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Chapter 257 The Gui family is famous all over the world
In order to increase his influence and compete with Tang Shengzhi, Chiang Kai-shek personally led a large army to defeat Sun Chuanfang.

This result made ancient people from all dynasties gloat over the misfortune and felt that Sun Chuanfang deserved what happened to him.

After all, the current difficult situation was caused by Sun Chuanfang himself, which can be described as retribution.

At that time, Wu Peifu was attacked by the Northern Expeditionary Army and fell into a critical juncture. He had to ask Sun Chuanfang for help, but in the end he was ruthlessly rejected by Sun Chuanfang.

Ancient people from all dynasties knew very well what Sun Chuanfang had in mind at that time. He just wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and wait for Wu Peifu and the Northern Expedition to come out and clean up the mess after both were defeated.

Everyone felt that Sun Chuanfang's stupid idea was extremely ridiculous.

Neither Wu Peifu's strength nor Sun Chuanfang's strength was a match for Chiang Kai-shek's Northern Expedition.

In such a disadvantageous situation, if we want to compete with the Northern Expeditionary Army, the only way for both sides to work together is to work together.

But the stupid Sun Chuanfang could not see this clearly. Instead, he refused to save Wu Peifu's plight and wanted to be a fisherman who profited from the competition between snipe and clam.

It was obvious that Wu Peifu and Sun Chuanfang had a close relationship, but unfortunately Sun Chuanfang was blinded and did not realize this.

Now that the Northern Expeditionary Army has eliminated Wu Peifu, the next one to deal with is Sun Chuanfang's army.

Without Wu Peifu's cooperation and restraint, facing the attack of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Sun Chuanfang's final outcome can be imagined.

For ancient people of all dynasties, everyone is still very happy to see Sun Chuanfang pay the price for his stupidity.

"The Northern Expeditionary Army swept out of Guangdong and swept across the two lakes, beating Wu Peifu to the point where he lost all his elite troops."

"Tang Shengzhi relied on the Fourth Army and the Seventh Army to take the lead and took advantage of the situation to rise, as if he wanted to replace Chiang Kai-shek."

"In order to suppress Tang Shengzhi, Chiang Kai-shek led the First Army to the east and decided to use Sun Chuanfang to gain experience."

"Chiang Kai-shek couldn't even defeat the 20,000 remnant soldiers in Wuchang. The reason why he thought Sun Chuanfang was the experience bag."

"It's because the friendly forces have already opened up a situation in Jiangxi, and the First Army can just go over at this time and take advantage."

"In August 1926, Wu Peifu asked his former younger brother Sun Chuanfang to send troops to flank the Northern Expeditionary Army."

"But Sun Chuanfang believes that Wu Peifu will fall sooner or later when the sun sets on the Western Mountains, so it would be better to eliminate it with the help of the Northern Expeditionary Army."

"I will kill them when the time comes and kill both the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Wu Army in one fell swoop."

"However, just when Sun Chuanfang was making plans, he was stabbed in the back by his own younger brother."

"At the end of August, Sun Division Commander Lai Shihuang was instigated by the Nationalist Government to rebel."

"In September, with the support of Lai Shihuang, the Northern Expeditionary Army lightly captured Ganzhou, an important town in southern Jiangxi."

"A few days later, the Second Army and the Sixth Army of the Northern Expedition took advantage of the situation and moved northward. They successively entered Zhanping Township, Gao'an and other places, and reached the vicinity of Nanchang."

"On September 9, workers, students and some of the guards in Nanchang responded to assist Cheng Qian's Sixth Army in attacking Nanchang."

"Sun Chuanfang was shocked when he learned of the situation and quickly mobilized 100,000 troops from Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang to prepare for a counterattack."

"Before the counterattack, since Wuchang had not yet been conquered, Sun Chuanfang formulated a strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west."

"That is to say, the main force is placed in Jiujiang, with the intention of counterattacking in eastern Hubei and relieving the siege of Wuchang."

