Li's daring action at Hangzhou had attracted…
April 1860 CE
Li routs Zhang's troops and cripples Army Group Jiangnan.
When Zhang Youliang arrived in Hangzhou he believed that Li was occupying the city, but Li's corps had left two days earlier on March 19 and attacked another city while waiting for reinforcements.
In Nanjing, Hong Rengan orders Chen Yucheng's troops to cross the river.
Chen commands over one hundred thousand men along the river and on April 29 he receives the signal to attack from Hong Rengan and began the crossing.
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