What is the identity of Deng Shichang in the Heroic Soul of the Sea

Vice Admiral of the Left Battalion, Zhiyuan Crossbow Cruiser Pipe Belt.

Can Deng Shichang be blamed for this?

The Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, like their in-laws, the Mongol nobles, were warriors who rode on horseback to open up territory, and they learned from childhood to gallop on horseback on the endless steppe, and the sea was so distant and mysterious to them. The harsh living environment has forged their yearning and worship for the land since childhood, and when they face the ocean that is more vast than the grassland, they will inevitably feel at a loss and confused. However, at the same time, on the other side of the ocean, in the United States, there was a man named Mahan who put forward the "doctrine of sea power" that still has an important influence on the world, and put forward a series of related theories such as attaching importance to coastal defense, developing marine resources, protecting territorial waters, building a new type of navy, and seeking maritime hegemony, which were quickly accepted by the United States, Britain, Japan, and other coastal or island countries, and the modern concept of the sea was born.

Through such comparisons, it is not difficult to see that China (here can no longer refer to the Qing **) since ancient times, there is an innate gap between the importance of sea power and the sea compared with Western countries, and for 5,000 years, our understanding of the ocean is so superficial, and even has a hatred of the ocean.

In modern times, China's navy is very weak, and even for a long time there is no navy, basically there is no sea defense, so that China's door is opened from the sea by invaders.

Fundamentally, the reason for these phenomena is: "The mature Chinese agricultural civilization and traditional political and cultural concepts have dragged down China's march into the blue ocean with strong historical inertia." ”

Under such a historical and cultural background, it is difficult for us to demand that a nation like the Manchus on horseback attach great importance to the sea and coastal defense, so it is inevitably unfair to attribute the downfall of the Beiyang Navy to the decadence and backwardness of the political system or the merits and demerits of certain historical figures. China's backward maritime outlook and coastal defense theory, which had been inherited for thousands of years, were also clearly the main culprits that led to the destruction of the Beiyang Naval Division, the first navy in the Far East at that time.

A heroic and fearless hero with national spirit in troubled times.

Deng Shichang, a national hero, drove the "Zhiyuan Ship", which ran out of ammunition and food, into Japan in the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, and died a heroic martyr. <>

In the late Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty vigorously developed the navy under the slogan of self-improvement and wealth seeking prosperity in the "Westernization Movement", and the Beiyang Naval Division was the landmark product of the Westernization Movement. In 1894, the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese Naval War broke out. Judging from the battleship and firepower configuration alone, the victory or defeat of the two is between five and five.

However, war never only depends on the best equipment, but also on the domestic political environment and the degree of logistical supply. At this time, the Japanese were bent on development, and decades ago they ended the feudal shogunate rule and began to emulate the Western constitutional monarchy. Following the example of the West has become the "criterion" for Japan's reform, which has allowed Japan's strength to develop tremendously in a short period of time.

Japan attaches great importance to the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, and if this battle can be won, Japan will "share" more benefits in China. Therefore, Japan **mobilized the strength of the whole country** the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle. The difference is that the corrupt and dark Qing ** is very Buddhist in preparing for war, and even the military funds originally allocated to the Beiyang Navy Division were used by Cixi for her birthday banquet.

As for where did the shells, artillery, etc. needed by the Beiyang Naval Division come from? Cixi said that there was no need to panic, and when she loaded the sand into the shells, she would be able to fight. Cixi, who did what she said, really diverted military funds for other purposes, and replaced the gunpowder in the shells with sand, which is really a "betrayal of teammates" in strength.

After the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, the Beiyang Naval Division desperately fought back and once had an advantage in the early stage of the war. But as they fought, they found out that their shells were actually "rotten eggs" - shells filled with sand. Deng Shichang, who was full of despair, looked at his comrades-in-arms and the Japanese ** around him, gritted his teeth, and ordered the soldiers to drive the Zhiyuan ship to Japan**, desperately pulling the other party to accompany the funeral.

If the **ammunition** is sufficient, it is not yet known who will die in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle. It was because of Cixi's selfishness that the national hero Deng Shichang died in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, and the hero who had worked for the Chinese Navy all his life came to an end.

Later, in the Battle of the Yellow Sea, he commanded the Zhiyuan ship to crash into the enemy ship and die for his country. Emperor Guangxu wept and wrote, "On this day, the world is full of tears, and there is a strong navy".

Deng Shichang died heroically in the Sino-Japanese Battle of the Yellow Sea on September 17, 1894.

Later, he was martyred, and in the Battle of Dadonggou in the Yellow Sea, the "Zhiyuan" ship he commanded lost its combat effectiveness, so he drove the ship to the Japanese warship to die with the enemy ship, and was sunk.

Deng Shichang was a generation of brave and warlike naval commanders, and the Chinese Navy gradually improved under the leadership of Deng Shichang. Deng Shichang, a national hero, spent his life running for the Chinese Navy, and finally died in the Battle of the Yellow Sea.

Deng Shichang is a great and ordinary soldier; was the captain of the famous Beiyang Fleet "Zhiyuan"; It is a wisp of military stove that is loyal to the country and goes with the ship.

Deng Shichang has been intelligent and diligent since he was a child. Unable to get used to the insults of the Japanese to the Chinese people, he began to practice martial arts to prepare for serving the country. Later, he entered the Beiyang Naval Division and became the captain of the "Zhiyuan".

On July 25, 1894, the "Sino-Japanese War" began, and the famous "Battle of the Yellow Sea" began on September 17. During the battle, the "Zhiyuan" fought bravely under the leadership of Deng Shichang, but was unexpectedly besieged by Japanese ships, and the "Zhiyuan" ignited a fire. Deng Shichang, who was wounded, saw that the whole ship was in danger, so he resolutely drove the "Zhiyuan" at full speed and crashed into the enemy's main force "Yoshino" Bend

My generation served in the army and the motherland, and life and death were outside the degree, and today's things are just death! Determined to die with Yoshino. In a panic, the cunning enemy flew with a torpedo, and with an earth-shattering "boom", the "Zhiyuan" sank into the water, and more than 250 people on the ship were fearless under the leadership of Deng Shichang, vowing to live and die with **!

Deng Shichang, you are a conscientious soldier, the spiritual leader of the Chinese people, and an example for us to learn! You are dead, but your spirit will live on forever, and you will go down in history for eternity!