Chapter 408

Borol once again gave the order to check the equipment on the lawn. This is his third night boarding and parachuting in recent days. Unlike other times, this time he knew he was going to England.

The battalion commander just assigned the attack task and asked each soldier to confirm where he was going to attack. In the photos brought back by the spies, every building is very detailed. These landmark buildings, even trees and road signs are marked on their battle map in detail.

Then everyone was asked to drain quickly, and then began to check their equipment, weapons and ammunition distributed yesterday, and supplies. Everyone was very excited, but except for the officers above company commander, they still didn't know which city they were going to be thrown to in England. After the distribution of the mission, all people are forbidden to leave the camp, and each person must be accompanied by more than three people. In order to ensure that the operation is kept secret to the last moment, the German intelligence agency really took great pains.

In the back of Buckton, a small port city near the landing site, there is a small town called bit, which is an important fulcrum for German Paratroopers to capture and block the British Fourth Army's counterattack to the beach. Nearby, German Paratroopers are expected to air drop a full three battalions, and borol's company is one of them.

"Board!" Not far away, an officer called out. With the crash, all the paratroopers stood up. They carry parachute bags on their backs, spare umbrellas on their chests, supplies, ammunition and tents on their legs. The soldiers with heavy weapons couldn't carry so many heavy things, so their bits and pieces were distributed to other soldiers to help carry.

Borol pulled up a tall and inconvenient man from the ground, then went to Baru's side and signaled everyone to disperse and board. General Stuttgart will land in Britain with paratroopers this time. In order to make an airborne landing of 15000 people, Germany has prepared 750 transport aircraft of various models and 690 gliders of various models. The planes will be responsible for sending German Paratroopers to specific locations, dropping 40 tons of additional supplies and returning at the same time.

Unlike previous airborne operations, there will be 110 Crusader helicopters participating in this parachute landing and beach landing. These planes will be responsible for covering the landing troops and transporting some paratroopers. This risky move is also jointly recommended by several military leaders. The more diverse the joint operations, the more obvious the effect will be when landing.

Borol watched his men step onto the familiar ju-52 transport plane one by one until he was left behind. Then he reached out to Baru and boarded the transport plane. The roar of engines has filled the whole airport, and the sound of hundreds of transport planes launching together can be called magnificent.

After closing the cabin door, the noise inside the cabin became much less, and Baru grinned and waited for borol to announce their destination this time. Borol raised the corner of his mouth, deliberately holding his tongue.

"Not Norwich, sir?" Balu said something and asked company commander borol.

"Tell me, how do you know?" Borol did not say right or wrong. He asked.

"Every time we fly for such a long time, calculate the speed of the plane and draw a circle. Can't we go to Oxford behind London? That leaves Norwich Balu and several veterans around him said and laughed.

Burrow nodded, admitting his destination this time: "bit, a small town near Norwich, is less than 10 kilometers from the small port of Buckton. We parachute down there, then attack and defend against the British

As he spoke, he opened a map from the map bag and spread it out. Then the weak light in the plane pointed to their war zone: "we arrived at the target area four hours earlier than the landing troops. After removing the obstacles, we also tried our best to help the landing troops destroy the nearby British artillery positions."

"There are so many tasks." Balu said with a smile.

"The bombers deployed in Dunkirk took off only 25 minutes ahead of us. They will bomb the whole Norwich area and destroy all the areas marked above where the British * troops are stationed." Borol pointed to the points on the map: "here, here, here and here. If we're lucky, we'll only meet a bunch of bodies that are still steaming

"If we're not lucky, there's a whole battalion of Englishmen waiting for us, right?" Baru shrugged his shoulders and began to laugh.

Just now, when the regimental commander arranged the task, he said that there should be British anti-aircraft gun positions nearby. However, it is not easy to say how large they are and how much trouble they will cause to the airborne troops. According to their experience of large-scale airborne landing in the Netherlands, the air defense firepower will only be denser, not lower.

