Chapter 138 Thorne Bridge

The paratroopers of the British First Airborne Division jumped down from the transport plane and fired the parachute flowers in the air after talking. The whole process was very spectacular. It was also the first time that Parks and others were able to watch the large-scale parachuting of paratroopers from the ground during the day. Obviously, this scale was enough to shock them. The brothers in the first row opened their mouths wide, and then looked at the sky in surprise.

"God!" Webster exclaimed, "This is a great masterpiece of the Allies."

"I hope they can know the German armored forces here so that they can prepare themselves, otherwise, they will wait to be crushed by the Germans and send them to hell!" Granary said gloomily. Obviously, the more spectacular the umbrella landing, the greater the tragedy they will face, which is now known to almost everyone lurking here.

"What should we do?" Webster looked at Grenari and said, "Just lurking here and doing nothing? This doesn't make sense. We should find a way to help them!"

"help them?" Grenari sneered and said, "The British are arrogant and arrogant. They should let them suffer a lot. Do you know why we are here? It's all because of their ignorance. They deserve a lesson."

Gerry's words more or less represent the voice of many brothers lying here. They couldn't help smiling. They were very happy to see the British suffering. Even in Parks and Wales, their minds are the same. Parks intends to help the British at a critical moment, which Wales is absolutely in favor of.

Parks and Wales continued to observe the German army. The German army was obviously scared by the sudden landing of British paratroopers. The spectacular scene in the sky was really amazing during the day. There was chaos on the bridge, and German soldiers kept running back and forth on the bridge. Obviously, they couldn't understand why the British came here, because it was the rear in the eyes of the Germans. There is no value.

"At a later time, Marshal Modal, the top commander of the German army here, will come from the north of the bridge. I think we will have a chance to snipe at him!" Parks suddenly whispered to Wales.

"What?" Wales' eyes suddenly lit up, and then he smiled at Parks and said, "Do you want to ambush them here? German Marshal, what a good idea!"

"No, let's let him go. There will be a chance in the future. Now if we ambush him, we will expose ourselves prematurely to the Germans, so that we will be in trouble. Exchange one platoon for that damn marshal, I'm losing money!" Parks blinked his eyes, "Don't worry, Wales, we can be in unexpected places for the Germans at any time!"

"I knew you would be like this!" Wales nodded.

"What we need to do now is to wait quietly and look for opportunities!" Parks said, "We are like black panthers, lonely, calm, agile and then able to give our opponents a fatal blow."

"Black Panther? I like it!" Wales grinned.

Even Parks didn't expect it. The noun he casually said would become the name of the U.S. Special Commando in the future, and the Panther Commando, which originally belonged to France, belonged to the United States in advance, and the original U.S. SEAL did not appear in later generations. After this operation, it became famous. The noisy Panther Commando. This is a complete accident.

The smooth landing of the British made German Marshal Modal very nervous. After receiving the report, he immediately issued an order: evacuate the headquarters and immediately retreat to the south bank of the bridge. This puzzled the accompanying staff.

But Modal's explanation was stunned.

"Why did the British land here? There is nothing here. The most important thing here is me. Their goal is to catch me, and I am their goal! So I want to evacuate the headquarters from the south bank of the road. I can't let their plans succeed. I want our armored vehicles to stay firmly on the bridge and make it difficult for the British to move!"

But no matter how you think about it, it strengthened Modal's determination to resist. He will never let himself fall into the hands of the British. Their convoy began to cross the Anum Bridge, and he stood in an armored car, revealing his upper body, holding his head high, and advancing towards the south bank of the bridge, with a huge armored force behind him.

It was also Modal's momentary misjudgment that made it easy for the British to advance north of the bridge. The resistance they encountered was minimal, and the German army gave up the north side of the bridge itself. Prepare to fight with the British across the bridge.

"They really passed by here." Wales put down the telescope and couldn't help smiling at Parks, "You always expect it to be so accurate, but it's a pity that we can't do anything now!"

"There is nothing to regret!" Parks smiled, "The fun is behind!"

Yes, the good show of Parks's plan is behind.

The Allies made an unusually successful airborne landing on the 17th, which greatly strengthened their confidence. All the troops are rushing forward. Soon they occupied the town of Thorne. The arrival of Americans made the people in this town ecstatic. They already felt that they had been liberated, and almost everyone rushed to the streets.

The orange flag fluttered in the window of each house. This was absolutely not allowed when the Germans occupied it. But now the residents here have no scruples to hang such flags on the streets and at their windows.

