I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 435: Compassion does not command troops
During the negotiations in Washington, Togo sent troops to invade Sakhalin Island in order to force the main force of the Siberian fleet to fight decisively.

The Portsmouth Treaty ended the war at the Line of Actual Control, and part of Sakhalin Island was under Japanese control. This part was actually ceded to Japan.

Sakhalin Island is George's fiefdom. St. Petersburg can not care about it, but George cannot care about it.

There has been a long-standing dispute over the Hokkaido fishing grounds. Before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Amur fishermen and Japanese fishermen had many conflicts in this area, resulting in deaths and injuries to each other.

The dispute over the Hokkaido fisheries was one of the causes of the Russo-Japanese War. Both the Japanese government and the Amur Governor-General hoped to monopolize the Hokkaido fisheries. The Russo-Japanese War did not resolve this problem.

As in Japan, fish is the main source of protein for the Amur people, and the first ships built at the Vladivostok shipyard were fishing boats.

Vladivostok fishing boats have begun to use internal combustion engines as power. They are technically more advanced than Japanese fishing boats, have larger tonnage and catch more fish.

During the Russo-Japanese War, Amur fishermen restrained their efforts due to the strength of the combined fleet.

With the commissioning of "Yuryev" and "Romanov", the strength of the Siberian Fleet has surpassed that of the Combined Fleet. Under the protection of the Siberian Fleet, Amur fishermen continued to go to the Hokkaido fishing grounds to catch fish.

Japanese fishing boats are limited by their technical capabilities and their fishing methods are relatively backward, so they still use traditional methods for fishing.

The defense system of Vladivostok Military Port is more complete than that of Arthur Military Port.

On the 19th, another conflict broke out between Japanese fishermen and Vladivostok fishermen. This time, the Japanese fishermen were shot by the Vladivostok fishermen, and one Japanese fisherman was seriously injured.

George immediately reminded Peter to beware of a sneak attack by the United Fleet.

When the Pacific Fleet was attacked by surprise, Arthur Naval Port did not even open the mine protection net, and the warships were parked at the anchorage without defense, so they suffered heavy losses.

Peter asked George to rest assured that if the Japanese army dared to make a sneak attack, Peter would ensure that the Japanese army would never come back.

The trawlers in Vladivostok can harvest as much as a Japanese fishing boat in one day.

On December 12, a royal meeting was held in Tokyo, attended by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Navy, the Minister of War, and the Minister of Finance.

Therefore, Dongxiang's greatest possibility is to use the Siberian Fleet to find opportunities to sneak attack the Siberian Fleet while it is performing missions outside.

Vladivostok is no different from the Bohai Sea. The outer harbor is frozen in winter, and only through icebreakers can ships enter and exit smoothly.

George knew the Japanese too well.

With the lessons learned from the Northern Fleet and the Pacific Fleet, if Japan is determined to resolve its dispute with Amur through war, it will definitely start with a sneak attack on the Siberian Fleet.

When fishermen fall into the water in winter, disappearance is more terrifying than death. Death at least involves a body. Missing means that even the body has not been found.

On the 11th, news came from the United Kingdom that the battleships "Katori" and "Kashima" that Japan ordered from the United Kingdom after the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War were completed and will soon be handed over to the Combined Fleet.

On the 25th, Japanese Foreign Minister Komura Jutaro once again called the Amur Governor's Office, hoping that the Amur Governor's Office would restrain the fishermen in Vladivostok, but was ignored by the Amur Governor's Office.

Japan has no icebreakers.

Vladivostok Military Port not only has lightning protection nets, but also has lightning protection nets both underwater and above water. There are three inside and outside. It would be extremely difficult for Dongxiang to repeat his old tricks.

The key point is that when fishing in Vladivostok, fishing boats completely ignore the fishing tools of Japanese fishermen and often take away the fishing tools arranged by Japanese fishermen. This results in Japanese fishermen's harvest becoming less and less.

Although the content of the meeting is not known to the outside world, the last time Japan held an imperial meeting of this scale was before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War.

It is extremely difficult for the combined fleet to sneak attack the Siberian fleet.

On November 11, a conflict broke out between Japanese fishermen and Vladivostok fishermen at the Hokkaido fishing ground. The Vladivostok fishermen drove an iron-shell fishing boat driven by an internal combustion engine and directly rammed and sank the wooden fishing boat driven by the Japanese fishermen. All six Japanese sailors fell into the water, two died and four People are missing.

In both the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, Japan used shameless sneak attacks without declaring war, causing heavy losses to the other side.

Not wanting to be beaten passively, Peter asked George if he could launch a surprise attack on the Japanese combined fleet.

George disagreed.

George has no moral scruples.

But as a soldier, George was extremely disgusted with sneak attacks.

George not only wants victory, but also a comprehensive victory from a moral level, completely nailing Japan to the pillar of shame in history and never being able to turn over.

George will be able to cope with the sneak attack of the United Fleet as a test for Peter.

For George now, the most important thing is definitely Busan.

As long as Busan is captured, the Siberian fleet will no longer have to worry about sneak attacks by the combined fleet.

Daesanyan and Dongxiang also knew the importance of Pusan, so after the fall of Seoul, Dongxiang led the main force of the combined fleet to move to Pusan. Daesanyan was also under pressure from Pusan ​​and had to transfer the Japanese Fifth Army from Fengtian to Pusan ​​to strengthen defense.

The Fifth Army has two divisions under its jurisdiction, and its commander is Nogi, who killed his brother and his father at Arthur Military Port.

