Du Lisan was a well-known bandit leader in the northeast in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of ChinaThe big guy in the Qingmakan area. He has good riding skills, accurate marksmanship, and many bandits under himThe bandit leaders of the area had to come and see him. Du Lisan fought with the ** people, and also participated in the Japanese East Asian Volunteers, which caused a lot of trouble to the Russian army. But how could he die in the end at the hands of Zhang Zuolin? It all started with a bandit crackdown in 1902.
Du Lisan was born in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1880).His family settled in Qingmakan Village, Liaozhong District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. Due to its large power, it controls the western Liaoning regionThe Manchu Qing Dynasty called him a "giant bandit in western Liaoning". Du Lisan is not like Zhang Zuolin, he can be described as a bandit who is a family heirloom. His father, Du Baozeng, was also a well-known bandit leader in the late Qing Dynasty. With such a family background, Du Lisan naturally stepped into the ranks of bandits.
Du Lisan has been roaming the rivers and lakes since he was 12 years old, but when he was 16 years old, an event occurred that changed his life. His clan uncle Du Baoxing betrayed the family and denounced his father to the government, which led to Du Baozeng's execution, and Du Baoxing even planned to sell Du Lisan's mother. At first, Du's mother wanted to hide her son's matter, after all, in the face of the powerful Du Baoxing, the young Du Lisan seemed to be powerless. However, on Chinese New Year's Eve, the grief-stricken Du Mu finally failed to hide the pain in her heartwas detected by Du Lisan. Under Du Lisan's questioning, Du Mu had no choice but to tell him everything.
Faced with the betrayal of his family and the tragedy of his father, he did not choose to escape, but on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, he led his subordinates to carefully plan to arrest Du Baoxing and his son. He then resolutely executed them, and as soon as he reported the revenge of his father's murder, this move also made his reputation famous in the rivers and lakes. From this moment on, Du Lisan's status in the rivers and lakes is no longer an ordinary banditRather, an awesome hero.
In just a few years, Du Lisan quickly rose to prominence and became a prominent bandit leader in the area. Du Lisan led a group of fierce bandits and plundered everywhereIt has brought endless suffering to the local people. He not only learned the methods of the landlords, collecting grain and taxes from the peasants, but also made the common people live in misery. As his power grew, many people were eager to join his ranks, hoping to share in his glory.
Joining Du Lisan's team was not an easy task, and everyone who wanted to become his subordinate had to go through a rigorous test. The way the test is conducted is very distinctive, and each candidate needs to place an egg on top of their headDu Lisan, on the other hand, would stand fifty meters away and shoot the eggs with unmistakable accuracy.
Only those who were able to remain calm during the two rounds of shooting, who did not lose incontinence due to fear, and who were lucky enough to survive, were qualified to become Du Lisan's cronies. The members screened out by this selection method are all bold and carefulTough guy with a lot of luck. With the passage of time, Du Lisan not only has a stable economy, but also gathers a group of cronies who dare to work hard, thus sitting on the throne of the largest bandit leader in the local area.
In the autumn of 1902, a crackdown on Du Lisan was launched. The Lianzhuang Society, together with the troops of Haicheng County and Yingkou Pacification Battalion, totaling about 1,000 people, launched a direct attack on Du Lisan's base - Qianjiala Village. In the face of a sudden enemy attack, Du Lisan quickly responded. But he did not choose to face it head-on, but adopted a more flexible tactic - taking the initiative to retreat and lure the enemy deeper. He led the enemy forces into the well-laid out village of Rear Lag.
The village has strong walls and forts, as well as numerous houses. Seeing that the time was ripe, Du Lisan ordered a general encirclement and launched a fierce attack on the enemy troops who entered the village. The soldiers of the Lianzhuang Society tried to break through several times, but all failed, and they were trapped in the village for three days, running out of foodCaught in a desperate situation.
At this critical juncture, Du Lisan ordered his subordinates to make earthen cannons, use hollowed-out tree trunks, wrap iron sheets, fill them with gunpowder and iron nails and gravel, and carry out a fierce bombardment of Houjiala Village. Upon learning that their team was trapped, the Lianzhuang would rush to seek assistanceHowever, its own troops are limited and cannot be rescued independently.
