Of course, there will be harmony in the Far East, but that will be after China becomes the hegemon of the Far East, and before that the forces of Japan, Russia, and other powers must be eliminated, and one big country in the Far East will be enough, and more countries will not be allowed to challenge China's status.

Although Lü Liang did not have the strength to dominate the entire Far East, he had already taken the first step, and it was the beginning to trample Japan under his feet during the Russo-Japanese War. And the areas on the inner island chain, including Taiwan Island, are the targets of Luliang, and now, start from Jeju Island.

Jeju Island is strategically located between Korea and Japan, and is an important base for controlling Korea and Japan. Lyu Liang intends to build it into an important military base after its occupation, and even if Japan is not occupied militarily, Jeju Island will become a great threat to Japan in the future.

The Japanese army had two divisions stationed in Korea, but did not have a strong garrison on Jeju Island, and due to the war in the northeast, the Japanese army left only one infantry wing on Jeju Island.

At this time, Korea had not yet merged with Japan, and although it was no different from a colony, it was not a Japanese colony, and could only be regarded as a Japanese sphere of influence. In 1876, Japan and Korea signed the Treaty of Ganghwa, which resulted in a series of economic benefits. After the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan replaced China as the suzerainty of Korea. Empress Myeongseong tried to win over Russia against Japan, but was assassinated by Japanese right-wing forces, and the Korean royal family became a puppet of Japan until the merger of Japan and South Korea in 1910.

On Jeju Island, in addition to an infantry wing of the Japanese army, there were 2,000 soldiers of the Lee dynasty of Korea, but they completely obeyed the orders of the Japanese, and their combat effectiveness was negligible. In addition, the Japanese garrison was all located in the port of Jeju, and their original mission was to collect grain and livestock from Jeju Island to supply the Northeast Front.

July 1, 1905. The 3rd Division of the 1st Army arrived off the coast of Jeju Port by transport ship, and the Japanese troops, who had been prepared for a long time, set up anti-landing positions in the port area and ordered the Korean soldiers to stand on the positions. Wing Commander Saburo Nojiri Osa, based on information from Kyushu and drawing on experience, placed the only thirteen artillery pieces in the rear, and the Japanese soldiers entered the Jeju city to prepare for street fighting. In fact, Nojiri Daisa's artillery was not used for combat, but was prepared to shell port facilities. Do not allow the Chinese army to obtain a complete port.

In addition, Nojiri also knew that it was impossible to resist the enemy's attack, and in the case of no foreign aid and insufficient troops, as long as he dealt a heavy blow to the enemy in Jeju and destroyed the port facilities, it would be a victory.

Intelligence showed that the Chinese army had the advantage of naval warships and extremely powerful naval guns, so they allowed the Chinese army to land and only let the North Korean soldiers go to their deaths. Sure enough, the Chinese army first bombarded the port defensive positions by naval guns, but no landing force was found near the shore.

North Korean soldiers on the front line suffered heavy casualties. The power of the ship's guns allowed the North Korean soldiers to escape from their positions without staying in them for long. However, the enemy warships continued to bombard, as if the shells did not cost money. Nojiri Osa sensed that something was wrong, but did not think of what the problem was, and ordered the soldiers to stay in the city and consolidate the barricades.

Fifteen minutes later, a local Korean trader ran to Nojiri to report the shocking news that the Chinese army had landed in the Yongduam area, a few kilometers west of Jeju!

It turned out that the artillery bombardment of Jeju was just to attract their own attention, but in fact, the infantry had already landed from Yongduam. And attack Jeju Fortress from the rear. Nojiri immediately adjusted his strategy, and the artillery positions outside the city were no longer safe. It was necessary to withdraw all of them to the city, but this would not destroy the port facilities.

Another way is to bombard the port directly, at the cost of which the artillery will not have time to move and will be attacked by the Chinese army. After weighing it, Nojiri Osa ordered the port to be shelled and the port facilities destroyed. With the loss of thirteen artillery pieces. Nor can Huaguo get a complete port!

However, Nojiri still ignored the speed of the march of the Third Division of the First Army, and the Longtouyan landing ground was not suitable for landing, so only the First Regiment of the Third Division landed, and he did not carry heavy firepower equipment with him, but he had a bicycle in his hand!

Once again, the little bike plays a huge role. By the time the North Korean trader returned to Jeju to report the situation, the first regiment had arrived a kilometre west of Jeju.

