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Chapter 252: The battle between Zhi and Feng, the Feng system reaches its peak

The end of the Zhili-Anhui War finally ended with the Zhili victory.

But this does not mean the end of the war, but rather heralds the coming of another war.

After all, after the Anhui clique is eliminated, a fight between the Zhili clique and the Feng clique will inevitably follow.

Although according to history, the final winner of the Zhili-Fengtian War was Zhang Zuolin.

But now the historical trajectory has changed, everything is possible, and it is not certain whether Zhang Zuolin can still reap the fruits of victory!

In response to this, Cao Kun, the leader of the Zhili clique, worked hard and prepared to listen carefully to the anchor's account of the Zhili-Fengtian war.

He really couldn't figure out how, right now, it was his direct line that had the upper hand, but Zhang Zuolin could overturn the situation in the end.

During the Zhijiang-Anhui War, he had already seen Zhang Zuolin's ambition.

When he and Duan Qirui's army were fighting in full swing, Zhang Zuolin watched from the sidelines and did not come off to seize the battle glory until the victory was determined.

Although he was very angry at Zhang Zuolin's behavior, he also knew that it was not the time to fall out.

Although the strength of Zhang Zuolin's Feng clique was not as good as his, it was not much worse than his direct clique.

Even if he wants to deal with Zhang Zuolin again, he still needs to formulate a comprehensive plan and try to beat Zhang Zuolin to death with a stick.

Especially Zhang Zuolin defeated him in the original history. Now he needs to be extremely vigilant and not make the same mistake again.

Because of this, the anchor's next story is crucial to him.

Only by understanding the ins and outs of the Zhi-Feng war can he understand why he lost to Zhang Zuolin and avoid another tragedy.

"After the Anhui clique was defeated, Beiyang shifted from the three pillars of Zhili, Anhui and Feng to the stage where the Zhili and Feng cliques competed for hegemony."

"As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain."

"No matter who is in charge of the Beiyang government, its ultimate goal is to eliminate warlords in various places and unify the country."

"So, when the Anhui clique completely declines, the Zhili clique and the Feng clique, which are the strongest in Beiyang, will naturally dislike each other. The confrontation between the Zhili clique and the Feng clique is only a matter of time."

"After the Zhijiang-Anhui War, Zhang Zuolin went to Beijing to discuss with Cao Kun how to divide the cake."

"As a result, a conflict broke out between Zhang Zuolin and Wu Peifu over the issue of dividing the cake."

"Zhang Zuolin proposed joining the Guanzhong as a clique, and also hoped that Duan Qirui would form a cabinet."

"After all, Duan Qirui is a big boss of the Beiyang faction, so he can't beat someone to death with a stick."

"Wu Peifu believes that Duan Qirui has brought disaster to the country and the people, so it would be good if he is not killed, let alone allowing him to form a cabinet."

"Seeing that my little brother was speaking too hastily, Cao Kun quickly came out to smooth things over."

"In the end, Cao and Zhang reached an agreement, and the spoils of war were divided equally between the two families."

"The Feng clan should not enter the customs. From now on, the military salary of the Feng army will be borne by the Beiyang government."

"Both families make their own decisions regarding personnel appointments and dismissals. Major national affairs are discussed between the two families."

"As for Duan Qirui, just focus on being an apartment owner from now on and don't come back."

"Xu Shichang was still the president when Zhifeng was sharing the cake, but no one paid any attention to him."

"Later, a conflict broke out between Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin. The Feng clan was located in the northeast, with the Soviet Union to the north and Japan-controlled Korea to the east. It was difficult to expand."

"And Zhiqian is in the pass, the strong bullies the weak, and it is not easy to annex the weak."

"Zhang Zuolin felt that he was at a loss, so he supported the pro-Japanese bureaucrat Liang Shiyi in forming a cabinet."

Zhang Zuolin: If we divide the spoils equally, our faction will obviously suffer a loss. If we don’t support our own people to come to power, we will be killed by Cao Kun sooner or later.

Although the spoils of war were said to be distributed fairly, this was not the case and the direct line had the upper hand.

Due to geographical reasons, he can only stay in the Northeast.

Coupled with the fact that it is surrounded by powerful enemies, it is simply impossible to seek to expand its power.

Zhili is completely different and occupies the best geographical location.

The surrounding warlords were weak, so it would not be easy for Cao Kun to expand his power by force.

