Among them, Shi Dakai was one of the most outstanding generals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He once hit Zeng Guofan and couldn't find the quilt. He tried to jump into the river several times and was named Wing King. He was a famous strategist, politician, revolutionary, militarist, martial artist, poet, calligrapher, patriotic general and national hero in modern China. However, its ending. In the later period of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, due to the internal struggle for power and profit, Shi Dakai angrily led troops to leave the western expedition to Sichuan. However, when the weather didn't make the American troops attack crossing the river, it rained heavily. Coupled with the lack of food and grass, Shi Dakai looked at the soldiers who had fought with him for many years, and sent out an infinite sigh in his heart. He has made up his mind to die, but he can't bear to see the soldiers die in vain. So he began to negotiate with the generals of the Qing army. Shi Dakai surrendered as long as he was kind to his subordinates. But the Qing army was treacherous, not only killing the surrendered Taiping rebels, but also putting Shi Dakai to death.
After the defeat, Shi Dakai was arrested and executed every year for an afternoon. Shi Dakai was brave and didn't say a word. He was silently chopped one knife at a time, cutting more than a thousand knives all the time, and finally died.
The ending of his son is recorded in the reference: After Shi Dakai's death, "Zhong Ding never saw his father again and cried day and night. Yang Zhongya suggested that he put a piece of lime on his nose and mouth to kill him. Fu Xie, who was forbidden to die before her death, told the truth. He asked, "Can I see my father when I die?" Xie said,' It's just in the sky'. He smiled through tears. This shows that his son's ending is also tragic.
Shi Dakai lived a vigorous life and was sympathetic to the people's livelihood. His life story was praised by later generations and was regarded as "the most perfect image of the peasant uprising in China".
References:
"About the whereabouts of Shi Dakai's youngest son stone" and "The whole history of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom"