Five dragons assembling for revolt on the top of Mountain Taishan

In last years of Qing Dynasty, people had no means to make a living because of Cixi's dictatorship. Farmers Tian Hualong, Cheng Zilong, Wang Zilong, Zuo Silong and Zhu Honglong from Nan Village of Guangde assembled for revolt on the top of Mountain Taishan. Troops fighting in a good cause developed into several hundred people very quickly. Tian and other leaders sent people to reach an agreement with troops in Nanhu of Langxi: after the troops captured Ningguo, Guangde and Langxi, both armies gathered in Xuancheng, waiting for an opportunity to make north draft to attack Beijing and overthrow the Qing government. One day, after the treaty of alliance, “five dragons” gathered the troops and commanded the army to set out for Ningguo. When the attacking army had reached the city, they did not dare to attack a city easily because they did not know the actual situation in the city. Tian Hualong sent the human to deliver a letter with great speed in the starry night to request reinforcements from Nanhu to attack the city. Because it was far away, army from Qing surrounded Tian Hualong troops before the letter was delivered. Although bravely carrying on life-and-death fight with enemy, Zhu and Wan as well as other brave soldiers of the troops sacrificed heroically because of the disparity in personnel. The other three “dragons” that broke successfully were soon betrayed by rebels and fell into enemy's clutches and killed.

Publishes at : 07-10-02 18:09

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