Not long after, a more detailed battle report was also sent over. This was a specific memorial compiled and submitted by the Governor's Office.
"Cheng Han, a colleague of the General Staff Office of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, telegraphed the victory in the battle of Demaji.
"According to a telegram from Huang Taize, the commander of the Hun 3rd Brigade, one of the battalions of his brigade was lightly equipped and marched for two days and two nights across 400 miles of high mountains to seize Demaji and block the enemy's eastward advance...
Starting from the 29th, we fought fiercely for three days and two nights with six times the enemy, killing and wounding more than 1,200 enemy troops, destroying 21 enemy tanks, shooting down one enemy plane, and capturing one flying officer alive. He also suffered more than half of his casualties...
Most of the Third Hun Brigade detoured around Baima Gang, and were bombed by enemy planes along the way. However, they still arrived at 9:00 on the 2nd. Immediately, all the troops were sent out, and they besieged and reduced the trapped enemies at night, in order to frighten the enemy...
The enemy's five thousand people gathered in a circular formation and fought tooth and nail. Our officers and soldiers fought bravely to besiege, advancing one after another. Guns and artillery fired in unison, and the night sky was illuminated by artillery fire, as if it were daytime. Enemy planes came for rescue at night, but many were shot down by our anti-aircraft fire...
At the end of the battle, our artillery camp was in place. Suddenly the sun was blocked by artillery fire, and the enemy's formation turned into a sea of fire and was shattered. Seeing that the situation was over, the enemy general stopped and led a small group of troops to break through and escape. The remaining ones were all wiped out. The details are still being counted..."
Etc. cause.
According to my opinion, this was such a heartfelt victory that five thousand enemy troops were wiped out in a matter of seconds. The tenacity of the third Hun brigade and one battalion is also rare and deserves praise.
The title was written on July 2, the thirty-sixth year of Zhichang period. 』
The emperor's heartstrings were stirred up and down by the war situation described in the memorial. After reading this report in one breath, he felt very happy.
"Okay, okay, this is how you show your prestige!" However, while his face was full of joy, he also felt a little afraid - what if the British plan really succeeded?
Then this border war will probably end in failure. The two divisions will have no choice but to break out of the encirclement in embarrassment, which will be a disgrace to the country.
"Live chess means death, dead chess means life. The facts of the battle are changing rapidly." Zhu Shiyan couldn't help but feel it.
From this point of view, the Forbidden Army is not just a showpiece. At that time, they could not resist asking for battle every day, but they were uneasy after agreeing. After all, throughout the past dynasties, the Forbidden Army who were stationed in Beijing as watchdogs all year round were often useless.
He was very satisfied with the Third Guards Brigade, which had made a big splash and played a key role, and decided to make a fuss about it. Firstly, it was to boost the confidence of the military and civilians. Secondly, he felt that the people of the New Party had been too strong recently and needed to Press it.
In fact, the so-called New Party and Old Party are not often heard nowadays, but the emperor, as a witness, has always been accustomed to using these two more general terms.
The so-called New Party was the revolutionary people of that year. At that time, the New Party was famous and responded to hundreds of responses. It organized many groups to train in armed forces, and it was very likely that it would invade the capital and seize this bird position.
However, because they were essentially a loose alliance, with a mixed bag of people and different plans, they were unable to work together at many critical moments, and were gradually divided and disintegrated.
And because the old party, that is, the party that firmly respected the emperor, was still strong, the two sides finally reached a compromise and did not go further. Nonetheless, there is no denying the contribution made by New Party members in promoting constitutionalism.
With the promulgation of the Constitution and the establishment of the Consultative Council, when new party members entered the DPRK and participated in politics, their armed forces in the north and south were also reorganized.
It is easy to tell from the numbers which units are the predecessors of the New Party Armed Forces. At that time, the Ming Dynasty had a total of thirty infantry divisions and six cavalry divisions, excluding the battalion and garrison armies. The reorganized New Party Armed Forces numbered twelve An infantry division.
In other words, the predecessors of the 31st to 42nd Divisions are all new party armed forces, such as the 34th Division that participated in the Battle of Uszang.
