Although theMeskipun Pescadores weredilindungi garrisoned byoleh 15 Chinesebatalion regularreguler battalionsTiongkok (5,.000 menpersonel) anddan defendeddibela byoleh thebaterai recentlypertahanan completedpesisir Hsi-tai coastalyang defensebaru batteryselesai dibangun. (built in the late 1880s in response to the capture of Pescadores by the French during the [[Sino-French War]]), the Japanese met very little resistance during the landing operation as the defenders were demoralized.
