Chapter 300 The Battle of Normandy Begins
In the early morning of February 28, 1944, a strong sea breeze blew in Normandy. The originally clear sky suddenly became dark clouds and the wind gradually strengthened. With the arrival of the strong wind, it was endless waves. All of this seemed to indicate that a great war was about to break out.
In this changing weather, millions of Allied troops were ready to go. The first thing to be dispatched was the Allied Airborne Forces, the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions of the US Army, as planned, will carry out airborne behind the "Utah" Beach, while the British 6th Airborne Division will land in a key area near Caen on the Orn River.
"Buzz, buzz," the sound of the plane propeller turning sounded throughout the night sky, and Allied transport planes and countless gliders passed through thick clouds and flew over Normandy, and they would take the lead in setting foot on the land of France.
Crat, the paratrooper captain of the A Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division, sat in the cabin, looking at the anxious and sensitive expressions of the soldiers, and saw the strange expressions on the young faces, and advised, "Gentlemen! We'll be in Normandy soon, everyone cheer up. The Germans are holding their butts on the land waiting for us to kick!". The Virgin Mary will also bless us in heaven."
A burst of laughter asked, "Captain Crater, can we really win? To be honest, I'm scared."
Crat comforted him, "Don't be afraid, it's okay. We must believe that God is with us. Now everyone prays together and may God bless us." Crat closed his hands very frankly, muttering the contents of the Bible, praying for God's protection.
The soldiers also followed Captain Crat very devoutly and began to pray, closed their eyes, and prayed in their hearts. "Hu, Hu," the wind outside the cabin was particularly harsh, and they were as anxious as the soldiers. They were about to arrive in Normandy, what would be waiting for these paratroopers? But it is certain that countless lives will evaporate soon.
"I'm here, boys! Everyone, jump quickly! The girls in France are waiting for you naked! Good luck." The co-pilot of the plane walked out of the cab and shouted at the paratroopers in the cabin.
Captain Crater opened the cabin door after hearing this, and the strong whirlwind suddenly blew the plane and shook it. When Crater looked at the watch, it was already 2:08 in the morning. He looked at the soldiers behind him and shouted, "Young guys, it's time for us to go on stage, jump!"
Krat took the lead and jumped into the turbid darkness. He pulled the umbrella tool and the umbrella flower bloomed. The air held the parachute and bounced upwards and then began to land slowly. At this moment, countless umbrella flowers began to bloom over Normandy. The 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions of the Army took the lead in starting the landing operation.
At 2:10 am on February 28, 1944, history remembered this moment. From this moment on, the Battle of Normandy officially began. A large number of Allied transport aircraft and gliders first dropped 16,000 American paratroopers behind Normandy Beach. However, due to the harsh climate and the impatience and lack of experience, most American paratroopers landed not in designated areas, but near the woods behind Normandy. In this area, there was only one German army stationed, that is, the African Indigenous Division.
After enjoying a delicious dinner, the commander of the African Indigenous Division, Zhu Zhu Bai fell asleep peacefully in the tent in the woods. Since the African Indigenous Division used cold weapons, Zhu Zhu Bai's troops were listed outside the Normandy defense plan and placed in the woods behind the beach.
Zhu Zhu Bai firmly supports this order. For Zhu Zhu Bai, who has no ambitions, he can stay quietly behind, have a good meal and a good night's sleep every day, which is the best. The only drawback is that there are annoying bugs everywhere in the woods, and he also specifically bites Zhu Zhu Bai, the fat man. Zhu Zhu Bai often can't sleep well.
"Buzz, buzz," a slight voice rang in the tent again, waking up the snoring pig Bai again. The fat fat man slapped it casually and muttered half-awake in his mouth, "Damn! This mosquito is so annoying, I'm sleeping again, you can suck blood if you want to! Why are you doing my dreams? Wait, how can there be mosquitoes in this season?"
