The true biography of Yaqiao, the first chivalrous king of the Republic of China

Chapter 18 "Song Jiang Second"

The strange case of the Republic of China.

At 1923:5 on May 6, 2 (the 50st day of the third month in the lunar calendar), the waning moon was in the sky, and the mountains and fields were silent.On Jinpu Road, the "blue steel skin" express train looks like a deep-sea blue eel. It bids farewell to Jiangsu from south to north, and speeds towards Lincheng, the first station on the border of Shandong. When the story of "Guerrilla" took place) about three kilometers away from Shagou Mountain, the train driver suddenly found that a section of the steel rail in front had been dismantled, so he braked urgently, but it was too late, and there were violent friction and impact sounds, mixed with The screams of the awakened passengers pierced the dark night sky.The huge inertia caused the No. 406 locomotive, No. 2713 mail car, and No. 4405 and No. 4406 third-class cars of the "Blue Steel" Express to derail and capsize.

When the people in the car were still in shock, a group of bandits emerged from the surrounding fields, swarmed up and robbed wantonly.The British businessman Roseman drew out his protective pistol, and was about to resist, but was shot to pieces the Tianling Gai.Subsequently, hundreds of bandits escorted 39 foreigners and 30 Chinese, and fled to Baodugu. Among the 39 foreigners, some were journalists attending the inauguration ceremony of the Gongjiaba embankment of the Yellow River in Shandong, and some were foreign tourists and businessmen.

"Gu" is a mountain with steep sides and a flat top.Baodu Gu belongs to the Yimeng Mountains. The main peak is located in Xiacun Township, Cangshan County, with an altitude of 584 meters.From a distance, Baodu Gu looks like an upside-down big bowl.The land in Guding is fertile, with dozens of acres of fertile land and dozens of caves on the mountainside. Baopu Gu was granted the title of Daoist Baopu, hence the name Baodugu.

The next day, newspapers in Beijing, Shanghai, Jinan and other places published the news that the "Blue Steel" express train was hijacked by bandits in a prominent position, and the whole world was shocked for a while.

On May 5, the envoys of Britain, the United States, France, Italy, and Belgium successively lodged the most severe protests to the Beijing government; Aliens hijacked, otherwise, every 7 hours, a certain amount of compensation must be added.The United States even wants to use troops stationed in China to rescue Cangshan County by force, without the support of other countries.

Cao Kun, the president of the Beiyang Government, was furious and ordered Shandong Governor Tian Zhongyu to commit crimes and make meritorious service.These warlords originally wanted to send heavy troops to encircle and suppress, but the foreign ministers firmly opposed it in order to ensure the personal safety of the expatriates.The only way is to negotiate.Then, Tian Zhongyu, the governor of Shandong, Xiong Bingqi, the governor of Shandong, Wu Yulin, the chief of communications, Chen Tiaoyuan, the guardian of Xuhai, and Wen Shizhen, a negotiator from Jiangsu, arrived one after another.The special cars of foreign consuls and military attaches stationed in China were all parked at Lincheng Station, which was very lively.Reporters from various newspapers and family members of the hostages came in droves. Zaozhuang, a "water town in the north of the Yangtze River and an ancient canal city", immediately became the focus of global attention.People wondered: Who is Sun Meiyao, the bandit leader of Baodugu, who dared to make such a big international joke?

In fact, the Sun family was also forced to go to Liangshan.The Sun family used to be a big family in Zaozhuang, there were six Sun brothers, the eldest was called Sun Meizhu, and the fifth was called Sun Meiyao.Sun Meizhu can read and write, and she is a scholar.His family has more than 300 mu of fertile land, dozens of houses, herds of cattle and horses, and he also opened a hotel and an oil workshop. His small life is very nourishing.However, in the wilderness and turmoil of the past, people suffering from hunger and cold had no choice but to take risks and become bandits in order to survive.The Sun family tree is very popular and is often robbed by bandits; the officers and soldiers who encircled and suppressed the bandits not only failed to help eliminate the banditry, but also extorted many times on charges such as Sun Jia's gangsterism.In the wheel battle between bandits and officers and soldiers, the Sun family suffered heavy losses and suffered terribly.The Sun family hated officials more than bandits.

