In the evening, the Americans finally stopped attacking, and the land was full of burning tanks and rubble that had been razed to the ground. German soldiers holding their own weapons, looking at the red sun slowly falling in the desert, the hearts of more than some of the ancients, desert smoke straight, long river sunset circle of magnificent.
No one can remember how many base numbers of ammunition have been sent. We only know that some people have been sending the dropped ammunition to the front lines. The ammunition that was originally thought to have been transported together because of the wrong arrangement of the logistics department has now become one of the most valuable assets of paratroopers.
Borol was staring at the road extending to the horizon in front of his position. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. His troops lost 190 men in ten hours of fighting. If it wasn't for another battalion sent by the division headquarters to replace them, they would have lost more than half of their troops in the afternoon.
Most of the less than 300 soldiers have fallen asleep because of their difficulties. After a long time of fierce fighting, they have exhausted a lot of physical strength. Now their original battlefield has been transferred to another umbrella barracks, but compared with when they were there, the new top barracks are in a worse situation.
The paratrooper chariot in charge of supporting borol was destroyed by the US * artillery at 3 p.m., with four dead and one seriously injured crew members. Now the German Paratroopers in this direction can only rely on their own rocket launchers and recoilless guns to deal with the American tanks. What's more, the shells of the 75mm caliber field artillery are basically exhausted.
Suddenly, borol saw a truck with an American Jeep coming along the road. He subconsciously removed the mp-44 assault rifle from his shoulder, which he had taken from a dead German veteran. It is said that the veteran wiped out at least 20 American soldiers in the morning and kicked off a grenade thrown by the Americans.
"What do you mean? Americans, coming with the white flag? " Boroll stood on the side of the road in doubt and asked the German staff officer in the truck beside him, "did the Americans surrender?"
"I also want to tell you that the Americans surrendered, but in fact they didn't come to surrender. They just came to persuade us to surrender to them." The staff member was embarrassed to smile: "these Americans said that if we surrender, we can get the highest treatment. He said that their General Patton said that we are all warriors and should be respected."
"I don't think Americans can speak human words..." borol put his assault rifle on his shoulder again, then pointed to two American officers with white handkerchiefs with a wry smile, and asked the staff officer of the division: "what do you say to the division chief? And general Stuart... "
"I don't know. I just sent them. These people came a little late. The sentry didn't see them holding the white flag and nearly shot them both. Later, they were taken captive because they were fated and didn't get hit. Let me send them to the division headquarters. " The staff officer pointed to two U.S. officials and gave a contemptuous introduction. On the battlefield, the strong will only worship the strong. As for those who can't defeat their opponents, we usually don't pay much attention to them.
"General Stuart!" Ignoring the vulgar people of the lower level officers, the US military officer, after seeing Stuart and introducing himself, began to say the purpose of his coming this time: "your troops have been surrounded. We have 100000 troops and thousands of tanks. They are not the strength that your light infantry can contend with. General Patton appreciates your command ability very much. If you are willing to surrender, General Patton will personally arrange for you to go to the United States and become commander in chief of the American paratroopers. "
Stuttgart suffered some minor injuries during the US artillery bombardment in the afternoon. His arm was still bandaged, and a shrapnel penetrated his arm. Fortunately, no blood vessels and bones were injured, so after a simple bandage, general Stuttgart also toured some defense lines to stabilize the morale of the army.
He looked at the well-dressed U.S. officer, a little tired to squeeze out a smile, compared with the other party's clean and tidy, his general uniform although higher rank, but it is covered with dust, there are still some places stained with blood spattered on his arm. But his voice was still firm in his hoarseness: "I'm not interested in developing paratroopers in the United States. Please go back and tell Patton that stutton would rather die in Damanhur than betray his motherland."
"Sir, please seriously consider General Patton's suggestion. After all, you are not alone. There are many German soldiers here. They don't need to die here. If you surrender, you can get superior treatment, and your men can be saved from extinction. Why don't you consider it carefully?" The American officer who came to persuade him to surrender was in a hurry. Looking at Stuart's bloody uniform, he didn't know why the other party refused to agree to such superior conditions: "you can keep your guns and staff guards. Even your soldiers just need to hand over their weapons. You can keep all your personal belongings. You even have the right to write to your family."
