Chapter 121 Section VI

After Baiju Temple fell, there was three days of peace.During these three days, Lieutenant Rong He and Miss Sangzhu were still carrying water in Chaozong Mountain Castle.Colonel Galan put up with them all the time, as if he didn't care about the importance of water to Tibetans. Colonel Galan said: "We sent water to the Tibetans, but took their souls away. The Tibetans are probably already in panic." Seeing that others could not understand, he said, "Could it be that Baiju Temple is not theirs?" soul?" Colonel Galan had a wooden ladder erected from the west side of Baiju Pagoda, out of reach of Tibetan bullets.The wooden ladder leads to the top of the Baiju Pagoda.The two machine gunners did a drill where they could quickly climb the wooden ladder and mount the machine gun on top of the tower.From this height, shooting at the Tibetans on top of Dzongshan Castle was no problem.And on the wavy ground between Baiju Temple and Zongshan Mountain where dead bodies lay strewn across the ground, the Crusaders built a high platform with stone walls on all sides, and filled the middle with all the corpses left behind when they captured Baiju Temple—— The corpses of the Tibetans and the corpses of the Crusaders.Standing on the high platform, you can aim at the people who exposed the parapet of the castle and the lookout hole of the archery tower at the shortest distance.

It seems that this is Colonel Galan's method: suppress the opponent with firepower, and then attack from the two narrow roads in front and behind Zongshan.But everyone knows that the key problem is still not solved: you still can't completely control the Tibetans when the infantry rushes up, and they can throw the gunpowder packs down even if they don't show their bodies or heads. General McGory shook his head.In his spare time of counting the treasures of Baiju Monastery, he said in a nonchalant tone: "Colonel, if you don't let Tibetans drink water, you don't need to use these unsure methods."

Colonel Ge Lan changed the topic and said: "When will the general leave? The treasures of Zijin Temple, Sama Temple, and Baiju Temple are all piled up into mountains. How many people will be needed to transport them back?" General McGory said: "You can take down the Zongshan Castle so that I can withdraw my troops. How long do you plan to let the Tibetans hide in the castle to eat and drink? I can't wait." Soon, the Crusaders launched an attack.Two machine guns on the top of the Baiju Temple tower and two machine guns on the high platform blocked the lookout holes of the parapet and watchtower of the castle. The firepower of the Tibetans was greatly weakened, and the castle was almost captured.But the power of the gunpowder pack still exists, the explosion blocked the two narrow roads of Zongshan, and the Crusaders could only retreat in defeat in the end.

General McGory taunted: "Colonel, how long are you going to fight? If the fight continues like this, I'm afraid it will take ten years." Colonel Galan said confidently: "Hurry up, General, maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow night, God will perform a miracle." But the miracle was not performed at night, but at noon the next day.A huge roar shook the entire land of Gyantse.The castle exploded.This is something that even the gods in Tibet did not expect. The castle is like a huge gunpowder magazine. With a loud noise, stones, gravel, and soil are flying up, and dismembered human bodies are flying up: arms, legs, heads, and so on. Fragments of robes and guns were picked up.Then gray-yellow dust and black gunpowder smoke billowed up.The thick walls of the castle were cracked, the roof was torn off, and the tall watchtower was tilted for a while, then fell down with a crash.The wooden gate was broken into three pieces, the largest piece flew to the foot of Zongshan Mountain, the smallest piece flew into Baiju Temple, and the third piece was connected to the stone wall, like a fire starter, a flame floated.Below the smoke layer, the burning began, and after the explosion, part of the castle caught fire.

General McGory was surprised and delighted: "God, a miracle really happened." Colonel Galan ordered the infantry who had already been prepared to rush up Zongshan.The narrow road leading to the castle suddenly seemed much wider without the obstruction of powder packs and matchlock guns.The Crusaders, who are more than sparrows and less than ants, seem to have arrived at the castle without lining up.They rushed in without hesitation, and ran out in panic.There was a burst of shouting in the castle like a gunpowder explosion: "Kill!" Lama Lama never believed that someone lit the gunpowder piled up in the hall.It never occurred to me that among the 20 or 30 Tibetans who ran into Zongshan Castle after withdrawing from Baiju Monastery, there was a monk soldier whom no one knew was a spy sent by Colonel Galan.The monks and soldiers came from all over Tibet, and they were often separated, so it was normal for them not to know each other.He thought that some Tibetan who was carrying gunpowder accidentally dropped a burning match into the gunpowder pile.

Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, gods in heaven and earth, are you asleep, why don't you bless us?Why keep me alive?Lama Xijia woke up soon after being blown unconscious, sitting on the stairs leading to the watchtower on the roof, and kept talking to himself: Are the rules set by Sakyamuni no longer valid?Anyone who does not bless Tibetans is not a Buddha. Seeing that there were many people alive like him, he immediately realized that Zongshan Castle still belonged to the Tibetans, and as long as they were not dead, foreign demons could not attack them.Struggling to get up, he walked towards the collapsed hall in a daze, shouting hoarsely: "Stop it, stop it, the foreign demon is coming up."

Many Tibetans rushed to the gate after him, and the city wall collapsed to block the incoming Crusaders.The monks and soldiers who practice Buddhism have the sharpness and strength of a blade.They had nothing in their hands, and they didn't even touch each other's body, but a dozen Crusaders fell to the ground one after another.The Lama Lama knows that this is the shock of the sound of the Dharma. If many people shout a word together, the content expressed by the word will become reality.So he led the Tibetans to keep shouting that word: "Kill!" Amid the shouting, the Crusaders withdrew from the gate of the castle.

But the more the cry is like sharp iron, the more easily it loses its strength.Shouting and shouting, the voice broke, especially after shouting outside the castle gate, the suddenly expanding world sucked up the sound like a desert absorbing water. Not only did the Crusaders stop falling, but those who fell rose again.More enemies approached Zongshan, and rifle fire at point-blank range drove the Tibetans back through the gate.Lama Lama picked up the collapsed stone and threw it at the enemy outside the door.The stones all over the ground were picked up by the Tibetans and thrown at the Crusaders.Then came swords and clubs.Dozens of arquebus guns were lined up on the wall, struggling to start their mission again.

Finally repelled the attack of the Crusaders.The heavy price made both sides feel that the other was too powerful.The dead were lined up and piled up, and the smell of blood covered the smell of gunpowder smoke.Zongshan suddenly lost its steepness. As a bedding of stones and corpses thrown down by weapons, coupled with the bombardment of artillery fire and the explosion of gunpowder, it appeared to be a flat slope, and it was easy to go up and down.The battlefield is calm, and the god of death also needs to rest, or they are being invited by the gods of Tibet to negotiate.But the Tibetan gods also know that death is the last thing to change his mind.

Lying in the main hall of the castle, Lama Lama looked at the sky exposed after the roof was lifted off by the gunpowder, and found that the clouds were floating down, as low as they wanted to be the roof of the castle.The clouds are colorful, without the fiery red of the sunset and the dawn, the clouds show colorful splendor, like a huge and soft silk covering the ruined castle with unbearable heart.Lama Lama suddenly laughed. Knowing that he was about to die, and all the Tibetans who were sticking to Zongshan Castle were about to die, he let out a stretched laugh from his heart. All the living Tibetans recited "Om Mani Padme Hum" exhaustedly, for the sake of those who died and those who are about to die.The one who is about to die is himself, and no one does not understand this.