In this way, his power cannot grow, while the power of the direct line can grow rapidly.

As time passed, Cao Kun, whose strength had greatly increased, led the Zhili army to attack the northeast, but he could only be captured without mercy.

Therefore, in order to balance interests, he needs to arrange for his own people to form a cabinet so as to protect his own interests.

Originally, he wanted to recommend Duan Qirui to form a cabinet, but unfortunately he was interfered with by Wu Peifu of the Zhili faction.

The reason why he chose Duan Qirui was because if Duan Qirui came to power to form a cabinet, Duan Qirui would inevitably lean towards him.

After all, Duan Qirui was ousted from power because of the failure of the Zhi-Anhui War.

As the direct leader of Cao Kun, Duan Qirui would definitely not choose to defect to him once he came to power.

Perhaps Cao Kun saw his little trick and specifically asked his younger brother Wu Peifu to obstruct Duan Qirui's cabinet formation.

"After Liang Shiyi came to power, he pardoned wanted warlords and politicians from the Anhui clique while suppressing Wu Peifu."

"Wu Peifu has a character that he never talks about when he can take action. He quickly united with the provincial governors directly to force Liang Shiyi to step down."

"When Zhang Zuolin saw this, he also didn't talk nonsense. He sent someone to secretly contact Duan Qirui and the Kuomintang, planning to attack the Zhili from the north and the south."

"Seeing that Zhifeng was also going to have a civil war, Xu Shichang came forward to mediate again, but still to no avail."

"In April 1922, Fengjun divided his forces into three groups and marched into the Pass to fight for independence."

"This battle was also very short. In just 6 days, Zhang Zuolin's tens of thousands of troops were swept away by Wu Peifu."

"After the war, Cao Kun had no desire for the military and began to concentrate on studying how to be a president."

"Seeing that Cao Kun was about to ascend to power, Xu Shichang had no choice but to resign by phone, retire to the Tianjin Concession, and amuse himself with calligraphy and painting."

"The following year, Li Yuanhong, who had been idle for a long time, was reinstated as president. Of course, he was only temporarily brought in to support the situation."

"In order to concentrate on campaigning, Cao Kun handed over military power to Wu Peifu."

"From this point on, Wu Peifu replaced Cao Kun and became the de facto boss of the direct line."

"At that time, Time Magazine in the United States published a special report saying that Wu Peifu was the person most likely to unify China."

"However, Americans obviously only have a partial understanding of China's national conditions, and the situation at that time was not as strong as Americans thought."

"Because at the same time as Wu Peifu was rising, another person was quietly rising, and that person was Feng Yuxiang."

Cao Kun: Is it because I handed over military power to Wu Peifu that I was directly defeated by Zhang Zuolin?
Originally, he was thinking that the Zhili had such a huge advantage, so how could it fail in the final battle between the Zhili and Fengcheng!
Now I learned from the anchor that he later handed over the military power to Wu Peifu. He seemed to understand why he lost the war between Zhili and Fengcheng.

As for why the military power was handed over to Wu Peifu, he could roughly guess the reason at this moment.

Although there were rumors that Wu Peifu had great achievements, he would not believe that Wu Peifu rebelled and seized power. He must have voluntarily handed over power himself.

In the Anhui-Zhizhi War, Wu Peifu won the battle, so he trusted Wu Peifu very much.

Although he and Wu Peifu often disagreed, at every critical moment, the two of them could work together to tide over the difficulties.

In fact, he and Wu Peifu were at odds with each other.

Although they had constant conflicts with each other, their interests were already completely tied together at that time.

So no matter what happens to the two of them, when the threat actually comes, the guns will always be aimed at the outside world.

Not only him, but even Wu Peifu also knew this.

Precisely because he was confident in himself and Wu Peifu, he was very convinced that Wu Peifu would not mutiny and seize power. It must be the result of his own choices later.

As for why he chose to hand over power, he could roughly guess the reason at this moment.

His talents are limited, and he knows this very well.

There is no doubt about Wu Peifu's military ability, which can be seen from the easily defeated Duan Qirui in the Anhui-Zhizhi War.

In addition, in the Zhi-Feng war mentioned by the anchor, Wu Peifu swept Zhang Zuolin's tens of thousands of troops in just six days.

It was precisely because of his recognition of Wu Peifu's abilities that he knew he was mediocre, so he chose to hand over military power to Wu Peifu and run for president with all his strength.