Zhu Zhu Bai woke up from the tent and rolled and crawled out of the tent. The "buzz, buzz," suddenly became louder. He raised his head and the scene in the distance of the sky scared Zhu Zhu Bai to death.
In the dark sky, countless umbrella flowers appeared like snow. In a vague way, you can see the glider descending like a meteor and rushing to the ground. The huge sound woke up more than 20,000 African natives to rest in the woods. They pointed at the flying objects in the sky and discussed everything in front of them in the indigenous language.
"Oh my God! The Allies are starting to land." Zhu Zhubai's fear was hard to express in words. The fat all over his body began to shake irregularly, and the capillaries wrapped in layers of fat oil began to seep out a trace of cold sweat.
After a while of fear, Zhu Zhubai quickly came to his senses, shook the fat on the bait, and shouted in sharp indigenous language, "Get together, gather, we will start gathering. Everyone is ready, we are going to the battlefield. I will send someone to notify Marshal Ge Siyun that the Allies have landed and the Allies have landed."
"Oh, oh," Zhuzhubai's order was delivered, and the African natives began to act one after another and gathered around the division commander Zhuzhubai. The Vajra scimitar, metal longbow, and iron cone spear in the hands of the natives were raised, reflecting a faint light in the dark woods. It flashed like the stars in the night, and the grains gathered together, forming a refraction in the darkness.
The African indigenous people understood that another war was about to begin. The desire for war flowing in their blood began to erupt and boil. The original and belligerent passion spreads on their muscles and skin. The soldiers of the African indigenous division who had not fought for a long time were like machines that had been tightly wounded and would play a terrifying role on the battlefield.
"Warriors, the Americans have landed. It's time for the American elders to see our African Indigenous Division to be powerful. When we win, I will give each of them a cow, and we will steam it and eat it at will. Everyone will rush it!" Zhuzhubai waved the Damascus steel knife given by Marshal Gesiyun in his hand, and roared and issued an order with an AK-47 on his back.
"Oh, oh," the African natives purred strange sounds, clasped the weapons in their hands, and, according to Zhuzhubai's order, sank into the woods and rushed towards the American paratroopers landing in the distance.
At this point, the first battle in the Battle of Normandy was unexpectedly launched between the most elite paratroopers in the United States and the African indigenous divisions, which were called the most tragic by the Allies. This battle was also called by later generations the most wonderful collision between cold weapons and modern weapons.
Captain Crat skillfully untied the umbrella hanging on his body as soon as it landed. He raised his weapon and prepared for battle. Around him, soldiers kept landing. As soon as everyone landed, they had a move, untied the umbrella and quickly gathered to Captain Crat.
Looking at the more soldiers gathering around him, Crat asked with joy and anxiety, "Everyone quickly calculate the number of people, are you all here?"
The soldiers began to count the number of people as they were usually trained. After a while, everyone said in unison, "Captain Cratt, God bless you, everyone is here! No one is missing."
Crat sighed in his heart, took out the combat map, spread it to the ground, and several soldiers surrounded him, turned on the flashlight, and shone it on the map. Captain Cratt identified his current location with the faint light. After a while, he cursed in annoyance, "Oh, the plane is really useless. Our current location is very different from the scheduled location. Damn! There is no way to fight as planned."
"What should I do?" The soldiers panicked and focused their eyes on Captain Cratt. But Captain Cratt had no idea for a moment, so he could only sigh and said, "Everyone is on the spot, and the correspondent immediately contacted the battlefield command. Tell them that our Company A was landing safely, but he could not attack the original target as planned, and asked what to do next."
The correspondent accepted the order and, in the expectant eyes of the soldiers, contacted through the communicator on his back.
"Squee, squee," the communicator made an irritating sound. The correspondent tried hard to mobilize the band and tried his best to contact his superiors. After a while, an exciting sound came from the communicator. "Hey, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, squee, s
Captain Krat excitedly grabbed the communicator headset and shouted, "Hey, Danube, Danube, I am the Yangtze River, I am the Yangtze River, my company's airdrop location is wrong and I cannot attack the predetermined target. What should I do and what should I do?"
