On this day 140 years ago, March 24, 1885 (February 8, 1885 lunar calendar), Zhennanguan Great Victory. Zhennanguan Great Victory Site March 24, 1885 In the Sino-French War, Feng Zicai defeated the French army in Zhennangguan. Feng Zicai Feng Zicai (1818-1903), character Nangan, number Cuiting, was a native of Qinzhou, Guangdong (now part of Guangxi). Born in the army. In 1850, he participated in the anti-Qing uprising of the Guangdong Heaven and Earth Association led by Liu Ba, and accepted the "recruitment" the following year. Since then, he has become a member of the Qing army and suppressed the Taiping Army and ethnic minority uprisings. In 1862, he was promoted to the lieutenant of Guangxi due to his military exploits. In 1882, he was dismissed and returned to his hometown "because of his illness". In 1884, when the French army invaded the border between Yunnan and Guangxi, they participated in the Anti-Japanese War with the four prefectures of Guangdong, Gao, Lei, Qin and Lian. The French army captured Langshan and Zhennan Pass, which shocked Guangxi. Feng Zicai, who was nearly 70 years old, was appointed as the assistant to the foreign military affairs of the customs and led his troops to the customs to face the battle. When he arrived at the front line, he was promoted by the generals to be the commander of the former enemy. Feng Zicai vigorously reorganized the army, inspired the soldiers, contacted the border people, and deployed combat readiness. A three-and-a-half-mile long wall was urgently repaired at the pass in front of the customs, spanning the east and west ridges, and five batteries were built on the ridge. He led his troops to defend himself and blocked the former enemy in the middle On March 23, Nigery led more than 2,000 French troops to pounce on Zhennan Pass in three directions. With superior artillery fire, they captured three batteries in Dongling and attacked the long wall. Feng Zicai cried out in pain: "If the law re-enters the customs, what are the faces of the Cantonese?" He led the crowd to fight bravely and finally contained the enemy's offensive. At dawn on the 24th, the French army used fog to pounce on the long wall, using no less than a thousand bombs. When the long wall collapsed in several places and the French vanguard had already climbed the long wall in a critical moment, Feng Zicai ordered all troops: Anyone who is defeated and flees will be killed without mercy. He himself "wrapped his head in parasols, barefoot straw shoes, and shouted with a spear", leading the way, leading his two sons and a thousand men in the broadsword team, jumped out of the long wall and rushed into the enemy array. The troops were all excited, and they all fought to the death. They fought hand-to-hand with the French army in the front pass of the pass, and finally drove the French army away from the long wall and pressed down the valley. The generals waved their troops, seven up and seven down, and recaptured the three artillery emplacements in Dongling. At this time, the Vietnamese rebels and people of all ethnic groups on the border also came to help the battle. The French army was attacked on three sides, collapsed across the board, and was chased for more than 20 miles. They left more than 1,000 corpses and countless baggage and fled south in a hurry. This is the great victory of Zhennanguan that shocked China and foreign countries. After that, the Qing army took advantage of the victory and recap It was the service, which turned the whole situation of the war. Commander Su of Guangxi (brother of Admiral Su Yuanchun, Su Yuanzhang?) and his own soldiers. Schematic diagram of the great victory of Zhennanguan Zhennanguan Extended reading: Old photos of the Great Qing Army Extended reading: Old photos of the Great Qing Army Old army at the end of the Qing Dynasty and before changing clothes New army 1. Old army 1895, Qing soldiers in Chengdu, Sichuan. Qing troops on the Guangxi border 1901 Qing escort (escorting foreigners to Rehe) 1885, the old Qing army in the Sino-Vietnamese border area Traditional military uniform Manchu cavalry 1900s, Qing army in Manchuria. Cavalry in Manchuria in the 1900s. Qing troops in Shanhaiguan battery Qing army drills in Guangzhou 1900s, Qing army in Guangzhou. Qing army fire control in Fujian, shooting drills of Qing army. Qing army in Xiamen, Fujian in the 1900s. In the late 19th century, Qing soldiers in Yining, Xinjiang In the 1890s, Qing army generals in Zouping, Shandong 1902, the old army in Shanghai. Qing soldiers in Sichuan and Yunnan carried baggage The Qing army commander on the border of Guangxi and the Qing soldiers in Guangdong. Qing soldiers in Yunnan. Qing cavalry in Yunnan. Qing army officers on the border of Yunnan and Vietnam. The battleship Yellow River, the old navy division, Wusong gunboat, is said to be the first plane of the Qing army. Wu Wei soldiers who had fought against the Eight-Power Allied Army entered the Qing army in Shanghai in 1902. Yichang, the flag-raising ceremony of the Qing army. On the way to the march In 1901, Niulan Mountain, Beijing, a monastery occupied by the Qing army. In 1901, Yuan Shikai's Wu Wei Right Army Honor Guard Around 1900, the Wu Wei Army in Tianjin. In 1908, Lingnan, Guangdong, before the departure of the Qing soldiers who were ready to bounce the clan fight. In 1908, Lingnan, Guangdong, the Qing soldiers who set out to bounce the clan fight. Yuan Shikai Beiyang New Army Honor Guard 1906 Postcard New Army Training 1908, Guangxi Army Lecture Hall in Longzhou.