At this time, none of the five major landing sites were completely occupied, and both the landing force and the airborne troops were fighting bloody battles for a successful landing, but for the command, they had already reached the point where they needed to think about the problems after the landing.

The town of Carentham, the confluence point of the Omaha and Utah beach landing forces, was one of the targets for the 506th Regiment to conquer, but Lamble, which was further away, was also an important strategic node - there were several bridges along the entire Maidlett River for mechanized troops to pass, and there was one such bridge in the town of Rumler.

"Sir, Ramler is more than sixty kilometers away from us!"

"Yes, because it is more than sixty kilometers away from us, the Germans would not have thought that we would occupy it, and even on the current map, they do not realize the importance of places such as Ramler." The colonel said: "But once we have completed the landing and then marched to Cherbourg, all the bridges on the banks of the Medellett River will become important nodes, not only an important passage for the German army to return to Cherbourg to attack, but also an important passage for us to fight, so we need to occupy and hold Rumler before the Germans react." ”

Well, the command is thinking far enough.

After resting for two hours and waiting for the troops to change their guards, a total of more than 370 people followed the colonel of the division headquarters and plunged into Rumler, 60 kilometers away on the map.

……

It's insane!

After Zheng Yingqi found out the location of Rumler from the map, his only thought was to go crazy - the distance in a straight line is 60 kilometers, even if it is a smooth road all the way, the actual distance may be 80 kilometers upward, and how many German troops will be entrenched in it during this period?

It's quite possible to hit all the way through - how long will it take? Two days? Three days? Four days?

In addition, it's not that he looks down on these elite U.S. troops, it's really a big-spending U.S. military, if he really fights all the way and waits for the destination, it is estimated that the bullets will become a big problem, and how long will it take for the follow-up troops to keep up?

The landing operation is not only as simple as occupying the beachhead, but also gnawing down all the German garrison strongholds little by little, which is definitely not something that can be completed in two or three days.

And then, one by one, the Germans sent to God?

Zheng Yingqi sighed melancholy, fighting hard, fighting fiercely and even fighting to the death, he was not afraid, but ......

was born and died for Lao Mei, how does it feel so awkward?

[Damn the system!] I'll you...... cough cough cough ......]

Although many people, like Zheng Yingqi, are not optimistic about this mission and are extremely resistant, they are all like Zheng Yingqi, honestly following the team, embarking on this unknown road, and welcoming the unknown future and battle.

On the same day, after another modest battle, they were marching on the road when they received good news that Utah Beach had been captured, and that a large number of landing troops had begun to come ashore and begin to spread in all directions.

Probably because of the good news, after the news spread throughout the team, the team, which had not slept last night and had experienced two or three battles, finally showed fatigue, and the colonel who led the team also understood the state of the team, and after marching a total of 20 kilometers, he gave the order to repair on the spot.

Ordinary soldiers can rest, but officers cannot.

At the officers' meeting, the colonel asked the officers present: "I need a squad as a reconnaissance team to advance the attack, do you have any candidates?" ”

There are still 65 kilometers to go from Ramler, and it is expected to take two days, although the colonel has a map of the German army's deployment before the war, but since the beginning of D-Day, the German army in the entire Litangtan Peninsula is moving, and the information detected before is likely to be all invalid - on the way to Ramler, what will happen and what will be encountered, this is unknown, so he needs a squad that can be entrusted with heavy tasks to mine, reconnoitre, and warn the troops.

But he didn't know that this paratrooper unit recruited by him and had a complex composition - just like the reconnaissance team that was put together today, the information detected after encountering the enemy was actually full of loopholes - he didn't even find an anti-aircraft machine gun, and if he hadn't knocked out the anti-aircraft machine gun at the critical moment, the ghost knows how much damage it would have suffered!

An officer's face became embarrassed - the previous reconnaissance team was under his command, and now the colonel wants to send the reconnaissance team again, obviously extremely distrustful of his people!

Several other officers hesitated, and the reconnaissance team that rushed forward had heavy responsibilities and heavy involvement, and they did not dare to recommend them at will.

But Azov, after thinking about it, said, "Sir, I have a candidate. ”

"Can you tell us about him?" The colonel did not directly agree, but wanted to confirm whether the other party could meet his requirements - at this time, the colonel really missed the E company of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Regiment, although he was an officer of the division headquarters, but he knew the most famous company, the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Regiment very well, and he thought: How nice it would be if E Company was under his command......

Azov cleared his throat and said, "Sir, although the composition of this squad I recommend is more complicated, I believe they can meet your requirements. Then he talked about the team's achievements, two times from behind, especially the second time, the team still chose to attack the Germans from behind, knowing that they would die.

After listening to Azov's account, the colonel nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, I need such a brave team, lieutenant, please go and invite Second Lieutenant Welsh and Sergeant Jacob over, I want to talk to them." ”

"Yes, sir."

The most trustworthy squad in Azov's mouth was sitting together at this time, spending their first night on D-Day.

