Does anyone have a special study on the modern history of China, and can you rank the strength of warlords at that time? And explain why?

Note: The concept of modern warlords in China started from the Northern Warlords. Before the demise of the Qing Dynasty, Cixi basically controlled the situation. At that time, there was basically no concept of warlords. In the history books, Chiang Kai-shek and others are called the new warlords of the Kuomintang. I don't quite agree. The Kuomintang is a political party, and its control over the army is still relatively strong.

The following are the seats in my row:

1, Yuan Shikai

The originator of the northern warlords, he stole the achievements of the Revolution of 1911 with his own military strength and once restored the monarchy. The northern warlords left behind after Yuan Shikai's death also controlled China for ten years and suppressed the Kuomintang at that time.

2. Zhang

Known as the king of Northeast China, he is located in the three northeastern provinces, holding 350,000 troops and sending troops into the customs many times, ranking first among the three warlords.

3. Duan, Feng and Cao Kun

Inheriting Yuan Shikai's mantle and controlling Beijing's political power in the early days are basically conspirators. In terms of qualifications, Zhang is older than Zhang, but in fact, his control of the army is not as good as that of the second person, ranking third.

4. Wu

He mastered about 300,000 troops directly under the Northern Warlords and controlled Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Baoding and other places in Zhili (Hebei).

5. Sun Fangchuan

Derived from the direct line, it has 200,000 troops and is entrenched in Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces.

6. Chen Jiongming

1922 people shelled the Zhongshan ship and almost killed Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country. (Become famous in one fell swoop)

Chen Jiongmin took part in the Revolution of 1911, because he liked novelty very much. In Guangdong society at that time, his military words and deeds attracted great attention. Once trusted by Sun Yat-sen, with the extreme growth of personal desire for power, Guangzhou openly set up a presidential palace, betrayed the revolution and degenerated into a reactionary warlord.

1926 During the Northern Expedition, after the Kuomintang came to power and before the founding of New China, many provinces could basically become warlords except the Kuomintang Central Army. Because it is different from the period of Beiyang warlords, there is no way to compare it, so it is listed separately.

In addition, Fu was active, patriotic and peaceful in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and could not be called a warlord. General Feng Yuxiang is also very patriotic and does not regard him as a warlord.

1. Yan Xishan, the most capable warlord, has been occupying Shanxi.

Yan Xishan is very old. He has been in charge of Shanxi for a long time, and his style in all aspects is the most like a warlord. During Chiang Kai-shek's time, he was the most famous warlord.

Second, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi belong to Guangxi-they have the most military and political talents.

Li Zongren is a handsome man. He used to be the acting chairman of the Kuomintang, so he is not an idle person. Bai Chongxi, known as Zhuge Xiao, is good at fighting. They came in second because compared with Yan Xishan, they were very political and less like warlords. However, historically, it was defined as Guangxi.

Third, Wang Sichuan Liu Xiang.

Sichuan, as the rear area, saved China in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and Sichuan warlord Liu Xiang, as the master of Shu, was powerful.

Fourth, Zhang Zongchang.

Known as "General Dog Meat", he has three unknowns: I don't know how many soldiers there are, how much money there is, and how many concubines there are. He was a bandit and later made his fortune under Zhang's egg wings. Even hundreds of thousands of soldiers became local emperors in Shandong. During his three years as a satrap of Lu, he was so evil that people hated him.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Han Fuju-Shandong local emperor

Han Fuju was promoted from an ordinary soldier to a commander in chief. After Zhang Zongchang, he ruled Shandong for seven years. He claimed to be "Han Qingtian", judging cases everywhere, but he ignored human life and left many jokes. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression started, he gave up Shantung and became the scapegoat of Chiang Kai-shek.

Sixth, the dragon rhyme

King of Yunnan, veteran warlord.

Others are not strong and famous, or are not warlords, and do not participate in the ranking.