On this day, 125 years ago, on July 1, 1900 (June 5, 1900 in the lunar calendar), the Qing Army, the Boxer Rebellion and the Eight-Power Alliance Army fought fiercely in Tianjin. On the same day, the Boxers fought fiercely with the Russian army at Laolongtou Railway Station in Tianjin. In the early morning of July 1, 1900, the Boxers and the Qing army attacked the Concession. At 7 o'clock, they began to fire artillery into the Concession, which lasted for 4 hours. By noon, the foreign troops in the concession attacked with all their strength and fought hard for five hours before being defeated. On the 2nd, Ma Yukun and Zhang De fought fiercely with the foreign army in Hedong and Zizhu Forest. The Boxer Rebellion suffered many casualties. Ma Yukun's troops fought until the night of the next day and recaptured Laolongtou Station, killing more than 100 foreign troops in this battle. On the 4th, Yulu wrote a letter to the consuls of various countries stationed in Tianjin, saying that "if your country invades Tianjin City, the officers and soldiers will not come to the concession, and each will defend its situation and not invade each other." But on this day, Qingzi bombarded the French Concession continuously. In the afternoon, more than a thousand Boxers and the brigade of government troops attacked Zizhu Forest, and the battle ended until 7 p.m. Han Zhaoqi, deputy general of the Qing army, attacked the Western army's horse team at Laolongtou Railway Station, injuring dozens of people. The first team of the Western army invaded the Haihe River on a small fiery ship and was repelled by Lu Daosheng's troops of the Qing army. On the 5th, Zhili Governor Nie Shicheng led 30,000 troops from the former military and Wei troops to Tianjin to join forces with the left military and Wei troops led by Zhejiang Governor Ma Yukun to attack Zizhu Forest. At the same time, the Qing army besieged the Tianjin East Machinery Bureau on three sides, attacking five times in a day."The bureau was shrouded in smoke, and foreign soldiers rushed out one after another." On the 6th, the Qing court ordered Yulu to "supervise and order all the troops to first eliminate all the foreign bandits in Dongju; on the other hand, work together to capture Zizhu Forest and restore the Dagukou Fort in turn," and emphasized that "always blocking the road to the north is the first priority." That day, from morning to dusk, there was fierce artillery battles between the two sides. The Qing army concentrated artillery fire on Tianjin Railway Station and the Concession. The foreign army shelled Tianjin City on a large scale for the first time, using more than ten cannons to indiscriminately attack various government offices, towers and residential buildings. The governor's office, transportation office, customs office, naval camp, drum tower, etc. were all shot and damaged. Cannonballs were seen in "houses inside and outside the West Gate" and "Nantou Kiln, Yaojiawan, Gongnan, Gongbei, Jinjiayao, Guodian Street, Guanyi Street, Houjiahou, etc., and there were casualties." Tianjin City "all four doors are closed". When the artillery battle was in full swing, the Boxers attacked the Concession several times. Because mines were planted at various streets of the Concession, Zhang Decheng's troops, the "First Regiment in the World", used Tian Dan fire attack to break the enemy's method. They tied the horns of 50 oxen with sharp daggers, tied holes with torches on their tails, poured oil on them, and then ignited the oxen to the Concession. The rushing bull stepped on all the mines, and the "boxers" took advantage of the momentum to attack. On the 7th, from morning to night, the foreign army still bombarded the city from time to time. The governor was shot again, killing nine of his soldiers. Many residents and pedestrians in Tianjianghuai, Jinjiayao, Nantou Kilao, Maojiahuo Lane and other places were injured and died. The Qing army shelled the Purple Bamboo Forest on three sides, burning many foreign-style buildings. The foreign army also responded with artillery at Xiaoyingmen and the Concession Building. On the 8th, thousands of Boxers attacked Zizhu Forest. The Qing army continued to fire artillery at Zizhu Forest. The foreign troops in the concession split into battle. Nie Shicheng's troops, Ma Yukun's troops, and Huailian's troops joined forces to fight and fought hard throughout the day. Nie Shicheng personally led the guerrilla Song Zhanbiao troops of the camp officials to fight with the foreign soldiers in the southern suburbs of Tianjin. Near the southern bureau of the machine, the Qing army set up two new cannons, which cooperated with the artillery fire west of the concession. The momentum was very strong. The foreign army also fired hundreds of cannons into the city, causing flames to burst into the sky. On the 9th, the Qing court dismissed Nie Shicheng, the