jul 14, 1920 - Duan is Cornered

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Duan's rivals Cao Kun and Wu Peifu of the Zhili clique moved to corner him by organizing an alliance of military leaders, including Zhang Zuolin of the Fengtian Clique, who also opposed Duan. They also engineered the dismissal of Duan's key subordinate Xu Shuzheng on July 4. In retribution, Duan forced the new president to dismiss both Cao and Wu even though there was no possible way to actually remove them from their posts. He also renamed his army the "National Pacification Army" and mobilized them for war with the Zhili Clique and its supporters, triggering the Zhili-Anhui war

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