Residents stood on both sides of the road, as if waiting to watch and review. The Dutch on the street are singing festive songs, neat and surging, and they have been bored for too long. Now I can finally vent and express my cheers for freedom and American soldiers with songs.

"Heliger, tell your brothers to act quickly, don't slod, let those recruits leave quickly, and don't indulge in such an occasion!" Winters was angry with some of the recruits caught in the crowd and cheers, who delayed the whole operation. Of course, more veterans also had no intention of enjoying such a time. They unscrupulously took cigars and fruits from the Dutch, and hugged and kissed the enthusiastic Dutch girls without hesitation.

"It feels so wonderful!" Muck just struggled out of the arms of a Dutch girl and shouted at the soldiers who didn't want to move, "Guys, we have to go!"

Suddenly, louder cheers broke out in the crowd. The British tanks drove into Thorne's streets. The long flow of tank traffic made the residents here ecstatic. They were even more convinced that they had been liberated. They quickly surrounded the incoming tanks, and some girls even climbed into the car and hugged and kissed the tank soldiers who came out of the top cover.

"Hurry up, brothers, this is not a place to stay for a long time!" Tybert stood on a tank that was surrounded by the crowd and couldn't move. "Muck, go and greet your brothers. We have to get out of here quickly. Damn it, go kick the ass of those recruits. They learned to enjoy it before they fought. Hurry up!"

"Damn it, Sergei, we have to go!" Muck pulled Sergei away. He was grabbing the apple from the Dutchman's basket and carrying it in his arms.

"Okay, sergeant! It will be ready soon!" He took another one and handed it to Muck and said, "My God, these Dutch are really enthusiastic, and the girls here are also very enthusiastic. It's unforgettable."

"You'd better keep this and say it to Captain Winters!" Muck smiled, and then grabbed the apple and took a sip. It was a little sweet, but it also had a sour taste. He was really bad luck.

"Beer, whose glass is this? Here you are!" In front of a bar, a young waiter was distributing beer, and there were a lot of brothers here. Every time a glass of beer is poured, many hands are stretched out. Obviously, beer is more attractive to them than girls and flowers. What's more, the nervous nerves make their mouths dry.

"I like this feeling!" Compton poured a glass of beer and clicked, "Dutch beer tastes better than French, and they are more enthusiastic!"

"Buck, the whole 101st Division is trapped here now. We will be later than scheduled. God knows why the British people sitting in the tank are not in a hurry. Don't they know that the Germans are waiting for us in front? Winters said, "Assemble all the brothers, and we must move forward."

But they knew that they had to move forward, but the soldiers were not in a hurry. They enjoyed the present time very much, so the officers took a lot of effort to rescue them from the crowd and then continued to set out.

"It felt so good just now!" Sergei is still thinking about it. Obviously, this expedition is much more pleasant than expected.

"Don't be happy too early!" Muck walked beside Sergei, and he was looking around. Then he saw a shadow shaking on the road ahead.

"German!" Someone exclaimed loudly, and then heard the sharp roar of "boom--", followed by a huge explosion of "boom--", which blew up a soldier of Company D in front of him to the ground and made a tragic wailing.

"Medical soldiers!" Someone hissed loudly in front of him. Everyone lay on the ground, and a series of explosions made them unable to raise their heads, and then the sound of the MG42 machine gun that tore the rags sounded, making the cement and soil on the side of the road fly around.

"This is too bad!" Sergei lay on the ground tightly and couldn't help complaining loudly.

"Tybert!" Winters lay on the ground and shouted, "Let the tank come forward and kill the 88mm gun and the machine gun. Hurry up!"

Tubert got up quickly from the ground and ran back. There were British tanks behind them. Then, under the guidance of Tybert, they drove to the front of the team and began to fire shells.

Soon, the German guns and machine guns were killed by tank guns. But the Germans' goal has also been achieved. They are delaying the Allied attack. Even if there is only such a short time for sniping, it is enough to give them time to do what they want to do.

The Thorne Bridge is right in front. The officers and soldiers of the 101st Division were happy to find that the bridge was still intact. No one spoke, and everyone was very excited. The first goal was about to be achieved, and they would occupy the bridge.

Everyone ran desperately towards the bridge, wanting to stand on the bridge and cheer. Winters dragged Nixon to run desperately, and Head Sink was able to run in the front at such an old age, which surprised Winters.

Fifty meters...forty meters...thirty meters...everyone is ready to start cheering.

(to be continued)