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2. When and where did “the Battle for Safeguarding Wanyuan” happen? How many soldiers were committed to the operation?Who were the major generals on both sides ? In October, 1933, Sichuan’s Commander in chief of “suppression of bandits” Liu Xiang(刘湘) convened a 20 thousand army and launched “Besiegement by Six Routes of the Enemy Forces”(“六路围攻”) in Tongjiang(通江), Nanbu(南部) and Bazhong(巴中) of the Sichuan-Shanxi Soviet Areas(川陕苏区). The fourth Red Army “drew back position and lured the enemy in deep”. After three times of drawing back, it repressed the enemy to Wanyuan(万源) at the southern foot of Bashan Mountain(巴山). “The Battle for Safeguarding Wanyuan” (“万源保卫战”)turned into a crucial battle. From July 11th to 27th, 1934, more than ten regiments of Sichuan army launched three fierce attacks on Damian Mountain(大面山). The Sichuan army attacked Wanyuan with all its strength on August 6th. On August 9th, Xu Xiangqian (徐向前)issued the order of counterattack; from August 10th to 24th, the officers and men of Red Army counterattacked on all fronts. Liu Xiang tried to besiege the Red Army by six routes. However, with the end of “losing five thousand officers and 80,000 soldiers”, he declared his failure. “The Battle for Safeguarding Wanyuan” ended with success. * How long did it take to complete the statue of Leshan Giant Buddha? Who contributed to the construction of the great sculpture in history? 乐山大佛花了多长时间建成？历史上哪些人对这一伟大的雕塑做出了贡献？ 海通法师 The project of carving the statue of Leshan Giant Buddha started in 713 A.D. but was suspended when passed away because of old age; only the Buddha’s head and shoulder had been chiseled by that time. A decade elapsed and the project was resumed, thanks to the donation of 200,000 taels (银两), in addition to some salary of Zhangiu Jianqiong (章仇兼琼), the Commander-in-Chief and Governor of the Western Sichuan Province (剑南西川节度使). Later on, a considerable amount of funds from the taxes levied on salt and hemp were allocated to the projec