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After a volley of blows, there was a scamper of feet on the frozen ground and the soldiers retired considerably the worse for wear. When the battle was over, Wu explained matters more fully. It appeared that a large detachment of soldiers had recently passed up this road to A-tun-tzu and four or five had remained behind to attend to the transport of certain supplies.
On December 31, our weary days of crossing range after range of tremendous mountains were ended, and we stood on the last pass looking down upon the great Chien-chuan plain. Outside the grim walls of the old city, which lies on the main A-tun-tzu Ta-li Fu road, are two large marshy ponds and, away to the south, is an extensive lake.
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