Far Eastern Province Wild Boar River Wharf, this wharf is located in the northeast of Vladivostok, the wharf is not big, originally has been a small wharf for Russian fishing boats, only 1 natural berth can dock ships with a displacement of about 2,000 tons, and other places can only dock some small boats with a displacement of no more than 300 tons, but as a wharf with only fishing boats docking is enough, the nearest gathering place from the Wild Boar River Wharf is 30 kilometers away from the Wild Boar River Town.

While Lin Daxin was still besieging Vladivostok, he had already begun to emigrate to other parts of the Far East, while the small number of Russian civilians in this area were forcibly relocated and driven to the Russian-controlled area west of Lake Baikal along the Trans-Siberian Railway, which was built by the Russians.

The number of immigrants in Wild Boar River Town has reached nearly 2,000 people, but there is no one living in the Wild Boar River Wharf, and the immigrants who come to the Far Eastern Province will each get 20 acres of land, and everyone is busy working on their own land, and they have not yet considered becoming fishermen, but there are some young people who will come to the wharf 30 kilometers away from Wild Boar River Town, and use the fishing boats left by the Russians to catch some fish and bring them back to the town.

The 2nd and 14th Divisions of the Dingbei Army guarding the Far Eastern Province sent many small troops scattered throughout the Far Eastern Province, in addition to the task of guarding the place and maintaining the order of the migrants, the most important thing is to help the migrant people build their homes, and the town of Wild Boar River has a company of the Second Division of the Dingbei Army, and the company commander of this company sent a squad of soldiers to guard the Wild Boar River wharf where fishing boats can only be docked.

It was just after 9 a.m. on September 11, 1899. One of the soldiers of the squad at the Wild Boar River Wharf noticed that a dense group of boats suddenly appeared on the sea in the distance, and the soldier immediately ran to a wooden house on the wharf in a panic and shouted: "Squad leader, there is an old nose boat outside!" ”

Wait for the squad leader to run out of the cabin with the whole squad and come outside. Suddenly gasped, there were not only countless transport ships on the sea, but also many huge warships, and when the squad leader picked it up, the company commander specially equipped the telescope for him, and saw that the warships and transport ships on the sea were all hoisting the Japanese flag.

The squad leader couldn't help but exclaim: "The Japanese are about to attack us, and they have chosen to land in the Far Eastern Province." And to board the land of the Far Eastern Province from our wild boar river docks. ”

The deputy squad leader next to him asked, "Squad leader, what should I do?" ”

The squad leader gritted his teeth and said, "Our squad 1 doesn't even have heavy weapons. Unable to hold the Wild Boar River Wharf at all, the whole squad retreated to the town of Wild Boar River, and the news of the Japanese landing in the Far Eastern Province had to be reported to the company commander, and the company commander was asked to inform his superiors. ”

Then 1 soldier of the 2nd Division of the Northern Army who guarded the pier of the Wild Boar River. Hurriedly retreated to Wild Boar River Town, the squad leader who made the decision was very wise, the Japanese army that was preparing to land on the Wild Boar River Wharf, under the cover of most of the main warships of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, came 5 divisions at once, and the soldiers of this squad stayed behind, but they were just mantis arms blocking the car, and there was no blocking effect at all.

Japanese War Minister Oyama Iwa also came to the sea outside the Wild Boar River Pier on the all-steel battleship Fuji, the flagship of the Combined Fleet, and he said happily to the commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet in the bridge of the Fuji, Togo Heihachiro: "The Dingbei Army has no defense force here at all. We can safely let the officers and men of the army land. ”

Heihachiro Togo nodded and said, "The main force of our combined fleet will always be in the sea near the Wild Boar River Wharf, protecting the landing of the five divisions of the army at the Wild Boar River Wharf, as well as protecting the reinforcements landing and the supply ships that transport supplies and ammunition later. It is a pity that there is only one natural berth at the Wild Boar River Wharf that can dock ships with a displacement of about 2,000 tons, and only small boats can be docked in other places. ”

Da Shanyan said with a smile: "It's good to be able to find this place that the Dingbei Army has neglected, to the south near Vladivostok is a suitable place for landing, the Dingbei Army is heavily guarded, where can it be as easy to land as now." The place where you can land to the north is too far away from Heilongjiang Province in the northeast. The goal of our army is to attack Heilongjiang Province in the northeast through the Far East. ”

Heihachiro Togo nodded slowly, the Wild Boar River Pier was the most suitable place for landing that he had chosen.