After a day of boring marching, Jon figured out a lot of things - including when Zheng Yingqi kicked him down and asked him to thank those people, including in the subsequent battle, Zheng Yingqi stood at the most critical point and withstood the pressure of the German army, so he said to Zheng Yingqi from the bottom of his heart:

"Thank you."

Zheng Yingqi waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be thanked, and even looked a little unkind.

Ali on the side laughed, Jacob is still the same Jacob, he always seems to dislike being close to others, but ......

But as everyone in E-Company said, Jacob, after going to the battlefield, must be a trustworthy person!

This was said by Lenny and Gordon after Sobel left, and before that, because of Zheng Yingqi's visit to Sobel at night, and in the more than ten hours before Sobel left, in the eyes of everyone in E Company, Zheng Yingqi was a worse person than the sergeant major.

But after Sobel voluntarily transferred, everyone realized that they had wrongly blamed the guy who had not explained - and they became better and more trusting of Jacob.

Recalling those three battles, Ali thought to himself: It's good that Jacob and I got together, otherwise......

Welsh joined E Company later, and he didn't go through the training camp during the period, and at first he felt that it was difficult for him to integrate into the collective, and he thought that when the whole company opposed Sobel, he felt inexplicable - later a lot of training made them one, but in Welsh's opinion, he still didn't fit into the collective.

Today, after fighting with Zheng Yingqi, and after fighting with the few members of E Company here, Velsh felt that he should be integrated into the group - he thought, after he went back, everyone would accept him as the deputy platoon commander.

At this time, Azov came over.

"Second Lieutenant Welsh, Sergeant Jacob, come over here."

Listening to Azov's call, Zheng Yingqi and Wersh glanced at each other, and then a roughly similar thought flashed in their hearts:

Trouble, it may be coming......

As it turned out, there was not the slightest mistake in their thinking - trouble, it really came.

The two people who were caught by Azov in front of the colonel, after saluting, heard the colonel say: "Ensign, sergeant, Lieutenant Azov told me that you are the most trustworthy, then, I have a task here, I wonder if you can accept it and complete it?" ”

Unacceptable, unfinished.

Thinking so, Welsh swore that the task given by this guy in front of him was certainly not an easy task to accomplish.

But......

"Sir, yes."

Answer, but only that's the answer.

Zheng Yingqi thought to himself, these guys in front of him were using these few people who did not have a direct boss as cattle......

Ahem, mentality problems, mentality problems, after all, here, Zheng Yingqi can't have a sense of belonging, and it is natural to have some small emotions such as small resentment.

The colonel said with satisfaction: "We need a reconnaissance team to explore the front and avoid the risks we may encounter, you understand the importance of the reconnaissance team - and the current reconnaissance team, to be honest, I am not at ease." And Lieutenant Azov recommended you, and he said that you are trustworthy, and I myself also trust you from Company E of the 506th Regiment very much! ”

Welsh was thrilled to be complimented, and he immediately replied in a loud voice: "Rest assured, sir, we will not let you down!" e-Link never disappoints anyone! ”

Kid, you're too young......

Zheng Yingqi muttered in his heart, but he had no objection - seriously, being a scout himself is more reassuring than handing over his life to someone else.

"That's right, E Company never disappoints anyone, rest well, kid, tomorrow the task of reconnaissance will be handed over to you, I believe you will do the best!" The colonel patted the two of them on the shoulder, just as the commander of this battle liked to pat each soldier on the shoulder.

Sure enough, Welsh's bones were crispy as a result......

Zheng Yingqi secretly scolded this guy in his heart for being unproductive - Velsh was very famous before entering E Company, of course not a good reputation, this guy mentioned the sergeant twice, but he was demoted to an unlucky private because of the fight, and later after the training of the junior officer school, he became a second lieutenant, when he first came to E Company, how unruly it was, but look at it now, the person patted his shoulder twice, and he floated......

Sure enough, people who are extraordinarily calm are so boring.

Azov strengthened the squad with three more people, one of whom was still familiar to everyone Ryan, the squad that took on the reconnaissance mission, so it was formed, and the next day before dawn, when the paratroopers were still asleep, they quietly left here, and took a telephone soldier and started their mission.

From the campsite to the distant Lamble, according to the predetermined route, you need to walk at least 65 kilometers, but during the process will pass through several major roads, in Zheng Yingqi's opinion, these roads are now similar to a dead end, and they are still burdened with the burden of attacking and occupying Rumle, and they must have as few encounters with the German army as possible, so at his suggestion, when the reconnaissance team passed through a village, after hiring a farmer who was familiar with the local situation, they changed to a small road - here thanks to the operator, The operator's fluency in French allowed them to communicate with the French who were bullied by the Germans without much difficulty.

After all, these French people knew that these badly dressed American troops had come to help them drive out the hateful German invaders!

(Spit out, France behaved so well in World War II, and later became the P5, after World War II, he still wanted to continue to be his dream of a great power, and he also wanted to be the emperor in Asia, Liang Jingru gave them a bit of courage!) ）

The colonel did not object to the redirection of the reconnaissance team's march route, but felt that the team was worthy of his trust—apparently, the colonel also understood the danger of the trip, and had to avoid engaging the Germans as much as possible.

