In the early morning, a thin morning mist floated over the mountains.
Jin Feng took Guan Xiaorou, Zuo Feifei and others along the mountain path for more than a hundred meters to the west, and came to a relatively gentle hillside.
On the cliff at the bottom of the hillside, there are several bright red characters engraved on it: "Huaxinggou Martyrs Cemetery".
On the left side of the large characters, the origin, process and results of the Battle of Brass Valley are engraved.
This cliff is actually the monument to the Martyrs Cemetery.
On the hillside, there are rows of graves.
It's so densely packed that you can't even see the end of it.
The first few rows of graves all have stone tombstones, but the graves in the back just have wooden signs in front of them.
When Jin Feng saw this, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Sir, it's too slow to make the stone tablets and carve the words. Because time is limited, we will use wooden plaques to record each brother's information first, and then add the tombstones later."
Zheng Fang quickly explained: "Sir, we have found a suitable lime mine twenty miles away. The brothers have started digging the kiln. When the cement is produced, we will start making tombstones immediately."
Jin Feng nodded slightly.
In the absence of machinery, the stone tablets had to be punched out piece by piece manually and then carved with chisels.
Making each stone tablet consumes a lot of manpower, material resources and time.
The number of Shu soldiers who died in Brass Valley this time reached tens of thousands. Even if all the stonemasons from Sichuan and Shu were mobilized, it would take a long time to make tens of thousands of stone tablets.
If you use cement, it will be much simpler.
The cement tombstones produced using molds can not only be exactly the same size and shape, but also eliminate the need for engraving.
Just write the words with a hard pen before the cement solidifies, and then wait for the cement to solidify.
The masons in Xihewan are now very skilled in cement, and the hardness and corrosion resistance of the cement they make are not much different from stone.
And it saves time and effort.
Under the monument, there is a huge stone table, with whole horses, cattle and sheep placed on the table as a memorial.
In front of the stone table are three huge copper stoves, and next to the copper stoves are two rows of braziers.
The stone table, copper stove and brazier are all a bit crude and rough, making the surrounding atmosphere more solemn and tragic.
Zheng Fang took out a huge incense stick that was as thick as one arm and as tall as a person, and held it towards Jin Feng with both hands.
In fact, Jin Feng usually didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but he still straightened his clothes with a solemn expression, then took the giant incense with both hands and placed it on the brazier to light it.
Zhang Liang, Guan Xiaorou, Qinghuai and others also took the normal standing incense from the soldiers and walked to the brazier nearby to light it.
Their incense was all normal standing incense, and they were lit quickly. Then Zhang Liang and others retreated to the back and stood side by side in a row.
Jin Feng stood in front of the brazier for several minutes before completely lighting the giant incense.
Then Jin Feng took a step back and solemnly bowed three times in the direction of the cemetery.
"drum!"
Zheng Fang shouted, and the gongs and drums team that had been prepared beat the war drums in order.
The dull sound of drums resounds throughout the mountains!
Jin Feng inserted the giant incense into the copper furnace in the middle amidst the dull sound of drums!
Then he bowed three times in the direction of the cemetery, and then stepped aside.
Zhang Liang, as the Grand Marshal of the Dakang Army and the commander-in-chief of this battle, took Qing Mulan, Qing Huai, Zheng Fang and others to worship together, and then lined up to insert incense into the incense burner.
Wearing a suit of armor, Guan Xiaorou, Zuo Feifei and Tang Dongdong were also among the team.
At this time, their identity was not Jin Feng's wife, but female generals.
After the high-ranking generals have finished offering incense, the middle-level generals are next.
The ceremony lasted from early morning to mid-morning.
During this process, Jin Feng stood aside.
But Jin Feng was not impatient, but stared at the monument intently, reviewing and reflecting on the battle in his mind.
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After the Battle of Zhuangzigou, Dangxiang completely lost the strength and courage to march south.
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Moreover, this battle was also a test for the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and the entire Shu army.
Since the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau was established, with the weapons made by Jin Feng, fighting has been going smoothly. Even in Damang Slope, the casualty rate of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau was not very high.
This made many Shu soldiers feel arrogant.
From high-level generals to ordinary soldiers, this situation is very common.
But in the Battle of Zhuangzigou, the Shu army's casualty rate reached a terrifying 90%!
If it weren't for the fact that both the north and south ends were blocked and there was no way to escape, I'm afraid they would have collapsed long ago!
However, the soldiers who can persevere to the end, regardless of their fighting ability or willpower, can be regarded as truly elite.
Moreover, after this battle, the arrogance of the Shu army was completely calmed down, and the Shu soldiers once again realized the cruelty of war.
This also laid a solid foundation for the Shu army to conquer the world in the later period!
Of course, later history books also gave very high praise to Jin Feng, who came to the front line in person.
In the Battle of Brass Gou, the strength disparity between the enemy and ours was more than ten times, and the enemy was fully prepared, while the Sichuan and Sichuan sides responded to the battle temporarily and prepared very hastily.
Not only were the soldiers mobilized temporarily, but there were also many problems and difficulties in terms of logistical supplies.
However, Jin Feng led the Shu army to the final victory.
In this battle, what later generations of historians and military scientists talked about the most was not the decision to defend Brass Valley, but the decision to retreat to Brass Valley from the northern front.
Many military scientists believe that Jin Feng's decision laid the foundation for victory in a normal battle.
If the Shu army had not retreated to Brass Valley, but had chosen the battlefield prepared by Li Lingrui to fight, then even if Jin Feng had the airship advantage, it would have been impossible to win.
Because the battlefield chosen by Li Lingrui was a large open space, it was not only conducive to cavalry charge, but also maximized the numerical advantage of the Southern Expeditionary Army, directly surrounding the Shu Army on all sides.
In this case, once a fight breaks out, the Shu army will be attacked from all sides. Even if Jin Feng has an airship, it is impossible to defeat him.
After retreating to Zhuangzigou, due to terrain restrictions, Dangxiang's southern expeditionary army could only advance in a queue. Not only did it lose its terrain and numerical advantages, it also laid the groundwork for subsequent bombings.
But these are all things that Jin Feng doesn’t know and doesn’t care about.
The incense burning activity lasted from early morning to mid-morning, and the three copper stoves were filled with densely packed incense.
At this time, the memorial activities have also come to the last item.
"Bring Chen Liangfeng and his son here!"
Zheng Fang shouted to the back.
"yes!"
The soldiers behind agreed and pulled two prison cars over.
Pulling on the prison cart were none other than King Chen Liangfeng of Qin and Prince Chen Anjie of Qin.