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The Road to Beginning Chapter 179 The Longest Day (Part 1)

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    On June 6, 1944, which was also the 37th day that Hu Bin and other coders entered the mission world, the Allied forces launched a fierce attack on the German-occupied Eastern European coastal defense line. Marshal Montgomery ordered the American and British airborne divisions to take transport planes and cross directly.  The heavily defended coastal defense line blossomed smoothly behind the German army.  Shortly after this, the landing forces at sea also launched fierce attacks on the German defense lines from several directions at the same time, and the focus of the landing plan was chosen on the Normandy beaches that had been ignored by the Germans.  This most tragic landing operation in history wiped out the Eastern European coastal defense line that the German army had worked so hard to build, and put the German army into an embarrassing situation of fighting on two fronts.  Late at night on June 5th, Hu Bin was awakened by the shrill sound of air defense sirens, and all the soldiers under his command were also woken up at the same time. Although Hu Bin had organized at least one emergency gathering almost every night these days, these few days before D-Day  Tian did not engage in these things anymore, but the soldiers in the company had become somewhat accustomed to such emergency gatherings, and soon everyone entered their respective posts.  Several large searchlights shot dazzling beams of light into the dark night sky. Under the swaying beams of light, Hu Bin saw the faint traces of several transport planes in the clouds.  The two cannons on the empty cannon position had already opened fire, and two chains of laser bombs continued to sweep across the sky, but the effect was not obvious.  The artillery fire at other positions also began to work, allowing dense barrages to cover the direction of the transport plane's advance.  With the help of Eagle Eye, Hu Bin saw that the left engine of a transport plane was hit and caught fire. The paratroopers on the transport plane immediately began to make an emergency parachute jump. However, the transport plane failed to escape the fate of being shot down, dragging black smoke towards it.  Falling slowly in the distance.  However, the scale of this Allied airborne operation exceeded the imagination of the German army. Numerous transport aircraft resisted anti-aircraft fire and intercepted by German fighter jets, and they just threw a large number of paratroopers into the occupied areas in the rear.  Hu Bin felt that the situation was terrible. The area where his company was stationed was just an insignificant town. There were at most two anti-aircraft cannons nearby, but the chaotic umbrellas fell like snowflakes, covering the sky and the sun.  The Allies dropped at least two companies of troops in this area.  "Send two squads to safely escort the brothers who cleared the cannon position back to the town. The others will hold on to various buildings. We may be attacked by the enemy." Hu Bin ordered to a platoon leader, and then took the  He picked up the microphone of the communication radio station and wanted to report the situation here to the headquarters and request support, but the phone number of the headquarters was already blocked, and Hu Bin's communication could not be connected for a long time.  Hu Bin reluctantly put down the phone.  Continue to contact the nearby armored division, hoping that they can give him some support.  Unfortunately, the armored division had already moved to other positions following the artillery yesterday morning, leaving only a truck with engine failure and five crew members behind.  Hu Bin heard the panic of the crew members on the microphone, and he began to consider whether to rescue the crew members. In the end, Hu Bin told the crew members to pay attention to safety.  I will send someone to pick them up.  After putting down the microphone, Hu Bin immediately summoned all the soldiers in the second platoon. After handing over the command of the town to the sergeant platoon leader of the third platoon with the highest military rank, he personally led the remaining twenty soldiers of the first platoon to the original headquarters of the armored division.  .  Because time was tight, Hu Bin did not let his men bring the only remaining heavy firepower in the company. Most of the enemies they might encounter on the road were just paratroopers equipped with light weapons, and it was not worth using these things to deal with them.  The squad has a squad machine gun and two medics.  The machine gun ammunition it carries is relatively good, but the bad news is that it is not equipped with a sniper. Fortunately, Hu Bin himself is a sniper.  But this forced Hu Bin to personally serve as a humanoid radar and use his high perception to detect the enemy on the road.  Unfortunately, not long after Hu Bin led the team out, they encountered a group of paratroopers.  Directly in front of Hu Bin is a windmill with a parachute hanging from the swing arm above. The enemy below has disappeared.  