 Some warlord troops were notoriously under-equipped, such as Shanxi's Dadao (, a one-edged sword type close combat weapon) Team and the Yunnan clique.Some, however, were highly professional forces with their own air force and navies.The quality of the New Guangxi clique was almost on par with the Central Army, as the Guangzhou region was wealthy and the local army could afford foreign instructors and arms.