Legendary Warlord Wu Peifu: from Late Qing Scholar to National Hero

Wu Peifu, courtesy name Ziyu, was born in Penglai, Shandong in 1874. In 1898, he surrendered to the Huai Army. In 1906, he was appointed as the commander of the Cao Kun Department of the Beiyang Army and was highly regarded. Later he was promoted to brigade commander. The movement to protect the country against Yuan arose, and he followed the battalion into Sichuan to suppress the Yunnan Protectorate Army led by Cai E. In July 1917, he was appointed as the vanguard of the west route of the rebel army and participated in the crusade against Zhang Xun's restoration. In the same year, Sun Yat-sen formed a French military government. Wu Peifu was a leader during the rule of the Beiyang political and military group in the history of the Republic of China. When the reform movement reached its climax, he entered the military field as a scholar and gradually became a general, becoming a highly respected minister.