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Volume 334 Biographies 121: Ma Quan, Niu Tianbi, A Er Su Na, Zhang Dajing, Cao Shun, Dun Zhu, Wu Erna, Ke Ma, Fu Lun Tai, Da Lan Tai, Sa Er Ji Dai, Chang Lubao, Ma Er Zhan, Ku Lei De, Mu Hana, Guo Xing, Ba Xisa, Zha La Feng A, Guan Yin Bao, Li Quan, Wang Yuting, Zhu Lu Ne, Xu Shiheng, 〈 Zi, Wen Mo〉, Shang Weisheng, Zhang Chaolong, Li Hualong, Xing Dunxing, Tai Fei Ying A, A Man Tai, Hua Lianbu, Ming Antu

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Biography 121
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Ma Quan, Niu Tianbi, A'ersuna, Zhang Dajing, Cao Shun, Dunzhu, and Wu'erna
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Kema, Foluntai, Dalantai, Sa'erjidai, Chang Lubao, Ma'erzhan, Kulede, and Muhana
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Guo Xing, Baxisa, Zhalafeng'a, Guanyinbao, Li Quan, Wang Yuting, and Zhulu'e
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Xu Shiheng, son Wenmo, Shang Weisheng, Zhang Chaolong, Li Hualong, and Xing Dunxing
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Taifeiying'a, A'mantai, Hualianbu, and Ming Antu
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西 西 調
Ma Quan, whose style was Jutang, came from Yangqu in Shanxi; he had originally been named Juan. In the seventeenth year of the Qianlong reign he took third place in the first class of the military examinations. After leaving his post as a second-rank imperial bodyguard, he was made brigade vice-commander of the right battalion of the Fujian provincial forces, but he quarreled with a fellow officer and was stripped of his post. He changed his name and had his household registered in Daxing. In the twenty-fifth year he passed the metropolitan examination again. The emperor reviewed the candidates in person at the Ziguang Pavilion, recognized Quan, and asked, "Are you Ma Juan?" Quan kowtowed and begged forgiveness, whereupon he was named top graduate of the first class in the military examinations and appointed a first-rank imperial bodyguard. In the twenty-seventh year he accompanied the emperor on the southern tour and was ordered to serve as acting regional commander at Nanchang in Jiangxi, and he was granted a peacock feather. In a memorial he reported that he had inspected drill in the various camps, patrolled the passes of the forbidden mountains, and guarded against troublemakers slipping through. The emperor praised his diligence and appointed him regional commander of the Susong garrison in Jiangsu. He was promoted to provincial military commander of Jiangnan. He asked to have his household registration restored to his native place. He was transferred to provincial military commander of Gansu, and on audience he was granted a black fox-fur jacket.
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In the thirty-eighth year he was ordered to join the campaign against Jinchuan and was appointed a leading commander. General Wen Fu had his army at Mugumu. Quan and the banner general Hailancha attacked Xiling on a separate front, took two blockhouses, and when the rebels came in force fought them through ice and snow for a full day and night before finally routing them. At dusk the army withdrew, and when the rebels pursued from the rear they were beaten by an ambush. He searched the foothills for fugitive rebels and built several dozen stockades to support the line. When the main camp at Mugumu collapsed, Quan covered the rear and fought through the night until he fell. When word reached the throne, the emperor said, "Provincial Commander Ma Quan was a man who had truly served the state; that he has died fighting in battle is deeply to be mourned!" He was posthumously honored as Zhuangjie and granted the hereditary rank of Cavalry Commandant together with Cloud Cavalry Commandant. Among the generals who fell in action at the same time and had distinguished records of service were Niu Tianbi, A'ersuna, and Zhang Dajing.
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Tianbi came from Taigu in Shanxi. As a military graduate he was made a Blue Plume bodyguard and rose in stages to regional commander of the Chuanbei garrison in Sichuan. On the Jinchuan campaign Tianbi led troops to Muping and assisted Provincial Commander Dong Tianbi in the advance. The army split into three columns from Damubazong toward Zili. Tianbi and the bodyguard A'ersuna attacked the rebels on the summit of Ma'erwa'erji, fought for three days and nights, took ten stockades, rejoined the main army, and was granted a peacock feather. The army besieged Zili; Tianbi attacked the southern hill while Deputy Commander Wudai attacked the northern hill, but neither position fell. The emperor held that Akemuya stood on a vital route and that its capture would break Zili, and he personally wrote an edict instructing the generals. Tianbi and the bodyguard Ushihada took four hundred men to find a way through, lay in ambush in a ravine, lured the garrison rebels of Akemuya out of their stockade, and attacked them until the rebels were beaten and scattered into hiding. Tianbi drew up troops at the foot of the hill to cut off rebel reinforcements. More than four hundred rebels burst out of the stockade, and two hundred reinforcements came down from De'ersu Hill; Tianbi attacked them and took more than fifty heads. Deputy Commander Agui replaced Wudai in the attack on the northern hill. When the rebels could not hold, Tianbi struck from the south in concert, and Zili fell; the rebels at Akemuya and De'ersu all broke and fled. Tianbi hunted down the remaining rebels in rock caves and thick woods until they were nearly all killed. From the summit of De'ersu Hill down to the riverbank and along the northern foothills, everything passed into our hands. In the attack on the summit of Labuchuke the rebels held the position very tightly. Vice Banner Commander Fulehun came around behind the hill and took four stockades; Tianbi climbed from the front and took one stockade. When the rebels came out of the woods, Tianbi led his men through gunfire and falling stones and set fire to the rebel stockades; He again joined Secretary Debao and others in the attack on Bulanguozong, took three blockhouses and stockades and seven stone stockades at Demuda, rejoined the main army, and the position fell. In the advance on Dimuda, Zewang was taken prisoner. In the thirty-eighth year the army attacked Gongga'erla. Tianbi, Vice Banner Commander Ushihada, and Regional Commander Zhang Dajing climbed through snow to the first two peaks and took their blockhouses; when rebels came around from behind the hill they drove them off. Frontier Pacification General Wen Fu memorialized Tianbi's battle achievements and asked that he be appointed acting provincial military commander of Guizhou. When the main camp at Mugumu collapsed, Tianbi fought on until he fell. He was posthumously honored as Yijie and granted the hereditary rank of Cavalry Commandant together with Cloud Cavalry Commandant. His son Jingyi declared himself a civil licentiate unskilled in archery and horsemanship and was granted the rank of provincial graduate.
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祿滿 西 滿退
A'ersuna, of the Luyele clan, was a Manchu of the Bordered Yellow Banner from Jilin. Under Qianlong he served as a vanguard on campaigns in the Western Regions and Burma, rose in stages to second-rank bodyguard, and was granted the title E'tengyibaturu. When Jinchuan rebelled he joined the campaign. In the attack on Balangla he and the bodyguard Esente were the first to scale the heights; In attacks on Zili, Akemuya, Meimeika, Douwu, and other places he distinguished himself repeatedly, was promoted to first-rank bodyguard, given the brevet rank of vice banner commander, and appointed a leading commander. He followed the main army to Mugumu, repeatedly took blockhouses and stockades, and was appointed vice banner commander of the Mongol Bordered White Banner. When the main camp fell he led the Manchu troops in retreat. At Daba Gully he met the rebels and died fighting. He was posthumously given the brevet rank of banner commander and granted the hereditary rank of Cavalry Commandant together with Cloud Cavalry Commandant.