Most of them entered the windmill to take shelter, and the number of enemy troops in the windmill was still unknown, which happened to block the direction of movement of Hu Bin and others.  Hu Bin stopped the troops. The M1 semi-automatic rifles and Thompson submachine guns carried by the American paratroopers were quite threatening. Hu Bin, who was unwilling to lose manpower, still wanted to bypass these enemies, but then he thought about how he would have to deal with them after taking over those members.  Passing by here, we might as well take advantage of the situation and be the first to discover the enemy's situation.  Just pull out these enemies and treat it as your first battle.  Hu Bin picked up the sniper rifle and looked at the window of the windmill with the scope, and found a small section of a gun barrel exposed from the gap in the window on the second floor. The sentry on the second floor dashed Hu Bin's idea of ??a frontal assault.  But the window on the second floor of the windmill is not big, so maybe I can avoid the sight there from the side.  "Byrne, you lead the men to cover from the sides, and the machine gunners are stationed in the front. Once you are discovered, start suppressing and shooting." The combat mission was quickly issued, and platoon leader Byrne and his men quickly began to take action.  Twenty people also have a machine gun, no matter how they look at it, they don¡¯t know how to fire.Passed several American paratroopers.  The darkness of night improved the survival rate of the Allied paratroopers a lot, but it also provided a lot of convenience for Byrne and his group. A dozen soldiers quickly approached the mill. They knelt on the ground and pointed their guns at the enemy.  There may be exposed windows and doorways, but the sentries on the second floor were not aware of them at all.  "The two soldiers quickly approached the windmill under the cover of night and successfully approached it. They ran under the two windows of the mill respectively. The grenades they held in their hands smashed the windows and flew in.  The sound of broken windows was particularly loud in the quiet night. The enemy on the first floor of the windmill was caught off guard and was blown over by two grenades.  Two German soldiers took advantage of the smoke caused by the grenade to clear up, and quickly fired a burst of bullets at the facade of the building with a submachine gun through the window.  After seeing the success of the operation, Byrne immediately led his men to charge towards the windmill, and the sentry on the second floor was also shot through the bridge of the nose by a bullet from Hu Bin.  The combat operation was quite successful. A total of six U.S. paratroopers were killed on the spot, and Hu Bin's side only paid the price of two grenades. These losses were later replenished on the enemy's corpses.  The American emperor is indeed very wealthy. These American paratroopers are equipped with a lot of good things here and there. They are not afraid of being overweight and falling to death when parachuting.  More than a dozen meager field rations were divided up among the soldiers who participated in the operation. Two brave and meritorious German soldiers obtained all the cigarettes, chocolates and candies seized from the enemy's corpses, while Byrne took advantage of the sentry on the roof of the building.  A windproof lighter was found on his body and was brought to Hu Bin who killed him like a treasure.  There were no officers among the six U.S. paratroopers, which frustrated Hu Bin¡¯s idea of ??finding out some follow-up plans for D-Day. The group quickly headed south while the night was still dark, and finally arrived at their destination.  Hu Bin and his party who entered the former armored division camp did not hide their traces.  Five nervous crew members discovered them. Hu Bin, who was welcomed into the station, discovered the broken down truck. After gesticulating for a while with the tool bag he carried, the engine failure of the truck was successfully repaired.  ¡°Now you don¡¯t have to rely on your feet to walk back.¡± Looking at the truck that roared again, Byrne said with satisfaction. He didn¡¯t expect that his commander actually had such a unique skill.  Carrying twenty-six people in a truck is obviously a bit crowded, not to mention having to load some extra fuel in the compartment.  But the soldiers did not complain about this, and even loaded the U.S. military standard firearms and ammunition left there when passing the windmill.  The truck was not attacked along the way and returned to the town smoothly.  The successful completion of the response operation boosted the morale of the German soldiers in the town, and Hu Bin also initially accumulated some prestige in the hearts of the soldiers.  When Hu Bin returned to the town, he found signs of fighting here. He found a soldier and asked about it before he found out that after Hu Bin left.  Several paratroopers drifted into the town against the wind and were shot dead by the soldiers staying behind, including a lieutenant officer.  Knowing that there were no casualties on his side and that the two anti-aircraft cannons had been withdrawn from the town, Hu Bin also lamented that he had indeed been lucky during this period.  