An answer came from the communicator, "We already know the current situation, and all troops immediately gather at the woods with the numbered 044 on the map. Repeat again, all troops gather at the woods with the numbered 044 on the map. Please act immediately, please act immediately."
Captain Krat breathed a sigh of relief, and his superiors' assembly order made him feel at ease. "Young men, everyone prepare. We want to move towards another goal, and all the troops will gather in that area. As long as our paratroopers gather, you don't have to worry about the Germans. When the day dawns, the Germans want to attack us, and they don't want to get out."
The group of paratroopers began to move again, heading towards the 044 woods designated on the map, and going there to meet with the large army. Along the way, many other companies and paratroopers joined the forward team. Captain Cratt led the soldiers forward carefully and boldly, and he didn't know what kind of terrible battle would be waiting for him ahead.
"There is a situation ahead, please be careful." While running, a paratrooper suddenly roared. In an instant, the advance team quickly stopped. The soldiers lay on the ground, holding their weapons, observing everything around, fearing that the German army would suddenly rush out of the darkness.
Many black shadows appeared in the darkness ahead, and the other party seemed to have discovered the team, and they stopped moving forward and observed the situation. Captain Cratt signaled everyone to prepare for battle and took out a toy called (cricket) issued before the war. This toy was only the size of a lighter. Once you pinch it with your hands, it would make a "kaba" sound. The Allied forces stipulated that the identification method was a "kaba" as an inquiry, and two "kaba" as an answer.
Captain Krat pressed the toy in his hand and made a "Kaba". A few seconds later, the echo of "Baka, Baka" came from the darkness ahead. Captain Krat was overjoyed and led his troops to meet him, and reunited with the friendly forces in the darkness ahead.
But after learning about the other party's situation, Captain Crat was stunned. What they met with him was Company D, Company H, Company Y and some separated soldiers. The three gathered companies reached nearly 500, but the highest commander was only a few lieutenants. Captain Crat asked in confusion, "Where is the commander of your company? Are the commanders of the three companies missing?"
A lieutenant stepped forward and replied, "Sir Captain, our company D commander flew into a bullpen when landing in a glider. It happened to interrupt the mating of a bull and a cow. The bull was so angry that he killed the commander who went out first. The company H commander fell into a hotel called Taohua Island and saw a beautiful woman named Huang Rong taking a bath, but was beaten to death by a Mongolian man who rushed over.
As for the commander of Company Y, the glider he was riding crashed into a house. When he got out of the plane, he saw his wife who had been elopement with the French for many years and was having sex with someone else, and he was so angry that he was so angry on the spot."
"No! It's so miserable." Unexpectedly, the landing situation was still very bad. Three excellent commanders were sacrificed as soon as they landed. It seems that this airborne battle would be an unimaginable hard battle. Captain Cratt reached out and touched the cross on his chest, and secretly prayed to God for blessing, hoping that God would protect him.
"Captain Crater, Colonel Taylor issued an order to ask our company to advance to the 044 woods immediately. Other troops have basically arrived, so we must speed up." The correspondent ran to Crater against the communicator and reported the latest order.
Carat nodded and shouted to the soldiers in front of him, "Soldiers, hurry up, Company D, Company H, and Company Y are under my command from now on. We must arrive at the assembly site as soon as possible."
"Yes! Captain Cratt" the soldiers answered well. As a paratrooper, you must have a special awareness. The soldiers understand that it is a kind of luck to fall to the ground safely.
At 2:39 am, a large number of Allied airborne troops began to advance towards an unknown wood. In a short time, the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions of the US were assembled together.
Marshal Gesyun made a fatal mistake in defending against Allied airborne operations. He gathered all his main forces on the beach for defense, and the troops behind the beach were basically gathered in some important strongholds and fortresses.
Chapter completed!