Chapter 282 Japanese Ronin
The Malay Peninsula is 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 towards the Malay Peninsula gradually shifted from "non-intervention" to "active intervention" due to the conflict 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. The British were 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 had never been 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.
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.
After the attack, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Cecil Clementi Smith, was sensitively aware that the matter was beyond the capabilities of the Straits Settlements, so he called London to request assistance.
London has not yet figured out what happened in the Straits Settlements, and there was another attack on British colonists in Lahore, India.
Rasher is the center of the Punjab region. In the 1857 Indian Uprising, Rasher was the center of the uprising.
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.
When smoke was everywhere in the British overseas colonies, disputes broke out again in Korea.
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.
In response to the protests from the Qing Empire and Japan, Emperor Gaozong and Concubine Min were extremely tough this time. Not only did they ignore them, but they once again asked Amur for support.
As of September this year, the total strength of the Koryo New Army stationed in the Koryo Royal City has exceeded 2,000.
The Qing Empire and Japan had mixed reactions to this situation.
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.
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.
Gaozong sent a letter to the Qing Empire, requesting the Qing Empire to replace Datou and transfer Datou back to the country.
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.
Japan did not plan to depose Gojong, but attempted to launch a coup and seize the Goryeo power by force.
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.
The troops guarding the Goryeo Palace are all from the Goryeo New Army. The new army's camp is on Bukaksan Mountain next to Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Near Gyeongbokgung Palace, there are many shops run by Qing merchants. One of them, Tiantianju Restaurant, was often visited by new Korean soldiers and soldiers.
Borov was a Cossack from Rivne who served in the Fu Tuan. He retired from the Fu Tuan the year before last and accepted Emperor Gaozong's employment as the commander of the fourth company of the first regiment in the Koryo New Army.
The Korean New Army adopts the organization of the Russian Imperial Guards. The regiment consists of 9 companies, including the logistics troops, with a total strength of 1,400 people.
September 15th was Bolov’s 27th 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.
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, could you please go to another private room to express my apology? This meal is free of charge and should be used to celebrate the officer’s birthday.”
The owner of Tiantianju is sincere and personally expresses his sincerity to Bo Love apologizes.
"What's the matter with you?"
Staff Sergeant Park Sang-min, who was 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.
Bolov’s reservation is for the evening, which does 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 actually that Bolov invited too many people, and only the largest private room could accommodate them.
The boss went upstairs with a sad face, and 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 the 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.
“Blood debt must be paid with blood!”
“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 supporters and organizers behind the scenes are arrested.”
Bi Luo Husband is experienced, this happens every year in the Russian Empire.
"Who is the mastermind behind the scenes?"
Gaozong had lingering fears about the Jiashen coup a few years ago.
"This will only be known after investigation."
Bilov did 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.
But after the New Army was dispatched, gunfire suddenly broke out, the scene was chaotic, and the New Army was forced to fight back.
George didn't get the report until the next day.
Fourteen 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 capital was under martial law, and the new army was mobilized in large numbers to search and arrest people throughout the city.
According to subsequent statistics, the incident resulted in more than 700 deaths, 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, this is planned by the Japanese government behind the scenes.”
George did not wait for the results of the investigation to characterize the entire incident.
Having said this, whether it is related to the Japanese government or not, it must be planned by the Japanese government.
"There is nothing more to say. Send a telegram to Bilov and expel all Japanese ronin from Korea."
George knew the dangers of ronin.
The ronin wandered around in the name of wandering. Their identity and purpose were difficult to verify. The only thing George could be sure of was that the 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 strength of the new army of Goryeo was only 2,000, and the area of the Goryeo Kingdom was a full 220,000 square meters. kilometer.
“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 ambassador 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 Koryo through legal channels and abide by the laws in Koryo will naturally be protected by Koryo - but those ronin who enter Koryo 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!"
Otori Keisuke issued a war threat to Gojong.
"If Japan dares to invade Goryeo, the Qing Empire and the Russian Empire will not sit idly by."
Gaozong is confident, and at worst, he will take refuge in Amur.
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 serious talk."
Otori Keisuke knew the source of Gozon's confidence.
"If you have anything to say, just say it here. I will not have any private contact with you or the people of the Qing Empire."
If Bilov is not fooled, even if Japan launches a war, Bilov still has the ability to protect Emperor Gaozong and Concubine Min when they go to Amur.
"If you do this, it will seriously damage the relationship between our two countries."
Otori Keisuke was very angry. The combat effectiveness of the new Goryeo 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 rioters 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, 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)