Yang Pennings's farm is on Runkum Heath, about two miles away from the village of Wolfhetze. He originally planned to buy some things in Arnhem City, but after hearing the news, his numb heart Finally woke up.
At around 12 o'clock in the morning, Pennings rode his bicycle through the artillery fire, wanting to share the news with passers-by, friends, and relatives along the way.
"Come out! We are free!"
"The end of the Krauts has come!"
As he finished speaking, he saw three British soldiers sitting on a military motorcycle, staring at the sky.
Pennings was excited and awed.
"Three gentlemen, are you Allied soldiers?"
She speaks English quite fluently and can communicate without any barriers.
Hearing this, the hungry Lu Li instantly cheered up. The airborne guidance mission was absolutely error-free. It would definitely be a good thing if there was a local guide to help.
"Yes, would you like to do us a favor? The price is easy to negotiate..."
"certainly!"
Before Lu Li could finish speaking, he heard a decisive voice.
In fact, the Dutch are fed up with their life of being invaded and oppressed. If they can personally participate in this operation, it will definitely be something worth bragging about proudly.
Pennings felt that when the wife knew that her husband was so heroic, she would definitely admire him and her family status would soar.
Unfortunately, Lu Li didn't know that the farmer had figured out so many things in his mind. He took out the map and unfolded it: "Thank you very much. Can you read a map?"
"We are guides. In half an hour at most, tens of thousands of comrades will fall from the sky, so we need local people to help confirm the direction."
After saying this, Pennings was stunned.
He thought it was some big deal and was ready to sacrifice his life.
"Is that okay?" Munch handed over a cigarette.
"Well, do you want to go to these marked places? This area is right at your feet." The farmer came back to his senses and obviously knew the map, and added: "And in this place, two hundred meters to the east, there are two apple trees. Tree……"
Miller wasted no time, rushed to the east with tools, lit a small pyrotechnic stove, and then followed Pennings' instructions to install stoves in several other places.
Without this guy, Lu Li could only choose to launch flares, but now, they have all the equipment.
The orange-red nylon ribbon formed a giant O on the ground, and the blue-purple smoke was particularly conspicuous. All the troops could do was jump to this place.
Seeing this, Pennings, who was standing next to the motorcycle, was frightened: "What...what if the Germans are attracted here?"
Although he didn't know the procedures of the paratroopers, he was not a fool. This kind of phenomenon could be observed even from a distance of several miles.
"Probably not. The group of bombers overhead will restrict the German army's movement." Lu Li raised his eyes and looked around, as if he was inspecting a real estate.
After experiencing the battle last night, he felt that his mental endurance had become much stronger than before.
Probably that weird college is training students, strengthening their strength and mentality through exam after exam. As for the purpose, it is not yet known.
Lu Li thought to himself.
Pennings was a little scared and looked around, fearing that the three warriors in front of him would be easily killed.
In silence, Meng opened his sleeves, looked at his watch and said, "It's almost half past twelve. Logically speaking, the first batch should arrive nearby."
"It's unlikely that the enemy still has an unexposed air defense group."
Munch murmured to himself that the experience of almost falling into the sea last night would probably be a shadow in his life and would be unforgettable.
"Shut up and smoke if you have nothing to do." Miller stared at the fireworks stove, feeling a little anxious.
This operation was not smooth, with constant twists and turns, completely opposite to what was expected.
"Why don't you find a place to hide first? My farm is very big..."
The Germans had been domineering in Arnhem for too long, and as time passed, Mr. Pennings' attitude became less bold than before.
Until 12:40 noon, there was still no transport plane or glider seen. What was even more incredible was that the German soldiers seemed a little slow to react and never came to Luncombe Wasteland to investigate the situation.
"Sir, what should we do if the main force does not come today?"
With that said, Munch stamped out his cigarette butts and approached Lu Li who was looking at the map.
"No, although they are twenty minutes late, they will definitely arrive."
Lu Li didn't even raise his head. He was considered someone who had read the script in advance. He didn't know much about this history, but he knew very well that the 1st Airborne Division did fight in Arnhem.
Of more than 10,000 soldiers, only 2,000 successfully broke through. The others either died or were seriously injured and captured. Military scientists called it the heroic swan song of an airborne division in World War II.
Afterwards, Supreme Commander Montgomery asserted that the operation was 90% successful, but Lu Li knew that it was just a way of comforting himself.
Children all know that there are only two possibilities for one thing, either success or failure.
All other targets were captured, except for Arnhem, the bridge that was too far away. The soldiers fought with their youth, blood and lives, but gained nothing, which ultimately led to the failure of the Market Garden plan.
Next, a fierce battle was inevitable, because the paratroopers were far away from our own side and could not get reinforcements.
Thinking of this, Lu Li couldn't help but raise his telescope and stared at the sky: knowing that he was going to fail, he still chose to continue fighting. How desperate it was.
A minute later, a buzzing sound sounded, and the large army that Monk had been waiting for arrived.
boom!
Flares shot into the sky.
Lu Li and Miller pulled the triggers at the same time to point the direction for the first group of transport planes.
"Oh my God! There are still brothers alive in the first row. They have marked the airborne area." Staff Sergeant Gordon looked down through the porthole and exclaimed.
According to the instructions of the division headquarters, they were ready to act as guides - General Urquhart believed that the group of paratroopers last night had little chance of survival.
"Hey, No. 2. Ask your soldiers to check the equipment. You can jump down now."
The pilot's voice came from the front.
"receive."
Gordon turned to look at the soldiers behind him: "Guys, the free fall has begun. Stand up and take the bait!"
Farmer Yang Pennings stared at the sky in fascination as small dots fell, and then brightly colored parachutes popped out, yellow, red and brown, so eye-catching.
The song falls from the sky:
"We are the sharp knives that pierce the enemy's heart, we are the iron hands that cut the enemy's throat, we are the lions descending from the sky, facing the ferocious wolves around us, we are fearless and fight bloody!"
At the same time, Lu Li saw that Miller and Munch's eyes instantly became moist, and they followed behind and sang loudly together.
