The transportation route has finally been opened!

On March 26, 1945, the first batch of supplies that Meng Shaoyuan had been waiting for successfully arrived at the Port of Manila.

This was escorted by Gan Ning himself.

Let's all be cautious together.

Therefore, the first batch of materials shipped was not much.

It contains two tons of gold, some platinum and works of art.

Meng Shaoyuan was very careful.

In his plan, it was not appropriate to launch large-scale transportation even if Spabanios was no longer hindered.

First of all, this is very eye-catching.

Secondly, if any problems occur again, you will suffer heavy losses.

Therefore, his decision was to transport it in batches.

Control the goods to an appropriate quantity every time.

In this way, even if problems arise again, the losses incurred will be completely acceptable.

What they lack most now is time.

It is expected that if there are no obstacles, all the goods will be loaded by mid-April at the latest.

Forty tons of gold, ten tons of platinum, a large number of cultural relics and valuables.

This is a dizzying amount of wealth.

As soon as the two tons of gold arrived at the Port of Manila, Meng Shaoyuan immediately organized manpower to transport it all to the designated warehouse, but did not immediately transport it to the "Miami Soar".

Gan Ning breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Staying at the port for a long time will not only arouse suspicion, but also may be temporarily requisitioned by the military. Therefore, after three days, the 'Miami Soar' will transport a batch of timber and leave, and return to the Port of Manila in about twelve days

.”

Meng Shaoyuan said in a low voice: "So, take advantage of this period to transport all the materials to the Port of Manila. When the 'Miami Soar' comes back, organize the shipment immediately. By then, all personnel, including you and Xu Zhu, will

Evacuate Manila."

"Boss, where are you?" Gan Ning couldn't help but ask.

"Old rule, I am the last batch to evacuate." Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Don't forget, I am still a lieutenant colonel in the US military. To ensure that no mistakes are exposed, I, as a lieutenant colonel, have to continue to do my job."

Gan Ning did not continue to persuade.

According to the current situation in the Philippines, the boss doesn't have any big problems here.

Moreover, with the boss's brains, he can still find a way to break the situation even if he encounters an unexpected situation.

You don't have to worry about him at all.

"Everything is done, stay safe." Li Zhifeng came whistling.

Despite the unpleasant incident involving Colonel Dillon, life in Manila was generally very pleasant.

"Is there any news about Lieutenant Colonel Cushing?" Meng Shaoyuan asked.

"Not yet." Li Zhifeng shook his head: "Anyway, he is definitely not in Manila Port."

"If Cushing wants to leave, Manila Port is his only way out." Meng Shaoyuan pondered for a moment: "Although whether Cushing can be caught or not has little to do with us, it is related to Lao Qi, so this matter is still

You have to help him do it."

…

On March 10, 1945, the behemoth "Awa Maru" on the sea arrived at the end of its voyage in Sumatra.

For Japan, which has exhausted its sea power, the "Awa Maru" is their ace transport ship. The Japanese government is not willing to just use it to transport relief supplies, which laid the foundation for the future "Awa Maru" disaster.

On the premise of obtaining a so-called safe pass from the United States, it privately loaded 6,000 tons of ammunition and other war materials before departure, which violated the agreement between the two parties from the beginning.

The Japanese began to transport large quantities of supplies to this ship.

However, what is puzzling is that as soon as the "Awa Maru" arrived in Sumatra, it entered a state of strict confidentiality.

Only when night fell, and under the surveillance of Japanese military police, were the goods transported to the cabin.

While the "Awa Maru" moved south, the U.S. military launched a northward offensive.

Every day it sailed, it passed by American planes attacking the Japanese mainland.

With this promise, the "Awa Maru" became the only Japanese giant ship that could travel safely in the Pacific Ocean, and it was also Japan's only hope for transporting materials and personnel in the Pacific Ocean.

A large number of Japanese people hope to board this giant ship of the Sea King.

