying-chi, fought a brutal two-day war over who had the greater authority in Shandong, which Liu won.[53][46] As the warlord rebellion had worsened the famine and instability affecting Shandong, it also stimulated the mass emigration of people from Shandong into the safer and more prosperous Manchuria.[54] Meanwhile, the Red Spears' uprising further escalated; by August 1929, the peasant rebels had taken control over much of northern Shandong's hinterland as well as Dengzhou. Having ignored the issue until then, Liu finally moved against the Red Spears in September and brutally crushed the insurgency in two months.[55] Liu remained in power until he was ousted by Han Fuju in course of a bitter war in 1932. Unlike any of the previous warlord rulers of eastern Shandong, Han actually proved to be relatively capable and popular as civilian administrator.[56]

Chu Yupu, on the other side, returned to Shandong soon after his exile to Korea, and was murdered.[53] Accounts differ on how he died: According to some accounts, Liu Zhennian had him killed;[57] others report that he was captured by vengeful peasants. These either buried him alive, or buried him up to his chin so that "black ants and the searing sun gave him the slow death he deserved".[53][58] The head of the rebellion, Zhang Zongchang, continued to live a few more years in exile. He died in 1932, shot dead by the relative of an officer he had once executed.[53]

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