The survivors on the hill watched no more. Night hid their suffering and their sorrow. At dawn some Japanese scouts moved cautiously up the slope, and from the brow of the hill saw the six Russian soldiers. Two shots whistled over their heads--three, four! The Japanese knew the sound, and shouted to their comrades. The firing ceased, and the story was told. Two nameless Russian soldiers rest in one grave, and on a wooden cross is written in Japanese: “COMRADES AT LAST!” APPENDIX. GENERAL FUJII’S STUDY OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY. General Fujii, Commandant of the Staff College and Chief of General Kuroki’s Staff, wrote this interesting study of the Russian soldier, on the eve of the war. I commend it to the attention of military students as a valuable psychological document and a model of direct and terse expression. “Our enemy is he who burned the city of Moscow and conquered the great army of Napoleon by cold, and hunger, and exposure; who fought against China with the allied forces of England and France, and who in 1877 defeated the Turks. For nearly thirty years Russia has encountered no foe, so that Europe knows nothing of her fighting capacity. It is clear, however, from careful study of former wars and from the present organisation, training, discipline, and _morale_ of the soldiers, as well as from the education of their officers, that the Russian troops are by no means so good as many critics imagine. Let me point out their good and bad qualities:-- The training of the men is too formal. Lack of initiative and of independent action is the weakest point of all their officers, if we except the Staff and the officers of the Guards who are a little better in that respect. The physical strength of the men is great--especially in their legs; their shooting is not very bad; their discipline is maintained not by training so much as by the remnant of feudal influence, yet they are not in any way chivalrous. They are, in short, imperfectly educated, strongly religious, and a naïve sort of people. Therefore, if there be a great hero to lead them and set them an example in the field they are not men to fear death, as was seen at Plevna, where they piled up corpses for earthworks and dashed into the enemy’s trenches. Yet, if they meet any little reverse they are at once terrified and panic stricken, and run away in confusion. It is, therefore, necessary to frighten them at the beginning, whenever we meet them. Strength and courage are their characteristics in battle, and we must, therefore, always be cool and careful, and never venture on any rash movement. Attacks on a small scale they like to make in the night or at dawn. They appear to have little practice in independent firing, and are fond of firing volleys at any distance. Such firing is not very effective. Sometimes they occupy a position on the enemy’s flank and try to enfilade. This they call a ‘rifle fort.’