Lieutenant Rong He and Miss Sangzhu were still carrying water in Chaozongshan Castle, but they didn't expect this to be the last trip.Because they didn't leave immediately, when they wanted to sit down and rest before going down, the shelling of the Crusaders began. It was already a castle without a roof, and the shells fell directly into the castle.The Tibetans didn't hide, and they didn't know where to hide. They were resigned to fate on the verge of death.At this time, no one panicked or frightened.Some people looked at the sky, some people sat down and hugged their heads to be bombed, and some people just lay down and didn't get up, anyway, they would lie down after death, so they didn't bother to get up by themselves.After the shelling, the Crusaders rushed up again.The living Tibetans first stopped them with stones and matchlock guns, and if they couldn't stop them, they tried their best with swords and sticks.Fortunately for Tibet, the Crusaders were repelled again. In this way, the battle repeated frequently between attacking and blocking.The two machine guns on the top of the pagoda of Baiju Temple and the two machine guns on the wave platform are like sharp fangs protruding from the mouth of an animal, bringing the most important threat to the Tibetans.Tibetans continued to be shot and fell down.Lieutenant Rong He and Miss Sangzhu never had the chance to go down the mountain again. The Tibetans gritted their teeth and held on, another day and a night. There are not many people left.Lama Xijia walked back and forth among the living people, asking loudly: "Numa Daiben, where is Numa Daiben? Mazi Daiben, Zongben Yancuo, where are they?" The injured Numa Daiben and Zongbenyan Cuo came, but Mazi Daiben didn't come, and if he didn't come, it meant he was dead.Lama Lama flicked his dry tongue regretfully, and said to himself that I still don't know the name of Captain Mazi, so he went to reincarnate again. Lama Lama Xijia asked: "You two, didn't you have a broken leg or an arm? That's good. I wanted to count on the three Tibetan Army Regiments formed urgently by the Kashag, but I didn't expect that one of Dorje Rinpoche from Dangxiong Temple came. Where is Dorje Living Buddha in Xiongsi, is he still chanting scriptures? He was crushed to death by a collapsed watchtower? Sigh. I also hoped that the monks and soldiers would go straight into Zachang Canyon from the Kanola Pass to attack the foreign demons from behind. Now look at it. I can’t count on it. I observed that the foreign demons did not divide their troops and retreated, which means that the Zhou Dynasty’s regiment did not appear behind the foreign demons at all. Where did they go? Will they still be at the Kanola Pass? That’s fine. You two If you take your people to break through, Zongshan Castle will fall sooner or later. Instead of dying here, it is better to go to Kanola Pass, where the mountains are cold and snowy. Maybe the gods living on the top of the snow mountain will help us. If the demons cannot pass the Kanola Pass, they will not be able to reach Lhasa. You must guard it.” Numa Daiben asked: "Then what about you, the manager of La Liga, why didn't you break through?" Li Jia said: "The Dalai Lama and the Kashag have issued an order to the front-line chief to 'do not give up an inch, and fight for every inch of land'. If I do not obey the order, I will not be the front-line chief Li Jia." Numa thought for a while and said: "Then obey the order. I will obey the order with you, and I will not break through. Otherwise, I will not be the slave of the Samba Army." La Liga said: "Whose orders do you obey? You can only obey my orders. A dog knows that it is not as big as a lion, but you don't know that I am bigger than you. Break out, go now before dawn, so as not to fall You were killed by a bombardment. Zongshan Castle is gone, and Kanola Pass is the most important now. I handed Kanola Pass to you, and I handed over Tibet and Buddhism to you. If you see the Dalai Lama and Di Living Buddha Mu, just give each of them a khata for me. The Dalai Lama is golden yellow, and Living Buddha Di Mu is also golden yellow. There must be scriptures on it, and those without scriptures will not do. By the way, there is also my respect. Living Buddha Shituomei also offered him one, which is also golden and has scriptures. Go, go, oh, come back, the most important thing has not been said yet, Miss Sangzhu and Lieutenant Ronghe, you take them to break through. Numa Daiben, you must protect Miss Sangzhu, she is my woman." Zongben Yancuo said anxiously: "Okay, let's go on, the shells are coming again. Let's break through and go down the mountain. I still have dozens of Gyantse militiamen, and I will definitely be able to defend the Kanola Pass." The breakout began.Numa Daiben and Zongben Yancuo took most of the living people away, and those who stayed in the castle were unable or unwilling to leave.The night obscured the sight of the Crusaders. Even if they found someone coming down the mountain, they couldn't stop them with artillery fire.Machine guns and rifles rang out, but the bullets either burrowed into the ground or flew into the air.When the night faded and the battlefield gradually became clear, Numa Daiben and Zongben Yancuo had already left Zongshan Castle far away. But Numadaben stopped again.He found that Miss Sangzhu and Lieutenant Rong He were missing, and felt that this was what Lama Xijia had explained, and he could not throw them away anyway, so he immediately decided to return to Zongshan Castle.Zongben Yancuo disagreed and said: "We can't die for a woman and a foreign demon. The manager of La Liga said that the most important thing now is to stick to the Kanola Pass." Numa Daiben had to say: "Then Separate, you take your Gyantse militiamen to the Kanola Pass, and I will take the rest to find Miss Sangzhu and Lieutenant Ronghe." The two broke up.But Zongben Yancuo did not take people to Kanola Pass, but diverted to Rinang Manor. The reason he gave himself was that Rinang Manor also needed protection. While welcoming them, Ri Nang Wangqin, the owner of the manor, said calmly: "If Master Zongben came to protect us earlier, I would definitely let you live in the best bungalow. But now, just take a look. I know, I can only set up a