Northwest King VS Northeast King: What is the gap between Yang Hucheng and Zhang Xueliang?In this article, the author will talk to you about this topic. 
In 1928, Zhang Xueliang changed his flag in the northeast, and Chiang Kai-shek realized the nominal unification of the whole country, at that time there were five major military groups in China, and their names were: Chiang Kai-shek's First Group Army, also known as the ** Army, totaling about 300,000;Feng Yuxiang's Second Army, also known as the Northwest Army, totaled about 400,000;Yan Xishan's Third Army, also known as the Jin Sui Army, totaled about 200,000;Li Zongren's Fourth Army, also known as the Xingui Army, totaled about 200,000;Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Frontier Army, also known as the Northeast Army, totaled about 200,000. 
At this time, Yang Hucheng was still serving as the commander of the 10th Army in Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army, and in this sense, Yang Hucheng at this time was not qualified to be compared with Zhang Xueliang at all. Later, because Yang Hucheng's army was not Feng Yuxiang's descendant, Yang Hucheng always felt that Feng Yuxiang liked to use himself as cannon fodder, in this context, Yang Hucheng led his troops to take refuge in Chiang Kai-shek, and his troops were reorganized into the 14th Division, with Yang Hucheng as the division commander. When the Central Plains War broke out, Yang Hucheng's 14th Division was expanded by Chiang Kai-shek into the 7th Army, and Yang Hucheng served as the commander. At that time, this battle was Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan, Li Zongren attacked Chiang Kai-shek together, Chiang Kai-shek was already at a disadvantage, but at the critical moment, Zhang Xueliang led the army into the pass to help Chiang Kai-shek, and finally Feng Yuxiang and others were defeated, Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army was completely collapsed, and the title of the Second Army was also removed. 
After the war, Chiang Kai-shek, on the one hand, rewarded Yang Hucheng for his outstanding contributions in this battle, and on the other hand, he also considered that Yang Hucheng was not only the old man of the Northwest Army, but also Chiang Kai-shek's person, so it was easier for him to sit in the northwest and consolidate the rule of the northwest, so Yang Hucheng was promoted to the chairman of Shaanxi Province. At the same time, Yang Hucheng took the opportunity to expand the 7th Army into three divisions in the Central Plains War, and Jiang had no choice but to upgrade Yang to the 17th Route Army, and Yang Hucheng was the commander-in-chief of the 17th Route Army. From then on, the 17th Route Army was called the Northwest Army, with a total number of more than 60,000 troops, and Yang Hucheng became the second king of the Northwest after Feng Yuxiang. Of course, at this time, Yang Hucheng's overall strength was still far from Feng Yuxiang back then. 
As for Zhang Xueliang at this time, he was not only the leader of the Northeast Army, but also the deputy commander of the Chinese Army, Navy and Air Force, and also obtained the territory of the three cities of Heping, Tianjin and Qingdao in the four provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, Chacha and Sui, and the reorganized Jin Army and the Northwest Army were also under the command of Zhang Xueliang. It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Xueliang at this time has become a prominent figure under Chiang Kai-shek and above 10,000 people, and Yang Hucheng and him are not at the same level. However, soon after, with the outbreak of the 918 Incident, Zhang Xueliang withdrew from the Northeast without a fight, resulting in the complete occupation of the three northeastern provinces by Japan. In 1934, Zhang Xueliang was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northwest Suppression and acted as the commander-in-chief, and then the Northeast Army officially went to the Northwest to suppress the Communist Party under the leadership of Zhang Xueliang. 
In this context, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng finally began to intersect. At that time, Yang Hucheng was the chairman of Shaanxi Province, the commander-in-chief of the 17th Route Army, and the second-class general of the army, with a total of more than 60,000 troops under his controlZhang Xueliang's official positions are the deputy commander of the Northwest Suppression, the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army, and the first-class general of the army, with a total of about 200,000 troops under his control. From this point of view, Zhang Xueliang, whether it is his position or military rank, is much higher than Yang Hucheng;However, Yang Hucheng is the head snake in the northwest, and he is the chairman of Shaanxi Province, Zhang Xueliang definitely can't directly command Yang Hucheng as his subordinate, so from the situation at that time, the status of the two is actually equal. Because, without Yang Hucheng's support, Zhang Xueliang would definitely be unable to move an inch in the northwest. 
As for the ability of the two, Yang Hucheng belongs to the grassroots entrepreneurship, and he single-handedly pulled up the team, first followed Feng Yuxiang to fight in the east and west, and then followed Chiang Kai-shek in the south and the north, and finally seized the opportunity to become the king of the northwest, and his organizational ability and actual combat ability can be called outstanding. Zhang Xueliang belongs to the second generation of entrepreneurship, because of his good background, so the starting point is also high, but he also began to train in the army very early, and finally he was able to become the king of the Northeast, on the one hand, it is his father's reason, on the other hand, his own ability is excellent, after all, there are so many warlords in the ** period, but only Zhang Xueliang, the second generation, successfully inherited his father's business. At the same time, Zhang Xueliang can also judge the situation and make his career go further, and his political talent and vision can be called outstanding. Of course, if Zhang Xueliang is transferred to Yang Hucheng's position, Zhang Xueliang may not be able to achieve Yang Hucheng's achievements;As for putting Yang Hucheng in Zhang Xueliang's position, Yang Hucheng's achievements may not be lower than Zhang Xueliang.