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7/8/2025, 9:05:16 PM
>>96041224
Yes by the end of the Northern Expedition the majority of the warlords were either defeated, pledged allegiance to the KMT government, or were annexed by Japan. But that's not to say there weren't warlords still kicking around through the 30s. The Shansi and Yunnan Cliques existed throughout the 20s until 1949. Hell, the Ma kept fighting an anti commie guerilla campaign through the 50s. There were less than 20 major cliques and dozens of smaller ones, and by the 1930s that was only reduced to about half. It's a falsehood to believe that the KMT ruled over a fully unified and coherent China throughout the 30s and 40s.
Yes by the end of the Northern Expedition the majority of the warlords were either defeated, pledged allegiance to the KMT government, or were annexed by Japan. But that's not to say there weren't warlords still kicking around through the 30s. The Shansi and Yunnan Cliques existed throughout the 20s until 1949. Hell, the Ma kept fighting an anti commie guerilla campaign through the 50s. There were less than 20 major cliques and dozens of smaller ones, and by the 1930s that was only reduced to about half. It's a falsehood to believe that the KMT ruled over a fully unified and coherent China throughout the 30s and 40s.
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