"The remaining troops were sent to Nanchang to contain the Northern Expeditionary Army in Jiangxi."

Wu Peifu: You are extremely stupid. You still want to take over everything. You dare to talk nonsense. You are really overestimating your capabilities.

After he fell into the siege of the Northern Expeditionary Army, he originally wanted to ask Sun Chuanfang to send troops to flank the Northern Expeditionary Army to relieve his urgent need.

After all, on the one hand, he is Sun Chuanfang's big brother, so it is reasonable for his younger brother Sun Chuanfang to send troops to help.

On the other hand, he and Sun Chuanfang had a common enemy, so it was normal for the two to join forces to fight against the Northern Expedition.

Such a simple and easy-to-understand truth, but Sun Chuanfang just didn't understand it, and still imagined that the mantis would catch the cicada and the oriole behind.

When he thought of Sun Chuanfang's stupid idea, he became extremely angry.

If Sun Chuanfang had sent troops to cooperate with him at that time and directly attacked the Northern Expeditionary Army from the north and the south, the situation might have been very different, and the situation would not be as tragic as the defeat now.

It was out of resentment towards Sun Chuanfang that he refused to save him until he died. After learning that Sun Chuanfang was stabbed in the back by his younger brother, he rarely showed a smile on his face.

Although he had the same experience of being stabbed in the back by his younger brother, he still felt relieved about what happened to Sun Chuanfang.

"As for the Northern Expeditionary Army, after the Sixth Army takes Nanchang, if the friendly forces follow up in time, they will not be afraid of Sun Chuanfang's counterattack."

"But due to conflicts between Third Army Commander Zhu Peide and Cheng Qian, after he heard that Nanchang had been launched, he ordered his troops to rest for a day."

"As a result, the Northern Expeditionary Army was unable to consolidate its position in time."

"On September 9, Cheng Qian rushed to the isolated city to defend it and ordered the evacuation of Nanchang."

"As a result, he was attacked by Sun Chuanfang's army during the retreat. Cheng Qian was unable to gather the defeated troops, so he had to shave and put on makeup, and relied on a local veteran to lead the way to escape the encirclement."

"Afterwards, Bai Chongxi ridiculed Cheng Qian because Cao Meng met Ma Chao at Tongguan, which was a big loss."

"The Sixth Army was severely damaged and will not be able to regain its combat strength in a short period of time."

"So Chiang Kai-shek transferred the Seventh Army from Hubei to Jiangxi. The combat effectiveness of the Seventh Army was obviously much higher than that of the Sixth Army."

"On September 9, the Seventh Army Commander Li Zongren led his troops and met Sun Chuanfang's army Xie Hongxun's troops in Ruoxi, Wuning."

"The two sides fought fiercely for nearly a day, and Xie's army collapsed across the board, with more than 10,000 casualties."

"On October 10, the Seventh Army took advantage of the victory to attack De'an."

"De'an is an important supply station for Sun Chuanfang's army. It is heavily garrisoned and has strong fortifications."

"But the Seventh Army was full of military virtue and captured De'an in just half a day."

"Next, the Seventh Army successively won the battles of Wangjiapu and Jiuxianling, opening the way to attack Nanchang."

"As soon as Chiang Kai-shek saw that Li Zongren could do it, he wiped out half of Sun's army in Jiangxi in less than half a month."

"He personally led the second division of the First Army to Nanchang to prepare to harvest the fruits."

Cheng Qian: Zhu Peide is really hateful. He completely ignored the interests of the Northern Expedition for the sake of personal grudges.

When he thought of Zhu Peide, commander of the Third Army, who refused to save him, he felt itchy with hatred.

His Sixth Army finally captured Nanchang, and the situation was excellent. Seeing that the results were easily achieved, promotion to a higher rank was a matter of course.

The capture of Nanchang is not over yet, and timely cooperation from other friendly forces is needed.

Only in this way can we consolidate our position and not be afraid of the enemy's counterattack.