Then 5 divisions of the Japanese Army began to land at the Wild Boar River Wharf, and a large amount of supplies and ammunition were also sent to the shore.

At the same time, part of the main warships of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet escorted hundreds of Japanese transport ships to the waters outside the port of Bokou on Sakhalin Island in the Far Eastern Province, carrying three divisions of the Japanese Army, as well as a large amount of supplies and ammunition.

The Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet was a sub-fleet consisting of 4 all-steel battleships, 2 large fast armored cruisers, 4 fast protection cruisers, and 2 destroyers.

The 4 battleships are all French Charlematt-class all-steel battleships, 2 of which were built by French shipyards, and the remaining 2 were built at the Kure Port shipyard in Japan, and are now called Aoba class all-steel battleships by the Japanese, namely Aoba, Kinugasa, Furutaka and Kako, these 4 Aoba class all-steel battleships form the battle formation of the sub-fleet.

The 2 Asama-class large fast armored cruisers Tama and Kiso, and the 4 fast protection cruisers were compass-class with a displacement of 2,135 tons built by the British, which were renamed the Tadajun Maru-class fast protection cruisers by the Japanese, namely the Tadajun Maru, the Hokoku Maru, the Aikoku Maru, and the Kiyosumi Maru.

Two destroyers with a displacement of 1,200 tons escaped from the sneak attack on Vladivostok, namely the destroyer Ray and the destroyer Den.

The three army divisions carried by the Japanese transport ships were the 25th, 26th, and 27th Divisions, which formed the Japanese forces that captured Sakhalin.

Last night, the news that the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy had attacked the Sixth Fleet of the Northeast Navy and the Vladivostok garrison fleet in the port of Vladivostok with destroyers and torpedo boats had been transmitted to the defenders of the city of Bokou and the garrison fleet of the port of Bokou through the Guò radio, although the defenders and the fleet of the port of Bokou had entered a state of combat readiness. Ready for war, but when the Japanese naval fleet, protecting hundreds of transport ships, came to the waters outside the port of Bokou. The defenders of the port and the officers and men of the garrison fleet at the port could not help but gasp, for the size of the Japanese navy and the size of the land force preparing for the landing far exceeded the defenders and fleet at the port of the port.

The garrison fleet at the port has 8 warships, all of which have captured the French and Russian navies, 2 protective cruisers Yongfeng with a displacement of 3,060 tons and Yongle with a displacement of 3,120 tons, and 4 destroyers Pearl, Jade, Pearl and Jade. 2 torpedo boats, the Big Exocet and the Little Exocet.

Lin Daxin was not interested in naming these captured light warships, which were named after the commander of the garrison fleet at Bokou. Yin Jian of the second phase of the teaching team started it himself, and he has been recognized by Lin Daxin, and even when Yin Jian reported the names of these 8 warships, Lin Daxin also patted Yin Jian's shoulder. smiled and said that Yin Jian would be better than him.

Yin Jian saw the size of the Japanese naval fleet outside Bokou Port, and the expression on his face became very strict, the difference in strength between the enemy and us was too great, and this battle was not easy to fight.

Also with a very solemn face was Wang Youlin, the highest officer guarding the city, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the Marine Corps, when Sakhalin Island was captured by the Marines from the Russians, and later the task of defending Sakhalin Island was mainly entrusted to the Marines. At present, there is only the 1st Brigade of the Marine Corps and 2 independent garrison regiments transferred from the northeast in the entire Sakhalin Island, and now there is only 1 regiment of Marines here in Bokou City, and the rest of the troops are scattered in various towns and cities of Sakhalin.

Yin Jian smiled bitterly and said, "Lao Wang." I didn't think that the Japanese did not launch an attack on Yalu River Province, but they actually chose our Sakhalin Island. The strength of our Sakhalin is too different from the Japanese on the sea, and it is enough to hold out until the reinforcements of the principal arrive on Sakhalin. ”

As soon as some of the main warships of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet and hundreds of Japanese transport ships appeared on the sea outside Bokou Harbor, Yin Jian and Wang Youlin reported the situation to Shenyang City by telegraph.

Wang Youlin said: "We can only defend to the death, but fortunately we have built three batteries on the shore of Bokou Port, with six 230 mm and six 193 mm large-caliber coastal defense guns. With your berth garrison fleet, we're not defenseless. In addition, I have transferred 1 independent garrison regiment of the Dingbei Army from Yuanfeng City, no matter what, we must hold Bokou City and Bokou Port, and wait for reinforcements to arrive. ”

Yin Jian nodded, although there is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, but it is just a big deal to die in battle, the Japanese want to occupy Bokou lightly, or even occupy Sakhalin Island, it is definitely a dream.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk was originally the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk when Russia ruled Sakhalin, and after Sakhalin was occupied by marines, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk was renamed Yuanfeng-seong.

