What was beyond Han Fuyu's expectations and imagination was that when he embarked on the journey to the council, how could he know that Chang Gong was ready to kill the killer at this moment? Similarly, his superior, Chang Gong, did not expect that he would decide to point his gun at Han Fuyu, the rebellious general.
Since Han Fuyu broke away from his old subordinates controlled by Feng Yuxiang and threw himself into the arms of Chang Gong, he became the best of the officers who betrayed General Feng Yuxiang, and was doubly favored and valued by Chang Gong. However, because of this, his great support for Chang Gong, who was at the center of the whirlpool of military struggle, was truly valuable.
In view of Han Fuyu's uniqueness in North China, with his own territory and self-sufficient army, he was able to jump up and down among the major forces during the Central Plains War and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and became a sweet spot for all parties to compete for. It is worth mentioning that although Han Fuyu has opposed Chiang several times, he can always change his plans at a critical moment, put aside grievances and contradictions in a timely manner, and seek opportunities to protect himself and his territory. Coincidentally, although Chang Gong acted quite wildly in the past - he had raided and imprisoned Xu Chongzhi, Hu Hanmin, Li Jishen and other colleagues, and was also one of the culprits of the "April 12" counter-revolutionary coup, but for those big warlords who openly rebelled, except for those who unfortunately died on the battlefield, he did not kill them, which can be described as benevolent and righteous. Whether it was Wang Jingwei, Feng Yuxiang, or Yan Xishan, who had repeatedly openly rebelled against his authority, he often took it fairly and quietly, depending on the situation, to convince people with reason, and never acted indiscriminately.
Until the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, although Han Fuyu lost the provincial capital Jinan, when the Japanese army began to invade the south, Han Fuyu resisted tenaciously and organized a counterattack. However, at a critical juncture, Hu Zongnan, a close general of Chang Gong, took two vital artillery regiments without authorization, abandoned Han and fled alone. From his point of view, Han Fuyu believed that this act revealed that Chang Gong's strategy towards Shandong was the same as that of Northeast China, that is, the loss of Shandong had no effect on him, so that he could not fully support Han Fuyu against the Japanese army. In addition, Han Fuyu himself lacked the courage and confidence to fight alone, so he chose to give up and stick to Jinan. In fact, the surrounding environment of Jinan can be described as complicated, and without reinforcements, it is difficult for him to resist the Japanese offensive with the strength at hand. Therefore, Han Fuyu knew that in the face of such a dangerous situation, he should avoid its edge, retreat into the Yimeng Mountains, actively prepare for war, and resist to the end.
According to the recollection of the famous scholar Mr. Liang Shuming, he had arrived in the capital to attend a major conference before the war, and returned to Jinan after the meeting. Therefore, we can conclude that Han Fuyu believed that attending this meeting was just ordinary official business, and did not perceive the potential danger, let alone that Chang Gong would suddenly order his capture and execution. And Han Fuyu's real mistake was that when Chang Gong reprimanded him at the meeting, he did not choose to admit his mistake frankly, but sharply replied, which made Chang Gong lose face, which undoubtedly inspired Chang Gong's determination to decisively show his skills and demonstrate his power. After that, although Chang Gong still executed some underperforming generals during the Anti-Japanese War, most of them were Chang Gong's descendants, and there were very few generals who really came from a warlord background. In addition, there are also those who have been severely punished by the regular public, but who have finally been forgiven in the face of many pressures.