The paratroopers of the 1st Airborne Division of the British Army jumped out of the transport plane, and after talking, they fired the parachutes in the air, and the whole process was very spectacular. It was also the first time that Parks and the others were able to watch the paratroopers parachute down from the ground during the day, and it was clear that the scale was enough to shock them. The brothers in the first row all opened their mouths wide and looked at the sky in surprise.

"God!" Webster exclaimed, "This is the great masterpiece of the Allies." ”

"I wish they could know about the German Panzers here, so that they could prepare themselves, or else they would be crushed by the Germans and sent to hell!" Goneri said gloomily. It is clear that the more spectacular the parachute, the greater the tragedy they will face, as almost everyone lurking here now knows.

"What should we do?" Webster looked at Guerneri and said, "Just lurking here and doing nothing?" It's a bit of a stretch, we should find a way to help them! ”

"Help them?" Goneri sneered, "The British are arrogant, they should have suffered a lot, do you know why we are here?" It's all because of their ignorance. They deserve a lesson. ”

Goneri's words more or less represent the voices of many brothers lying here. They couldn't help but smile knowingly, and they were happy to see the British suffering. Even Parks and Wales have the same mind. Parks intends to help the British at a crucial moment, and Wales is absolutely in favor of this.

Parks and Wales continued to observe the Germans, who were apparently frightened by the sudden landing of British paratroopers, and the spectacle in the sky seemed too astonishing during the day. There was chaos on the bridge, and German soldiers were constantly running back and forth on the bridge deck, and it was clear that they could not understand why the British had parachuted here, because it was considered by the Germans to be the rear. Nothing worthless.

"Later, the Supreme Commander of the German Army, Field Marshal Modell, will come from the north side of the bridge, and I think we have a chance to snipe him!" Parks suddenly whispered to Wales.

"What?" Wales' eyes lit up suddenly, and then he smiled at Parks, "You want to ambush them here?" German Field Marshal, what a good idea! ”

"No, let's let him go, we'll have a chance later. Now if we ambush him, we will expose ourselves to the Germans prematurely, and we will be in trouble ourselves. Swap a platoon for that damn marshal, I'm at a loss! Parks blinked, "Don't worry, Wales, we can always appear where the Germans don't expect it!" ”

"I knew you would!" Wales nodded.

"All we have to do now is wait quietly and look for an opportunity!" "We're like Panthers, lonely, calm, agile and able to deliver a lethal blow. ”

"Black Panther? I like it! Wales grinned.

Even Parks didn't expect that the noun he casually said would become the name of the American Special Commando in the future, and the Black Panthers, which originally belonged to France, belonged to the United States in advance, and the original American Navy SEALs did not appear in later generations after all, and were replaced by the famous Black Panthers after this operation. It was a complete accident.

The smooth landing of the British made the German Field Marshal Moder very nervous, and after receiving the report, he immediately issued an order: evacuate the command and immediately retreat to the south bank of the road bridge. This puzzled the accompanying staff officers.

But Modell's explanation is stunning.

"Why did the British land here? There's nothing here, the most important thing here is me, their goal is to get me, I'm their purpose! Therefore, I want to withdraw the headquarters from the south bank of the road, and I can't let their plan succeed, and I want our armored vehicles to be firmly entrenched at the bridgehead, so that the British will not be able to move an inch! ”

But no matter what you think about it, it strengthens Moder's determination to resist. He would never allow himself to fall into the hands of the British. Their convoy began to pass through the Arnhem Bridge, while he stood on an armored car, exposing his upper body and holding his head high, advancing towards the south bank of the bridge, while behind him was a large armored force.

It was also Model's miscalculation that made it easy for the British to advance north of the bridge, and they met little resistance, and the Germans themselves abandoned the north side of the bridge. Prepare for a desperate battle with the British across the bridge.

"They've passed through here." Wales put down his binoculars and smiled at Parks, "You've always expected to be so accurate, but it's a shame we can't do anything about it now!" ”

"There's nothing to regret!" Parks smiled, "The best is yet to come!" ”

Yes, the best of Parks' plan is yet to come.

The unusually smooth airborne landing of the Allies on the 17th greatly strengthened their confidence. All the armies are hurrying forward. Soon they had taken over the town of Thorne. The arrival of the Americans made the people of this town ecstatic, they already felt that they had been liberated, and almost all of them poured into the streets.

Orange flags fluttered in the windows of each house. This was absolutely not allowed at the time of the German occupation. But now the inhabitants of the place have no qualms about hanging such flags on the streets, in their windows.

