In September 1903, the Chinese army was deployed before the war
Army Section:
* Northeast Front Command: Commander General Zhong Xiahuo, Chief of Staff General Deng Jian.
Administered
86th Separate Infantry Brigade,
6th Cavalry Brigade,
Separate 6th Artillery Brigade,
Reserve 103rd Infantry Brigade;
Garrison - Jilin.
It has jurisdiction over the Praetorian Guard, the First Army, the Second Army, the Third Army, the Reserve Army and the Mobile Corps.
* Praetorian Guard: Commander General Liang Tianhe, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Zhang Yiye;
Jurisdiction
The 1st Praetorian Guard Division, division commander Major General Luo Kun
The Second Praetorian Guard Division, division commander, Major General Xiao Bin
Praetorian Cavalry Brigade,
1st Guards Artillery Brigade,
Reserve the 3rd Praetorian Division;
Deployment area - Mohe southeast to Yichun line;
The main targets of the strategy - Hailan Bubble (Blagoveshchensk), Svobodne, Tenda;
The first combat mission is to cut off the connection between the Russian interior and the Primorsky Zone, and to annihilate the vital forces of the Russian army between the Outer Khingan Mountains and the Heilongjiang River.
* First Army: Commander Lieutenant General Zhao Feixue, Chief of Staff Major General Qin Feiye;
Jurisdiction
1st Infantry Division,
3rd Infantry Division,
1st Cavalry Brigade,
2nd Cavalry Brigade,
1st Independent Artillery Brigade,
Reserve 25th Infantry Division,
Reserve 27th Infantry Division;
Deployment area - the line from Mohe to the southwest to Manchuria;
The main targets of the raiders - Krasnokamensk, Akinskoye, Chita;
The main combat mission was to cover the left flank of the 1st Praetorian Army and advance to Chita as appropriate, blocking enemy forces coming from the European part of Russia.
* Second Army: Commander Lieutenant General Xiao Lieri, Chief of Staff Major General Hu Jingjing;
Jurisdiction
The 7th Infantry Division, division commander Major General Chu Qing
10th Infantry Division,
Brigadier General Xing Xiaoqiang, commander of the Third Cavalry Brigade
Independent 2nd Artillery Brigade,
Reserve 30th Infantry Division;
Deployment area - Yichun southeast to the line of Xingkai Lake;
The main targets of the raiders - Birobidzhan, Boli (Khabarovsk), Vanino, Temple Street (Nikolaevsk);
The main combat task - to cover the right flank of the 1st Praetorian Army, to clear the area of the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River, to encircle the enemy forces south of the Great Ussurka River from the north.
* Third Army: Commander Lieutenant General Chen Xingyun, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Zhao Minhe;
Jurisdiction
The 11th Infantry Division, division commander, Major General Zheng Hong
13th Infantry Division,
Fifth Cavalry Brigade,
Separate 4th Artillery Brigade,
reserve 34th Infantry Division;
Deployment area - Xingkai Lake to the south to Hunchun line;
The main targets of the raiders - Shuangchengzi (Ussuriysk), Vladivostok (Vladivostok), Nakhod;
The main combat mission was to cover the right flank of the Second Army, to clear the enemy forces south of the Bolshaya Ussurka River, and in particular, to capture the enemy's main naval base, Vladivostok, in cooperation with the Allies.
* Reserve Army (General Reserve): Commander Major General Li Xuedong, Chief of Staff Major General Su Sanling;
Jurisdiction
2nd Infantry Division,
Reserve Praetorian Fourth Division,
Reserve 26th Infantry Division,
Reserve 33rd Infantry Division,
Reserve 104th Separate Infantry Brigade,
Reserve 10th Cavalry Brigade;
Deployment area - along the railway from Jilin to Qiqihar;
The main task is to be ordered by the Front Command to support the field corps in need at any time.
