Chapter 2604 No reason
Every Russian hates Britain.

Not to mention the recent Russo-Japanese War, if the British hadn't been a hindrance, and the Russian fleet was not allowed to resupply at ports controlled by the British along the way, the Russians might not have lost so badly.

Going further, the alliance between Britain and Japan was originally intended to contain Russia's expansion in Asia.

Considering that the tsar and the king of England during the imperial Russian period were still relatives, we know how the relationship between the two countries is.

In modern times, the relationship between Red Russia and the British Empire is even more irreconcilable. The Russians don't have to hate Britain much less than Germany.

"Let them come, and I will prepare them a welcome ceremony that they will never forget." Rokossovsky is also a ruthless man. Marshal Changsheng".

Rokossovsky was a man of bad luck. In 37, Rokossovsky was accused of having ties to the intelligence agencies of Poland and Japan, and was sentenced to death.

It is said that there were two other people who were sentenced to death with Rokossovsky at that time. When the three of them were executed by shooting, the other two died on the spot. When it was Rokossovsky’s turn, the bullets used for the execution It was a blank shell, so Rokossovsky escaped.

Most of this is fabricated, but Rokossovsky's luck is indeed enviable.

A famous lover of Rokossovsky was the Russian actress Valentina Serova.

"I have a bad feeling that the operation will not be smooth sailing." At Norwich Air Force Base, 150 kilometers away from London, Eisenhower looked worried at the busy airport runway.

Most of the other soldiers were yelling to relieve stress, some were crying, some were praying, and Humphrey felt like he was in hell.

As usual, Norwich Airport was extremely busy.

"Don't worry, the Russians won't aim their anti-aircraft guns at us." Patton believed in Zhukov, and he would not risk the world's disgrace at this time.

No matter how busy the British politicians are, the young guys are still very simple, they are not deeply involved in the world, and they don't know the dangers of the world.

Generally speaking, the airborne troops will take a transport plane to complete the airborne over the destination.

Marshal's family members are not necessarily beautiful.

You can’t take advantage of it, and if you don’t want to go now, you can’t go, or you don’t want to be greedy, or you have sold your life to the British Empire.

Compared with the UK, France is closer to Berlin. At this time, there is no runway to land in Norwich. It is a better choice to go to France.

"Of course not, the British are our allies!" Rokossovsky laughed, he is not a stupid British.

"You wouldn't send tanks to crush all those British paratroopers into a pulp—" Konev grinned grinningly, not as persuasion, but as a reminder.

The plane that towed the glider would complete the mission when it reached the predetermined area, without even giving a signal, it cut the rope and turned around to go to France.

800 kilometers is not far away, and the speed of the glider is not fast. It arrived at the predetermined area in about two hours without being hit by German anti-aircraft firepower or harassed by the Luftwaffe.

The glider lost its power and fell so fast that Humphrey even worried that the glider would crash directly. Fortunately, such a thing did not happen.

"I'm going down from here, I'm going home, damn it, I'm sick, I'm sick, I'm going to the doctor—"

"Get up, get up, organize your equipment, and get ready to board the plane—" The leading officer was also in a bad mood. I don't know how many people scolded Montgomery in their dreams these days.

Beria was speechless: "But the reputation of the marshal will plummet because of this, what should we do?"

Montgomery put a lot of thought into forming this unit, not to mention the promised rewards and treatment, these soldiers had already received a lot of benefits before they decided to participate in the operation.

Because the British airborne troops suffered heavy losses in the spring operation some time ago, the proportion of airborne troops dispatched by the British this time is not large, and most of them are the army who have just been transferred from the field troops. These people have not experienced skydiving training, so they can only Fly to Berlin by glider.

"Please God forgive me for my sins, forgive my mistakes, I am a faithful servant of God, bless me to successfully complete the task and go home--" Humphrey kept praying, they really needed some luck.

"Sir, I'm not feeling well, I'm sick—" Swift looked horrified, believing that the sergeant major in front of him would do what he said.

The glider is not enclosed, and the outside situation can be observed through the portholes.

