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of mourning. He then recommended Marshal Wu to General Wu Lu-ching, the Commander-in-Chief of the Seventh Imperial Army Division. His position there was Second Class Aid-de-camp. In 1912, the First Year of the Republic, Marshal Wu joined the Third Division, whose Commander-in-Chief was Marshal Ts'ao Kun. At the time when Yuan Shih-kai launched his monarchical movement, Marshal Wu was a Regiment Commander of the Third Division. After the outbreak of the Yunnan Revolt (December 1915) Marshal Ts’ao was ordered by Yuan Shih-kai to proceed with the Third Division to the south to suppress the Revolt. Marshal Wu was then promoted to be Commander of the Sixth Brigade of the Third Division and also made a Major General. He was in Szechuan and Hunnan for sometime, until after the death of Yuan Shih-kai when the Third Division was recalled to the North. In September 1916 Marshal Ts'ao Kun became Tuchun of Chibli. Subsequently Marshal Wu was ordered to act as Commander-in-Chief of the Third Division. He commanded the Western Flank in the fight against Chang Hsun in the summer of 1917 when the latter attempted to restore the old monarchy. On that account he was later given the brevet rank of Lieutenant General. After the overthrow of the Restoration, Marshal Tuan became Prime Minister again. But the southern military leaders who had mobilized to oust Chang Hsun discrusted Marshal Tuan. In the autumn of 1917 the Opposition government was formed at Canton in open defiance of Peking. In December 1919 Marshal Wu was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Third Division. In February 1918 the Chihli troops under the direct command of Marshal Wu Pei-fu and General Feng Yu-hsiang entered Hupei and Hunan. April 1918 Marshal Wu recaptured the city of Changsha. In June 1918 Marshal Wu was made a Chiang-chun with "Fu-Wei" as special title. In the same month Marshal Ts'ao was appointed Military Commissioner of Szechuan-Kuangtung-Hunan-Kiangsi; and General Chang Hui-chih and Marshal Wu, the Commander and Assistant Commander of the forces to relieve Kuangtung, respectively. By these appointments, the Chihli troops were detained in Southern Hunan. In August 1918 Marshal Wu sent a circular telegram advocating peace and the withdrawal of troops by both sides. This started the peace movement which resulted in the calling of the Peace Conference in February 1919. In September 1920 Marshal Wu was appointed Deputy High Inspecting Commissioner of Chihli, Shantung and Honan, assisting Marshal Ts'ao. In October 1920 he was given the brevet rank of Full General and also awarded the Second Order of Merit. In August 1921 he became concurrently The High Inspecting Commissioner of Hunan and Hupei and also awarded the First Order of Merit. In October 1921 he received the First Class Wenfu. In the meantime the Chihli influence extended over many provinces. Marshal Ts'ao took Marshal Wu into strong confidence. In consequence of that, the hatred of the discontended factions and the Fengtien Warlord gradually centered on Marshal Wu who was becoming more outspoken and more serious with the political issues. During 1921 when the feeling between Wu Pei-fu and the opposition parties was becoming worse every day, Marshal Tsao tried his best to remove the misunderstanding as indicated by the fact that he held altogether four conferences with the leaders of the other factions, in April, May, November and December respectively. The last