* Mobile Corps: Commander Lieutenant General Shen Xingyi, Chief of Staff Major General Li Wei;
Jurisdiction
1st Marine Division,
4th Marine Brigade,
5th Marine Brigade,
Reserve 9th Cavalry Brigade,
Reserve 36th Infantry Division;
Deployment area - the main port from Tianjin to Dalian;
The main task is to conduct amphibious landing operations, capture or attack important targets along the coast of the enemy, and cooperate with the Navy in the operation to recover Sakhalin Island (Sakhalin).
* Command of the Mongolian Front: Commander Major General Xiang Lan, Chief of Staff Major General Tsunami.
Administered
1st Mongolian Cavalry Brigade,
Ninety-third Separate Infantry Brigade;
Headquarters stationed in Kulen (Ulaanbaatar);
Jurisdiction
2nd Mongolian Cavalry Brigade,
4th Cavalry Brigade,
6th Cavalry Brigade,
95th Separate Infantry Brigade,
Ninety-sixth Separate Infantry Brigade,
Reserve 3rd Mongolian Cavalry Brigade,
Reserve Mongolian 4th Cavalry Brigade,
Reserve Mongolian 5th Cavalry Brigade,
Reserve 107th Cavalry Infantry Brigade,
Reserve the 108th Separate Cavalry Infantry Brigade.
Separate 3rd Cavalry Artillery Group.
Deployment area - all of Outer Mongolia from Manchuria to the Altai Mountains;
The main combat mission was to defend Outer Mongolia, cover the left flank of the First Army attacking Chita, and use highly mobile cavalry corps to attack and destroy the facilities along the Russian Trans-Siberian Railway near the border when the troops were sufficient.
* Northwest Front Command: Commander General Zhang Yaoqian, Chief of Staff Major General Yan Canglong;
Administered
88th Separate Infantry Brigade;
8th Cavalry Brigade;
Headquarters stationed - Dihua (Urumqi);
Jurisdiction
8th Infantry Division,
7th Cavalry Brigade,
Ninety-first Separate Infantry Brigade,
99th Separate Infantry Brigade,
Independent First Garrison Group,
Independent 2nd Garrison Group,
Reserve 32nd Infantry Division,
Reserve 9th Cavalry Brigade,
Reserve 110th Separate Infantry Brigade,
Reserve 112th Separate Infantry Brigade,
Prepare the 1st * Division,
Reserve 4th * Brigade,
Reserve 10th * Cavalry Infantry Brigade.
Deployment area - the part of Xinjiang bordering Russia from the Altai Mountains to the Pamirs;
The main combat mission - to defend Xinjiang and cover the left flank of the Mongol Front.
In addition, the imperial vassal Korean kingdom should be formed
*First Korean Army:
Jurisdiction
Korean Praetorian Guard Division,
1st Infantry Division of the DPRK,
Japanese 2nd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry Brigade of Korea,
the 6th Infantry Division of the DPRK Reserve;
Deployment area - Hunchun, China to the first line of Najin, North Korea;
The main combat mission is to cover the right flank of the Chinese Third Army and cooperate with the Chinese Third Army to conquer Vladivostok and other important strategic targets.
Navy Section:
By September 10, the navies of the Chinese Empire and the Allied Powers should complete the following deployments:
* Combined Fleet: Commander Vice Admiral Lin Taizeng, Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Sa Zhenbing;
Jurisdiction
1st, 2nd, and 3rd battleships with 6 battleships;
1, 2, 3, 4 armored cruisers, 1st Japanese armored cruisers, 10 armored cruisers;
1, 3, 4 light cruisers, 1st Japanese light cruisers, 16 light cruisers;
The 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th destroyer squadrons, 32 destroyers.
Deployment of sea areas - the Yellow Sea to the Sea of Japan;
The main combat mission is a decisive battle with the main forces of the Russian Pacific Fleet.
* 1st Mobile Fleet: Commander Vice Admiral Yan Fu, Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Heihachiro Togo;
Jurisdiction
the 11th and 12th reserve teams of battleships, 4 old battleships;
the 2nd Japanese armored cruiser squadron, the 11th armored cruiser reserve squadron, 4 armored cruisers;
the 2nd and 5th squadrons of light cruisers, the 2nd and 3rd squadrons of Japanese light cruisers, 14 light cruisers;
the 2nd destroyer squadron, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Japanese destroyer squadrons, 32 destroyers;
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Japanese torpedo boat squadrons, 33 torpedo boats, and 3 torpedo boat carriers.
