Chapter 588 Emergency Adjustment (Chapter Two in One)
Maybe he knew that only one night had passed, not even 12 hours, so he came forward and asked D Company to change defense. It is really nonsense to talk about it.
The British army made some preparations before coming to notify them.
First of all, this time the visitor from the British Army was still the captain who had dealt with D Company last night. Hu Biao vaguely remembered it from his introduction to me.
This captain is called Frederick, and he is the company commander of the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st British Airborne Brigade.
Unfortunately, after one night, Captain Frederick, who was still wearing arrogant white gloves when we met last night, now looked much more embarrassed.
The originally neat officer's uniform was now full of wrinkles and smoke. The left arm was even wrapped in gauze, making it very inconvenient to move around.
It shows how bad Captain Frederick's life was during last night's battle...
Secondly, Captain Frederick did not come empty-handed. In view of the thorns in D Company, he brought an order from Uncle Shanmu's Dahong 1st Division, which was the troops directly under D Company.
The content of the order was very simple: Company D was ordered to set off immediately and enter the position at the south end of the Arnhem Bridge to hold the position.
In short, in order to allow Hu Biao and others to re-enter that hellish position, these gentlemen of the John family also tried their best.
As for the reason why the order of the First Red Division was handed over by Captain Frederick of the British Army.
The reason is simple: after fighting this battle, if everything goes well, Hu Biao and the others will directly return to the modern plane. If the mission fails, they will be finished immediately.
In this way, there is no time to care about what the superiors in the mission world think.
Therefore, they did not even turn on the radio they carried, and the headquarters of the Dahong 1st Division had to be able to contact them.
Looking at Hu Biao, who was holding a division order handed over by him, but had no response after checking it for a long time, Captain Frederick couldn't help but urge:
"Lieutenant Hu, please lead your men and set off immediately. The German army can launch an attack at any time, and there is a serious shortage of defense personnel on the position."
It is a pity to face such urging.
Hu Biao's reaction was very unexpected. He rubbed a telegram in his hand and threw it away.
Then, he said in his mouth:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Frederick, but as we Chinese say, 'When you are away, you will not accept your orders'.
Now our D Company has suffered heavy losses in terms of strength, serious shortage of weapons and ammunition, and serious low morale; therefore, we are unable to fulfill the orders of the division headquarters, and it is a pity to change the defense."
Under such a statement, Captain Frederick was dumbfounded at the time.
He knew from the various behaviors that D Company had done since participating in the airborne landing, such as fighting for supplies and equipment, and clashing with friendly forces, that these guys were thorns in the side.
But they never imagined that they would even dare to disobey the military orders of their immediate superiors.
"Lieutenant Hu, you need to think clearly. This is an order from your immediate superiors. Be careful, I will replace the famous First Red Division to enforce battlefield discipline."
The angry Captain Frederick roared and at the same time stretched his hand towards the holster on his waist.
Looking at this posture, he was planning to take out his pistol.
But in an instant, the other Chinese and white male soldiers who were still sitting around casually and looking not at all serious stood up with a 'swish'.
Even though he didn't raise his weapon, the wolf-like look in his eyes made Captain Frederick's heart tremble.
Only a very few of his veterans have such a look that makes one's heart tremble.
Now he finally knew why Mao was in the same position and the same opponent. They defended the same position and suffered hundreds of casualties in one night, while the people in front of him suffered dozens of casualties.
In comparison, it's like the gap between veterans and rookies.
Unfortunately, those rookies are referring to them.
It can also be explained that these Hu Biao and other Chinese officers have an astonishing ability to control their D Company.
Suddenly, after thinking of the above, Captain Frederick reacted.
At this critical moment, even if Hu Biao violated military orders, he and even the Allied Forces Command would have nothing to do with these guys.
At least until the end of Operation Market Garden, there is nothing we can do against these people.
It's impossible to let Uncle Sam airdrop some military police to arrest these thorns, right? What's the point of that approach?
"Lieutenant Hu, you will regret it."
After saying this, the extremely helpless Captain Frederick left in a hurry and went back to report the situation to his superiors. This was his only option at the moment.
And looked at Captain Frederick's figure leaving in a hurry.
A group of members of the Central Continent team and soldiers who stood up to serve as a background board sat down lazily, like idlers with nothing to do, and began to bask in the sun.
There were only two pieces of chewing gum in his mouth, and even the Chinese character for brushing his teeth once, the somewhat worried translator asked Hu Biao:
"Lao Hu, can you do this? Be careful and take it off."
The reason why he asked this question was based on his understanding of his commander Hu Biao. The behavior displayed by Hu Biao in front of him was definitely not that D Company really wanted to go on strike and not defend the southern position.