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西 西 西西 沿
Dajing came from Fengtai in Shanxi. Under Qianlong he rose from military graduate to regional commander of the Xinghan garrison in Shaanxi. In the thirty-sixth year he led one thousand men each from Xining and Shaanxi on the Jinchuan campaign. When the army besieged Zili, Dajing took the central route and advanced against Douwu. Dajing stationed one thousand troops at Akemuya, then moved them to the old E'keshi stockade at Mulanba and joined the attack on Mingguozong, which fell. He again joined the attack on Dimuda, and Zewang was taken prisoner. In the thirty-eighth year Wen Fu advanced and encamped at Mugumu, and Dajing posted five hundred men at Culajiaoke. The emperor held that this place lay north of the pass at Gongga'erla and was strategically critical, and ordered more troops sent to help hold it. In the fourth month he joined Ushihada and others in the attack on Dazhakiejiao Hill and defeated rebels lying in ambush in the ravines; then advanced down the hill against Desidong stockade, and the rebels abandoned it and fled. When the main camp at Mugumu collapsed, Deputy Commander Hailancha ordered Dajing to withdraw. At Qianhaizi he met the rebels; the road was too dangerous to ride, so he fought on foot until he fell. He was granted the hereditary rank of Cavalry Commandant.
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All the generals who died in action were enshrined in the Shrine of Manifest Loyalty. Quan, Tianbi, and A'ersuna were all portrayed in the Ziguang Pavilion: Quan among the first fifty meritorious subjects, and Tianbi and A'ersuna among the latter fifty.
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Cao Shun came from Langzhong in Sichuan. He enlisted. He followed General Wen Fu on the Jinchuan campaign. When the army attacked the ridge of Gubuji, the rebels blocked the Mulanba road with stockades and fired guns and stones from within. Their leader opened the stockade gate and came out, and Shun cut him down; seized the gate, entered, burned the stockades, and wiped out the rebels inside; he was granted a peacock feather. He joined the attack on Mingguozong, took the rebel stockade from the slopes of Muya Hill down to the foothills of Mu'ergulu, advanced and captured Jiaba, and was granted the title Zhaqinbaturu. Shun and First-rank Bodyguard Ushihada led troops to Gongga'erla and attacked Xiling; and again joined Equipage Officer Tuo'ertuobao in leading Wasiguo and E'keshi native troops to press the stockades first, killing several dozen rebels; he was granted two bolts of satin. In the attack on the fifth blockhouse at Xiling he split his forces with Vice Banner Commanders Balang and Pu'erpu to climb the heights. Rebels lying in ambush in a gully rose up; he met them head-on, cut down their leader, and Shun was struck in the face by a stone. His merits were recorded on several occasions, and he was transferred to vice commander of the Hengzhou garrison in Hunan. Agui planned the attack on Yixi, first striking Musigongke and Deshiti to pin the rebels down so they could not support one another, then ordered Shulin and others to attack the blockhouses and stockades at the pass. When the rebels went to reinforce them, Shun attacked the blockhouse on the right of the peak and took it. The army advanced from Kangsar to hold the pass peak. The rebels resisted with all their strength; after seven withdrawals and renewed advances, Shun and the bodyguard Muhana and others met them head-on and killed the rebels to the last man, then took the Cayong blockhouse and stockade. The army split to cut off the rebel rear. Shun directed native troops in setting fires and advanced in concert with Deputy Commander Fengsheng'e in a pincer. The rebels could not hold, burrowed out behind the stockade and fled; Shun pressed the attack, drove rebels to fall into ravines and die, took twelve stone blockhouses, and then captured Xunke'erzong. He was promoted to regional commander of the Suzhou garrison in Gansu. In the intercalary tenth month of the fortieth year, in the attack on Huangcaoping at the foot of Xili Hill, Shun straddled a wooden stockade to direct operations. The rebels fired from concealment, he was wounded, and died in battle. When Jinchuan was pacified, he was enshrined together with Regional Commander Dunzhu of Jianning in Fujian and Regional Commander Wu'erna of Yan'an in Shaanxi in the Shrine of Manifest Loyalty, portrayed in the Ziguang Pavilion, and all three were listed among the first fifty meritorious subjects.
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Dunzhu, of the Guwalgiya clan, was a Manchu of the Plain Yellow Banner and a fourth-generation descendant of the meritorious Duke Tulai. Tulai's great-grandson Ma'ersa served the Kangxi emperor and rose from company commander to banner commander of his banner. At the beginning of the Yongzheng reign he was appointed a grand minister of the interior and assisted Frontier-Pacification General Furdan at Khobdo Khural. When Khanoer rebels attacked, Ma'ersa fought fiercely and killed more than a thousand. In a great wind and rain he crossed the Khargai River and fell in battle. He was granted the hereditary rank of Cavalry Commandant together with Cloud Cavalry Commandant. Dunzhu was his grandnephew. At the beginning of the Qianlong reign he inherited the office and rose in stages to first-rank bodyguard. On the Jinchuan campaign, in the thirty-ninth year he was ordered to serve as acting regional commander. In the attack on Yixi he took the blockhouses of Da'ertu, Epo, and others in the rain. In the eleventh month, in the attack on Ripang he advanced from Mukeshi and died in close combat.
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Wu'erna, of the Nara clan, was a Manchu of the Bordered Blue Banner. From imperial guardsman he rose in stages to regimental colonel of the Lanzhou garrison in Gansu. On the Jinchuan campaign he took Shaba Hill and was granted a peacock feather. In attacks on Xunke'erzong and Jia'erna he fought fiercely in each and was shot; in the attack on Rongga'erbo he defeated rebel reinforcements and was promoted again to regional commander. He again took Maiguo'er and advanced to encamp at Kailiye. He joined attacks on Musigongke, Leji'erbo, Deshiti, and other places and distinguished himself repeatedly. When the army attacked Lewuwei, Wu'erna joined the attack on the sutra-turning tower and took all the towns and stockades. When the army campaigned against Greater Jinchuan and attacked Xili, Wu'erna directed troops in building a pontoon bridge at Jia'erribeng. When rebels came he beat them back; fighting fiercely as far as Kebuqu, he led the vanguard across the river and took its fourth blockhouse. In the forty-first year he joined the attack on Galayi. In the second month, after Galayi had fallen, fire broke out in the lamasery and spread to the powder magazine. Wu'erna went to help fight the fire; the powder exploded and stones flew; he was struck and killed. The emperor deeply lamented Wu'erna, who had fought through battle after battle with great zeal, achieved success, and lost his life in the end. When posthumous honors were deliberated, Shun received the hereditary rank of Cavalry Commandant together with Cloud Cavalry Commandant, Dunzhu was advanced to third-rank hereditary Chariot Commandant, and Wu'erna's son was made a company commander.
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Kema, of the Aola clan, was a Manchu of the Plain Yellow Banner. As a third-rank bodyguard he joined the Jinchuan campaign. When the army took Bangjia Ridge, Kema fought fiercely from Wengke'erlong to Meinuo, captured blockhouses and stockades, and was granted the title Naqinbaturu. In the attack on Dangga'erla Ridge, Kema directed troops to chop through palisades with axes, pressed the blockhouse, broke down its wall to get inside, and killed the rebels. In the capture of Meinuo and Layue he led six hundred men to take Kaka Horn, swung around behind the mountain for an uphill attack, and wiped out the defenders. When Vice General Mingliang attacked Sidi, Kema led three hundred men up the western ridge; he also took the sixth blockhouse of Da'ertu. He rose in stages to first-rank bodyguard and was appointed a command leader. Leading six hundred men he attacked Gu'erti and captured the headmen Suo'erjia, Mudarjia, and others. Directing troops at Shaba, he threw fire bombs and burned more than two hundred rebel stockades, and received the vice banner commandant title. In the fourth month of Qianlong 40, fighting from Zideleng as far as Jimusidan Dangga, he drove deep into the rebel lines, was shot, and killed.