tent and let you make do with it.” Zongben Yancuo was surprised to see that the Maiba Zhacang of Ganden Monastery who was appointed by the Dalai Lama to assist Tuomei Tulku in recruiting and commanding monk soldiers, The Zhou Dai Group, which should have obeyed the Lama Lama's order and led the troops from the Kanola Pass to the Zachang Canyon, actually huddled here.It seems that what the Living Buddha of Zhou recruited was not a group of monks and soldiers who fought against the elite British cross soldiers, but a part of Ma Gang's armed forces.The Ma Gang armed forces were supported by Ri Nang Manor, so they naturally became the private armed forces of Ri Nang Manor. Ri Nang Wangqin saw the surprise on his face that lasted for a long time, and said angrily: "Master Zongben knows that even the Buddha is blessed by whoever makes offerings. Those who ate my tsampa and drank my butter tea Lama, can you still leave me alone? If they are ungrateful, I will feel sorry for myself first." Zongben Yancuo knew there was something in the words as soon as he heard it, and he himself did not lack the offerings of the Risang Manor, so he hurriedly said: "Buddha bless, for me, who is close to death, living in a tent is like living in heaven. Hurry up, how many days have I not drank?" Butter tea is here. Do you have meat and bones? Bring them quickly." Ri Nang Wangqin heard that the other party compared himself to a dog, narrowed his white eyes so much that his black ones were squashed, and smiled with satisfaction. Numadai, who returned to the foot of Zongshan Mountain, did not find Miss Sangzhu and Lieutenant Rong He. He wanted to go back to Zongshan Castle to find them, but found that it was impossible to go up again. The Crusaders started to attack again, the cannon fire raged, and the tumbling dust was hot even if it reached the clouds.A group of crows passed by here, and fell after being scalded with wings.Zongshan Castle completely disappeared under the pouring of shells, and all the walls collapsed one after another. The next infantry charge was met with obstacles as usual.Although there were not many Tibetans guarding the castle and most of them were wounded, they still picked up stones and threw them down even when they were kneeling, and swung swords and sticks to beat the intruder's legs even if they were lying down.They knew that they were left for death, so they imagined themselves as ghosts and fierce gods after death. The bravery and fierceness of tigers and leopards reminded Lama Lama of Lama Tuo Tuo who was completely destroyed by this war. Lama Lama came to the gate of the castle, smiled at the Tibetans who could still stand beside him, and also looked at the Crusaders surging around, waving a large knife with a sharp edge, just like performing on a stage, Hacking and killing without haste.He is the pillar, as long as he does not fall, others will not fall, and Zongshan Castle will not fall either. But in the eyes of Buddha and God, the battle of Gyantse could not continue fiercely.So Lama Lama finally fell down.Rifle bullets pierced his body.He threw the broadsword at a group of enemies who were aiming at him, then bent his legs, staggered to his knees, held out for a while, and then suddenly fell to the ground.After falling to the ground, he turned over again, as if he wanted to face up, so that the gods and Buddhas in the sky could see clearly, and also let the Crusaders see clearly, because he still had a smile on his face, like a sunny day smile. Be quiet, Zongshan Castle. It was a jaw-dropping occupation.The elite cross soldiers who boarded Zongshan Castle were too stunned to speak, including Colonel Galan and General McGory.They were amazed that the castle was bombed like this, and the Tibetans were still holding on; they were even more surprised that there were still people alive after the bullets and shells were overwhelming, and the death was counting them one by one. Miss Sangzhu led Lieutenant Rong He to find a few Tibetans who were still breathing from the dead, including Lama Lama.Just when Lieutenant Rong He squatted down and Miss Sangzhu was about to help Lama Lama on his back, Colonel Kaqi raised his gun and fired at several other Tibetans who were still alive.With a roar, Lieutenant Rong He rushed over and knocked Colonel Kaqi down, but was overturned to the ground by Colonel Kaqi's subordinates.Colonel Kaqi got up and pointed his gun at Lieutenant Rong He.Colonel Galan yelled: "Commander Kaqi, do you want to die here?" Then he jumped over and stood in front of Lieutenant Rong He.People saw that Colonel Gelan stood at this angle, which could protect Lieutenant Rong He, Miss Sangzhu and Lama Lama. Now, among the Tibetans, only Lama Lama is alive. Lieutenant Rong He squatted down again and asked Miss Sangzhu to help Lama Xijia onto his back.They walked down the hill.Colonel Galan looked at them without any sign of obstruction. General McGory asked, "Colonel, why didn't you kill them?" Colonel Galant was silent. General McGory said again: "You didn't kill Lieutenant Rong He because he was British; you didn't kill that Tibetan girl because she was beautiful. I can understand that. But why do you let Lama Lama live?" ?He is the chief of the enemy, a criminal of God, and he has caused us so much trouble." Colonel Galan said, "General, you can leave. How many troops do you need to transport your treasure?" That night, General McGory set off for his return journey.With hundreds of people, he escorted the treasures looted from Zijin Temple, Sama Temple, and Baiju Temple, and headed south towards India.In the end they are going to England, which means that General McGory will not come again, and he has given most of the army and Tibet and the glory of the victor to Colonel Galan. The next morning, several British soldiers climbed up Zongshan and planted a two-person wooden cross on the ruins of Zongshan Castle.But in the afternoon, there were prayer flags floating on the cross.Tibetan people don't think the cross is a symbol of faith in Jesus Christ, but think that it can hang prayer flags in that shape to rescue all the dead souls floating in Zongshan Castle. On Zongshan, among the ruins. Crosses and prayer flags. Prayer flags and crosses. Colonel Galan never forgot this scene.