Wang Yaqiao's name made the Kuomintang ** important members frightened, and even the famous Kuomintang spy Shen Zui once said: "The world is afraid of the devil, and the devil is even more afraid of Wang Yaqiao." ”
Wang Yaqiao's idea of assassination was formed as early as the beginning of his revolution. After the Xinhai Revolution, he did hard work in Shanghai, but his revolutionary ideas were still very radical, and he even suggested that Sun Yat-sen set up an assassination organization to deal with the reactionary warlords.
Although Sun Yat-sen reminded him: "The solution to the revolutionary problem does not lie in killing one or two people." Wang Yaqiao still insists that assassination is a quick way to solve problems.
Because of his righteousness and impartiality, he established a wide network among the workers in Shanghai and founded his own gang. More and more people joined his organization, armed with sharp axes, and soon plunged Shanghai into chaos.
Even the people of the Green Gang can't compete with them. As the gang grew, Wang Yaqiao finally had the opportunity to put his assassination theory into practice. The first victim was Xu Guoliang, the head of the Shanghai Police Department in Songhu.
As an important figure in old Shanghai, Xu Guoliang's position was not achieved overnight, and he once carried out large-scale repression of patriots and revolutionaries, which brought him into Wang Yaqiao's sight.
Wang Yaqiao chose him as a target for this reason.
In 1931, Chiang Kai-shek staged a counter-revolutionary coup d'état, ending Sun Yat-sen's policy of cooperation, which angered Wang Yaqiao and pointed the finger directly at Chiang Kai-shek.
However, this directly offended Chiang Kai-shek and put Wang Yaqiao in greater danger. Despite this, Wang Yaqiao has long put life and death aside, and he insists on his beliefs in order to achieve his goals.
Four years later, in November, the Kuomintang held a congress in which all major news organizations were present. After the opening ceremony, everyone gathered in front of the conference hall to take a group photo. Everyone was waiting for Chiang Kai-shek's arrival, but he did not show up for a long time.
As the executive premier, Wang Jingwei had no choice but to stand in the middle and lead everyone to take pictures. Wang Yaqiao's subordinates originally targeted Chiang Kai-shek, but he did not see Chiang Kai-shek, so he temporarily changed his mind and decided to attack Wang Jingwei.
For Wang Yaqiao, both Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei were his enemies.
Disabled by three shots, Wang Jingwei fell into a sick bed from then on, although he did not die, but in the future, it was difficult and finally died. With Wang Jingwei's position in power at the time, the assassination caused an uproar throughout China.
Wang Jingwei's wife even personally sought Chiang Kai-shek's theory, and rumors of Chiang Kai-shek's plan were still circulating in the market, which put Chiang Kai-shek in a predicament. In desperation, Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to find his spy boss Dai Li and ask him to solve the case as soon as possible.
After Dai Li accepted the task, he immediately suspected that Wang Yaqiao had done it, because except for him, I am afraid that no one would dare to make such a big move, and the muzzle of the gun was not originally aimed at Wang Jingwei.
After a detailed investigation, Dai Li's inference was confirmed.
After learning what had happened, Chiang Kai-shek felt both happy and angry. He was glad that he was not involved in the assassination of Wang Jingwei, but he also realized that the target of the incident was clearly himself.
He began to feel angry because he knew that as long as Wang Yaqiao was still around, his life would be seriously threatened. After this incident, Wang Yaqiao's value increased from the original 100,000 to 1 million, whether it is life or death, it is worth such a **.
Chiang Kai-shek's words were full of threats, and the relationship between Dai and Wang Yaqiao was very close. Dai Li used to be the ** under Wang Yaqiao, and he applied for the 6th phase of the Whampoa Military Academy under the recommendation of Wang Yaqiao, thus starting his road to prosperity.
However, now they have embarked on different paths. Dai Li knew that Wang Yaqiao was powerful, so he didn't want to offend him easily, but due to Chiang Kai-shek's repeated urging, he could only arrest him.
Wang Jingwei had an accident, Chiang Kai-shek was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, if this matter was not handled properly, he was afraid that he would lose his black yarn hat. Under these circumstances, Dai Li decided to arrest Wang Yaqiao no matter what.
However, Wang Yaqiao was an erratic figure, while Chiang Kai-shek and Dai Li had the advantage of being powerful, one acting in the shadows and the other in the open. This is undoubtedly an extremely difficult task for Dai Li.
Despite Wang Yaqiao's fame in Shanghai, there is another important figure in his environment that cannot be ignored: Du Yuesheng.
After the "412" incident, Chiang Kai-shek awarded Du Yuesheng the rank of "major general", and his mansion became a gathering place for celebrities, which was very lively. His henchmen everywhere also became an important force for Chiang Kai-shek to establish prestige in Shanghai.
After settling down, Du Yuesheng occupied an important position in the gang, political and business circles, and became the "emperor" of Shanghai. The struggle between Wang Yaqiao and Du Yuesheng was not made public, because he was afraid of death.
During the Shanghai Tan era, they had conflicts.
Wang Yaqiao relied on the killer list to earn a steamship named "Jiang'an", which brought him a lot of benefits, so he attached great importance to it and sent his own manager to operate it.
