Captain Jung decided to surrender because he was faced with the embarrassing situation of having no one to command.
"Sir, the enemy has raised a white flag."
A soldier saw a branch tied with white cloth rising not far away, and said to Lu Li excitedly: "If you hadn't killed that MG42 machine gun, I don't know what would have happened!"
Hearing this, Lu Li remained silent.
The soldiers hiding behind the jeeps came out one after another and helped the wounded soldiers to the enemy's position where the fire had been silenced.
Among the twelve members of the reconnaissance team, two were dead and three were slightly injured. The reason why there were no serious injuries was because the MG42 was so powerful that a single bullet could break a tree trunk as thick as a bowl. There was a chance that there was no way to save him, and the soldiers who were slightly injured were all scratched by stray bullets.
Attrition in battle was a normal thing, but it was still difficult for Lu Li to accept it.
Only an hour had passed, and they had encountered nothing more than a small German army, and one-sixth of its members had been sacrificed.
In addition, the three jeeps were turned into scrap metal and there is a high probability that they cannot be repaired.
The road ahead is bleak.
"Sergeant, are you the commander of this team?"
At this time, Captain Jung walked up to Lu Li and puffed out his chest. Even if he surrendered, he still had to show his pride as an officer. After all, there was a huge class gap between a captain and a sergeant.
"Please accept my surrender, and at the same time, I hope you can abide by international conventions..."
With that said, Jung pulled out the Luger pistol from his waist, held it upside down and handed it to Lu Li: "Don't be harsh on the soldiers who put down their weapons."
Bang - Bang -
Suddenly, Munch fired two shots, killing the guy in front of him, scaring the other five German soldiers to take up arms again and resist.
Except for the dead commander, no one in this group could speak English. It was obviously impossible to ask anything.
Therefore, Sergeant Miller raised his light machine gun and emptied a magazine without waiting for anyone else to react.
In fact, Lu Li was on the same level as him. Because of the good relationship between the two, Miller was willing to hand over the command and never interfered in management affairs at will.
When several eyes fell on him, Lu Li knew that it was time to make a choice again.
How binding can the so-called convention be? The big guys who make the rules naturally know it well.
Of course, Captain Jung hoped that the convention could protect him and his soldiers, but before that, he chose to shoot at the people and create chaos. This behavior completely violated the convention.
Because of this, after a moment of silence, Lu Li happily made his choice. He raised his voice and said:
"Someone will die in war, either them or us."
"This group of enemies who are stubbornly resisting does not deserve sympathy. Now, let's start counting the spoils."
In this encounter, every soldier killed or wounded a German soldier, and they had the right to take their own share.
"Aha——"
Someone set out and exclaimed that the Allied soldiers were proud of capturing a Luger pistol. Therefore, after getting permission from their commanders, they dispersed, temporarily forgetting their tension and fatigue, and searched for this coveted trophy.
Lu Li stood aside and watched. He felt that the MP40 submachine gun captured last night was very good. There was no need to touch the corpse again. This could be regarded as respect for the enemy.
"What are you thinking about?" Miller walked over.
"fine."
Lu Li shook his head and showed no interest in talking. At this time, Meng lowered his voice and waved:
"Boss, come here quickly!"
At this moment, he was searching for loot in Captain Jung's pocket, and he probably found something.
Miller shrugged: "Go ahead, you must have found something good."
After saying that, Munch started urging again.
"What, did you find out the information?"
Lu Li hurried over and saw Monk carefully lifting Captain Jung's sleeves——
A watch is revealed.
"I know it, Rolex, high-end Swiss product, with speed and distance measurement functions."
Seeing Lu Li's indifference, Munch lowered his voice and said, "It's worth several hundred pounds."
With this hint, Lu Li knew what this guy wanted to express.
In this era, the purchasing power of the pound remains strong, and Rolexes worth several hundred pounds are indeed very rare.
you get what you pay for.
Frankly speaking, this watch is very beautiful. The layout of the dial is clever, and the dials are arranged in an orderly manner. The hands seem to be filled with radium material and can emit light. Even if the two of them are under the shade of a tree, they can easily read the time.
However, Lu Li was unwilling to accept it: "That's your trophy, take it away."
"No, it's yours."
Monk touched his parent's arm, and at the same time kept looking around, fearing that other soldiers would see this good thing.
"Boss, don't forget, I still owe you three lives."
Hearing this, Lu Li was stunned.
Not two?
After thinking for a while, he figured out that if Monk's action of shooting the German captain just now was really pursued, he would have to lose his skin even if he died.
"Sir, you must take it!"
A pair of gray-blue eyes stared at Lu Li.
It can be seen that since the death of the Dutch girl, his direct subordinate has been in a state of nervousness and violent tendencies.
"Well, it's mine now."
Lu Li stopped refusing and put the watch with the crown logo into his pocket, and then, at Munch's insistence, put it on his wrist.
"Machine gunner, is there anything else?"
"Well... this German executioner's gun should also belong to you. I already have one."
As he spoke, Monk pulled out the Luger pistol from his waist. Lu Li had seized it last night. Since he had no weapons at the time, he took it over.
"All right."
In the end, Lu Li got a Rolex military watch and a Ruger P08 semi-automatic pistol.
Miller, who had been paying attention secretly, felt a little envious when he saw this scene, not only because of the valuable watch, but also because of the relationship between Lu Li and Munch——
There is still no news about the class that he originally commanded, and it is probably more likely to be in danger than anything else.
3:20 p.m.
All the living soldiers got their trophies, more or less, but the atmosphere was indeed much more lively than before.
At the same time, one of the main forces to capture the Arnhem Bridge, Colonel Frost's 2nd Battalion, appeared in sight.
The vanguard was Company A. After receiving the supplies, the unit marched forward under the personal leadership of the colonel. The soldiers fell behind without waiting, allowing them to directly join the company following behind.
Because, from the fleeing civilians, Frost learned that the outpost reconnaissance force encountered a strong enemy on the road, so he ignored other things and quickly gathered all the means of transportation and ordered the soldiers to rush to the fighting area.
