1645, Jiangyin. One hundred thousand people resisted the order to shave their heads and defended the city for eighty-one days, but no one surrendered.
Shen Jinghong, a young swordsman, learned from strangers in the world. He was hated by his father and his family, and returned from Taihu Lake alone. Here, he met Lu Wanqing from Jishitang - a girl who can throw knives, understand medical skills, and is stronger than men at heart. The two young men took swords and flying knives as tokens under the moonlight at the top of the city and made a vow to "live and die together."
However, there were 50,000 Qing troops outside the city, and the food in the city was only enough for a few days. There are no reinforcements, no retreat, only a sword, eighteen flying knives, and a heart that refuses to die on its knees.
This is one of the most brutal city defense battles in history, and also the most poignant and beautiful love story in troubled times.
From the night attack on the enemy camp and the burning of grain and grass, to the bloody battle at the city gate and the collapse of the city wall; from Yan Yingyuan's "eighty days of allegiance", to Shen's mother setting herself on fire to observe the festival; from the women's camp with bound feet and biting the enemy with their teeth, to Lin Wenzhao's death by breaking his sword to avenge his father... Every page will tear your heart.
Shen Jinghong and Lu Wanqing not only defended the city, but also answered with their lives what it means to "die standing and live without kneeling". The story spans decades, from Jiangyin to Xiamen, from the Northern Expedition to Nanjing to crossing the sea to Taiwan, and finally ends with a rusty sword, a lonely grave, and the sentence "Jiangyin is still there."
If you want to see the blood and tenderness of small people in the great era, and want to read a story that is more tragic than "Nirvana in Fire" and more touching than "Crane Huating" - turn to "Jiangyin Blood Sword", eighty-one days, one hundred thousand people, one sword, a struggle that will never surrender.
Purpose: One hundred thousand people defended the city for eighty-one days to resist the order to shave their heads, and no one surrendered.