The doting of his parents since childhood laid the foundation for him to become a bandit.
Yao Dabang, 1882, a native of Guniuxi, Huangxian County, Hunan Province. His family lives by farming. His ancestors were honest people, and there was never such a villain as Yao Dabang. At first, Yao Dabang was not called Dabang, because he was born with five big and three thick, and he had some brute force, especially his two shoulders, so his parents called him Dabang, and "Bang" was homophonic with "Bang", so they called him Dabang. As the only boy in the family, his parents pampered him and obeyed him, never willing to let him do heavy work, which made him develop a character of getting something for nothing and bossing him around, laying the groundwork for becoming a bandit in the future.
/kloc-when he was 0/6 years old, Yao Dabang asked for some money from his family and went to Wujiangtang to learn from his teacher. There, he learned to play with swords and guns, and also learned a good flying skill. He went home to climb the mountain and went back to his hometown. His arrogance was even more arrogant and he didn't take anyone seriously. Once, because a cow and a fellow villager had an argument, they killed each other with a homemade gunpowder gun in a rage. Afraid of being traced by the government, I simply went up the mountain and became a bandit.
With its unique style, it has gradually become the biggest bandit leader in the area.
At first, Yao Dabang was still a fledgling person. He took several men to Guizhou to rob several large families and made a windfall. After returning to Guniuxi, he used the money to recruit soldiers and gradually became a bandit leader with a large number of locals. In order to avoid the government's attack, he took bandits to the remote mountainous area at the junction of Hunan and Guizhou. The mountains here are so high and dense that outsiders can't find their way up. It is easy to hide and defend, which is also the geographical factor of his being a bandit for many years. Another factor is: "Rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests, and eagles don't beat stones at their feet." He doesn't allow outsiders or his men to do evil in the area where they are stationed. If something happens, they will trace it to the end.
Once, one of his bandits named Wu robbed and killed a passing businessman in a nearby village. Rumor has it that Yao Dabang and his gang did it. Let Yao Dabang know about this matter, follow the trail and find the bandit named Wu. When the bandit surnamed Wu called out the robber, he turned pale with fear and knelt on the ground repeatedly kowtowing for mercy. Yao Dabang said, "Nothing, nothing. Go home. " . The bandit surnamed Wu thought he was merciful and thanked him again and again after getting up. When he turned to leave, Yao Dabang took out his gun and fired two heavy shots, knocking the bandit named Wu to the ground.
With a man and a gun, he naturally has a position. People nearby invited him out to "uphold justice". In the words of the Hong Kong films we are watching now, he was an "empty talker" at that time. He is also happy to do these things, because he feels that this is also the recognition of his position by people around him, and he can get a lot of money every time he goes to "settle things". In his own words, it is "stealing is better than robbing, and robbing is better than someone delivering it to your door." He said: "Stealing is done by a villain, robbing is done by a strong man, and waiting for someone to deliver it to the door is a blessing for an official." Through these, Yao Dabang gradually became a famous local bandit leader at the junction of Hunan and Guizhou provinces.
Once, in his sphere of influence, a landlord named Chen Laoman was robbed by Pan, the bandit leader of Guizhou. Chen Laoman went up the mountain and found Yao Dabang. On New Year's Day, Yao Dabang took people back to the cottage. While asking Chen Laoman for 500 yuan's "hard work fee", he asked Pan to return the looted property to Chen Laoman. After Pan Qiaoqiao returned all the property robbed by the Chen family, he killed Pan Qiaoqiao in front of everyone.
In order to win the hearts of the local people, he also founded Yuping Central School in the local area and became the principal himself. On the surface, it solves the problem that it is difficult for nearby children to go to school. People who don't know the truth think that "Dean Yao" has done a good thing for the people, and they all praise him. But in fact, he is based in the school, colluding with the bandits nearby, and every time he steals the property, he divides it here. I have to say, his move of "building the dark road" is really clever. This move by Yao Dabang made him gain a firm foothold in the local area, and he also became a "local tyrant" there. He has the final say in local affairs. The local government was not as effective as he said, so they had to give him three points.
Don't trust anyone, no matter where they go, they will leave with tickets.
