After being blocked, Major Gough of the reconnaissance company decisively changed direction and personally led some vehicles along the Lion Route that the Second Battalion had walked.
At about nine o'clock in the evening, Gough finally drove to Arnhem Bridge. He found that Lieutenant Colonel Frost's troops were holding their positions on the north bank.
The battle to seize the bridge is raging.
Countless soldiers fell under the gunfire, unable to move forward even half a step.
However, the next moment, Goff saw the bridgehead blown up in the fire.
At the same time, a huge explosion sounded, the entire Arnhem Bridge caught fire, and black smoke swirled up.
A soldier beside him muttered to himself: "We came all the way here, only to have this damn bridge destroyed."
Everyone panicked until Major Gough saw through the smoke that only the bunker and the adjacent shed where ammunition was stored were on fire.
"The ammunition just exploded and did not damage the bridge."
"Qiaobei is now under the control of the Second Battalion. The guy using PIAT deserves a medal, which will be awarded by the Queen herself."
The major breathed a sigh of relief and made up his mind to try his best to transfer the PIAT shooter into his team. After all, paratroopers lack effective anti-tank means, and high-end players like Lu Li are highly sought after wherever they go.
However, Lu Li didn't know the impact of his actions. He was lying behind the concrete bunker, smoking with three other people.
"What we have to do has been completed. Let's control the surrounding houses."
"Just these dozen people?"
"No, the battalion headquarters will send people to cooperate with us."
The four of them were talking casually.
The sky also became dark because the two flares had lost their effect.
"Sergeant, when do you think Company A will seize the south bank?" McKay's voice sounded a little excited, "In the early morning, or before dawn?"
It's never possible, how can a flesh and blood body overturn an armored vehicle or a Tiger tank.
Of course, it was impossible for Lu Li to say these words, so he answered vaguely: "God knows."
After hearing this, Munch echoed: "Only God knows the answer to this question."
"During the airborne landing, the intelligence department said that the enemy was a group of milk-powdered teenagers with no fighting ability, plus at most dozens of old Germans riding bicycles."
"The fact is that they are large in number and well-trained. They are equipped with MG42 machine guns, armored vehicles, tank destroyers, tanks and other heavy firearms."
Hearing this, Captain McKay's smile froze, and he hesitated for a moment before saying: "God bless the Emperor."
In this era, Queen Victoria has passed away for many years, and George VI is currently on the throne.
However, when Lu Li heard people talking about the Emperor, he couldn't help but think of the previous world:
The title of the play is "The Twist", in which he played a famous detective. In this world, the difficulty is several times higher, as he has to play a paratrooper.
By analogy, it is really hard to imagine what kind of desperate situation we will face in the next exam.
"Did Jack catch you?"
Suddenly, Lu Li asked the three of them a question that had nothing to do with the situation.
"What?" Henry was confused.
"Boss, please say it again, maybe I didn't hear you clearly." Munch also felt confused.
"Are you referring to the thug who killed several celebrities in Whitechapel District?"
Captain McKay was a Londoner. He had heard his grandmother talk about that guy. Jack the Ripper was simply the childhood nightmare of his generation. When Lu Li mentioned it, he blurted it out instantly.
"Yes, what happened to the guy who claimed to be from hell?" Lu Li sat up and stamped out the cigarette butt, "Painter Sigurd? Refugee Aaron?"
The difference between the two eras was nearly sixty years, which was not too far away. Lu Li wanted to know whether they were in the same world line.
Perhaps, by slowly exploring, we can uncover the tip of the iceberg of that mysterious university.
"Scotland Yard never caught him."
Unfortunately, Captain McKay shook his head: "According to my grandmother, Jack the Ripper disappeared quietly after the Mayor's Parade on November 9, 1888, and several subsequent cases were also classified as copycat crimes."
"As for the two people you mentioned, I have never heard of them."
After he finished speaking, Lu Li calmed down and said with a smile, "I have a friend who is a mystery novelist and once talked to me about this old case."
"Boss, let's talk about it."
Monk urged: "Anyway, I have no chance to sleep tonight, so I might as well listen to you talk about Jack the Ripper."
As he spoke, he diffused another circle of smoke to refresh himself.
No one became suspicious and just assumed that Lu Li was just looking for a topic to kill time.
On the other side of the north ramp, Major Gough and Lieutenant Colonel Frost were discussing combat matters.
A reconnaissance company with jeeps and sufficient artillery will greatly increase the firepower of the battalion headquarters.
Gough felt that a convoy could be sent to force the bridge, after all, the machine guns mounted on the vehicles could provide cover.
Lieutenant Colonel Frost disagreed with this. He was worried that the enemy would blow up the bridge when they were desperate——
Even if the engineers claimed that the heat generated by the artillery fire had blown out all the fuses laid on the bridge deck and the cables were cut, no one dared to guarantee that these things were not hidden elsewhere.
In the end, the two reached an agreement to first clear away the German soldiers around the position.
"There are several soldiers on the other side of the bridge waiting for reinforcements. I leave it to you."
"That school?"
"No, it also includes the three houses behind it. These four buildings are connected together. You can set up the headquarters in the middle."
"Okay, where is the soldier using PIAT? Leave it to me for now, otherwise the position will be unstable."
At this moment, Major Gough was acting like a businessman. At the end of the negotiation, he added a temporary condition.
"Did you see it too?" Frost was a little surprised, and then said cheerfully: "His name is Lu Li, he is a sergeant, and he is currently on the top floor of that school."
"I know him!"
Major Goff thought of the noncommissioned officer he met during the afternoon airborne landing. According to the description of the adjutant in charge of logistics: This guy was extremely greedy. Not only did he take away double supplies, but he also took away all the rocket launchers he used as firepower reserves.
However, after seeing Lu Li's performance, Gaofu wished he could bring more armor-piercing bullets and let him beat up the German armored vehicles.
Seeing that his colleague from the airborne brigade was so excited, Frost was in a good mood. He sipped the water from the tea vat and said with a smile: "Then, before the ground troops arrive, he is yours."
At this moment, the commanders at all levels who were listening to the conversation between the two people all became interested in Lu Li and wanted to take some time to get to know him.
However, the people who captured half of the bridge did not realize that the danger was slowly approaching.
