Research On Wu Peifu’s Military Thought

As one of the second generation leaders of the Beiyang direct line,Wu Peifu was an important figure in Chinese politics in the 1920s.He almost grasped the military discourse power of the direct Beiyang government in his heyday,which is enough to explain his position in modern Chinese military history.The analysis of his military thought is conducive to enriching the thought research content of Wu Peifu,an important military figure in the Beiyang period.Wu Peifu’s military thought,as a summary of his long-term experience in military activities,reflects Wu Peifu’s understanding of the army and war issues,which mainly comes from the influence of Confucian culture,local culture,historical background and his own military experience.This diversified thought source is Wu Peifu’s ability to break the imprisonment of traditional Chinese military.Keep pace with The Times to carry on the army construction and military operations command important reasons.In the process of building and governing the army,Wu Peifu basically complied with the geographical recruitment system of soldiers since the end of the Qing Dynasty and paid attention to the place of origin of soldiers.At the same time,according to the frequent wars and numerous defeated soldiers,we actively recruited the defeated troops after the war to supplement the troops.Pay attention to the ideological education of officers and men,use the Confucian "Wuchang eight virtues" traditional feudal education to govern the army,recruit students to improve the quality of soldiers,vigorously promote the idea of unity between officers and men,and formulate strict military discipline,so as to improve the combat effectiveness of the army.In terms of strategic and tactical thought,Wu attached great importance to intelligence warfare,public opinion warfare,coordinated operation of multiple arms and concentrated superior forces,and achieved positive results in military operations by annihilating enemy tactics.