The next day, that is, early 7 o'clock in the morning of September 20th.
There are still about 39 hours left before the Zhongzhou team needs to hold on for this mission.
At that time, Hu Biao had been sitting on the battlefield all night. Unexpectedly, the half pack of Huazi cigarettes that Bianrou reluctantly took out also turned into cigarette butts all over the floor.
Just when Hu Biao tried his best to adjust his mood under the warm sunshine of his new life and began to eat dry biscuits and cans to replenish his body's energy.
Suddenly, the original sin's shouting voice sounded in my ears again:
"Hey, look, Lao Hu, that second lieutenant from the German Army came here again today. Doesn't it make sense? There are no bodies of theirs in front of the position, so why is he here?"
After hearing this, Hu Biao looked up and saw that he had dealt with them twice in the past two days.
Specifically, it was the German second lieutenant who appeared as a messenger and requested a truce with them for a period of time so that they could clean up the battlefield, and it seemed that a little brother named Frank came over alone holding a white flag...
We can all be considered old acquaintances, although I don’t know why the other person is here now?
But it doesn't hinder him at all. Hu Biao first listens to what the other party plans to say.
Under Hu Biao's signal, everyone on the position did not choose to shoot, and directly let the German gun second lieutenant enter a less critical position.
There, Second Lieutenant Frank saw Hu Biao. After meeting, the second lieutenant's expression was quite complicated.
After looking at Hu Biao seriously for a while, he said:
"Good morning Lieutenant Hu, I really don't know whether I should congratulate you here or advise you to express my condolences.
Because you dispatched the night attack team last night, their operation was very successful, and our heavy artillery position was basically destroyed.
But for this operation, all your people died.
At the same time, we have to admit that even if we stand on the opponent's side, our flag captain, General Walter, still has the courage to fight for them, and we are very amazed and admired.
So if you are willing, we can send back their bodies and personal belongings as a way to express our small respect for these warriors.
In addition, our flag captain said that you no longer have the strength left to hold on.
If you are willing to surrender, he will, in his own name, ensure that Lieutenant Hu and your men will be treated in a manner consistent with their status, or even above the standard.
He said that he actually wants to be friends with you.
If you don't surrender, he would be honored to lead the 9th SS Panzer Division and kill you in battle."
After listening to the above series of statements, Hu Biao and others felt in their hearts that they had a mixed feeling.
Damn it! Just like what the German second lieutenant Frank said, now he doesn't know whether to be happy or sad.
After finally clearing up his messy emotions, Hu Biao began to answer seriously on behalf of the defenders:
"First of all, thank you Captain Walter for your kindness. If it weren't for this damn war, I would be willing to be friends with him, but with my faith and persistence, I cannot surrender to you.
Therefore, please send back the bodies and relics of our comrades, as we owe Captain Walter Banner and you a favor, but it will be the same as it is in the battle."
"Lieutenant Hu, that's what you wish for! We can open the passage and let your unarmed personnel transport the seriously wounded to the British medical station in Nijmegen under your control in the south."
With this statement, Lieutenant Frank left.
Just like that, not long after.
Some unarmed German soldiers carried the bodies of the death squad members on stretchers, dropped them down in front of and behind the garrison positions, and then simply left.
The main reason for the small size of these people is that they are members of the death squads, and there are not many corpses left today.
To be precise, among the members of the Central Continent Team, the bodies of the four members, namely the translator, Ye Yu, King Kong, and the company commander, were relatively neat.
The other corpses, such as Xu Feng, Mad Dog, and Yang Dongli, were too injured to be seen.
Others basically chose to self-destruct before dying. Under the power of the explosion of 5 kilograms of TNT, there was no corpse to speak of at the moment.
So the dozen or so corpses left were basically those of other paratroopers and soldiers.
Even among the soldiers and paratroopers, several of them self-destructed and their flesh and blood have now turned into dust.
Therefore, what they brought back was often half a piece, or a severely deformed ID tag, which was given back as some relic.
What needs to be explained is that Walter, the flag captain of the 9th SS Armored Division, was really a very particular person.
Mainly among the relics brought back, there are also personal equipment such as Xu Feng's big axe, white chain armor, Mad Dog's Longxiang knife, broken hammer, Ye Yu's SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle, etc.
It was a big surprise. Hu Biao and the others thought that all these good things were in vain.
This made Hu Biao decide that he would return such a big favor to Walter in the future, provided that if conditions permit and it does not violate justice...
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I don’t know if it was the death squad’s night attack last night that led to the brilliant achievements.
This was also the reason that caused a huge blow to the German side, so that they did not have enough confidence to attack the position guarded by D Company before receiving support.
Anyway, throughout the whole day on the 20th, the position at the southern end of Arnhem was in a state of peace.
On the contrary, at the northern end of the bridge, the German troops launched a fierce attack. Fortunately, after Major John gathered a group of remnants of other parachute battalions, his strength was greatly enhanced.
Of course, yesterday's bombing of the heavy artillery position by the death squads also played a huge role.
In the end, Major John suffered heavy losses and finally persevered with difficulty.
Throughout the day, Major John did not ask for help from D Company and Lieutenant Hu at the north end even when the situation was most difficult.
The main reason is that the pressure they endured today was actually much weaker than the offensive intensity endured by D Company yesterday.
Major John, who still wanted to show off his face, could not open his mouth like this and asked for help from D Company, which was suffering heavy casualties.
Therefore, on this peaceful day on the 20th, Hu Biao and others first cremated Lao Yang and others.
Then their ashes were thrown into the Rhine River.
Such an operation was done because Hu Biao was thinking that these ashes could always flow into the sea along the river, and eventually they might return to their hometown with this ocean current.
Otherwise? Can they be brought back to the time and space channel of the system and handed over to their respective owners?
Although such a picture is a bit overwhelming just thinking about it...
By the way! When Hu Biao and the few survivors threw the ashes of Lao Yang and others into the Rhine River with heavy hearts, they didn't notice this.
That was Captain Frederick of the British Army, who had a somewhat special mission when he participated in the coordinated operations here.
What happened in the last day or two, including the difficult battle during the day yesterday, the threat of German heavy artillery, and the dispatch of death squads.
And today, the German side took the initiative to send back the corpses and relics of the death squads and allowed the seriously injured to pass. This is a rare gentlemanly behavior.
Everything went through the radio station and took quite a while to be sent back.
Such a long message was first sent to the British Army Headquarters, and finally arrived at the Allied Army Headquarters and the desks of important figures.
In the end, everyone, including Allied Commander Eisenhower, read the report.
Facing such a message, these big shots were silent for a long time.
I don’t know what kind of psychology they had, but anyway, the series of subsequent arrangements were smoother and more efficient than ever before.
By evening, Hu Biao had been busy for six or seven hours, strengthening the fortifications.
Then Captain Frederick of the British Army hurriedly delivered a telegram to Hu Biao. The rich information contained in this telegram made Hu Biao a little stunned when he read it.
"I said, no one can take away what belongs to us."
Facing the complicated expression of Captain Frederick, Hu Biao said with a pretentious look.