On the Ficiouwe hill, northwest of the Aachen-Laurensberg link, the last beacon is lit alone. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

This is already the last, and further on, no more can be seen, because the front is already Belgium!

This is where the gliders are separated, and from here the gliders will fly alone and covertly over Maastricht Point in the Netherlands in order to prevent the Belgian army from detecting the sound of the aircraft engines.

However, the meteorological conditions, played a joke on them.

All along, the east wind blows here, and they fly against the wind, but today, unexpectedly, it is a west wind!

In this way, it became a tailwind, and as a result, they flew all the way, ten minutes earlier than expected!

At the same time, because of the tailwind, the altitude of the aircraft was too low, only about two thousand meters, and it was expected that two thousand six hundred meters would be necessary for the glider to fly to the target at the appropriate glide angle.

Now, the altitude is not enough, and they have to continue to tow the glider forward, and the more powered the flight is, the more sure the glider will be able to land there.

You know, this time their glider will have to fly almost a hundred kilometers without power!

As a result, the Junkers-52 transport plane, at the final separation point, did not immediately release the glider, but continued to move forward.

The three engines were roaring, and the flight of the large pile of Junkers-52 transport planes was even more dynamic.

The plane flew over the national border, towards the Netherlands, and continued its flight.

"Glide away!" After continuing to fly forward for more than a dozen kilometers, the transport plane finally completed its mission.

Shake the wings and tell the glider troops behind, and in the back, the skilled pilots press the switch and the rope is disengaged.

Detached from the ropes, the gliders lost all their power and glided with the advantage of altitude, and because of the tailwind, their gliding was very smooth.

One by one, the gliders left the transport plane that pulled them and embarked on their journey.

Behind Hans, the glider towed, also detached, and by this time it was still pitch black, but in a few minutes the east would turn white.

The glider, which had detached itself from the transport plane, flew in a predetermined direction, and when it was dawn, they were able to visually descend above the target, and at that moment, suddenly, fierce artillery fire was heard below.

"Boom, boom!"

With the sound of artillery fire, from the ground to the sky, a line of bright light was drawn, which was the tracer bullet of the anti-aircraft artillery!

The Dutch army found out about the arrival of these planes, instinctively, they thought that the bombers were coming, so all the anti-aircraft guns opened fire in the air!

Searchlights, emitting beams of light, hit the sky, if they are covered by searchlights, then the plane will be in trouble, and it will be followed by anti-aircraft shells, tearing the plane apart.

A Junkers-52 transport plane, rather unfortunately, it fell in the beam of the searchlight, it flew crookedly, making all sorts of maneuvers to get rid of, however, the other side was already staring at him!

Your own transport aircraft are at risk.

Seeing this situation, Hans, who was originally in the dark, immediately made a decision.

Pushing the lever, Stuka began to dive downward, and as the speed increased, the shrill sound of the whistle resounded in the fixed landing gear.

Stuka, it's Stuka!

Suddenly, the Dutch soldiers operating the searchlights were not calm, for several years, this kind of sound, wherever it sounded, it meant that there was going to be a terrible bombardment!

What to do?

If the searchlight is turned off at this time, they will definitely be safe, in the dark, even the anti-aircraft artillery only reveals the target when it is firing, but the searchlight is always revealing its position.

However, if they turn off the searchlights, their anti-aircraft artillery will be blind and will not be able to take out the bombers in the sky.

They can't shut down, they have to hold on!

At this moment, the howling sound became more sharp, and then, a few hundred meters above the head, a tongue of fire appeared.

In order to tow the glider, Stuka did not carry bombs, but he also had a fixed cannon to use, and when diving almost vertically from the sky, his attack accuracy was quite high.

"Da da da," with the fire on the wings, a shuttle of MG17 aviation machine gun bullets swept a line on the searchlight position, and on the ground, there was a chirping sound, and after the line moved for half a meter, it came into close contact with the searchlight.

"Bang," the glass of the searchlight burst, followed by the bursting of the bulb, and as the bulb broke, the searchlight went black.

At this time, countless anti-aircraft guns were already aimed at the covered Junkers-52, and almost at the moment when they were about to open fire, the sky was dark.

The Junkers-52 transport plane, which narrowly escaped death, made a quick left turn, left the terrible airspace, and accelerated its return.

At this time, Hans continued to dive and strafe on the ground, and wherever there was anti-aircraft artillery, he appeared!

When a searchlight hits Hans, he doesn't hesitate to swoop down on the searchlight and kill them! His skillful ground attack skills completely frightened the searchlight soldiers on the ground.

A bomber actually blinded the entire anti-aircraft artillery position!

At this time, all the transport planes left Dutch airspace, and the glider continued to fly forward.

The sound of anti-aircraft artillery here also alarmed the defenders inside the fortress of Eben-Emar.

It was a sleepless night for them.

Since the Germans' invasion plan was intercepted, the Germans' plan to cross Belgium to attack France was leaked, and as the most important fortress in Belgium, it was the focus of the Germans' attack.

Although Belgium still had hope for peace and the troops were ready, the fortress was defended by 1,200 men of the 7th Infantry Division.

They were still confident in guarding the fortress.

All personnel are to be kept in bunkers up to 25 metres below the ground, and are provided with water, food, and plenty of ammunition for permanent use. Unless it is a huge naval gun of more than 400 mm, it can destroy this fortress.

At this time, the commander of the fortress, Major Bridgeland, was listening to the sound of anti-aircraft fire in the distance, and for him, this was a signal that the war was about to begin!

"Attention, the bombers of the Germans may come over." Major Bridgeland made his own judgment.

In fact, this kind of night bombing will not have much effect, after all, the bombing accuracy in the dark is too small, although the sky outside is about to dawn, but there are anti-aircraft artillery here, after dawn, the anti-aircraft artillery can deal with the opponent's bombers.

In terms of air defense, they do not need to think too much, and like other fortresses, their most important thing is to deal with the enemy's ground forces.

He didn't know that he had made a big mistake this time.