The city of Nanjing was destroyed, and Zhangzhou, Fujian, the last stronghold of the rising star of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Shiwang, was captured by the Qing army. Li Shixian fell into the river and was rescued by Hua Zhongmei, the female battalion commander who had been in love with him for many years. After recovering from his injuries, he traveled around and found King Kang Wang Haiyang, with the intention of reviving the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Wang Haiyang was afraid that Li Shixian would be held responsible for not rescuing Zhangzhou, so he killed Li Shixian in the army. Hua Zhongmei became a monk in anger.
