Chapter 243: Gamble

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Student's mood was not very good. He had just landed on the Dutch territory with the glider, and he got the news of the heavy losses of the troops in various regions from the radio he carried.
Due to the interference of anti-aircraft fire, a ju-52 transport aircraft made mistakes when throwing paratroopers. Twelve heavily armed German paratroopers were thrown out of the cabin in a confused way, but they found that the direction of their fall was one of the first attacked. The airplane warehouse destroyed by the German bomber was burning with fire-these German paratroopers slowly fell desperately towards hell, they looked at their feet in horror, and let the wind and parachute lead them to the hot core.
Only this one mistake, the German paratroopers paid the price of 12 killed, which does not include the casualties caused by the violent return of the surrounding Dutch defenders.
Most paratroopers landed on the edge of the airfield, and they quickly started the attack. When the first ju-52 transport plane loaded with infantry arrived, the battle was intensified. Overhead, a German fw-190d fighter had just shattered a British fearless fighter into pieces. On this day, 93 of the 125 fighter planes in the Netherlands were shot down by the Luftwaffe, and the record was painted on the fuselage of the fighter pilot driven by the German ace fighter.
These German planes risked a forced landing at the airport, and the roar of Dutch anti-aircraft guns echoed at their feet. The first ju-52 transport plane landed safely, while the second was hit by anti-aircraft guns, which instantly turned into debris and fire, and fell to the ground with thick smoke.
After about an hour, almost 100 ju-52 transport planes carrying three infantry battalions, a total of 1200 heavily armed soldiers, landed at Valhavin Airport. The troops of one of the battalions began to cross the streets on the outskirts of Rotterdam and proceeded north. The task of these airborne infantrymen was to reinforce the German paratroopers who crossed the New Mas River in the center of the city and captured the Williams Bridge.
These German paratroopers had some incredible ways of attacking. They took an old-fashioned seaplane to their destination, where they relied on the old-fashioned Henkel 59 seaplane by the fog of the water. One of the goods) headed downstream, wanting to dock before the Dutch defenders found them.
The German soldiers on the plane quickly inflated the rubber raft and relied on human power to draw to the shore. After going ashore, they built simple fortifications on both sides of the strait, built machine gun positions to guard the Williams Bridge, and these people also hurry to build a small pontoon leading to the river island.
Surprisingly, at first these German paratroopers did not encounter resistance as intruders. The Dutch who went to work on the Williams Bridge thought the seaplanes were British. Some kind-hearted Dutch citizens also stepped forward to help these German soldiers transport materials to the river beach.
However, the good times didn't last long. When the Dutch realized that they had been invaded, they began a fierce counterattack. These German paratroopers concealed behind the bridge pier and the nearby house and stubbornly blocked the Dutch attack. The Germans are few in number, but their fighting spirit is high and they are well equipped. They stick to places where they are vulnerable to cross-strait attacks. Only a few people are confused about their persistence.
The Dutch defenders stormed the German positions from all directions, but the Germans relied on their superior firepower to fight back violently. The mp-44 assault rifle and the g43 semi-automatic rifle were obviously more suitable for the current situation than the Dutch defender's bolt rifle. So although they were killed Three or four German soldiers were killed, but the Dutch also dropped a dozen or so bodies.
Suddenly, a city tram rang bells and rushed toward the south side of the bridge. In the stunned Dutchman, from this tram and the car that followed, a total of 70 heavily armed German soldiers jumped. These soldiers are a company commanded by Lieutenant Keffin of the Airborne.
Coffin paratroopers were airborne to the ground in a soccer field on the south bank. After landing, they occupied the surrounding buildings and then forced the city ’s trams and several cars. They drove the stunned Dutch civilians off the car, then drove the car straight to the bridge.
These German paratroopers who came to support occupied the southern end of the bridge, while others ran across the bridge at full speed to support the comrades who had already faced the collapse. The artillery fire of the Dutch resistance blocked the infantry battalion coming from Valhavin airport halfway. They were suppressed by artillery fire on both sides of the road, and there was no way to support the German paratroopers in the northern section of the Williams Bridge as planned.
The Dutch did not sit at home and were beaten. On the contrary, they did not know how much better the Polish army was. All the weapons and equipment seem to have participated in the battle for the Williams Bridge near Rotterdam. Soon, a Dutch patrol boat and a torpedo boat rushed to the New Maas River. The Dutch on the boat used small-caliber cannons to bombard German bridgehead positions, madly destroying the seaplanes parked on the water.
