In 1852 AD, the Taiping Army conquered Wuchang and marched to Jiangning, shaking the world. Following the example of the White Lotus Sect uprising in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Chu fifty years ago, the Qing Dynasty once again resorted to the magic weapon of regiment training and ordered provincial officials to hold large-scale regiment training. The Hunan Army, which was exploited and guarded against by the Qing Dynasty later, rose up and was actively active on the front line of suppressing the Taiping Rebellion. Just when Marshal Zeng led the Hunan Army to fortify the stronghold, fight stupidly, and advance with great success after repeated defeats, he suddenly discovered that his hometown in Hunan had been stolen.