Deployment area: the Yellow Sea to the southern coast of Japan;
The main combat mission is to protect the rear of the Combined Fleet, to be deployed as a support force of the Combined Fleet at any time, to arrive close to support the islands in strategic operations, to guard the straits leading to the Sea of Japan, and to patrol and reconnoitre the Japanese archipelago.
* Second Mobile Fleet: Commander Rear Admiral Liu Guanxiong, Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Cheng Biguang;
Jurisdiction
the 6th and 7th squadrons of light cruisers, 8 light cruisers;
destroyer 6th squadron, 8 destroyers;
The 1st and 2nd squadrons of torpedo boats, 24 torpedo boats, 2 torpedo boat carriers.
Deployment areas - East China Sea and South China Sea;
Main combat mission - to guard and patrol the eastern and southern parts of the empire mainland.
* 3rd Mobile Fleet: Commander Rear Admiral Lim Tsu, Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Kim Bong Rim (DPRK);
the 8th squadron of light cruisers, the 1st and 2nd squadrons of Korean light cruisers, 8 light cruisers;
North Korean destroyer squadrons 1st and 2nd, 12 destroyers;
The 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th teams of torpedo boats, the 1st and 2nd teams of North Korean torpedo boats, 73 torpedo boats, and 4 torpedo boat carriers.
Deployment area: Sea of Japan, based in ports in eastern Korea and northern Japan;
Main combat mission - to support the combined fleet operations, reconnaissance, patrol, vigilance and torpedo attacks.
1. The establishment and deployment of aviation and floating forces as at 9 September 1903
Army Aviation and Floating Forces:
The establishment of the Army Aviation Floating Forces is composed of aviation floating groups, brigades, squadrons, squads, and crews.
The aviation group has 2 to 3 brigades, the brigade has more than 2 squadrons, the squadron has more than 2 squadrons, and the squadron has more than 2 crews.
In July 1904, the national army aviation float was organized into a number of aviation groups and independent brigades.
In addition, each army division has a floating balloon company, equipped with three floating reconnaissance balloons and six floating school balloons.
In August, the main operational groups and independent brigades of the Army Aviation were assigned to the various operational fronts and even to the field armies.
The aviation units included in the operational sequence of the Northeast Front are:
The Northeast Front Command directly administers the aviation floating groups - the 1st Air Group, the 1st and 2nd Floating Group, the 91st Independent Aviation School Shooting Squadron, the 1st Aviation Engineer Battalion, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Floating Engineer Battalions, the 1st Aviation Service Battalion, and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Floating Service Battalions.
The 1st Air Group includes the 1st Aviation Reconnaissance Group, the 1st Aviation Bombing Group, and the 88th and 89th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadrons.
The 1st Aviation Reconnaissance Group is equipped with 30 "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance planes, the 2nd Air Bombing Group is equipped with 30 "Qingfeng" light bombers, the 88th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with 10 "Huofeng" two-seat reconnaissance planes, and the 89th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with 10 "Gale" reconnaissance and liaison planes. The standby base is in Jilin.
The 1st Floating Group includes the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Attack Groups. The 1st Attack Group is equipped with 12 "Qiangyun" large attack airships, and the 2nd and 3rd Attack Groups are each equipped with 12 "Ziyun" medium attack airships. The standby base is in Jilin. The first departure base is in Qiqihar, the second departure base is in Mudanjiang, and the third departure base is in Manchuria.
The 2nd Floating Group includes the 4th Assault Group and the 1st and 2nd Reconnaissance and Varnishing Groups. The 4th Attack Group is equipped with eight "Qingyun" light attack airships and is based in Jilin. The 1st Reconnaissance and Correction Shooting Brigade is equipped with four "Shengyun" reconnaissance airships and four "Shengyun J" artillery school-shooting airships, and its standby base is in Manchuria. The 2nd Reconnaissance and Correction Shooting Brigade is equipped with four "Pingyun" reconnaissance airships and four "Pingyun J" artillery school-shooting airships, and the standby base is in Mudanjiang.
