Ron's train took nearly ten hours to reach Portsmouth. High-speed updates // This is mainly due to the fact that there are too many stop-and-go stops along the way to give way to military trains.

It was about ten o'clock in the evening when the train arrived. During the war, Britain was darkened at night even in the city due to the control of lights. In the entire Pusselmouth station, only on the platform, there are still two lights on.

In fact, the bombers of the Germans have not been here for a long time. However, the ban on lighting control has never been lifted. Several soldiers lifted Ron off the train with his wheelchair attached to it, and then directly into a Dodge truck converted ambulance parked on the platform. Nadya climbed into the car and sat down next to Ron, who held out a hand and took Ron's hand.

"You should go get in the jeep in front of you." Ron said that the Dodge's body had been changed to a very high compartment, and Nadya had a hard time climbing up.

"I'm going to be with you." Nadya waved Ron's hand and said a little coquettishly.

"Scott, have you contacted Nadya with the hotel?" Ron turned to Scott, who was snickering.

"It's connected, it's on our way back to the Crow's Nest. Let's stop there for a while. Scott replied with a straight face.

Led by a jeep, the ambulance slowly drove off the platform and into the distance on the dark street.

After walking for about 20 minutes, the jeep in front of me stopped first, and the ambulance also stopped.

"When I arrived, this is the hotel." Scott said.

Nadya's hand was still tightly clasped on Ron's right hand. Ron reached out his left hand and patted hers.

"Nadya, it's time to get there."

"Hmm." Nadya didn't stand up, she just pulled Ron's hand over, held it with both hands, and pressed it against her soft chest.

"Ron, can I see you at the airport tomorrow?" Nadya asked.

"This ...... Nadya, you know...... The airport is a military exclusion zone, or I'll come out tomorrow......" Ron said.

"No, don't comfort me like that." Nadya put Ron's hand down, and almost in the blink of an eye, she was the graceful swan again, "I understand that this is a time of war, and I am satisfied to see you again." I don't want to interfere with your work - it's important, it's going to save many, many people. She smiled again and lowered her eyes, "Besides, how did you come out like this?" Well, I don't know if there is a phone in this hotel......"

Ron glanced at Scott, who nodded.

Nadya stood up, hugged Ron's head, then gave him a gentle kiss on the forehead, then turned around and got out of the car, followed by Scott. After a while, Scott climbed into the car.

"Miss Nadya lives in room 408 and there is a telephone extension in the room. You need to access from the main desk in the lobby first. Here's the phone number. He handed Ron a note.

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Today, the P/A-38 and C/A-47 attack planes under the 21st Attack Wing have basically been transferred to Cherbourg, with only a few B-25 bombers, some new P/A-47 attack planes, and some C-47 transport planes remaining at the Crow's Nest airfield. And the main reason why those P/A-47 attack aircraft are still here is because the Caen airfield is not yet operational. And Cherbourg Airport is close to saturation. As for that temporary airport, because the intensity of use was a little higher some time ago, there was something wrong with the main runway, well, anyway, it can't be used for the time being.

As soon as Caen Airport is operational, these P/A-47s will be transferred to wherever they go. The P/A-47s who remain here for the time being will not be idle, they will also carry out combat missions, of course, in order to be able to fly over the target, they will have to carry auxiliary fuel tanks, and after carrying auxiliary fuel tanks, they can carry far fewer bombs.

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In the past few days, the situation of the war has been quite stable, although Hitler removed Field Marshal Rundstedt, who he considered old and conservative, and replaced it with Field Marshal Kruger, who was more offensive and energetic. But Marshal Kruger did not show the so-called "offensive jīng god" as Hitler had hoped. Under his command, the German army behaved no differently than it did under the command of Marshal Rundstedt. Under Allied air pressure. He was still able to resist only on a small scale with armored troops, and was unable to launch an effective counterattack at all.

On July 18, 1944, the British High Command launched an operation codenamed "Goodwood" in order to open a breakthrough near a small town in the Caen region. In order to achieve a breakthrough smoothly, the British threw their blood and sent 1,056 heavy bombers in one go, bombarding all the places where the Germans' tanks might be hidden. Immediately afterwards, the Americans also sent 1011 heavy bombers to wash the remaining suspicious sites. Then, the British ** team set off.

Ron's 21st Attack Wing was tasked with providing direct fire support to the British, as the P/A-38s in the 21st Attack Wing were much longer in the air than the Tempest attack aircraft in the hands of the British. It's easier to be on call.

In the eyes of all the people, this attack should be quite easy, and think about it, after the indiscriminate bombardment of more than 2,000 heavy bombers, the German defense will definitely be a mess. And then with the support of a large group of attack planes with armored forces to attack the Germans, who had been blown down to the point of breathing, isn't that a sure thing to do with three fingers?

