Yao Dabang: Wulongshan's most murderous bandit leader "Wulong Mountain Bandits" is a TV series that has attracted much attention, but do you know that Yao Dabang in the play is actually real? Today, we will explore the criminal acts of this bandit leader for 50 years.
And by consulting historical data to interpret a real Yao Dabang. Yao Dabang, born in 1882, nicknamed Zhanbiao, came from Yangjiaqiao Guniuxi, Fangjiatun Township, Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan Province. Yao Dabang's appearance is terrifying, his arms are big and round,
Hook nose and cross meat, so people call it Yao Dabang. He was cruel and cruel, ruthless to others, and some even called him "Yao Lao Sizian". Yao Dabang's parents were all kind crop people, but Yao's childhood was not satisfactory. Mother died early,
As a teenager, he had no studies, was a bully, drunk and gambled, and his father was mad at him. At the age of 16, he learned a set of skills in dancing knives and guns in a martial arts hall. After his father's death, he indulged himself even more and was left undisciplined. He has a good friend,
The two defected to Tang Qingyun, a famous bandit in Huang County, and began their bandit career. Since then, Yao Dabang has begun to raid homes and rob homes, killing innocent people. Soon, he amassed a windfall fortune and moved his family to the junction of Xiangqian and Qianqian to buy land.
Build your own power. As plundering increased, he owned more than 1,200 acres of land, more than 200 bandits, and also formed an arsenal. He robbed the beautiful women of each family, but he also understood that rabbits do not eat the grass on the edge of the nest,
It won't hurt the people of Fang Jiatun. Yet he brought great evil to the people. On one occasion, his subordinate, surnamed Wu, killed a passing merchant within his rule. Wu knew that he had made a mistake and kowtowed to Yao Dabang and begged for mercy.
Yao told Wu that this was the last time, and Wu thought he had been pardoned, and as soon as he got up, he heard two gunshots, and Wu fell in a pool of blood. Yao Dabang used this to warn his subordinates by killing chickens and monkeys. The bandit leader Pan Qiaoqiao in Guizhou robbed Chen Laoman's house in Fangjiatun, and Chen asked Yao for help,
Yao led people to capture Pan and the others, and demanded compensation of 500 silver yuan from Pan, so that Pan could return the looted property. Subsequently, he executed Pan and others in public. From then on, any dispute in Fang Yuan that could not be resolved, he asked Yao to come forward and be a peacemaker.
He took advantage of the opportunity to make money and enjoyed it. In 1918, in order to win over Yao Dabang, the Huangxian Chamber of Commerce made him the captain of the Baoshang Brigade, but he colluded with the local gentry to steal property. The Kuomintang tried to recruit him as a three-county joint defense,
After he got his gun, he returned to the mountains to work as a bandit. He was asked to transport opium, sals, and other items, but he took all the proceeds for himself, and even killed some innocent people to cover up the truth. Ordinary people live a hard life. In 1926,
Wang Tianpei, commander of the 10th Army of the Northern Expedition, recruited Yao Dabang in Guizhou, and Yao was invited to lead his men to defect, and after receiving guns and salaries, he brought people back to his lair to continue to be bandits. In 1934, in order to block the Red Army, the Kuomintang recruited An Yao again,
He was appointed deputy captain of the Communist Party of China. A year later, however, he fled back into the mountains. He repeatedly deceived the national army and always stood on his side. There was a regiment leader in Huang County named Zhang Benqing, and Yao Dabang was both afraid and unconvinced by him.
Zhang Benqing was Chiang Kai-shek's guard, and later joined others in opposing Chiang and was demoted to regiment commander. Since he came to Hoang County, he began to fight the bandits, either killing them or forcing them to leave Huang County to earn a living. He did not allow bandits to do evil in Hoang County,
Even the local gentry and the government respected him so much that they did not dare to offend him. Yao Dabang did not dare to offend him easily, so he could only lower his head and swallow his anger. He even conspired with Zhang Benqing to run out the mercury mine and claim Pinggang, and then the two cooperated to mine mercury,
Their interaction became closer. However, because Yao Dabang committed evil and smuggled yarn in Huang County, he was surrounded and arrested by the Kuomintang. He managed to escape in disguise, but his family was all captured. The Kuomintang was very strict with smuggling, and no one dared to favor it.
Yao Dabang asked Zhang Benqing for help, pretending to be a grandson praying for mercy. Zhang Benqing helped Yao solve the crisis out of old feelings. However, Yao Dabang held a grudge against Zhang Benqing, knowing that under Zhang's rule, he would never have a chance to stand out again. afterward
Yao Dabang and Yang Yongqing huddled together to warm up, preparing to resist our army's bandit operation against Huang County. However, while hesitating, one of the minions brought Yao two carps. Yao likes to eat carp, but he thinks it's a bad omen, and sure enough,
They were defeated by our army. Yao Dabang decided to cross the river and flee back to Fangjiatun and return to his old nest. He contemplated with the remaining bandits and crossed the river at 12 midnight. However, our troops have long set up ambushes and waited for their arrival. When the boat rowed to the middle of the river,
Our troops attacked, bullets hit the hull of the ship, wood chips splashed. Almost half of the bandits on board were killed, the hull of the boat tilted and overturned in the river, and the bandits were flooded by the icy river water. The next day, searched along the river, frozen bodies were washed to the river.
One of the corpses carried a fast and slow machine in his waist, and it was confirmed that it was Yao Dabang. The news spread quickly, and Yao Dabang, who had harmed one side for 50 years, was eliminated. Yao Dabang's story is shocking, and his crimes cannot be ignored.
He brutally killed countless people and was repeatedly besieged by the Kuomintang. He always carries two pistols, fearing betrayal by others. He even killed a businessman by mistake when he met with him because the businessman reached out and picked his nose. His behavior is outrageous.
Yao Dabang is an evil person, but he is also a person who fears Zhang Benqing. Zhang Benqing is a powerful character, and he has no mercy in fighting bandits. The bandits in Hoang County were either killed by him or fled from Hoang County.
His majesty made the local gentry and the government respect him and dare not offend him. Yao Dabang did not dare to offend him, so he could only bow his head and obey, and even cooperate with him. However, Yao Dabang eventually killed Zhang Benqing and became the overlord of Huang County.
Yao Dabang's story teaches us a vivid history lesson. His criminal acts were heinous, but they also reflected some of the problems of society at that time. In the chaotic years of the time, some people came to power by violent means,
Inflicted immense suffering on innocent people. This makes us ponder how to avoid the repetition of history and how to build a harmonious and just society. In closing, I would like to ask readers a question: What impressed you about Yao Dabang's behavior?
How do you think we should prevent something like this from happening again? Please leave your comments to share your thoughts and opinions with us.