At the beginning of the last century, as the Qing government began to train a new army to the Wuchang uprising to establish the Republic of China, many different warlord forces gradually appeared on the land of our country, and various military systems slowly moved towards change.
This article lists the individual equipment and costumes of various warlord forces in the period of the late Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
The New Army at the end of the Qing Dynasty
1. The one on the left is the executioner, responsible for the security patrol work in the newly occupied areas after the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising, wearing a new summer military uniform, and the five-star hat emblem replaces the original Tuanlong hat emblem. Armed with a machete, commonly known as the "ghost head knife", the waist pistol is a 1901-style Manlisha pistol.
2. In 1911, the soldier of the Qing Dynasty New Army in the middle wore a 1910-type military uniform (dark blue cotton winter military uniform), equipped with an Austrian M1888 Manlisha rifle, a standard modern army standard equipment.
3. In 1911, on the right, these were the leaders of the Army of the Great Fresh Army (正三品), wearing a 1910-style dark blue dress and a 1910-style sabre.
4. The dragon-shaped decoration in the upper part of the picture is an enlarged picture of the collar badge of the army leader, or it is combined with tradition.
Beiyang period
1. In 1913, the warlord troops of the Beiyang period, from the left, were officers of the Beiyang Army, holding swords, leaving the eight-character beard that was very popular at that time.
2. In 1914, in the middle was a corporal of the Yunnan Army armed with a Mauser rifle, with a general military appearance, except for the uniform equipment was extremely simple.
3. In 1917, on the right is a Zhang Xun braid soldier made in Hanyang, the most obvious sign is to keep a braid, but the equipment image looks much better than the soldiers of the Dian Army.
Warlord troops during the Beiyang period
Warlord forces in the early 20s
1. In 1920, the left one was a stretcher soldier in Zhejiang Province, armed with a Yusaka Type 38 rifle, which looked well-equipped.
2. In 1924, the second from the left was a Cantonese medical soldier in Sun Yat-sen's army, holding a Red Cross flag (to identify and prevent accidental injury), a traditional umbrella, and a diagonal bag.
3. In 1920, the Anhui Dynasty was the standard-bearer of the Dingguo Army (originally a unit formed to participate in World War I).
4. In 1923, the first army of the Sichuan Army, equipped with the M1883 Winchester Hatchkais rifle, was equipped with really shabby equipment.
In the mid-to-late 1920s, various armies
1. In 1927, an officer of the Kuomintang Northern Expeditionary Army wore a light brown cotton uniform, the badge read the subordinate unit, position, etc., and wore a large cap with the emblem of the blue sky and white ground. Equipped with Mauser military pistols, also known as "box guns or barge guns", the overall training and discipline is strict.
2. In 1924, the middle one was a gendarme of Feng Yuxiang's department, and the goggles were limited to preventing wind and sand from entering the eyes, not motorized troops. He wears an armband with the word "von" on a black background and a white circle, and is equipped with a Mosin Nagant Type 1891 rifle.
3. In 1925, the Russian soldier on the right was operating an armored train, wearing the standard uniform of a warlord with the armband "Zhang Zongchang", smoking a Russian-style faucet pipe and equipped with an Austrian-made Steyr-Manlishya rifle.
Fengjun troops in the 1920s
1. In 1924, he was a Japanese military adviser in the left army.
2. In 1925, the Fengjun officer holding a short-handled riding gun in the middle was basically the same as the Japanese advisers, and the head was a dog skin hat commonly used by the Fengjun.
3. In 1924, the infantry of the Fourth Mixed Brigade on the right side was armed with a Type 38 rifle and wore Chinese cloth shoes on his feet.
Anguo Army unit in the 1920s
1. The first on the left is the Boy Scouts of Sun Chuanfang's department.
2. In the middle is Sun Chuanfang, holding a telescope and dressed in a military uniform, who was then the deputy commander of the An Guo Army and the commander-in-chief of the five provinces.
3. The first on the right is Sun Chuanfang's minister spear soldier, armed with a red tassel gun, back to ancient times.
This kind of equipment water preparation is really not like a regular army, and it is no accident that it will collapse at a touch.
Warlord forces
1. The soldiers of the elite "Tin Hat Brigade" of the direct army wear a steel helmet with the double-headed eagle logo Adrian helmet and wear an armband with the word "Wu" written on their left arm. Equipped with MP18 submachine gun, commonly known as "flower mechanism".
2. Feng is an army soldier, wearing a gray-green thickened cotton winter coat, red and white armbands, equipped with a Type 38 rifle, and carrying a large knife.
3. Direct warlord soldiers, wearing light-colored khaki uniforms, a large cap with a five-color star badge on their heads, and an armband with the word "Sun" written on their left arm. Armed with an umbrella, carrying a Hanyang-made rifle on his shoulder, he only has straw shoes on his feet.
4. At the very top is the five-color star hat emblem of the Beiyang warlord.
Direct warlord forces
1. In 1924, the 3rd Division (direct ace unit) passed the order, the baby soldier.
2. In 1924, the Big Knife Team was also the Sergeant of the Overseer Team, which was a mixture of ancient and modern.
3. In 1923, the cavalry of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the 8th Division, armed with a sabre and carrying a rifle.
4. In 1922, the infantry of the 11th Division, even the sapper shovel, was relatively well-equipped.
Zhang Zongchang's troops
1. The characteristics of the era in the early days of the Republic of China, the Mercenaries of White Russia, who followed the customs of the countryside, even carried a large knife on their backs.
2. Commander, carrying a Steyr Manlisha M1895 rifle.
3, the infantry holding Hanyang made, military hat is very distinctive.
Feng Yuxiang National Army
1. The soldiers under General Christ, holding a gun in one hand and reading the Bible in the other (I thought it was a mobile phone), the whole army read the Bible was definitely the only one in the Republic of China era.
2. Feng Yuxiang, the founder of the Nationalist Army, is simple and incomparable with the ordinary soldiers.
3. Elite pistol team soldiers, carrying machetes and armed with Mauser military pistols, also known as "box guns or barge guns".
During the Northern Expedition, the Revolutionary Army of the People's Republic of China
1. 1927, standard-bearer.
2. In 1926, the Northern Expeditionary Army seemed to be the headmaster.
3. The infantry of the "Iron Army" of the Fourth Army, armed with MP18 submachine guns, with straw shoes as standard.