Slogans of Peasant Uprising in the Late Qin Dynasty

In 209 BC, more than 900 people, including Chen Sheng and Guangwu, were sent to Yuyang (now southwest of Miyun County) to defend the border. On the way, they were delayed by heavy rain in osawa Township, Qixian County (now southeast of Suzhou, Anhui Province). According to the law of the Qin Dynasty, all those who arrive at their destination late will be put to death. In desperation, Chen Sheng and Guangwu led the troops to launch an anti-Qin uprising, saying that "princes and princes would rather have seeds!" This slogan is called "Daze Township Uprising" in history. The Rebels elected Chen Sheng as the king, established the Zhang Chu regime with Guangwu as the surname in Chen County (now Huaiyang, Henan Province), and called on the masses to oppose Qin in the name of the eldest son of Qin Shihuang who was granted death and the general of Chu State Xiang Yan.

After the uprising, the insurgents first captured Qixian, and then marched in two ways: Chen Guang ordered R&F (now the northeast of Suzhou, Anhui Province) to attack the eastern part of Qixian; Chen Sheng led the main force to the west and successively captured Luo (now southwest of Suzhou, Anhui Province), Yan (now west of Yongcheng, Henan Province), Zhe (now north of Zhecheng County, Henan Province) and Qiao (now Bozhou, Anhui Province). Along the way, the people who suffered from Qin for a long time joined the rebels. By the time we reached the vicinity of Chen County (now Huaiyang, Henan Province), the rebels had six or seven hundred chariots, more than one thousand cavalry and tens of thousands of people.

The insurgents established the "Zhang Chu" regime in Chen Jian, and Chen Sheng was elected as the king. The establishment of Zhang Chu's regime promoted the climax of the nationwide anti-Qin struggle, and farmers all over the country killed officials one after another in response to Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng, with Chen as the center, divided his troops into multiple ways and marched in all directions to expand the influence of the revolutionary regime.