[By the way, the field forces of the later Ming Dynasty were only battalions, and the Weisuo Army was characterized as a local garrison from the beginning, just like the Green Battalion. The Tianxia Guard was abolished by more than half, and then it was changed to recruiting troops every three years. However, in order to reduce financial expenses, the Guard troops were not given any money. They were only exempted from the corvee money at the homes of those who joined the army, plus some rewards during the New Year and festivals. 】
In the Western Frontier, a troop of more than 500 people was trekking through the mountains.
After the Battle of Demaji, Huang Taize ordered Zhou Changfeng to lead a battalion to withdraw first. Since the Baima Gang area was still under threat from the British and Indian Air Force, the latter thought it was better to return to the original route.
Although the road is difficult to walk, it avoids the risk of air raids.
When they came on the forced march a few days ago, the soldiers ate, drank, and left garbage along the way. Now they only need to walk north.
The forced march day and night challenged the limits of the human body. Eleven people died suddenly on the road due to overexertion. They were in a hurry and had no time to bury them.
Since the temperature in the eastern foothills of the Himalayas is not high, these remains have not yet decayed even after several days.
Zhou Changfeng squatted next to the body of a regular soldier and ordered softly: "Carry them onto the stretcher and take them back home."
Soldiers are divided into three ranks, but the Ming army did not have the titles of first-class soldiers and second-class soldiers. Instead, they were classified from low to high as private soldiers, regular soldiers, and pacesetters.
Xie Wancheng slowly walked to his side and reminded: "Battalion Commander, based on geographical location, our feet are now considered to be the national border."
Hearing this, Zhou Changfeng looked around. He was in such a hurry that he had no time to pay attention to these beautiful mountains. It was only now that he was leisurely returning that he noticed its magnificence.
After a brief hesitation, he changed his words and said, "Bring them all here, dig a hole and bury them, and then set up a monument."
Seeing that the people around him were a little surprised, he pointed around and sighed: "Loyal bones are buried everywhere in Qingshan. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and it is a good place to rest. I have lived here for a long time and guarded the border."
Everyone took action silently. Xie Wancheng also asked people to ask around to see if anyone knew the masonry or carving skills.
The officers and soldiers found a relatively solid piece of granite, and also selected three soldiers and non-commissioned officers who knew related crafts.
Looking at the dozen or so soldiers who were digging a hole, Xue Can suddenly said: "Batalion Commander, would you like to think of an inscription?"
Zhou Changfeng coughed twice and replied: "No, I don't have much knowledge in this area. Let's find someone else."
So after searching for each other word by word, the military doctor second lieutenant was pushed out.
Liu Qidong pulled him out and shouted: "Jiang Ning, I heard that you write the couplets for the medical team every year, it's you!"
Obviously there was no way to evade it now, so the military doctor named Jiang Ning nodded and agreed.
After a while, he said in a deep voice:
“The officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Mixed Brigade of the Royal Guards are here to declare to the sun, moon, mountains and rivers that our brilliant divisions will march thousands of miles to drive away foreign enemies and defend our country’s borders with dignity and dignity.
As an ancient saying goes, the boundaries of the Celestial Empire are very strict. Even an inch of the territory cannot be lost. Thousands of armies can be defeated, and every inch of land must be fought for. Now that I have put it into practice, I will only tell the gods of heaven and earth with my successful deeds to bless China's everlasting prosperity.
Best wishes.
July 4th, the thirty-sixth year of Zhichang period. "
After the tomb was completed, the eleven bodies were buried one after another, and then the earth was piled up, and the three people began to take turns carving words on the stones.
Because there was no electric grinder, hand engraving with chisels was very slow, and the three people were not very good at it, so the work was carried out very slowly and was not completed until the next morning.
More than five hundred officers and soldiers lined up neatly on both sides of the stone monument. Jiang Ning crossed several rifles in front of the team, then focused his camera on it.
After adjusting the ten-second countdown, he quickly ran back to the team.
"Mo-噌-“-click! "
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[Sorry, the third character in the names of the descendants of the old Zhu family is sorted according to "wood, fire, earth, metal, and water". I made a mistake, so the two characters who have appeared have to change their names. The deputy chief of staff Zhu Lizuan → Zhu Lizhuo; the emperor Zhu Shizhen → Zhu Shiyan. 】