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Foluntai, of the Kuyala clan, was a Manchu of the Plain White Banner. He also served as a third-rank bodyguard when the army took Balangla and was granted the title Zhaledanbaturu. In the attack on Zili he charged into the stone outpost, killed more than forty rebels, took twelve prisoners, and captured the place; then he led five hundred men to take Zanzan and the stockades east of the ravine. In the attack on Meimeika, Foluntai came down from the western hill and killed or captured many rebels. He joined attacks on Ludingzong, Dimuda, Da'ertu, Ripang, and Kailiye and distinguished himself in each. In the attack on Xunke'erzong both eyes were struck by stones. In the attack on Kangsa'er he took its blockhouse, received the vice banner commandant title, and was appointed a command leader. In the fourth month of the fortieth year, when the army attacked Jimusidan Dangga, Kema was killed in battle; Foluntai advanced from Saksa Valley to Rongga'erbo, fought fiercely, and also fell on the field.
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Dalantai, of the Sakda clan, was a Manchu of the Bordered Blue Banner. As an imperial guardsman he joined the Burma campaign, fought at Xinjie and Laoguandun, and served with distinction. When the Jinchuan campaign began, orders went out to select strong young officers and soldiers, and Dalantai was chosen. In attacks on Mingguozong and Xiling he seized the spring at Dazake Horn. When the army attacked Luobowa Hill, rebels came to reinforce; Dalantai met them head-on and routed them; directing troops he killed rebels. The emperor was encamped on the hilltop and granted him the title E'yiba'erbaturu; he rose in stages to second-rank bodyguard. In the attack on Ji'erna Laizhu Stockade, rebels came out behind our army from the ridge below; Dalantai laid an ambush and shot at them, and the wounded rebels fled. In the fifth month of the fortieth year, while striking rebels at Dasagu, he received many wounds and died.
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Sa'erjidai, of the Bohe'er clan, was of the Bordered Red Banner at Qiqihar. As a blue-feather bodyguard he joined the capture of Manai and Ripang; advancing again to attack Gaibudashinuo and Sequnpu, Sa'erjidai charged into the rebel lines, fought fiercely, took all their blockhouses and stockades, and was granted the title Shanbabaturu. He joined the capture of Moge'er and Kailiye and was made third-rank bodyguard. In the attack on Gelukeguyakou, rebels held the dangerous ground and occupied stockades while guns and stones rained down together; Sa'erjidai stormed the pass, shot rebels dead, and when they fell back our army pursued, crossed five ravines, and took fifty blockhouses and more than three hundred stockades and outposts. In the attack on Damagalang he climbed the ridge and took its blockhouse. When the army approached Lewuwei and attacked the sutra-turning tower on separate routes, rebels came to reinforce; Sa'erjidai's ambush struck them from the flank and routed them. The army moved from Dawudawei toward Dangkakedi; Sa'erjidai led the vanguard, tore down palisades in the rain to climb the heights, and killed every rebel defending the blockhouses. In the intercalary tenth month of the fortieth year, while striking rebels at A'rangqu, he directed his soldiers to fire from behind the palisades, was shot, and killed.
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When Jinchuan was pacified, Kema, Foluntai, Dalantai, and Sa'erjidai were all portrayed in the Ziguang Pavilion among the first fifty meritorious subjects.
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祿滿 祿 祿 祿 祿 祿 西祿祿 祿西 鹿 祿 祿歿
Chang Lubao, of the Heseri clan, was a Manchu of the Bordered Blue Banner. An ancestor named Delu had received the hereditary rank of Cavalry Commandant for military merit. Chang Lubao inherited the office and rose repeatedly from third-rank bodyguard to battalion vice commander of the left detachment of the Sichuan provincial brigade. On the Jinchuan campaign he was promoted to regimental colonel of the Chengdu garrison battalion. When Vice Banner Commandant Hailancha and others attacked Delamseqin Ridge, rebels lay hidden in the forest; Chang Lubao ranged back and forth searching them out, advanced on Mingguozong, and took the nearby ridges. When the army advanced on the Kamsa'er stockade under Ludingzong, Chang Lubao followed Hailancha from the great ravine on the southern hill, stole over the mountaintop, and took it; advancing again he took Bo'ergen Hill in an uphill attack, captured the wooden fort, and was struck by stones. Wen Fu and others reported his merit and he was granted a peacock feather. He also followed Vice Banner Commandant A'ersuna and others in a divided attack on the great blockhouse at Xiling; when more than a hundred rebels charged out from the flank, Chang Lubao directed a cross-strike and routed them, then advanced to encamp at Rilong. He was soon promoted to vice colonel of the Hezhou garrison in Gansu. When Pacification General of Dingxi Agui and others took Luobowa, Chang Lubao held the summit; on a snowy night more than nine hundred rebels split into two columns to raid the camp and pressed in from all sides; Chang Lubao directed a fierce defense, was wounded by gunfire and stones, and every rebel who fled into the outposts was killed. Vice Banner Commandants Ushihada and others came to reinforce in turn; Chang Lubao directed a pincer attack, routed the rebels, and was granted the title Xi'ernu'enbaturu and a hundred taels of white silver. He was soon promoted to regional commander of the Gaolian garrison in Guangdong. In a divided attack on the blockhouses at Zhazidahai and elsewhere, the rebels dug trenches, laid pine barriers, and set antler stakes; their defenses were very strong. Chang Lubao sent troops around behind the rebels and combined forces against each blockhouse and stockade; all of them fell at once. He also joined Regional Commander Guanshe in a joint attack on the rebel blockhouse at Yamu and took it. In the eleventh month of Qianlong 38, when the army attacked Kebuqu Ridge, the rebels fought to the death as guns and stones rained down; Chang Lubao was wounded and fell on the field.
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When the campaign ended, the generals who had died in action were recorded; those portrayed in the Ziguang Pavilion with merit ranked slightly lower formed the latter fifty meritorious subjects; Chang Lubao, the bodyguards Ma'erzhan, Kulede, and Muhana, the regimental colonel Guo Xing, and the company commander Baxisa were all among them.
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Ma'erzhan, of the Ba'erhan clan, was a Chahar of the Plain White Banner. He had come over from Dzungaria. As a third-rank bodyguard he joined the army; in the attack on Ripang his horse stumbled and he was hurt, yet he still asked to stay with the army. He was promoted to second-rank bodyguard and ordered to rejoin the army once his wounds healed. In the attack on Kailiye he fought fiercely and was granted the title Zhanlabu'erbaturu; he was made first-rank bodyguard and appointed a command leader. In capturing the wooden fort of Gaibudashinuo and the forward blockhouse of Sequnpu he was first over the wall; wounded again, he received the vice banner commandant title. In the thirty-ninth year, in the attack on the great blockhouse of Kangsa'er, he fell in battle.
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Kulede, of the Wole clan, was a Manchu of the Plain Blue Banner. As a blue-feather bodyguard he joined the army; in attacks on Xiling and the wooden palisade at Dazake Horn he rose in stages to second-rank bodyguard. In taking Moge'er Ridge he was granted the title Langqinbaturu. In attacks on Xunke'erzong and Kangsa'er he was wounded. In the fourth month of the fortieth year, in the attack on Musigongke, he was killed in battle.
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Muhana, of the Guwalgiya clan. As a guardsman corporal he joined the army; in capturing Moge'er Ridge and the blockhouses and stockades of Kailiye he was made third-rank bodyguard. In the attack on the pass of Musigongke he charged straight ahead and seized its blockhouse, and the rebels broke; in the attack on Bamutong, in dense fog, he directed troops to strike the rebels on separate routes; rebels hiding in deep ravines were all killed and every blockhouse and stockade was taken; he was granted the title Ba'erdanbaturu. In the eighth month of the fortieth year, in the attack on Lewuwei, he fought fiercely and was killed.