At this time, for the overall benefit of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Zhu Peide, as a friendly army, had an obligation to help him stabilize his position.

Once Zhu Peide cooperates, Nanchang will be foolproof and nothing will go wrong again.

And his Sixth Army would also make great achievements and make a great contribution to the smooth advancement of the Northern Expeditionary Army, but all of this was ruined by Zhu Peide.

Due to their personal grudges, Zhu Peide refused to cooperate, so that he could not defend the isolated city of Nanchang and had to retreat.

What's even more annoying is that when he led his army to retreat, he was attacked by Sun Chuanfang's army.

Under the critical situation, Zhu Peide was stunned and did not save him. He watched from the sidelines as he was beaten by Sun Chuanfang's army and lost his armor, causing his Sixth Army to suffer heavy losses.

Because of Zhu Peide's refusal to save him, not only was his record lost, but his Sixth Army was also severely damaged. Every time he thought about it, he hated Zhu Peide and gnashed his teeth.

"On October 10, Chiang Kai-shek came to the outskirts of Nanchang, and Bai Chongxi was also there."

"Bai Chongxi believes that the city walls of Nanchang are strong and a strong attack will definitely suffer losses, so he advocates a temporary siege rather than an attack."

"But Chiang Kai-shek was eager to win and had to attack by force."

"In the early morning of the 13th, Chiang Kai-shek commanded the Second Division to attack the city."

"As a result, during the siege, Sun Jun organized death squads to attack the siege troops."

"It was a dark and windy night, and it was hard to see where the enemy was. The officers and soldiers of the Second Division couldn't figure out where the enemy had come from, and there was chaos."

"Seeing that he had suffered another defeat, Chiang Kai-shek lost his mind and lost his composure."

"He actually grabbed Bai Chongxi's hand and asked, what should I do? Find a way quickly!"

"Bai Chongxi did not panic. He had built two pontoon bridges in the upper reaches of the Gan River in advance, so he ordered the entire army to cross the river on the pontoon bridge and retreat to the west bank."

"After the war, Sun Chuanfang let the media spread the propaganda, saying that Chiang Kai-shek was seriously injured near Nanchang. It was said that a bullet hit his abdomen and died."

"To be fair, Chiang Kai-shek's losses in this battle were not great. The key was humiliation."

"Chiang Kai-shek has been planning for a long time to regain Nanchang this time in order to ensure victory."

"Chiang Kai-shek asked the Seventh Army to take the lead, and only took action personally after he estimated that everything was safe."

"Not only did he lose the battle, but the enemy also spread rumors that he was shot to death at the gates of Nanchang City."

"I heard that Chiang Kai-shek was defeated again and again, and Tang Shengzhi started to get angry again and publicly challenged him."

"Commander-in-Chief must be too tired, why not take a rest! Let me take command next, not to mention Jiangxi, taking Nanjing is no problem."

"Chiang Kai-shek was extremely depressed after being humiliated by Tang Shengzhi repeatedly."

"After you are depressed, you have to do whatever you have to do. Nanchang must be taken down, otherwise you will have to wear the hat of loser for the rest of your life."

Li Shimin: Is this Chiang Kai-shek too weak? I am very curious how he became the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army.

Having seen foreign forces supporting Chiang Kai-shek before, he thought that Chiang Kai-shek's personal abilities were by no means ordinary.

But now it seems that he overestimated this person.

He had already been at a disadvantage in the competition with Tang Shengzhi before. His authority was challenged and his status was shaken.

Now, with someone taking the lead, the battle can still be defeated.

It must be said that he was skeptical of Chiang Kai-shek's leadership.

After the Beiyang era came the period of the Nanjing National Government, and Chiang Kai-shek was the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army.

He initially believed that Chiang Kai-shek would lead the revolutionary army to establish the Nanjing National Government, but now looking at Chiang Kai-shek's performance, he felt that someone else would establish the Nanjing National Government.

