Pan Dingxin (1828-1888), whose courtesy name was Qinxuan, was from Guanghan Township, Lujiang County, Anhui Province. Later, he moved to Sanhe, Feixi. He passed the imperial examination in the 29th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1849), and then went to the National History Museum for examination in the spring of the examination. Later, he held a group training in his hometown and participated in the suppression of the Taiping Army. He was appreciated by Zeng Guofan and ordered to recruit the character "Ding" to be established. In the first year of Tongzhi (1862), he was appointed Tonghaidao, Changzhen, Jiangsu, and later became the rank of Censor. In the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865), he led his troops north to Shandong to suppress the Nian Army, and later served as Shandong governor. In the 13th year of Tongzhi (1874), he was appointed as the governor of the South. In the second year of Guangxu (1876), he was promoted to governor and was incompatible with the governor Liu Changyou. The next year, he was transferred to the capital to take another appointment.

In the 1880s, the French government promoted colonialism and sent troops to occupy Vietnam, and then prepared to occupy the southwestern hinterland of China. In September of the ninth year of Guangxu (1883), the French army attacked the Qing garrison Liu Shuifu army. In the situation where ethnic conflicts had risen to the main contradiction, the Qing government ordered Pan Dingxin to be the governor of Hunan and deploy defenses on the second line. In the tenth year of Guangxu (1884), the governor of Guangxi was appointed as the governor of Guangxi. After Pan Dingxin arrived in Nanning to receive the seal, he immediately requested to dispatch troops and dispatch generals to guard Qian. On June 25, the Qing army created the French army at Guanyin Bridge. Pan Dingxin immediately stationed troops in Liangshan and set up troops in Tunmei, Gusong, Jianlao and other key passes, and was in contact with the law.

At the beginning of the army, the bow of the ship, and won. However, in the face of the French armed invasion, the Qing government did not advocate resistance to the end, but begged for peace. Li Hongzhang secretly ordered Pan Dingxin to "victory the destiny, retreat if he was defeated", which made the Qing army lose its opportunity and be in a passive position of defense and being beaten. In January of the 11th year of Guangxu (1885), the French army launched a large-scale attack, Lang Shan fell, and the army retreated. Pan Zi apologized for guilt, and the Qing court ordered him to make meritorious crimes. In February, Pan ordered Yang Yuke to defend Zhennan Pass and stationed in Haicun as a supporter. Haicun was a key pass in Longzhou, with a backing river, and ordered the boat bridge to withdraw, indicating a decisive battle. On the 23rd, the French army attacked Zhennan Pass, Yang Yuke was killed and Zhennan Pass was lost. Dingxin led his cavalry to seize the pass, injured his elbow

Falling off the horse, managing and rescuing, and continuing to command the battle. Su Yuanchun was vanguard. After hard battles, he drove the French army to Wenyuan. Then the French army took a detour from Zhufeng to attack Longzhou. Pan Linghuai and Hubei armies were fighting. The French army retreated and ordered Feng Zicai and Su Yuanchun to garrison Koupo. In March, the French army dispatched 3,000 troops from Beining to Liangshan, sent 10,000 Yuefu to transport ammunition and food, threatening to attack Longzhou at the eighth day of the first lunar month. Pan Dingxin immediately consulted the generals and took the initiative to order Feng's troops to attack Wenyuan on the fourth day of the first lunar month. Wang Xiaoqi's army was deputy, Jiang Zonghan and Chen Jia's two armies set up ambush. Su Yuanchun's army went to and responded outside the pass and lured the enemy into deep. Huai and Hubei armies were intercepted. Feng and Wang's army entered the battle

, from the mountain, climbed the cliffs and crossed the enemy's two bases, and killed all the defenders. On the seventh day of the first day, the French army divided into three routes to attack Zhennan Pass, fought fiercely for two days and nights, and the French army was defeated and fled, and corpses were everywhere along the formation. The Qing army seized its baggage and rushed to pursue. On the tenth day of the first day, they seized Wenyuan and entered Baping the next day. They chased Liangshan. Pan Dingxin rode a horse to command the attack. On the 13th day, they rushed to Huai and Hubei, and rushed to pursue Guanyin Bridge, stationed in Mei two important passes, and on the 17th day, they defeated Gusong. On the 17th day, they continued to send Pan Dingxin to the Longzhou day and night, and was dismissed from office. On the 18th, he returned to Jingshan to hand over and wrote a tragic song, "Brothers return to their hometown, and the rivers and mountains are sent to barbarians." After the peace agreement, Dingxin returned to Guilin and returned to Wuwei's residence.

He also donated money to rebuild the Wenchang Palace and Kuixing Tower in Lujiang City without any descendants in the seventh year of Tongzhi (1868), and later funded the construction of the Lujiang Examination Hall in Nanjing. In the 14th year of Guangxu (1888), the Qing court rewarded the original title of the new one. On May 12 that year, the old injury died at the age of 61.
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