On the road from the village of Ousterbeck to the northern section of the bridge, the British 1st Airborne Division was blocked by the Germans in an open area and was fiercely attacked by them. The British suffered heavy casualties, losing 461 soldiers and 853 wounded and incapacitated in less than two hours of fighting.

This result was definitely unthinkable for Admiral Urquhart. He was anxious to join up with the British army north of the bridge, and then occupy the bridge, thus misestimating the actions and determination of the German army, and lightly advancing the enemy, resulting in a lot of casualties before the British army.

"The Germans are attacking too hard, General, should we retreat first and then find a way?" The Colonel hid tightly in the bunker, then frowned at Urquhart.

Urquhart was silent, he was thinking quickly. It was clear that he was aware of his mistake as well. The Germans had clearly anticipated their own actions, and now their own troops had suffered heavy losses, which would greatly demoralize the soldiers. If they retreat now, the Germans will definitely take the opportunity to pursue, and at that time, they will really be defeated and will not be able to turn over. Withdrawal is absolutely not possible. But it's hard to move forward. They are already at their most critical moment.

"General!" The colonel couldn't help but scream again.

Admiral Urquhart shook his head and said, "No, you can't retreat. We had to withstand the Germans. Now it's about patience. The Germans did not endure the war, they did not have enough ammunition and fuel, and it was only a matter of time before the situation reversed. It's up to us to make it to the end. Colonel, tell the brothers, to hold on, you must hold out longer than the Germans! ”

"Well, General!" The colonel was a little disappointed and was about to go out to deliver the order. Suddenly, there was a faint sound of gunfire from the bridge quilt.

"The Germans north of the bridge also made a move!" Urquhart nodded at the colonel, "It seems that the Germans have made up their minds this time, and if they can't crush us, they will retreat without hesitation." ”

"Alright, well, now than patience!" Admiral Urquhart said, "Now is the most difficult time, if we get through it, it will be a victory, and if we can't get through it, we will wait for the Germans to bury us." ”

"Yes, General!" The colonel nodded, and then passed the order and went.

The southern end of Arnhem Bridge.

"Huh-" The bomb whistled sharply and exploded at the bridge fortress, and several German soldiers were lifted into the air by the air of the shells. The Poles launched an attack on the southern end of the bridge, just when the British army was in great difficulty.

Lieutenant General Beatlich finally waited for the Polish attack in the morning, and although he was well prepared, the Poles were like crazy, and their attack was fierce and sharp, and they charged with great disregard of danger, and although the Germans had repelled their first attack, they resolutely and quickly launched a second attack.

"The Poles must be crazy!" Lieutenant General Beatlich shook his head. But he knew very well in his heart that he wouldn't be able to last long, and now the competition was the surname Nai, to see who would collapse first.

A platoon of brothers hid behind a makeshift fort not far from Admiral Sushabowsky, and lay there and watched the Poles launch attack after attack on the Germans.

"Hey, boss, will they succeed? God, this group of Poles is simply crazy. Goneri watched the Poles drop a few more corpses and retreat, shook his head, and said to Parks, "It's good that we're not attacking now. Now it seems, sir, that you are really smart, at least smarter than those Poles! ”

Parks glanced at Goneri and smiled, "The Poles will succeed, but they will have to pay the price." ”

Wales beside him also nodded and smiled: "That's right." This is the main road for the Germans. The Germans besieging the British 1st Division and the north side of the bridge were to retreat from this road, and if they could not hold it, the Germans would turn over and be surrounded by the Poles and the British, which was bad news for them, especially when they ran out of ammunition and food. ”

"God knows what the Poles will pay!" Gnairie smiled, "Boss, I admire you more and more now. You know, what I like the most is that you're always able to keep us out of dangerous situations. The stubborn British and the Poles were different, they had to show their bravery with the most dangerous way of fighting! ”

When Parks heard this, he couldn't help but smile wryly and shook his head.

"If we take the Arnhem Bridge, maybe we'll be able to go home for Christmas." Wales leaned himself comfortably on a slope and then said lazily, "If so, we are really grateful to the British and the Poles!" ”

The brothers in the first row were behind the bunker, they didn't look nervous, after a night of fighting, they also looked a little tired, many people were sleeping against the bunker, and many people were still talking to other brothers about last night's thrilling Guo Chen, looking a little excited. Especially those GIs who were participating in the operation led by Parks for the first time, including Hubler!

"Hey, Paikanti. I know why you trust Lieutenant Parks so much. He does have a set. Hubl smiled at Paikanti.

