Don Gwa is located in the southern coastal area of ​​Yangon Province. There is a small natural port here, but it is not large and can only accommodate some small ships entering the port and going out to sea. In addition, it also has more than 30 kilometers of shoal coastline, but compared with Yangon Port

Its strategic position is almost negligible, so the Japanese do not pay much attention to this area, especially the coastline.

There is only one brigade of the garrison in the area, and they are basically stationed in Keyan in the north, because there is a train station there to facilitate supply. As for the southern coastline, a small port with no strategic value is not worth it at all, and it is not even considered by the little devils.

, so that they were completely unprepared after the expeditionary force crossed the sea and landed at Madaban Bay.

This landing raid was a combat operation that Liao Mingyu had begun planning years ago. He had been wrangling with Stilwell for a long time over this plan. In the end, the latter reluctantly agreed due to his shameless push-and-pull offensive.

Provide support.

Because the rigor of the plan cannot be noticed by the Japanese, large-scale mobilization of naval ships is definitely not possible, and even if Stilwell agrees, the U.S. Navy may not be willing. Therefore, after some negotiations, the U.S. 3rd Fleet only

Three Liberty Ship transport ships were mobilized to the coast of Mon State.

This transport ship has a displacement of 7,000 tons, a speed of 8 to 11 knots, and a maximum carrying capacity of about 5,000 tons. Counting the accompanying weapons and equipment, it can transport about 1,300 soldiers at a time. It is a very good transport ship.

The three free-wheel transport ships can transport one or two regiments of equipment and combat troops to the target location in a single trip, and can also carry some artillery and combat vehicles.

Due to the waterline problem, the transport ship cannot sail to the shore, but there are a large number of landing craft and some amphibious landing vehicles on the ship, which can facilitate soldiers to quickly land through the shoals.

Surprisingly, the British who heard about this operation were very active and took the initiative to send three XE-3 pocket submarines and one HMS Sharp submarine from India as a reconnaissance and escort force for the landing force.

Liao Mingyu, who was originally furious because the battle plan was leaked within the Allied Forces, changed his expression as soon as he heard this and vigorously praised the British allies for their friendly and mutual assistance.

Although Madaban Bay is not very big, Liao Mingyu was worried that this short-distance landing operation would be blocked by the enemy from the sea. The air force would not be able to guard the landing troops at all times, and it would definitely cost a lot of money if they were attacked.

Time will come.

Now that there are British submarines serving as sentinels in the open sea, it does not mean that they can really defeat the Japanese fleet, but at least they can maintain a certain vigilance ability of our own side, so as not to be discovered by others in the face.

Although there is no place for their British troops to exert their influence on land, as a veteran naval power, it still has certain strength in the waters of Southeast Asia.

But think about it, if they don't fight hard, they will be beaten by the Chinese. Not only will they lose face, but they will also have no reason to reach out and accept the fruits of victory.

However, the only naval force the British could use in Southeast Asia at this time was the submarine force, and the large main ships were basically transferred back to the English Channel.

But don’t underestimate this thing. Quietness and concealment are its characteristics. They have achieved several good results in history. On July 31, 1945, the British XE-3 pocket submarine was transported to the vicinity of Singapore by ordinary submarines.

In the sea area, he sneaked into the Johor Strait, broke through the anti-submarine barriers, and used magnetic mines to sink the Japanese heavy cruiser Kaohsiung.

A pocket-class submarine is about 30 meters in length, has a displacement of less than 100 tons, a width of less than 3 meters, a maximum underwater speed of 10 knots, a diving depth of no more than 100 meters, and a crew of less than 10 people. It is generally equipped with a diesel engine, electric motor and battery, and can be carried

With 4 to 8 mines, it can also be used to carry special operations personnel. It is a highly concealable underwater assassin.

The Sharp is a serious T-class submarine with an underwater displacement of 1,597 tons. It is equipped with 16 457 mm caliber torpedoes and a 105 mm artillery. Historically, the Japanese supply ship Ashigara was hit by him.

Sunk in the Batavia Waterway near Singapore.

Although this is partly due to the lack of combat capabilities of the Japanese navy in the late war, there are still very few cases of using submarines to sink cruisers. Generally speaking, the former has no choice but to run away when encountering the latter.

The 200th Division and the New 50th Division were in the Karen State area a few days ago. They spent nearly a month quietly entering Mon State from Karen State, which is the east side of Madaban Bay, waiting for the US military transport ship.

At this time, the fighting in Yangon was raging. The Japanese army was paying attention to the Yongsheng Town area in the north of Yangon. A large number of troops were rushing there. They believed that most of the main force of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was in Bago Province, and their attack direction could only be

It was Yongsheng or went south along the Bago River, but ignored the threat from the rear.

There is a natural harbor in the small town of Daragon in the northwest of Mon State. It is only 90 kilometers away from Yangon Don Gwa on the sea. According to the speed of the Liberty Ship transport ship, it will take about 5 hours to carry soldiers there. If you move quickly, you can completely avoid it.

Passed by a Japanese reconnaissance plane.

In order to fight for the quota in the first batch, the two families of Gao Ji and Gao Xijiang almost quarreled. Both sides wanted their troops to take the lead, but they couldn't give in to each other and couldn't make a decision for a long time.

In the end, it was Liao Mingyu's cursed telegram that silenced the two division commanders. According to the unified arrangement of the headquarters, the first batch of landing troops consisted of two infantry battalions sent by the 501st Regiment of the 50th Division and an armored fighting vehicle regiment of the 200th Division.

The battalion consisted of a total of 2,300 people.

The three Liberty Ship transport ships set sail at midnight. This time period allowed them to avoid Japanese air and sea reconnaissance and hide their traces as much as possible.

Many of the soldiers were landlubbers and had no experience of riding on large ships. The feeling of rocking and swaying made their stomachs churn. Fortunately, the freewheel transport aircraft was stable enough and the wind and waves today were not big. Otherwise, they would definitely have to sail.

Vomited a piece.

At six o'clock in the morning, just after dawn, the transport fleet dropped its anchor 3 kilometers away from the coastline. The soldiers on the ship placed a large number of landing rubber boats and amphibious landing vehicles in the sea. The soldiers quickly boarded the ship under the guidance of US sailors.

Ten minutes later, dozens of kayaks and small speedboats headed towards the shore at extremely fast speeds. Four Higgins landing craft took the lead in front of them. If you look closely, there is a Greyhound armored vehicle on each landing craft.

The high waves hit the hull of the ship and splashed huge waves. All the soldiers on the ship crouched down and pointed their guns downward as much as possible, letting the sea water pour on them.

The machine gunners on both sides were also standing ready, staring intently at the beach. Experienced Marines knew that under normal circumstances, the first batch of landing troops would be attacked very violently, and the casualties would be the highest.

But what people did not expect was that the transportation process went very smoothly. Until the first landing ship arrived at the shoal and the front baffle was lowered, it did not encounter any attack from the enemy.
Chapter completed!