In other words, when the paratrooper transport aircraft formation enters British airspace, it is estimated that the British anti-aircraft artillery forces will open fire mercilessly. How many people can survive will be left to fate. This point, borol still feel more confident, several times he participated in the parachute is still smooth, he himself is still intact.

However, compared with other airborne missions, this one is also a very difficult innovative operation. The previous airborne missions were completed in the daytime, but this one was completed in the night. What's more challenging for the paratroopers is to capture the small town and destroy the nearby enemy artillery positions. These missions also need to be completed before dawn. It seems that it's very difficult to really think about it. We should try our best to think about the good side, at least borol and his paratroopers are so comforting. After all, there is no need to fight against the British armored forces, so the rest of the task is relatively easy. Explained their respective tasks, arranged the cover and attack route, time passed unconsciously, and soon the red warning light on the plane was on. In addition to the roar of the aircraft engine, there began to be a dense explosion outside the window. It seems that the British air defense forces have deployed objective defense forces in Norwich. Not far away, a ju-52 transport plane towing a glider was hit by a shell. The paratroopers inside were thrown out of the fuselage with flames. The broken tail of the plane dragged the glider to the ground. When the pilot of the glider got rid of the burning tail, it was impossible for them to fly to Norwich. The huge flame formed by the plane explosion illuminated borol's face. It was not the first time that he saw the plane explosion, so he showed more numbness and indifference than the panic and panic of his subordinates. He was used to seeing life and death. From the moment he saw off his beard in France, he knew that death was as normal for a soldier as breathing. He just wants to live in silence until the day when God wants him to die“ Finally, check your equipment! " Hirol drew back his eyes and yelled in the cabin, "load your weapons! As soon as you land, you will know how important this is! The password is "lightning" -- "thunder"! If the answer is not your password, then fire immediately! Do you understand? "“ I see! " Trembling with the distance of the plane, everyone in the cabin answered loudly“ Take a closer look at these photos! If you don't land in a place with these creatures, you are out of the planned war zone. Then you should form your own combat team, which is in the charge of the highest ranking officer, and return to our original war zone as soon as possible... Here you are surrounded by enemies, so try to survive! " Borol continued to speak out to his men. After a pause, he continued: "in the early morning, we will have the support of the second wave of bombers. At that time, we should try our best to mark our position! Open the German flag distributed by everyone, so as to avoid being attacked by friendly targets! "“ Yes! Sir Baru takes the lead, and everyone answers again. Outside the plane, more antiaircraft artillery fire exploded around, and the British defense system seemed to be stronger than expected. Everyone stood up and hung the hook of the parachute on the slide rail, shaking slightly with the vibration of the plane. Everyone didn't speak, nor did they sing the songs they were familiar with, because the test they faced this time made everyone very nervous. They don't dare to be distracted or relax. All of a sudden, the green light inside the transport plane came on. Borol nodded, and Baru reached out and pushed open the door of the transport plane. With the wind pouring into the cabin, he began to shout in a thick voice: "parachute begins! Jump! Jump! Jump One after another, paratroopers jumped out of the cabin. They stretched their arms straight in the sky and fell with the roaring wind. They were their own paratroopers in the front, back, left and right. They didn't look lonely. The British are shooting machine guns into the air, but there are more and more white parachutes, just like Edelweiss blooming in the Alps. Finally, borol stood at the door of the cabin, staring at the darkness at his feet, raised his mouth, jumped out of the cabin in the fire, and let his body fall to the ground with the parachute. Prime Minister's residence, London, UK. An officer ran into Churchill's office and, gasping in the prime minister's expectant eyes, called out: "sure! The German landing position has been determined! "“ Come on! Where is it? " Churchill got up and asked. The officer swallowed a mouthful of saliva and uttered a desperate sentence: "the landing site of Germany... Is in Norwich!"