Montgomery didn't know what kind of welcome ceremony Rokossovsky had prepared for the British paratroopers. After getting Zhukov's consent, the British paratroopers lined up and boarded the plane, preparing to parachute in Berlin.

To Beria's surprise, the bearded man was not only not angry, but even more envious: "Sherova! Is that the beautiful actress? She is so beautiful——"

"Trust my children, they will definitely complete the task!" Montgomery didn't know whether he was comforting Eisenhower or himself.

Swift, who was sitting next to Humphrey, was very quiet. It wasn't that he had calmed down, but that he had fallen into a coma.

When the battle has reached this level, the German army will directly execute the deserters, and the Allied forces are not much better.

Humphrey, like Sheffield, was only 18 years old, both of them had just come of age, and they were also the last British people to be drafted into the army.

During the spring offensive, Montgomery also dispatched Canadian troops.

The bombing had a remarkable effect, destroying 5.5 German combat aircraft, causing the death of 100 million German residents, leaving 750 million homeless, and paralyzing 90% of Germany's road transportation, especially the intensive bombing of oil facilities in the later period. Industrial production has been seriously affected.

At the same time, in order to avoid secondary injuries, the soldiers in the glider must trap themselves firmly in the chair. When they land, it is all luck. If they are unlucky and hit the mountain or fall into the river, the soldiers in the glider will There was no chance of escape at all.

What the British did not expect was that there happened to be a German armored division stationed near Arnhem at that time, and the second battalion was immediately surrounded by German regiments. Montgomery tried everything he could, but failed to break the encirclement of the German army. The next telegram with the content of "I'm out of ammunition and food, God bless my king" was wiped out in hand-to-hand combat.

"It's still too late for you to go back and change your suicide note—" Swift, who is also from Sheffield, cried. He enlisted in the army three months ago. He thought he would be safe until the end of the World War, but he was selected to serve with the [-]st Airborne Division. Go to fight in Berlin.

Now the British army will start a new adventure. Berlin is the last bastion of the German army. The German army's will to resist will be stronger and more dangerous.

During the spring offensive, the British [-]st Airborne Division airborne in Arnhem. The initial mission went smoothly. The [-]nd Battalion of the [-]st Brigade successfully completed the airborne on the north side of Arnhem as planned and took control of the Arnhem Bridge. .

For four years, the Allied Forces dispatched more than 144 million sorties of bombers and 268 million sorties of fighter jets. At the cost of 1% loss, they dropped 270 million tons of bombs on the European continent controlled by Germany, of which 136 million tons were dropped on the German mainland. .

Today's weather is not so good, there are many clouds in the sky, and the wind is also very strong. Through the porthole, Humphrey can't see the situation outside clearly, and the entire glider is surrounded by black clouds.

Although it is a little far away from Berlin, it can still be seen that the whole city is burning, the sky is dyed light red, countless gunpowder smoke rises into the sky, and occasionally there are orange-red fireballs mixed with gunpowder smoke that are fleeting.

It is said that after the two met, even Russia's Minister of the Interior, Beria, said enviously to the bearded man that someone saw Serova went to the front to visit Rokossovsky and stayed overnight in the headquarters.

This is not a servant army formed by the colonies, but an army composed entirely of British people.

The German Air Force has no counterattack capability at all now, there are not many fighter jets left that can take off, aviation fuel and pilots are seriously insufficient, and they have completely given up the air supremacy over Berlin.

"Lie on the back of the chair in front, put your head in your hands, and get ready for the impact—" The sergeant major's tense voice changed. Although there was no engine roar in the glider, the wind noise outside the window made people feel even more disturbed. Terrified.

Even if there is friction, it should be after the war.

Swift's face was full of despair. At this time, the glider had already started to accelerate on the runway, and even if it escaped, it could not escape.

"Shut your mouth, or I'll throw you off the plane after the plane takes off!" The sergeant in charge almost pressed his face against Swift's, and sprayed Swift all over his face.