In December 1919, a group of bandits broke into the Sun Family Manor in Fuzhuang Township and kidnapped the Sun family's parents to the mountain. The grand father was threatened and tortured to death by the bandits, and the grand mother became insane due to excessive fright.Sun Meizhu and Sun Meiyao went to the government to report the case, but they opened their mouths and extorted a large amount of money, but they did not send troops for a long time.On the Qingming Festival of the following year, after visiting the ancestral grave, the brothers drank their sorrows with wine.Sun Meizhu looked up to the sky and sighed: "What kind of world is this? Instead of being angry at both sides, it is better to fight poison with poison and join the team to do it yourself!" Sun Meiyao slapped her thigh and immediately responded: "Brother is right, people live in the world, and sooner or later they will die There are three Ruan brothers in Liangshanbo, why can’t we be the six Sun brothers and do a big job.” Others were also deeply disappointed by the government’s inaction and echoed.So, the Sun brothers sold the land separately, gave the cattle and horses to the villagers, bought a batch of guns and ammunition, and went to Baodugu.Sun Meizhu originally wanted to keep the Sun Family Manor for future use.Sun Meiyao said: "What we are doing now is the only way forward, and there is no way out. If you are attached to the way out, you will die." Therefore, he ordered his subordinates to pour kerosene on the fire, and lit the fire himself.The Sun Family Manor was so blazing that it burned for two days and three nights, and could be seen from more than ten miles away.After hearing the news, the large and small groups of bandits came to seek refuge one after another. Not long after, Sun Meizhu's "Shandong Jianguo Autonomous Army" had 12 troops.Later, in a battle, Sun Meizhu was killed, and Sun Meiyao was elected as the "big master" by everyone.

In 1923, Sun Meiyao was only 25 years old, which was the age when she was very powerful and dared to take the lead.After the carjacking in Lincheng, he negotiated with the authorities many times, but it was difficult to reach an agreement due to mutual distrust between the two parties.In order to put pressure on the authorities, Sun Meiyao ordered his subordinates to shoot and demonstrate, and the five Chinese hostages were "torn up."When the news came out, the great powers were furious. Cao Kun was like an ant in a hot pot, restless; Tanaka Yu, Xiong Bingqi and Wu Yulin were like discouraged balls, helpless.Just when the stalemate was difficult to break, Chen Tiaoyuan, the guardian of Xu Hai, stepped forward.

Chen Tiaoyuan grew up drinking water from Baiyangdian Lake.He is from Tongkou Village, Anxin County, Hebei Province. Born in a peasant family on November 1886, 11.His father died early, and the life of the three members of the family depended on the meager income of his mother, Yang, and his sister weaving reed mats. They grew up hungry and cold. At the age of 12, relying on his height, he lied about his age and became a soldier.He has been battle-tested for a long time, possesses both wisdom and courage, can speak well, and has a special ability to win over people. He has become a rising star of the Beiyang Army in his early years.

With bare hands, Chen Tiaoyuan led more than 20 negotiators to the foot of Baodu Gu, and was hoisted to the top of the Gu by ropes.He overlooked the ravine, secretly surprised.In the days when there were no helicopters, Baodugu was heavily defended, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and had sufficient ammunition, food, grass, and drinking water. No matter how many troops there were, they could only hope and sigh, unable to do anything.

When Chen Tiaoyuan went up the mountain, he was essentially acting as a hostage, and his life was in danger at any time.But he talks and laughs happily, drinks and eats when he has wine, and is free and unrestrained, just like returning to an old friend's home.At the reception banquet, he saw that Sun Meiyao's eyes were red and swollen, so he asked him if he was sick, and Sun Meiyao said that he had stayed up late for the past few days.Chen Tiaoyuan took out a pair of sunglasses from his pocket, put them on for him with his own hands, and said cordially: "Brother, it will be better if you wear these. You are the master of a village, you should take extra care of yourself!" Sun Meiyao was very grateful in her heart.

In fact, Chen Tiaoyuan is a dumb man eating dumplings - he knows it well.

