Northern warlords
North of the warlords, the early Republic of China (1913-1927) one of the most important forces of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai cultivated by the Northern Army's main generals, Yuan Shikai in power, Yuan Shikai's "Northern Army" main generals dominated, After the death of Yuan Shikai in 1916, no one was able to command the entire northern army and regime, leading to the separatism of the leaders and the division of forces, with the army as the main force to establish the sphere of influence in various places. The Northern Warlords still dominate the Beijing government in name. But the Beijing regime in fact at different times by the Northern warlords in the different factions of the strength of the warlord or warlord group control, the Beijing government on the actual strength of the warlord forces relatively weak, the formation of the actual situation of the warlord separatist situation. Therefore, in the Northern Warlords period, the Beijing government and the Northern Warlord government (referred to as the Northern Government) called. In fact, the Northern warlords usually still have official orders issued by the Beiyang government, such as captaincy, patrolling, by slightly, guarding or military advisers. ...