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KEHRAUS 89
everywhere. The Russians had crossed and
annihilated their plans, they had taken the
offensive, and for a long time, until the Japanese
forces became too strong, they had been vic-
torious. This gave them renewed confidence in
themselves, and their means of defence, and in
their capable chief. From this day forwards the
Russians ever fought with the greatest gallantry,
and, though often beaten, they have in the more
important cases held their own against their
equally brave and tenacious enemies.
In spite of their heavy losses and the reverses
of the night, the Japanese hated to confess them-
selves beaten. They had been so certain of
taking Port Arthur by direct assault, and had
built so much on it, that they would not give
in. At dawn the 9th Division and the right
brigade of the i ith Division made a last desperate
attempt to carry out General Nogi’s orders for
the attack, which the Russians had forestalled
and brought to nought. The troops reformed
their thinned ranks, and, under cover of a violent
artillery fire, advanced through the Panlung forts,
drove the Russians away from the Chinese wall,
and marched against the Wantai fort. The
brigade of the iith Division turned eastwards to
try to take the North Kikuan fort by an assault
from the rear, as pre-arranged, but they were met by
such a furious fire from this and the neighbouring
forts that they had to seek cover, unable to move a
step either against North Kikuan or Wantai fort.
Entrenching themselves, they stayed the whole
day, without making any further attempt to carry
out their part of the programme.
The 9th Division was of sterner stuff. Al-
though these troops had borne the brunt of the
previous fighting, and although their losses had
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