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Guo Xing was a native of Dading in Guizhou. As a platoon leader he joined the Jinchuan campaign under Wang Wanbang, regional commander of the Weining garrison in Guizhou, and fought at Balangla. Wen Fu reported that the Green Standard officers and soldiers from Guizhou had rendered much service. In the attack on the northern hill at Zili, Xing served as vanguard. Advancing on Molong Ravine and Ji'a'ermu, then on Dongma, our army was blocked by a wooden fort; Xing led three hundred men to hold it. Rebels came at night; Xing put out the fires and waited; when the rebels pressed the fort, he opened fire with muskets and cannon and killed them all. He also followed Agui in the attack on Lewuwei and received a peacock feather and the title Tudoububaturu. He rose in stages to regimental colonel of the Langdong garrison. In the fourth month of the fortieth year, in the attack on Musigongke, Xing took an axe to chop through the wooden fort, led his men surging in, and took its blockhouse. Rebels came to counterattack; Xing directed his troops to shoot them down; they scattered and regrouped seven times but in the end could not break through. Xing was wounded and died the following day.
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Baxisa, of the Bulamu clan, was a Solon of the Plain Red Banner. As a company commander he joined the army; at Luobowa Hill, which was very steep, Baxisa directed his men up the slope, shot rebels dead, and took the ridge; every blockhouse and stockade fell; he received a peacock feather and the title Ta'erjibaturu. In the fortieth year, at Kangsa'er, pressing the blockhouse against a cliff until the rebels had no way out and fought to the death, Baxisa was killed.
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Zhalafeng'a, of the Heseri clan, was a Manchu of the Plain Yellow Banner and a grandson of the vanguard commander Dingshou. He inherited second-rank Chariot Commandant, was appointed third-rank bodyguard, and rose in stages to imperial bodyguard. On the campaign against Huojizhan, when the army halted at Yang'aliike, Zhalafeng'a led five hundred men to take prisoners alive and brought in more than thirty captives. When the army returned he received the title Xilang'abaturu, was advanced to first-rank Chariot Commandant, portrayed in the Ziguang Pavilion, and promoted to vice banner commandant of the Han Army Plain White Banner. He was posted as assistant commissioner at Uliastai and was soon ordered to Kobdo to manage military colonies. When Frontier-Pacification Left Deputy General Cheng'erzhabu came to audience, he was ordered to hold the general's seal in an acting capacity. Recalled to the capital, he served as commander of the Plain White Banner guard, followed Mingrui on campaign, and was appointed a command leader. At the second halt at Manjie he routed the rebels in battle and received the banner commandant title. When rebels besieged Xiaomengyu he was shot and killed; he was posthumously named Zhaojie and advanced to first-rank baron. His son Chunning inherited the title and rose to General of Suiyuancheng.
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Guanyinbao, of the Guwalgiya clan, was a Manchu of the Plain Yellow Banner. Initially appointed vanguard Blue Feather Commander of the Jianruiying Elite Camp, he was then promoted to vanguard company commander. He served under Deputy General Zhaohui at Jierhalang and under Assistant Commissioner Yarhasan in the attack on Kucha, fought with great vigor, was promoted to vice banner commandant of the Mongol Plain White Banner and granted the hereditary rank of Cavalry Commandant, and was portrayed in the Ziguang Pavilion. He was posted as command leader at Ili. Following Mingrui in the attack on Ushi, though wounded he pressed forward vigorously, captured the city, and received the title Zhuoliketubaturu. He was transferred to commander of the Guard of the Bordered Blue Banner and served as acting brigade general of Chuxiong in Yunnan. Following Mingrui on campaign as command leader, at Manjie in battle, at mid-afternoon heavy fog rolled in and rebels emerged from the forest. Zhalafeng'a led his troops to press the rebel fort; Guanyinbao took the brunt of the rebel charge, killed more than two hundred rebels, exploited the fog to drive deep, and broke the wooden stockade. When the army reached Xiaomengyu and the rebel siege grew tight, Guanyinbao loosed several arrows and each one dropped a rebel; his quiver held only one arrow left; as he wanted to shoot again, he suddenly spurred his horse toward the deep grass and was killed when an arrow struck his throat; he was granted second-rank Chariot Commandant.
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Li Quan was a native of Yangqu in Shanxi. Rising from the ranks to squad leader in the Shanxi provincial army, he rose in stages to brigade general of Yongchang in Yunnan. On campaign he fought at Manjie; with Zhalafeng'a he held East Mountain Ridge in pincer formation and broke the elephant array; at Tiansheng Bridge he exploited the fog to break the rebel fort. At Manhua, when rebels came in force, he was shot and died several days later.
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Wang Yuting was a native of Wuwei in Gansu. Rising from the ranks he rose in stages to brigade general of Linyuan in Yunnan. On campaign, at Laoguantun, rebels held a wooden fort and resisted; Yuting personally fired cannon and directed the assault through the fog, was shot in the thigh, and fought all the harder. The rebels were defeated and hid without coming out; he again forced himself to direct the battle, his wounds reopened and he died; he was posthumously named Qinyi. Yuting had first followed the campaign against Dawachi, relieving General Zhaohui at the siege of Heishuiying; assisted Yarhasan in besieging Kucha; and again followed Zhaohui in the attack on Kashgar—in all of these he earned battle merit. At this time he and Li Quan alike received the hereditary ranks of Cavalry Commandant and Cloud Cavalry Commandant.
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Zhulu'e, of the Na'er clan, was a Manchu of the Bordered White Banner. A translation licentiate, he was appointed a clerk and served as a secretary in the Grand Council. He was further promoted to assistant department director of the Dye Works in the Ministry of Revenue. He was posted as vice banner commandant at Jingzhou, appointed vice minister of Rites, transferred to Works, and also served as acting minister of War. When Mingrui took the field he was appointed assistant commissioner and stationed at Ya'er. Moving the army to Mong Ping, the native chieftain Wengtuan surrendered; he requested that merchants be invited to resume business at Qingshui River, and troops were sent to oversee it. Fifty Baiyi men, including Huanxie, feigned surrender and were beheaded as a warning. He memorialized establishing five courier stations from Mong Ping to Ava, with troops divided to guard them; the emperor commended this. Burmese troops attacked from the eastern and western hills; he sent assistant generals to meet them separately. Suddenly rebels burned Mobile Corps Commander Fuzhu's camp and at night besieged Zhulu'e; Zhulu'e prepared his final memorial, sent the clerk Fulu to break out, and then killed himself. The emperor rebuked Zhulu'e for cowardice, yet because his circumstances were also pitiable, granted him sacrificial rites and burial, and enshrined him in the Zhaozhong Shrine.
