Spring Thunder

During the first civil war, Pan Yaxiong, the head of the Lianhu Township Party in a certain county, was instructed by the party to return to his hometown to organize peasant armed forces to seize power. Li Guoliang, an officer of the Northern Expeditionary Army, sent a secret message to the big landowner Pan Rongzhai, telling him to take refuge temporarily and come back later. While Pan Rongzhai was preparing to abscond, he also conspired to destroy the peasant association. His plot was discovered by Pan Yaxiong, and Pan Rongzhai immediately detained Pan Yaxiong and peasant movement activist Man Meizi. Tang Zhen, the head of the County Farmers' Association, learned of the news and led the farmers to break into the Pan family's house despite the opposition of Yi Zongxiu, a member of the County Farmers' Association. However, Pan Rongzhai was let go by Yi Zongxiu. After the local tyrants and evil gentry in Lianhu Township were overthrown, the farmers established a farmers' association to share the fruits of victory. After that, the "Ma-Ri Incident" occurred. Li Guoliang and Pan Rongzhai took the opportunity to cooperate and prepare to bloodbath the city and countryside. Tang Dynasty mobilized pickets to defend the revolution. Yi Zongxiu ignored the opposition of the masses and disbanded the pickets according to Chen Duxiu's instructions, causing losses to the revolutionary forces. Pan Yaxiong and many pickets died. However, the revolutionary forces gathered again and launched a new struggle.