The reconnaissance team made a safe path for the team, and in a day and a half, the reconnaissance team traveled more than 50 kilometers with the team, and when they saw that they could reach Rumler before dark, they found a bombed-up radar station, so that there were many bombed radar stations in the entire Litangan Peninsula, but a group of about seven Germans entered the radar station, and judging from their performance, they seemed to want to pack up the radar station in concealment and turn it into a fortified base.

Apparently the Germans were already preparing for subsequent resistance.

"Damn the Germans, you have to send someone to defend such a small place." Velsh scolded.

"Ensign, what shall we do? Bypass? Jon asked.

The area that the radar station can effectively control is limited, and it is easy to get around.

Ryan retorted, "We found out they were laying out the fortifications, and we knew there were people there, what if we didn't find out?" ”

If you don't find it......

The answer to this is yes: they walk over and will be hit hard by damn machine guns!

"So, we have to take it?"

"Yes, we must take it, otherwise the friendly forces behind will suffer, prepare, since we are the commando of the army, then otherwise the people behind should clean up and eliminate the danger." Velsh said without hesitation.

Now that Welsh had given the order, the crowd did not send it right, and began to prepare for battle, and the operator and guide were left in place, while the others, under Welsh's orders, began to attack the inconspicuous radar station.

Because the other party did not find out about their arrival, Welsh sent Zheng Yingqi to take Ali to attack the radar station from behind, while he led others to attack from the front, and the battle started half an hour later, because Welsh attracted them from the front, so that the Germans could not take into account the situation behind, Zheng Yingqi and Ali easily went around the back of the radar station, climbed the cliff and climbed behind the radar station, and gave the Germans defending inside a fatal blow at the critical time of the battle.

With the explosion of the grenade, the German defense inside the radar station was completely over, and only one German soldier walked out of the fortifications with his hands raised.

So, Jon caught another captive.

This time, though, Jon had experience, and he guarded the captives and shouted to Welsh, "Ensign, I think this guy wants to run!" ”

Apparently he had learned the lessons of the past, and with their neglect to go it alone, one captive was not conducive to the operation.

But before Welsh could speak, the captive cried out: "No, no, no, I don't want to run!" I am a captive, and I will be honest as a captive. Yes, yes, I love America! I hate Hitler! ”

In order to survive, the captives began a clumsy performance.

Everyone has compassion, watching the captives shouting that they love the United States and hate Hitler, everyone is silent, and even Jon wonders if to let this unlucky ghost go and let him surrender to the Allies behind.

Zheng Yingqi remembered the plot of a movie he had watched before, and simply threw the sapper shovel to the prisoner, saying, "You go and dig a pit and bury these corpses." ”

Under the gaze of everyone, the captives began to dig the pit with 120,000 points of energy and dedication, and their energetic appearance made Jon even more soft-hearted.

"What did he do?" Ryan asked Welsh in a low voice, and Welsh looked at the captive in front of him who kept shouting that I love America, and hesitantly said, "Give him to the colonels." ”

In Walsh's mind, the colonel had more than 300 men in his hands, and was about to attack and occupy Remle, so it should be no problem to contain the prisoners.

Naive!

Zheng Yingqi complained in his heart, the colonel has more than 300 people in his hands, but they are about to attack Rumler, and there is still a fierce battle to fight after occupying Rumler, and collect the prisoners? Isn't that a waste of manpower?

But he estimated that an officer like the Colonel would cherish his reputation and would not give the order to kill the prisoner lightly—maybe the Colonel would have taken the prisoner with him all the time.

Congratulations on your fucking success and wasted a force!

Zheng Yingqi complained about Welsh in his heart.

At this time, the captives had already dug the pit, for fear that these Allied paratroopers would be as cruel and ruthless as the German army, and the captive shouted "I love the United States, I love Lady Liberty", and at the same time took the initiative to drag the corpses over and stuffed them into the pit one by one.

He trembled and prepared to fill the hole.

bang

At this moment, a gunshot rang out, and a huge blood hole appeared on the captive's forehead, and on the muzzle of Zheng Yingqi's gun, there were curling smoke rising.

"You killed him?"

Ryan looked at Zheng Yingqi in shock.

"Gone off." Zheng Yingqi replied casually.

"You ......" Ryan pointed at Zheng Yingqi with some anger, this kind of killing of prisoners made him extremely dissatisfied, he had a very good impression of Zheng Yingqi before, but now he ......

Velsh didn't speak, but Zheng Yingqi's obvious disobedience to his orders made him very unhappy.

Jon then said, "We're going to keep Rumler." Only God knows how long we will be on hold, and taking a prisoner is a waste of troops. ”

"But he's already surrendered!" Ryan's tone dropped a little, and his dissatisfaction was much less, but he still insisted that he shouldn't kill the prisoner.

"Think about them." Velsh played a round, although he was dissatisfied with Zheng Yingqi's behavior, but Jon's words reminded him that it was not a wise act to take a prisoner at this time, and Zheng Yingqi finally redeemed his mistake.