Chapter 462: Sending Death on Your Own
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Chen Hao separated the NPC troops from the player troops because he was prepared to make the player troops sacrifice, and he had to do so. He was tasked with pinning down the Japanese after landing, and how long he could contain it was a big question, and if he retreated with few casualties, the Russians might not admit that he had completed his mission.
Nogi Noshinori's Third Army, which was the first to move south, had already approached Seoul, and if it continued to besiege Seoul, it was likely to be dumpled. Since he could not return to Incheon, Chen Hao simply protected the NPC marines, and the marines would immediately return to Incheon after the Third Army arrived in Seoul, and then the navy would pick them up and return to Cam Ranh Bay.
After the Third Army occupies Seoul, the player's retreat to Inchon will be completely cut off, and the end result will only be the total annihilation. However, after Chen Hao's troops lost 10,000 men and tried their best to contain a large number of Japanese troops, the Russians would certainly be very satisfied with his performance, and the reward would be fully obtained.
When Chen Hao led the player's troops north to Panmunjom, Nogi Noshinori's Second Army arrived at Jeonggu-ri, northeast of Seoul. After receiving the information, Nogi Noshinori changed the plan of the Second Army to go south, he only sent one brigade to reinforce Seoul, and personally led the rest of the troops back the same way, preparing to march west along the railway from Fuggye-ri, and then intercept the Cam Ranh Bay player troops in Pyongsan.
Nogi Noshinori gave the order before reporting to Oyama Iwa, who approved his plan and did not transfer the northern troops south. Nogi Noshinori took a much farther direction than Chen Hao's advance, and the reason why he wanted to intercept in Pingshan was to rely on the garrisons along the way to delay the time of the player troops in Cam Ranh Bay.
Chen Hao seems to have fallen for Nogi Noshinori, and after leaving Panmunjom, he led his troops to Jinchuan, and it took three days to attack Jinchuan. At this time, the main force of Nogi Noshinori's Third Army had reached Hirayama and built fortifications on Hirayama. After the Cam Ranh Bay Marines in Seoul retreated to Incheon, the 12th Brigade of the Second Army, reinforced by Seoul, did not continue the pursuit, but went north along the railway, preparing to capture Panmunjom and completely cut off the retreat of the Cam Ranh Bay player forces.
In the past, there was the main force of Nogi Noshinori's Third Army, and then the Japanese 12th Brigade captured Panmunjom, and the player troops led by Chen Hao faced a great crisis. When marching north from Seoul. All players have canceled the respawn point near Seoul, and if they are killed, they will be randomly respawned in nearby towns, but there are a large number of Japanese troops stationed in each nearby town, and the respawn is also death.
Chen Hao did not continue to advance north, but abandoned Jinchuan and marched south, as if he was going to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese at Panmunjom. The 12th Brigade of Panmunjom was ready, and although the 12th Brigade only had 5,000 men, their combat effectiveness was stronger than Chen Hao's player troops, and they were on the defensive side. It is completely impossible for the player troops to rush through Panmunjom.
Even if they break through the defenses of Panmunjom, they will be intercepted by the defenders of Seoul after retreating to Seoul, and the 10,000-player army has been in a desperate situation. Fortunately, Chen Hao has no intention of bringing these 10,000 people back, as long as there is a suitable resurrection point, 10,000 players, including Chen Hao himself, can accept the annihilation of the whole army.
Chen Hao led his troops to retreat not far to the south, and suddenly gave up advancing towards Panmunjom, but marched to Haizhou in the northwest. The sudden change made Nogi Noshinori puzzled, what are the Chinese people going to do? Haizhou was garrisoned by two wings. Moreover, a complete fortification was built, could it be that the Huaxia people thought that they could defeat it with a force of 10,000 men?
Nogi Noshinori looked at the map for a long time. Still unable to see any clues, the adjutant suddenly reported to him. Han Yuan received information from the direction of Seoul that the Huaxia troops who had retreated to Incheon had abandoned Incheon, and the Cam Ranh Bay fleet in Incheon Port had also all left, and it was not known where they had gone.
"Yaga! Cunning Shina people. Nogi Noshinori finally understood the opponent's intentions, and Cam Ranh Bay could not help Haizhou with only 10,000 Inhuman troops. However, if a large number of warships launch an artillery bombardment at sea and 10,000 people attack from the land, the two wings of Haizhou will not be able to stop it at all.
Nogi Noshinori led the Second Army on a rapid march, trailing behind the Huaxia Inhuman troops, and if Haizhou was lost, it could be recaptured as soon as possible. If the Chinese people are allowed to occupy Haizhou for a long time. The Sino-Russian combined fleet transported a large number of troops by sea to land in Haizhou, and Japan's front-line troops in Pyongyang were in danger.
Chen Hao was also on a rapid march, and when he arrived at Haizhou with the player's troops, Haizhou was already covered by naval artillery fire. After the NPC troops led by Wu Peifu withdrew from Incheon, they immediately launched an attack on Haeju, but since the marines only had 3,000 men, most of the time they were feinting.
After the player troops led by Chen Hao arrived in Haizhou, they immediately set the resurrection point to Haizhou, and then charged under the cover of artillery fire. Although the Japanese garrison in Haizhou had received the news, they were so suppressed by the artillery fire that they could not raise their heads under the shelling of a large number of warships on the sea, and they were completely powerless to stop the charge of the player troops in Cam Ranh Bay.