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Xu Shiheng was a native of Xindu in Sichuan; his ancestors came from the Muslim regions. At first he was a cavalry soldier. On campaigns in Jinchuan and Tibet he distinguished himself in both. Soon, through the military examination he was appointed squad leader and rose in stages to battalion commander. Again on campaign in Jinchuan, he followed Sichuan Governor-general A'ertai in attacks on Yuezaidong and West Mountain Ridge, advanced against Zhakou, A'yang, Gezang, Dawu, and other places, and took blockhouses and stockades in succession. Again he attacked Jia'ermu Mountain Ridge and Yuelu, Dengda, and other places, taking wooden forts and stone stockades, and also captured Duogong Hill Slope and the blockhouses and stockades of Rimucheng. Advancing against the Gulu blockhouse, rebels raided the camp by night; Shiheng led more than a hundred men to meet them in battle; at dawn, judging the rebels about to withdraw, he opened the palisade and charged out shouting in pursuit, killing countless rebels, then took the Gulu blockhouse and stockade; he received a peacock feather and the title Brave Baturu. Soon he rose in stages to colonel. Following Assistant Commissioner and Vice Banner Commandant Mingliang in the attack on Dangga'erla Ridge, he captured the fifth blockhouse. Again following Assistant Commissioner Fude he advanced from Molonggou and took the stockades of Jia'ermu, Richi'erdansi, and Senggezong. Again following Frontier-Pacification General Mingliang from Diwang to Manai, he captured the blockhouses and stockades of Lakewo, Rongbu, Genzhagem, Kaka'jiao, Sidi, and Kazapu. Again following Mingliang from Yixi in the attack on Da'ertu Ridge, he captured the chieftain Danba'atai and took the blockhouses and stockades of E'po, Mukeshi, and Gemushao. Again following Command Leader Kuilin he attacked the southwestern mountain stockade of Mukeshi. Again following Vice Banner Commandant San Bao he attacked Xiguoluo and advanced to hold Derbake Ridge. Again following Mingliang he attacked Deleng Ridge, took several blockhouses, advanced against Jimu Sidandangga and Saga ridges, destroyed their blockhouses, and took countless prisoners and heads. He captured the first blockhouse of E'erti, killed more than forty rebels, and captured the second blockhouse; he also captured the blockhouses and stockades of Shizhen'ga, Sha'erni, Langgu, Wuyue, and Sidang'an. In seven battles altogether, he won every one. Advancing against Zhawugu, rebels held the mountain summit and blockhouses and stockades stretched in unbroken line. Shiheng braved stone and arrow fire and led his troops straight up, taking several blockhouses and stockades; he also captured the stockades of Nianzhan Hill, A'ergu Hill, and Pingba. He also captured Dasagu Great Ridge and destroyed its blockhouses and stockades. He also captured the upper and lower stockades of Dugumu and advanced to hold the two ridges of Bujiludana. He also captured the Dusong pass of the Jiaza official stockade. He seized several dozen large and small stockades and also captured the rebel chieftain Yongzhong Wang'erjie. He then marched west to Gelayi and joined the southern-route army of Ma'erbang. In Qianlong 41, when Jinchuan was pacified, he was promoted to brigade general of Tengyue in Yunnan.
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In the forty-ninth year, during the Muslim revolt in Gansu, Shiheng was ordered to Anding to hunt down fugitive Muslims and captured more than two hundred. When the affair was concluded he was appointed brigade general of Weining in Guizhou.
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In the fifty-second year, when Lin Shuangwen rebelled in Taiwan, Shiheng led more than two thousand Guizhou troops to suppress him, captured Jiji Fort, took and killed very many, and seized counterfeit seals, weapons, and banners. Advancing against Xiaobantian, the rebels fled in rout; he pursued to Laoquzhi, captured Shuangwen and the chieftain He Youzhi. Again following Assistant Commissioner Chengdu General E'hui from Dawulong he advanced against the southern route at Shuidicang and personally killed one chieftain. At that time Zhuang Datian and others, defeated, fled to Langjiao with several thousand men still at their command; Shiheng led Guizhou troops with the other armies in separate columns and attacked by land and water together, capturing Datian and various rebel leaders. When Taiwan was pacified he received the title Steadfast Brave Baturu, was portrayed in the Ziguang Pavilion, and ranked among the top twenty meritorious officials.
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In the second month of the fifty-third year he was promoted to provincial military commander of Zhejiang; before he arrived he was transferred to provincial military commander of Guangxi. In Annam there was a great chieftain named Ruan Hui who attacked its capital and drove out its ruler Le Weiqi. Governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi Sun Shiyi advocated war; Shiheng remonstrated but was not heeded. The army marched; he commanded eight thousand Green Standard troops of the two Guang provinces, and with brigade generals Shang Weisheng, Zhang Chaolong, and others crossed out of the pass into Annam; reaching its capital, there were three great rivers: to the north Shouchang River, to the south Shiqiu River, and further south Fuliang River. In the eleventh month, on day xinwei, the army crossed Shouchang River. On day jiaxu the army halted at Shiqiu River. Ruan Hui's troops held the southern-bank hills and defended very stubbornly. Chaolong's troops crossed from upstream; Shiheng also fought fiercely and killed several thousand rebels; he received an imperial jade thumb ring and large and small purses. Three days later, on day dingchou, at dawn the army halted at Fuliang River; the southern bank was Licheng—Licheng was the capital of Annam, named for the king's surname. Ruan Hui's troops cut down all the riverside bamboo and trees and gathered boats moored on the opposite bank. Following the riverbank they found small boats, loaded more than a hundred troops, and at midnight reached mid-river to seize Ruan Hui's boats; Shiheng and others personally led more than two hundred men to cross first, again seized more than thirty small boats, rotated troop crossings, and struck Ruan Hui's army in divided columns; Ruan Hui's army fled in rout, more than ten of their boats were burned, and several dozen of their generals were captured. At dawn on day wuyin the army finished crossing; the Le clan and the people of Annam came out to welcome them; Shiheng followed Shiyi into the city to pacify them. They sought out Weiqi and, by imperial decree, installed him as king. When news of victory arrived he was enfeoffed as first-rank viscount; he memorialized to decline but was not permitted.
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Ruan Hui had a fief called Guangnan, more than two thousand li from Licheng. Just then they were debating an advance to attack and requesting reinforcements and provisions. The emperor wished to halt the army; Shiheng also said to Shiyi: "Our troops have penetrated deep into hostile territory; Hui withdrew without fighting—the matter is unpredictable. To withdraw the army into the pass in good time is the superior plan." Shiyi did not accept this. In the first month of the fifty-fourth year, on the first day wuwu, Shiyi summoned the generals for a lavish banquet. On day jiwei, Weiqi reported that Ruan Hui's troops had arrived; Shiyi fled the siege in panic, crossed Fuliang River, the pontoon bridge was cut; Shiheng with Weisheng and Chaolong led several hundred men fighting south of the bridge and died in battle. Shiyi's initial memorial said: "When Ruan Hui's troops arrived, I and Shiheng directed the troops in decisive battle; the rebel host closed in all around; I and Shiheng could not see each other, and so I broke out of the encirclement." The emperor still hoped Shiheng would return with his army intact; once he heard Shiheng had died in battle, he ordered condolence payments. Deputy General Guangcheng returned from the army, saw the emperor, and said: "When Ruan Hui's troops attacked Licheng, Shiyi and Shiheng withdrew to hold Fuliang River against Hui. Shiyi wished to cross the river to fight Hui; the odds were against him, and he meant to sacrifice himself. Shiheng strongly remonstrated that a grand minister bore on the weight of the state and must not enter lightly, and ordered Qingcheng to escort Shiyi back with the army. He also ordered company commander Xue Zhong to turn Shiyi's horse back. Shiheng directed the generals across the river into the thick of battle and died fighting with all his strength. The emperor, commiserating with Shiheng's grasp of the larger interest, advanced him to third-rank Baron Zhuanglie, enshrined him in the Zhaozhong Shrine, and posthumously named him Zhaoyi. When Fukang'an's army arrived, Ruan Hui changed his name to Guangping and sought to surrender. A shrine was established at Licheng to honor the generals who had died in the line of duty, with Shiheng placed foremost among them.
