The train that Ron took took nearly ten hours to reach Portsmouth. This was mainly because there were too many stops and stops to give way to military columns along the way.

It was around ten o'clock in the evening when the train arrived. During the war in Britain, due to the blackout, even the city was dark at night. In the entire Portsmouth Station, only the platform was still lit.

Two lamps.

In fact, German bombers have not been here for a long time. However, the blackout ban has never been lifted. Several soldiers fumbled and lifted Ron from the train with his wheelchair, and then

He was carried directly to an ambulance converted from a Dodge truck parked on the platform. Nadya also climbed into the car and sat down next to Ron. She stretched out a hand and held Ron's hand.

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"You should take the jeep in front." Ron said. The Dodge's body was converted into a very high compartment, and it was a bit difficult for Nadya to climb up.

"I want to be with you." Nadya waved Ron's hand and said a little coquettishly.

"Scott, have you contacted Nadya about the hotel?" Ron turned around and asked Scott, who was snickering.

"The contact has been made. It's just the place we need to pass on the way back to the crow's nest. We can just stop there." Scott quickly replied with a straight face.

Led by a jeep, the ambulance slowly drove away from the platform and drove into the distance on the dark street.

After walking for about twenty minutes, the jeep in front stopped first, followed by the ambulance.

"Here we are, this is the hotel." Scott said.

Nadya's hand was still tightly holding Ron's right hand. Ron stretched out his left hand and patted her hand.

"Nadia, we're here."

"Yes." Nadya did not stand up. She just pulled Ron's hand over, held it with both hands, and pressed it against her soft chest.

"Ron, can I come to the airport to see you tomorrow?" Nadya asked.

"Well... Nadya, you know... the airport is a military restricted area, how about I come out tomorrow..." Ron said.

"No, there is no need to comfort me like this." Nadya put down Ron's hand, and almost in a blink of an eye, she turned into that elegant swan again, "I understand that this is a war period, and I can see you again.

I'm very satisfied. I don't want to interfere with your work - this work is very important, and it will save many, many people." She smiled again and lowered her eyes, "Besides, how did you end up like this?

What? Well, I wonder if there is a phone in this hotel..."

Ron glanced at Scott, and Scott nodded.

Nadya stood up, hugged Ron's head, and kissed him gently on the forehead, then turned around and got out of the car, and Scott followed. After a while, Scott

Climb into the car.

"Miss Nadya lives in room 408. There is a telephone extension in the room. You need to access it from the main desk in the lobby first. This is the phone number." He handed a note to Ron.

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Today, the PA-38 attack aircraft and CA-47 attack aircraft under the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing have basically transferred to Cherbourg, with only some B-25 bombers and some new PA-47s

Attack aircraft and some C-47 transport aircraft are still at Crow's Nest Airport. The reason why those PA-47 attack aircraft are still here is mainly because Caen Airport cannot be put into use yet. Cherbourg Airport is close to saturation.

As for that temporary airport, because it was heavily used some time ago, there was something wrong with the main runway. Well, it can’t be used for the time being anyway.

Once the Caen Airport is put into use, these PA-47s will immediately transfer to where they are. The PA-47s that are temporarily staying here will not be idle. They also have to perform combat missions. Of course, in order to fly to

Above the target, they must carry auxiliary fuel tanks, and after carrying auxiliary fuel tanks, they can carry much fewer bombs.

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In the past few days, the war situation has been quite stable. Although Hitler replaced Marshal Lundstedt, who he considered to be old and conservative, and replaced him with Marshal Kruger, who was more aggressive. However, Marshal Kruger did not

The so-called "offensive spirit" was not shown as Hitler hoped. Under his command, the German army's performance was no different from that under the command of Field Marshal Rundstedt. Under the Allied air pressure, he

They can still only use small-scale armored troops to resist step by step, and are unable to launch an effective counterattack at all.

On July 18, 1944, the British High Command launched an operation code-named "Goodwood" in order to open up a breakthrough near a small town in the Caen area. In order to successfully achieve a breakthrough, the British invested a lot of money, and in one fell swoop

1,056 heavy bombers were dispatched to bombard all the places where German tanks might be hidden. Then the Americans also dispatched 1,011 heavy bombers to clear out the remaining suspicious locations. Then,

The British team set off.

Ron's 21st Attack Aircraft Wing was ordered to provide direct fire support to the British army, because compared to the Storm attack aircraft in the hands of the British, the PA-38 in the hands of the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing had a much longer flight time.

.Easier to be available on call.