Because Yao Dabang is so powerful, local businessmen are afraid of him. Although he doesn't rob people on his own turf, he is a bandit after all, and he will eat these "grass beside his nest" when he runs out of money one day. So the local businessman summed up everyone's money and gave him a job as the captain of Huangxian contractor brigade. After Yao Dabang became the captain of the contractor brigade, he colluded with the largest local firm and found various excuses to ask small vendors for money and goods to enrich himself.
Yao Dabang's creed is: "Don't trust officials, don't trust businessmen, and don't trust anyone." He only thinks about how to strengthen his team and make his pockets bigger. Wherever you go, you get rich and leave, never relying on others. Yao Dabang became the captain of a contractor brigade, extorted a lot of money and goods, took people and guns away, merged with the bandits of Cao Yunzhou, a bandit in Yuping, and stationed in Yuping County. Helpless, the Kuomintang supported him and made him the captain of the joint defense offices in Huangxian, Yuping and Wanshan, Hunan, Guizhou, responsible for the joint defense of public security in the three counties and giving money to guns. Yao Dabang's power has been expanded again. When all the weapons and equipment were ready, he returned to his old job and went up the mountain to be a bandit.
1926, Wang Tianpei, commander of the 10th Northern Expedition Army, recruited soldiers in Guizhou. When Yao Dabang learned the news, the bandits with him defected. He himself was appointed as the battalion commander of the first regiment of the tenth division of the National Revolutionary Army. After receiving the guns, ammunition and salary issued by the army, he even took the gun back to the mountains to continue to be a bandit.
/kloc-at the beginning of 0/936, when He Long led the Red Second and Red Sixth Army Corps through Huangxian County, he wrote to Yao Dabang, warning him not to be stubborn and be enemies with the people. Instead of listening, Yao Dabang killed many wounded and sick people left by the Red Army and local people who helped the Red Army. A local farmer was forced to death by Yao Dabang because he led the Red Army across the road.
The Hunan-Guizhou border region has a special geographical position, with mountains high and emperors far away. At that time, the national government was too busy to take care of them because of the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army. It had to recruit them several times, repeatedly, and return to the old business after each benefit. The local national government was also very helpless to him.
1942, the "Qiandong Incident" broke out in Huangxian County. One of the initiators is Qin in Huangxian County, known as Qin Dashan. He contacted Ma Helin, Luo Dianqing and Yao Dabang in Yuping County successively and revolted together. Yao Dabang was then the captain of the mine police force in Tanggong Mine, with a large number of people and excellent weapons. Because this Qin Dashan is the father-in-law of Wu Dunming, the owner of the largest drugstore in the local county, and his family is very rich, Yao Dabang thinks it is profitable, so he promised Qin Dashan for a pretence and asked Qin Xian to pay him 40,000 silver dollars as military expenses. After getting the money, Yao pretended to promise to sacrifice the flag to send troops, but secretly found Li, the county magistrate of Yuping County, and told Qin Dashan of his plan to send troops to suppress it.
On the evening of August 23rd, Yao Dabang, Huang, Ma Helin and Luo Dianqing gathered with their team in Huangdao Township, Yuping County, ready to kill pigs and sacrifice flags. Just before the flag-laying ceremony, Yao Dabang said to the crowd, "This flag has been opened by a monk, and its magic is infinite. It can avoid guns. Let me try. " As soon as his voice fell, he raised his pistol and fired three shots at the flag, smashing it to pieces. Then he said, "This is a scam. You can't believe it." Then I drew my own team. Li, the county magistrate of Yuping County, immediately surrounded and shot the rest of the team members. In less than half an hour, Luo, Ma and Huang San were scattered. Qin Dashan asked Yao Dabang to send troops to help, and Yao Dabang immediately asked Qin for seventy thousand silver dollars to send troops. This time, Qin almost cleaned up all the money, but Yao Dabang refused to send troops. At this time, Qin realized that he had been cheated. In grief and anger, he jumped into the river and committed suicide.
It has been 50 years since Yao Dabang became a bandit and was wiped out by the PLA in 1950. I was able to survive for so long in the complicated environment at that time, which was inseparable from my insidious and suspicious personality.
Suspicious by nature, the gun never leaves.
