The Allied airborne troop formation, composed of 1,131 fighter jets, 1,545 transport aircraft and 478 towed gliders, took off from 24 airports in southern England and flew along two routes to the North Sea. The airborne troopers were sweating and crowded on the canvas seats. Everyone's body was covered with countless straps, holsters, bullets... The confident Allied staff officers were full of optimism about the victory of the battle.
On a C-47 transport aircraft belonging to the transport aircraft formation of the British 1st Airborne Division, Shen Yi sat in his seat with his eyes slightly closed. At this time, he was dressed in a standard British airborne soldier's uniform, with his head on his head. Wearing a red beret, he also held an old World War II-era M1 rifle in his hand. All adventurer equipment was still stored in the storage space of Bloody Emblem.
After stepping into the portal, he found himself in the current situation. He looked around coldly. There were a total of twenty-two people on this transport plane. Everyone had bloody emblems on their wrists. It seemed that the city was treating adventurers. Braided together.
Is this a cooperative attack? First gather everyone together and then send them to the designated location to participate in the battle? Shen Yi observed the coat of arms and the coat of arms prompted:
Main mission 1: Successfully landed in the town of Arnhem. Completing the mission will reward you with 500 blood points. If you fail the mission, 500 blood points will be deducted. Those with insufficient blood points will be erased.
Main mission two: Break out of the German encirclement and head to the Arnhem Forest area. The time limit is 12 hours. Completing the mission will reward you with 1,000 blood points. If you fail the mission, 1,000 blood points will be deducted. Those with insufficient blood points will be erased.
Main mission three: Break out of the German encirclement and head to the Arnhem Bridge. The time limit is 12 hours. Completing the mission will reward you with 1,200 blood points. If you fail the mission, 1,000 blood points will be deducted. Those with insufficient blood points will be erased.
You can choose one of the main tasks 2 and 3.
Optional mission one: Join the main force of the British 1st Airborne Division and help the main force of the Airborne Division break through the German encirclement. Completing the mission will reward you with 2,000 blood points.
Optional mission two: Rendezvous with the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the British 1st Airborne Division, and help the 2nd Airborne Battalion seize the Arnhem Bridge and hold it for 10 days. Completing the mission will reward you with 4,000 blood points and 1 skill point.
You can only choose one of the two optional missions. You can start it after completing the main mission. You can give up accepting the optional mission and return directly after giving up. You cannot give up halfway after accepting the optional mission. During the execution of the mission, the direction of the war development and your own identity cannot be revealed. , violators will have 10,000 blood points deducted, and those with insufficient blood points will be eliminated.
Obviously, the choice of the main mission directly determines the completion of the optional mission. If you want to complete the optional mission 2 with the highest reward, you can only choose the main mission 3 to complete. Thinking of this, Shen Yi's lips twisted up. Smile.
There was a sudden explosion in my ears: "Damn it, I don't know how to skydive."
It was a fat man next to Shen Yi, who was crying and not knowing what to do.
Someone gloated: "You haven't learned skydiving? You can learn it by spending only 50 blood points, and you don't need to upgrade."
The fat man replied with a grimace: "I didn't know what Operation Market Garden meant at first. I didn't know until the last moment that it was too late to learn. And at that time, I thought they would drop us directly to the designated location."
Everyone looked at the fat man with sympathy, and some even said: "You don't even know the most famous military operation in the history of World War II after the Normandy landing. What else do you know?"
Shen Yi patted the fat man on the shoulder and said, "Don't be so nervous. In fact, skydiving is not difficult. Just jump out and open the parachute bag. This is the one you have on hand. It's very simple. Oh no, no, don't pull it now."
"You promise that this way I won't fall to death?" the fat man asked pitifully.
Shen Yi smiled: "Honestly, even if you don't open the umbrella bag, the chance of falling to death will not exceed 50%."
Everyone's expressions changed.
Someone said in a deep voice: "Boy, what do you mean by this?"