With two anti-aircraft cannons that can shoot horizontally, the town's defensive firepower has been greatly strengthened, but Hu Bin's company still faces difficulties.  The first is lack of food.  The nearly two hundred mouths in the company need to consume a lot of food in a day. Although the food unloaded from the supply truck the day before yesterday can still last for a few days, this is not a long-term solution.  Ammunition is also a big problem. Many soldiers have less than a base of ammunition, and the number of machine gun bullets cannot support continuous firepower for too long.  With the remaining ammunition, it would be okay if the company fought a local battle, but the Allied landing plan was obviously a protracted offensive operation, leaving little time for the Germans to react and breathe.  The sky is gradually getting brighter.  The sound of artillery fire from the defense line on the coast has not stopped since the early morning. I don't know how many waves of paratrooper transport planes roared over the town, but the town's two anti-aircraft cannons died out due to lack of ammunition.  The supply truck that was supposed to arrive today seems to be hopeless. Even if it comes, the food and ammunition left over from the coastal defense line will not be enough to last for long. Hu Bin has not thought about leaving this town and retreating to the west, but  Leaving a defense area without order is a serious offense.  Hu Bin, who didn't want to sit still and wait for death, could only use the radio to continuously contact the headquarters.  Fortunately, the communication at the headquarters was finally connected. Hu Bin quickly reported his company number and explained the basic situation of the unit. At the same time, he mentioned the dilemma of lack of ammunition supplies and asked for support.  The liaison officer at the headquarters seemed not to have expected that the town where Hu Bin was stationed actually had a company of troops.  There was no reply for a while.  But Hu Bin didn't wait long. A majestic voice came from the microphone.  "Second Lieutenant Reed, you did a good job, but what I want to say is that I am very sorry. Not only do you not get supplies and support, I also have a difficult task for you" Hu Bin couldn't help butWhat is surprising is that there is a general-level German officer standing opposite the microphone. In his other hand, he holds the latest enemy troop deployment map, and there is a red dot not too far away from Hu Bin Town.  Hu Bin put down the microphone with a solemn expression and immediately ordered the three platoon leaders to come together for a meeting.  He needs to lead his troops from a small town to the south, join the troops there for reorganization, and then join the battle to recapture a small town.  That small town may be the focus of the Allied Airborne Division's offensive. At least 300 paratroopers are entrenched there. The bridge in the city is an important transportation hub connecting the east and west sides. The command's order is to recapture it at all costs.  The command from the headquarters was quickly communicated to all the soldiers, and they quickly searched for every material that could be taken away from the town regardless of exhaustion. In order to ensure sufficient supplies, Hu Bin even ordered to collect supplies from the town despite the objections of his men.  The French residents had confiscated some food. Anyway, this place would be occupied by the Allied forces in the next few days. Rather than letting these residents use it to support the enemy, it would be better to keep this food for themselves.  The truck he brought back earlier was of great help to Hu Bin. A large amount of food, ammunition and gasoline were loaded into the truck, which greatly reduced the burden on the soldiers.  However, the hook at the back of the carriage could only accommodate one anti-aircraft cannon. Hu Bin had to work hard to destroy one cannon and load all the remaining ammunition into the carriage and take it away.  The company left the town in a hurry, and many soldiers couldn't help but look back at the place where they were originally stationed. They knew that the comfortable life they spent there would gradually become a memory, and that there would be a cruel battle waiting in the near future.  Watching them. ?¡­ ?It¡¯s 12 o¡¯clock noon today.  Hu Bin arrived at the designated place to rendezvous with other troops, but the semi-mechanized battalion in the order did not appear here as agreed.  In desperation, Hu Bin could only order to rest where he was, and asked the soldiers to have breakfast and lunch together.  The continuous morning of rapid marching was a bit overwhelming for the recruits. As soon as they heard that they could rest, they immediately burst into cheers.  The situation of the German army here is getting worse and worse, but this is only known to officers of Hu Bin's level. Ordinary soldiers are not aware of the difficulties they will face in the future.  Hu Bin, who contacted the headquarters again, received bad news. The semi-mechanized battalion that originally came here to join him had been dispersed, and the remaining troops were still resisting tenaciously on the other side of the target town.  