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In March in the south of the Yangtze River, although the grass is short and the moss is green, it is still chilly. On March 19, the third year of Xianfeng's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1853), the Taiping Army used landmines to destroy Nanjing's Yifeng Gate and breach the outer city. The next day, the army invaded Nanjing in three groups. The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, which had not known fighting for two centuries, suffered an unprecedented catastrophe. The number of deaths among officials, gentry, soldiers and civilians in the city reached as many as 40,000. The Qing clan, General Jiangning, and Admiral Xianghou committed suicide with his sword; Imperial Envoy and Governor of Liangjiang Lu Jianying was killed. What is especially hateful are those Qing soldiers who took advantage of the situation to plunder, burn, kill, rape and loot. They were extremely cruel and made a mad leap before destruction. On the bank of the Qinhuai River, on Chaoku Street, there is a small courtyard. Although it occupies an area of less than one acre, it still has small earthen buildings, exquisite rocks, and sparse flowers and trees. Several ancient plum blossoms bloom in the spring sun, with layers of green and slender beauty.
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