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[The China Project] White Wolf: The great bandit of early Republican China

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The White Wolf's Origins

Bylong was born in 1873 into a wealthy rural family. He enlisted in the Bayoung army for a short time, then turned to banditry. Bylong's armies continued to grow in size, fueled by policies like opening prisons and offering deserters double their salary if they would join him.

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