Wang Youduan was a scholar of Ding Weike in the 27th year of Daoguang (1847). In the 2nd year of Xianfeng (1852), he was in charge of the household department and moved to Yuanwai Langzhong. [4] Xianfeng five years (1855) was the route for providing grain in Zhejiang. Xianfeng nine years (1859) as Zhejiang's envoy. In the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), Taiping Army prepared to attack Zhejiang. You Duan suggested to Governor Luo Zundian: "The troops on the Anhui border are weak and Huzhou is empty. Please prepare Guangde quickly. " As a result, when the situation was critical, it was too late to send troops again. The Taiping Army went straight to the gate of Hangzhou, and friends suggested building trenches at Yongjinmen and Qingbomen, which was sinister and was not adopted by Luo Zundian. The Taiping Army attacked the city by acupoints, and the friendly army offered a reward of 3,000 to recruit death squads to attack the city, but it was defeated because the firearms did not burn in the rain. Before he died, he wrote the words "Zhejiang Buzheng Wang Youduan" on his clothes. The imperial court posthumously awarded the title of riding a surname and gave it to posthumous title. There is a biography of the draft of Qing history.
You can consult
Zhejiang Zhongyi Record (volume 1), page 4 1.
Qing history museum biography no.6964
"History of Qing Dynasty Draft" Volume 395 "Biography of Luo Zundian": "When Hangzhou fell, Wang Youduan, Ye Kun, Ning Shaotai Road Mao, Ma Angxiao, Ren and Li, the magistrate of Hangzhou, died together."
Biography of Qing National History Museum (No.5, 2009)
"History of Qing Dynasty Draft" Volume 395 Biography 182 Biography of Wang Youduan: "Youduan was born in Wuyuan, Anhui. In the twenty-seventh year of Daoguang, he was a scholar, head of the household department, and moved to a doctor. Zhejiang out of the route for providing foodstuff, the ministry dispatched envoys. Guangdong bandits caught a glimpse of Zhejiang and said in the ceremony: "Anhui border troops are weak and Huzhou is empty." Please prepare Guangde quickly. "It is common to send troops in an emergency. The thief then drove to the gate. Without saying anything, his friend asked him to set up two gates, namely, the gold rush gate and the clear wave gate, as horns. Thieves attack the city at acupoints, and friends hang gold for 3,000 yuan to come back to life. In case of rain, the firearm will fail without burning. When he died, he wrote the book "Zhejiang Buzheng Wang Youduan" on the throne and gave it to the riding captain as an official position. "