Yang Yongqing Yang Yongqing (1886- 1950), a native of Zhijiang, Hunan Province, was born as a gangster. He used to be the brigade commander of Xiang Army 1 Division Major General 17, the brigade commander of the National Revolutionary Army and the commander of Lieutenant General. 1928 was downsized and changed to Major General Brigadier. He left his post and returned to his hometown because of his lower position.
Back at home, Yang Yongqing has a place to play. He founded the "Chu-Han Palace" and became the largest gangster organization in western Hunan. He was appointed as the leading uncle, and Pan Zhuangfei and Yang Chunpu were appointed as the deputy leading uncles.
Chu-Han Palace forced the masses to join the partnership by force, demanding that they must pay for their guns. If anyone resists, he orders Zeng Xixi, the killer who specializes in execution in the gang, to take someone to kill him. Therefore, the Chu-Han Palace has made great progress.
1930, Yang Yongqing served as the chairman of the joint police association of counties in the upper reaches of Xiangxi, and 1935 served as the commander-in-chief of the joint defense bandits in seven counties of Xiangxi appeasement office. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Yang Yongqing served as the temporary 13 brigade commander of the 70th Army and the major general of the Hunan People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Corps.
It can be seen that Yang Yongqing is a powerful figure among bandits in western Hunan. He holds many posts, is also an official and a bandit, and also helps the army.
Bai Chongxi sent him sweet dates 1949. In July, Bai Chongxi, the military and political chief of the Kuomintang in Central China, went to Zhijiang, hosted a banquet for gang leaders, encouraged them, and tried to stop the PLA in Hunan.
Bai Chongxi shook hands with these gangsters one by one, paying homage to them. He liked Yang Yongqing, the bandit leader of Xiangxi, and made an alliance with him. Subsequently, Yang Yongqing was appointed commander of Xiangxi column and commander of Zhijiang police, and Bai Chongxi also gave him a radio station, 3,000 silver dollars and 10,000 bullets.
In fact, Bai Chongxi also has his own agenda. He is bent on "divide and rule", and he and Li Zongren will take over half of the south of the Yangtze River. He wooed and used these bandit leaders to arrange the whole game for him.
Yang Yongqing's point of no return1At the beginning of August, 949, the anti-Chiang uprising led by Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren disintegrated the old-fashioned powerhouse in southwest China, and the People's Liberation Army advanced to the southwest in two ways.
At this time, Yang Yongqing, commander of Xiangxi column and commander of Zhijiang police, wanted to give it a try and ordered his men to raise money to buy guns, determined to fight the People's Liberation Army in World War I. ..
In order to stop the PLA from advancing, they took measures such as disrupting traffic and blow up bridges. At the same time, they burned and looted in liberated rural areas, killed farmers' associations and snatched five or six thousand cows.
After the People's Liberation Army occupied Zhijiang County, Yang Yongqing organized a counterattack, contacted bandits from all walks of life and fought a decisive battle with the People's Liberation Army. The so-called "chicken coop plan" was also formulated in an attempt to introduce the PLA into the encirclement they set up.
1950 In the spring, four regiments of the People's Liberation Army surrounded a large group of bandits headed by Yang Yongqing in Mayang area. After fierce fighting, more than 600 bandits were killed, wounded and captured. But Yang Yongqing and other important gangsters took the opportunity to escape.
In order to annihilate the remaining bandits, the People's Liberation Army and the local people carried out a large-scale search, adopted a dragnet search, narrowed the hiding range of bandits, and captured some remaining bandits.
Yang Yongqing and her adopted daughter Huang Yujiao hid in the ancient tomb of the barren mountain for several days. When they see it, they will be caught and have to pretend to escape. Yang Yongqing disguised herself as a bride and Huang Yujiao as a matchmaker. 1October 20th 1950, 165438+ was captured by the PLA.
The other gangsters didn't escape. Yao Dabang pretended to be a farmer and was arrested.
Shi Xingzhou hid in a cesspit and was found to smell bad.
Yun Fei, the leader of Wang Miao, was killed by soldiers and civilians.
Zhang fled in the mountains for more than two months, was reported by a child, and was killed while fleeing. ...
On February 26th, Yang Yongqing was executed.