The Germans occupied Wigherr, cutting off the road. Cutting off the road means that all vehicles captured by enemy forces will be burned or bombed, and vehicles that cannot be moved will block the entire road. For the brothers in Nijmegen and Arnhem, cutting off the road was like cutting off the arteries, and the food, ammunition, and medicine that kept them alive could no longer reach the north.

Colonel Zinke was ordered to reoccupy Wigherr. However, Wigherr's F Company was routed by the Germans, and only about 60 men were left to retreat from the town in panic, and then joined up with the other two battalions led by Colonel Zink.

"God, this is the worst news I've ever heard!" During the march, Zink was devastated when he learned of the death of Major Horton. To tell the truth, Major Horton and I have worked together for more than two years, and we have established a good personal relationship and a tacit understanding of command. So when he heard this bad news, he opened his mouth and couldn't make a sound for a long time.

"The second battalion is missing a battalion commander, Zink!" Lieutenant Colonel Striele said to Colonel Zink, "We need to solve this problem first, in order to avoid confusion in command!" ”

Zink came back to his senses and said a little gloomily: "I know, I know, Streil, my mind is a little messed up now, think about it, who else is more suitable to be the commander of the second battalion now?" ”

"Charles? Lieutenant Colonel Chase is a very good choice! "He's experienced!" ”

Zink nodded and said, "Okay, let Lieutenant Colonel Chase temporarily act as the commander of the second battalion, and you can release this appointment." You know, Lieutenant Colonel Chase is a good assistant, and if there is a suitable candidate in the future, let him return to the regimental headquarters! ”

"Okay, Zink!" Striele nodded. It's the best arrangement.

The Germans placed a regiment of heavy troops in Wigherr, and with the help of tanks and 88mm guns, it was not easy to take this place. Colonel Zinke wanted to contact Captain E-Company Winters in Huden and prepare to flank the Germans on both sides.

"Colonel Zinke wants us to attack the German forces in Wigherr! Attack them on both sides! Winters walked into the company headquarters and looked at Nickerson with some helplessness, "He obviously didn't take into account our situation in Yuden. If the Germans were attacked by the regimental headquarters and retreated, the first to be occupied was Yuden. What will we do to stop the Germans then? ”

"He's completely confused by Major Horton's death!" Nickerson shrugged his shoulders, "But what can we do?" Dick, complaining doesn't do much! Let's go get ready. ”

"Okay!" Winters nodded helplessly.

Soon the order reached the entire E Company, much to the surprise and frustration of many of the brothers, who managed to repel a German attack and force them back to Wigherr. Especially seeing Wigherr being bombed by German tanks, as well as the continuous bombing of planes, the flames soaring, and a hellish look, I have palpitations, if the German army is attacking Yuden, what should it look like? They don't dare to think about it, and even they keep thanking God.

"Sergeant, is this true?" Sergei couldn't help but mutter, he couldn't help but complain.

Sergeant Mook said to Sergei as he packed up his equipment: "Yes, trust your own brother, Sergei, if we want to live. ”

"Yes, let's go teach the Germans a lesson!" Sergeant Galanz walked past them, and then shouted to the brothers in the platoon. The soldiers of Company E began to set out from Yuden.

"Hailig!" Winters called out to Lieutenant Haliger.

"Captain Winters!" Halig was about to step into the jeep when he stopped and looked at Winters.

Winters coughed dryly and said, "That's the case, we have to be guarded here by Yudeng, so you and the brothers in a row stay, this is also a way for us to retreat!" ”

"Alright, Captain Winters!" Haliger nodded.

This is a move that Winters has no way to do, after all, there are not many people left in the platoon now, and most of them are recruits. All the veterans followed Parks to participate in the reconnaissance operation. It doesn't matter the big picture. Lieutenant Haliger complied and stayed, and he and a platoon of brothers watched Winters and the rest of Company E advance toward Wigherre from outside the town.

At this time, the weather gradually turned cloudy, and a gust of wind blew, which made the brothers walking on the road feel a chill. When they were still four miles from Wigherr, they heard an explosion coming from there. It is clear that other companies of the 506th Regiment and the Germans in Wigherr were under fire.

"Dick, I think we're going to speed up our march!" Nickerson said to Winters, "So that we can form a flanking attack on the Germans as soon as possible." ”

"Maybe we can wait!" Winters stopped suddenly, then raised his binoculars and looked ahead.

