Han–Liu War

Han–Liu War
	; Map of Shandong, showing the railway between Jinan ("Tsi-nan-fu") and Qingdao ("Tsingtao") in the west and the mountainous Shandong Peninsula in the east.
Date	September–November 1932
Location	Shandong, Republic of China
Result	Victory of Han Fuju
Belligerents
Han Fuju's private army; Nationalist government	Liu Zhennian's private army
Commanders and leaders
Han Fuju	Liu Zhennian
Units involved
NRA units loyal to Han,; Republic of China Navy	NRA units loyal to Liu
Strength
80,000	20,000–30,000

The Han–Liu War (Chinese: 韓劉之戰) was a major military conflict in late 1932 between the private armies of Han Fuju and Liu Zhennian over Shandong. Even though Han as well as Liu were officially subordinates to the Chinese Nationalist government in Nanjing, both were effectively warlords with their own autonomous territories. Han Fuju controlled most of Shandong and had long desired to also capture the eastern part of the province, which was held by Liu. The tensions between the two eventually escalated, leading to a war that saw Han emerge victorious. He went on to rule Shandong unopposed for the next six years, while Liu was exiled to southern China.