Yao Dabang killed and robbed people, was heavily indebted with blood and made countless enemies. Therefore, I am afraid of being killed by revenge every day. His double guns never leave his body. When talking to others, he always puts his hands on the handle of the gun pinned to his waist so that he can draw his gun and fight back as quickly as possible. When eating, I always squat in the corner with a bowl in my hand, so as to observe the surrounding environment.
One day, a businessman went up the mountain to ask Yao Da for help. During their conversation, the businessman sneezed, so he put his hand into his pocket. Seeing this, Yao Dabang immediately pulled out a pistol at his waist and shot the businessman twice, knocking him to the ground. Others heard gunshots and rushed into the house, asking what had happened. Yao Dabang said angrily, "Look, this man is trying to kill me. If I don't kill him, he will pull out his gun and kill me! They lifted the dead man up, took out the hand he put in his pocket, and were startled to see him holding a handkerchief in his hand. Therefore, people who are familiar with Yao Dabang have a very vivid view of him, saying that Dabang is "more treacherous than a fox, smoother than a loach, fiercer than a tiger, and more poisonous than snakes and scorpions".
1In August, 940, the National Government sent troops to encircle Yao Dabang. One morning, the Qing army team sneaked into Yao Dabang's village before dawn. Yao Dabang, who had already got up, found a set of rags and rags, put them on, picked two barrels of dung with a pole, put two speed machines in the dung, pretended to be a farmer who picked dung, and swaggered down the mountain. When the team saw him, the captain asked, "Old man, is Yao Dabang on the mountain?" ? Yao Dabang pretended to be an honest farmer, changed the pole, and the spilled dung dripped on the captain's pants. The captain stepped back and asked again. Yao Dabang pointed to the mountain and said, "He just got up and was smoking a big cigarette in the house." The captain of the youth team quickly surrounded the past with military forces. At this time, Yao Dabang had already left the dung bucket, pulled out the speed machine and escaped with extraordinary flying skills.
After the Qing army entered the stockade, they found several of his wives and children, but they couldn't find Yao Dabang, so they asked one of Yao Dabang's wives. His wife said, "wasn't that old man who picked up dung just now Yao Dabang?" You didn't catch him? "The captain of the cleaning team realized this, but he couldn't catch up anywhere. He had no choice but to take away the stolen gold and silver with his wife and children and pick eight burdens.
Since then, Yao Dabang has been more vigilant. Every time he sleeps, he will light a stick of incense and tie it on his hands or feet. When the incense burns halfway and wakes him up, he will get up and go to another place to sleep. He has to change five or six places in one night before he feels practical. In this way, he escaped many times of encirclement and suppression, which is also a magic weapon of his experience as a bandit for more than 50 years. I have to say that although Yao Dabang has been a bandit leader for many years, it is not easy to escape the blow.
Because a carp refused to surrender to the PLA.
/kloc-in the winter of 0/949, the People's Liberation Army went to Huangjin County to suppress bandits in order to reduce losses. In order to avoid bloodshed, the people's government and the People's Liberation Army fought for Yao Dabang politically, asking him to understand the situation clearly and be close to the people. Yao Dabang also saw the unfavorable situation and had a plan to change his mind. On one occasion, Yao Ben wanted to surrender after breakfast. Because Yao Dabang loves to eat carp, the villagers nearby will send them to Yao Dabang when they catch fresh carp. When Yao Dabang was having breakfast, a villager sent Yao Dabang two fat live carp, each weighing three or four kilograms. The villagers shouted "Yao Gong, Carp"! Superstitious Yao Dabang turned pale when he saw the carp, and said, "The carp is hooked, which is a bad sign. You can't go. " In this way, he repeatedly rejected the persuasion of the PLA.
/kloc-in the winter of 0/949, the People's Liberation Army entered Huangxian County to suppress bandits, which sounded the death knell of Yao Dabang and others. In order to prevent the liberation of Xiangxi, Yang Yongqing, a gang leader who has been wooed by the Kuomintang and served as the garrison commander of the Kuomintang Zhijiang, came to Huangxian twice to find Yao Dabang in an attempt to expand the gang organization, and * * * prevented the PLA from attacking Xiangxi. In this way, Yao Dabang, as the deputy commander of the police, led the bandits to hide near Yuping County, waiting for an opportunity to attack the People's Liberation Army.