"In 1902, Feng Yuxiang left the sluggish Huai Army and joined Yuan Shikai's newly established Army."

"Over the next 10 years, Feng Yuxiang was promoted from squad leader to brigade commander."

"In 1920, the conflict between Shaanxi governor Chen Shufan and the local gentry intensified."

"At the request of the Shaanxi gentry, Cao Kun sent Feng Yuxiang to drive away Chen Shufan."

"Afterwards, Feng Yuxiang occupied Shaanxi, established a base, and developed his power."

"In 1923, when Cao Kun ran for president, Feng Yuxiang supported him and helped Cao Kun succeed in the election."

"Thus, Feng Yuxiang became a popular person in Cao Kun's eyes."

"Faced with the sudden rise of Feng Yuxiang, Wu Peifu felt vaguely that this person was unreliable. He once urged Cao Kun to distance himself from Feng Yuxiang, but Cao Kun refused to listen."

"On the other side, Zhang Zuolin was taken care of by Wu Peifu last time and retreated outside the customs to prepare his troops."

"After two years of rest, Fengjun has regained his strength."

"In order to defeat the Zhili clique in one fell swoop, Zhang Zuolin also formed a triangular anti-Zhili alliance with Sun Yat-sen and Duan Qirui."

"Everything is ready for revenge."

"In September 1924, 9 troops from the six armies of the Fengcheng faction came back, and the second Zhili-Fengtian War broke out."

"Faced with the Fengjun troops pressing down on the border, Cao Kun ordered Wu Peifu to lead 20 direct troops to fight."

"According to Wu Peifu's assumption, Fengjun is vulnerable, and Zhang Zuolin must be taken advantage of in this battle."

"But what Wu Peifu didn't expect was that while the Zhizhi and Fengxi armies were fighting fiercely along the Great Wall, a fire broke out in the backyard."

Wu Peifu: If it weren't for Feng Yuxiang's seller seeking glory, how could he have lost to Zhang Zuolin in the second direct war.

Recalling that during the second Zhili-Fengtian War, Feng Yuxiang defected before the battle, causing him to fall short, he gritted his teeth at Feng Yuxiang's betrayal.

In the first Zhili-Fengtian War, he easily defeated Zhang Zuolin.

If we want to say who has the best hope of unifying China, all Chinese people will think it is Wu Peifu.

But because of Feng Yuxiang's defection, almost all the Zhili army participating in the second Zhili-Fengtian War was wiped out.

Since then, he has been able to make a miraculous comeback in the Lianghu area.

However, he lost his elite force, which was well-equipped, well-trained, and powerful in combat.

Wu Peifu will no longer be at his peak, let alone the possibility of unifying the country.

Whenever he recalled that Feng Yuxiang had betrayed him in battle, causing all his hard work to be wasted, he wished he could cut Feng Yuxiang, this shameless villain, into pieces.

Even though it had been a long time since this incident, he still thought of this shadow all the time.

"On October 10, Feng Yuxiang, then commander of the Third Route Army of the Zhili Army, reached an armistice agreement with the Feng Clan at Gubeikou."

"Feng Jun assisted Feng Jun in avenging his humiliation. After the incident is completed, Feng Jun will not be allowed to enter the customs."

"After signing the agreement, Feng Yuxiang, together with Hu Jingyi, commander of the temporary first division of the Shaanxi Army, and Sun Yue, deputy commander-in-chief of the Beijing Health Department, launched a coup in Beijing and placed President Cao Kun under house arrest."

"Subsequently, in order to reflect the justice of the coup, Feng, Hu and Sun were renamed the National Army."

"Feng Yuxiang is appointed as the commander-in-chief and commander of the First Army, and Hu Jingyi and Sun Yue are deputy commander-in-chief and commanders of the second and third armies."

"Wu Peifu was in Shanhaiguan during the coup in Beijing. By the time he learned that his home base had been raided, it was too late."

"We can only deploy hastily, leaving 10 troops to continue to defend the defense line, while I lead the rest of the army back at night."

"On the day Wu Peifu left Shanhaiguan, Fengjun planes dropped leaflets on the trenches of the Zhili Army, saying that the overall situation had been decided and there should be no needless resistance."

"Affected by this, the morale of the Zhili Army was shaken."

"On October 10, Guo Songling, deputy commander of the Fengjun Third Army, led three brigades to storm the Zhili Army's defense line."