What's worse is that the number of Allied troops in the small town is not the previous 300, but nearly 600.  Two Allied paratrooper companies were accurately dropped near the town.  Not only did they successfully unite the troops in the city, they also attacked from both sides and killed most of the German troops who were preparing to retake the town.  The only remaining German army in this area, Hu Bin's unit, still maintains a complete organization, and neither the troops at the coastal defense line nor the support troops coming from the rear will be able to get here in a short time.  After receiving the order from the headquarters to continue the attack, Hu Bin hesitated and used less than 200 troops to storm the city where 600 people were garrisoned. No matter how you looked at it, it was an act of suicide.  "Give me the order, sir!" Byrne knew that the military orders were overwhelming and they had no choice but to bite the bullet and attack.  "We will set off after an hour of rest. At least let the soldiers have a full meal." Hu Bin directly lifted the order to limit rations. Maybe after today, many young faces in the company will not need another meal.  At 1:20 in the afternoon, Hu Bin led a company of German soldiers under his command to launch an attack on the small town. The firepower network constructed by eight machine guns made it difficult for the paratroopers who only had rifles and submachine guns in the city to lift their heads.  After the sacrifice of the soldiers, Hu Bin's company successfully captured several buildings on the outskirts of the small town.  And use this as a starting point to continue attacking deep into the city.  But what happened next caused the German offensive to almost collapse. Allied paratroopers hidden in the building continued to use the windows to condescendingly attack the German troops advancing on the streets. Hu Bin's company even had to pay a soldier every few steps forward.  The price was half an hour of brutal fighting.  The German troops led by Hu Bin only advanced less than thirty meters, but they paid a huge price with fifty people killed.  Enemies from other directions in the city also know about Hu Bin's arrival and are constantly moving closer here, trying to annihilate their small force here.  Seeing that he had changed from the offensive side to the defensive side, Hu Bin breathed a sigh of relief, gave up the idea of ??attacking, and concentrated on building a defense line.  The defensive task was handed over to Hu Bin's three platoon leaders, and the overall planning work was taken over by Byrne. Compared with Hu Bin, a half-assed commander, their command capabilities were stronger.  All machine guns were arranged at key positions to form crossfire. The anti-aircraft cannon was also pulled nearby by a truck and pushed to the intersection by more than a dozen soldier guards. This big killer weapon will be used by enemies who dare to attack in front of it.  Strike with heavy artillery fire.  All the ammunition has been distributed, and everyone knows that now is not the time to save. If we don't use our full strength, the semi-automated battalion that was broken up before will be destroyed.?? is a lesson from the past.  Hu Bin himself carried a sniper rifle and rushed to the commanding heights on the roof of the building, carefully sticking his head out to search for traces of the enemy.  The machine guns downstairs began to roar, and other small weapons such as rifles and submachine guns also began to join the symphony. The Allied expulsion operation began. Many paratroopers entered the opposite building and entered from the window and the other side of the street.  The German troops engaged in fierce shooting.  Although the German army had the suppressive fire of machine guns, they were still at a disadvantage in the exchange of fire. The difference in numbers could not be made up by a few machine guns.  But as the sound of anti-aircraft cannons sounded, the disadvantage was instantly reversed.  The large-caliber armor-piercing shells swept through the windows of the building and penetrated the walls, directly tearing the enemy hidden behind into pieces. Once hit by such a shell targeting aircraft, the consequences of missing arms and legs would be the worst.  light.  The distinctive rhythmic "dong-dong" sound of the cannon set off a round of counterattack "gao chao" by the German soldiers, and even repelled the enemies in the opposite building for a time. However, with a crisp gunshot, the cannon instantly misfired.  "Sniper!" The cannon's loader shouted hoarsely from behind the baffle, and another slightly different gunshot responded to him.  Hu Bin pulled the gun bolt coldly and ejected the cartridge case from the barrel. Just now, a brilliant flower of blood burst out from the head of the sniper opposite who had just fired. Others tried to take advantage of the machine gun's misfire.  The paratroopers who had taken the opportunity to attack all shrank their necks. This time it was their turn to shout "sniper".
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