But in order to avoid unnecessary bloodshed and sacrifice, the PLA still wants to try its best to win the political battle. At that time, Hou Kechang, the rear office of the Second Field Army of the People's Liberation Army, called Yao Yingke, the eldest son of Yao Dabang, and said to him: "The PLA has the ability to liberate all China, but how many bandits can it destroy? Go home and persuade your father to understand the situation clearly, stop having illusions and continue to be enemies with the people. As long as he is willing to surrender, we will let bygones be bygones and be lenient with you to ensure the safety of your family. Don't hesitate! "
Yao Yingke, who returned to the stockade, told Yao Dabang what the PLA had said. While eating, Yao Dabang immediately got up, put one foot on the chair and put his right hand on his waist. He said: "The PLA's words are nice, but can you guarantee that they will honor their promises? Let me surrender, don't even think about it! " !
Bandits that have crisscrossed Xiangxi for more than 50 years have been wiped out by the People's Liberation Army.
Later, Pan Zhuangfei, the bandit leader in Qianyang County, Hunan Province, surrendered to the people's government and received preferential treatment. Yao Yingke took the opportunity to persuade Yao Dabang again: "The overall situation has been set and the situation is pressing. If we wait and wait, we will miss the opportunity. For the safety of the whole family, you should think twice, father. " Yao Dabang flew into a rage and pointed at Yao Yingke and shouted, "What do you know? You only read superficial articles. Do you know what people think? Get out if you're afraid of getting into trouble! Yao Yingke had no choice but to go down the mountain alone to find the People's Liberation Army. Yao Yingke also secretly gave 24 large and small guns from the Kuomintang Huangxian Party Department to the People's Liberation Army and went to Guizhou for self-study. /kloc-in the spring of 0/950, Yao Dabang gathered 600 bandits to attack Huangxian while the main force of the People's Liberation Army stationed in Huangxian went to Huaihua Support Center to wipe out bandits, and was defeated by the defenders.
On August 30th of the same year, Yao Dabang assembled more than 5,000 bandits from Hunan and Guizhou under the umbrella and became the "Deputy Commander of the Anti-* * Guerrilla Command" in an attempt to counterattack here. But these rabble are no match for the People's Liberation Army, and thousands of bandits were killed in one battle. Yao Dabang was defeated by Heqing Bay. The People's Liberation Army pursued the victory and wiped out Yao Dabang's remaining bandits in Heqing Bay. One of his sons, Yao, was killed on the spot and his daughter and son-in-law were captured alive.
Yao Dabang fled to the region with a dozen remaining bandits, and fought against some remaining bandits nearby, in an attempt to smuggle Yao across the river and return to the lair of Liulongshan to fight the PLA with its dangerous terrain. Due to the continuous encirclement and suppression of the People's Liberation Army, they are exhausted, short of clothes and food, and very embarrassed, just like beggars.
On February 25th, 65438, Yao Dabang met with bandits in Shi Liping to discuss the next plan. At the meeting, he said at the top of his lungs, "Our success or failure depends on this. If we can successfully cross the Duyao River, we will have a place to live. As long as we work together in Qi Xin in Qi Xin, the PLA's fight against bandits is over, and we can still eat hot dishes and drink spicy food! " ! Yao Dabang, who had a premonition that the general trend had gone, said: "Tears have fallen from the corner of his eyes, and the prestige that has been rampant in Xiangxi for more than half a century has long since disappeared."
At 12 that night, Yao Dabang and the bandits began to cross the river in secret according to the plan in advance. In fact, the PLA has long known about this plan. Under the command of Yang Jianpei, secretary of Huangxian County Committee of the Communist Party of China, the PLA and militia besieging Yao Dabang were ambushed across the He Shili River. When Yao Dabang's two boats approached the shore, the ambush troops immediately shot at them. The bandits immediately made a mess, and a boat turned around and fled, while Yao Dabang's boat capsized in panic and everyone on board fell into the river. The next day, the militia salvaged more than 10 bodies from the river, one of which was carrying a speed machine. After identification, this person is Yao Dabang!
This bandit, who had been entrenched in Xiangxi for more than 50 years, was finally eliminated with the arrival of the People's Liberation Army. Yao Dabang's death marks the elimination of bandits in Huangxian county for a hundred years.