This is their only hope to leave this hellish place.

At this time, Singapore, Jakarta and other Japanese-controlled areas were besieged from all sides. Therefore, Japan's high-ranking officials and generals in Southeast Asia, wealthy businessmen and their families were vying to board the ship, fighting for the last hope of survival.

"Too much."

Lieutenant General Masazumi Inada, who is responsible for the safety of the "Awa Maru", held a thick list in his hand and said worriedly: "The 'Awa Maru' can only carry 236 passengers, but now, the number of passengers has exceeded 2,000.

"

Chief of Staff Major General Shimokawa gave a wry smile: "Your Excellency, everyone wants to leave here. If we were not soldiers, maybe we would leave with the 'Awa Maru' this time. Let them go, which will allow more people of the empire to live.

It’s good to go down. Besides, there are many distinguished people on this list.”

Lieutenant General Inada Masazumi nodded silently.

What can be done?

His mission is to be responsible for the safety of the "Awa Maru" here, and then let it leave here safely.

leftover?

Then it's none of your business.

I hope that the fate of this ship will not be the same as this one.

Lieutenant General Inada Masazumi knew very well that they were at the end of their rope.

Now, it's just a death struggle.

The empire has no tomorrow.

…

March 28, 1945, night.

The "Awa Maru" cargo ship was originally designed to carry 236 passengers, but 2,009 people were crammed on it!

Among them are Japan's top official in Myanmar, Kogo Hikoichiro, Japan's chief of staff in Southeast Asia, Chief of General Staff Iwahashi Kazuo, and other important officials and their families.

In the early morning of April 1, 1945.

When the "Awa Maru" sailed to the waters east of Niushan Island, Pingtan County, FJ Province, it was discovered by the USS "Queenfish" and other submarines patrolling the waters.

At 21:15, the "Queenfish" was patrolling on the sea surface about 8 kilometers northeast of Niushan Island. At this time, thick fog filled the air and the surrounding area was pitch black.

Captain Laughlin realized that this kind of weather was very likely to be exploited by his opponents, and all he could rely on at this time was experience and sonar.

At 22:00, sonar showed that a Japanese warship appeared about 15 kilometers southeast of the "Queenfish".

At 22:25, the "Hai Fox" reported the discovery of a Japanese warship.

Laughlin gave the order to approach and attack.

At 23:00, when the distance between the "Queenfish" and the target ship was about 1,100 meters, three torpedoes were launched.

The launched torpedoes exploded one after another. At 23:05, the sonar showed that the enemy ship signal disappeared.

More than 10 minutes later, the "Queenfish" arrived at the scene of the wreck. Only one unconscious survivor was rescued from the sea filled with heavy oil and rubber.

This successful attack did not bring glory to Laughlin. For a long time in the future, he kept complaining to various people:

On a foggy night at sea with extremely low visibility, when his men finally rescued the Japanese prisoner who had narrowly escaped death, he realized that he might not have hit a warship.

The name of the sunken ship is "Awa Maru"!

The giant "Awa Maru" on the sea sank!

The sinking of this giant ship is also full of huge doubts.

When reviewing the logbook of the Queenfish submarine, people discovered that there were many suspicious things about the Awa Maru.

First of all, within an hour from the discovery to the sinking, the Queenfish issued several warnings, but the "Awa Maru" ignored it and made no reply. From this, the Queenfish determined that it was most likely a ship in a state of combat readiness.

warship.

Secondly, the "Awa Maru", a giant ship weighing 10,000 tons, quickly sank into the sea in only 3 minutes after being hit by a torpedo, without even an "SOS" emergency call being issued. It is generally believed that its sinking was caused by another

There is a secret, it was not entirely caused by the torpedo explosion.

Once again, the people who fell into the water refused the Queenfish's rescue, so only one of the 2,009 people on board survived, and this person was rescued in a coma.

The only survivor is named Kanichiro Shimoda.
To be continued...