Second Zhili–Fengtian War
Due to the victory of Zhang Zuolin and Feng Yuxiang in the Second Zhili–Fengtian War, Zhang Zuolin named Duan Qirui as the new Chief Executive of the nation on November 24, 1924. Wu was appointed as Army Minister and in December 1924 inspector general. In February 1925 he was appointed Reconstruction Conference Association president.