请功 meaning in Chinese

ask the higher level to record sb.'s meritorious deeds

The general , whose regiment had been inspected at braunau , submitted to the prince that as soon as the engagement began , he had fallen back from the copse , mustered the men who were cutting wood , and letting them pass by him , had made a bayonet charge with two battalions and repulsed the french
那个曾经在布劳瑙请功的团长向公爵报告，说战斗一开始，他便从森林中撤退，召集了采伐林木的人，让他们从自己身旁过去，之后带领两个营打了一场白刃战，粉碎了法国官兵。