Judging from the current performance, Chiang Kai-shek's ability is not enough to create a new era.

If Chiang Kai-shek still does not perform brilliantly later, it can only mean that someone else will end the Beiyang era.

Moreover, he had a hunch that even if Chiang Kai-shek performed well later, there would inevitably be an internal struggle for power.

After all, Chiang Kai-shek's performance in the previous battles was really not very good, and other generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army would definitely not be convinced.

"So Chiang Kai-shek transferred the First Division of the Fourth Army from Wuchang and decided to rely on this iron army to charge into the battle and wipe out the shame for himself."

"During the Fourth Army's aid to Jiangxi, Li Zongren commanded the Seventh Army to continue killing all sides in Jiangxi, repeatedly defeating Sun Chuanfang's main force, and Anhui Military Affairs Supervisor Chen Tiaoyuan couldn't help but lament that the Guangxi Army was a steel army."

"This is where the name of the Seventh Army's Steel Army comes from."

"On November 11, Soviet military adviser Galen also came to Jiangxi."

"With the help of Galen and Bai Chongxi, Chiang Kai-shek formulated a plan to cut off the Nanxun Road and annihilate the main force of Sun's army, without rushing to capture Nanchang."

"On November 11, the battle started, and the Northern Expeditionary Army was like a rainbow, advancing one after another."

"On November 11, the peripheral fighting ended, and Nanchang was reduced to an isolated city, with only 7 defeated soldiers remaining in the city."

"On November 11, Chiang Kai-shek ordered an attack on the city, and the remaining enemies in the city surrendered."

"On the same day, Bai Chongxi led a pursuit force composed of the Second, Third, and Seventh Armies and forced three brigades of Sun Chuanfang's army to surrender."

"At this point, the Battle of Jiangxi ends successfully."

"In the entire battle, the Northern Expedition suffered nearly 20,000 casualties, and about half of the regimental commanders died. The losses were serious."

"But the results were very fruitful. A total of more than 50,000 guns, more than 20 cannons, and more than 50 machine guns were seized. 70,000 people below the regimental commander were captured, and most of Sun Chuanfang's elite were annihilated."

"After fighting such a beautiful battle, Chiang Kai-shek also washed away his own reputation."

"But the problem is that the First Army's contribution is not significant."

"Not only are they inferior to the Fourth Army and the Seventh Army, but they are also inferior to the Second Army and the Sixth Army."

"This also led to a problem."

"Not only did Tang Shengzhi want to dethrone Chiang Kai-shek, but other army commanders, especially Li Zongren, also had the idea of ​​replacing Chiang." "This paved the way for the Gui clique to force the palace and the split between Chiang and Gui."

Tang Shengzhi: Since ancient times, if you want to convince the people below, you must have something you can do.

In the previous battle against Wu Peifu, Chiang Kai-shek's performance was mediocre and far less impressive than him.

It was at that time that he had the idea of ​​replacing Chiang Kai-shek, ousting him from power and taking the position of commander-in-chief himself.

Then in the Jiangxi battle to wipe out Sun Chuanfang, he once again saw the problem of Chiang Kai-shek's lack of ability.

At first, Chiang Kai-shek attacked Nanchang Jiancheng without any mistakes, but he was still beaten by Sun Chuanfang's troops and fled.

Although Chiang Kai-shek later captured Nanchang City and forced the remaining enemies in the city to surrender.

But in terms of merit, Chiang Kai-shek's First Army did not make much contribution.

In terms of his contribution to the victory of this war, Chiang Kai-shek is not ranked at all, and is far inferior to several other army commanders and generals.

Under such circumstances, Chiang Kai-shek's performance could not overwhelm other generals at all.

Since Chiang Kai-shek did not have the ability to lead everyone, he naturally wanted to take his place.

"Of course, now is not the time for internal fighting, so the next key task of the Northern Expeditionary Army is to attack Sun Chuanfang."

