Why did Chen Sheng and Guangwu appeal to Chu Xing?
The first nationwide peasant uprising in the history of China. During the reign of Qin Shihuang, palaces, mausoleums, the Great Wall and the equator were built on a large scale, and a lot of manpower and financial resources were used to fight against Xiongnu and South Vietnam, which greatly increased the corvee and tax burden of the people. At the same time, severe laws have been enacted, making it easy for people to violate the criminal law. After Qin Ershi succeeded to the throne, he was given more benefits, defended himself and used more harshly, which made the world tired and the people suffered greatly. In July of the first year of Qin Ershi (the first 209 years), a group of poor peasants who were sent to Yuyang (now Miyun, Beijing) marched to osawa Township, Qixian County (now Suxian County, Anhui Province), and met with continuous heavy rain, which blocked the road and prevented them from reaching their destination on time. According to the provisions of the Qin law, this delay should be cut. In this case, Chen Sheng and Guangwu, the two captains guarding the stroke, secretly discussed, and now running away is death, and rising up to revolt is only death. Why not do something desperate? Therefore, they used the tactics of "filling their bellies with fish" and "burning foxes" to launch a garrison uprising, kill the officers in custody, and put forward the slogan of "Great Chu Xing, Chen" (Historical Records Chen She Family). Chen Sheng established himself as a general, took Guangwu as his surname, and called on the masses to revolt in the name of Fu Su, the eldest son of Qin Shihuang, and Xiang Yan, the general of Chu. The insurgents quickly captured Qixian (now south of Suxian County, Anhui Province), and then marched westward to capture Chen (now Huaiyang, Henan Province), an important town of the Qin Dynasty. At this time, the insurgents had six or seven hundred chariots, more than one thousand cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry. The insurgents established the "Zhang Chu" regime in Chen Jian, and Chen Sheng was elected as the king. The establishment of Zhang Chu regime promoted the climax of the national anti-Qin struggle, and farmers all over the country killed dragon officials in response to Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng, with Chen as the center, divided into several ways and marched in all directions to expand the influence of the revolutionary regime. Guangwu led the main force to the west, ready to take Xianyang, and was blocked in Xingyang, a strategic town, which was at loggerheads with Qin Jun. Chen Sheng sent Zhou Wen's army to drive straight to Guanzhong, and reached Hanguguan (now northeast of Lingbao, Henan Province), with thousands of rebel chariots and hundreds of thousands of foot soldiers. Zhou Wenjun passed all the way, and soon captured Huiji (now Lintong East, Shaanxi Province) and approached Xianyang, Qin Dou. Qin Ershi was very shocked. He quickly pardoned hundreds of thousands of criminals who built tombs in Lishan Mountain, and hastily formed an army led by Shaofu Zhang Han to counter the peasant army. Being alone and lacking in training and combat experience, Zhou Wenjun was forced to quit Hangu Pass after several painful struggles and successive setbacks. In the final battle of Mianchi, he failed again and Zhou Wen committed suicide. Zhang Han, the general of the Qin Dynasty, pushed eastward, forcing Guangwu, who besieged Xingyang, and his peasant army to surrender. Guangwu was killed by Tiancang Department because he could not attack Xingyang for a long time. Then, Tian Cang led the army westward to attack Zhang Han. In the battle of Aocang, Tiancang was defeated and died. After Zhang Han lifted the siege of Xingyang by rebels, he threw himself at the uprising center. Chen Sheng personally led the army to battle, but he failed. In December of the second year of Qin Ershi, Chen Sheng retreated to his father's place in downtown (now northwest of Mengcheng, Anhui Province) and was killed by the traitor Zhuang Jia. The uprising led by Chen Sheng and Guangwu lasted for six months and finally failed. However, it dealt a heavy blow to the decadent rule of the Qin Dynasty and laid the foundation for overthrowing the Qin Dynasty. Since then, peasant insurgents all over the country have been constantly fighting against the Qin Dynasty, and finally overthrew the Qin Dynasty. The revolutionary initiative and heroism shown by Chen Sheng's Guangwu Uprising inspired thousands of peasants in Qian Qian to fight against feudal rule. They are Chu people!