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Rh the 23rd Division of the National Army. In November 1921 Marshal Wang was made a Chiangchun with “I-Wei" as special title. In February 1922 he was given the Second Class Paokuang Chiabo Decoration. In April 1922 he was appointed Deputy Military Director of Chihli. During the Chihli-Fengtien War in May 1922, Marshal Wang was Commander-in Chief of the Chihli Eastern Frank. His 23rd Division, part of which was stationed at Tsang Hsien on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, and part at Lang-fang on the Peking-Tientsin Line, played an important part in the campaign against the Fengtien troops. Previous to this war, Marshal Wang visited Marshal Chang Tsu-ling, the Fengtien War Lord, at Mukden three times trying to bring Chihli and Fengtien to an understanding and to avoid an open conflict between them. In June 1922 Marshal Wang was appointed Civil Governor of Chihli. In September 1922 he was given the brevet rank of Full General. In October he was given the First Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho. In November he was made a Full General. In October 1923 Marshal Wang was appointed concurrently to hold the post of Military Director of Chihli to replace that of Tuchun which was then abolished. In November he was made a Shan Chiangchun, Marshal, with “Kuang-Wu' as his special title and was simultaneously appointed Depuuty High Inspecting Commission of Chihli-Honan-Shantung. In January 1924 Marshal Wang was relieved of the command of the 23rd Division. In April he was appointed assistant director of the Motor Traffic Highroad Constitution Administration for the Chihli-Honan-Shantung Area. Marshal Wang is at present holding the posts of Deputy High Inspecting Commissioner of Chihli-Honan-Shantung and of the Civil Governor of Chihli. In September 1924 General Wang was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Punitive Expedition against Chang Tso-lang. Following the defeat of the Chihli Armies General Wang retired to Tientsin where he is now living.