Everyone in the 101st Division seemed to be crazy, they desperately tried to occupy the bridge, everyone was crowded on the road, shoulder to shoulder, everyone's mouth was wide open and panting, and the bridge in their eyes was constantly dilating and enlarging in their pupils...... It's such a wonderful moment, everyone moves like a ballet.

It's mine, it's mine!

Zink's mouth was tightly closed, his cigar in his mouth, and he rushed to the front, the bridge in his eyes already within reach.

Thirty meters...... Twenty-five meters......

There was a loud bang, a huge splash of water splashed from the bridge, and then a huge wave of air swept over, pushing Zinke backwards, staggering, and then falling on top of the soldier lying on the ground behind him.

"Colonel!" Winters, who was behind Zink, yelled and rushed over, but he didn't expect Colonel Zink to climb up and rush towards the bridge, and he was completely mad. Unexpectedly, at the most excited and agitated time, the Germans blew up the bridge.

"Boom-" The Germans fired two mortars in an attempt to blow up Colonel Zinke, who rushed up, into the sky, but their shells fell into the water, splashing on Zink's body, drenching him and the cigar he was biting in his mouth.

"Shit!" Zink scolded fiercely, and then unwillingly watched the bridge collapse in the explosion, he turned to the back and shouted, "Lieutenant Colonel Streil, immediately call the first battalion to cross the river, and the second battalion to cover the fire." Damn the Germans, we're late. Hurry, hurry, build the bridge! ”

"I know there's a barn nearby, and we use the door panels to put on the bridge piles, and it still works!" Someone in the first battalion was suggesting, and it was obviously a good idea, and soon they got a lot of door panels and planks, and laid them on the bridge piers, but this was not very strong, and only a few people could pass at a time, and if the whole army was to pass, I don't know when!

Fortunately, after the Germans blew up the bridge, they retreated, and they completed the task of blowing up the bridge. Otherwise, if the Germans attacked while their brothers were passing through the bridge, they would have suffered immeasurable losses.

"God, I was so scared just now!" Nickerson said to Winster beside him with palpitations, "Colonel Sink is probably angry, he let the 506th Regiment take the front, but the result is such an ending, it is estimated that Colonel Taylor will definitely be dissatisfied." ”

"We've been delaying in Thorne for too long. Brits love the feeling of being surrounded. They thought they were liberators, and now it seems that it was a very stupid idea! Winters was also clearly dissatisfied with the British, "This time, God is on the side of the Germans, let's see, how long will we have to go?" Half an hour is enough, and we can take this damn bridge! ”

"Let's wait!" Nickerson sat down with a butt, then pulled out the kettle from the back of his butt, and he filled it with whiskey. Then he took a big sip, and then his heart was completely settled.

"What are you thinking?" Nickerson watched as Winters crouched beside him and watched the first battalion build bridges there, "I wonder if this operation is worth it?" Or are you wondering how Parks is doing? ”

Winters glanced at him, then nodded, "Yes, I'm just a little worried. The British have already begun to move, but there is very bad news, they have completely lost contact with us. The British's communications were cut off, and they were now alone, not knowing if they would be able to meet Parks! ”

"I know!" Nickerson nodded, in fact, from the very beginning, the British First Airborne Division could not be contacted, and the communication failure made the airborne troops who had parachuted to the forefront alone.

This was not the worst case, and it was worse than that, only one battalion of troops was parachuted about three miles near the Arnhem Bridge, but their communication with the 1st Airborne Division was completely cut off. This meant that the battalion would be alone with the task of attacking the bridge, and it would hold the bridge and withstand the German attack. And this battalion was subordinate to the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Airborne Division of the British Army.

John? Brigadier General Forst was the commander of this regiment. He could not reach the division headquarters, so he had to lead the battalion alone to advance to the bridge. But they, albeit quickly, were held back by small groups of Germans. The "Panzer Patrol" of the 9th Waffen-SS Panzer Division in Arnhem had crossed the Arnhem Bridge to the Nijmegen Bridge, and no British paratroopers were holding the bridge as originally planned, blocking the advance of the Armed Guards.

Armoured vehicles and tanks on the Arnhem Bridge crossed the bridge in droves and headed for the landing site of the British 1st Airborne Division, with some armoured vehicles to support Nijmegen.

"It seems that the Germans have come to their senses." Through the binoculars, Parks saw the German armored vehicles busily passing on the bridge, and couldn't help but sigh, "The speed of the British is slow." And they will be counterattacked or even surrounded by the Germans! ”

"What are we going to do?" Wales asked Parks again.