Shen Yi smiled and said: "I know that most of you here have heard of Operation Market Garden, and this battle was successful in the early stage and failed in the later stage, so many people must have thought that there would be no difficulties in the early stages of the operation, right? "
Everyone looks at each other.
Shen Yi slowly turned back and looked out the window of the transport plane: "Look outside, we have begun to enter the sky above the Arnhem area, and the anti-aircraft gun firepower is increasing."
Outside the transport plane, there were masses of fire exploding in the sky. It was the German anti-aircraft guns that were unleashing their power, launching fierce artillery attacks on the huge transport aircraft group. In the distance, a large number of German fighter planes had also launched a fierce attack on the transport aircraft group. After flying in, it is estimated that it will not be long before they are entangled with the escorting fighter formation.
Shen Yi's voice floated like a ghost: "The so-called smooth early stage of Operation Market Garden is actually just a pretense to deceive ourselves and others. The entire airborne operation was to capture the three most important cities in Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem." Mainly important bridges. People only know that the airborne troops successfully captured two bridges, but they do not know how much damage they suffered. In fact, the second bridge was not captured by the airborne troops, but by ground troops. After a two-way attack with the airborne troops, they were barely able to win. During the entire combat operation, the Germans suffered only 3,300 casualties, while the Allies suffered more than 17,000 casualties. Among them, the US 82nd Airborne Division suffered 3,400 casualties. The 101st Airborne Division suffered 3,800 casualties. All the airborne troops who participated in Operation Market Garden suffered heavy losses in this operation, and the heaviest losses were caused by the British 1st Airborne Division, which is our current unit, the entire British 1st Airborne Division The division and the Polish parachute brigade totaled 10,000 people, but in the end, less than 2,000 people left the battlefield alive. The casualties of the airborne troops... did not start with the ground attack."
500 blood points are not that easy to earn. In essence, the adventurers here are still ordinary people. No matter how hard they are strengthened, they cannot stop the cannonballs.
A large group of adventurers were depressed and wanted to curse, but there was nothing they could do in this situation.
The butcher-like man arrived and said to Shen Yi: "Can you tell us the specifics of Operation Market Garden? The city gave us five tasks, choose two from three and choose one from two. We want to hear about Arnhem Regarding the bridge, this may be helpful to everyone’s future choices. Take advantage of the time now to figure out the situation. I’m afraid I’ll have to jump off the plane later and fight on my own. If we can unify the following breakout direction, it will be beneficial to everyone.”
Unexpectedly, that butcher-like man could have such a calm and quick thinking, even Shen Yi couldn't help but be stunned.
Indeed, due to the optional tasks, adventurers are destined to choose different directions to break out. If everyone can unify the breakout direction, it will be much safer.
Shen Yi looked at the sky outside, and then said: "In three minutes at most, we will prepare to parachute. I'll make a long story short. Operation Market Garden was proposed by Marshal Montgomery. The entire plan had inflated confidence from the beginning and underestimated Germany. There were many problems such as insufficient war preparation, insufficient enemy detection, and insufficient coordination. Due to intelligence errors, Montgomery had no idea that in the area where the Allied forces were scheduled to land, the Germans had deployed two armored divisions of the 2nd SS Panzer Corps and Airborne part of the 1st Army. Allied paratroopers who lacked heavy equipment were parachuted on top of German armored troops. Moreover, the Allied forces conducted high-altitude parachute jumps. The average parachute height was 366 to 457 meters, which was higher than the standard parachute height of 244 meters in World War II. Much higher, German anti-aircraft guns fired continuously in the parachute area, and many people were killed by the Germans before they even landed on the ground. What was particularly bad was that only two hours after the Allied forces launched the air assault, the commander of the German 1st Parachute Regiment, Commander Stuart He obtained an Allied combat order from a downed glider. He took this order to the headquarters of Army Group B to meet Commander-in-Chief Model to plan the German counterattack. Among the German generals, Stuart was better than anyone else. He was more familiar with the Netherlands and understood the major shortcomings of the airborne troops - such as insufficient maneuverability on the ground and lack of heavy weapons. In the end, Model chose Anheng as the training area for the SS Armored Forces, and Anheng was the British 1st The final objective of the Airborne Division."