It's just that Hu Biao is waiting for a price, and he plans to take the opportunity to raise conditions and ask for benefits.
Even though they had limited information, they didn't know much about the entire battlefield situation.
But with the anxiety and embarrassment shown by Captain Frederick this morning, if he didn't go up and kill him with a knife, he would be missing out on such an opportunity.
Of course, even if Hu Biao stabbed him severely, the benefits gained were just to hold on to the position and complete the mission. In fact, the Allies did not lose at all.
Or to put it another way, Hu Biao had no choice. If he hadn't adopted these extreme measures, he might not have been able to get what he wanted.
In this way, the position can be truly held for a longer period of time.
The only thing that worried Hanzi was that looking at Hu Biao's posture this time, the butcher's knife that was ready to attack the Allies was at least 40 meters long.
If you get stabbed, at least a lot of blood will be lost.
Faced with Hanzi's worries, Hu Biao answered with unusual confidence: "Don't worry, there is nothing wrong? These gentlemen who never set the sun will compromise."
After saying that, Hu Biao, who yawned, went back to sleep.
The time at that time was 7:12 in the morning on September 19th...
For the whole morning afterwards, at the southern end of the Arnhem Bridge, there would be a burst of fierce gunfire at short intervals.
It was part of the 9th SS Armored Division that had arrived overnight and was fighting with the British paratroopers for control of the bridge.
But after hearing the sound of gunfire and gunfire constantly reaching their ears, everyone in D Company was still too lazy to cheer up.
Among them, the white male soldiers have a mentality that it has nothing to do with them and they just care about it.
As for outsiders from the modern plane like Hu Biao, they are exactly what the translator feared at the beginning, and many people's gamer mentality has exploded.
Even if they clearly know that the outcome of this is a team battle, it will have a considerable impact on the modern plane.
However, compared to when they were doing tasks at home, these people are obviously a little less energetic now.
In the final analysis, after being discriminated against and excluded by white men who thought they were superior in this mission, many people have a subconscious mind:
Damn it! They risked their lives to fight and die for the war between these white men. They were really a little unmotivated.
And this is definitely something the system does not want to see.
Based on some situations revealed in previous missions, it has put all its efforts into arranging and operating all of this. It definitely does not want to see a group of guys who look like salted fish appear.
So, when these guys were like salted fish, they finished drying their chests and backs under the warm sunshine in September in the Netherlands.
It was noon, just after 12 o'clock sharp.
The cold mechanical sound of the system sounded in the minds of the Central Continent team:
"Urgent notice, Commander Hu Biao, and all personnel of the Zhongzhou Team, please pay attention. The following adjustments will be made to the third phase of the system's tasks.
The first point is to adjust the time when the Central Continent Team needs to control the Arnhem Bridge to 10pm on September 21st.
During this period, the Zhongzhou team must completely control the right of way of the bridge.
After persisting until this time, the Central Continent team will be considered to have completed its mission, and they can return to the modern plane or the time and space channel at any time.
The second point is that based on the underlying operating rules of the system, once the system makes emergency adjustments to the original tasks, sufficient compensation will be provided afterwards.
And in the modern dimension, some adjustments will also be made.
If the Zhongzhou team completes its mission, other Guo Jia's military operations in the surrounding areas of China will be cursed with a certain amount of bad luck in a short period of time.
Including and not limited to: big black fish hitting the mountain, stealth aircraft falling into the sea, etc.
If the task fails, you will suffer the same backlash.
In addition, the system solemnly declares that it will not release any missions that cannot be completed; the missions after this emergency adjustment are still possible to be successfully completed based on the current strength of the Central Continent team.
Finally, I wish Commander Hu Biao and all the members of the Zhongzhou team all the best, may the two dragons soar, the three suns flourish, the four seasons bring fortune, and the fifth..."
In the cold voice of the above system, everyone in the Zhongzhou team suddenly became extremely energetic under the excitement.
When these Chinese officers became energetic, it meant that the entire D Company became energetic.
Mainly because after hearing such a system adjustment, the first reaction that arose in the hearts of the members of the Central Continent Team was:
Damn it! The system is going crazy. There is actually an emergency task adjustment. Didn’t we just bask in the sun for a long time? What’s wrong?
Secondly, I think of more possibilities.
For example: the third phase of the task no longer takes a week, but can be completed in only two and a half days, that is, 60 hours.
However, such an adjustment does not mean that the difficulty of the task has been reduced, but that it has doubled.
And the reward it gives, given the urine nature that the system has always shown, even if this guy throws out a piece of meat and bones, it will also contain poison, which is far from easy to get.
But let’s not mention the compensation it provides to the team, which is just about the content of “big black fish crashing into mountains and stealth planes falling into the sea” in the modern dimension.