"But I don't trust the Poles!" Lying behind the bunker, Paikanti watched the Germans drive the Poles back again, and couldn't help but shake his head and said, "I don't think anyone else can show the same wisdom as we are other than us American soldiers." Look at these Poles, they have failed again! ”

"If we had been to take on the offensive mission of E Company, maybe we would have been sitting on the bridge and smoking by now." Hubler clearly agreed with Paikanti's remark.

"However, this time is more exciting than the last time!" Paikanti was clearly talking about the last rescue.

"It's a pity that there is no Ruger this time!" Hubler clearly cares about this. Without seizure, there will be no capital to boast about in the future, and this is the only regret of this operation.

"There will be!" Paikanti didn't laugh at him this time, "As long as you continue to choose to believe in our lieutenant!" ”

Hubler nodded. Then lying behind cover, looking ahead, the Poles were once again being driven down by the Germans, and this was their fourth charge. But the Germans took longer this time. There were even Poles who rushed to the German positions, causing some German casualties.

"God bless the Poles!" Hubl lay there and muttered something quietly.

"Bless the British, too!" Paikanti added.

The Germans had enough of the Germans' insistence, and although Admiral Sushabowski knew from the beginning that the Germans would certainly not give up the bridge easily, he still underestimated the determination of the Germans, and they did not give up because the ammunition depot and oil depot were blown up and only symbolized resistance. This annoyed Admiral Sushabowsky.

He turned his head to look at the American soldiers who were resting behind the bunkers, and it was difficult for him to understand why a platoon of American soldiers could inflict such heavy losses on the Germans. He suddenly became interested in Lieutenant Parkes, who was watching ahead.

Parks turned his head by chance and happened to see Admiral Sushabowsky looking at him, nodding and smiling at him. He understood Admiral Sushabowsky's current distress, and of course he did not ask himself for advice on how to attack the Germans.

"Harry!" Parks suddenly said to Wales, who was sleeping next to him, "Hey, wake up." ”

Wales suddenly stood up, then looked around, saw Parkes, and then his tense nerves relaxed: "Oh, damn it, I thought the Germans were coming." What's going on now? Les! ”

"We have to be careful. The Germans were clearly going to retreat, and they would certainly blow up the Arnhem bridge before retreating. This was the only means by which they could stop the Allies. If the two German units on the north side of the bridge retreated to the south of the bridge, they might have moved. Parks smiled at him, "Harry, I don't believe this Pole, we'll have to do it ourselves!" ”

"What? Are you saying that we are going to stop the Germans from blowing up the bridge? Wales looked at Parks and suddenly laughed, "I don't believe in the Poles either, well, I'll gather the brothers!" ”

Parks nodded: "We have to be under the bridge until the Germans retreat, that is, before the Poles occupy the bridge." Now that the arsenal of the Germans has been blown up, they certainly don't have so many explosives to blow up the bridge, and if explosives are placed on key parts of the bridge, it will definitely have the same effect. ”

"Well, Lacey, I'll say to my brothers. However, I believe there should be no problem. Wales nodded, then turned and crawled towards his brothers.

Parks felt that he should speak to Admiral Sushabowski, so he hunched over and ran quickly.

"Lieutenant, what's the matter?" Admiral Sushabawski looked at Parks and couldn't help but nod and smile.

"That's right, I've thought about a problem, General!" Parks then voiced his fears and intentions, "We have to stop the Germans from blowing up the bridge, and it's clear that they're running out of time." If we look at the bridge now, then they can't set explosives in those critical areas. ”

Admiral Sushabowsky nodded and said, "You're right, lieutenant. But......" he looked at Pax, "but I don't think that the Polish paratroopers could not cope with this task." I know your intentions, and I admire your wisdom and courage, Lieutenant. But leave this task to our Polish paratroopers, who need to prove themselves through this battle! ”

The words of Colonel-General Sushabowsky are clear. It's a task for Parks not to think about anymore. Parks smiled slightly, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said, "Okay, General, I will follow your orders." I also believe that the Poles will do very well. ”

Admiral Sushabowsky nodded and smiled: "Thank you, lieutenant. I know you are a very good soldier, and I am sure that your General Taylor will agree with me on this point. I will tell him everything you have done, and he will be proud of you. ”

"Thank you, General!" Parks had no choice but to nod his head and bid farewell to Admiral Sushabowsky. He could tell that Admiral Sushabowski was determined to use this capture of the bridge to show the role of Polish soldiers in this campaign.

"Is Admiral Sushabowsky going to let us go?" Wales came back and sat beside Parks.

Parks shook his head and smiled, "No, he doesn't want us Americans to interfere." But what does it matter? ”

(To be continued)