Chapter 166: Get Out
"Boom!" The German incendiary bombs exploded in the grass, and a fire burst into flames. The fire burned the grass and trees all around. The Germans were going to burn Parks, or they were going to use this method to get Parks out.
Waiting for the fire to burn, the Germans' squad formed a fan to encircle. The "crackling" sound of burning made the Germans a little excited, and if that damn sniper was inside, it would definitely be burned to charcoal. And they do judge that the sniper is inside. And there was no sign of running away.
The fire burned for more than an hour, and then the Germans began to clean the burned place. Try to pick up one or two bones from the fire that haven't been burned. But they were disappointed. Nothing. The charred carcasses of some small animals were revealed. It was as if the sniper had evaporated in the air.
"Where is he?" The German major looked into the distance and gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
But the dazed German soldiers could not answer his question. They felt confused like a major, why did a good person suddenly disappear?
"Sir, there are traces here!" A German sergeant crouched by the fire and then looked at a coat by the stream and shouted loudly, which was clearly the evidence.
The major ran over quickly, picked up his coat, and suddenly it was a military uniform, not British, but the uniform of the American army, and judging from the burned reddish silver bars on the uniform, it was the uniform of an American lieutenant, and from the torn uniform, you can also see the eagle embroidered on the arm and the paratrooper badge on the chest.
"Damn, this is the clothes of the American paratroopers! Still a lieutenant! Could it be that the snipers are not British, but Americans? The major couldn't help frowning, then grabbed the clothes tightly in his hands, and said through gritted teeth.
"Sir, what are we going to do now?" The sergeant looked at the major.
"Pursue along this stream, be sure to catch up with that damn American. And inform the Air Force to increase the search, this stream leads to the Rhine, we must set up good people at the exit of the stream, and we must not let that American slip away! The major suddenly shouted behind him, "Signal man, damn it, hurry up and report our findings to the general at once, and let them send the air force!" ”
"Yes, sir!" The communications corps immediately began to make contact, and soon received a response from the German headquarters, which agreed to the major's request and sent the air force to patrol it. In addition, the personnel of the other side of the search were mobilized to assist the major and expand the search area. It seems that the Germans already had the determination to catch the snipers without giving up.
The Germans expanded their search, but they did not find Parkes. But the German Air Force had an unexpected gain. The reconnaissance plane searched the air non-stop, and constantly expanded the search area, carefully checking the exit of the stream and the banks of the Rhine. But they also had nothing to rely on, and were about to fly back. The co-pilot of the plane suddenly pointed ahead and exclaimed, "What is that, is it our people?" It's like a ferry crossing! ”
"Let's take a look!" The pilot flew towards the unit that seemed to be crossing the river at the ferry, and soon they made a surprising discovery, it was the British, they were waiting at the pier, and there were several ferries docked on the other side, and the British soldiers were constantly getting off the boat, they were retreating.
"God, the British are going to flee!" The driver shouted, "We need to inform the headquarters quickly!" Soon, the plane circled in the air and flew back. It was an unexpected discovery that sent the last British paratroopers directly to hell.
But the Germans did not find Parkes. When the German shells exploded and the fire broke out, he knew it was going to be bad, and he ran desperately through the grass, and now the only thing that could get him out of danger was the stream. The Germans used incendiary bombs, and he did not want to be killed in the fire, but the fire swept towards him anyway.
Parks simply took off his coat, wrapped his head and upper body, and hooked his body, like a leopard fleeing in a fire, fast and agile. He felt like his muscles were about to explode.
Near, the stream is in sight. The fire behind him was about to consume him.
Parks, like a fish, slid over at the end, throwing off his coat and kicking his feet into the stream, before sinking himself underwater. The tongues of fire raged above the stream, and then flashed away. He was safe, but Parks didn't dare to move, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't be discovered by the Germans, and now the grass had been burned.
He lay quietly in the stream. The only thing to do is to remain motionless, stretch your whole body in its natural state, and then suddenly inhale and float your body with the flowing water. It was slow, but the fire burned for more than an hour, during which time it was impossible for the Germans to search, allowing him to drift far enough away from being noticed.
Then he crawled out of the stream, turned and ran into the woods. Because he heard the roar of planes in the air, the Germans must have mobilized planes to reconnoiter without discovering their bodies. It seems that the Germans are determined to catch themselves. Being able to make the Germans pay so much attention to it, Parks couldn't help but feel a little proud, although he was still in danger.