Lin Daxin received two not-so-good news while he was still on his hospital bed: Under the protection of the Combined Fleet, the Japanese Army had begun to land at the Wild Boar River Wharf in the town of Wild Boar River in Far Eastern Province, and in addition, a part of the main warships of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet and hundreds of Japanese transport ships had already appeared in the waters outside the port of Bokou on Sakhalin Island and were about to launch an attack on the port of Bokou.

Such a big thing, although Lin Daxin was seriously injured, but the adjutant of the Governor's Mansion immediately told him the two news, the entire Dingbei Army and the Northeast Navy, Lin Daxin did not set up an organization such as a staff headquarters, and the transfer of all troops above 1 battalion must be through Lin Daxin's order, so that if something like this happens, Lin Daxin must be notified immediately and let Lin Daxin make corresponding arrangements.

Lin Daxin originally considered setting up a staff headquarters to help him plan and make decisions on the war, as well as having full command in wartime, reducing his workload, and at the same time being able to formulate more reasonable strategic and tactical arrangements, but the sudden incident of Zhao Hu's betrayal made Lin Daxin hesitate to set up a staff headquarters.

Lin Daxin asked Chen Ergou to take the map, looked at the map and said: "I didn't expect the Japanese to choose to land in a corner of the Far Eastern Province, it seems that the Japanese want to pass through the Far Eastern Province, and even capture the Far Eastern Province, and then launch an attack on our Heilongjiang Province." In addition, the defenders of Sakhalin were weak, and if the Japanese were allowed to occupy the port of Bokou, the Japanese army would be able to drive straight into Sakhalin and sweep across the entire island. ”

Lin Daxin paused for a moment, and asked Lu Ming, the adjutant of the Governor's Mansion who sent a telegram next to him, "Is there a situation in Yalujiang Province?" ”

Lu Ming shook his head and said, "There is no telegram from Yalujiang Province about the Japanese attack, and it is normal. ”

Lin Daxin nodded and said: "Lu Ming, you immediately find Ni Fan, Hu Desheng, Wang Peng, Lin Jing, Han Quan and Liu Zhe, so that their 6 divisions do not have to open to the Dandong area, let Ni Fan's third division, Hu Desheng's 7th division, and Wang Peng's 8th division march to the Twin Cities in Far Eastern Province, and the remaining 3 divisions will advance to the Lushun Naval Base." In addition, a telegram was sent to the various fleets of Lushun, and after the three divisions arrived in Lushun, let the First Fleet, the Second Fleet, and the Third Fleet of the Northeast Navy escort these three divisions to support Sakhalin. ”

Lu Ming took a pen and paper in his hand to write down Lin Daxin's orders, then nodded and said, "Yes, Dashuai, I will do it according to your orders immediately." ”

Lin Daxin continued: "Wait a minute, and then send a telegram to the second and fourteenth divisions of the Far Eastern Province, asking them to mobilize troops from the two divisions to block the Japanese troops who landed in the Far Eastern Province from approaching the direction of Heilongjiang, and let the troops of the Far Eastern Province and Sakhalin Island do a good job in the transfer of immigrants and minimize the loss of immigrants. The cruelty of slaughtering 12,000 Qing prisoners of war and 60,000 ordinary people of Shengjing at once was outrageous, and our immigrants had absolutely no good fruit to eat in the hands of the Japanese! ”

Lu Ming nodded, in order to avenge the slaughter of the soldiers and civilians in Shengjing City, Lin Daxin asked the Second Fleet of the Navy of the Naval Academy at that time to intercept the 7,000 Japanese troops of the last batch of the Seventh Division of the Japanese Northern Route Army retreating from Qinhuangdao in Bohai Bay, and all 5 transport ships were sunk, and 7,000 Japanese soldiers, including the commander of the Northern Route Army, the commander of the Northern Route Army, the culprit of the Shengjing City Massacre, were all buried at the bottom of the sea.

Although the whole world speculated that Lin Daxin did it, Lin Daxin still did not admit it until now, because the five transport ships at that time were British, and none of the British crew members on it survived.

Lin Daxin finally said: "Lu Ming, send a telegram to Zhang Daxiong of the armored division, so that the armored division does not have to go back to Shenyang City, and go directly to the Twin Cities!" Next, we fought with some of the Japanese! (To be continued) R1071