"Damn it!"
"madness!"
Everyone tasted the breath of death from Shen Yi's last words, and finally couldn't help but curse.
"Tell me about the Arnhem Bridge." The butcher man continued.
"The airborne landing process of the British 1st Airborne Division did not go smoothly. In fact, due to the strong aerial fire from the Germans, they were forced to parachute early. Most of them fell into a small forest far away from Arnhem, where They were heavily besieged by the Germans. A small group broke through the defense line and approached the Arnhem Bridge. This was the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the British 1st Airborne Division. They first entered Arnhem City and occupied the northern section of the Arnhem Bridge. However, they were gradually surrounded by SS armored units and fell into a completely isolated and helpless situation. Under the leadership of the battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Frost, the battalion launched a desperate battle with the Germans and held on until September 20. Lieutenant Colonel Frost In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, the colonel led most of the wounded to surrender to the German army, and the German army accepted their surrender. However, the remainder of the 2nd Airborne Battalion, led by Major Ralph, refused to surrender and continued to fire at the German army. The German "Tiger" The tanks immediately began to bombard them. On September 21, the "Tiger" tanks destroyed the last wall guarded by the remaining 2nd Airborne Battalion and completely regained control of the Arnhem Bridge. After that, the Allied forces They were unable to get close to the Arnhem Bridge, and it was not until two months later that all the trapped troops were finally rescued."
"A total death mission, that idiot Montgomery." someone complained.
"I've never liked him." Someone else said.
The twenty-two adventurers on this transport plane all unanimously hated Montgomery at this moment.
The fat man next to me asked blankly: "How come you remember so clearly?"
"The mission gave me an hour to prepare. I'm going to check the information now."
"Then I can't remember it so clearly."
"I have a master-level memory." Shen Yi said coldly.
"Can memory also be strengthened? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Someone on the other side knocked the fat man on the head: "Stupid, he is teasing you. People like you basically become stupider the more you get stronger."
"Haha." Everyone laughed.
The strong man like a butcher smiled bitterly and said: "No wonder we will give you 4,000 blood points as a reward. Damn it, we have to fight against a Tiger tank. What do you say? To the north or to the south?"
Going north is to capture the Arnhem Bridge, and going south is to rescue the main force of the 1st Airborne Division. Obviously, this is a matter of life and death.
"I choose to go north." Shen Yi said, "You can do whatever you want."
"This kid is really brave." Someone muttered.
"I have met this guy, a newcomer. I heard that the newcomer's task completion rate is not low, and he seems to have killed the vampire Dracula." Someone suddenly interjected.
Others looked at each other: "How is that possible?"
Everyone murmured to each other, but Shen Yi just chuckled and took out the equipment he had prepared long ago from the bloody emblem.
"Oh my God, a spiritual fire gun, an unlimited bullet box, a bulletproof jade pendant, and a Kevlar body armor. This guy is really rich." Some people exclaimed, and they began to believe that Shen Yi had indeed completed a high-level mission, otherwise he would not have been able to do it. Maybe he can afford these things. Everyone looked at him with confusion. If this was not a cooperative attack scenario, someone would have done something against Shen Yi. Of course, whether it could succeed is another matter.
"Can I ask why you chose to go north? I don't believe you are just looking for the high rewards." The giant man who looked like a butcher once again asked a question that surprised Shen Yi.
Shen Yi looked at the strong man and said with a smile: "My name is Shen Yi, what is your name?"
"Names are meaningless here. Just call me King Kong. Everyone calls me that."
