Bab 600: Chapter 173: The Speculator

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One wave had not yet settled when another arose.

While the Turbulence had yet to be resolved, trouble broke out again in the East Asia region. The Japanese Government, which had just begun preliminary social reforms, bared its fangs to the outside world.

In May 1875, Japanese warships including the "Yun Yang" invaded Busan, Korea, to demonstrate their military might. The decayed and incompetent Joseon Dynasty did not organize a counterattack in time but instead hoped for intervention from their "big brother."

Unfortunately, the neighboring "big brother" had decayed as well, busy with internal strife and unable to spare the slightest attention for such a trifling matter, further stimulating the ambition of the Japanese Government.

In order to test the limits of its neighbors, the Japanese Army invaded the region around Ganghwa Island in September. This time, there was no escape; the Korean Army was forced to resist.