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His son Wenmo inherited the title through the military examination and was appointed to active service in the First Rank Bodyguard. When his term expired, he was appointed regimental colonel in Huguang and granted a peacock feather as well. In the first year of Jiaqing, the Zhijiang sect rebel Nie Renjie rose in revolt. Governor Huiling of Hubei ordered Wenmo to capture him. For his distinguished service Wenmo was granted the title Jiyong Baturu and promoted to deputy general. When the rebel Deng Zhixue feigned surrender, Wenmo learned of the ruse through reconnaissance and waited until the enemy was halfway inside the fort before launching a surprise attack that captured and executed him. He served under Brigade General Qing Pu defending against rebels at Huangbo Mountain, then under Vice Banner Commandant Delengtai in the attack on Ran Wenjiao and others at Dashen Mountain, and was transferred to brigade general of Jianchang Garrison in Sichuan. Again with Brigade General Deling and Deputy General Chu Darong he attacked the rebels at Chenjia Field. When Deling was defeated, Wenmo rode to the rescue and killed more than two hundred rebels; He fought again at Dazhu, Liangshan, and Zhongzhou, repeatedly routing the rebels and capturing more than forty of their leaders including Chen Longguang. By guarding the Jialing River he prevented the rebels from crossing, for which he was granted the rank of provincial military commander. He again directed troops against the remaining bandits in northern Sichuan and was promoted to provincial military commander of Guangdong. He was soon transferred to provincial military commander of the Fujian Navy. When the pirate Cai Qian rose in rebellion, Wenmo crossed the sea to subdue him, burning the rebel nests at Zhuyuanwei, Taishigongzhuang, and elsewhere, and was then transferred to provincial military commander of Zhejiang. He died and was posthumously honored with the name Zhuangyong.
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Shang Weisheng was a Han Chinese Bannerman of the Bordered Blue Banner and a fourth-generation descendant of Prince Kexi of Pingnan. Beginning as a palace student, he was appointed orderly of the Imperial Procession Guard and rose through five promotions to brigade general of Youjiang Garrison in Guangxi. In the fifty-third year he followed Governor-general Sun Shiyi on campaign. On day xinwei of the eleventh month, Weisheng and Deputy General Qingcheng arrived at Shouchang River with more than a thousand men. Ruan Hui's army held the southern bank, but when our troops pressed the attack the pontoon bridge gave way and all leaped onto rafts and stormed straight across. In the fog Ruan Hui's troops turned on one another, our men crossed in full force and routed the enemy, then crossed Shiqiu River, seized the bridge by raft, and pressed boldly forward. Weisheng was granted a peacock feather. He crossed Fuliang River and took a great many heads and prisoners, then followed Shiyi into Licheng. When Shiyi was defeated and withdrew, Weisheng fell in battle and was posthumously honored with the name Zhilie.
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Zhang Chaolong was a native of Datong in Shanxi who was registered in Guizhou. As a cavalryman he joined the Burma campaign, fought at Laoguantun, and was shot in the left forehead. He also joined the Jinchuan campaign and attacked A'ga'erbuli and Bulangguozong. He also followed Grand Councilor Hailancha from Daban Zhao in the advance, captured Lamulamu and Seqingpu, and was first over the walls. Attacking Xunke'erzong, he was again first over the top and was wounded by gunfire. He showed merit in the attacks on Kamsa'er Mountain, the battle at Leji'erbo, and the assault on Dajiabuyinji. He also joined the attack on Lewuwei and took it, for which he was granted a blue feather. He attacked Xili and A'rangqu and captured more than ten wooden fortresses. He also attacked the blockhouses and stockades at Yamapeng, Gelonggu, Suolonggu, and elsewhere, and took them all. When Jinchuan was pacified his merits were recognized and he was granted a peacock feather. He rose through successive promotions to regimental colonel of the central battalion of the Guangdong provincial army. In the fifty-second year, when Lin Shuangwen rebelled in Taiwan, Chaolong led Guangdong troops against him, took many heads and prisoners, and was granted the title Chengyong Baturu. In the advance on Daliji he was shot in the right shoulder, and Shuangwen was captured. Chaolong again joined the other armies in attacking Zhuang Datian at Langjiao and captured him. When Taiwan was pacified his portrait was placed in the Ziguang Pavilion among the latter thirty meritorious subjects. He was promoted to brigade general of Nanao Garrison in Fujian. In the fifty-third year he joined the campaign against Annam when the army crossed Shouchang River. Chaolong defeated Ruan Hui's army at Zhushi with a separate force and advanced to Shiqiu River. The river was wide, mountains stretched along the southern bank, and Ruan Hui's troops held the heights with artillery, so our army could not assemble rafts. The generals openly had troops ferry bamboo and timber to build a pontoon bridge as if preparing to cross, while Chaolong took two thousand men twenty li upstream, found a place where the current ran slow, and crossed by small boats in the night. As the generals pressed the southern bank on rafts and engaged Ruan Hui's army, Chaolong circled upstream and struck from behind from higher ground, routing the enemy. He again pressed toward Fuliang River, seized boats to cross, and entered Licheng. When Shiyi was defeated and withdrew, Chaolong fell in battle and was posthumously honored with the name Zhuangguo.
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Li Hualong was a native of Qidong in Shandong. After receiving his military jinshi degree he was appointed a blue-feather bodyguard and promoted to battalion commander of Tongren in Guizhou. He followed Grand Secretary Fu Heng against Burma, and when the army halted at Laoguantun he killed many rebels with heavy cannon. In the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong he again followed General Wen Fu against Jinchuan and captured the blockhouses and stockades at Gubuji, Ma'erdike, and elsewhere. In the subsequent attacks on Ludingzong, Mingguozong, and other places, Hualong fought with distinction throughout. In the third month of the following year, when the army halted at Xiling, Hualong shot dead a rebel leader. In the campaign against Lesser Jinchuan he captured A'ga'erbuli, Biesiman, and other positions. Following Banner Commander Hailancha he took Douwu Ridge, then captured Ludingzong, Mingguozong, and other positions in succession before soon recovering Meinuo. In the campaign against Greater Jinchuan he followed Hailancha in capturing Lamulamu and other positions, was struck by a stone, and was granted padded armor. He captured in turn the ridges at Xunke'erzong, Gelugu, Qunni, Musigongkake, and elsewhere, was wounded by gunfire, and was granted a peacock feather. When Jinchuan was pacified he rose through successive promotions to brigade general of the Guangdong Left Wing. When Lin Shuangwen rebelled he led Guangdong troops to suppress him. At Luzai Harbor, Brigade General Pu Jibao ordered Hualong to remain behind on guard duty. When Shuangwen pressed the attack on Zhuluo, Hualong secretly ordered Regiment Commander Mu Teng'e to march from Fanzai Gully to Dadu Creek as a diversion while he personally led Regiment Commander Pei Qi'ao and others from Bagua Mountain to Chaikeng. The rebels massed to resist, but Hualong drove his men in fierce combat until the enemy broke and fled. In the fifty-third year he joined the campaign against Annam. When the army crossed Shiqiu River and Ruan Hui's troops resisted, Hualong directed cannon fire against the enemy, built a pontoon bridge, and with Zhang Chaolong and others led the troops straight across into Licheng. When Shiyi was defeated and withdrew to Shiqiu River, he ordered Hualong to cross first. Hualong fell from the pontoon bridge into the water and drowned.
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Xing Dunxing was a native of Anzhou in Zhili. In the forty-third year of Qianlong he placed first in the top rank of the military jinshi examination. From the First Rank Bodyguard he rose through successive promotions to vice colonel of Sanjiangkou in Guangdong. When Ruan Hui attacked Licheng he fell in battle. Dunxing was filial toward his mother. Before going out to battle he took off his coat, gave it to a servant, and sent him home to tell his mother.