Shen Yi nodded, this strong man indeed deserves this title: "If you pay attention to the instructions on the coat of arms, you will find that the first optional task is to assist the 1st Airborne Division in breaking out of the encirclement. You know that the first optional task is to help the First Airborne Division break out of the encirclement. When did the First Airborne Division break through the encirclement?"
"It won't be in two months, right?" King Kong immediately realized the meaning of Shen Yi's words.
Shen Yi nodded and said: "That forest area contains the main force of the 1st Airborne Division, so the German encirclement and suppression forces are also the largest. Although the situation of the 2nd Airborne Battalion is dangerous, in fact, due to the strength of the Airborne Battalion and the Airborne Division, The troops are isolated, so the Germans do not need to use too many troops to deal with them. Their real focus of attack is still the main force of the 1st Airborne Division. And those of us, if we choose the 1st Airborne Division mission, then It is certain that in the face of the powerful artillery fire and tidal offensive of the German army, with our current strengthening, it is basically useless. But if we go to the Arnhem Bridge, no matter how weak we are, we can only rely on the advanced weapons in our hands. , can bring great help to the 2nd Airborne Battalion, and the comparison of the combat effectiveness of the two sides will produce greater changes than the 1st Airborne Division. In other words, when going to the Arnhem Bridge, our variables will have a greater effect."
Everyone suddenly realized. Someone immediately said: "So, the chance of survival when going to the Arnhem Bridge is actually higher than the chance of survival when going to rescue the 1st Airborne Division?"
Unexpectedly, Shen Yi shook his head and said: "No, the survival rate is greater if we rescue the First Airborne Division. Don't forget, in history, only 2,000 people of the First Airborne Division escaped in the end, while basically all of the 2nd Airborne Battalion escaped." The army was destroyed."
"In other words, if we choose to rescue the 1st Airborne Division, the mission will be completed no matter what. The only difference is whether we can survive. And if we go to the bridge, the result is not certain. The Arnhem Bridge has It may be taken down, or it may be taken down and it will only last a few more days, right?”
"right."
"If that's the case, I'd rather go south."
Shen Yi sneered: "How many days of food did you bring? Is it enough for two months? Do you know how the British 1st Airborne Division spent the two months when it was besieged? You relied on grass roots and bark to survive! Yes! Many people simply starved to death, or were injured and died without timely treatment. How many of you have guns with unlimited ammunition? What do you eat and use in the last time?"
Everyone was stunned.
Shen Yi: "Before everyone came in, no one knew what the mission was. I don't think many people are ready for a long-term battle. Those who want to stay there for two months and finally rush out, just go. Anyway, I am not I will go, so I brought food for ten days, and I only went to Arnhem Bridge. By the way, I would like to remind you, don’t forget that this is a cooperative attack scenario. The more people there are, the higher the success rate. In my personal opinion, In fact, half of the difficulty of the Arnhem Bridge is reflected in the fact that not too many adventurers will take the initiative to attack the Arnhem Bridge, and as long as this problem is solved, the mission will be half successful."
King Kong laughed: "No wonder you are so kind to tell us this."
Shen Yi immediately replied: "Yes, I need to rely on the strength of all of you to tell you this. I believe that people who do not have the courage to face the challenge of death may not have the confidence to complete optional tasks even if they complete the main mission. After all, the Airborne Division suffered heavy casualties there, losing three-quarters of its soldiers. No one can guarantee that they will be the ones who survive to the end after choosing the first optional mission. But if you choose to break through to the north, at least everyone can Sharing risks with each other makes breakthroughs much easier. After completing the main mission, those who don’t want to take risks can choose to return. Those who are willing to take risks can stay and continue. Isn’t this good for everyone?”
After hearing these words, everyone looked at each other in shock.
In the end, King Kong was the first to nod: "What a good boy, you not only have courage, but also a lot of brains. Okay, I think that's what I'll do. After everyone parachutes, we will break through to the north together. After completing the main mission, those who are afraid of death will return, and those who are not afraid will return." Just carry on if you die. How about that?"