"After Sun Chuanfang lost most of his main force, he also encountered Wu Peifu's original embarrassment. This is a typical example of what goes up and what goes down."

"How Sun Chuanfang stabbed Wu Peifu in the back is how his subordinates stabbed him in the back."

"Seeing that people were distracted, Sun Chuanfang had no choice but to turn to Wu Peifu for help."

"Because Sun Chuanfang's subordinates, such as Fujian Governor Zhou Yinren, Nanjing Garrison Commander Zhou Fengqi and others, are all followers of Wu Peifu."

"Wu Peifu talks better than Sun Chuanfang, but Wu Peifu's life is not easy at this time."

"On the eve of the Northern Expedition's siege of Wuchang, Wu Peifu fled the battlefield and ran to Xinyang, Henan."

"At that time, Henan and southern Zhili were still nominally under the rule of Wu Peifu. There were about 20 people in these places."

"Looking at the book numbers, Wu Peifu's strength is still there."

"But these soldiers and horses are only nominally under the command of Wu Peifu. There are very few combatable soldiers who can actually be mobilized. Moreover, Henan's powerful warlord Jin Yun'e does not listen to Wu Peifu's command."

"In terms of faction, Jin Yun'e is also a direct descendant, but he is not a direct descendant of Wu Peifu."

"And he also had differences with Wu Peifu on the issue of crusade against Feng Yuxiang."

"Wu Peifu spent all his money to defeat Feng Yuxiang. Of course, Jin Yun'e's public challenge will not yield good results."

"In this way, Wu Peifu and Jin Yun'e have formed a feud."

"Before, Wu Peifu had strong soldiers and horses, so Jin Yun'e had to endure."

"Now that Wu Peifu is in a state of embarrassment, Jin Yun'e decides to take revenge."

Ying Zheng: It’s really ironic that this leads to deeds. In the past, Sun Chuanfang betrayed Wu Peifu, and later Sun Chuanfang’s subordinates followed suit.

There is nothing wrong with saying that a general will bring out the kind of soldiers he has.

After all, Sun Chuanfang deserved to be in such a situation.

If they had joined forces with Wu Peifu to fight against the Northern Expeditionary Army from the beginning, they would not have ended up being defeated one by one by the Northern Expeditionary Army.

As the saying goes, when a tree falls, the monkey will scatter. Sun Chuanfang was not surprised at all when he faced a situation of disunity after his defeat.

When the troops are strong and the horses are strong, the subordinates will naturally have no objections that they shouldn't have.

But once the war situation goes unfavorably, the contradictions that were suppressed in the past will be exposed, and it is reasonable for someone to backstab.

Just like Jin Yun'e, he had to endure the conflicts and differences.

But once Wu Peifu suffers a big defeat, Jin Yun'e will definitely not miss the opportunity to beat the drowned dog.

"Just after Wu Peifu entered Henan, Jin Yun'e ordered that all troops passing through his defense area should be disarmed, and Wu Peifu's guards were disarmed."

"Wu Peifu was furious after hearing the news and wanted to mobilize troops and horses to fight with Jin Yun'e."

"Jin Yun'e showed no signs of weakness and ordered his men to mutiny, which frightened Wu Peifu into hastily fleeing to Zhengzhou."

"Seeing that people's hearts were so disorganized, Wu Peifu had no choice but to invite his eldest brother Cao Kun to come out and clean up the mess."

"After Cao Kun arrived in Zhengzhou, he first angrily reprimanded Wu Peifu in public."

"Then he came to Jin Yun'e and said that everyone is a family, and advised Jin Yun'e to put the overall situation first."

"But as the saying goes, a fallen phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken."

"Cao Kun has been out of office for two years, and his influence is far less than before."

"Going out at this time is just a formality and has no practical significance."

"Later, Jin Yun'e set up a headquarters in Yancheng and threatened to counterattack Wuhan."

"But Jin Yun'e talked about counterattack every day, but he stood still every day."