When he came to the city, Chen Tiaoyuan brought two brigades, which were originally intended to assist the Shandong government army in suppressing bandits, but now they were assigned a new purpose by him.If Sun Meiyao released the meat ticket according to the agreement, and Tian Zhongyu broke his promise and launched a siege on Baodugu, then his two brigades would use force to stop him to ensure his personal safety; If he goes down the mountain, his two brigades will attack first, and Sun Meiyao will die without a place to bury him.

On June 6, after a lot of bargaining, Chen Tiaoyuan and Sun Meiyao reached an agreement: the government troops who encircled and suppressed Baodugu will all withdraw to their original places; the Beijing government promised to recruit 12 members of Sun Meiyao's "Shandong Jianguo Autonomous Army" and pay military expenses 3000 yuan.Afterwards, Sun Meiyao released all Fanpiao and Huapiao. On the 8.5th, the Baodugu bandits were formally reorganized into the new No.27 Brigade in Shandong, and Sun Meiyao became the brigade commander.

Chen Tiaoyuan broke into the tiger's lair alone, rescued the hostages, and gained a great reputation. He was hailed as a "Huang Tianba-style hero" by Chinese and foreign media. On August 8, the Regent Cabinet in Beijing rewarded him heavily and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of bandit suppression in the four provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Henan.

"What happened to Sun Meiyao?" Kan Peilin asked anxiously.

Wang Yaqiao took a sip of boiled water, sighed, and said, "What else can he do? Since ancient times, the government has been dishonest and demolished bridges across rivers. After the carjacking case in Lincheng subsided, Tian Zhongyu felt bitter about it, thinking that Sun Meiyao made him lose face. It was a big loss. But he couldn't attack by force. Sun Meiyao had thousands of guns in his hand, so it was difficult to deal with. So he instructed Zhang Peirong, the guard of Yanzhou, to do it with a camera. Zhang Peirong learned that Sun Meiyao liked to fight quail, so he used his plan. December 12 , he set up a feast to play quail with Sun Meiyao. Sun Meiyao believed that there was an agreement to be based on, and many high-ranking officials and celebrities at home and abroad guaranteed that he had a large army in his hand, and the government could not live up to his words. Besides, Zhang Peirong was his newly sworn master So, I left as promised. As a result, at the Hongmen banquet, Sun Meiyao was shot dead by Zhang Peirong's men, and more than 19 officers above the battalion were executed. Afterwards, Zhang Peirong cut off Sun Meiyao's head and sent it to Jinan, the provincial capital, for acceptance by Tanaka Yu' 'Afterwards, it was stored in the Shandong Provincial Museum and exhibited publicly. Sun Meiyao, a hero of the generation, became the 'Second Song Jiang', which is so sad!"

On February 1927, 2, when ammunition and food were exhausted, Wang Yaqiao decided to break out of the encirclement separately on New Year's Eve.At 1 o'clock in the evening, the sky was as dark as ink, and the firecrackers in the villages by the lake were crackling, and magic bullets shot across the night sky like shooting stars.Wang Yaqiao himself led a group to land on the north shore of the lake; the other group, led by Kan Peilin, marched to the south shore of the lake.As a result, Wang Yaqiao's team got out of the "big net", while Kan Peilin's team was discovered by the enemy.Kan Peilin fought and retreated, but the enemy clung to him, chasing and intercepting him.Kan Peilin's team fled to Shuikou Town, Laian County, and was captured alive by the enemy.At noon on the first day of the Lunar New Year, when he received the battle report, Chen Tiaoyuan put down his wine glass, thought for a while, and said, "It's unlucky for those who celebrate the Chinese New Year to start killing. It's also a disaster to keep these unscrupulous people... just dig a big hole and kill them." Buried alive. Remember, they must be buried together. After all, these people are brothers who live and die together!"

Kan Peilin, Zhang Zaizhong, Yin Aitang, Liu Xingwu and others were buried alive.When Wang Yaqiao got the news, he looked up to the sky and shouted: "You idiot Chen, you idiot Chen! In this life, if I can't kill you, a great warlord, with my own hands, I will write my surname upside down!"

(End of this chapter)