Norwich has the largest air force base in southeastern England. Since 1940, Allied bombers have taken off from here to carry out large-scale strategic bombing of the German mainland. This is also the largest and longest air offensive operation in human history.

"I just remembered that I want to buy my brother a children's bicycle made in southern Africa. He has wanted it for a long time." Humphrey from Sheffield said to relieve the pressure. Well prepare to die.

"Find her quickly, send her to Rokossovsky's headquarters by plane, let her fight with Serova, and see who goes and who stays—" These words are hard to imagine, coming from the mouth of the bearded man Say it.

Swift had just tied himself to the chair when he burst into tears.

From Norwich to Berlin, the whole journey is 800 kilometers. Many Allied pilots are already familiar with this route, and they can reach Berlin smoothly without navigation.

Hell indeed.

Regardless of Montgomery's mood, most of the British officers and soldiers boarding the plane had solemn expressions. They knew how risky this battle was, and they also knew that this would be the final battle.

Humphrey knew that it was a shell exploding, and it was a large-caliber shell above 120mm, because the light effect caused by the explosion of a small-caliber shell could not be seen at this height and distance.

As the glider continued to descend, Humphrey finally understood why the cloud was black, because it was not a cloud at all, but the smoke from the burning of the entire city.

If Zhukov was such a person who disregarded the overall situation, he would not be in the position he is today.

The glider itself has no power and needs to be pulled up by other aircraft with ropes. After reaching a certain height and speed, it relies on gliding to reach the destination.

It really is a burning city.

"Yeah, what should we do? What should we do—" What can the bearded man do: "We should be envious, Comrade Beria, we should be envious!"

"Everyone is so uncomfortable here, how can people who are about to die be comfortable! But before the god of death comes, we must complete the task, even if we die, we must die in Berlin!" The sergeant major had a grim expression.

"I don't know—" Beria was even more speechless. As the Minister of the Interior, he couldn't keep an eye on the marshal's family every day.

After six years of fierce fighting, Germany has now completely lost its air supremacy. Even if the transport aircraft does not have escort fighter jets, the danger it faces is not great.

After all, the bearded man is very human, and it would be hard to ignore the excitement.

The war was coming to an end, and the British government finally sent troops that were actually British.

"I'm just afraid that the tragedy in Arnhem will repeat itself." Eisenhower still remembers the previous tragedy.

Most of these gliders are disposable products. The quality requirements are not as high as those of transport aircraft, and their safety is even less guaranteed. Although they will not disintegrate in the air, they will not bring any sense of security to passengers.

"Where's Rokossovsky's wife?" It's fun to have a neat family.

Because there is no power, the glider is very dangerous and cannot adjust itself. When it reaches the sky above the target, it must descend no matter what is going on below.

Arnhem is the bridge that can never be reached.

Therefore, large-scale military operations not only test the combat capabilities of the troops, but also huge tests of logistical support and coordination capabilities.

The difference is that in the past, bombers and fighter jets took off from here, but today they are transport planes and gliders, and there are not many escort fighter jets.

Anti-aircraft firepower is even more necessary. In Berlin now, it doesn’t matter whether it has air defense capabilities or not. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a transport plane or a bomber. The limited anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns are all used to deal with Russian ground troops. As for the Allied forces besieging Berlin Whether it's 250 million or 300 million is irrelevant to the outcome.

Britain's million-dollar army plan was finally completed last month, which is really gratifying.

The authenticity of this matter remains to be verified, but not long ago, a beautiful military doctor just gave birth to a daughter for Rokossovsky.

The terrain of the landing site is not good, rolling hills, with dots and lakes and rivers, and also densely forested, Humphrey began to pray again, praying that the glider would not hit the trees.

Humphrey's luck was neither good nor bad. The glider did hit a tree. Although it didn't disintegrate, the wings on both sides were broken, and the main part of the glider slid a certain distance on the ground. stop.

Before the glider stopped, Swift began to scream. He landed in a bad posture and his legs were broken.

Well, now, Swift finally has a reason to go home, but he'll never need it.

(End of this chapter)

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