"The Zhili Army was defeated, and all units retreated one after another, fleeing toward Tianjin." "At the same time that the Zhili Army collapsed on the front line, Wu Peifu, who had retreated to Tianjin a few days earlier, was also defeated by the National Army."

"On November 11, Wu Peifu, whose entire army was wiped out, led two thousand remaining troops to leave Tanggu by boat, and the second Zhili-Fengtian War came to an end."

Feng Yuxiang: It’s not that I am willing to defect in the face of battle, but Wu Peifu went too far and suppressed me to death.

The conflict between him and Wu Peifu has been going on for a long time, so it is not surprising that he chose to switch sides at a critical moment.

What Wu Peifu wants is a subordinate who is obedient and has no independent opinions, while he, Feng Yuxiang, needs a superior who is magnanimous and trustworthy in employing people.

In the first Zhili-Fengtian War, he was appointed as the governor of Henan by Wu Peifu.

But Wu Peifu was worried about him and didn't trust him.

In order to contain him, Wu Peifu specially appointed someone who disagreed with him as the Henan Military Affairs Assistant, so that he was greatly restricted on the battlefield.

Even so, he achieved great results in the first Zhili-Fengtian war.

But even if he had military exploits, Wu Peifu ignored him and did not reward him with any position.

How could he let go of such unfair treatment!
Not only that, Wu Peifu also often suppressed him.

If Wu Peifu defeated Zhang Zuolin in the second Zhili-Fengtian War, Wu Peifu's power would further expand.

Given time, it would not be difficult for Wu Peifu to defeat all his opponents and unify the country.

He, Feng Yuxiang, would not be able to benefit from Wu Peifu's growing power, and would even make his position even more precarious.

Under such circumstances, he was naturally willing to accept his subordinates' proposal to stage a coup.

"On the same day Wu Peifu was defeated, Fengjun's Second Army entered Tianjin."

"Feng Yuxiang was very happy to hear that Wu Peifu was defeated."

"But after Feng Yuxiang learned that Feng Jun had entered Tianjin, he was immediately angry with Zhang Zuolin."

"We agreed before that Fengjun would not enter the customs. Why did he enter the customs now? He scolded Zhang Zuolin for being careless."

"Of course Zhang Zuolin doesn't care about Feng Yuxiang's dissatisfaction."

"Now that I have a strong army and a strong horse, even Wu Peifu was defeated by me. Who do you think Feng Yuxiang is?"

"I also told you clearly that Fengjun not only wants to enter the pass, but is also preparing to dominate the world."

"Faced with Zhang Zuolin's bullying, Feng Yuxiang thought for a moment and decided that he would not suffer the immediate consequences and voluntarily gave up to Beijing."

"However, Feng Yuxiang is not a character who suffers losses. He only wanted to check and balance Zhang Zuolin."

"Feng Yuxiang invited Sun Yat-sen to go north to discuss state affairs, intending to use the KMT's name to win over the revolutionaries."

"Before Sun Yat-sen went north, Feng Yuxiang still needed to create a revolutionary persona for himself."

"After all, he was a warlord before and was not even a member of the Tongmenghui. Now he suddenly calls himself a revolutionary. I definitely don't believe him."

"So how does Feng Yuxiang create a character? The most effective way at this time is to deal with Puyi, who is a representative of the old forces."

"On November 11, Feng Yuxiang sent troops to expel Puyi from the Forbidden City."

"Although the expulsion of Puyi caused a lot of controversy in society, the effect was really good."

"Everyone saw that Feng Yuxiang was not a traitor to the old or young, nor a royalist, and seemed different from the Beiyang warlords, so they believed that he was a revolutionary, and Feng Yuxiang became Sun Yat-sen's nominal representative in the north."

Feng Yuxiang: My expulsion of Puyi from the Forbidden City was indeed a righteous deed that served the country and benefited the future.

He also saw Queen Mother Longyu from another time and space scolding him on the barrage for not keeping her promise, but he didn't care at all.

Empress Dowager Longyu signed the "Conditions for Preferential Treatment of the Qing Imperial Family" with the Nationalist Government, allowing Puyi to retain the imperial title and live in the Forbidden City.

But after careful consideration, he decided to expel Puyi out of Beijing.

The reason for doing this is not just to create his own revolutionary persona.

But some of Puyi's actions in the Forbidden City were really unacceptable, so Puyi was kicked out.

