Order of Battle
Nationalist order of battle Around 4,000, including:
- 1 Marine regiment
- 1 battalion from the 208th Division of the Youth Army
- 6 infantry companies of various units
- Units of the Cantonese Assault Army
- The 3rd Fleet
- More than 30 naval vessels, later increased to more than 40.
Communist order of battle Around 10,000 total, including:
- 2 regiments from the 131st Division of the 44th Army
- 1 Artillery battalion of the 132nd Division
- 1 Artillery company of the 130th Division
- 1 Artillery company of the South-central Military Region with 100 mm long range cannons
- 1 Artillery company from the 50th Army with recoilless guns
- 1 Artillery regiment of the Pearl River sub-Military Region
- Riverine Defense Force of the Cantonese Military Region (naval force)
- 5 gunboats (including three respectively named Liberation, Vanguard, and Struggle)
- 1 Landing ship
- 10 Landing craft
- 8 Transports
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