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NANSHAN TO PORT ARTHUR 17
see Dalny, and follow what is happening there, the
landing of troops and so on. The Japanese
headquarters in Pei-pao-tze-ai and the whole dis-
position of the Japanese troops could also be
clearly seen from this excellent point of observa-
tion. The Japanese general saw the importance
of preventing this, especially when shipping was
recommenced, so he decided on the capture of
Kensan. This would also allow him to push his
left wing forward to a more favourable position.
He would then not only be able to prevent the
Russians from seeing what was going on in Dalny
and the Japanese lines, but could also, from the
top of the hill, observe what was going on in
Port Arthur.
So General Nogi decided to attack. On the
morning of June 26th, before daybreak, his troops
marched against Weitoushan. The Russian de-
fence here seems to have been half-hearted, and
at 9 a.m. the hill was in the hands of the
Japanese. At Kensan the fighting was more
serious, the Russians defending this point vigor-
ously. The mountain stands out well defined
from the surrounding hills, and forms a kind of
buffer in front of and isolated from the rest of the
Russian line of defence. It is rather steep, with
rugged sides, and is in many places full of loose
boulders and stones, which makes climbing difficult.
The Russians held the position with two bat-
talions of infantry and four quick-firing guns.
Later in the day a couple of machine guns were
brought up to reinforce these troops. The attack-
ing force, made up of the 43rd Regiment and one
mountain battery, were met by a hot fire from
three or four Russian gunboats, until the timely
arrival of a Japanese squadron forced them to
retreat hastily to Port Arthur. On the way two
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