Devil's Army

At this time, with the help of the 364th Brigade of the Sichuan Army, the Second Army of the First Army also broke through the Japanese defense line at the Quyang Gate (South Gate of Haizhou) and opened up the land transport line from south to east.

At this time, the north, south, and west gates of Haizhou had all fallen, leaving only the eastern port connected to the mainland.

The division commander urgently ordered the retreat back, and the Japanese 21st Brigade, after some reorganization, blocked the devilish troops' attacks on the northern and western fronts.

However, these greenhorns were no match for the battle-hardened soldiers of the Sichuan Army's 364th Brigade and the 11th Brigade of the First Army.

Under the fierce attacks of the 728th Regiment of the 364th Brigade of the Sichuan Army and the 2nd Regiment of the 11th Brigade of the First Army, the Japanese 21st Brigade suffered repeated defeats and retreated all the way.

The division commander was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

The soldiers in Haizhou City are already stretched thin dealing with the devil's army's three-pronged attack, and they have no way to send reinforcements to help.

At this time, to the relief of the naval commander, two submarines were arranged by the country to transport two ships of supplies for him.

One ship carried firearms and ammunition, while the other carried a squadron of Japanese soldiers and a women's unit—a women's comfort corps.

Commander Hata Shunroku was very considerate of the hardships faced by the Japanese troops in Haizhou, so he specially recruited a group of young women from Japan to form a comfort group to relieve the pressure on the Japanese officers and soldiers in Haizhou.

One of the girls, a 20-year-old named Zhizi, was dignified and elegant, and was assigned to be the "comfort" ship's captain.

The captain of the boat detachment vented his frustrations from this period on Zhi Zi in various ways.

Zhi Zi gritted her teeth and silently endured it, feeling immensely honored to be able to contribute to the Greater East Asia Holy War.

The soldiers of this squadron who came with the women's comfort troupe were also given important positions.

In order to delay the demon army's advance and buy time for their troops to build a defensive line,

The battalion commander ordered the Japanese company to launch a fierce counterattack against the devilish troops in front.

At this time, the First Army forces attacking Haizhou consisted of the 11th Brigade, the 12th Brigade, the 15th Brigade, the Independent Brigade, and the 364th Brigade of the Sichuan Army, totaling nearly 5 men.

The Japanese garrison in Haizhou, along with the fleeing Japanese troops, numbered nearly 2, plus more than 3 puppet troops.

A single Japanese company was actually insignificant. However, this company had never fought against the devilish troops, and their impression of the Chinese army was still based on military propaganda, believing that the Chinese army would scatter like rabbits at the sound of gunfire.

The Japanese soldiers in this company thought it was time to make a name for themselves and launched a full-scale attack on the 728th Regiment of the Sichuan Army.

The 728th Regiment of the Sichuan Army was also stunned by the Japanese counterattack.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese army, which had been retreating all the way, was able to launch a sudden counterattack. However, the soldiers of the First Battalion quickly regained their footing and resisted the Japanese attack.

Commander Wei also ordered the soldiers of the Second and Third Battalions to flank the Japanese troops from both sides, and at the same time launched a fierce attack on this company of Japanese soldiers.

Under the fierce counterattack of three battalions of the Sichuan Army's 728th Regiment, the Japanese company could not withstand even one round, and only more than twenty fleeing soldiers escaped back.

Although this Japanese company was almost completely wiped out, it gave the Japanese nearly an hour to rebuild their defenses.

The attack by the 728th Regiment of the Sichuan Army was once again met with fierce resistance from the Japanese army.

After a bloody battle fought by the Second Army of the First Army and the 364th Brigade of the Sichuan Army, a land route from the west and south of Haizhou to Haizhou Port was finally opened.

Soon after, the 11th Brigade of the First Army also opened up a land route from the north to Haizhou Port.