Residents stood on both sides of the road, as if waiting to watch the parade. The Dutch in the streets sang celebratory songs, neat and surging, they had been depressed for too long. Now it is finally time to vent and sing the cheers for freedom and the American GIs.

"Haliger, tell your brothers to act quickly, don't be sluggish, let those recruits leave quickly, don't indulge in such an occasion!" Winters was furious at some of the recruits who were caught in the crowd and cheering, who delayed the whole operation. Of course, there are many more veterans who have no intention of enjoying this kind of time, they unscrupulously take cigars and fruits from the Dutch, and hug and kiss those passionate Dutch girls without any scruples.

"It feels so wonderful!" Mook had just wrestled out of the arms of a Dutch girl, and then yelled at the GIs who were still standing and didn't want to move, "Guys, we've got to go!" ”

Suddenly there was a louder cheer from the crowd, and the English tanks drove into the streets of Thorne, and the long flow of tanks made the inhabitants ecstatic, and they were even more convinced that they had been liberated. They quickly surrounded the incoming tanks, and some girls even climbed onto the bodies and hugged and kissed the tankmen who emerged from the roof.

"Hurry up, brothers, this is not the place to stay for long!" Tybert stood on a tank that was immobilized by the crowd, "Mook, go and greet your brothers, we need to get out of here." Damn, go kick those recruits in the ass, they haven't fought yet, they've learned to enjoy, quick! ”

"Damn it, Sergey, we have to go!" Mook tore Sergei away, and he was grabbing the apple from the Dutchman's basket and carrying it into his arms.

"Yes, Sergeant! It's going to be right away! He took another one and handed it to Mukdo, "God, these Dutchmen are so welcoming, and so are the girls here." It's unforgettable. ”

"You'd better keep that to Captain Winters!" Muk smiled, then grabbed the apple and took a sip, it was a little sweet, but it still had a very sour taste, and his luck was really bad.

"Beer, whose cup is this, here you go!" In front of a bar, the waiter boy was handing out beers, and there were a lot of brothers gathered here. With every glass of beer, many hands reached out, and it was clear that beer attracted them more than girls and flowers, not to mention the tense nerves that parched their mouths on the march.

"I love it!" Compton poured a glass of beer and snapped his mouth, "The Dutch beer is better than the French, and they're more welcoming!" ”

"Barker, the entire 101st Division is trapped here now. We will be later than scheduled. God knows why the British, who were sitting in tanks, were not in a hurry, didn't they know that the Germans were waiting for us in front? Winters said, "Gather all the brethren together, and we must move forward." ”

But knowing that they had to move forward, the GIs were not in a hurry, they were enjoying their time very much, so it took great effort for the officers to free them from the crowd and then continue their departure.

"It felt so good just now!" Sergei was still reminiscing, and it was clear that the expedition was much more pleasant than expected.

"Don't be too happy!" Muk walked beside Sergei, and he was looking around. Then he saw a figure swaying on the road ahead.

"Germans!" Someone exclaimed loudly, and then a sharp whistling sound was heard, followed by a huge explosion of "boom", which knocked a soldier of the D company in front to the ground and let out a terrible wail.

"Medic!" Someone screamed loudly in front of them. Everyone fell to the ground, and the successive explosions made it impossible for them to lift their heads, and then the machine gun sound of the MG42, which was about to tear the rags, rang out, sending cement and dirt flying everywhere on the side of the road.

"That's terrible!" Sergei lay on the ground tightly and couldn't help but complain loudly.

"Tybert!" Winters fell to the ground and shouted, "Get the tank to come forward, take out that 88mm gun, and that machine gun, hurry!" ”

Tybert quickly got up from the ground and ran behind, with the British tanks behind them. Then, under the guidance of Tybert, they drove to the front of the line and began to fire cannonballs.

Soon, the artillery and machine guns of the Germans were taken out by tank artillery. But the Germans had already achieved their goal, they were delaying the Allied offensive, and even if it was only such a short period of sniping, it would be enough time for them to do what they wanted.

The Saône Bridge is just ahead. The officers and men of the 101st Division were delighted to find that the bridge was still standing there intact. No one spoke, everyone was excited, the first goal was about to be achieved, they would occupy the bridge.

Everyone ran desperately towards the bridge, trying to stand on the bridge and cheer. Winters dragged Nickson to run desperately, and Captain Zinke was still able to run at the front at such an age, which surprised Winters.

Fifty meters...... Forty meters...... Thirty meters...... Everyone was ready to start cheering.

(To be continued)