Feng joined the Zhili Clique, whose star was Wu Peifu, the “Jade Marshal.” A master tacti­cian, Wu was that rare warlord with a classical education. Zhang followed a more circuitous route to the Fengtian Clique, whose chairman was the unrelated Zhang Zuolin, the …

Fengtian Clique committed a series of strategic errors that left their plans unimplemented and Manchuria largely defenseless. This article first briefly discusses the emergence of Fengtian military power and the small group of intellectual officers within the Fengtian Clique who participated in this pro-cess.

2022年2月25日 · By 1920, there were four major cliques: the Anhui, Zhili and Fengtian cliques dominated central and northern China, while the south was mostly controlled by a separate Canton government led by republican revolutionary Sun Yat-sen.

The Fengtian Clique (Chinese: 奉系; pinyin: Fèng Xì) was one of several mutually hostile cliques or factions that split from the Beiyang Clique in the Republic of China's Warlord Era. It was named for Fengtian Province (now Liaoning) and led by Zhang Zuolin.

2024年12月25日 · The First Zhili–Fengtian War was a pivotal moment in Chinese history. It highlighted the intense power struggles between warlords, shaping the political landscape of the early Republic of China. The conflict saw the Zhili Clique, led by Wu Peifu, clashing with the Fengtian Clique under Zhang Zuolin. Despite initial victories, the Zhili forces ...

2024年12月27日 · The Anti-Fengtian War, kicking off in the 1920s, was a conflict where several of these warlords joined forces to oppose the Fengtian clique, aiming to expand their territory and influence. This clash was part of the larger struggle known as the Warlord Era, a period marked by constant military skirmishes among regional leaders.

The Fengtian clique was the faction that supported warlord Zhang Zuolin during China's Warlord Era. It took its name from Fengtian Province, which served as its original base of support. However, the clique quickly came to control all of the Three Northeastern Provinces.

2023年10月28日 · At its peak in 1925, the Zhili Clique could field over 250,000 troops. The Fengtian Clique mobilized 300,000 soldiers the same year (Jordan, 1972). Upwards of 700 different warlord armies operated during the era, grouped under various factional banners that shifted constantly (Gillin, 1967).

In mid-1922 the Zhili faction defended Beijing from an attempted takeover by the northern Fengtian clique. The Fengtian warlords, led by Zhang Zuolin, reassembled and returned in September 1924, expelling the Zhili and seizing control of the Beiyang government.

The Fengtian clique was a developed military clique in China, notable for a particular historical enmity with the Zhili Clique. Its capital was located at Shenyang in the province of Fengtian (also known as Liaoning).