 The Second (1924) Zhili–Fengtian War started later over the Zhili invasion of the remnants of the Anhui clique, which had become allies of the Fengtian Clique, which resulted in a Fengtian victory, with the Zhili clique retreating as far South as Henan.The power of the Fengtian Clique began to decrease in the midst of the Kuomintang's Northern Expedition.In 1928, while he was retreating North, Zhang Zuolin's Japanese sponsors blew up his train, killing him.