在20世纪20年代中期北伐战争即将爆发之际,在一批学人和社会政治活动家中间爆发了一场关于谁是“军阀”,以及怎样定义“军阀”、如何改造国家与社会武装力量等问题的激烈论战。论战虽由时事问题所引发,其影响却超越了政论范围,推动了“军阀”话语体系的迅速发展,促进了有关中国政治与军事问题的学理研讨。 As the Northern Expedition was about to begin its eruption in the mid-1920s, a group of academics and political activists broke out on who was a “warlord” and how to define “warlords” and how to reform the armed forces of the state and society The issue of intense debate. Although the controversy was triggered by the current affairs issue, its influence surpassed the scope of the political theory, promoted the rapid development of the discourse system of “warlords” and promoted the academic discussions on the political and military issues in China.