In china's more than two thousand years of feudal history, although it has always been a social environment in which men are superior to women, many outstanding female figures have emerged in various fields. For example, the only female emperor Wu Zetian, the talented Su Xiaomei, Li Qingzhao, and even in the Qinglou, there are a large number of people who have been handed down to this day, Dong Xiaowan, Liu Ruyi, Chen Yuanyuan and so on.
As for the battlefield and heroic killing of the enemy, there are not a few, there are ancient stories of Mulan joining the army, although not necessarily true, but it reflects that there are not a few female generals who can fight good battles in ancient China, such as women and empresses, such as women, Empress Xiao and others are distinct cases. Although these women are weak and weak, they are in a special feudal society, but their lives are full of legends, known to future generations and recited by the world.
Some people are very familiar with this heroic woman I want to talk about today, but some people may not know enough, she is Hong Xuanjiao, a rare female leader in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement during the Qing Dynasty.
Hong Xuanjiao is a Cantonese native, formerly known as Yang Yunjiao, with a slender figure, a beautiful face, and a good martial art. Later, she was recognized by Hong Xiuquan as a younger sister before changing her name to Xi Wang Niang and Tianwang Sister. In 1847, Hong Xiuquan and Hong Xuanjiao met, and each other used this to improve each other's Wei King, and had a very close relationship with Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui and others in the Society of God, and had a high status and reputation among the female congregation, and was a model for the women.
In 1851, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement officially began, Hong Xiuquan claimed to be the Heavenly King, in addition to Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui and other five people were each crowned king, and Hong Xuanjiao married Xiao Chaogui as his wife.
In 1854, the Taiping Army occupied Nanjing, the capital was changed to Tianjing, and the female dependents of the camp were organized as "Women's Pavilion", with Yang Xiuqing as the governor and Hong Xuanjiao as the inspector. At this time, Hong Xiuquan was addicted to the joy and enjoyment, and everything was almost Yang Xiuqing in charge.
This caused the dissatisfaction of Hong Xiuquan and others, and Hong Xuanjiao, at this time, looked at the timing and joined forces with Wei Changhui and others to plot and plan a major event, that is, the "Tianjing Incident". In fact, this was the infighting of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, after which Wei Changhui and Yang Xiuqing were killed, Shi Dakai led his troops to leave Tianjing, and the strength of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was greatly damaged.
In 1864, Tianjing was destroyed under the fierce attack of the Qing army, and the vigorous Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement came to an end, which ended in failure. As for Hong Xuanjiao's whereabouts, there are different theories, some people say that she was killed in the war, some people say that she fled to Shanghai during the war, and eventually left overseas.
However, no matter how she ended, one of the most famous female generals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, her legendary color, beautiful appearance, strong martial arts, and the image of the enemy's fear, has also been passed down to the present.