Ep. 235 | The Warlord Era (Part 5)
In Part 5 Laszlo gives the backstory to the Anhui-Zhili War and introduces another warlord, the famous Zhang Zuolin, a.k.a. The Manchurian Warlord. We’ll also look at the very brief war between the forces of Duan Qirui and their Zhili opponents led by Wu Peifu as well as the aftermath up to and including the First Zhili-Fengtian War.
Ep. 233 | The Warlord Era (Part 3)
The saga continues as the demise of Yuan Shikai is followed by the rise of Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang. Meanwhile, the Beiyang Military machine begins to crack into two main factions or cliques.
Ep. 232 | The Warlord Era (Part 2)
This time in Part 2 we focus on the rise and fall of Yuan Shikai and all the measures he took between 1911-1916. These all primed the pump for the Warlord Era that followed his sudden death.
Ep. 231 | The Warlord Era (Part 1)
In this Part 1 episode covering the Warlord era, Laszlo gives some background into the historical developments that led to the rise of, who some call, the first warlord, Yuan Shikai.