Because in the process of strengthening the fortifications yesterday, everyone in D Company had tormented themselves to the point of disgrace.
Finally, in the middle of the night, because they were so tired, everyone fell asleep without even washing their faces.
As a result, throughout the whole day today, the German side was unable to discover the skin color of Hu Biao and others during the battle.
Therefore, when I discovered that the person in charge of the commanding position on the opposite side was actually a Chinese, and the junior officers were basically of Chinese descent.
The young German soldier who was brought to Hu Biao immediately seemed to think of something, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
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It is mixed with shock, sudden enlightenment, relaxation, etc. It is called a richness.
It was probably only now that he deduced from the appearance of this group of Chinese Americans that this large force was actually the legendary small Chinese force that blocked the 17th Armored Division of the SS.
You know! After that battle, the 17th SS Armored Division became a joke within the German army, and this mysterious Chinese-American soldier team became a legend.
Based on the above reasons, the disastrous defeat they suffered during the day is somewhat understandable.
After a while, the second lieutenant finally sorted out his mood, spoke quite standard English, and had a better attitude than before...
He said to Hu Biao: "Dear Mr. Lieutenant, good afternoon.
Now, based on humanitarian considerations, we are requesting a truce for two hours; we are requesting that during these two hours, we can take away the bodies and wounded of our soldiers.
During this period, we promise not to launch any attacks on you; and the personnel cleaning the battlefield will not carry any weapons."
Without any hesitation, Hu Biao agreed to such a request.
Because German soldiers are not Japanese soldiers, it doesn't matter to him whether they die more or less. On the contrary, during the two-hour buffer period, wouldn't it be nice for D Company to seize the time to do something else?
You know, they haven't eaten yet until now.
Take the time to eat something, and you can also take the time to strengthen the fortifications.
Based on the above considerations, Hu Biao made a small request by the way: "A truce of two hours is enough, and your personnel can also take away our own bodies and wounded, as well as their personal belongings.
However, weapons, ammunition and food must be left with us."
"Yes, Mr. Lieutenant, you are a respectable gentleman." After hearing this, the second lieutenant expressed this to Hu Biao.
In this way, a scene appeared on the battlefield that Hu Biao and other Easterners were not used to, but the soldiers and German soldiers thought it was very normal:
There were no armed personnel on both sides, and they were busy working in front of the position in a very harmonious manner.
The German soldiers carried the bodies of their own dead and wounded back to their own position one by one, leaving behind weapons, ammunition, and food without any compromise.
The soldiers brought the equipment and food back to their positions one by one.
During this period, they even chatted with their fingers and exchanged cigarettes even though they spoke different languages. The Germans seemed to have a good impression of the soldiers' Camel cigarettes.
Good guy! That scene is called a strange harmony...
In fact, because the process of cleaning the battlefield went so smoothly, the two-hour truce time was not used up.
It only took about an hour and a half, and when it got dark, the battlefield was completely cleaned.
It's just that the German side is very trustworthy, saying that two hours means two hours, and currently has no plans to launch an attack immediately.
Even because of the weather, there was no intention to continue fighting at night.
It seems that the day of the 18th has just passed.
At that time, Hu Biao had already used several captured cans of German pig's head and compressed biscuits to make dinner and lunch together.
I was just thinking about whether I should arrange for someone to shoot black guns at night so that the opponent's stick can't get enough rest.
Suddenly, I was extremely surprised to see several figures wearing British paratrooper uniforms, hunched over, sneaking across the Arnhem Bridge.
Seeing this, Hu Biao quickly greeted a few people around him who were squatting in the trench smoking, and went over there to greet them.
When he got closer, Hu Biao discovered that the person leading the team was actually a British captain.
After seeing Hu Biao, he immediately spoke enthusiastically: "Lieutenant Hu, thank you for your persistence today; you must have worked hard after a day of fighting, and the casualties were also heavy, right?"
So why not just change the defense and let us take over your position defense tasks."
Hearing this extremely unexpected statement, Hu Biao almost thought there was something wrong with his ears.
Could it be that among the allied forces, which are full of intrigues, there are actually kind-hearted people? Or maybe these Johns, who cheated people to death without repaying their lives, have now changed their gender?
It wasn't until the British captain repeated the above words again that Hu Biao believed that he had heard correctly.
Of course I agreed to such a good thing.
Even if he really couldn't imagine that such a good thing would happen to him; but no matter what, in such a long mission, it would be a good thing to fish for one more hour.
As for the system mission requirements, Hu Biao thought that no matter what, these paratroopers were also among the elite of the British army, and they would not lose their position quickly.
After a day or two, when they can't hold it any longer, D Company can just take over again.
With this idea in mind, Hu Biao readily agreed to the opponent's proposal to change defense; in order to avoid any trouble, the two parties even agreed to secretly carry out the process of changing defense.
In order to avoid letting the German stick on the opposite side find out and cause any trouble.
So, under the cover of darkness, almost 300 British troops secretly moved over from the other end of the bridge and entered the position.
The remaining hundred or ten people in Hu Biao's group also slipped away happily.
Because they were too eager to leave, they didn't even bother with the flying stars and stripes on the battlefield.
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It was night, and the remaining members of D Company, who had no combat missions, had a good sleep in a residential area at the north end of the bridge.
Even during this period, there were continuous bursts of fierce gunfire from the position at the south end of the bridge, but they couldn't care less.
After arranging the necessary security personnel, the Central Continent team fell asleep, but what they didn't know was.
On the one hand, the British army's change of defense was certainly not what they said. It was the sight of the soldiers D Company suffering heavy casualties and hard work after fighting for a day.
They have a compelling reason to do this.
Mainly because of the heavy fog today, the planned follow-up airborne operation did not go smoothly. Only a small number of troops and supplies successfully landed at the previous landing site.
At the same time, the German armored troops mobilized in place have begun a fierce attack on the airborne field.
The 2nd British Airborne Brigade, which was stationed near the airborne field, had a very difficult time resisting the attack without heavy firepower. By evening, they had considered abandoning the airborne field.
The new airdrop was chosen in a village called Dier at the southern end of the bridge.
As a result, control of the Arnhem Bridge became very important; because they were worried that D Company, which was constantly reducing its strength, would not be able to hold on for too long, the British army adopted the practice of changing defenses.
So, these gentlemen just have no choice.
On the other hand, those British paratroopers who moved up the defense because they were worried that D Company would not be able to hold their position were miserable.
At about 11:15 that night, a unit of the 9th SS Armored Division, including a tank company, moved near the southern end of the Arnhem Bridge.
With almost no repairs, they immediately launched an attack on the southern position.
Even with the complete fortifications left by D Company, it was still very difficult for a group of paratroopers to resist, because the German army that attacked overnight included not only tanks, but also the remaining 11-man German stick team.
That is to say, the troops on the north side of the bridge saw something bad and rushed to support them in time.
Otherwise, the position here would be lost that night.
However, after several fierce battles throughout the night, most of the British paratrooper battalion that had changed defenses and rushed in for subsequent reinforcements had less than a hundred people left.
So, when Hu Biao woke up the next day without even brushing his teeth, he received another order that made him laugh and cry:
Change defense and return to the position at the south end of the bridge.