On this day, 86 years ago, on December 4, 1939 (October 24, 1939 in the lunar calendar), warlord Wu Peifu died of illness. Wu Peifu On December 4, 1939, Wu Peifu died of illness in Peking. Wu Peifu, also known as Ziyu, was born in 1871. People from Penglai, Shandong. Born as a scholar. In 1898, he joined Nie Shicheng's troops in the Huai Army. In 1902, he entered the Baoding Army Accelerated Academy. In 1906, he served as the commander of Cao Kun's Department in the third town of the Beiyang Army. After the Revolution of 1911, he served as adjutant chief of the Division Headquarters of the 3rd Division. In 1915, he followed Cao Kun into Sichuan to fight against the Protectorate Army. In 1917, he was promoted to commander of the 3rd Army Division. When the May 4th Movement broke out in 1919, Wu repeatedly telegraphed to oppose the signing of the Paris Agreement and support the student movement, which was well received by public opinion. After Feng Guozhang died, he and Cao Kun were the leaders of the direct warlords. In 1920, they joined forces with Zhang Zuolin in the Zhihui War to defeat the Anhui warlords. In 1921, he served as the tour envoy of the two lakes. In 1922, Zhang Zuolin was defeated in the first Zhifeng War. In 1923, he served as the patrol envoy of Zhilu and Henan and stationed troops in Luoyang. In the same year, the Beijing-Han railway workers 'strike was brutally suppressed and the "27th" tragedy was caused. In 1924, he served as commander-in-chief of the Rebellion Army, commanding his direct troops to meet the Feng Army, and later retreated to Hubei. In 1926, he joined forces with Zhang Zuolin to attack Feng Wangxiang's National Army. The same year was defeated by the Northern Expedition Army. The following year, he led his remnant troops to Sichuan to join Yang Sen. After the September 18th Incident, he lived in Peiping (now Beijing). In 1938, the puppet North China Provisional Government gave him a special high advisory title and refused to accept it. He died of illness on December 4, 1939.