Just as Eddie's plane was about to land, the pilot discovered that the pre-selected triangle was not only covered with stones, but also steeper than previously estimated, and the Italians poetically described it as part of the ski trail in their pre-war holiday book!

The unevenness of the field meant that the danger of landing was far greater than expected, and the pilot of No. 3, Lieutenant Heinrich, was a little overwhelmed, when Eddie, who was behind him, shouted:

"Hurry up! Land as close to the hotel as possible! The pilot later recalled the scene when he landed: "The small black dot in the field of vision quickly turned into a large building. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Although the nose of the glider was equipped with a deceleration device, it was difficult for us to reduce our speed, so I changed course and approached the landing zone against a strong updraft from the ridge. I looked out, hoping to see the enemy's movements, but at first everything remained calm.

When I flew about 150 meters above the hotel, the soldiers in the hotel poured out like ants that had been stabbed in their nests. They didn't look very hostile, though, and just stood there dumbfounded at the group of attackers who seemed to fall from the glare of sunlight. ”

After a quick judgment, Lieutenant Heinrich made a sharp turn to the left of the heavy glide and turned on the retro again, this time the plane quickly reduced its altitude and the nose fell in the direction of the hotel.

When the barbed wire fence around the landing skid (designed to shorten the distance of the landing slide) was cut like a string by the gravel on the ground, the plane vibrated violently and came to a stop just 40 meters from the hotel's main steps. ”

Eddie's subordinates quickly subdued the Italian guards around the hotel, and then pushed General Soletti towards the hotel.

At this moment, he saw Edward's face appear by a window on the second floor, and hurriedly shouted to him:

"Go back! Get out of the window! ”

The iron-faced Soletti shouted to the Italian guards:

"Don't shoot! We don't need to bleed! ”

Some of these guards laid down their weapons and stood still, while others fled into the mountains and forests. When the other gliders landed one after another, the follow-up personnel rushed into the hotel with submachine guns, first subdued the radio communicators in the hotel, and smashed the wireless communication equipment with the butts of their rifles.

The Italian guards in the hotel were in disarray, and as more commandos swarmed in, the Italian soldiers raised their hands in surrender, and Eddie went straight to the room where Edward was being held.

The two Italian officers in charge of guarding him in the room raised their hands and surrendered without resisting after being persuaded by Edward.

The whole rescue process was very fast, from the landing of the first glide * plane (No. 3) to the control of the hotel only 4 minutes, and almost no resistance was encountered, and Edward was rescued without firing a single shot. The bearded Italian leader hugged Eddie tightly and said in a choked voice:

"I know that my Führer Rommel did not abandon me!"

When all the situation had calmed down, the No. 6 and No. 7 glide planes of the commando team had just landed, and the last landing No. 8 aircraft taxied and crashed into the bulging hillside outside the hotel, severely damaging the plane and injuring all the crew members, who were the only injured in the operation.

After rescuing Edward, the next task was to send him away safely. On the opposite side of the valley, a large number of Italian troops were defending, and it was impossible to break through and descend the mountain.

Since all the radio installations were destroyed, they were also unable to communicate with the Germans stationed in Rome and did not know whether the Germans had captured the Aquila airfield. As a backup, Eddie had arranged for an HS-126 aircraft to take Edward away before the operation, but the aircraft was damaged during landing, and the fuel on board leaked, making it unable to take off.

By this time, all hopes were pinned on a small single-engine Fiessler "stork" reconnaissance plane hovering over the hotel.

The plane was specially sent by General Student to observe the rescue operation, and its pilot was Captain Grach, a German ace pilot, who was also Student's adjutant and personal pilot.

When Student learns over the radio that Eddie has succeeded, he is a little skeptical, but he orders Grach to find a way to help the commandos. Having received the order, Grach began to lower the flight altitude, hovering over the hill, preparing to land.

Eddie instructed the commandos and the Italian soldiers, who had already surrendered, to push aside the glider behind the hotel and roughly trim the ground in preparation for the landing of the reconnaissance plane.

At this point, a German war correspondent who had been parachuted in was allowed to use their camera and camcorder to record the events that followed, including footage of Captain Grach carefully landing the plane on the makeshift runway.

After the plane landed, everyone stepped forward and pushed the light flying plane, which could only carry two people, to the predetermined take-off position.

When informed that Eddie was leaving on the plane with Edward, Grach refused very firmly. Because the aircraft is designed to carry two people, it is doubtful that the plane will be able to take off if it carries a 70-kilogram Edward and a commando leader who also weighs 90 kilograms. But after Eddie insisted that he personally escort Edward to safety, and implied that it was Führer Rommel's instructions, Grach relented.

The 12 commandos stood at the tail of the plane and dragged it tightly until Grach raised his arm to signal that the engine was in the ideal position for takeoff.

The plane slid rapidly through the makeshift clearing, nearly hitting a large rock, but under the manoeuvring of the experienced Grach, the plane staggered into the sky, circled around the hotel, and flew straight to Platika Airport outside Rome.

After landing safely, Eddie escorted Edward to Vienna on a He-111 plane, and Operation Oak was completed.

The whole rescue operation went very smoothly, and the funniest of them was the Italian colonel commander who guarded Edward, and when Eddy surrounded the hotel, he shouted:

"We don't need to shed any more blood, you are already surrounded, surrender immediately! Give you a minute to think about it."

A bald, bearded Italian colonel heard the shout, cringed for a moment, then walked out and came over with red wine glasses in both hands to sign his surrender.

When Eddie was inexplicably surprised to accept the red wine glass handed by the Italian colonel, the Italian colonel then said something that made the whole world feel loved:

"Cheers to the winner"

Add was petrified in an instant, this ...... This...... Is it a cocktail party? Eddie raised his glass with a smile, and the two of them drank the red wine from the glass. Outside, Italian soldiers shook up their white underpants from themselves as a sign of surrender. (Okay!) Cute Italian officers and soldiers, go play football and pick up girls! (To be continued.) )