Li Zicheng, 1606, was born in a poor peasant family in Mizhi County, Shaanxi Province. At that time, it was the end of the Ming Dynasty, class contradictions became increasingly acute, and natural and man-made disasters continued. After years of famine, the land was occupied by royalty and landlords. Millions of peasants have no clothes and no food in their mouths, and they are brutally exploited and oppressed by the ruling class. Li Zicheng was forced to herd sheep by a landlord named Ai because he was in debt at an early age. At the age of 2 1, he injured the landlord.
Fled to Yinchuan to be a postal courier. At that time, peasant uprisings broke out all over the country. 1630, Zhang revolted in Mizhi Village, Shaanxi Province, calling himself the "Eight Kings". Li Zicheng also killed corrupt officials and rebelled, becoming a "pioneer" in the uprising army led by his uncle Gao Yingxiang. 1635, the Ming dynasty sent Hong Chengchou out of Shaanxi, Zhu Dadian out of Shandong, and attacked the insurgents on both sides. The practice of struggle educated the insurgents, who deeply felt that only joint operations could have strength. 1635, all the rebel armies joined forces in Xingyang, Henan province, with a total of 72nd Battalion 13, and jointly discussed the strategy against the enemy.
Li Zicheng, the outstanding leader of the peasant army, put forward a plan of joint operations and divided attacks, which was supported by everyone. Gao Yingxiang was an outstanding leader in the early stage of the peasant war in the late Ming Dynasty. 1636 was unfortunately captured and died heroically. The Insurgents gave the heroic title of "King Chuang" to Li Zicheng, who has repeatedly made meritorious military service and enjoys a high reputation. From then on, Li Zicheng became the "king". Li Zicheng led the rebel army to continue fighting against the Ming Dynasty and became an outstanding peasant revolutionary leader in the history of China.