Puyi always felt that his inability to perform the duties of the emperor was a sacrifice to the Republic of China government, so it made sense to rely on the "Qing Imperial Family Preferential Treatment Conditions" to ask for living expenses from the Republic of China government, thinking that this was what he deserved.

However, as the warlords fought, the National Government's finances could not make ends meet, and there was some delay and reduction in the living expenses for Puyi.

But as a result, Puyi became furious and used international public opinion to accuse the Nationalist Government of breach of contract, seriously damaging the Nationalist Government's image.

In addition, Puyi was still thinking about restoration, and with the help of the Manchu survivors, he led an army of 5,000 soldiers to successfully restore and proclaim himself emperor.

Fortunately, this restoration farce was suppressed in just twelve days, forcing Puyi to announce his abdication again.

After that, Puyi continued to collude with various warlords and foreign powers in an attempt to wait for opportunities to restore power again.

Puyi's behavior made everyone very worried. They felt that Puyi staying in the Forbidden City was simply a time bomb.

Moreover, Puyi also resold antique calligraphy and paintings from the Forbidden City, causing national treasures to flow overseas and causing serious losses to the Chinese nation.

In this way, he expelled Puyi from the Forbidden City and didn't think there was any problem.

"Before the Second Zhili-Fengtian War, the original three anti-Zhili leaders were Duan Qirui, Sun Yat-sen and Zhang Zuolin."

"Sun Yat-sen is far away in Guangzhou and is beyond his reach to the north."

"Duan Qirui has been out of power for many years, and the strength of the Anhui faction is also weak."

"Therefore, Zhang Zuolin did not intend to share the fruits of victory equally with Duan Qirui and Sun Yat-sen. What he wanted to do after entering the customs was to dominate the Beiyang government with one hand."

"However, the current situation was so disrupted by Feng Yuxiang that Zhang Zuolin had to change his strategy and promoted Duan Qirui to serve as the interim leader of the interim government."

"The so-called temporary power means that Zhang Zuolin had no intention of controlling the central government, but was forced by the situation and asked Duan Qirui to temporarily support the situation."

"When Sun Yat-sen arrives in Beijing, we will form a coalition government."

"However, it is obviously impossible for Zhang Zuolin to carry out Duan Qirui just for transition. His true intention is to unite the Anhui clique to check and balance the revolutionaries."

"On November 1924, 11, Duan Qirui was sworn in at the auditorium of the Ministry of War."

"Subsequently, Zhang Zuolin, Feng Yuxiang, and Duan Qirui held a meeting to delineate their respective spheres of influence."

"Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangsu belong to the Anhui system, and the northwest belongs to Feng Yuxiang."

"North China is divided in half, with Beijing and Baoding controlled by the National Army, and Tianjin and other places controlled by the Fengjun."

"This division plan is obviously unfavorable to the political parties, and Zhang Zuolin has not gained substantial benefits, but this is Zhang Zuolin's shrewdness."

"Because Anhui and Jiangsu are currently in the hands of the Zhili clique, he has pushed the Anhui clique to the front, and he can always play mantis and catch cicadas, with the oriole behind."

"On December 12, Duan Qirui ordered the dismissal of Qi Xieyuan, the Jiangsu military commander."

"Qi Xieyuan refused to accept it and appointed himself the commander-in-chief of the first line of the Zhejiang-Shanghai Allied Forces. He was determined to unite with Sun Chuanfang of Zhejiang and resist the Anhui-Feng coalition forces from going south."

"Duan Qirui is very good at playing politics. When he saw Jiangsu and Zhejiang joining forces, he dealt with Qi and Sun separately, awarded Sun Chuanfang the title of General Kewei, and also sent someone to send treasures to Sun Chuanfang."

"Sun Chuanfang made a lot of profits. In addition, he did not want to confront Zhang Zuolin and Duan Qirui, so he changed his attitude and declared neutrality."

"Without Sun Chuanfang's support, Qi Xieyuan was isolated."

"In January 1925, Zhang Zongchang's tribe from the Fengjun Army and Lu Yongxiang's tribe from the Anhui Clan went south."

"Because Zhang Zongchang was a division commander in Jiangsu in his early years, the local armed forces in Jiangsu saw the devil coming."

"Either surrender, give way, or flee in panic."

"For a time, Qi Xieyuan was reduced to a mere commander and was forced to step down and go into exile in Japan."

Zhang Zuolin: From the beginning to the end, I have pursued the strategic policy of the mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind.