Everyone in the Zhongzhou Team knew that the third phase of the mission must be successfully completed.
No matter how high the price is, no matter how miserable they die, it is necessary.
Because if this kind of thing happened to other Guo Jia, especially Uncle Sam's family, they would be very happy to hear about it.
But when it happened in their own home, they simply didn't have the courage to return to the modern plane.
He has no face at all to meet his elders in the modern dimension.
So I didn’t say anything! After everyone looked at each other, they all saw a determination to fight to the death.
Where can I still look like a salted fish that has nothing to do with me before?
As for the adjustments made by the system, why is the task adjusted to 10pm on September 21st?
They can actually think of the reason, because on this day, the remaining two-thirds of the 2,000-strong Polish Independent Airborne Forces First Brigade will be parachuted down after the weather improves.
As long as their reinforcements are in place through the bridge, they can fully support the original mission at 1 a.m. on the 26th.
When everyone was eager to try and fight to the death, Hanzi said to Hu Biao: "Old Hu, will you take us to the battlefield?"
Under such a proposal, the rest of the team did not speak, but the long-lost fire in their eyes said everything.
After gritting his teeth and stomping his feet, Hu Biao started to speak harshly, "Stop holding back your strength and wait until you get the benefits."
Everyone: "..."
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Hu Biao's prediction was not wrong, and he did not take it off.
At around 1:05 p.m., another person from the British army came, and the leader was a major. Following behind was an acquaintance, Captain Frederick, who could only be regarded as his deputy.
After the meeting, the major got straight to the point:
"Lieutenant Hu, good afternoon! I am Major John, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade of the British Airborne Forces.
The situation is urgent, so let us be more direct. You can put forward any conditions you have now. As long as you are willing to move out immediately and fill in the position at the south end of the bridge to block those crazy German sticks, everything can be easily discussed.
As of 20 minutes ago, German sticks had launched a total of three attacks this morning.
As a result, we suffered heavy casualties. The four paratrooper battalions at both ends of the bridge originally had 2,000 people, but now there are less than 1,000 left.
It's very possible that it won't be able to withstand their fourth attack.
I believe you don’t want to see a situation where the right of way of the Arnhem Bridge is completely lost.”
Looking at the frank-faced Major John in front of him, Hu Biao actually knew that this guy was actually dishonest, and at least he had concealed quite a few things.
For example:
If we follow the normal historical line, we will find that the British airdrop field outside Arnhem has been abandoned by the German armored troops by now.
Moreover, such important information was not notified to the allies in time.
The result? As a result, more than 1,000 members of the Polish 1st Independent Airborne Brigade, who knew nothing about it, landed and were wiped out by the German troops occupying this place.
At the same time, due to weather conditions, the next airborne landing will take two days.
The location of the next airdrop was chosen somewhere at the southern end of the bridge, and the right of way of Arnhem Bridge must be controlled.
However, Hu Biao also knew that there was no need to poke the lungs of these British soldiers directly with such heart-wrenching things.
As long as you achieve your goal, forget about the rest.
To this end, Hu Biao put forward a series of requirements that he had been thinking about for a long time:
"First point, our current strength is limited. You must ensure that there are no less than one company of soldiers to coordinate defense with us on the position and accept my command.
Don’t worry! I promise not to use them as cannon fodder, the personnel of D Company will definitely be the core of the battle."
I thought about that bridgehead position that is almost 200 meters long. There are currently about 100 men in D Company. Even if they are spread evenly, there is only one man every two meters. It is really difficult to withstand the problem for how long.
Major John didn't hesitate and agreed directly: "No problem, Captain Frederick, you will lead the people to cooperate with Lieutenant Hu and accept his command."
Captain Frederick, who was called, nodded solemnly and agreed.
Seeing this, Hu Biao continued to speak:
"Second point, we not only need your guarantee that the position will not be attacked by the German air force, but we also need to receive necessary ground and air support.
Otherwise, there is no way we can hold on."
"Okay." Major John still agreed more simply.
But in the following time, he explained again:
"Lieutenant Hu, I believe you also know that because the nearest field airport is more than 200 kilometers away, the aircraft's time to stay over the battlefield is limited.
Even after they receive a call for help, it will take quite a while to fly over.
In addition, the operations of the 30th Army are the key to this battle and account for most of the air support quota, so don’t expect too much from their support."
Hu Biao also expressed his understanding of this point.
Even big dogs like Major John don't know that these guys from the Central Continent Team have often been grateful without being attacked by their opponents in dozens of previous battles.
It's like a poor country man whose stomach can't stand it after occasionally eating a big meal of fish and meat, and will actually feel vomiting.
On the contrary, it is a battle with air support, which is not a habit; there is no way to explain such a nonsense.