"Report to the regiment commander, the Japanese artillery position has been discovered!" The soldiers who had gone out to reconnoiter came back to report, and Zhao Xinban, the commander of the first regiment, was on a bicycle, and after a little consideration, he ordered: "The first battalion will attack the Japanese artillery position, and the second and third battalions will follow me to reconnoiter the defense of the Jeju city and then make plans." ”

Zhao Xin was a soldier who enlisted in the army in 1901, unlike Le Fei of the Sixth Army, he stayed in the First Army, as an old soldier, he entered the military academy twice in 02 and 04 for further study, and in early 1905 he served as the commander of the first regiment of the third division of the first army. In the entire Zhenguo Army, except for the genetic officers, there were few people who were older than Zhao Xin and Le Fei, who followed Lu Liang through the changes of Huaguo from scratch, and even the commander of the First Army was very polite to Zhao Xin.

Of course, being able to be the commander of the regiment shows that Zhao Xin has a strong military talent, and he judged that the Japanese army placed the artillery behind Jeju City according to reconnaissance, not to fight against the Chinese landing force, and the Japanese army obviously wanted to conduct street fighting, and it was difficult for artillery to play a role in street fighting, unless it was large-scale carpet shelling or extremely accurate artillery support, Zhao Xin did not think that the Japanese artillery could do that.

Therefore, it is very likely that these high-level artillery pieces are aimed at various facilities in Jeju port and must be eliminated as soon as possible. Previously, Zhao Xin received an order to go around to the rear of Jeju Fortress as soon as possible after landing at Yongduyan and launch a surprise attack to eliminate the defenders. Now Zhao Xin temporarily changed his plan and positioned the first combat target to the Japanese artillery.

Zhao Xin's rapid response caused the Japanese artillery to suffer a catastrophe, they did not notice the appearance of an enemy unit in the rear, and there were not many infantry guards here, and in less than ten minutes, Nojiri Daisa's careful arrangement was useless. The soldiers who delivered the order did not even have time to reach the artillery position!

The Japanese troops cowering in the city of Jeju made Zhao Xin feel troublesome, and the street fighting meant that the firepower could not be exerted, which meant that the casualties were large, and the complete destruction of Jeju City was unrealistic, which was not conducive to the future Korean strategy. That is, street fighting must be carried out.

After liaising with the rear and formulating a battle plan for flanking the front and rear, Zhao Xin began to search for nearby civilians and inquire about the situation in Jeju City. There were quite a few North Korean civilians who fled on the road, but Zhao Xin's group encountered an embarrassing situation -- they did not carry a North Korean interpreter, they did not understand the language, and they could not find a North Korean who could speak Chinese for a while. Moreover, those North Korean refugees will stay away when they see a group, time waits for no one, and the time to launch an attack is coming soon, Zhao Xin ordered a battalion to enter the city and launch a tentative attack.

Nojiri's forces were quite abundant, a full infantry wing of nearly 4,000 people, including three infantry brigades and an artillery brigade, the rapid-fire guns and infantry guns of the artillery brigade were all destroyed, and the infantry could only be used against the enemy.

After getting the news of the appearance of the enemy in the rear, Nojiri immediately ordered an infantry brigade to move to the rear, and the first battalion and the Japanese infantry immediately exchanged fire in the city, and the two sides relied on the barricades and buildings on both sides to infiltrate each other.

In the street fighting, the 1st Battalion still had the upper hand, and the advanced weapons and tacit cooperation allowed the 1st Battalion to successfully suppress an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, and Nojiri then sent another brigade to support. With the advantage of familiarity with the terrain, the Japanese and the first battalion fought with great success, and the casualties of the first battalion increased.

Fierce street fighting led to the continuous investment of troops by Cho Shin and Nojiri, and the battle spread throughout the city of Jeju, with more than 6,000 soldiers on both sides in a mess, and soldiers fell every moment.

"Fireman, shoot that machine gun for me!" Ma Chao, the commander of the third company of the first battalion, and several soldiers lay under the rubble and shouted loudly to the back. The attack of the three companies was greatly hindered, they met a Japanese squadron and engaged in a fierce battle in the city, and Ma Chao's three companies successfully suppressed the Japanese and advanced in depth.

The good times did not last long, the smooth advance of the third company made Ma Chao not care about the situation around him, and the fierce battle did not care about detailed reconnaissance, they were surrounded on three sides, the enemy estimated that there were two squadrons, and they were equipped with a certain number of machine guns. At this time, the third company was crushed to the ground by a heavy machine gun placed in a second-floor house.

The machine gunners of the 3rd Company were able to strafe the heavy machine guns and fire at them, trying to suppress the heavy machine gun fire and cover the fireman's assault. Ma Chao personally operated a light machine gun, and the three light machine guns successfully suppressed the enemy, and the heavy Makqin heavy machine gun in the street battle was inconvenient to carry, and the Japanese army was on the defensive side, so they could place this heavy firepower on the defensive position. (To be continued.) )