Chen Hao led the player troops to take Haizhou in an hour, and with the cooperation of the marines, they completely annihilated the two Japanese wings and took control of Haizhou City. Not long after the battlefield was cleaned, the vanguard of Nogi Noshinori's Second Army also arrived, and when the artillery arrived at the battlefield, they would launch an attack to recapture Haizhou City.
Wu Peifu in Haizhou City saw this scene and said with a smile: "My lord, it's almost time for us to retreat, the Japanese Second Army has 20,000 people, and we can't hold this port." ”
The plan for this battle was made by Wu Peifu, the player troops went north, and then the NPC marines abandoned Inchon to capture Haeju to respond. This will not cause too many losses, and the Russians will not be able to find something to say, after all, the landing force has pinned down the troops of the Japanese army. It's a pity that after occupying Haizhou and attracting the Japanese Second Army, Chen Hao still didn't receive the system prompt that the task was completed.
The system did not recognize that Chen Hao had completed the task, most likely because the casualties of the landing force were too small, and if he retreated without paying a certain price, the Russians would think that he had not done his best. Listening to Wu Peifu's words, Chen Hao sighed and said, "Senior Brother Ziyu, if we retreat like this, the Russians will be dissatisfied with us, and I won't be able to get benefits from the Russians."
"So be it! I continued to lead the Inhuman troops to the northwest, and Brother Ziyu sent the Marines back to the warship. The fleet is cruising near Haizhou for the time being, so Nogi Noshinori will not dare to let the main forces pursue, and the Japanese Navy is not strong enough now, and there is no way to take our sea forces. ”
Wu Peifu said in a deep voice: "My lord, the consequence of your doing this is that our Inhuman troops will be wiped out, and you can't take risks." ”
Chen Hao smiled slightly and said, "Senior Brother Ziyu, we aliens will not really die, so you can rest assured." ”
After Chen Hao persuaded Wu Peifu, he ordered all players to set the resurrection point on the warship, and then the player troops continued to march north. The biggest advantage of occupying Haizhou for Chen Hao is that he can set up a resurrection point on the warship, but there is also a distance limit for setting up a resurrection point on the army, and he can only die near Haizhou.
Chen Hao led his troops all the way north, and after eliminating a Japanese brigade in Shaliyuan, he was stationed in Shaliyuan. As he expected, along the way, Nogi Noshinori's Second Army continued to divide its troops, with garrisons in Seoul, Panmunjom, Jincheon, and Pyongsan, and after the capture of Haizhou, it was no longer able to divide its forces. Haizhou only has 5,000 people in the second army, and the fleet led by Wu Peifu has been near Haizhou, and the fleet has 3,000 troops.
Nogi Noshinori was stationed in Haizhou and ignored the Cam Ranh Bay player troops heading north, because Cam Ranh Bay player troops were definitely looking for death when they went north. To the north was the Pyongyang defense line of the Japanese troops stationed in North Korea, and even if this Chinese alien army could capture a few towns, the end result was that the entire army was destroyed.
As long as Nogi Noshinori firmly occupied Haizhou, Chen Hao's 10,000-strong troops would not be able to escape, so there was no need for him to pursue. He didn't understand why the 10,000 troops of the Huaxia people had a chance not to withdraw to the sea, but to send them to death, but he knew very well that it was the right choice to garrison Haizhou.
Of course, Chen Hao knew that 10,000 players were sent to death, but he had to do so, and losing 10,000 troops could show the Russians that he had done his best. Before leaving Haizhou and heading north, the mortars and new rifles of the player unit had already been loaded on the ship, and now the equipment of this player unit is only second-rate, and it is not distressing to explode.
The Japanese commander Oyama Iwa, who was based in Pyongyang, received a report from Nogi Noshinori and agreed with Nogi's approach. In order to prevent these 10,000 Huaxia Inhuman troops from making trouble in the rear, Dashanyan dispatched 20,000 troops to the south to intercept them, and Chen Hao's player troops once again pinned down a Japanese army.
After occupying Shaliyuan, Chen Hao led his troops to loot nearby villages and towns, and he immediately retreated south when the Japanese southbound troops arrived. Haizhou in the south was controlled by Nogi Noshinori, and under the two-way attack of the Japanese, Chen Hao's player troops had absolutely no chance of being spared.
Chen Hao restrained the troops of the two Japanese armies this time, and if the system still judged that he had not completed the task, it would be really unreasonable. After the player's troops marched all the way into the Haizhou range, Chen Shaokuan commanded the navy to appear in the sea near Haizhou and ordered the fleet to launch an artillery bombardment.
Nogi Noshinori commanded the Second Army to defend, and with a sneer on his face, the 10,000 Inhuman troops in China did not want to take Haizhou. Even if they have naval warships to cooperate, Nogi Noshinori has already arranged a perfect defense system, and the 20,000 Japanese troops pursuing on the north road are close at hand, and the result of Huaxia Yiren is definitely the annihilation of the entire army.
After the Cam Ranh Bay fleet began to bombard Haizhou, Chen Hao did not lead the player troops to attack, but came to the flank of Haizhou City to build fortifications relying on the terrain. If he wants to evacuate through the fleet, Chen Hao must capture the port of Haizhou, what is the use of him going around to the flank of Haizhou? (To be continued......)