Chinese Name: Ou Peng

Japanese Name: Ma’unkinshi Ōhō

Rank: 48th of the 108 Stars of Destiny

Nickname: Golden Wings Brushing the Clouds 

Ou Peng was a soldier from Huangzhou, but became frustrated with his superior officer and left to become a bandit. He became one of the top leaders of the bandit gang at Huangmen Mountain alongside Ma Lin (plate 54), Jiang Jing (plate 37), and Tao Zongwang (plate 38). Ou Peng is described as being tall, strong, and extraordinarily fast. 

Song Jiang (plate 107) was returning to Liangshan with his comrades after they’d rescued him from being executed at Jiangzhou Prison (see plates 34; 36 for details). Along the way, they came across Ou Peng and the other three chiefs of Huangmen Mountain. The four chieftains had been waiting for them to pass by so they could show their respects and throw them a banquet. After much eating and drinking Song Jiang invited them and their army of bandits to join with Liangshan’s to which they enthusiastically agreed.

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As the saga of the Liangshan bandits unfolded, they fought and defeated General Huyan Zhuo (plate 55) and his army of 10,000 imperial soldiers. Through kindness and respect, Song Jiang convinced Huyan Zhuo to join forces with them.  

Two of Liangshan’s comrades, Kong Ming (plate 76) and his uncle Kong Bin, were imprisoned in the city of Qingzhou. To aid in their rescue, Huyan Zhuo agreed to perpetrate a ruse on the governor there. He arrived at the gates of Qingzhou with a small group of men who feigned they had just escaped from the Liangshan stronghold. The governor, Murong Yanda, knew Huyan Zhuo and lowered the draw bridge to allow him in. Once inside the city walls, they revealed themselves as chieftains of the Liangshan bandits. Among them was Qin Ming (plate 27) whose family had been executed by the governor. He went straight for Murong Yanda and killed him with a mace. 

Song Jiang saw the signal fire emerge from within Qingzhou’s walls and led the main force of Liangshan bandits to attack. Ou Peng scaled the walls and began dispatching the guards. Murong Yanda’s entire family, as well as many soldiers were killed, and Kong Ming and Kong Bin were freed. Murong Yanda’s family wealth was taken to the stronghold as well as 6000 cartloads of money and grain taken from the government stores. 

Ou Peng is shown here as he is about to kill one of the soldiers inside Qingzhou. 

Kuniyoshi recreation