Follow-up:

Is this Xi’s purge — or Zhang Youxia’s coup?

Location: Beijing.

Turn the volume up.

What does this sound like to you?

Does it match what a coup would sound like?

This may be from the other night.

Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/CvYsLLpNFl

— WarrenVsCCP | 🇺🇸🇹🇼🇺🇸 (@WarrenVsCCP) January 28, 2026

北京这是兵变了吗？后半夜被人拍到在“放烟花” pic.twitter.com/ViI4249hnr

— Ende Chen (@chuxikuaile666) January 28, 2026

Extra extra!!

On January 27, in Tongzhou, Beijing, troops supporting Zhang Youxia marched towards the center of Beijing! pic.twitter.com/JYWJGMmpI6

— WarrenVsCCP | 🇺🇸🇹🇼🇺🇸 (@WarrenVsCCP) January 28, 2026

Translation:
As of January 27

The main force of the 82nd Group Army stationed in Baoding City, Hebei Province

The main force of the 83rd Group Army stationed in Xinxiang City, Henan Province

The main force of the 79th Group Army stationed in Liaoyang/Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province

The main force of the 80th Group Army stationed in Jining City, Shandong Province

Reports indicate that these troops supporting Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have arrived in Beijing and its surrounding areas. They have formed an anti-Xi Jinping alliance and established a joint command post.

In the Beijing area, the anti-Xi Jinping alliance and the pro-Xi Jinping "Imperial Guards" are locked in a stalemate.

Something extraordinary is happening. 🚨🔥

🚨🇨🇳超级突发新闻🇨🇳🚨

截至1月27日

驻扎在河北省保定市的第82集团军主力

驻扎在河南省新乡市的第83集团军主力

驻扎在辽宁省辽阳/鞍山市的第79集团军主力

驻扎在山东省济宁市第80集团军主力… pic.twitter.com/lzviW7NWYT

— QMAY (@Q_May_007) January 28, 2026

Translation for below:
Rumor has it that Xi Jinping's military orders have lost their effect, with 11 group armies marching on Beijing. The truly fatal issue isn't how many troops are heading to the capital, but rather that Xi Jinping can no longer command the military.

After Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were arrested, Xi Jinping attempted to issue a single order freezing all military mobilization authority, requiring that all units must be jointly approved by him and Zhang Shengmin.

But the reality is that at least 11 group armies have directly defied the order.

Even more serious is that on January 27, Xi Jinping urgently replaced the core leadership of the Central Military Commission, each military branch, and the People's Armed Police system—an action equivalent to a coup during wartime.

The result? The headquarters of each military branch refused to implement it, the theater command headquarters refused to forward the order, and some group armies directly cut off communications with the Central Military Commission. At this point, the situation has completely deteriorated.

The Central Military Commission can't locate its troops; the troops no longer recognize the Central Military Commission.

What does this mean? It means that military power is no longer in Xi Jinping's hands, and the balance of victory or defeat in Beijing is rapidly tilting on the psychological front.

No shots are being fired because whoever fires first loses. The real outcome boils down to just one question: Will the Imperial Guard be the first to turn coat?

据传，习近平的军令失效，11个集团军进京。真正致命的，不是有多少部队进京，而是，习近平已经指挥不了军队了。

张又侠、刘振立被逮捕之后，习近平试图用一纸命令，冻结全军调动权，要求所有部队，必须由他和张升民联合批准。

但现实是，至少11个集团军，直接抗命。…

— 谢万军 Wanjun Xie (@wanjunxie) January 28, 2026

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Military orders are being ignored inside the PLA after the fall of top generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli.

At least two official directives issued by the CMC General Office to theater commands and group armies were not implemented!

Even ordinary soldiers mock… https://t.co/AFiK3Shbmz> pic.twitter.com/UcNkoRaZJV

— Inconvenient Truths — Jennifer Zeng Reports (@jenniferzeng97) January 28, 2026

‼️‼️🇨🇳 #BREAKING - Active movement of military columns is observed in the direction of Beijing. Information is spreading that any other movement of the People's Liberation Army in other regions of the country is prohibited.

🔺 Earlier it became known that the second person of… pic.twitter.com/A3sTPVYcLG

— Visioner (@visionergeo) January 27, 2026