Chapter 165 Great Retreat Next

On the second trip, Wales obeyed the order of Brigadier General John Forrest and crossed the Rhine by boat. As he got off the ship, he saw Captain Winters and all the brothers of Nixon and Company E. The brothers who arrived earlier are constantly saying this to them, but it is obvious that they are not in a high mood and do not seem to be full of joy after the reunion.

"Harry!" When Captain Winters saw Wales appear on the dock, he quickly stepped forward and stretched out his hand. The two held each other tightly. "I thought I couldn't see you!"

Wales smiled and said, "I used to think so, but now we haven't seen it?"

"Is there no news from Les yet?" Winters looked at Wales and asked slowly.

Wales shook his head, and then said gloom, "It's my fault. That plan is too risky. If only I could stop him from being so crazy, but..."

"It's not your problem, he did it right! Harry, if it weren't for this, the rows of brothers would not have returned so safely!" Winters patted him on the arm and said with a smile, "Okay, go and meet the other brothers!" The whole market garden operation has failed, and we will have a rest, this is what General Taylor said himself! He is proud of you!"

Wales got off the dock, then met with other brothers, and shook hands and hugged Lieutenant Compton, Lieutenant Picque and Lieutenant Heiliger one by one. They were very excited to meet again.

While the brothers of E Company were recounting their past feelings, suddenly, a buzzing sound came from the sky, and Winters suddenly shouted, "The German plane, hide it immediately!" He gestured to the brothers of Company E, and then he lay on the bank of the river. A German plane circled the sky and then flew back.

"It's terrible!" Winters looked at the place where the plane disappeared and suddenly shouted.

Obviously, this plane is a German reconnaissance plane. It was originally used to search for snipers, but it accidentally found the Verdor ferry. The British and Poles were exposed, and they had the last batch of teams of nearly 1,000 people who did not cross the Rhine. It is believed that German fighters and bombers will come here soon.

"Damn it, the Germans found us!" Admiral Urkert suddenly shouted loudly and looked angry. They almost crossed the river completely safely. "We don't have anti-aircraft weapons, and our planes won't come here. God!" He couldn't help looking at the other side of the river in despair, where there were a thousand brave British paratroopers and Brigadier General John Forost.

"God bless them!" Admiral Susaboski drew a cross on his chest and then locked his eyes firmly on the other side. There is not much time left for Brigadier General John Forrest.

The appearance of German planes completely made the British nervous. Brigadier General John Forrest knew that he didn't have much time, but the ships at the North Shore Ferry had not yet arrived, although they had reached the fastest speed.

Because the ship drove too fast, it hit the dock when it came to the shore, making a loud noise. The whole team of British paratroopers suddenly got into chaos, and everyone wanted to squeeze into the ship first.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Brigadier General John Forrest greeted them loudly. He seems to be able to faintly hear the sound of German planes, and they don't have much time.

"Damn it, it's time to get on the boat!" Lieutenant Colonel David raised his pistol and shouted loudly at the springboard leading to the ship at the dock. He looked manic and restless. So far, although the British have boarded the ship very fast, more than 300 people have not boarded the ship. He also heard the roar of the plane from far away.

"General, get on the boat quickly!" Lieutenant Colonel David shouted at Brigadier General John Forrest.

Brigadier General John Forrest looked at him and said firmly, "No, Lieutenant Colonel, you get on the boat first, and I'll be the last one!" Before he finished his words, four German fighters appeared in the air. Their fuselage shone brightly in the sun, making a strange "woo" cry, and then swooped down to the dock.

"Falpine!" Lieutenant David rushed forward in a few steps and threw Brigadier General John Forost to the ground. The bullets flew over their heads and hit the dock, splashed with rubble. Then the bullets were like a long snake, raging on the ship, and immediately smashing the hull into a hundred holes, and the sound of soldiers' howling came from the cabin. . A British soldier fell into the water and he was shot.

"Chip quickly!" Brigadier General John Forrest shouted loudly.

Lt. Colonel David pulled him up and ran quickly towards the ship. Behind them, three planes began to shoot at the rest of the ship and rubber boats. The bullet made a "choo-choo" sound, accompanied by the desperate eyes and screams of British soldiers.

The ship has begun to go offshore. Lieutenant Colonel David's John Forost will push hard and shout loudly, "Get the general, boys!" Then he fell to the ground because of too much effort.

The British soldiers on the ship stretched out their hands, took Brigadier General John Frost's hand, and then pulled him up together. When Brigadier General John Forrest got up, he saw Lieutenant Colonel David, who could no longer climb the ship. He got up from the ground and seemed to wave to himself, but a German plane flew from behind him.