As he made his way through the woods, Parks felt as if he had escaped the German pursuers behind him. They pursued along the stream, destined not to find themselves. He took the compass from the zipper of his pants (a trick he had learned from Captain Winters), and from [***] pants, he pulled out a map that was about to rot, and carefully spread it out to discern his direction. Then he carefully put away the map and walked towards the ferry with Vidore.
But as he approached the ferry, he heard the sound of explosions, machine gun fire, and the eerie heart-rending sound of the plane diving, apparently coming from the ferry.
Parks was taken aback, did the Germans still find them? He crept over, then lay on the ground, removed his sniper rifle, and watched the crossing through his scope.
The German bombers kept strafing the British troops who boarded the ships, and the ships that had already gone offshore were bombed and strafed by the Germans in the air with impunity. Then Parks saw that two steamers were strafed by the Germans, and then the bombers whistled and dropped bombs, blowing up the steamers, and the whole steamer and the British troops inside were torn apart and annihilated.
There were no more British troops on the docks, except for the British who had been killed by the Germans, and it was clear that these were the last British troops to retreat, and after this bombing and strafing, the British were able to cross the river with less than 100 people.
"Oh my God!" Parks exclaimed, he slowly put the sniper rifle back, and couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, his reaction was the same as the others. He thought he had found a suitable retreat for the British, but now he still buried nearly a thousand British troops in the Rhine.
originally thought that he could change the fate of the British army, but he didn't know that the fate of the British army seemed to be doomed. From the beginning, the British army did not expect that the German army would blow up the Arnhem Bridge and cut off its own retreat after the attack on the oil depot and ammunition depot, nor did it expect that the German planes accidentally discovered and finally sent the British army, which was almost about to successfully cross the river, into the Rhine River.
This time the German bombing just pulled the British casualties figure up to about 8,000, and the historical Battle of Arnhem Bridge, the British casualties were also this number. It seems that nothing has changed, the only change is that two bridges that were not originally destroyed were blown up by the Germans.
Parks couldn't help but feel frustrated. Operation Market Garden, the Allies still failed, the Germans would still control the area south of the bridge, and then they would be able to confront the Allies with domestic support. It seems that this road to Berlin is blocked.
"Damn the British! The megalomaniacal British! Parks scolded for no reason, and it was clear that this failure was not his fault. The arrogance and arrogance of the British, caused their casualties. On the bright side, the casualties of the 101st Airborne Division in the entire operation were much lower than in history, and most of the brothers of Company E who had been killed in battle were able to save their lives. However, this was the conclusion that Parks came to later after questioning Winters.
It seems that the docks cannot be went, and it is believed that the German infantry will soon march in and clean up the battlefield, and if Moder knows that he is dizzy and thinks that he has been deceived, then the attention of the Germans will definitely be turned to himself again, and at that time, it will be even more difficult for him to get rid of them.
Parks quietly left the area. He hid quietly in the woods, looked around warily, and then disguised himself in the grass. He had to keep an eye on his surroundings at all times, even the slightest movement. And now there is another bad thing, that is, I am tired and hungry, if I can't replenish my strength in time, I am afraid that it will be impossible to escape from here.
Parks lay silently, watching his prey, and the predators who kept an eye on him. An icy snake swam in front of Parks, and suddenly raised its triangular head at Parks.
"Thank you, brought me dinner!" Parks smiled slightly, muttered in his heart, and then suddenly stretched out his hand, and pinched the seven inches of the long snake, his speed was very fast. Then the other hand stroked vigorously on the snake's body, and the serpent's raging aura immediately disappeared without a trace, becoming a dead snake.
Raw snake meat is not delicious. Parks swallowed hard at the disgusting smell and taste. He didn't dare to start a fire, because even a little firework would reveal his target.
After holding back the feeling of vomiting, after eating the long snake, I felt a little steadiness in my stomach. Then he caught two frogs like rabbits, which had gradually regained some of his strength.
As the sky gradually darkened, the Germans had finished cleaning the battlefield along the Rhine, and the British had killed more than 200 people on the docks on the shore and about 500 people were buried in the Rhine. This result made Admiral Urquhart almost go berserk. After the Germans' plane flew away, he looked at the team of less than 100 people, looked at Brigadier General John Forlouster, whose face was covered with blood, and could not open his mouth for a long time.
It was a sleepless night. The search of the Germans stopped at nightfall. They set up sentry posts along the Rhine and guarded almost all the banks around them.
Parks dropped his sniper rifle and quietly approached the Rhine, watching the soldiers patrolling the river beach with flashlights, and then as they turned around, he quickly and quietly approached the river, and then quietly slid into the icy Rhine water.
(To be continued)