Two Opium Wars, China won a great victory, which made people sad. What's the most embarrassing thing about that? Burning Yuanmingyuan? It is shameful, but not the most shameful; It is shameful for the son of heaven to escape, but it is not the most shameful; Sign the unequal convention "Sino-British Nanjing Convention"? It is shameful, but not the most shameful; Allow foreigners to exchange markets? It is shameful, but not the most shameful; Selling Asian films to China and persecuting China people? It is shameful, but not the most shameful; Cede Hong Kong? It's embarrassing, but it's not the most embarrassing. Compensation 2100000000 two silver? It's embarrassing, but it's not the most embarrassing.
So, in the final analysis, what is the most shameful thing? I think the most shameful thing for China people in the Opium War is that the casualty rate of soldiers in China is surprisingly high, 600: 1, which has reached an unimaginable situation. In order to destroy an aggressor, we paid 600 times the lives of the people of China. You can recover the land you cut, and you can earn the money you lost, but you can't regenerate your dead life. Life is the most precious, as long as talent is the most important.
British people come from afar, and China people have the right time, place and people. In the end, our casualties were so high that it was really creepy.
Let me give a typical example first. 184 1 year (the 21st year of Daoguang) In February, Guan Tianpei, the prefect of Guangdong Navy, instructed the Humen War. The Qing army and the British army opened fire on each other. The British landed on an unguarded island first, and then attacked with guns. The Qing army never tried to be brave and fought back bravely. Guan Tianpei was afraid of death and manipulated the cannon himself. The two sides fought fiercely for more than ten hours and ended in the victory of the Qing army. In this campaign, more than 300 people were killed and more than 65,438+000 people were injured in the Qing army, including Guan Tianpei, Mai and other heroic generals. On the other hand, the British army fought all day. As long as five soldiers were injured, no one died.
This is not the only war of zero extinction in the British army. The Opium War is a general term and a broad vision. Under the great theme of the Opium War, there are many other wars, large and small. Such as the Battle of Guangzhou and the Battle of Sanyuanli in Guangdong; Two wars in Xiamen, Fujian; Two battles in Dinghai and Zhenhai, Zhejiang; The Battle of Song and Wu and the Battle of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu.
According to the statistics of relevant historical books, there were at least five wars in which the British army perished, and less than 40 people perished the most. For example, in the Battle of Zhenjiang in July 1842, 39 British soldiers were killed. On the other hand, although the number of Qing troops was dominant, the losses were very heavy. At least dozens of people died, and hundreds of people died easily. The contrast is great.
The Second Opium War and the Baliqiao War in Tongzhou are a typical comparison.
Why is there such a difference in comparison? The essence of soldiers, weapons and equipment, and tactical skills are the main factors that affect the victory or defeat of the two armies. It can be seen from the large-scale rout of the Qing army that the Qing army is obviously inferior to the British army in the above three aspects.
1860 September 2 1 day, British and French forces invaded Bali Bridge. In advance, the British-French Coalition forces had 8,000 cavalry, artillery and infantry. The Qing army has nearly 30,000 troops, and Mongolian cavalry, artillery and foot soldiers have gathered. First, the Qing cavalry charged. Ironically, as long as a small part of the weapons in the hands of cavalry are muskets, most of them are bows and spears. Even muskets are backward matchsticks, so they can't be used when they are wet. On the other hand, the British and French allied forces responded with artillery fire and stopped it. The Anglo-French Coalition forces have no bows and spears, only improved artillery and machine guns. In particular, the British pomegranate bombs are very capable. Every time it falls into the array of the Qing army, the Qing army is blown up.
The Qing army is very tenacious, stubbornly building the Great Wall of flesh and blood, marching, marching and advancing under the gunfire of friendly forces! The British and French allied forces are also stubborn, stubbornly bombarding with large-caliber artillery, one by one. In the end, the Qing army was defeated.
The Qing army was really defeated. According to preliminary casualty statistics, 3000 people perished in the Qing army, most of them were injured. On the other hand, the British army destroyed 2 people and injured 29 people. Three French soldiers were killed and 17 people were injured. The contrast is fierce and shameful.
Some people suspect that during the first Opium War, the British army lied about the data and thought that Indian mercenaries did not work it out. I think doubt is justified. But in the Baliqiao War, the British army gave very prestigious data. Of the two people who died, one was paid to the British and the other to the Indian. Of the 29 injured, 1 1 paid for the British, and 18 paid for the Indians. This set of data was published in the London Gazette, with a detailed list of names and rankings. Interestingly, not all the injured 18 Indians were actually injured by the Qing army, but some were injured by riding.
According to the memories of the British and French allied generals, we can see that the soldiers of the Qing army who advanced were very brave. They were never afraid of bullets and died. Sadly, this is a cold war, and there is no difference between winning and losing. Even if the Qing army fought alone, no amount of flesh and blood floated in front of vicious gunfire.
The British and French allied forces lost only five people, while the Qing army lost as many as 3000 people, and the Qing army lost 600 times as much as the invaders. Are China people really worthless? Isn't this China's greatest shame?
China people always like to say, one world, one ambition. But at that time, China was obviously not in the same world as the East, so that it was several dollars short.
What is more precious than the life of China people? Man is the foundation of creating social property and promoting social progress. Even the lives of China people are gone, how can we talk about national rejuvenation and national poverty?
After the victory of the Opium War, the land was ceded for compensation. However, it is a shame for the imperial court to cede land, which is basically related to the people. Indemnity is not only a disgrace to the imperial court, but also to the Chinese people, because it virtually lightens the burden on the people. However, a small number of casualties of the Qing army is of course a shame to the imperial court, but it is also a shame to ordinary people. Because most of the Qing army came from cloth families.
Tired of watching, let's have a joke to make you happy:
Is the disease getting worse or stable?
The doctor wants to check on the mental patient. He filled a big lunch box with water, pointed to it and said, "This is a bathtub for everyone to take a bath." Many mental patients began to undress. The doctor found a patient completely motionless. He thought he finally had a normal one, so he asked, "Why don't you take off your clothes and take a shower?" The mental patient said, "If I want to soak in such a small bathtub, I must lose weight first."