Shen Zhixu, a guard general in Daochuan, Hunan Province in the Ming Dynasty, had an only daughter named Shen Yunying. He has been smart and studious since he was a child, and learned martial arts from his father. Shen Yunying was only seventeen years old at the time because her father died on the battlefield while leading an army to meet a foreign army. She climbed up to a high place and shouted loudly: "Although I am a little girl, I will fight to the death to fulfill my father's legacy of defending the city." I hope all the soldiers and civilians will defend their hometown." Everyone was deeply moved and vowed to regain the lost land. The siege was quickly lifted and victory was achieved. Shen Yunying found her father's body and cried loudly. All soldiers and civilians put on mourning clothes and attended the funeral. The imperial court ordered Shen Zhixu to be promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, and Shen Yunying was appointed guerrilla general to continue guarding Daozhou Prefecture. Later, people built a memorial temple for her to honor both loyalty and filial piety. There is a poem praising:
Foreign troops attacked the city and besieged the volunteers,
Emei’s army rescued the siege;
My father’s enemy besieged the city and it was hard to cover the snow,
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The name of loyalty and filial piety will last through the ages.