Chapter 269: Falling from the Sky

"Three days' worth of rations, chocolate bars, energy candy, ground coffee, granulated sugar, matches, compasses, bayonets, geotechnical equipment, ammunition, gas masks, field backpacks with spare ammunition, camouflage nets, 45 pistols, water bottles, two packs of cigarettes, hawking mines, two grenades, smoke grenades, gamma shells, explosives, and a dirty underwear......!!!" Joe Toy read out the paratroopers' standard equipment in one breath, and only then threw a change of underwear on the ground as if at the end.

Everyone in Company E was packing up and checking their equipment on the morning of June 4, 1944.

"Joe, what is it that you weigh so much?" asked Li Wei with a smile.

"Lai, these things are about my weight! And I haven't even counted my parachute, parachute, life jacket, and M1 rifle!" Joe Toy turned and grumbled.

"You're missing your tiger fingers. Paikanti added.

"You did remind me that I might be able to use it. Joe Toy looked at the equipment in front of him, thinking about how to add his favorite tiger fingers to the group.

Li Wei smiled and shook his head, and then continued to pack his gear. Compared with the other brothers of E Company, Li Wei has an infinite space, so after shooting training, the quartermaster will always find that there are one or two rows of bullets missing, but because there are only one or two rows and the number is not large, the quartermaster will be directly reimbursed by consumption.

In this way, after half a year, Rievey has accumulated a lot of M1 ammunition and ammunition for Thompson submachine guns, and even one or two grenades. Hand grenades are more strictly controlled by the quartermaster than ammunition, after all, they are a lethal weapon.

After packing up his equipment, Li Wei didn't immediately hang on to himself like everyone else, but began to wander around, enjoying the little leisure time left.

Talbot received a revolver from the prison warden in his hometown, meaning that the sergeant would kill more enemies. However, Levy noticed the embarrassed expression on Corporal Martin in the first row, who was still holding a letter in his hand.

"Martin, what makes you look so embarrassed?" asked Li Wei as he approached and asked with concern.

"Note the third line at the end of the letter...... "Corporal Martin said as he handed the letter to Levy.

"Is this ......?!No wonder you have the same look you just had, it's really hard to do. Li Wei read the sentence in the letter pointed out by Corporal Martin, and his face gradually became stern.

"Lai, what do you think I should do?" asked Corporal Martin. Li Wei's wisdom and calmness have won the trust of everyone in E Company, although he is only the first shift in charge of the second platoon, but everyone else will ask Li Wei for his opinion when facing problems.

"You'd better ask Lipton...... I'm good at tactical command, but when it comes to interpersonal handling, Lipton is still the best person to ask questions. "It's really not a coincidence, as soon as Li Wei's words were finished, the voice of Second Lieutenant Lipton reached the ears of the two of them.

"Alright, all attention! If you haven't signed your GI life insurance policy yet, go to the company office now and find Sergeant Evans!, brothers, don't let your family lose $10,000!" shouted Second Lieutenant Lipton as he walked over.

"Yours has a point. Thanks, Lai. Corporal Martin thanked him, and immediately ran forward and called out to Lipton's steps.

Ignoring the exchange between Second Lieutenant Lipton and Corporal Martin, Levy continued to wander along the pathway, and those who did not know thought he was walking in the park.

"I don't understand why they're putting these things on us?" asked Malachi, holding a weighted canvas, puzzled.

"It's to get us lightweights to land faster......" Lutz said after letting go of the canvas in his hand and gasping for a breath.

"This is a lesson for you not to eat partially in the future, see that I and Da Niu don't need these things at all. Li Wei walked over and said.

"Cut~~~ You and Da Niu are two humanoid tanks at all...... If you want me, just let you team up with Da Niu, and then directly bump into Hitler, and this war will not have to be fought. Rutz quipped, and Marachi agreed.

Randolphin was known for his rampage on the basketball court in E Company, and only Levy and the newly joined Second Lieutenant Buck could compete with him in the entire company.

"Soldiers in the regiment!" Lutz suddenly spoke in the tone of Colonel Zink. Li Wei turned to look, and saw that he was holding a piece of paper and reading there.

"Tonight is the first night of the Great War! As you read this letter, you are on your way to a great adventure! For this you have been training for more than two years!"

"That's why we were given ice cream. Goneri said, holding up his steel plate.

"Attention E Company!! the rain and fog on the other side of the strait, the cancellation of tonight's parachute jump!! the delay of the landing operation, and now it is in a state of readiness at 4 o'clock!!" Lieutenant Meehan announced loudly, standing on the hood of the jeep.

After hearing Lieutenant Mihan's announcement, Li Wei did not follow the large army to the camp tent to watch the eight-centimeter movie, but returned to his tent to meditate and rest. Although the state of readiness at 4 o'clock does not force the troops to remain awake all the time, the sleep time is definitely not as good as usual, so it is the right way to seize the time to rest.

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On the evening of June 5, 1944, after a day's rest, E Company gathered again at Yupoteri Airport to prepare for a parachute jump.

Lieutenant Winters led everyone in the second row, including Leeway, to the plane, and the group began their final pre-boarding check. All companies have been informed that the landing operation will begin in the early hours of tomorrow morning, so the paratrooper regiment must reach the vicinity of the Saint-Merry ridge in the rear of Normandy before midnight today to parachute and then fight behind enemy lines.

After the equipment was checked, the logistics staff came to the paratroopers in groups of two and hung up all the equipment for them.

"Good luck, buddy!" said one of the British army logisticians who was in charge of attaching Lee's gear.

"Thanks, buddy!" replied with a smile.

"Remember to kill a few more Germans, and the excess will be counted on me. Another British military logistician patted Li Wei on the shoulder.

"No problem!" Li Wei tapped the other party's chest and said.

After hanging all the equipment on his body, Li Wei only felt that it was heavy, but for the other soldiers, they had to lie down in front of their comrades to reduce the weight on their bodies and save their bodies.

The Eugene Medic of Company E prescribed motion sickness medication for each of them, and although Levy did not need them, he took them as instructed, for Lieutenant Winters was standing in front and watching over each of them.

"Attention in the second row...... Good luck and may God bless you all...... Let's meet in the assembly area!" said Lieutenant Winters, after a moment's deliberation.

Lieutenant Winters then picked up each one by one, and the group boarded the C-47 with the number 67 printed on it. Once everyone, including Lieutenant Winters, was on the plane, the C-47's engines began to kick in and the propellers began to spin rapidly.

After running for some distance, the C-506, carrying the entire 47 paratrooper regiment, took off under the watchful eye of the logistics personnel and crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the other continent.

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