"At this time, Zhang Zuolin also added insult to injury and sent troops to occupy Baoding, swallowing up the tens of thousands of troops Wu Peifu had left in Zhili."

"Then the 50,000-strong army returned to the north bank of the Yellow River, ready to take over the defense of Henan at any time."

"This is what a warlord is like. When he is of use, he calls him brother and sister, but when he sees that he is no longer useful, he immediately steps on him."

"In February 1927, I saw that the Zhili system was falling apart, and the situation was over."

"Cao Kun left Henan and returned to Tianjin to work as an apartment owner again."

"After Cao Kun left, Jin Yun'e committed suicide, saying that Henan was his territory, and if Fengjun dared to go south, he would resolutely fight back."

"Wu Peifu took a look and saw that what time was it, the warlords were still fighting among themselves."

"With helplessness and helplessness, Wu Peifu simply lay down and let Jin Yun'e do whatever he wanted."

Wu Peifu: Our allies are unreliable, and our subordinates are also unreliable. Now it is completely over, and there is no chance for a comeback.

Ever since he failed in the battle with the Northern Expeditionary Army, he knew that his situation was over.

In this chaotic world where there are many warlords, only one who is strong can gain a foothold.

Once the reliance is gone, it means that the deterrence is gone, and everything we had in the past will be gone.

However, even though he had been mentally prepared for this, it still chilled him to see everyone stepping on him after he lost power.

Just like Zhang Zuolin, the two of them were brothers and joined forces to attack Feng Yuxiang.

Now that he was defeated and badly injured, Zhang Zuolin took advantage of the situation and robbed him of tens of thousands of troops.

He could only deeply despise Zhang Zuolin for such villainous behavior.

And Jin Yun'e also made him helpless. He couldn't even see the current basic situation clearly, and he had nothing to say about it.

The Northern Expeditionary Army attacked the city and marched northward with overwhelming momentum, almost reaching their doorstep.

In times of crisis like this, he didn't want to find help to fight the enemy together. Instead, the warlords started fighting among themselves, and he completely lost his temper.

"A few months later, Wu Peifu left Henan and went to Chongqing to seek asylum from the Sichuan warlord Yang Sen."

"On the eve of Wu Peifu's departure, Fengjun launched an attack on Zhengzhou."

"Jin Yun'e had a bunch of rabble at his disposal. He couldn't defeat Feng Jun, so he had to turn to Feng Yuxiang."

"In September 1926, Feng Yuxiang returned to China from the Soviet Union."

"Feng Yuxiang swore an oath in Wuyuan, Suiyuan, and joined the Kuomintang. His unit was reorganized into the Second Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army."

"Although Feng Yuxiang's Second Army is not the Northern Expeditionary Army in the traditional sense, since he has joined the Kuomintang, he can represent the National Government."

"Seeing that Fengjun was at war with the Nationalist government, Sun Chuanfang's eyes lit up when he was trapped in Nanjing, and he immediately sent people to Beijing to curry favor with Zhang Zuolin."

"Not long after, Sun Chuanfang sent another telegram to Zhang Zuolin."

"For the present plan, only Marshal Zhang has the ability to unify our Northern armies. Marshal, I, Sun Chuanfang, have decided to follow you."

"Zhang Zuolin and Sun Chuanfang had a grudge. If Sun Chuanfang hadn't launched the Zhejiang-Fenghuang War, Guo Songling would not have had the opportunity to rebel, and Zhang Zuolin was seriously injured."

"But Zhang Zuolin is a sensible person. He knows that the number one enemy at this time is the Northern Expeditionary Army."

"So after Sun Chuanfang sent off the flattery message, Zhang Zuolin immediately took office as the commander-in-chief of the Anguo Army, and sent Zhang Zongchang, deputy commander of the Anguo Army, to lead the Shandong Allied Forces southward for reinforcements."

Zhang Zuolin: If it weren't for the powerful enemy at hand, I would really like to kill Sun Chuanfang together.

He hated Sun Chuanfang so much that he wanted to shoot him to death.