The 91st Separate Aviation Varsity Squadron is equipped with 10 "Sunny Breeze J" artillery collation aircraft. The standby base is in Mudanjiang.
A total of 80 aircraft and 60 airships were involved.
The Janissary Field Army Command directly administered the aviation floating groups - the 2nd Aviation Reconnaissance and Bombing Group, the 10th Floating Reconnaissance and Correction Battalion, the 86th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron, the 92nd Independent Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron, the 2nd Aviation Engineer Battalion, the 2nd Aviation Service Battalion, and the 5th Floating Service Battalion.
The 2nd Reconnaissance and Bombing Group is equipped with 10 "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance planes, 10 "Huofeng" two-seat reconnaissance planes, and 10 "Qingfeng" light bombers. The standby base is in Aihui.
The 10th Floating Reconnaissance and Shooting Brigade has four "Shengyun" reconnaissance airships and four "Shengyun J" artillery school-firing airships. The standby base is in Nenjiang.
The 86th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with 10 Gale reconnaissance and liaison aircraft. The standby base is in Nenjiang.
The 92nd Separate Aviation Varsity Squadron is equipped with 10 "Sunny Breeze J" artillery collation aircraft. The standby base is in Aihui.
A total of 50 aircraft, 8 airships.
The 1st Field Army Command directly administers the aviation floating group - the 3rd Aviation Reconnaissance Group, the 93rd Independent Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron, the 25th Floating Reconnaissance Squadron, the 3rd Aviation Engineer Battalion, the 24th Aviation Service Company, and the 25th Floating Service Company.
The 3rd Aviation Reconnaissance Group is equipped with 10 "Whirlwind" single-seat reconnaissance aircraft and 10 "Firewind" two-seat reconnaissance aircraft.
The 25th Floating Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with two "Shengyun" reconnaissance airships and two "Shengyun J" school firing aircraft.
The 93rd Independent Aviation School Shooting Squadron is equipped with 4 artillery school firing aircraft each of the "Fire Wind J" and "Sunny Wind J".
A total of 28 aircraft, 4 airships. The standby bases are all in Manchuria.
The 2nd Field Army Command directly administers the aviation floating group - the 87th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron, the 96th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron, the 23rd Floating Reconnaissance Squadron, the 27th Aviation Service Company, and the 26th Floating Service Company.
The 87th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with 10 "Whirlwind" single-seat reconnaissance planes, and the standby base is in Fujin.
The 96th Aviation Calibration Squadron is equipped with four "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance planes and four "Huofeng J" artillery firing planes. The standby base is in Raohe.
The 23rd Floating Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with two "Feiyun" reconnaissance airships and two "Shengyun J" schoolship airships. The standby base is in Fujin.
A total of 18 aircraft and 4 airships.
The 3rd Field Army Command directly administers the aviation floating group - the 4th Aviation Reconnaissance Group, the 11th Floating Reconnaissance School Shooting Group, the 97th Aviation Reconnaissance School Shooting Squadron, the 4th Aviation Engineer Battalion, the 3rd Aviation Service Battalion, and the 6th Floating Service Battalion.
The 4th Aviation Reconnaissance Group is equipped with 10 "Whirlwind" single-seat reconnaissance planes, 10 "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance planes, and 10 "Huofeng" two-seat reconnaissance planes. The standby base is in Dongning.
The 11th Floating Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with two "Feiyun" reconnaissance airships, two "Shengyun" reconnaissance airships, two "Shengyun J" artillery school-firing airships and two "Pingyun J" school-firing airships. The standby base is in Hunchun.
The 97th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with four "Gale" reconnaissance and liaison planes and four "Qingfeng J" artillery firing planes. The standby base is in Hunchun.
A total of 38 aircraft and 8 airships were carried out.
The Northeast Front is armed with a total of 214 aircraft and 84 airships.
The 85th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron, the 99th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron, the 112th Floating Reconnaissance Group, the 30th Aviation Service Company, and the 29th Aviation Service Company were directly under the jurisdiction of the Mongolian Front.