Stuttgart stretched out his perfect arm, interrupted each other's plea and said, "I don't know what you Americans think, but we Germans have our German pride and persistence."
He looked at the U.S. military officer and then continued with a smile: "in Germany, there is a small town. In the last World War, this small town replenished the troops on the front line three times. Few of the last 30000 young people can return to the town. The head of state once told me about this small town. He said that there was a stone tablet in the town. The words on the stone tablet made me blush. It said: "even if we all die in the war, Germany will still live forever."
Stutton stood up in front of the U.S. officer's shocked expression. He went to the door, then turned back slightly, and finally said to the U.S. officer, "next time we meet, either I accept your surrender or you step on my body, that's all." Soon the American officers left Damanhur. What he took with him was the news that Stuart and the remaining 20000 German Paratroopers refused to surrender. The Germans were short of supplies and did not even stay for dinner. However, the Americans were generous. One hour after the U.S. officials left, 50 155 mm howitzers blasted the shells to the German positions. At more than 8 o'clock, the whole Damanhur was in a sea of fire, and the German troops spent a hard night with the rumble of guns. However, as the gunfire spread in the German paratrooper position, there was another exciting news, that is, Stuart refused the American persuasion, and said the inspiring slogan“ Even if we all die, Germany will live forever All the German Paratroopers raised their arms to prove their will with the hottest cheers when borol called out Stuart's words to the American officials to his men“ To hell with Barton A German machine gunner carries a mg42 machine gun with a cigarette in his mouth. Just got the news, borore's battalion to draw out a company of soldiers to the front line to reinforce fortifications, and to meet the dawn may appear in the United States tank attack. There is no more heavy weapons to support, so in the end, the gap on the front line can only be filled by soldiers. War is not just the benefit of words. Most of the time, we have to rely on real strength to finally solve the problem. Spirit can not be a meal. Who is the boss in the end must depend on the aircraft, artillery and tanks. The incident was similar to what everyone thought. At dawn, the Americans launched a new round of offensive. The battle was more fierce than that in the afternoon of the first day. The Americans gave up the idea of dividing and encircling, and organized troops to attack the German Paratroopers from all sides at the same time. The number of casualties on both sides is rising rapidly. The Americans have left 5500 bodies in a short period of time, and the Germans have paid a heavy price of 3100 casualties because they used their flesh and blood to fight tanks. All the peripheral positions around Damanhur were occupied by the U.S. Army, but the German Paratroopers in the city relied on the terrain and consumed the American time with cruel street fighting. The battle reached the most brutal stage. The two sides fought for each other from ruins to ruins. The railway station on the south side of a city changed hands for 13 times in a row. In the most fierce battle, the Americans occupied here for only five minutes, and then they were taken back by the German Paratroopers. The bodies of soldiers on both sides were lying on the ground everywhere. For a moment, no one was free to deal with the dead people“ Report to the general A staff officer went to Patton's command car and handed out a document to the ugly looking Patton: "general Montgomery confirmed that three German divisions had crossed the Alexander line and appeared not far from here. Rommel's troops have cleaned up the battlefield and are approaching our guards... "His words are undoubtedly like a death knell, echoing bleakly in Barton's ears. The implementation of the plan to eat the German Paratroopers is becoming more and more difficult. Obviously, if we continue to fight around Damanhur, it will be a problem whether the elite troops such as the 8th armored division can get away. But even if he is determined to leave now, another fatal problem lies ahead of him: is Montgomery's 9th army really going to give up so easily? Thinking of this, Barton stood up a little shaken, unwilling to repeat a word that no one could hear clearly: "Germany will last forever? What about America? "—— This scene once appeared in the Real World War II, the protagonist is the American paratroopers, although the plot is the same, but represents the courage of the two nations! Salute to all the soldiers who dare to face the strong enemy!