Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - XIII. September
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.
SEPTEMBER 147
these alternatives must be his first objectives (the
i 8 oand 203 Metre Hill). Saps were accordingly
opened up towards the Panlung forts, to put them
in safe communication with the base ;
against
North Kikuan ;
and a little later against East
Kikuan forts ;
against Lungyen redoubt ;
the
Shuishi lunettes, and the positions on the Metre
range.
During the advance against North Kikuan the
Japanese met with a vigorous and stubborn re-
sistance, and it was not till the end of October
that they were able to bring their saps sufficiently
near to the fort to make an attack, so that during
the month of September the more active opera-
tions of the Japanese had to be confined to
attacks on the above-mentioned semi-permanent
works in the Shuishi Valley and on the Metre
range.
Three weeks elapsed before the sapping against
these positions was so advanced that General
Nogi deemed it advisable to attack them. On
September i 8 th we were summoned to his head-
quarters, where we met Major Yamaoka of his
staff, who told us that the attack would take
place on the following day, explained to us what
ways and means would be adopted for carrying
the works, and advised us to go to the head-
quarters of the I St Division, where we would have
a good view of the operations. He said that the
attack on Lungyen redoubt would be made by
troops of the gth Division, while the other posi-
tions would be stormed by regiments of the
I St Division and the ist independent brigade.
Simultaneously demonstrations would be made
against the whole Russian front line.
On the following day, when we arrived at the
headquarters of the ist Division, and had taken
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
