October 18, 1930.
The casualty report was delivered to Lin Feng.
Casualty statistics of the North China Field Army (during the raid on Shanxi):
- Chief of Staff: Chen Dahu (Seriously wounded, stabbed seven times.)
- 1st Infantry Division of North China Field Army: Division Commander Zhang Xiaowu (minor injury), Chief of Staff Song Tiechui (minor injury).
The division's directly subordinate units suffered 98 casualties, the 1st Infantry Regiment suffered 396 casualties, the 2nd Infantry Regiment suffered 177 casualties, the 3rd Infantry Regiment suffered 132 casualties, and the 4th Artillery Regiment suffered 28 casualties.
- 2nd Infantry Division of North China Field Army: Deputy Division Commander Zhu Dachang (minor injury).
The division's directly subordinate units suffered 107 casualties, the 5th Infantry Regiment suffered 473 casualties, the 6th Infantry Regiment suffered 419 casualties, the 7th Infantry Regiment suffered 396 casualties, and the 8th Artillery Regiment suffered 105 casualties.
- 3rd Infantry Division of North China Field Army: Division Commander Zhou Quande (lightly wounded), Deputy Division Commander Guo Zihua (seriously wounded), Chief of Staff Zhou Kangdi (lightly wounded).
The division's directly subordinate units suffered 113 casualties, the 9th Infantry Regiment suffered 333 casualties, the 10th Infantry Regiment suffered 256 casualties, the 11th Infantry Regiment suffered 271 casualties, and the 12th Artillery Regiment suffered 86 casualties.
- 4th Infantry Division of North China Field Army: Deputy Division Commander Wang Baoshan (minor injury), Political Commissar Liu Yonghui (minor injury).
72 soldiers were killed in action by the division's directly subordinate units, 255 by the 13th Infantry Regiment, 213 by the 14th Infantry Regiment, 245 by the 15th Infantry Regiment, and 70 by the 16th Artillery Regiment.
- 5th Infantry Division of North China Field Army: Division Commander Yang Changlin (seriously wounded), Political Commissar Li Hongxing (slightly wounded).
The division's directly subordinate units suffered 99 casualties, the 17th Infantry Regiment suffered 201 casualties, the 18th Infantry Regiment suffered 258 casualties, the 19th Infantry Regiment suffered 301 casualties, and the 20th Artillery Regiment suffered 35 casualties.
- 6th Infantry Division of North China Field Army: Division Commander Hu Haifeng (minor injury).
The division's directly subordinate units suffered 34 casualties, the 21st Infantry Regiment suffered 188 casualties, the 22nd Infantry Regiment suffered 201 casualties, the 23rd Infantry Regiment suffered 180 casualties, and the 24th Artillery Regiment suffered 32 casualties.
- 7th Infantry Division of North China Field Army: Division Commander Zhu Shixiong (minor injury), Deputy Division Commander Zheng Hailin (minor injury), Political Commissar Zhou Guangsheng (minor injury), Chief of Staff Lin Hu (serious injury).
The division's directly subordinate units suffered 178 casualties, the 25th Infantry Regiment suffered 722 casualties, the 26th Infantry Regiment suffered 665 casualties, the 27th Infantry Regiment suffered 601 casualties, and the 28th Artillery Regiment suffered 180 casualties.
- 8th Infantry Division of North China Field Army: Chief of Staff Tian Xiaozhuang (minor injury).
Three soldiers from the division's directly subordinate units were killed, 50 from the 29th Infantry Regiment, 62 from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 52 from the 31st Infantry Regiment, and 3 from the 32nd Artillery Regiment.
- 9th Infantry Division of North China Field Army: Division Commander Yang Desheng (seriously wounded), Deputy Division Commander Huang Zhenyu (sacrificed), Political Commissar Chen Mingzhu (sacrificed), Chief of Staff Wei Dabiao (sacrificed).
The division's directly subordinate units suffered 670 casualties, the 33rd Infantry Regiment suffered 2,790 casualties, the 34th Infantry Regiment suffered 2,588 casualties, the 35th Infantry Regiment suffered 3,001 casualties, and the 36th Artillery Regiment suffered 2,207 casualties.
- Li Chunlai, Political Commissar of the 10th Artillery Division of the North China Field Army (minor injury).
Five soldiers from the division's directly subordinate units were killed; seven from the 37th Heavy Artillery Regiment, 2,156 from the 38th Heavy Artillery Regiment, 377 from the 39th Heavy Artillery Regiment, and 101 from the 40th Supply Regiment.
- 11th Motorized Infantry Division of North China Field Army: Division Commander Ma Chenglong (minor injury), Political Commissar Xu Dong (serious injury).
The division's directly subordinate units suffered 99 casualties, the 41st Infantry Regiment suffered 507 casualties, the 42nd Infantry Regiment suffered 668 casualties, the 43rd Infantry Regiment suffered 552 casualties, and the 44th Artillery Regiment suffered 321 casualties.
- 12th Armored Division of North China Field Army: Division Commander Zhang Hairong (minor injury), Deputy Division Commander Li Zhenbang (sacrificed), Political Commissar Zhou Yongping (minor injury), Chief of Staff Sun Xingye (sacrificed).
The division's directly subordinate units suffered 155 casualties, the 45th Armored Regiment suffered 1,055 casualties, the 46th Armored Regiment suffered 1,382 casualties, the 47th Armored Regiment suffered 684 casualties, and the 48th Armored Regiment suffered 605 casualties.
- 13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division of North China Field Army: Division Commander Hu Bin (lightly wounded), Deputy Division Commander Yang Weiwen (lightly wounded), Political Commissar Zhao Junyan (seriously wounded), Chief of Staff Sun Yaojie (seriously wounded).
75 soldiers from the division's directly subordinate units were killed, including 599 from the 49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 512 from the 50th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 432 from the 51st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, and 349 from the 52nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.
- 407 soldiers were killed in the army's directly subordinate units.
The North China Field Army suffered a total of [number] dead and [number] wounded.
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October 25th, 1930.
The sky was overcast, with large patches of dark clouds pressing down from above, completely covering the clear blue sky, as if a torrential downpour could fall at any moment.
All the shops on both sides of the street were closed and deserted.
This is the Martyrs' Monument outside the suburbs of Taiyuan.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered here to commemorate the soldiers who shed their blood and sacrificed their lives for the country. They wore various costumes, different wreaths and hats, and held flowers in their hands, and observed a moment of silence.
At the very front of the crowd.
Commanders at all levels of the North China Field Army stood in dozens of rows, with soldiers, officers, and their families behind them.
At the very front, all the leaders of the Eighth Route Army headquarters were present.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Feng held a bouquet of flowers in both hands and walked solemnly toward the stone monument in the cemetery—the "Martyrs' Monument".
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