In the eyes of everyone, this attack should be quite easy. Think about it, after the indiscriminate bombing of more than 2,000 heavy bombers, the German defense will definitely turn into a mess. Then use armored forces

With the support of a large group of attack planes to attack the Germans who had been bombed to the point of being left alive, wouldn't it be a matter of catching snails with three fingers?

Since the task was not too difficult, Ron didn't even care much about it and just left the matter completely to Bodenton.

As soon as the heavy bombers of the American and British forces appeared, the Germans immediately evacuated the tanks to woods and other places. The soldiers got off the tanks and immediately got under the tanks, where they had already dug trenches to avoid the bombing.

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Second Lieutenant von Rosen was an officer in the Third Company of the 503rd Battalion of the German Army. This company was equipped with the prestigious Tiger tanks. When receiving the air raid warning, Second Lieutenant von Rosen quickly drove the tank into action.

After entering the woods where trenches had been dug and roads opened for tanks, he parked the tank above a trench, and then he took several other members and hid in the trench.

As soon as Second Lieutenant von Rosen hid in the trench, the British bombshell fell. Lieutenant Lieutenant von Rosen lay tightly in the trench. He felt the earth shaking violently, like a stream in a storm.

The ship was heaving inside. Every time a bomb landed, the soil and gravel in the trench would automatically jump up from below and rush into his nose and eyes. The smell of gunpowder smoke filled the air, choking his pilot Paul.

Coughing hard.

The violent bombing lasted for a long time, as if it would never stop. Second Lieutenant Feng Rosen was made dizzy by the vibration and roar, and his stomach was filled with acid water. He finally endured it.

He couldn't help but vomited with a sound of "wow". Since he hadn't had time to eat breakfast, his stomach was empty. He vomited back and forth, but only some water came out. On the contrary, he became even more uncomfortable.

The bombing finally stopped, but Second Lieutenant von Rosen couldn't stand up at all. He felt that his limbs were as soft as noodles and he had no strength at all. It took him a long time to stand up holding on to the trench wall, but he still felt dizzy.

It didn't stop. It took half an hour before he could barely climb out of the trench.

He was shocked by the situation outside the trench. Some of the 57-ton Tiger tanks were blown 8-9 meters away by bombs. The remaining tanks, except for one, were all covered by thick

The thick soil is buried. The tank crew needs to use shovels to dig them out! The tank's barrel, machine gun, and engine cooling system are all filled with soil. If they are not cleaned up, the tank will explode as soon as it fires.

The engine will burn out as soon as the engine is started. In addition, the tracks of some tanks are also broken and need to be replaced. The road wheels of some tanks are broken and the road wheels need to be replaced... It can be said that at least now, the 3rd Company of the 503rd Battalion

It has completely lost its combat effectiveness. If the British tanks rush up at this time, Second Lieutenant von Rosen will have no other choice but to raise his hands and surrender. At this time, the observation post in front has already spread the news - discovered

British Armored Forces!

"Damn it!" Second Lieutenant Feng Rosen knew that he could not clean up the tank without two hours. Two hours? This was enough for the British to kill him 100 times!

But there is nothing we can do about complaining now. We can only hurry up and clean up and repair the tank. The rest is left to God!

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"Hey, Foxhound One, what are these British guys doing?" Matthews sat in the cockpit of the PA-38 and looked at the British team below in surprise. The British guys stopped for no reason.

.A group of British guys gathered around a Sherman tank, not knowing what they were doing.

"Damn it! How do I know what these British guys are doing! Maybe the tank is broken? If it's broken, it's broken. Why don't we just push it to the side of the road?"

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"Has the report been written?" a British officer asked.

"It's written. There is something wrong with the quality of the Yankee's tracks. The shock-absorbing rubber has fallen off."

"After recording it, let's continue setting off!"

So the M4 Sherman tank parked there restarted its engine, and then the entire armored force began to move forward.

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"Damn it! Why did these British people stop again? There's not even a ghost around!"

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"Company commander, our wheeled vehicles cannot pass the railway in front. What should we do?"

"Stop first, report the situation to the regiment headquarters, and ask them to send combat engineers to help us destroy the railway to facilitate the passage of wheeled vehicles." Company Commander Bill Kuros replied.

"Then what do we do now?"

"What are you doing now? Oh, look, the weather is so nice, this is a rare rest time!"

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"Damn! Is there something wrong with my eyes? Bill! Look at what stupid things the British are doing down there! Why do I seem to see them spreading the white tablecloth on the ground and drinking tea?"

"Sir, you are mistaken, they... they seem to be having a picnic..."

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Chapter completed!