Introduction to the ancient battlefield of Sanhe Victory: In November 1858, Chen Yucheng led the Taiping Army. With the cooperation of the Sanhe garrison, he took advantage of a heavy fog to annihilate more than 6,000 Hunan troops in one fell swoop. Li Xubin and Zeng Guofan's sixth brother Zeng Guohua fought He died in Sanhe, and took advantage of the situation to recapture Shucheng, Tongcheng, Qianshan, Taihu and other important places in one fell swoop, and achieved the most glorious military victory in the late Taiping Rebellion.
The Battle of Sanhe was a heavy blow to the Hunan Army. Zeng Guofan said in a letter to Zuo Zongtang: After the defeat of Sanhe, Hunan Xiangxiang "called for souls everywhere, and every family complained about separation", and Chen Yucheng was involved in "Sanhe" He performed outstandingly in a series of wars such as "The Great Victory" and was named "King of England" in 1859. The current British Palace was the station of the Taiping Army in Sanhe during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Now that the smoke has dispersed, its historical status has long been determined. What is left to people are the remains of the battlefield and reflections on the past. Among the many Sanhe relics, the relatively well-preserved ones include the British Palace, the ancient city wall, and the Great Gate.