The Beiyang warlord was an important warlord force in the ** period, composed of the main generals of the Beiyang New Army after Yuan Shikai took power. After the death of Yuan Shikai, no one was able to unify the Beiyang army and regime, and the leaders took the province as a division, resulting in **. Although ostensibly under the control of the Beijing regime, in fact the Beijing regime was controlled by warlords of different periods, so the ** at that time ** was also called the Beiyang warlord**. The Beiyang warlords were mainly distributed in the north, especially in the area north of Wusongkou on the Yangtze River.
The Beiyang warlords are mainly divided into three major factions: the direct line, the Anhui line, and the Feng line. Most of the leaders of the direct warlords were born in Zhili Province (Zhili Province during the Qing Dynasty, which was the collective name of Jingshi and its surrounding prefectures, prefectures, counties, etc.). administratively directly subordinate to the ** imperial court, it was an important area of the Jingshi), so it was called "direct lineage". The direct representatives include Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun, Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang, etc. Their forces are mainly concentrated in the three provinces of Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Hubei.
The Feng warlords were led by Zhang Zuolin, and the main leaders also included Zhang Zuoxiang, Yang Yuting, Jiang Dengxuan, etc. Zhang Zuolin is a native of Fengtian, so the Fengtian system is also called the Fengtian system. By 1919, the Bong department had taken full control of the three eastern provinces.
The Anhui warlords were led by Duan Qirui, and the main generals were Xu Shuzheng, Duan Zhigui, Fu Liangzuo, etc. The Anhui warlords mainly controlled Anhui, northern Jiangsu, and Shandong.
These warlords often fought each other for territory and power, leading to the turmoil in northern China at the time. In 1928, with the advancement of the Northern Expedition, the National Revolutionary Army basically overthrew the rule of the Beiyang warlords, and Zhang Xueliang announced the change of banners in the Northeast, marking the official end of Beiyang.
The Beiyang warlords are roughly listed:
Yuan Shikai - the founder of the Beiyang warlords, served as the Qing Dynasty's new army training minister, and later became the first great Chinese army.
Duan Qirui - After the death of Yuan Shikai, he served as the temporary prime minister of Beiyang ** and the state premier many times, and was an important figure among the Beiyang warlords.
Zhang Zuolin - Controls the three eastern provinces and briefly unifies the north, is the leader of the Northeast Army.
Feng Yuxiang - Former Minister of Defense of Beiyang**, later became one of the main leaders of the National Army.
Cao Kun - Former Beiyang **.
Wu Peifu - a famous general during the Beiyang ** period, who later became one of the main leaders of the Northern Army.
Sun Chuanfang - Controls Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, and is an important player among the northern warlords.
Zhang Zongchang - Controls Shandong and is a notorious warlord.