prefect of Zhili, for "not knowing how to cheer up" and "having no achievements", and ordered him to "strictly supervise all battalions under his command to quickly suppress the foreigners in Zizhu Forest." On this day, Nie Shicheng died in Balitai, Tianjin. Yulu reported: "At the ugly moment on the 13th, a large group of foreign soldiers attacked the army's team stationed in Balitai. The foreign soldiers attacked in all directions, and the guns rained like rain. The admiral suffered gunshot wounds in both legs, and the commander was not allowed to retreat. Song Zhanbiao, the camp official, advised him to retreat and rest. The admiral was unstoppable and still relied on his sword to supervise the battle. He was also pierced by the enemy's spear in his left and right cheeks, his neck, forehead, etc. An inch below the navel was blown through by shells, and his intestines popped out a few inches. He was killed immediately. Song Zhanbiao, his camp official, also died with him. Jing Bian and others retrieved the body of the admiral." On that day, 1000 Japanese infantry, 150 cavalry, two squadrons of field artillery, 400 Russian troops, and 1000 British troops stormed the Qing army artillery positions, machine West Bureau and other places in the Concession. The Boxer Rebellion attacked at the racetrack, and the Japanese cavalry rushed back and forth. Hundreds of the Boxer Rebellion died and about 300 of the Qing army died. The foreign army occupied the West Bureau and set fire to the West Bureau. The front left battalion of the Huai Army and the middle battalion of the new rifle team of the Training Army rushed to fight and drove the foreign army back to the Concession. Davis, the commander of the U.S. ship, was killed and the lieutenant general Rusong was injured. At 3 p.m., the Qing army and the Boxer Rebellion attacked Zizhu Forest again. Zhang Decheng personally commanded and killed dozens of foreign soldiers. It is reported that as many as 2000 regiment soldiers died in battle on that day, because the officers and soldiers intended to drive the regiment soldiers into the front enemy. The officers and soldiers "went to the village to search for regiment bandits and ordered them to be the vanguard of the enemy. Otherwise, the regiment bandits would have no choice but to move forward with swords." "The one at the forefront was dead. In the latter, they were afraid and wanted to escape. The officers and soldiers were furious when they saw it. If they retreated, the latter were shot to death. Therefore, so many bandits died in the Xi Gang, and not all foreign soldiers killed them." On the 10th, foreigners wrote to Yulu: "If China artillery shells are fired at the Concession again, we will definitely use artillery to attack Tianjin." Yulu wrote again to refuse him. In the evening, a total of 8000 Japanese, German and Russian troops attacked Tianjin in two directions. The Japanese army hit a mine, resulting in sixty to seven hundred casualties. That night, Ma Yukun led the 6th Battalion of his troops to attack from Laoyoutou Railway Station. Li Dachuan, the commander of the right road, led his team to seize the railway. Li was shot and killed. The Qing army continued to shell the Zizhu Forest. The Boxer Rebellion "marched with a knife and roared to help the battle." Yulu awarded 100,000 taels of silver to various armies in Tianjin. Yihetuan Wang Decheng and others have more than 24000 kilograms of flour. At 3 a.m. on the 11th, the Boxer Rebellion and the Qing army stormed Laolongtou Station. The fierce fighting lasted for three hours. The French army killed 10 people and injured 34 others; the Japanese army killed 23 people and injured 60 others; and the British army suffered slight casualties. Up to 300 Qing troops and regiment civilians were killed. At dawn, fierce fighting also broke out in the Hedong area. The Qing army fought bravely and the foreign army was defeated. Citizens sent white sugar cakes, mung bean soup, watermelons, ice water and other condolences to the soldiers. At 1 p.m., the foreign army shelled the residents of Jincheng. The sound of artillery continued, and the branch office was burned. More than 10 large holes were hit in the south city wall. There were also many artillery shells in the southwest gate. More than 20 artillery shells were in the governor office. The Navy Camp Watch Tower was destroyed. Cannonballs were seen in Jinjiayao, and shells were also seen on Hebei Street. "The fleeing people, men, women and children, went to the road one after another, and it was tragic." On this day, Luo Rongguang, the commander of Tianjin Town, committed suicide by taking poison. The Eight-Power Allied Forces fought against the Qing Army and the Boxer Rebellion in the Urban area of Tianjin. The Eight-Power Allied Forces marched from Dagukou to Tianjin. Comments: A history that cannot be recalled!