Since the Zhi-Feng war, his Feng faction reached its peak and became the strongest force in the country.

If this situation develops, he is the most promising to sweep away other warlords and unify the country to establish a new political power.

However, Sun Chuanfang launched the Zhejiang-Fenghuang War and instigated rebellion against Guo Songling, which greatly damaged his strength. He directly turned from prosperity to decline and never regained his previous power.

As for Sun Chuanfang, the instigator, he dreams of revenge.

When Sun Chuanfang sent a telegram and wanted to join him, to be honest, he didn't want to accept his enemy.

But reason told him that with the Northern Expeditionary Army facing a formidable enemy, he and Sun Chuanfang should put aside whatever grievances they had.

Originally, the strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army was at its peak, steadily overwhelming other warlord forces across the country.

If he continued to fight with Sun Chuanfang, he would be defeated by the Northern Expedition sooner or later.

Therefore, even if he had any objections to Sun Chuanfang, he had to put aside his personal grudges and join forces to deal with the Northern Expeditionary Army first.

"Before Zhang Zongchang went south, the Northern Expeditionary Army captured Fujian and Zhejiang, and its troops were directed towards Shanghai."

"The workers' armed forces in Shanghai, under the leadership of the underground party, launched two armed uprisings, but Sun Chuanfang sent troops to suppress them both."

“In March 1927, after learning from the previous two failures, the workers’ armed forces decided to launch a third armed uprising.”

"At the same time, the Northern Expeditionary Army divided its forces to attack Nanjing on multiple fronts."

"Sun Chuanfang only had 80,000 troops on hand at this time, which was not enough to deal with the Northern Expeditionary Army. Therefore, the task of suppressing the workers' uprising was handed over to the Zhilu Allied Forces."

"However, the combat effectiveness of the Zhili-Lu coalition is inexplicably low."

"It was actually defeated by the workers' armed forces, and the third armed uprising in Shanghai was successful."

"Afterwards, Zhang Zuolin heard that Zhang Zongchang could not even defeat the temporarily armed workers. He was very angry and expressed that he would be held accountable."

"In order to shirk the blame, Zhang Zongchang killed his brother Bi Shucheng, commander of the Eighth Army of the Zhili Allied Forces and commander of the navy."

"It was said that this defeat was because Bi Shucheng had secret connections with the Kuomintang, and the entire responsibility was placed on Bi Shucheng."

"With the successive recovery of Shanghai, Nanjing and other places, all the areas south of the Yangtze River were captured by the Northern Expedition, and the Northern Expedition achieved a brilliant victory."

The common people in the Beiyang era were increasingly looking forward to the Northern Expeditionary Army unifying the country and completely ending the chaos of warlords.

The common people know very well that when the situation has developed to this point, no other warlord force can stop the advancement of the Northern Expedition.

Sun Chuanfang's power was strong, but he was still beaten to pieces by the Northern Expeditionary Army.

After his vitality was severely damaged, it was probably impossible for Sun Chuanfang to pose a threat to the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Even if Sun Chuanfang defected to Zhang Zuolin, it would be of no use and could not stop the power of the Northern Expedition.

Moreover, Zhang Zuolin's strength is far from the opponent of the Northern Expeditionary Army, as can be seen from the incompetence of deputy commander Zhang Zongchang.

The workers' uprising in Shanghai were all improvised, and their combat effectiveness was certainly not comparable to that of the regular army.

But even so, the Zhilu Allied Forces led by Zhang Zongchang could not win. It is conceivable to what extent the strength of the Feng clique warlords had declined.

The most powerful warlords in the country are Sun Chuanfang and Zhang Zuolin. Now it is obvious to the naked eye that these two people are no match for the Northern Expeditionary Army, which naturally means that the Northern Expeditionary Army will sweep across the country soon.

Now that the Northern Expedition has captured all the areas south of the Yangtze River, the days of peace that their people have longed for are about to come.

(End of this chapter)