At this time, they asked for help from the ** artillery stationed nearby. This Russian army is located seven or eight miles southwest of QingmakanAt the request of the Lianzhuang Association, artillery was set up to bombard the village of Houjiala. Although the direct damage caused by the shells to Du Lisan's team was limited, Du Lisan was jealous of the firepower of ** and could not judge the true strength of the enemy, so he chose to retreat. This incident made Du Lisan and the ** people have a deep hatred.
With the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the ** Navy suffered heavy losses in Arthur,Reinforcements were urgently needed, so Cossack cavalry was sent to support. In order to stop the reinforcement of the Cossack cavalry, the Japanese thought of using the power of Du Lisan. In order to win over Du Lisan, the Japanese spared no expense and provided a large amount of money and arms.
Du Lisan accepted the Japanese funding and led his troops to the Taonan area. They resorted to the tactics of surprise attacks on the road, which, contrary to the expectations of the Cossack cavalry, launched a fierce attack on them. Although the Cossack cavalry was known for their bravery, they could only hastily deploy in response to Du Lisan's surprise attack. When they were ready to counterattack, Du Lisan had already retreated quicklyLeave no trace.
The Cossack cavalry continued to advance, but Du Lisan, who always seemed to accurately anticipate their movements, reappeared in their path and launched a new round of attacks. This tactic of striking and fleeing seriously delayed the pace of the march of the Cossack cavalryThis makes it impossible for them to reach the battlefield in time. In the end, due to the late arrival of reinforcements, the ** army suffered a crushing defeat on the battlefield of Arthur.
Du Lisan, after experiencing the confrontation with the Russian army, became more and more arrogant, not only occupying a large area of civilian land, but also wantonly abducting women from good familiesIt seems that he has become the "soil emperor" of one party. Therefore, Zhang Zuolin received a secret order to capture Du Lisan, and he knew that to deal with such a strongman rampant in the Northeast, it was far from enough to rely on force alone.
So Zhang Zuolin planned to take advantage of the brotherly relationship between him and Du Lisan to send someone to convey the government's intention to recruit peace to Du Lisan. This brotherhood stems from a skirmish between the two in the past, which is eventually reconciled through the efforts of the mediator and becomes a life-and-death friendship. But Du Lisan was not easy to deal with, and he politely rejected Zhang Zuolin's first appeasement.
Zhang Zuolin was unwilling to give up, he came up with a new plan, and personally brought gifts to visit a local famous talent Du Panlin. This Xiucai is not only a knowledgeable reader,is still Du Lisan's respected uncle, and the two have a close relationship.
In those turbulent times, there were very few people who could concentrate on reading, so those who possessed knowledge were especially respected. Du Panlin himself has a lot of complaints about Du Lisan's careerCoupled with Zhang Zuolin's sincere invitation and official position,He finally agreed to Zhang Zuolin and became a key figure in this recruitment plan.
Du Panlin immediately wrote to Du Lisan and persuaded him: "Bandits are not a lifelong career, and Liangshan is not a long-term place. If there is an opportunity to recruit security, it can not only show glory, but also light the lintel. Du Lisan has always attached importance to the opinions of scholars, and decided to accept Zhao'an after receiving the letter. But his cautious nature led him to bring a large number of his men with him, just in case.
He never expected that Zhang Zuolin's preparations would be more thorough. Near the scheduled guest house, Zhang Zuolin had already laid an impenetrable trap, just waiting for Du Lisan to throw himself into the net.
As expected, Zhang Zuolin's careful layout worked. During the meeting with Du Lisan, he used his defenselessness to successfully capture him. According to the decision of the Governor's Palace, Du Lisan was executed that night, ending his short but legendary life at the age of twenty-seven or eighteen. At this time, Du Panlin was still in the inn of Xinmin Mansion, looking forward to meeting Du Lisan, but unexpectedly waiting for the news of Du Lisan's tragic fate.
Du Panlin was shocked and angry, but also deeply remorseful. He was worried that Du Lisan's followers would come to him for revenge, so he hurriedly wrote a memorial article, expressing his grief that he was deceived by Zhang Zuolin and inadvertently led to Du Lisan's death. In the article, he quoted allusions from the Eastern Jin Dynasty and expressed that although he did not kill Du Lisan with his own handsbut the helplessness and remorse that killed him because of himself.
Ginger is still old and spicy. Du Panlin, a scholar, was finally toyed with by the scheming Zhang Zuolin. And Du Lisan, although he was brave, he was defeated by Zhang Zuolin in terms of wisdom, and he failed to escape the whirlpool of politics and power after all.
Reference: "Records of Bandits in Modern China".