But soon the two ships ran out of their ammunition and were forced to leave the area of ​​intense firefight. Immediately afterwards, the Dutch brought in a more ruthless role: a destroyer and two gunboats drove from the berth of Cape Dutch to the narrow water. These warships were instructed to shell the Walhaven Airport, attacking German field artillery and large-caliber mortar units that were landing there.
But this time the German Air Force appeared in time to save the airborne troops that were about to fall into disaster-20 Stuttgart dive bombers came over Rotterdam and began to cover German paratroopers to clean up the surrounding Dutch army targets. The destroyer of the Dutch Navy was forced to leave, because once the German Air Force discovered the destroyer that fired, it would definitely sink it. The Dutch fleet did not want to fight the bombers in the narrow waters, so they had to flee in a hurry without even having time to fire a gun.
Most of the Dutch resistance forces that day were embarrassed. The German paratroopers seemed to be everywhere. They blocked roads, occupied fortresses, controlled bridges and railways, and killed Dutch soldiers in unexpected places. It is rumored that German paratroopers dressed up as policemen, priests, and even nuns, and the Dutch defenders were confused by the information. The entire Netherlands is burning. This kind of war puzzles the defending side. They don't know how to defend effectively and fight back.
This is a strategy of General Studen. He asked some transport planes to put fake paratroopers short in villages in the Netherlands where else. These scarecrows wore shabby uniforms replaced by paratroopers, equipped with simple burning devices, ignited everywhere to create chaos, and made Dutch commanders overestimate the size of the German airborne troops.
The fighting reached fierceness after a few hours. The Dutch defenders finally found their real threat very early in the evening. In order to cooperate with the British forces in defense and counterattack, they thought they had to recapture the Dordrecht fortress bridge between Rotterdam and Murdek. So they made the wildest counterattack against the German paratroopers here.
Here the German paratroopers parachuted down two company troops. They repelled the Dutch attack again and again by virtue of favorable terrain and advanced weapons and equipment. But the price is almost unacceptable: a German company commander died in battle, and more than 30 German paratroopers died here.
And at the end, the Dutch regained the bridgehead on their side by virtue of their number advantage. They drove the Germans away from the side of the railway bridge and occupied a few simple positions, but these Dutch attack troops did not The order to destroy the bridge can only risk maintaining this situation of confrontation across the bridge.
The news reached Radio Stuart's ear by radio. He landed with airborne infantry in Valhavin and established his combat headquarters in a nearby school. He stood on the podium and began to arrange tasks one by one, gathering the paratroopers everywhere-and his combat staff and officers sat on the bench, surrounded him like a group of overage students.
"How many reserve teams do we have in hand?" Studen stared at the map in his hand and asked the nearest commander: "It's now ready for combat."
"General, we have a battalion of battalions nearby, but if they are used, the defense of the airport can only be completed by the remaining two companies-this is very dangerous." The officer immediately stood up and answered Road.
Studen thought while covering his mouth with his hand for a while, but finally decided to gamble: "War itself is the biggest adventure, there are not so many ways to choose between the best of both worlds."
He glanced at the officer: "You immediately lead the troops of this battalion to Dordrecht! Hold on there until we come over! Take away all the ammunition you can take! By the end of tomorrow evening, I will There is no force to reinforce you. "
"Follow the order! General! Make sure to complete the mission!" The officer stood in salute and hurriedly left the headquarters with several of his staff.
This is really a gamble. Studen now counts his own security forces, and there are only two company soldiers to defend the important Valhavin airport, which is his second day of reinforcements and supplies. The place to land. The airport was full of ju-52 transport planes that were too late to fly back to Germany. If something went wrong, the Luftwaffe would suffer heavy losses.
Through the night, he took the risk of sending reinforcements to the Dordrecht area to regain his position. This news made Student somewhat relieve some tension. Now the only thing he needs to worry about is whether the Dutch defenders will Attacked the Valhavin Airport where he was. This night, the German paratroopers destined in the Netherlands, no one fell asleep.
And another person who couldn't sleep because of excessive tension, far away in the German castle, Akado was insomnia, he stared at the battle map until dawn, even Anna came to persuade him, he did not say a word. This is a gamble, and it is the fate of a country and a nation.