The 85th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with 10 "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance aircraft.
The 99th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with four "Firewind" two-seat reconnaissance planes and four "Qingfeng J" calibration planes.
The 112th Floating Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with two "Pingyun" reconnaissance airships.
A total of 18 aircraft, 2 airships. The standby base is all in Kulen (Ulaanbaatar).
The 5th Aviation Reconnaissance and Bombing Group, the 98th Aviation Reconnaissance and Bombing Squadron, the 100th Special Aviation Squadron, the 21st Floating Reconnaissance Squadron, the 5th Aviation Engineer Battalion, the 4th Aviation Service Battalion, and the 31st Floating Service Company.
The 5th Aviation Reconnaissance and Bombing Group is equipped with 10 "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance planes and 20 "Qingfeng" light bombers.
The 98th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with four "Firewind" two-seat reconnaissance planes and four "Qingfeng J" planes.
The 100th Special Aviation Squadron is equipped with 5 Gale GL two-seater liaison aircraft and 5 Qingfeng L three-seater liaison aircraft.
The 21st Floating Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with two "Pingyun" reconnaissance airships and two "Pingyun J" schoolship airships.
A total of 46 aircraft, 4 airships. The standby bases are all in Changping, Beijing.
At that time, there were a total of 280 combat aircraft belonging to the army in the country, and 90 combat airships.
Naval Aviation and Floating Forces:
The Naval Command is under the direct jurisdiction of the 1st Aviation Floating Group.
It has jurisdiction over the 1st Aviation Reconnaissance and Bombing Group, the 2nd Aviation Reconnaissance and Bombing Group, the 3rd Floating Reconnaissance and Bombing Group, the 10th Naval Engineering Battalion, the 1st Naval Aviation Service Battalion, and the 1st Naval Floating Service Battalion.
The 1st Aviation Reconnaissance and Reconnaissance Calibration Group is equipped with 10 "Sting" water reconnaissance planes and 10 "Stinging J" calibration planes. The standby base is in Weihaiwei.
The 2nd Aviation Reconnaissance and Bombing Group is equipped with 10 "Thunder" water reconnaissance aircraft and 10 "Qingfeng" light bombers. The standby base is in Dalian.
The 3rd Floating Reconnaissance and Bombing Group is equipped with two "Feiyun" reconnaissance boats, two "Shengyun" reconnaissance airships, and four "Qingyun" light attack airships. The standby base is in Weihaiwei.
A total of 40 aircraft, 8 airships.
The aviation group directly under the Beiyang Fleet - the 3rd Aviation Mixed Group, the 4th Naval Aviation Service Company.
The 3rd Aviation Mixed Brigade is equipped with 10 "Whirlwind" reconnaissance planes, 8 "Stingden" water reconnaissance planes, and 8 "Stingden-J" calibration planes. The standby base is in Qingdao.
A total of 26 aircraft.
The 4th Aviation Mixed Group, the 10th Floating Air Group, the 5th Naval Aviation Service Company, and the 11th Naval Floating Service Company, are directly under the jurisdiction of the Ocean Fleet.
The 4th Aviation Mixed Brigade is equipped with eight "Thunder" water reconnaissance planes, four "Denden" water reconnaissance planes, and four "Denden J" water calibrators. The standby base is in Baoshan, Shanghai.
The 10th Floating Air Squadron is equipped with two "Feiyun" reconnaissance airships and two "Qingyun" light attack airships. The standby base is in Baoshan, Shanghai.
A total of 16 aircraft and 4 airships.
The 5th Aviation Mixed Brigade and the 6th Naval Aviation Service Company of the Nanyang Fleet are directly under the Central Air Fleet.
The 5th Aviation Mixed Brigade is equipped with eight "Thunder" water reconnaissance planes, four "Denden" water reconnaissance planes, and four "Denden J" water school firing planes. The standby base is in Zhanjiang.
A total of 16 aircraft were listed.
The Navy is equipped with a total of 98 combat aircraft and 12 combat airships.