Thanks to this strategic approach, he was able to transform from a small warlord of the Feng clan living in the northeast to the final winner of the Zhi-Feng war.

If you have enough strength, you will naturally grab territory without hesitation and quickly expand your power.

But if his strength does not allow it, then he chooses to keep a low profile and let other forces fight him to death, while he reaps the benefits from behind.

Now it seems that his strategic policy is very successful and has achieved very good results.

Although he won the Zhili-Fengtian War, his sphere of influence reached its peak in one fell swoop.

But he was not happy at all. Instead, he was deeply worried.

The reason is very simple. The Fengtian period was the last stage of the Beiyang period, followed by the Nanjing National Government period.

This means that he was defeated in the end, and the winner was the Kuomintang in Nanjing.

"Jiangsu and Anhui are connected. If Jiangsu is captured, Anhui will naturally be included."

"At this point, the Feng clique's power has extended from Shanhaiguan to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River."

"On December 1924, 12, Sun Yat-sen arrived in Beijing via Japan."

"On that day, about 30 Beijing residents gathered outside Qianmen Station to welcome him. It was a huge crowd."

"The arrival of Sun Yat-sen has enhanced Feng Yuxiang's voice to a certain extent."

"But before Sun Yat-sen could do anything, he fell ill with cancer."

"On March 1925, 3, Mr. Sun Yat-sen passed away."

"After Mr. Sun's death, the Kuomintang quickly fell into chaos due to the dispute between the left and the right."

"Seeing that the situation was favorable, Zhang Zuolin and Duan Qirui kicked Feng Yuxiang out of Beijing and drove him to Zhangjiakou."

"Zhang Zuolin and Duan Qirui's actions this time were reasonable and legal, because Feng Yuxiang's official position at that time was the supervision of the Northwest Frontier Reclamation."

"It's completely outrageous for a northwest supervisor who should be working in Zhangjiakou to stay in Beijing all day long."

"Before leaving, Feng Yuxiang was unwilling to give up. He knew very well that hundreds of thousands of national troops could not be supported by tax revenue from Chashu and Sui areas alone."

"In order to find a way out for the troops, Feng Yuxiang met with the Soviet Ambassador to China, Karakhan, and asked the Soviet Union to send military advisers to the National Army to provide guidance."

"In this way, Feng Yuxiang established a cooperative relationship with the Soviet Union."

"Of course, even if a line is established, the Soviet Union will not be able to provide substantial help to Feng Yuxiang for a while."

"Seeing that Feng Yuxiang did not pose a threat for the time being, Zhang Zuolin began to concentrate on dealing with the Anhui clique."

"In April 1925, Zhang Zongchang deliberately concentrated his troops near Xuzhou and violently defeated the Anhui troops in Shandong."

"Duan Qirui couldn't afford to offend the Feng clique, so he had to transfer Shandong Governor Zheng Shiqi to Anhui and reassign Zhang Zongchang as Shandong Military Supervisor."

"Zhang Zongchang's behavior this time was just to test the waters. Seeing that the Anhui clique was easy to bully, Zhang Zuolin was not polite."

"Soon, Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Jiangsu, and Zheng Shiqi, the governor of Anhui, were squeezed out by the Feng clan and sadly resigned."

"The Anhui clique was squeezed out, and the Feng clique reached its peak. In addition to the four eastern provinces, the territory it controlled also included Zhili, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui."

"Its influence extends to Heilongjiang in the north and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the south."

"Almost one-third of the prosperous areas in the country are under Zhang Zuolin's control, and the power of the Feng clique has reached its peak."

Sun Yat-sen: He passed away in 1925, so he didn’t have many years to live.

When he suddenly learned of his death, it was impossible for him not to feel lonely.

After all, the great revolutionary cause has not yet been completed, and he does not want to die so early.

But no matter how unwilling he is, he has no choice but to accept it calmly.

But then again, he wasn't too sentimental.

After all, he knew very well what was going on with his physical condition, and he had long known that his time was running out.

He was very satisfied to know that the revolutionary cause was successful before he died and had no regrets.

Although Zhang Zuolin's Fengtian power reached its peak, the world still belonged to his revolutionary party in the end.

After the Beiyang period came the period of the Nanjing National Government, which meant that the revolutionary party finally defeated Zhang Zuolin and unified all of China.

No news could make him happier than the success of the revolution, especially when he learned this exciting news before he died.

(End of this chapter)