Devil's Army

Chapter 2036 The "Musashi" Fleet Reinforces Haizhou

Although the Army Ministry did not have high expectations for the Navy Ministry to send warships to reinforce them, they were still greatly pleased when they received the Navy Ministry's reply.

The Navy Ministry replied: Their fleet is currently searching for an opportunity to engage the US fleet in a decisive battle in the Pacific and is unable to spare any fleet to support the Army Ministry. The existing warships in Yokosuka may be ordered to support Kaishu.

Seeking an opportunity to engage the US fleet in a decisive battle indicates that it is not yet at the point of battle, and the Navy could easily spare its fleet to reinforce the Army. This clearly shows that the Navy is unwilling to support the Army.

Now that things have come to this, I can only rely on myself.

The Army dispatched a submarine to transport a batch of supplies and personnel to support Haizhou.

Three warships were transferred from the Sasebo naval base to join the "Musashi" battleship fleet at the Yokosuka naval base to confront the Devil Force fleet.

For the sake of secrecy, they ordered the submarines to set off first, with the fleet following behind.

The Japanese army packed the submarine to its limit before secretly heading to Haizhou.

The First Army has also been keeping a close eye on the situation in Japan, and has been sending reconnaissance planes to patrol this area every day.

The focus of the reconnaissance aircraft patrol was whether Japanese naval bases were sending fleets to support Haizhou and Shanghai; they failed to detect any submarines.

Japanese submarines successfully docked at Haizhou Port.

Although only one submarine's worth of ammunition and supplies was transported from Japan to support Haizhou, it greatly boosted the morale of the Japanese troops there. They believed that Japan was constantly trying to find ways to support them.

Two days later, a scout from the First Army discovered the "Musashi" fleet sailing from Yokosuka Naval Base and immediately notified the First Army Navy.

Upon hearing the news, the Second Squadron of the First Naval Battalion of the First Army halted its attack on Haizhou Port, sailed into Lian Island, and went into hiding.

Upon hearing the news, the Qingdao Fleet of the First Army halted its rest and reorganization and sped south to provide support.

In preparation for the upcoming Battle of Shanghai, Leng Feng was transferred to garrison Dalian, and the Dalian fleet from Lushun sailed south to reinforce him.

The Shandong and Zhejiang air forces of the First Army were also fully prepared to fight against the Japanese "Musashi Fleet".

Around 1 p.m., the Zhejiang Air Force of the First Army encountered the Japanese Musashi Fleet in the Yellow Sea. The two sides immediately engaged in fierce combat.

The air force of the First Army continuously swooped down, strafed, and bombed the Japanese fleet. Towering columns of water rose from the sea.

The Japanese fleet also strafed the air with all its might, creating a dense anti-aircraft fire network above the fleet.

The Zhejiang Air Force of the First Army had only one fighter squadron and two bomber squadrons participating in the battle. Under the intense strafing by the Japanese, fighter planes were frequently damaged and crashed.

A squadron of Type 54 Zero fighters that had joined the Musashi Fleet in the battle also took off to intercept, engaging in aerial combat with the First Army's fighter squadron. They also occasionally launched surprise attacks on the First Army's bombers.

This Japanese fighter squadron posed little threat to the Zhejiang Air Force. However, the Japanese "Musashi Fleet" took advantage of the First Army Air Force's engagement with their own aircraft to speed towards Haizhou.

The Japanese Musashi Fleet successfully docked at Haizhou Port. The 21st Brigade, composed of recruits from Japan, was then deployed to reinforce Haizhou.

"The arrival of the Musashi fleet and the new recruits made the Japanese troops in Haizhou extremely excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood."

They were determined to hold Haizhou and Shanghai, and use these two port cities as bases to prepare for a counterattack against China.

Soon after, the Shandong Air Force also arrived to join the battle.

The Qingdao Fleet of the First Army also arrived in the Yellow Sea and formed a battle formation to meet the Japanese "Musashi" Fleet.