However, the ship's original manager was the nephew of Zhang Xiaolin, one of the Big Three in Shanghai, and Du Yuesheng's apprentice, and there was a legal contract. Seeing Wang Yaqiao's people on the boat, the original manager was reluctant to admit it, and even beat the new manager, which made Wang Yaqiao very angry.
He blew Zhang Xiaolin's home into a big hole, Zhang Xiaolin was unwilling and planned to settle accounts with Wang Yaqiao, but was stopped by Du Yuesheng.
Du Yuesheng said to Wang Yaqiao politely: "If we still settle disputes with brawls, it will make the scene smaller. Considering that Zhang Xiaolin was coming, hundreds of people from the Axe Gang were waiting on the dock, however, Wang Yaqiao only waited for Du Yuesheng and the three people around him.
The negotiations between the two sides did not intensify, mainly because Du Yuesheng always maintained a polite and decent attitude. Wang Yaqiao proposed that it would be fine if he cut down the beaters, but Du Yuesheng said: "Why should Brother Yaqiao be angry with a few little brothers?
Today, I am here to apologize to you on their behalf, and tomorrow I will let them come to the door to apologize, and all the related costs will be borne by me. Seeing Du Yuesheng showing weakness to himself, Wang Yaqiao also restrained his anger and turned to ask about the ownership of the ship.
When Du Yuesheng dealt with the issue of Wang Yaqiao's ship, he showed his rational side. He realized the existence of the contract and decided to return the ship to Wang Yaqiao, taking this as an opportunity to establish friendship with Wang Yaqiao.
He didn't want to offend Wang Yaqiao, and at the same time, he also took into account Zhang Xiaolin's feelings and persuaded Zhang Xiaolin not to fight with outlaws over trivial matters. Du Yuesheng's beatings and killings are mainly out of financial interests, which is different from Wang Yaqiao's ideals and beliefs.
During that period, Wang Yaqiao was lawless with his extreme methods, even if Chiang Kai-shek offered a reward of 1 million, the spy leader Dai Li was helpless, and Du Yuesheng also chose to avoid disputes.
Although Wang Yaqiao and Du Yuesheng have very different styles, Du's sleekness keeps them in harmony in Shanghai. During the war years, the two behaved in similar ways. Du generously donated, and Wang adhered to his own business and was hailed"The devil"。
In January 1932, Japan planned the Shanghai Incident, and Shirakawa Yoshinori assumed the post of commander of the Shanghai Dispatch and commanded the Ninth Division and other troops to invade China. At this critical moment, Shirakawa Yoshiro became a thorn in Wang Yaqiao's side.
On the occasion of Japan's "Tianchang Festival," the Japanese troops remaining in Shanghai held a meeting to congratulate victory in Hongkou Park. Wang Yaqiao saw this as a great opportunity, and he asked Yoon Bong-gil to infiltrate the park with a bomb.
After Shirakawa Yoshinori held a military parade on the spot, he held another "military party". Just as the Japanese national anthem sounded, Yoon Bong-gil suddenly dropped a bomb on the review stand, and the huge ** force blew up the review stand, and Shirakawa Yoshinori died of serious injuries.
This incident attracted the great attention of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, and Wang Yaqiao became a symbol of the "devil". In 1936, Dai Li personally led people to Hong Kong to arrest Wang Yaqiao, which is rare in records.
Wang Yaqiao expected Dai Li's trick, so he went to Guangxi in advance, he thought that Guangxi was Li Zongren's territory, and there was a gap between Li and Jiang, so it was safer to choose to go to Guangxi.
Dai Li originally planned to go to Hong Kong, but Wang Yaqiao's sudden disappearance was a blow to Chiang Kai-shek, who always felt that there was a gun in the dark that threatened him at any time, and he lived a frightened life.
When he was desperate, Dai Li remembered that Yu Likui, who was under Wang Yaqiao, had a concubine named Wanjun, she was very familiar with Wang Yaqiao, and Wang Yaqiao was usually very righteous, so she might be able to use Wanjun to find a breakthrough.
Dai Li didn't have much effort to find Wanjun in Hong Kong and coaxed her to say that Chiang Kai-shek valued Wang Yaqiao, so that everyone didn't have to live this kind of fearful life.
Wanjun has always sung to her husband, and she has no judgment on these things. Under Dai Li's persuasion, she agreed to assist the spies in finding Wang Yaqiao's whereabouts. Wanjun inquired around, and a few days later told Dai Li, Wang Yaqiao, that he was in Wuzhou, Guangxi.
Dai Li's excitement when he heard the news, as if he had found a long-lost treasure. In September of the same year, Wanjun defected to Wang Yaqiao on the grounds of life difficulties, and said that there was an urgent matter that needed to talk to him face-to-face.
Wang Yaqiao saw that it was his younger brother and sister who had been with him for many years, and agreed without thinking. However, it was this righteousness that brought Wang Yaqiao to a tragic end. According to the agreed time, Wang Yaqiao came to Wanjun's residence, and as soon as he entered the door, he was blinded by the lime thrown by the spies.
At this time, Wang Yaqiao reacted and started a fierce fight with the spies. However, being outnumbered, he was eventually shot five times and stabbed three times and died heroically.
Wanjun betrayed Wang Yaqiao to a miserable end, and was also executed by the spies. Although Wang Yaqiao's behavior is cruel, he is actually affectionate. Dai Li knew Wang Yaqiao well and finally found his Achilles' heel.