Since the task was not very difficult, Ron didn't even care too much about the task, and only completely entrusted the matter to Boington.

As soon as the heavy bombers of the American and British armies appeared, the Germans immediately evacuated their tanks to the woods or something. The soldiers got out of the tank and immediately got under it, where they had already dug trenches to hide from the bombardment.

Feng?? Second Lieutenant Rosen was an officer in the 3rd Company of the 503rd Battalion of the German Army. This company was armed with the mighty Tiger tanks. When receiving the report of the air raid, Feng ?? Second Lieutenant Lawson quickly drove the tank into the woods where the trench had been dug and the road had been opened for the tank, and he parked the tank above one of the trenches, and then he hid in the trench with a few other members.

Feng?? As soon as Second Lieutenant Lawson hid in the trench, the British bombshell fell. Feng?? Second Lieutenant Rosen lay tight in the trench, and he felt the earth shake violently, like a ship undulating in a storm. Every time a bomb landed, clods of dirt and gravel in the trench would automatically jump up from underneath and shoot straight into his nose and eyes. The smell of gunpowder smoke filled the air, choking his driver, Paul, who coughed desperately.

The heavy bombardment continued for a long time, as if eternal fortune would not stop. Feng?? Second Lieutenant Lawson was dizzy from the shaking and roaring, and his stomach was churning out with sour water. He finally couldn't help it, and with a "wow" sound, he vomited. Since he hadn't had time to eat breakfast yet, his stomach was empty, and he vomited back and forth, and only a little water came out. It's even more uncomfortable.

The bombing finally stopped, but von?? Second Lieutenant Rosen couldn't stand up at all, he felt that his limbs were as soft as noodles, and he didn't have the strength to do anything. It was a long time before he stood up against the wall of the trench, but he still felt dizzy. It was half an hour before he could barely crawl out of the trench.

He was stunned by the situation outside the trench. Some of those Tiger tanks weighing 57 tons were blown up 8-9 meters away by bombs. The rest of the tanks, all but one, were buried in a thick layer of earth. It takes the tank crews to dig them out with shovels! The barrel of the tank, the machine gun, and the engine cooling system are all covered with dirt, and if they are not cleaned up, the tank will explode as soon as it is fired, and the engine will burn out as soon as it is started. In addition, the tracks of some tanks are also broken and need to be replaced, and the load wheels of some tanks are broken and need to be replaced...... It can be said that at least for now, the 503rd company of the 3rd battalion has completely lost its combat effectiveness. If at this time the tanks of the British rushed up, in addition to raising their hands to surrender, von ?? Ensign Rosen had no other way. And by this time, the news had already been spread from the observation post at the front - the British armored forces had been spotted!

"Damn it!" Feng?? Second Lieutenant Rosen knew that he didn't want to clean up the tank in two hours. Two hours? That's enough for the British to kill themselves 100 times!

But now there is no way to complain, and I can only hurry up the time to clean up and repair the tank. Leave the rest to God!

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"Hey, Foxhound One, what are these Britons doing?" Matthews sat in the cockpit of the P/A-38 and looked at the British ** team below in amazement. The Brits stopped for no apparent reason. A group of Brits gathered around a Sherman tank, not knowing what they were doing.

"Hell! How do I know what these Brits are up to! Maybe that tank was broken? If it's broken, it's broken, and if you push it to the side of the road, won't you get it? ”

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"Is the report ready?" A British ** official asked.

"It's written, there is a problem with the quality of the Yankees' tracks, and the shock-absorbing rubber has fallen off."

"Once we've recorded it, we'll move on!"

So the M4 Sherman tank that was parked there restarted its engines again, and then the entire armored unit began to advance.

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"Hell! How did these Britons stop again! There's not even a ghost around! ”

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"Company commander, our wheeled vehicles could not pass the railway in front. What to do? ”

"Stop first, report the situation to the regimental headquarters, and ask them to send combat sappers to help us sabotage the railroad so that wheeled vehicles can pass." Bill?? Company Commander Kuros replied.

"So what are we going to do now?"

"What now? Ah, lo and behold, the weather is so nice, it's a rare time to rest! ”

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"Damn it! Is there something wrong with my eyes? Bill! Look what stupid things the British are doing down there! How do I seem to see them spreading white tablecloths on the floor and drinking tea? ”

"Sir, you read it wrong, they ...... They seem to be having a picnic......"

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"Damn, when are they going to eat! I've been spinning around here for two hours! I'm running low on fuel and we're going back! ”

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