"Wait!" Parks handed the telescope to Welsh and said, "We'll wait for our chance." First, we can't show up now, because the Germans are still very strong. If it appears, it is equivalent to death! Second, the British now think that they can take the bridge, so they certainly don't think they need our help, so even if we take the lives of the whole platoon of brothers, we will certainly not be able to return the gratitude of the British. They will also laugh at us. Thirdly, the Germans have not yet reached the point of exhaustion, and we can only carry out surprise attacks, so it is difficult to succeed now. Fourthly, we want to panic the Germans, and it is clear that the strength of one platoon is not enough, unless we use unusual means! ”

Wales couldn't help but laugh when he heard what Parks said, "I knew you were prepared." ”

"Yes, victory is reserved for those who are prepared." Parks winked at him and said, "So we always get the win, don't we?" To hell with the British! ”

"yes, to hell with the British!" Wales laughed, now the two of them have absolutely no good ideas about the British, if this operation fails and causes a large number of casualties among the brothers of E-Company, then the culprit is the British. They have to pay the price for their arrogance, and that's not enough, they have to be grateful to themselves after they have to pay the price.

Thinking of this, a smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of Parks' mouth. Up to now, everything is going according to history, and just one nail of oneself will definitely change the trajectory of history, even if it is only a small deviation, it is enough.

Parks' wait naturally had his reasons, and the brothers in the row had no opinion, and everyone knew that if they jumped out and did it with the Germans now, then they would be killing themselves.

The British had already begun to advance towards the city of Arnhem. John? The 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment under Brigadier General Forloucester encountered little resistance as they advanced, and finally occupied the north side of the bridge near evening.

Through the telescope, Parks saw a British flag erected on a pier north of the bridge in Arnhem. It seems that the British have arrived. He couldn't help but smile slightly, and then the British were going to suffer.

In fact, it was exactly as Parks had predicted. After the British occupied the north of the bridge, they could not help but immediately launch an attack to the south of the bridge, and they sent two companies of troops to move along both sides of the bridge in the direction of the south of the bridge.

"They're coming!" Behind him, Webster couldn't help but let out a low cheer. If these paratroopers capture the south side of the bridge, it means that they can join them and eventually return to Company E.

"The Germans haven't fought back yet!" Li Gaot couldn't help but mutter, his words with irony in them, "Wait and see!" ”

Yes, the Germans had not yet counterattacked, and two companies of the British were already on the verge of attacking to the center of the bridge. Parks couldn't help but sigh and said, "This is a good place to slaughter!" ”

"God bless them!" Wales shook his head, very sorry. It was clear that they all saw the intentions of the Germans, and they wanted to be in the middle of the bridge, and then to deal a hard blow to the British, and it was clear that they succeeded.

"Boom" was heard, several tanks and armored vehicles rushed to the bridge with smoke from the tails, groups of German soldiers emerged from their bunkers, the bastion machine guns at the bridgehead were raised, and they were in full position.

Obviously, the British army was also aware of this situation, some of them wanted to lie down, some wanted to hide behind the pillars of the bridge, but at this time, the armored vehicles and tanks opened fire, and the MG42 machine guns in the fortress also began to shoot wildly, and the German soldiers aimed at every British soldier and opened fire without mercy.

The sound of machine guns in the air seemed to tear people's hearts and lungs and crush people's nerves. The row of British paratroopers rushing in front fell down with a hoarse scream in the trembling of blood and limbs, like yellow flowers beaten by wind and rain. Their flesh splattered, causing the soldiers behind them to splash all over, and then they were strafed and fell.

The British troops behind had already quickly lay down, clinging to the bridge deck, they did not dare to move, and there were soldiers hiding behind the pillars, some wanted to raise their guns and shoot back, but as soon as they showed their heads, they were hit by German rifles.

The sound of wails, cries for help, and the roar of machine guns erupted on the bridge in an instant.

The Germans stopped the British attack, and the armored vehicles suddenly shook their bodies, and they began to counterattack the British. The British soldiers lying on the bridge were clearly their targets.

"Retreat, retreat!" A British officer shouted loudly, and then tried to turn around and run back, but he didn't have to run a few steps before he was hit by a machine-gun bullet that passed through his head and knocked off his entire skull.

The other British soldiers ran back frantically when they saw the Germans' armored vehicles coming, and the Germans behind them seemed to be practicing shooting at their targets.

"Da da da", a string of bullets flew by, a British soldier was suddenly cut off by the waist, he fell on the bridge deck with two bodies, blood was bubbling in his mouth, stretched out his hand, bulging his eyes, and asked for help from his companion who was hiding behind the bridge pillar with a dying eye, but when he opened his mouth, a mouthful of blood gushed out.

"God, God!" Seeing such a tragic scene, the companion couldn't help but cry out loudly, "Don't stare at me like that, don't stare at me like that, God-" He raised his head and saw the German armored car driving towards him, and then at the companion who had died tragically, and couldn't help but scream, "Mother-"

"Mom-" he cried out again, and then ran towards the railing of the bridge, and one rolled over, accompanied by a long, terrible scream, and wanted to fall down the river below. Then a succession of people jumped off the bridge, and the screams were endless.

"It's miserable! This is nothing short of a massacre! Wales suddenly said to Parks beside him, "I can't stand it!" ”

(To be continued)