Devil's Army

Captain He severely reprimanded the pilot of his wingman through the onboard intercom.

At the same time, it was emphasized again that the pilots of damaged aircraft should return immediately, because what they lacked now was pilots, not fighter planes.

Under the severe reprimand of Captain He, the pilots whose fighter planes were damaged returned to Yanzhou Airport and Linyi Airport one after another.

The Shandong Air Force continued to dive, strafe and bomb Japanese naval bases and warships.

While the Shandong Air Force was bombing the Japanese naval base and warships in Wuhu, the Henan Air Force also launched an air raid on the Japanese Wuhu Airport.

Similarly, before the Henan Air Force reached the airspace over the Japanese Wuhu Airport, it was fiercely intercepted by the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery units outside the Wuhu Airport.

Although Henan Air Force fighter planes were constantly hit, damaged, and crashed by Japanese anti-aircraft artillery, some fighter planes broke through the interception of Japanese anti-aircraft fire and rushed into Wuhu Airport.

The Japanese fighter planes that took off forcibly were pursued by the Henan Air Force, which broke through the Japanese air defense firepower network.

A not very fierce air battle broke out over the Japanese Wuhu Airport.

Some Japanese fighter planes were shot down by the First Army's air force in their hasty engagements, and some were shot down by the First Army's air force while still in the air.

After receiving the Japanese army's telegram requesting assistance in Wuhu, the Japanese air forces from Guangde Airport, Anqing Airport and Hubei Ertaokou Airport all rushed to support.

The First Army's air force was at a disadvantage in terms of the number of fighter jets, so it returned to Shandong and Henan successively.

This air raid on the Wuhu Japanese Naval Base severely damaged the anti-aircraft artillery units of the Wuhu Japanese Naval Base.

Many Japanese warships at the Wuhu port base were also damaged, two of which were severely damaged and could no longer participate in the battle.

However, the First Army's air force was not satisfied with the results of this air raid. He planned to organize a larger-scale air raid together with the reinforcements.

A few days after the Japanese Air Force raided Dangshan Airport, the Devil Force Air Force immediately raided their Wuhu Naval Base and Wuhu Airport. Of course, Division Commander Kumagai knew that this was a warning from the Devil Force.

But he only had more than 100 air force soldiers on hand, and he did not dare to enter Shandong and Henan easily.

And there are no targets in northern Anhui that are worth their large-scale bombing.

In the end, Division Commander Kumagai chose to endure.

He continued to arrange for the Anqing naval fleet to set off at dark, preparing to attack Bengbu and Huaibei by water.

At the same time, he ordered the 51st Regiment of the 15th Division to assemble opposite Bengbu City and the 60th Regiment to assemble opposite Huaibei City.

When the Anqing Navy launched the attack, his 51st and 60th Regiments simultaneously attacked Bengbu and Huaibei.

At the same time, his 21st Field Artillery Regiment also quietly moved forward under the cover of night, preparing to support the battles of the 51st and 60th Regiments.

In order to drive out the devilish troops that "invaded" northern Anhui from Anhui, the Japanese navy and army, which had always been at odds, took action at the same time.

In order to prevent intelligence leaks, only a few senior military officers knew about this operation.

Since Anqing cannot reach Bengbu City directly via the Yangtze River, it has to transfer to tributaries such as Chaohe River and Yuxi River.

The Japanese Anqing Fleet did not reach the Huai River until the evening of the next day.

Knowing that the Anqing Navy had arrived, Division Commander Kumagai decided to launch an attack on Bengbu and Huaibei at five o'clock tomorrow morning before dawn.

However, due to lack of intelligence, their Anqing navy was about to fall into trouble.