After the signing of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, Nogi Hidenori returned to Japan to celebrate the victory. At the victory celebration meeting, faced with doubts from Japan, Nogi Hidenori had to admit: I am the Nogi who killed Nogi's brother and his father.

Although Nogi Nogi's tactics are rigid, his execution ability is acceptable, and his loyalty to Japan is unquestionable.

After the fall of Arthur's Fortress, Nogi Nogi was promoted by the Japanese military as the "God of War."

Now that the Japanese army was completely defeated in Goryeo, they really needed a military god to turn the tide.

After Nogi arrived in Busan, the first order he issued was to recruit Busan Koreans into the army to help strengthen the city defense and wait for the attack of the Korean Russian army.

Although George has not yet declared war on Japan, the Japanese are well aware of the composition of the Goryeo army. Without the support of Amur, there would be no Goryeo army.

Although nominally, the Amur Military Region only sent officers to serve as advisers to the Koryo Army, in fact everyone knew that the Amur officers were the commanders of the Koryo Army.

George did not declare war because he wanted to wait until Busan was captured to cut off the retreat of the Japanese troops in Kwantung and beat the dogs behind closed doors.

Dongxiang and Dashanyan have also realized the importance of Busan to this war, so the Japanese army will defend Busan at all costs.

On December 12, after resting in Ryugyong, the fully equipped Sakhalin Division arrived at the gates of Pusan ​​Castle.

Through observation, Nogi Nogi confirmed that the soldiers of the Sakhalin Division were composed of Japanese.

The characteristics of the Japanese are too obvious. They are short in stature, have a long waist and short legs. They often bow at 90 degrees, raise their hands high when shouting "Ula", and their posture is as if they are surrendering. These habits have not changed even in the Sakhalin division. .

Nogi knew that before the war broke out, there were about 10 Japanese working in Amur.

These 10 Japanese are young people with relatively good physical fitness. They have been trained by the Siberian Railway Bureau and are the best source of soldiers.

Although Nogi was reluctant, he still issued a killing order and resolutely refused to accept the capture of the Sakhalin Division.

If Yangkov knew about Nogi's killing order, he would probably laugh out loud.

As the New Year is getting closer, Yankov hopes to use Busan as a New Year's gift from the Goryeo Russian army to all Amur people.

On December 12, the Goryeo Russian army launched an attack on Busan.

The lives of Japanese soldiers also mattered. Before the attack began, Yankov organized artillery to carry out fire strikes on the Japanese positions for three days.

Yangkov dispatched an airship to investigate Fengtian's defense.

Nogi Nogi is still very experienced. The fortifications built by the Japanese army are very strong. They quickly freeze after being poured with water. The defensive capabilities are greatly increased, but the effect of the shelling is not good.

Yankov was not in a hurry and sent airship troops carrying incendiary bombs to bomb the Japanese positions.

The St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences started out as a chemistry institution. The president no longer studies the induction of heaven and man, but has also achieved great success in studying incendiary bombs.

Although the Japanese army lacked steel and concrete, water was poured outside the machine gun bunker. After it turned into ice, its strength was almost the same as steel. The artillery shells only made a crater when they hit it, and they often bounced away, greatly reducing their power.

Incendiary bombs are perfect for this environment.

First burning one floor with incendiary bombs, and then hitting it with artillery shells, Nogi Nogi's carefully constructed defense line finally began to loosen.

Through the telescope, it can be clearly seen that after the Russian artillery bombardment stopped, a group of Koreans rushed out of the Japanese position to perform emergency repairs on the damaged bunker.

"Please ask the airship troops to continue bombing with incendiary bombs——"

Min Yongyi, the commander-in-chief of the Goryeo army, hopes that the airship force will increase its efforts.

"Those who maintain the bunkers are all Koreans——"

Yankov kills people and kills people.

"No, they are not Koreans, but traitors, and everyone should be punished!"

Min Yongyi is more ruthless than Yangkov imagined.

Since even Min Yongyi, the commander-in-chief of Goryeo, did not care about the fate of the Goryeo people, Yangkov had nothing to worry about.

Then continue to explode.

Exploded repeatedly.

It took the Korean and Russian troops three full days to tear apart the Japanese defense line.

Then, under the cover of artillery, the infantry of the Sakhalin Division rushed to the Japanese position on the explosive spot.

The Sakhalin Division does not have armored fighting vehicles and cannot carry out infantry-tank coordination.

As a traditional army power, the Russian Empire has very advanced army tactics. Through previous Rivno exercises, infantry-artillery coordination has long become a standard feature of the Russian army.

The Japanese army can't.

The Japanese army has a limited number of artillery, and there are no conditions for infantry and artillery coordination.

Therefore, the Japanese Army's operations mainly relied on the enthusiasm of the soldiers.

Yangkov thought that all the defenders in the Japanese positions had been eliminated.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the infantry of the Sakhalin Division rushed to the Japanese position, they were launched by Japanese troops who appeared out of nowhere to launch a counterattack.

Japan was forced into a desperate situation and its will to fight was very tenacious.

In order to offset the Russian army's firepower advantage, Nogi Hidenori allowed the Sakhalin Division to attack the position, and then entangled with the soldiers of the Sakhalin Division to test the determination of the Goryeo Russian commander.

"Fire the cannon and destroy all the enemies!"

Colin's heart is as strong as iron. There is no way to fight without death. Kindness cannot lead an army.

(End of this chapter)