In 209 BC, in the first year, Yangcheng local officials sent two officers with 900 civilian workers to guard Yuyang, and the officers chose Chen Guang, who was big and capable, as the conductor. After passing through osawa Township, this team was caught in heavy rain and could not move forward. According to the law of the Qin Dynasty, if soldiers fail to report on time, they will be beheaded. At this critical moment, Chen Sheng discussed with Guangwu that instead of going to Yuyang to die, it is better to rebel on the spot immediately. Therefore, Bobby Chen and Guangwu wrote the word "Chen" on the silk and hid it in the belly of the fish. When Rongzi cut open the belly of the fish and found the silk, they were all surprised. In the middle of the night, he imitated the fox's voice in a nearby temple and shouted "Chu Xing". In this way, the masses have the appeal, and the uprising is also in line with God's will, so it became the first tragic peasant uprising in the history of China.
After the success of the uprising in Daze Township, the peasant uprising was in full swing, and many counties in Anhui and Henan were conquered one after another. Everywhere the insurgents went, the oppressed peasants defected to the enemy, and soon developed into a team with six or seven hundred chariots, more than one thousand war horses and tens of thousands of soldiers. Then concentrate on capturing the traffic arteries of the Qin Dynasty. Chen Sheng called people from all walks of life, determined the anti-Qin slogan, that is, "No way, punish the tyrant severely", and formally established the peasant regime, with Zhang Chu as the title and Chen Sheng as the king.
After the success of the uprising, it inspired revolutionary forces all over the country. Qin Jia in Huaibei, Xiang Yu in Wuxian and Liu Bang in Peixian all gathered together and quickly merged into a huge torrent. At the same time, Confucius VIII, a famous scholar of Wei and grandson of Shandong people, also surrendered and joined the rebel army. The peasant army grew up quickly. Starting from Chen County, the center of the uprising, the soldiers launched a general attack on the Qin Dynasty in three ways, which matched Xianyang.
The seemingly powerful peasant army finally collapsed and experienced the process from victory to failure, from tragic to tragic.
When the peasant army marched westward along the third route, Guangwu and Liu Song were blocked and could not move westward. Only Zhou Wen went very smoothly, sweeping the Huaihe River and the Yellow River basin. However, when Qin Ershi woke up from a big dream and was in a state of panic, he sent criminals and slave workers who built the tomb of Mount Li to pounce on the 300,000-strong peasant army. Chen Sheng ordered Zhao to send reinforcements, but he was too busy developing his own power to support him. He stationed troops in Rongyangjian and didn't divide his troops to reinforce him, resulting in isolation and finally had to quit.
After Zhou Wenjun's defeat, Qin Jun attacked the peasant army besieged in Yang Rong and was shot in the abdomen. At this critical moment, there was a split within the rebel army, and Tian Cang killed Guangwu on the pretext of Chen Sheng's orders, which caused the ideological confusion of the rebel army. After Qin Jun defeated the two teams, he took advantage of the situation to attack Chen County, the center of the Zhang Chu regime. In the face of the enemy's crazy counterattack, the remnants of the insurgents are very limited. The armies of Wei and Zhao did not listen to Chen Sheng's orders and refused to reinforce them. Although Chen Sheng led the army to fight hard, there was no hope of winning, so he had to give up Chen County and retreat. In downtown, his father was killed by his driver Zhuang Jia. At this point, the morale of the peasant army was shaken and lost its fighting spirit. Liu Song wanted to surrender to Qin Jun, but Qin Ershi ordered him to be sent to Xianyang to split the car.
Chen Guang Uprising was the first large-scale tragic peasant uprising in China history. Their pioneering spirit inspired millions of working people to rise up against the cruel feudal rule, but after half a year of heroic struggle, they failed. It's all because the uprising leaders are proud in the face of victory, greedy for enjoyment and divorced from the masses. They only know how to attack and have no defense. Bobby Chen was also persuaded by the bad guys to kill his poor partner. In employing people, Chen Sheng only trusted a few modern ministers, without proper rewards and punishments. In life, when he has power, he craves enjoyment. Moreover, the uprising team lacked due vigilance and preventive measures against the old nobles in the Six Kingdoms, and a traitor Zhuang Jia appeared in the team. It can be said that Zhou Wenjun's invasion of Hanguguan directly threatened Xianyang, Qin Dou, showing the dawn of victory. However, just because the military officials ordered by Chen Sheng did not listen to the command, Zhou Wenjun fell into a helpless situation, which accelerated the failure of the rebel army and became a turning point for the rebel army to turn from victory to failure. Thus, in the Guangwu Uprising, Chen Sheng was a real tragedy and tragic. From mopping up to fighting back, it was finally wiped out by Qin Jun. The failure was due to the rebels' own problems, that is, they were too naive and foolhardy.