Chapter 593 How Long Can They Hold On (5) [For Iron Egg 3/8]
Time: September 19, 1944, 2:03 in the afternoon.
Location: Arnhem, the second largest city in the Netherlands, at the northern end of the Arnhem Bridge.
Major John, commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Brigade of the British 1st Airborne Division, looked back at the position across the river and saw a huge plume of smoke suddenly rising up, which made his scalp numb.
Based on his experience, it would take at least two 150mm shells of TNT and RDX to produce such a big noise.
Suddenly, the gentleman sighed and said:
"Brother Su! How long can they hold on in this hell?"
Then, he returned his attention to his own position. After firing a string of bullets with the Sten submachine gun in his hand, he roared:
"Damn it, Lieutenant Mark, bring me some people to destroy that Panzer IV tank.
Don't tell me this is impossible, think about the Chinese people on the other side of the river, how did they do such a thing?"
Because just now, after the Panzer IV tank fired a shot, they arranged themselves one by one on a two-story residential building.
The combat squad with a cloth-wheeled light machine gun as its core was completely buried in the small building as it collapsed.
I don’t know how many people can survive the beating after the battle.
What! When Company D led by Hu Biao was holding the position at the south end of the bridge, it faced an attack by eight German tanks and a large number of infantry.
Captain Frederick of the British army, who was cooperating with Hu Biao in fighting, saw that the situation was not good, and immediately passed the walkie-talkie to his superiors...
It was Major John who urgently called for help.
I hope to get more support in terms of troops and equipment, otherwise Captain Frederick, based on his own understanding, does not think that the capabilities on the position can withstand this attack.
Even if there are D Company and Chinese Americans with unexpectedly strong combat capabilities on the current position, it will not work.
It is a pity that before Major John could squeeze out another hundred or ten men from his small force to support the attack, the German Army's second force began its diversionary attack on the northern end position almost at the same time.
Of course, the concept of diversionary attack is only the view of Hu Biao and others.
But for the British troops on the north end of the bridge, this kind of attack consisted of three tanks, an armored vehicle, and about 200 infantry.
It was already a ferocious attack that required them to go all out to deal with it.
As a result, their support for Hu Biao and others fell into disrepair.
However, they did not do anything. Major John was silently praying to Brother Su for the Central Continent team in his heart, praying that Brother Su would protect these poor Chinese.
He also ordered his subordinates to use the radio they carried to report everything that was happening on the scene to the Allied Forces Command.
Because the stakes involved were so great, the past contents of these reports were quite detailed, which allowed the big bosses of the Allied Forces to clearly understand what the Chinese in D Company were facing now.
When the British 30th Army's advance faced slowness and difficulty, it fell far short of expectations.
The big bosses of the Allied Forces Command finally noticed Hu Biao and his D Company, these little people who had once dismissed them.
In their busy heads, they began to feel a little concerned:
How long can these Chinese Americans hold on on the battlefield? Can they hold on until the 21st when the weather improves and the 1st Bollan Airborne Brigade arrives?
Because the persistence of these little people is related to the final result of this high-profile "Operation City Garden".
Whether this action is a bold adventure or a naive joke depends on the performance of those Chinese-Americans.
Therefore, the information about the Chinese people in D Company was also sent to the desks of the bosses.
What also appeared at the same time was the third request made by Hu Biao in the original negotiation with Major John, as well as the specific ins and outs of the matter.
"It's interesting, so let's return the things that belong to them to them now.
If they can complete their mission and survive, they can enjoy all these honors; if not, then these will be their burial objects."
After reading this piece of information on these former Chinese laundrymen, waiters, shoemakers, cooks and owners of small restaurants, it can be said that it is unremarkable.
Combining these people, they achieved miraculous results that are incomprehensible.
In the end, the supreme commander of the Allied Forces Command, General Eisenhower, Uncle Sam's five-star general, finally came to a definite conclusion...
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He fired a few shots and knocked a German soldier who was trying to fire at the mad dog to the ground on the spot.
Focusing on the scene dozens of meters away from the position, at two different locations, the mad dog was dragging the AT, whose life or death was unknown, and the broken gong was carrying the fainted Xiling, and was evacuating back to the position.
Hu Biao shouted forcefully: "Xufeng, translator, go out and meet them."
Under such an order from Hu Biao, Xu Feng and the translator quickly crossed the position with weapons in hand and began to meet their comrades.
After issuing such an order, Hu Biao returned his main attention to the remaining two German tanks on the battlefield.
By the way! In terms of troops, equipment, and firepower, they are far inferior to the opponent.
With limited equipment, he actually knocked out six German tanks one after another. Such a result would definitely be considered brilliant no matter where it was placed.
But at this moment, facing such a glorious victory, Hu Biao felt indescribably bitter in his heart.
No one else! In order to kill these tanks in the current harsh situation, basically only the core strength of the team can achieve results.
But the price paid was too high.
As for the two remaining German tanks, they were obviously frightened when their colleagues were blasting them one after another.
Now they did not continue to advance, but were located 100 meters to 300 meters in front of the position. While constantly maneuvering, they continued to shell the position and fired machine guns.
Under such close range artillery fire, every shot could hit the defenders on the ground, causing great threat and damage.
Jason, the fake foreigner who had previously used a bazooka to kill a Panzer IV tank, had not yet evacuated and was still lying in a crater, waiting for the opportunity to take action.
It's just that Jason has no chance to take action, so he takes an explosive bag at hand to blow up a tank and destroy it.
Because now there were at least one and a half squads of German soldiers, who were outflanking the crater where he was. For a while, Jason was shooting at each other, and the two sides were fighting fiercely, unable to free their hands.
Upon seeing this, Hu Biao knew that even if he killed the remaining two tanks, he might have to pay a higher price, so he had to bite the bullet and do it.
"Lao Yang, Zhuye, you two come on, you must kill these two tanks."
Gritting his teeth, Hu Biao issued a new order.
Under such an order, Yang Dongli and Zhuye, who were named, could not help but reveal a wry smile.
The reason why they showed such expressions was definitely not because they were afraid of death; it was just that they were speechless about the anti-tank weapon in their hands.
Because with the bazookas, iron fists and other individual rocket launchers on hand, they were taken out by Xiling and the others.
Now the only things left on the battlefield are the M18 recoilless rifles and the PIAT anti-tank launchers, these ridiculous weapons.
One of the M18 recoilless rifles, Bai Xiang was already operating it skillfully.
Two armor-piercing rounds were fired, both of which successfully hit the Panzer IV tank closest to the position, about 100 meters away.
Unfortunately, with the impact of "Duang, Duang~", the 57mm-caliber armor-piercing projectile bounced off the front armor of the No. 4 tank.
As a result, the only anti-tank equipment left on the position seems to be the PIAT anti-tank launcher.
Everyone in the Zhongzhou Team has always disliked the British army's main individual anti-tank weapon.
The problem is that the two of them know better that if those two tanks are not destroyed quickly, all the soldiers of D Company and the paratroopers led by Captain Frederick will be almost dead.
Gritting their teeth, these two guys had to take a soldier from the army with them as an assistant, and then left the position respectively.