Chapter 460: Inchon Landing
Of course, Chen Hao would not explain anything to Kulopatkin, and he quickly drew up a battle plan with Kulopatkin, which was actually the handiwork of Yang Du. Kulopatkin fully agreed to the plan, saying that as soon as Chen Hao landed in the south of Korea, he would command the Russian army in the Far East to fight across the Yalu River.
Chen Hao returned to Yingkou to wait for news, and the next day the Russian newspapers and periodicals in the game reported a news, saying that Chen Baxian, a Chinese alien, would establish a military base in Yingkou, and the Cam Ranh Bay Naval Detachment would be stationed for a long time. His Majesty the Tsar rejected Chen Baxian's impudent request, which, combined with the previous conflict in Vladivostok, had broken the alliance between the two sides.
The Tsar made a public speech accusing Chen Baxian, claiming that Chen Baxian's fleet could not be allowed to anchor at Yingkou under any circumstances. In this regard, Chen Baxian said that Yingkou is the land of China, and Tsarist Russia has no right to interfere, and said that if Russia insists on disagreeing, he will withdraw the fleet that assists Russia in intercepting Japan's maritime communications, and when the time is ripe, he will forcibly let the Cam Ranh Bay fleet be stationed in Yingkou.
There was a lot of noise in the newspapers, and the British "Times" claimed: "After the disastrous defeat of the Japanese Navy at the Battle of Tsushima, Chen Baxian and Russia already had disagreements. Chen Baxian's request to station the fleet in Vladivostok was refused, and he shelled Vladivostok, which almost clashed with the Russian navy at that time. The Yingkou clash was a manifestation of the intensification of contradictions between the two sides, which was a good thing for Britain and Japan. ”
At the same time, the Russian First Pacific Fleet stationed in Vladivostok also left for Arthur to join up with the Second and Third Pacific Fleets stationed in Arty. After the Russian Pacific Fleet was all dispatched, its strength had far surpassed that of the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet, and in the face of this situation, Chen Hao had to order the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet to abandon Yingkou and return to the South Seas.
The Cam Ranh Bay fleet left Yingkou, Chen Hao's contradiction with the Russians was confirmed, and the Japanese celebrated with the crown. The Cam Ranh Bay fleet no longer cooperated with the Russians, and there were no more high-speed and powerful battlecruisers. Although the Japanese navy was still unable to compete with the Russian fleet, it was possible to take the risk of delivering supplies to the army in northern Korea.
After Chen Hao led the main force of the Cam Ranh Bay fleet into the East China Sea, he quickly made a big turn and sailed towards the Korean Peninsula. The fleet passed through the Glefly Islands, and the target was the port of Incheon, which was the landing site that Chen Hao personally decided. As a player, he knew about the Inchon landing, which MacArthur directed in the fifties. Now that the Japanese NPC forces are concentrated in the north, Japanese players did not expect him to launch a landing operation in the south, and it is a good choice to attack Seoul after landing at Incheon.
In terms of strategy, Yang Du was basically using his brains, and Chen Shaokuan was in charge of naval operations, and the command of operations after landing was also handed over to Wu Peifu. Chen Hao's commander-in-chief attributes are not enough, there are very few places he can participate in this battle, and proposing that Incheon as a landing site is also an important part of the battle plan, and he hopes to get a reward after winning.
Incheon is located on the west coast of Korea, where naval battles took place between the two countries at the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War. February 9, 1904. A Japanese ship formation led by Vice Admiral Kuasheng Waiji engaged two Russian ships at Incheon on the west coast of Korea, and the Russian ships were forced to sink themselves.
After the defeat of the Japanese navy at the Battle of Tsushima in the game, the defense of Incheon Port was strengthened for a time when it was feared that Russia would launch a landing operation. Although the Russian Navy had maritime superiority, the losses of warships in the Battle of Tsushima were not small, and in addition, the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army, Kulopatkin, had not yet made up his mind to enter the Korean War, and had no plans for landing operations.
The Russian Army did not launch an offensive in the north. After a long time, the Japanese base camp judged that it was impossible for Russia to launch a landing operation, and a large number of Japanese spies in the northeast reported the movements of Russian warships. The defenses of the port of Incheon became lax. When Chen Hao led the Cam Ranh Bay fleet to Incheon, there was only one wing of Japanese troops stationed at Incheon, and he immediately ordered a landing operation.
The main fleet of Cam Ranh Bay appeared in Incheon, and the commander of the Junlian Okita stationed in Incheon hurriedly sent a telegram to the base camp and organized a defense at the same time. All large-caliber naval guns in Cam Ranh Bay opened fire, under the cover of naval guns. 10,000 player troops landed on the destroyer and launched a surprise attack on the Japanese army.
Naval artillery covers the attack, and the commander must have infantry artillery coordination stunts, and Wu Peifu has this A-level stunt. Under his command, Cam Ranh Bay forces took advantage of their artillery superiority to the extreme. Immediately after landing, the player's troops moved inland and engaged in a fierce street battle with the Japanese at Incheon Harbor.
Chen Hao soon received a report that the player troops had suffered heavy casualties during the street fighting, which gave him a headache. The player's individual soldier ability is not as good as that of NPCs at this stage, and casualties are normal, but the Japanese army is quite stubborn in its resistance, and casualties are inevitable. Although the player can be resurrected after death, Chen Hao can't afford to delay the time, if he fails to take Inchon in a short time, the Japanese troops stationed in Seoul will be in trouble.
Chen Hao finally made up his mind, and he said to Wu Peifu with a cold face: "Senior Brother Ziyu, you will command the naval artillery to shell Incheon Port for me, and bombard every corner of the port with shells for me. In addition, I sent someone to convey my order to the landing force, and all the artillery of the army bombarded the city for me and blew up the Japanese for me. ”
Soon after Chen Hao gave the order, he received a system prompt: "Player Chen Baxian, because you have given a large covering artillery bombardment order, the shelling will cause a large number of accidental injuries to civilians. If you insist on an order, your reputation will decrease, do you want to continue issuing this order? ”
"Yes!"
Chen Hao chose yes and immediately urged Wu Peifu to carry it out, this time the navy and army carried sufficient ammunition, and under the ravages of a large number of artillery, the port of Incheon was full of rubble. Many of the Japanese who tried to delay the time with the Cam Ranh Bay forces by relying on the construction were buried in the rubble, and the rest were quickly cleared by the player forces.
"Player Chen Baxian, congratulations on your co-command of the Incheon landing battle, this battle destroyed 2,400 enemies, accidentally injured 8,467 civilians, captured a number of materials, and the system judged your command to be C. As a result of the wrong order you gave while directing a battle, resulting in a large number of civilian casualties, your reputation stat decreased by 4. ”
Chen Hao was a little entangled when he received the system prompt, the punishment of 4 prestige attributes was already very heavy, and he was not detained so much when he killed prisoners in the Northeast. Fortunately, after he won the Battle of Tsushima and recaptured the Zhenyuan ship, his reputation in the country was skyrocketing, and he was temporarily acceptable to be deducted 4 points.
Chen Hao didn't have a good impression of the Japanese or the stick, and although he was deducted from his reputation, this way of fighting was very enjoyable. After capturing Incheon, he left 2,000 player troops to garrison, and then commanded 8,000 player troops and 3,000 NPC marines to march in the direction of Seoul. (To be continued......)