The '''Northern Expedition''' (1926-1928) was the offensive undertaken by the armies of the [[Guangzhou]]-based [[Kuomintang]] Party to unite China under their rule, ending more than a decade of fragmented rule by shifting alliances of provincial warlords. | The '''Northern Expedition''' (1926-1928) was the offensive undertaken by the armies of the [[Guangzhou]]-based [[Kuomintang]] Party to unite China under their rule, ending more than a decade of fragmented rule by shifting alliances of provincial warlords. |