A staff officer's scrap!book during the Russo-Japanese war . s that an order has just beensent to Matsunaga bearing General Kurokis con-gratulations, and directing him to march east asrapidly as possible and occupy the pass at Chosenrei.(See Maps XXXIII. and XXXIV.). If he can succeed,he will then find himself within eight and a half milesof the line of retreat of the enemy under Stakelbergand Kennenkampf, who are still making the mostdetermined attempts to carry the Penchiho defences orto break through the Japanese lines by the Taling orTumenling Passes between Penchiho and the coal
A staff officer's scrap!book during the Russo-Japanese war . s that an order has just beensent to Matsunaga bearing General Kurokis con-gratulations, and directing him to march east asrapidly as possible and occupy the pass at Chosenrei.(See Maps XXXIII. and XXXIV.). If he can succeed,he will then find himself within eight and a half milesof the line of retreat of the enemy under Stakelbergand Kennenkampf, who are still making the mostdetermined attempts to carry the Penchiho defences orto break through the Japanese lines by the Taling orTumenling Passes between Penchiho and the coal will bring these Pussians back so rapidly as agood thrust by Matsunaga at their line of communica-tions (just as the head of a snake must perforce shootswiftly round the instant an enemy stamps upon itstail). My friend went on to say, The heaviest ofthe fighting has taken place at Penchiho, where MajorHonda and his small force have been winning greatglory. Yesterday morning the Russians delivered afierce assault under a covering fire from our captured. Otas Sun-flag 231 outpost of Mingshan, which lies within easy rifle shotsouth-east and commands that part of our line. TheRussians kept trying to close with the bayonet, butMajor Hondas battalion was just able, and no more,to keep them off with fire. Had it not been for theenemy on Mingshan, who were free during the conflictto fire directly down into the trenches, our losseswould have been trifling. As it is, they have beenvery severe, but now, this morning, the bulk of theTwelfth Division and of Umezawas brigade havearrived as reinforcements, and by working tooth andnail throughout the night our entrenchments arecompleted. It is well that it is so, for we have justgot a despatch giving us some particulars of thegreatest assault yet delivered, which took place thismorning at 4 The Russians made their mainattack at the very same spot, under protection of thecovering fire from Mingshan, and lucky it was thatinstead of Hon
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