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Condolence payments were granted: Weisheng and Chaolong received third-rank Commandant of Chariots, and Hualong and Dunxing received Cavalry Commandant. Twenty-one deputy generals died at the same time. On the army's return, as it passed Fuliang River, Ruan Hui's troops pursued and nine men fell in battle. Colonels Deng Yongliang and Battalion Commander Lu Wenkui also died in battle when the army set out.
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Taifeiying'a was of the Kuyala clan, a Manchu of the Plain White Banner. From the guards he was supplemented as bridle captain and appointed a blue-feather bodyguard of the Qianqing Gate. In the thirty-ninth year of Qianlong he joined the Jinchuan campaign and was appointed squad leader. With Privy Councilor Hailancha and others he attacked Lamulamu Ridge, stormed the blockhouses, destroyed the wooden fortresses, and then drove the rebels down the ridge to its foot. Advancing on Gaibudashinuo, he seized the rebel blockhouses; Pressing forward again, he besieged Xunke'erzong and destroyed more than two hundred blockhouses; Advancing again, he captured the blockhouses and stockades west of Mo'erge'er and on the ridge before Kailiye; He was promoted to third-rank bodyguard. Again from Luobuke'ebo he crossed a ravine to attack Gelukeguyakou and stormed Shamulaqu Geshishitu and other stockades; Again following Squad Leader Fukang'an he attacked the Leji'erbo ridge, took two blockhouses, advanced against the Saksa Valley ridge and Shetuzhu stockade, and then captured Jue'a Lama Temple and the subordinate stockades at Gua'ershaba and elsewhere; He was granted the title Labukai Baturu. Again with Hailancha he attacked the peak of Zhangga Mountain and advanced on Toguru, sending troops secretly over the ridge to climb through perilous terrain and sweep the enemy away. Pressing forward again, he captured Lewuwei. When the army attacked Dasi'li from Dawudawu, Hailancha divided his force into seven columns and Taifeiying'a led one of them down the cliff, reaching Dawudawu at midnight and seizing a blockhouse. At dawn he reached Dangakedi, used the fog to press the blockhouses, and all the rebels were put to the sword. Joining the attack on A'rangqu, he captured two large blockhouses and two wooden fortresses. Advancing on the peak of Bulumu Mountain, he captured in succession the stockades at Sheleguzulu, Walazhan, Sa'erke'er, Gushilasi, and elsewhere. Again following Fukang'an he attacked Yongzhong Lama Temple and received the surrender of all its lamas, for which he was promoted to second-rank bodyguard. When Jinchuan was pacified his portrait was placed in the Ziguang Pavilion among the first fifty meritorious subjects.
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In the forty-sixth year he joined the suppression of the Salar rebel Muslims and defeated the rebels at Longwei Ridge; He ascended Hualin Mountain and slaughtered rebels beyond number. When the rebels were pacified he was promoted to first-rank bodyguard. Joining the suppression of the rebel Muslims at Shifengbao in Gansu, he was granted the rank of vice banner commandant for his service, appointed company commander in general service, and promoted to imperial bodyguard. He was soon appointed vice banner commandant of the Plain Blue Manchu Banner, promoted to commander of the guards of the Plain Red Banner, and transferred to the Bordered Yellow Banner.
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In the fifty-sixth year, during the campaign against Gurkha, he followed Fukang'an in a separate attack on Camu and captured it. Advancing on Jilong he led Solon cavalry in a charge, fought through to Dongjue Mountain, captured eleven rebel stockades, killed two rebel leaders with cannon fire, and took seventy-six prisoners. He was granted the rank of banner commander and appointed a minister without portfolio. As he pressed toward Jia'ergula Mountain the rebels attacked in three columns. Taifeiying'a shot dead two red-clad rebel leaders but was suddenly struck by gunfire and died on the field. He was posthumously honored with the name Guosu and granted one thousand taels of silver. When Gurkha was pacified his portrait was again placed in the Ziguang Pavilion among the first fifteen meritorious subjects, and he was granted the hereditary offices of Cavalry Commandant and one additional Cloud Cavalry Commandant.
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A'mantai was of the Guojia clan, a Manchu of the Plain White Banner who had originally served as armored infantry among the Dahur of Heilongjiang. He joined the campaign in the Muslim borderlands, attacked Kashgar, and pursued the rebels from Alachu'er to Badakhshan. After capturing their leader he was ordered into the banners as a guardsman. In the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong he was appointed a blue-feather bodyguard. Joining the Jinchuan campaign he attacked Dangga'erla Ridge. When rebels emerged from Geng'ete Mountain, A'mantai and Vanguard Company Commander Baktanbu held a strategic point and cut them down. He attacked Da'erwang Ridge and captured it. Attacking Gemu Shao, he cut off the route by which the Jiasuo rebels were advancing. With Bodyguard Alanbao and others he attacked Kelamuda, stormed the blockhouses, and defeated the relieving force. He was promoted to third-rank bodyguard and granted the title Zhanu'en Baturu. He attacked Zhawu Gu Ridge, Jiazadu, Rongbu, Balutan, and other positions, distinguishing himself at each. After the pacification of Jinchuan his portrait was placed in the Hall of Purple Glaze among the fifty lesser meritorious ministers, and he was promoted to deputy company commander of the guards. When Muslims in Lanzhou rose in rebellion he joined the campaign against Hualin Mountain, killing more than a hundred rebels. Though wounded himself, he was promoted to company commander of the guards. He attacked Shifeng Fort, reconnoitered the rebel base at Didian, and captured a stockade, earning promotion to first-rank bodyguard. Joining the Gurkha campaign, he broke through Camo Pass on the central route, advanced to Jilong, and captured the enemy's official stockade; Pressing forward he took Resuo Bridge, crossed the river to Ya'er Stockade, and climbed the summit of Bo'erdongla Mountain, destroying three wooden forts and seven stone stockades. He was then appointed deputy lieutenant-general of the Mongol Bordered Red Banner. Advancing to Duibumu, he attacked the Great Bridge over the Heng River from Palanggu. Our forces stood on the north bank while the enemy held the south bank in defense. A'mantai was first to scale the heights, and the army followed. While crossing the bridge A'mantai was shot and fell into the river to his death. The water was deep and the fighting still fierce, so his body could not be recovered. He was granted the hereditary rank of commandant of cavalry and enshrined in the Memorial Hall of Loyalty. After the pacification of Gurkha his portrait was again placed in the Hall of Purple Glaze among the fifteen foremost meritorious ministers.
