Zhili–Anhui War
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The Zhili–Anhui War was a 1920 conflict in the Republic of China between the Zhili and Anhui cliques for control of the Beiyang government.
A group photo of the generals of the Zhili-Fengtian United Army after Zhili-Anhui War
Fengtian clique
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The Fengtian Government 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,
Zhili–Anhui War
…over others. After building a de facto private army using the Nishihara Loans, he used it to occupy Outer Mongolia. Feeling threatened, Manchuria's Fengtian clique allied with the Zhili clique and began courting those warlords in southwestern China who had previously been threatened by Duan's Anhui armies. Obtaining…
Zhao Erxun, Viceroy (1911) and Governor (1912) of Fengtian
A portrait of Zhang Zuolin
Fengtian soldiers wearing ushankas