Li Xiucheng
After their victory at Sanhe, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng continued their offensive southward, and the imperial army had to abandon Shucheng and withdrew to Tongcheng. Soon afterwards, the Taipings won another battle at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. On November 24 Li's and Chen's Taiping troops took Tongcheng. Imperial forces under the command of Duxing'a besieging Anqing risked being cut off from behind, and the siege had to be abandoned on November 27 with the imperial army withdrawing to Xiusong () via Shipai (). The Taiping army subsequently retook Qianshan and Taihu ().