"Nick, do you hear that? What kind of cannon is this? ”

"105 mm light howitzers, and 155 heavy howitzers!" Nickerson listened intently for a while, "And the 75mm tank gun of the Sherman tank, God, this time the Allies have made a mistake!" ”

"And, Nick!" Winters pointed to the sky, and the roar of airplanes could be heard in the sky, which was clearly different from the German planes, "P-51 anti-tank aircraft." The Germans have escaped this time, and I think that if we choose this time to flank, it is obviously not a wise way, and the Germans will definitely retreat. They only have two paths, one is the original way, and the other is the one we took, they can turn around and occupy Yuden, and then they can fight us again! ”

"Well, what do you mean—" Nickerson looked at Winters, "I knew you wouldn't follow Colonel Zink's orders in this way." Well, say what you're going to do. ”

"We're here to ambush them!" Winters smiled, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, "If we face the rout of the German army head-on, then they need to flee for their lives, they must fight us desperately, we will suffer heavy losses, so ambush is the best way!" ”

Nickson was stunned for a moment, and then thought that this was a very good idea.

"I agree," Nickerson laughed with a finger cocked, "him, we've got to have a bit of a last name!" ”

"Colonel Zink won't like it!" Winters smiled. Then he said to Nickerson as well, "it!" ”

Winters was right, the Germans were hit hard by the Allies at Wigherr. The 101st Division sent all the weapons resources it could use, because this road was so important. The P-51 plane, the Sherman tank, and the 105-mm and 155-mm howitzers quickly crumbled the German defenses.

"Woo-" The P-51 plane let out a terrible roar in the air. Then bombs were dropped at very low altitudes. Then in a loud explosion, the German tank caught fire.

The tanks of the Germans, under the attack of the aircraft, were not spared, and the strength of the three battalions of the Germans, under the blows of these heavy weapons, suffered heavy losses, and almost half of the Germans surrendered. The 506th Regiment captured Wigherr without much effort, but there was still a battalion of German remnants that escaped from Wigherr.

"Damn, where's Winters' e-company?" Colonel Zinke couldn't help frowning when he was stationed in Wigherr, and Company E did not follow his orders to flank from Yudeng.

"Zink, the Germans still have a battalion after all, maybe Winters hasn't arrived yet, I'm a little worried about him now. The Germans retreated from the one in Hudden, and they would catch up. We must chase the Germans! Lieutenant Colonel Stryll said with some concern, "The 2nd Battalion has lost the F Battalion, and the E Company can't have any more problems." I hope they can bear it and wait for our help. ”

"You have a lot of point!" Colonel Zinke raised his hand, "If they can hold out for half an hour, we can reach and annihilate this group of Germans." But for the Germans, who were in a hurry to flee for their lives, the attack for the first half hour must have been crazy! Streel, we're going to move fast! We can't afford to lose! ”

Half an hour is indeed the hardest. The Germans, as Winters had predicted, retreated from Wigherr towards Hudden. They galloped all the way, and although they did not carry heavy weapons, if they collided, they would definitely hit with all their might.

The Germans marched quickly on the road. The commander of this regiment was a colonel named Gmünt, who had suffered a heavy defeat in Wigherr, and then realized that he had misjudged himself, and that the main force of the American army was in Wigherr, so Yuden must have only a small force. His retreat towards Yuden was based on this judgment, and he had no choice but to take the headquarters of Arnhem from the Ket? In the order personally issued by Lieutenant General Stuarten, he must unconditionally cut off this road, even if it is enough for one day.

One day, apparently, has now passed half a day. He had been badly damaged in Wigherr, but at least one battalion of troops could have relied on the town of Yudeng, and held out for another day. Although he did not know what effect a day of holding out could do to the German army. But as an SS commander, he was very steadfast and faithful in carrying out orders.

The Germans who were ahead were machine gunners, who were suddenly slaughtered by the Americans while they were still enjoying victory in Wigherr, and he appeared panicked and ran to the front. His rifle straddled his shoulder, and his whole person looked decadent and helpless.

"Bang-" As we passed the slope of a section of woods, a crisp gunshot rang out from the woods.

The German soldier who walked in front suddenly covered his neck, fell to his knees on the ground, blood gushed out one by one, his dying eyes wanted to struggle, but the eyeballs became more and more protruding, and finally his eyes went black, and the whole person fell to the ground.

"Fire!" Winters gave the order decisively.

Mortar shells exploded in the German army, and the sound of machine guns seemed to tear through the air, making it impossible to breathe oxygen, and the depressed heart seemed to burst out of the heart. The Germans received a heavy blow, not knowing where the enemy was.

This made the Germans, whose morale was already very low, even more helpless. They quickly lay on the ground and fired their guns into the woods, but they couldn't hit anything.

"Colonel, what are we going to do?" A lieutenant crawled over and shouted at Colonel Gmint, who looked flustered and his voice trembled.

"Poof!" With a bang, the lieutenant was shot in the head, the bullet pierced his helmet, and a stream of blood splattered on his head.

The death of the lieutenant apparently shattered the last of Colonel Gmint's confidence, and he suddenly shouted: "Lay down your arms, we surrender!" ”

(To be continued)