Reinforcements of huayong camp

At noon on June 24th, the British Hong Kong Regiment and ahava "Hua Yong Battalion" each sent two companies to escort the 12 inch caliber guns and ammunition provided by the navy to reinforce the Allied forces. The road was muddy, and "Hua Yong Camp" undertook the work of "coolie", responsible for dragging the cannon away and placing it on the Hao wall built by Sang Linqin to resist the British and French Coalition forces forty years ago. When they braved the bullets and entered the French Concession, they were welcomed by the allied defenders. On June 27th, "Hua Yong Camp" assisted the Russian army to launch an attack on Dongjuzi Arsenal where the Qing army was stationed. Under the bombardment of 12 inch cannon, the ammunition depot was detonated and mushroom clouds hundreds of meters high appeared in the sky. Subsequently, fires broke out in some shops in the German Concession, and "Hua Yongying" was ordered to put out the fire twice. At the beginning of July, the main task of "Hua Yong Camp" and Hong Kong Regiment was to eliminate the snipers of the Qing army and the Boxer Rebel who infiltrated the concession. In a battle, the Hong Kong regiment was violently suppressed by the artillery fire of the Qing army, killing two people and injuring three others. He was able to get away only after the emergency reinforcements of "Hua Yong Camp". Subsequently, the new compound of "Huayongying" was violently attacked by the Qing army. Major Bruce led a team to attack with guns, but was defeated by the fire of the Qing army. Major Bruce was shot in the head and liver, "Hua Yong Camp" was killed and five others were injured. Five British sailors who worked together were also seriously injured.

On July 9, the allied forces launched a large-scale attack, with Japanese troops 1000, British troops 950, Russian troops 400 and US Marines 200. Nie Shicheng, governor of Zhili, was shot dead. The task of "Hua Yong Camp" is to escort and cooperate with the Hong Kong artillery and launch shelling on the West Bureau Arsenal (Guang Hai Temple Arsenal). Under their cover, the Japanese army quickly captured the position of the Qing army. When "Huayongying" shifted its position, it had to drag heavy artillery across a small bridge covered by the artillery of the Qing army, and the artillery would slip off the bridge carelessly. The slow-moving "Hua Yong Camp" on the bridge was violently shot by the Qing army, and the US Marine Corps stationed in the mighty country fought back, suppressing the firepower of the Qing army. Afterwards, US military officers replied to Hua Yong Camp's thank-you letter, saying that as long as it is Her Majesty's army, regardless of color, the US military regards it as a close comrade-in-arms.

On July 1900, 14, "Huayong Camp" cooperated with the Japanese death squads and finally broke through the wall of Tianjin. After the occupation of Tianjin, "Huayongying" was ordered to take over the ship for the Beijing Expeditionary Force. Their racial advantages have been brought into full play, and nearly 100 big ships and boatmen have been recruited.

1900 At 2: 00 pm on August 4, 2000, the Allied Forces entered Beijing, and the "Hua Yong Camp" was dispatched. 100 people escorted the Royal Artillery Forces of Hong Kong and Singapore. The next day, the "Hua Yong Camp" and the Hong Kong artillery cooperated with the Japanese in the Battle of Beitang. Because the Japanese army advanced too fast, many British artillery fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

In this way, all the way forward, in the morning of August 1900, "Hua Yong Camp" finally entered the front door. In his own capital, the last battle of "Hua Yong Camp" was to drag the cannon to the city wall and attack the Forbidden City in coordination with the US military. The US military cheered.

After the capture of Beijing, the task of "Hua Yong Camp" was mainly to stand guard in the British-occupied area and return to the police force. 1On August 28th, 900, the companies of "Hua Yong Camp" sent representatives to participate in the military parade held by Eight-Nation Alliance in the Forbidden City, and the Hong Kong Legion and Hua Yong Camp finally appeared in the queue of the British troops being read.

After the military parade in the Forbidden City, according to the unified deployment of the allied forces, "Hua Yong Camp" was stationed in several military locations in Gyeonggi.

"Hua Yongying" resumed a farmer's market in Hexi Town where it was stationed, allowing local people to set up stalls here and sell eggs, poultry, fruits, vegetables and groceries. This market became the first place to recover after the war. When the weather is good, there can be two rows of booths, and more than 500 people gather to trade.

Because of "being brave and good at fighting" in the battle of Tianjin, the British War Department specially designed a military emblem with the pattern of Tianjin Gate for "Hua Yong Camp", which was embedded in the hat and collar; And set up a monument engraved with the names of 23 fallen soldiers in Ahava.