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Hualianbu, of the E'erdete clan, was a Mongol bannerman of the Bordered Yellow Banner. By nature he was plainspoken and upright. As a youth he studied the classics, including the Analects and the Zuo Tradition. He served as a vanguard in the Elite Vanguard Brigade and rose through the ranks to acting company commander of the musketeers in the Firearms Brigade. Dispatched to Huguang as a colonel, he was appointed colonel of the Wuchang city garrison and eventually rose to regional commander of the Anlong garrison in Guizhou. In the sixtieth year of the Qianlong reign Fukang'an marched against the rebellious Miao in Guizhou and ordered him to lead three thousand picked troops as vanguard to secure the supply lines along the Songtao and Tongren routes; He relieved Yongshou and broke the siege of Zhengda Camp, for which he was granted a peacock feather. His troops fought their way in from Yalatang through Azai Camp and Anjing Pass, took Yanban Bridge, and captured the surrounding blockhouse stockades. Moving through Upper and Lower Mazhou, Gaobitang, and Upper and Lower Changping, he cleared the route from Xiu'nao to Songtao of Miao stockades, filled ravines, and opened the way for the main army. The emperor, impressed by Hualianbu's valor, granted him the title Gang'an Baturu and awarded him one hundred taels of silver. He fought again at Kaluotang, assaulted Liangmao Stockade, and pressed forward battle by battle. Yongshou had already been under siege for more than eighty days; only when Hualianbu's troops arrived and joined the fight was the siege finally broken. The Miao forces were mere rabble who had never faced a major foe, and they took Hualianbu's troops for supernatural warriors. Hualianbu commanded battle wearing a leopard-skin war kilt, earning him the nickname Flower Tiger. He next defeated the rebel Xiaopaiwu and attacked the stockades at Bamou Station, Yayou, Huanggua, and elsewhere. Descending the cliffs from Gunniu Slope he assaulted Layi Stockade and was shot in the left armpit. The emperor sent a personal edict commending his courage and inquiring whether his wound had healed. From Huluping he again captured Dangcao, Sanjiamiao, and other stockades and burned Upper and Lower Zhupai. Pressing forward he took Ganzi'ao and encamped his troops on Gushaoying Ridge. The emperor recorded Hualianbu's achievements and appointed him provincial military commissioner of Guizhou.
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When Fukang'an arrived he ordered Hualianbu to fortify the area in front of the main camp, entrusted him with all military affairs, and spent his days feasting. Learning that Fukang'an was cautious and reluctant to fight, the Miao raided several times a day. Hualianbu held them off with unrelenting day-and-night patrols, inflicting repeated defeats until they grew deeply wary of him. Fukang'an took them ever less seriously, and the Miao grew bolder in their looting and burning. When the headman Wu Bansheng rallied the Miao for battle, Hualianbu joined El'dengbao, Regional Commander Nadanshu, and others to assault Baomulin and captured more than ten Miao stockades. Pressing deep into enemy territory from Chengguang Stockade to Upper and Lower Gounaopo, they scaled perilous heights under fire, climbing vines to the summits until the Miao gradually gave ground. They split their forces to attack from above while Fukang'an burned the Miao stockades around Fupo; Hualianbu had his men cut down bamboo and timber to smoke out the large and small rock caves, leaving the dead piled where they fell. Advancing from Maotou he captured Chalin Blockhouse, Upper and Lower Machong, and other stockades. Descending Huangmao Mountain Slope they met several thousand Miao troops. El'dengbao engaged them frontally while Hualianbu struck from the rear in a pincer that routed the enemy. Pressing forward he took Manao, Zhuge, Shamiao Slope, Zhuzi, and other stockades. Detached columns captured the passes at Yanbanjing, Rangshuituo, Xitou, Lvshuchong, Guanxiangping, and elsewhere. Wu Bansheng had fled to Gaoduo Stockade. The armies converged from several directions, surrounded it, and took him alive. Another headman, Wu Bayue, held Pinglong, claimed descent from Wu Sangui, and gathered followers until his power grew formidable. Fukang'an ordered Hualianbu to lead an assault on Eluo and twenty-three other stockades, all of which fell. Attacking Longjiao Cave he fought fiercely from dawn until dusk before it was taken. The surrounding Miao stockades all submitted. He also took Daponao and more than thirty other stockades. He attacked Yabao, seventy li from Pinglong. By then it was already dark. A fierce wind shook the mountain trees; the cliffs were steep and the gullies narrow. Hualianbu led his men up the heights under cover of fire, destroying seven wooden forts and five stone stockades. He also captured the stockades at Chuiteng and Dongluo, and thereby took Wu Bayue prisoner. Bayue's sons Tingli and Tingyi still held the high ground, but Hualianbu pressed his advantage and took the Small, Middle, and Great Tianxing stockades. Advancing further he captured thirteen stockades including Huangchongkou and secured the ridges of Pan and Muying. At year's end, in rain and snow, he advanced to invest Diliang Slope and captured Bajing, Taohua, and other stockades. Fighting his way through Liangyun Mountain, Houzi Mountain, Shetui Ridge, Biduo Mountain, and Gaojituo, he captured Guidao Ridge and more than forty other stockades. He reached Changji Mountain and besieged Stone City, some thirty li short of Pinglong.
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An imperial edict censured the command and ordered the recovery of Qianzhou Prefecture. Fukang'an had died of the miasma, and Helin replaced him as commander. He ordered Hualianbu to attack Quanbi Ridge, entering from Ma'anshan, where the mountains screened the prefectural seat and overlooked the great river below. As the army prepared to cross, fearing that the Miao would wade the river to attack, Hualianbu detached troops to clear the nearby stockades and shield the main force, thereby recovering Qianzhou. Helin also died soon after, and the emperor instructed Hunan Governor Jiang Sheng to consult Hualianbu on military affairs. Gao Chengde, a commoner of Qingxi in Guizhou, used sorcery to rally a rebellion and murdered county officials. Hualianbu led troops against him and captured four stockades at Huaihuaping. Advancing against Xiaozhu Mountain he stormed the stockade and killed Chengde and the rebels who had murdered the county officials; He pressed on to attack Large and Small Gui and slaughtered the remaining rebels. On the dingmao day of the ninth month of the first year of Jiaqing, at the si hour, rebels attacked Xiajiachong. Hualianbu ordered Brigade General Haige and Colonel Shi Jin to strike from both wings against several thousand resisting rebels. Hualianbu himself charged into the fray in pursuit. Seeing the attack pressed hard, the rebels held the slope and hurled stones. As Hualianbu was climbing the slope he was struck, fell from the cliff into a deep ravine, and cursed the enemy, who tried to pull him out with hooks; Struggling, he rolled beneath the cliff and died with his neck broken. The generals fought fiercely to kill the rebels, who eventually withdrew. Hualianbu's body was recovered with its skull shattered piece by piece and one arm gone. The emperor, moved by the fierceness of his death in service, posthumously made him Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent, granted him the combined hereditary ranks of commandant of cavalry and auxiliary commandant of cloud cavalry, awarded eight hundred taels of silver, and gave him the posthumous title Zhuangjie, "Steadfast in Integrity."
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Ming Antu, of the Bo'erjijite clan, was a Mongol bannerman of the Plain Red Banner. Appointed third-rank bodyguard with the rank of auxiliary commandant of cloud cavalry, he rose through the ranks to brigade commander of the Baojing garrison in Hunan. Joining the Jinchuan campaign he fought fifty-four engagements large and small. For his merits he was promoted to regional commander of the Zhen'gan garrison. When Shi Liudeng, Shi Sanbao, and other Miao in Guizhou and Hubei raised rebellions, Ming Antu commanded the defense. Assistant Brigade General Yisana of Yongshou came to his aid, and both were killed in battle. When the Miao attacked Gunniu Slope and looted the army's supply trains, Brigade Commander Yongshu of the middle battalion of the Heli garrison in Yunnan and Company Commander Bandi of the left battalion of the Fuhe garrison in Sichuan jointly counterattacked and fell in battle.
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The historiographer remarks: The army campaigned twice against Jinchuan over four years in several hundred engagements, and the toll of wounded and dead among officers and men was immense. Quan, Shun, and the others had fought with the greatest distinction in life, and their deaths in service were especially magnificent. Zhalafeng'a and the others who died in Burma stand equal in renown with Mingrui. Shiheng and the others died in Annam, and when Sun Shiyi returned in triumph the rewards were especially generous. Taifeiying'a died in the Gurkha campaign, after which Fukang'an accepted the surrender and withdrew the army. Hualianbu was a fine warrior. At his death he would not let the Miao take him alive, sacrificing his body in loyalty. His end was more dreadful even than the other martyrs—a heroism of terrible splendor!
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