one was held at the time of Chang Tso-lin's visit in Peking. The sole purpose of Chang's visit was to adjust matters to his own satisfaction and the result of it was the installation of the Liang Shih-i's Cabinet. General Wu Pei-fu was much against this new Cabinet. On June 12, 1922 Marshal Wu was appointed Minister of War but he did not assume this post and was officially relieved of it in August 1922. In October 1922 he was given the First Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho and made a Full General. In January 1923 he was made a Shan Chiangchun (Marshal) with "Fu-Wei" as special title. In October 1923 the Parliament elected Marshal Ts'ao Kun President of China to succeed Li Yuan-hung. In November 1923 Marshal Wu was appointed High Inspecting Commissioner Chihli-Shantung-Honan, still retaining the commandership of the Third Division. In January 1924 he received an additional post as Director-General of the Motor Traffic Highway Construction of Chihli, Shantung and Honan. In September 1924 when civil war broke out between the Chihli and Anfu-Fengtien factions, Marshal Wu was appointed Commander-in-Chief of National Expeditionary forces and assumed personal charge of fighting in vicinity of the Great Wall. Owing to the deflection of the Christian General Feng Yu-hsiang, Marshal Wu was forced to retire to Tientsin where he attempted to make a stand against forces of the Christian General but was unsuccessful. Accompanied by a small detachment of his troops he embarked on a number of Chinese Naval vessels and proceeded to Hankow, where he has since had headquarters in Hwangchow.
