Devil's Army

The Nanjing leaders were conflicted upon receiving intelligence from the United States.

On the one hand, he wanted to use the Japanese to weaken the First Anti-Japanese Army. On the other hand, he was worried that the Japanese army would occupy his territory.

During the 37-year Battle of Shanghai, he suffered 30 casualties, yet still failed to hold Shanghai.

If the Japanese navy defeats the First Anti-Japanese Army and attacks Jiangsu from the sea, then the troops of the Third and Tenth War Zones in southern and northern Jiangsu will be in grave danger.

Moreover, in this battle where he followed the First Anti-Japanese Army to fight against the Japanese army, his troops occupied a considerable amount of Japanese-occupied territory.

The Nanjing leaders eventually informed Leng Feng of this intelligence.

Leng Feng was also taken aback when he heard this information.

He had expected the Japanese army to send reinforcements, so he had already dispatched the army air force units from Dalian and Lushun to provide support.

However, the fact that the Japanese would send two carrier strike groups to reinforce him was beyond his expectations.

In this battle in the Yellow Sea, the air forces of Zhejiang and Shandong achieved remarkable results, but also suffered considerable casualties.

He then urgently dispatched air force units from Shanxi and Guangzhou to Jiangsu and Zhejiang for garrison duty.

At the same time, the Dalian fleet, which was still in Haizhou, was ordered to intensify its attack on Haizhou and try to capture the port of Haizhou before the Japanese reinforcements arrived.

He ordered the 364th Brigade of the Sichuan Army, the 11th Brigade of the First Army, and all brigades of the Second Front Army of the First Army to strengthen their attack on Haizhou and try to open up the road to Haizhou Port so that they could replenish supplies for their fleet in wartime.

"The arrival of the Musashi Fleet gave the Japanese army in Haizhou a strong boost. The arrival of the Japanese 21st Brigade also injected fresh blood into the Japanese army in Haizhou."

Lieutenant General Funabuchi, commander of the Japanese 64th Division which had retreated to Xuzhou, ordered the newly arrived Japanese 21st Brigade to immediately proceed to Tonghuai Gate (West Gate of Haizhou) and Linhong Gate (North Gate of Haizhou) in Haizhou.

Under the fierce attacks of the 364th and 11th Devil Forces, his Tonghuai Gate and Linhong Gate were under siege several times.

The newly delivered light and heavy machine guns were then sent to the troops stationed at Tonghuai Gate and Linhong Gate.

Under the bombing of the Devil Force's air force and artillery, his troops suffered considerable losses of both light and heavy machine guns.

The Japanese 21st Brigade consisted mostly of new recruits, whose training was clearly inadequate. Faced with the formidable air and ground offensive of the air force and army, they appeared flustered and disorganized.

However, the arrival of the 21st Brigade also allowed the Japanese veterans in the city to catch their breath.

After two days of fighting, the city gates, which the Japanese army had defended for more than half a month, finally fell to the raw recruits of the 21st Brigade.

The Japanese 64th Division and other veteran units hurriedly recaptured the lost city gates. However, they were met with fierce bombing from the devilish air force and rocket troops.

The machine gunners of the 364th Brigade and the 11th Brigade of the Sichuan Army, who rushed into the city, also fiercely resisted the reinforcements of the Japanese 64th Division.

The defeat of the Japanese 21st Brigade triggered the retreat of the Japanese 64th Division's front-line troops.

The division commander managed to stabilize his troops and ordered them to set up defenses layer by layer in Haizhou City, where they engaged in street fighting with the devilish troops.

At this time, Brigade Commander Wang and Brigade Commander Zhang received telegrams from Leng Feng, requesting them to open a road to Haizhou Port so that their fleet could be resupplyed during the war.

Therefore, the 364th Brigade of the Sichuan Army left behind a regiment, and the 11th Brigade of the First Army also left behind a regiment to continue the high-pressure offensive against the Japanese troops in Haizhou City.

The main force of the 364th Brigade of the Sichuan Army and the main force of the 11th Brigade of the First Army advanced from west to east and from north to east to open up the land transport line of Haizhou Port.