Chapter 294: Operation Market Garden (3)

On April 17, 1944, the town of Enhofen was greeted by the roar of airplane engines, and the townspeople saw countless beige mushrooms bloom in the sky......

"The first mistake of intelligence, sunny weather...... If you compare it to the weather in London, it is indeed sunny. "Li Wei didn't control the movement of the parachute, but let it move with the direction of the wind, and the landing area was a large piece of grass anyway. He looked at the overcast sky and muttered in a mocking tone.

Company E was under the command of the British in this operation, so Li Wei's taunt was quite appropriate.

"Bang~~~" Li Wei landed safely, and after discharging the parachute from his body, he began to rush towards the assembly place.

"I'm sorry, sir!" Seeing that the recruit Matthews was wrestling with the parachute, Levy stepped forward to help him untie the parachute, and the latter apologized to Levy for being embarrassed.

"It's okay! bring your rifle and go!" Levy commanded, and he noticed that Sergeant Randolphan not far away was also helping a recruit unhook his parachute device, and the whole landing area was more or less the same scene.

The destination of Company E was the town of Enhofen, a hundred meters in front of the landing area, so after the reorganization was completed, the platoons marched to the town along the roadside tunnel.

After about five minutes of walking, the E-Company stopped. Captain Winters decided to send a reconnaissance team to check on the town, while leaving Company on standby.

"Lai, look at the ...... in Hubl and Kaber's hands," Sergeant Lenny patted Li Wei on the shoulder, and at the same time gestured in the direction of the two with his eyes.

"It's good to get used to it...... As long as it is not too much, the battalion headquarters will turn a blind eye. Li Wei glanced at it and said flatly.

"I know, I mean should we ...... too," Sergeant Lenny said without finishing, but the meaning was already self-evident.

"You can only go with two people. If it is something that has an owner, it can only be traded or exchanged, understand?" Li Wei glanced at Sergeant Ranny, turned around and said so, acquiescing to Sergeant Ranny's proposal.

"Yes, sir, Mook, go!" Sergeant Lenny happily replied, then pulled Corporal Mook in, and the two disappeared from view along the tunnel.

"The situation ahead is unknown!We'll be going straight into town from here!" Captain Winters decided to order Company E to cross the fields next to the tunnel and then sneak into the town of Nhofen through the grass on the side.

Li Wei said he understood, and then returned to the second row to deliver instructions.

"Hey, rookie, put away your bayonet! so you can't aim and shoot!" Sergeant Goneri said to a recruit named Powers.

The weeds in the meadow were half a man tall and served as good cover, and at the edge of the meadow there were wooden fences built by the townspeople, which were sparse and dilapidated, but still served as a hindrance and shelter, and they were close to these wooden hedges for cover.

"No one is allowed to shoot until my order has been given!" Captain Winters instructed, and the three platoon commanders including Li Wei immediately gave corresponding gestures to their brothers in the rear.

At this moment, Captain Winters noticed that the window of a house was pushed open, and he immediately ordered everyone to be on guard.

The window was opened by a middle-aged woman who tied an orange cloth to the window.

"Orange ......," Captain Winters mused.

"Yes, it seems that the town is not garrisoned by German troops, otherwise the townspeople would not have so blatantly hung orange cloths representing tulips. Levy said beside Captain Winters.

The orange tulip represents the free will of the Dutch civilians, and it is also a signal from the Dutch underground resistance to the Allies that there is no German garrison where the orange cloth is hung.

"Brothers, welcome to the land of tulips......" Li Wei, who lifted his guard posture, turned to the people of E Company in Dutch.

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The arrival of Company E filled the town with joyful singing, and men and women of all ages poured into the streets to welcome the arrival of the American troops, and many of the residents of Enhoffen even danced in the streets, and some residents took out their treasures such as alcohol, cigarettes, or food to distribute to the American soldiers on the streets.

"If I hadn't known I was there, I would have thought it was a celebration or something. Webster shouted loudly in Chotoi's ear, mainly the singing of the inhabitants of Enhofen being too loud to drown out the voices of all.

"Buck! Captain told you to set up a cordon outside the town and wait for the arrival of the 2nd Panzer Division!" shouted Lieutenant Lipton as he found Lieutenant Compton, who was with Dawn.

Lieutenant Compton made an understanding gesture to Lieutenant Lipton, and then, after signaling to Liberty that he had an order to carry out, he turned and left to gather the men of the third platoon.

"Lai, Captain has a night's rest in town tonight. The evening patrol is up to you, so the second platoon must find time to rest!" Lieutenant Lipton shouted to Leyway, who gave him a thumbs-up in understanding, and then left to look for the second platoon. Lieutenant Lipton was not done yet, he still had to find Lieutenant Wilson in the first platoon, or any soldiers in the first platoon, and tell them to reach the bridge not far from town to meet the arrival of the armored division.

"Lenny, gather everyone to the warehouse where we came into town! We're on patrol at night, so we must rest early!" The first person Levy found was Sergeant Lenny, who was receiving some food from several enthusiastic residents of Enhofen, and was almost ready to be filled.

"Yes, sir!" Sergeant Lenny replied, and immediately entered the celebratory crowd looking for his comrades in the second row.

"I'm sorry, guys, we have a mission for the evening, and your kindness has been appreciated. With a friendly smile on his face, Levy addressed the group of Nhofen residents in fluent Dutch.

"It's okay, kid. We understand this and are really grateful for your presence. An old man smiled and gave Li Wei a grateful hug.

Sergeant Lenny was quite lucky, and he spotted Sergeant Gurney and Sergeant Maratin kissing each of the two beauties in the celebratory crowd, and immediately stepped forward to convey Le Wei's instructions.

"Got it, Lanny. Since we have three people now, it will be quicker to find people in three directions. "Mara said that the sergeant built yì, and the former agreed with his construction yì.

Just as the three of them were about to act separately, they were attracted by the shouting and shouting.

"Cut off, cut off, cut off, cut off......" The residents gathered around, but because of the angle, they couldn't see what was going on inside.

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