The end of Leo Yang-fen was a5 dramatic as his meteoric rise to fame, "When his bandit army reached the borders of "Robber-lind" at the end of the second raid, it became apparent that the mili tary were after their "seal in deadly earnest. They were surrounded near Lushan on the southern border of their territory, and from then on, until the final round up at the stronghold in Great Dragon Mountain, there was a tunning fight between bandits and soldiers right across the bandit Lao had on his personal staff one. Ting Pao-cheng, of bandit extrac.
This Ting was something of a cross between a fox and a jackal, had been Lao's Fukuan (stof?
instant) in the army after the fit raid, but, smelling danger well shead of time, had succeeded obtaining a transfer to another unit. After the first famous rush of the bandits across the province, Ting, nan outpost, considered himself na position of peril if they should attack, But ho was able to fix things by betraying into their hands seme female captives from the household of his general and once more regained his position among the bandits on the staff of his chief.
The Silver of Judas then he foresaw that the game robber pals, with the ed: to deliver to them the head of his chief for so many pieces of silver, after which hho took into his confidence certain feandit rufMans, who bad. alr been "felt out." When the protsed bandit army had almost reached their fortress Lao, in the rear guard, was shot through the leg. But the faithful Ting was there to look after him. He sent on all but a selected few who were sufficient to provide for the Chief's transport. Then, when they were almost alone, loiterers who were not in the plot were quickly disposed of and Ting's own hand drove into his chieftain's back the knife which sent him to his account, a victim to the last of those for whose benefit he had appli unusual The sequel to this piece of perfidy. does not properly belong here but too good to be left unmentioned. The body of the dead chief was quickly hidden under some rocks, then all the conspirators hastened. after their comrades except Ting means previously arranged, carried the glad tidings to the soldiers. He was immediately sent back General at Pao-officer detailed a squad (o return, with Ting as guide and bring back the body as evidence. When this arrived it was sent to fication while Ting was detained at Pao-feng.
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