Duan Qirui
After Yuan Shikai's death, Duan Qirui became the most powerful figure in the Beiyang government. The Anhui dynasty controlled the central government and controlled anhui, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shaanxi, Gansu and other provinces. When the Zhiwan War broke out in July 1920, Duan Qirui's troops reached 170,000-180,000 troops.
Cao Kun
After Feng Guozhang's death, Cao Kun became the leader of the warlords of his immediate lineage. When the Zhiwan War broke out in 1920, Cao Kun's troops reached 170,000-180,000 troops. In 1922, the direct family defeated the Fengzhi warlords, and their strength was further improved.
Zhang Zuolin Zhang Xueliang
During the Northern Expedition in 1926, Zhang Zuolin's troops reached 350,000. After Zhang Zuolin's death, Zhang Xueliang inherited his power, and there were still 300,000 troops under his command.
Wu Peifu
Wu Peifu was the first general under Cao Kun and one of the core figures of the warlords directly under him. During the Northern Expedition in 1926, he had an army of 200,000 under his command.
Sun Chuanfang
Sun Chuanfang was one of the warlord leaders of his immediate lineage, and in 1926 he controlled the five provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Anhui and Fujian, with a force of 200,000 troops.
Zhang Zongchang
Zhang Zongchang was a warlord attached to the Feng clan, and he controlled Shandong Province, with more than 150,000 troops under his command.
Liu Xiang, Liu Wenhui
During the Nationalist government era (after 1928), Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui were the two most powerful warlords in Sichuan, with more than 100,000 troops. In 1933, Liu Xiang defeated Liu Wenhui and dominated Sichuan.
Janssen
The period 1924-1925 was the pinnacle of Janssen's power, with an army of nearly 100,000. Yang Sen tried to unify Sichuan, but was defeated by Liu Xiang, Liu Wenhui, deng Xihou, and others.
Tang Shengzhi
In 1927, Tang Shengzhi controlled the three provinces of Hubei, Hunan and Anhui, with a force of more than 100,000 troops.
Feng Yuxiang
Feng Yuxiang was originally a direct general, and in 1924 he launched a coup d'état in Beijing, put president Cao Kun under house arrest, and his immediate family was defeated by the Feng clan. After that, Feng Yuxiang became one of the most powerful figures in the north. At the beginning of the Nationalist government (1928), it had an army of 420,000 under its command.
Chiang Kai-shek
In the early days of the Nationalist government (1928), Chiang Kai-shek's army numbered to 500,000. As he continued to win warlord battles, his army reached a size of one million.
Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi
In the early days of the Nationalist government, the Gui clan controlled Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other places, and the number of troops reached 300,000. In the 1929 Chiang-Gui War, the Gui clan was defeated, and most of the army was absorbed by Chiang Kai-shek.
Bai Chongxi
At the end of the Liberation War, Bai Chongxi commanded an army of 300,000 and tried to hold on to the southwest, but his troops were eventually wiped out by the People's Liberation Army.
Li Zongren
Yan Xishan
At the beginning of the Nationalist government, Yan Xishan controlled Shanxi, Suiyuan, Beijing and Tianjin, and the number of troops reached 300,000.
Li Jishen
At the beginning of the Nationalist government (1928, 1929), Li Jishen controlled Guangdong Province, and his army consisted of 120,000 people.
Chen Jitang
From 1930 to 1936, Chen Jitang was the "Southern Heavenly King" who dominated Guangdong, and his army was more than 150,000 people.
Ma Bufang
Ma Bufang was a warlord who divided the northwest, and he used Qinghai as a base to exert his influence in Gansu and Xinjiang. In 1949, Ma Bufang was appointed by the Nationalist government as the military and political governor of the northwest, with 150,000 troops under his command. In the Battle of Lanzhou, Ma Bufang's main force was wiped out by the People's Liberation Army.
Fu Zuoyi
Fu Zuoyi was originally a general in the Jin army of Yan Xishan, but gradually became independent. In January 1949, when Peiping was peacefully liberated, Fu Zuoyi still had more than 200,000 troops under him.
Ma Hongkui
Ma Hongkui was a warlord who divided Ningxia, and in the late 1940s he had an army of 100,000 men.