The Storm at Daze Township

In the seventh month of the first year of Qin Er Shi's reign, nine hundred conscripts rose up at Daze Township under the leadership of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, beginning the overthrow of the Qin dynasty. After the uprising, people across the land eagerly joined in. Across the former territories of the Six States, the anti-Qin movement grew stronger with every passing day. Chen Sheng assessed the situation and sent troops deep into the former lands of Han, Zhao, and Wei, actively fanning the flames and building up the anti-Qin forces until the rebellion blossomed on many fronts.

To extinguish the uprising, the Qin dynasty mobilized two great armies: the Lishan Army and the Great Wall Army. One swept through Zhao and Han before lifting the siege of Xingyang; the other swept through Wei, Qi, and Wu, then advanced into Lingnan to bring in the Lingnan Army and join forces to crush the anti-Qin movement. With a foolish ruler and incompetent ministers in power, this strategy was utterly divorced from reality. The Lishan Army ended up trapped in Changsha, while the Great Wall Army was cut off beyond Hangu Pass. At the crucial moment, both armies withdrew from the main battlefield, standing by as Xianyang fell and the Qin dynasty perished.

After two years of arduous fighting, the rebel army led by Chen Sheng grew from weak to strong, finally overthrowing the tyrannical Qin and founding the Chen dynasty.