In July 1926, the Northern Expedition began, which aimed to overthrow the rule of the Northern warlords. In September, the Northern Expedition armies attacked Wuchang. The picture shows Deng Yanda, the director of the Political Department of the Northern Expedition armies, and the Soviet military adviser, Teer Tairov, in Wuchang. [Photo/Memorial Hall at the Site of the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China]

The picture shows the Northern Expedition armies after they captured Wuhan. [Photo/Exhibition Road to Rejuvenation at the National Museum of China]