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Chapter 282 Japanese Ronin

The Malay Peninsula was only the British sphere of influence, not a British colony.

In 1785, the British East India Company leased Penang from the Sultan of Kedah and soon seized control of Penang.

In 1819, the British gained the Lion City, and then conflict broke out with the Dutch.

In 1824, Britain and the Netherlands signed a treaty, and the Netherlands was forced to give up its interests in the Malay Peninsula.

In return, Britain recognized Dutch interests in the East Indies.

At this time, there were many sultanate kingdoms in the Malay Peninsula. Britain did not interfere in the internal affairs of the Malay kingdoms and only conducted trade.

It was not until 1873 that the British policy on the Malay Peninsula gradually shifted from "non-intervention" to "active intervention" due to conflicts between the kingdoms of the Malay Peninsula, which affected British trade.

By 1891, most of the internal affairs of the countries on the Malay Peninsula were controlled by officials sent by the British government. Britain was planning to unite the countries on the Malay Peninsula to form a federation and directly manage the Malay Peninsula.

Although the battles between the countries on the Malay Peninsula were fierce, the British army was never attacked on the Malay Peninsula.

The countries of the Malay Peninsula do not have the ability to wipe out a whole company of British troops without even a single person escaping.

After the new Goryeo army entered the Goryeo Royal City for the first time, Datou united with some Goryeo ministers who were pro-Qing to try to depose Gaozong Li Xi.

Rasher is the center of the Punjab region. In the 1857 Indian Rebellion, Rasher was the center of the uprising.

Borov was a Cossack from Rivno who had served in the Fu regiment. He retired from the Fu regiment the year before last and accepted Emperor Gaozong's employment as the commander of the fourth company of the first regiment in the new Korean army.

By September this year, the total strength of the Koryo New Army stationed in the Koryo Royal City had exceeded 9.

Regarding the protests from the Qing Empire and Japan, Emperor Gaozong and Concubine Min were extremely tough this time. Not only did they ignore the protests, but they once again asked Amur for support.

After the Gaishin coup, the Qing Empire and Japan agreed to withdraw their troops from Koryo, and the new Koryo army trained in Amur entered the Koryo Royal City. This situation aroused strong protests from the Qing Empire and Japan.

The Goryeo New Army responded quickly. Ministers who supported the deposed Emperor Gaozong were arrested and executed. Some of the Goryeo New Army trained with the help of the Qing Empire were disbanded because of their participation.

The Korean New Army adopts the establishment of the Russian Imperial Guards. The regiment consists of 9 companies, including logistics troops, with a total strength of 1400 people.

Near Gyeongbokgung Palace, there were many shops run by Qing merchants. One of them, Tiantianju Restaurant, was often visited by new Korean soldiers and soldiers.

The Qing Empire and Japan had mixed reactions to this situation.

The troops guarding the Goryeo Palace were all from the Goryeo New Army, and their camp was on Bukaksan Mountain next to Gyeongbokgung Palace.

After the attack, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Cecil Clemente Smith, realized that the matter was beyond the capabilities of the Straits Settlements and called London to request assistance.

Japan did not plan to depose Gojong, but attempted to launch a coup and seize the Goryeo power by force.

September 9th was Bolov's 15th birthday, so on that day Bolov booked the largest private room in Tianju and invited the officers and non-commissioned officers he had become friends with to celebrate together.

Emperor Gaozong sent a letter to the Qing Empire, requesting the Qing Empire to replace Datou and transfer Datou back to the country.

Although the Straits Settlements are important, there are not many British troops stationed in them, and most of them are from India. They have backward equipment, insufficient training, and extremely low combat effectiveness.

Gyeongbokgung Palace, the royal city of Goryeo, was built in 1396 in the style of a royal palace in the Ming Dynasty. After continuous expansion, it became the Goryeo Royal Palace.

Before London could figure out what happened in the Straits Settlements, another attack on British colonists took place in Lahore, India.

When the smoke was everywhere in the British overseas colonies, disputes broke out again in Korea.

Due to Li Zhangtong's support, Datou was able to stay in office, but his power was greatly weakened compared to before, and there were fewer and fewer pro-Qing ministers in the Goryeo Kingdom.

Compared with the Straits Settlements, India was the lifeblood of Britain. London immediately ordered the Governor of India to send troops to quell the Raschel rebellion.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, Bolov came to Tiantianju and was unexpectedly informed that the private room he had reserved in advance was occupied by several businessmen from Japan.

"I'm very sorry. Can you please go to another private room? To express my apology, this meal is free of charge. It should be used to celebrate the commander's birthday."

The owner of Tiantianju was sincere and personally apologized to Bolov.

"What happened to you?"

Staff Sergeant Park Sang-min, Bolov's orderly, was very angry.

"They have been here since the morning and have been here until now."

The boss is also very depressed.

Boroff's reservation was for the evening, which did not affect the morning business.

"Drive them away immediately, don't affect our mood."

Park Sangmin didn't mean to make it difficult for the boss. It was just that Bolov invited too many people and only the largest private room could accommodate them.

The boss went upstairs with a grimace, but soon there was a noise upstairs. Not only were people shouting and cursing, but also people were smashing things.

It doesn't matter if you curse, but destroying the facilities in the private room will affect Bolov's dinner.

Park Sangmin rushed upstairs and had a conflict with a Japanese businessman. A Japanese businessman's guard died in the conflict.

