What was the final outcome of Wang Wu, the Great Sword, who was highly skilled in martial arts and actively rescued Tan Sitong?

Big Sword Wang Wu, real name Wang Zhengyi, the word Zibin, martial arts known as the "Beijing Master Warrior". Because he is Li Fenggang's fifth disciple, chivalrous, good at making a single knife, but also had emulated the martial arts sage Guan Yu, to create and use a handle of the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, was honored as the "Great Sword Wang Wu".

Wang Wu came from a humble background, and began to earn his living by doing odd jobs when he was very young. However, he had a passion for martial arts, and first studied under Xiao He Cheng, one of the "Three Heroes of Yannan", and became an accomplished martial artist. Afterwards, he studied with Li Fenggang, a famous martial arts master who is specialized in the Six Harmonies Fist, and got the true transmission, and his martial arts skills were greatly improved.

Under the recommendation of Li Fenggang, Dagger Wang Wu followed his senior brother, Liu Shilong, and traveled all over the world, escorting darts for a living. During this time, he met his third master, a martial arts master nicknamed "Shanxi Dong". The sword Wang Wu's single-sword kung fu was passed on by Shanxi Dong.

Wang Wu body strong, martial arts bravery, and brawn over people, modeled after the martial arts sage Guan Yu's weapons, to build a handle of the Green Dragon Crescent Blade. Soon, the hand make a handle of green dragon crescent sword Wang Wu, traveling in Guan, outside of Wang Zhengyi, there is a "big knife Wang Wu" nickname.

Wang Wu had been a dart master in Tianjin and Beijing. Afterwards, he relied on his own savings, as well as the help of friends, and opened the Yuanshun Dart Bureau in Beijing. Because of his honesty, righteousness, high moral character and strong martial arts, Yuanshun Dart Bureau soon became one of the most famous dart bureaus in Beijing.

Before and after the Sino-Japanese War, An Weijun, the Imperial Inspector General of Fujian Province, was in support of Guangxu's war party, and wrote a letter requesting that Li Hongzhang and other ministers of the peace faction be executed, and resolutely advocated the fight against the Japanese. This can anger Cixi, but fortunately Guangxu timely decree will An Weijun sent Zhangjiakou, only to save An Weijun life. Touched by An Weijun's concern for the country and the people, Wang Wu, the Great Swordsman, not only gave An Weijun a gift of transportation, but also personally escorted him all the way to Zhangjiakou, the place where he was sent. Wang Wu thus gained the reputation as the "Great Warrior of the Capital".

Tan Sitong, one of the famous "Six Gentlemen of the Hundred Days' Rebellion," learned kung fu from Wang Wu, a 21-year-old swordsman, around the age of 10. Later, Tan Sidong was sent to the capital by imperial decree to participate in the reform of the Hundred Days' Reform, and was fully supported by Wang Wu of the Great Sword. After the failure of the Hundred Days Reform, Tan and Wang Wu conspired to rescue Guangxu. Tan Sitong was responsible for persuading Yuan Shikai and, as a result, was betrayed and imprisoned. As for the Big Sword Wang Wu, who went to Yingtai of the Imperial Palace to rescue Guangxu, he got the news and could only terminate the operation.

Wang Wu contacted four places and prepared to rescue Tan Sitong from prison, but Tan Sitong refused. On the day of Tan's beheading, Wang Wu again prepared to hijack the prison wagon on the way. However, Gang Yi, who was in charge of supervising the execution, sensed the danger and temporarily changed the path to the execution ground. By the time Wang Wu realized that something was wrong and rushed to the execution ground, Tan Sitong and the others had already died heroically. Wang Wu collected the remains of Tan Sitong and the others and transported them back to his hometown for burial, regardless of his personal safety.

The death of Tan Sitong caused Wang Wu, the Great Sword, to be overwhelmed with grief and embark on a path of resistance against the Qing court. He had organized people and carried out several assassinations of some old guard ministers of the Qing Dynasty, but repeatedly failed.

What was the final outcome of Dagger Wang Wu?

It's pretty much certain that Big Dagger Wang Wu died in the Gengzi National Rebellion of 1900. Only, there are three theories as to how exactly he died.

The first theory, the big knife Wang Wu was killed by the Boxer Rebellion.

According to Liang Qichao's "Poems from the Drinking Ice Room", and the notebook novel "Spring Ice Room Wild Ride" written by Li Yuelui in the late Qing Dynasty, Big Sword Wang Wu was killed by members of the Boxer Rebellion who had entered the capital to rob the city.

The second theory, killed by the Eight-Power Allied Forces.

The story goes that during the Gengzi Rebellion, the Eight-Power Allied Forces entered the city of Beijing, and Dagger Wang Wu led his brothers from the dart board to fight back. Unfortunately, outnumbered and outgunned, the Great Sword eventually failed to stop the bullets, and the Great Sword Wang Wu died under the indiscriminate gunfire of the Eight-Power Allied Forces.

The third theory is that he was captured by the Qing court and killed by the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Big Dagger Wang Wu's stepfamily, Wang Zhang's, died in 1960 at the age of 98 at Wang Wu's former residence after a long illness. According to Wang Zhang's recollection, after the failure of the Boxer Rebellion, many friends of Dagger Wang Wu went to Yuanshun Dart Bureau for refuge.

At this time, the Qing government had begun to negotiate peace with the Eight-Power Allied Forces and designated the Boxer Rebellion as chaotic bandits who were wanted and arrested everywhere. The Qing army got the news and came to Yuanshun Dart Bureau to arrest people. In order to protect all the people, Dagger Wang Wu went out alone, took all the blame and was captured by the Qing army.

The Qing government then turned Dagger Wang Wu over to the Eight-Power Allied Forces as a rebel. Dagger Wang Wu was then shot by the German army along the Donghe River outside the Qianmen Gate and was beheaded by the allied forces.

Legend has it that Huo Yuanjia, the "Great Warrior of Tianjin", stole the head of Wang Wu, despite the danger, and buried it with his body because of his old friendship with him.

Wang Wu, the Great Sword, had a life of chivalry and virtue, and was admired by the world. Together with Huo Yuanjia and Huang Feihong, he was praised as one of the top ten masters of the late Qing Dynasty. His ultimate cause of death, the most plausible should be captured by the Qing army, after transferring to the eight allied forces, was killed by the German army. The same hand to make the green dragon crescent sword of the big knife Wang Wu, finally with his own life, also practiced a big "righteous" word.