"Falpine!" He shouted at Lieutenant Colonel David, but Lieutenant Colonel David didn't hear it. He waved his hand vigorously to Brigadier General John Foster. The bullets of the plane splashed debris all the way behind him, and then completely covered him up. The bullets roared towards the ship as the plane roared.

Several British soldiers quickly fell on Brigadier General John Foster and pressed him on the deck. The bullets hit the soldiers on the back and made a "puff" sound. These soldiers took their own surnames because they covered the cover of Brigadier General John Foster.

Brigadier General John Forrest, who was pressed under the soldiers, felt the vibration and convulsions of the soldiers when they were shot, and his heart was sad. His eyes stared at the dock and watched Lieutenant Colonel David in the shooting of the plane, shaking and twitching his body like a dance, and then rotated a circle from the dock. It fell into the Rhine River and submerged in the blue waves in an instant.

"God!" He couldn't help moaning. Such a scene made him unable to forget, even in the most difficult way to guard the bridge, he did not have such a feeling.

Another German bomber flew over. It was Tusca. It made a strange dive again and again at the ship and rubber boat, dropping bombs. Boom!" With an explosion, a rubber boat was blown to pieces in the heart of the river. The British army on the ship wailed and was lifted by the air waves and fell into the river from the air. The mutilated limbs and crumbs of meat, blood even splashed on the adjacent rubber boats, causing people to make a continuous sound of dry vomiting.

The British troops on the ship and on the rubber boat began to fight back, and they fired at the German fighters with machine guns and rifles. But this has no effect on German aircraft at all. The only two anti-aircraft machine guns on the north coast were destroyed by bombs dropped by German planes in less than two minutes.

"God, this is simply a massacre!" Admiral Urkert, lying on the bank of the river, holding a telescope and looking at the British army in the heart of the river, he felt a trembling from his heart.

I really don't know how many more British troops can come back alive under the ravages of the Germans. They finally survived hundreds of battles. They were originally the seeds of future British airborne troops, but now they have become the living targets of the Germans' wanton killing.

"General, what should we do?" A major climbed to General Urkert's side. He almost said with a pleading tone, "General, let our three battalions pick them up. At least we can distract the attention of the German plane."

"No, no, you can't help them!" Admiral Urkert certainly won't allow such an impulsive action, which is tantamount to adding dessert to a big meal for the Germans. Not only can't help them, but also sacrifice in vain.

"Hurry up!" A British captain shouted at the crew in the ship's cab, "Damn it, go forward with all your strength. The Germans are going to kill us all!"

"It's already the fastest!" The driver said nervously, "No matter how fast it is, the machine will explode. We will arrive on the other side in five minutes. Captain, we are almost there!"

Five minutes is very short, but five minutes are very long.

After a circle in the air, the German plane began to dive again. The windshield of the cockpit was splashed everywhere by bullets, and then penetrated the hull. The pilot was carried by the usual surname of the bullet, hit his head on the baffle behind him and fell to the ground. The captain's head was overturned by the bullet and lay on the rudder of the cab.

The ship suddenly began to rotate in the center of the river, and then the British army shouted loudly. The pilot of the Stuka bomber obviously saw this scene, which was a very good time. As soon as he waved his pole, the plane lost its head and suddenly swooped down from the sky. The crashing of the plane's heart and lungs made the whole ship feel desperate.

A bomb slipped down from the magazine, swayed in the air, and then hit the ship. The bomb penetrated the upper deck and fell into the bottom cabin of the ship, making a click.

After a short silence, there was a sudden "boom" and a huge explosion. The bomb exploded from the bottom cabin. The great power immediately tore the whole ship and threw the fragments of the broken hull into the air. The huge air waves lifted some British troops on the ship. In the sky, the whole ship turned into a piece, including all the soldiers in the ship.

"God, God!" The officers and soldiers of Company E lying on the bank of the river couldn't help but be stunned, and Gernery couldn't help exclaiming. To be honest, even when he raided the German oil and ammunition depot, even when he faced the German bombardment in the south of the bridge, he was not so surprised and shocked.

"God! Fortunately, we're here!" Wales secretly touched his chest, then turned his head and stared at Captain Winters, who was shocked.

"The British are finished!" Nixon muttered.

"This is a damn massacre. They have no power to resist." Winters sighed, "I don't know what to say about this retreat. This is not what the British called a victory retreat. This is a miserable world!" He squeezed his lips and looked straight at the heart of the river.

(to be continued)