The difficult terrain had made it ideal of the hideout of bandits, which had plagued the local region for more than a century, and by the end of 1949, the local bandits were led by Shi Xingzhou (师兴周).
The difficult terrain had made it ideal of the hideout of bandits. Bandits had plagued the local region for more than a century. The local bandits were led by Shi Xingzhou (师兴周). This was by the end of 1949.