Since there was a loss of life, the dinner party could not be held. Bolov did not take it to heart, so everyone returned to the camp and prepared to celebrate in the camp.

At ten o'clock in the evening, a fire suddenly broke out in Tiantianju, and then a large number of Japanese rogues gathered in front of the Gyeongbokgung Palace with Koreans in their arms.

When Emperor Gaozong received the report, thousands of people had gathered in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace, and the slogans were rising.

"eye for eye!"

"Disband the New Army!"

"Be independent!"

The crowd outside Gyeongbokgung Palace was excited and more and more people gathered. Emperor Gaozong immediately summoned the new army commander Min Yongyi and general adviser Bilov.

"This is a premeditated incident against the New Army. The crowd must be dispersed as soon as possible, the entire city is under martial law, and the behind-the-scenes supporters and organizers must be arrested."

Bilov has experience, this kind of thing happens every year in the Russian Empire.

"Who is the mastermind behind this?"

Emperor Gaozong had lingering fears about the Jiashen coup a few years ago.

"This will only be known after investigation."

Bilov does not jump to conclusions.

Min Yongyi was only the nominal commander of the New Army. Bilov was actually responsible for the management of the New Army, but troop mobilization required Min Yongyi's order.

Min Yongyi completely obeyed Bilov's decision, and the new army was dispatched to disperse the crowd in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Bilov was still very restrained and ordered the troops not to fire unless absolutely necessary.

However, after the New Army was dispatched, gunshots suddenly broke out and the scene was chaotic. The New Army was forced to fight back.

George didn't get the report until the next day.

14 New Army soldiers died in the conflict and a Russian officer was injured.

Gyeongbokgung Palace and the New Army camp were attacked. Fortunately, the New Army was well prepared and did not suffer greater losses.

In the early morning of the 16th, the entire city of Goryeo's capital was under martial law, and the New Army was mobilized in large numbers to search and arrest people throughout the city.

According to statistics after the incident, more than 700 people died in the incident, including nearly 40 Japanese ronin.

Japanese ronin usually refers to the poor samurai who wandered around after the Southwest War during the Japanese rule. These ronin are actually mercenaries and are active throughout East Asia.

"So, the Japanese government is behind this."

George did not wait for the results of the investigation to characterize the entire incident.

Having said this, no matter whether it is related to the Japanese government or not, it must be planned by the Japanese government.

"There's nothing more to say. Send a telegram to Birov and expel all Japanese ronin from Korea."

George knew the dangers of ronin.

Ronin wandered around in the name of wandering, and their identity and purpose were difficult to verify. The only thing George could be sure of was that Japanese ronin were closely involved in the many wars launched by the Japanese government in East Asia.

Think of Japan's penetration of Goryeo and the Qing Empire.

So no matter what the Japanese ronin faced, they all drove away.

"The strength of the new army is not enough to control the entire territory of Goryeo."

Ye Luoxin was in a dilemma. The new Goryeo army only had 2000 troops, and the Goryeo Kingdom covered an area of ​​22 square kilometers.

"Then let's start with the capital of Goryeo."

George didn't think about the consequences. Even if he destroyed all Gaoli, George wouldn't feel bad.

This work is actually already being done.

After martial law was imposed on the royal city of Goryeo, Keisuke Ohtori, the Japanese minister to Goryeo, went to Gyeongbokgung Palace to meet Gojong and asked Gojong to protect the safety of the Japanese in Goryeo.

"Any Japanese who enter Korea through legal channels and abide by the laws in Korea will naturally be protected by Korea - but those ronin who enter Korea illegally are no longer protected."

Gaozong had a tough attitude and hugged Amul's thigh tightly.

Now the attitudes of the Qing Empire and Japan have become obvious. Datou is planning to depose Gaozong, and Japan is inciting riots. Gaozong can only maintain his rule by clinging to the thigh of the Russian Empire.

"If any Japanese are harmed in Goryeo, it will trigger a war between Japan and Goryeo!"

Ohtori Keisuke issued a war threat to Emperor Gojong.

"If Japan dared to invade Goryeo, the Qing Empire and the Russian Empire would not sit idly by."

Gaozong had the confidence to take refuge in Amur at worst.

When the war broke out between the Qing Empire and Japan in the Sino-Japanese War, Emperor Gaozong went to hide in the Russian Embassy in Korea for a whole year.

"General Bilov, we need to have a talk."

Ohtori Keisuke knew the source of Gojong's confidence.

"If you have anything to say, just say it here. I will not have any private contact with you or people from the Qing Empire."

Bilov was not fooled. Even if Japan launched a war, Bilov would still have the ability to protect Emperor Gaozong and Concubine Min from going to Amur.

"By doing so, you will seriously damage the relationship between our two countries."

Ohtori Keisuke was very angry. The combat effectiveness of the new Korean army was much stronger than he imagined.

Otori Keisuke has already seen the new army trained by the Qing Empire, and its strength is just like that.

The new army trained by the Russian Empire used heavy machine guns to shoot at the rioting crowd indiscriminately during the riots on the night of the 15th. The cruelty was far beyond Otori Keisuke's expectation.

Now the new army of Goryeo is arresting Japanese ronin on a large scale, and many Japanese businessmen have also been arrested. If this situation continues, Japan's influence on Goryeo will be seriously threatened.

(End of this chapter)