V2.Chapter 3

"Fight hard to occupy the target, fight hard to protect the vehicle, and fight hard to protect yourself as long as you still have one breath."

I shouted slogans many times and became very powerful at this moment.

Hearing the speech, Hector read Shakespeare's long poem in what he thought was the most colorful and emotional tone: "those who have survived today and can come home safely will stand up in awe whenever they mention this day!"

"The time has come, children, pick up your arms, carry them on your shoulders and get ready to go."

Until this moment, the people standing in the duty room still felt incredible, because the airborne action they had been looking forward to finally came.

Of course, land departure is not included.

In fact, that strange memory left him at a loss.

According to the exercise plan, no, it has been confirmed now. It's not anticipation, but action!

The first paratrooper brigade will take the lead in airborne as an advance force, and its three battalions will meet in Arnhem, and the three teams will advance in different directions——

Lieutenant Colonel John flosky's second battalion got the primary goal of the operation: marching along a branch road near the North Bank of the Rhine River to capture the huge highway bridge. Not only that, on the way, they also occupied the railway bridge west of the ferry;

The Third Battalion, led by Lieutenant Colonel Fitch, will support the second battalion by following another road that also leads to Arnhem, close to the bridge from the north.

Once the two battalions parachute smoothly, Lieutenant Colonel D. Dobby's first battalion will march along the northernmost route and occupy the Highlands in the north of the city.

In order to facilitate the distinction, the three routes are named lions, tigers and leopards respectively.

Among them, Lu Li, as a sergeant of the second battalion, will embark on the lion route.

He knew that this was a failed operation, with heavy casualties. Moreover, the bloody font on the blackboard still makes people shudder.

"Go and inform the others."

At this time, major general urqut gave the last order, and then turned and left.

Then there were cheers and whistles. Big Miller hit Luli's shoulder and said with a smile, "man, what are you doing? Pack up your bags and go to Holland for a holiday."

"Has the counter offensive really begun?"

Lu Li muttered to himself. Until now, he still feels that he is in a state of ignorance.

"Of course, the teacher personally announced this order. Can it be an April Fool's Day joke?"

The speaker is tall and thin. He always likes to shrug his shoulders. It seems to be an optimist.

"Cheer up, Lu Li!"

"It is said that the enemy stationed near Arnhem is a group of miscellaneous troops composed of milk powder teenagers and old cyclists. It is almost crushed. There is nothing to worry about. Let's go!"

Surrounded by the crowd, Lu Li walked out of the duty room. At the moment, he was forced to choose to accept his life and was thinking about how to survive.

At the same time, soldiers crowded in tents and Nissen style mobile houses were playing cards.

Since yesterday, they have been told that there may be a large-scale exercise in the early morning of the 17th to prohibit sleeping and drinking.

Therefore, there is no other way to kill the boring waiting time in this way.

"Francis, you won so much money. How are you going to enjoy it?"

Francis monk, 20, had good luck. From the beginning, he kept winning money and the Dutch guilders piled up in front of him.

When he heard someone make fun of himself, monk put out his cigarette end, spit out a mouthful of smoke and said with a smile, "if, I say, if our division is indeed selected, then I will ask everyone to have a good time in Arnhem after the battle!"

Frankly speaking, almost everyone felt that once there was a battle, it would only last 48 hours, so the tent was full of laughter.

Suddenly, the curtain was lifted.

Several eyes converged on the man.

"Be quiet! Pack your bags! We'll start in another hour and a half."

Lu Li looked at the colorful paper and pen on the table, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

So he said in a deep voice, "note that this is not a drill. Everyone should bring equipment, food and enough ammunition."

"Great..."

All the people cheered in unison until they saw Lu Li's face was very bad. They restrained their expression and raised their hands to salute.

"After half an hour, gather in the designated area according to the predetermined plan, and remember to take airsickness medicine in advance."

Then Lu Li turned and walked to his tent.

As a grass-roots sergeant of the second battalion, he managed one class, that is, two combat groups.

If the parachute is successful and no one is missing, the eight people in the tent will accompany them on their mission until they die or are captured.

Cumbersome, or help?

Lu Li is not clear.

Now, he has to pack his personal equipment to prepare for the coming fierce battle.

A few minutes later, a pompous voice came from the sergeant's tent.

"Am I crazy?"

Miller, the big man in charge of the second shift, was stunned. A moment later, he shouted like reciting a poem: "combat camouflage net, anti-collision helmet, compass, ammunition, geotechnical equipment, carrying bag and preparatory ammunition... Hawking mines, grenades, smoke bombs, gamma bombs, explosives, water bottles... Parachutes, paraumbrellas and life jackets."

"And a bulging leg bag!"

In his memory, he had a good relationship with him, so Lu Li was patient and asked, "Miller, what are you going to say?"

"These things add up to be heavier than me, man. Are you going to turn over the enemy platoon alone?"

Miller looked puzzled.

He even thought it necessary to take Lu Li to see a doctor to avoid problems when parachuting - this guy was too nervous to board with such heavy equipment.

"It's better to bring more materials than..."

Lu Li was about to stop talking. He felt that he should not say depressed words at an important juncture. He had to change his mind and said, "take more food. It's also good to take a walk and eat snacks."

With that, he carried the leg bag to the wooden box behind him, opened the gap and glanced at it secretly.

It turned out that it was antibiotic drugs bought in advance. Unexpectedly, it was placed here by the school.

At two o'clock in the morning, the rumble of the flight formation when it took off made the cattle and horses around the base panic and run around.

Dozens of minutes later, the aircraft flew over London. It happened that a young drummer was sitting in his yard performing for his family and neighbors.

The sound of the propeller rotating at high speed interrupted the performance. He raised his head and knocked out a symbolic drum:

Three points and one line. In Morse code, it's V, representing victory.