Russo-Corean War: Difference between revisions

It is often said that the war truly starts during the so-called siege of Peking, it was in the capital of the Qing remnant that some hardline loyalist made a last stand, that in turn proved to last long enough to just halt the invasion of Corea. However overwhelming firepower and air power by the Coreans are enough and within 3 months the Qing remnant forces are largely defeated. However at the end of those 3 months the Russians declare war on Corea, their first strike did not go into Manchuria as Corea suspected, rather it came from the air, a fleet of 95 bombers on the 9th of may conduct the first successful strategic bombing mission. The city of Sjinjang was raised to the ground by a firebombing campaign and many of the city's houses made out of wood were burned to the ground, setting the stage for the kind of war the conflict would become.