Six Hundred and Ten Creta

How long have you been resting? How long have you been this battalion commander? Sitting on the slightly bumpy transport plane, Boroll watched his subordinates, the deputy battalion commander and some important personnel of the battalion headquarters take other transport planes, which is the basic requirement for paratroopers to airborne. All important commanders are not allowed to take the transport plane together, in order to prevent the troops from losing all commanders in an instant.

Holding the helmet with his hand, he collected his thoughts, looked at the map in his hand, and confirmed the target that the troops should capture. The size of the German paratroopers was five times larger than before, and as a direct beneficiary of the expansion, Borroll was promoted to the commander of the airborne battalion because of his outstanding combat achievements. He was responsible for commanding an elite airborne battalion to participate in this airborne operation.

This is the first super-large-scale airborne operation in human history, and it is also an operation independently completed by the airborne troops. They were ordered to airborne Crete and seize Germany's most important base in the Mediterranean. With the roar of the plane's engine, Boroll looked up at the white clouds outside the window. According to the calculation of the flight time, they had almost reached the airborne area now.

Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while. The German paratroopers have never participated in large-scale combat operations since the large-scale airborne landing on the British mainland. An army, carefully prepared to make this army a blockbuster on Crete.

Two days ago, German soldiers, accompanied by Italian troops, occupied the entire territory of Greece. Mussolini rushed to Athens happily, and personally awarded the Italian medal to Hermann Hocker, commander-in-chief of the German Army Group J. In recognition of his outstanding service in the Battle of the Balkans. Amidst the laughter, the German army completely controlled the Balkan Peninsula and began intensive preparations for the attack on Crete.

In order to ensure the success of the airborne operation on Crete, the German army prepared a full force of 4 airborne divisions, adding up to more than 50,000 people. Of course, some of the troops are "light infantry" transported by aircraft, rather than paratroopers in the true sense who can jump into combat.

"Woo...!" The alarm sounded, Boroll stood up, and hung the parachute hook on the fixed pole of the plane. He looked at the warning lights that were turned on, and asked all his soldiers to stand up and check their bodies. The parachute also has the weaponry to wear.

"No. 1 is ready! Sir!" The soldier at the back loudly reported his own inspection results, followed by the second-to-last soldier who continued to report, until the person at the front had checked the equipment, Bo Luo Er nodded in satisfaction.

Then the green light comes on, showing that the target area has been reached, and the skydive can start at any time. Borol violently opened the closed hatch beside him, and shouted loudly to his subordinates: "Attention everyone! Everyone is ready to skydive!"

On the distant ground, there are burning flames and black smoke columns everywhere. An hour ago, the butcher bomber and the -217 bomber that took off from the front-line airfield almost turned Crete over,

The entire island was completely destroyed by hundreds of bombs dropped, and the few military facilities on the island have been blown to pieces.

Leaping forward, he jumped off the plane, feeling the wind whistling in his ears, and Boroll watched the ground below him rapidly approaching him. He is no longer the last to jump out of the plane, but the first to jump out of the cabin, because in the process of skydiving, the time in the plane is actually not safe, and as a battalion commander, he must ensure his safety .

The parachute opened and the speed dropped. He saw a glider rushing towards the ground in the distance. He saw one white parachute after another opening in the sky. He was delighted to see the German paratroopers grow from a few thousand to tens of thousands. He witnessed The development of a formidable modern military service.

The huge impact came from under his feet, and his heart became much more at ease at this moment. After all, their battle on the island of Malta was not too difficult, so Boroll didn't know what was waiting for him this time. What kind of battlefield is it. When he untied the parachute rope on his body and took off his Mauser 98k rifle from his chest, he sighed slightly.

The configuration of the German paratroopers got worse as they went to higher levels. In the position of company commander, they could get an MP-44 assault rifle for private purposes, but in the position of battalion commander, there was absolutely no such good opportunity. Because the battalion commander does not participate in direct combat, he only has a Mauser 98k as a self-defense weapon, which is much worse than the company commander's weapon.

However, the situation in front of him looked pretty good, and two German paratroopers landed safely beside him. These two soldiers also neatly packed their parachutes, took out their G43 rifles and gathered towards Boroll. Because it was daytime, neither of them shouted the redundant password, they bent down and ran all the way to Boroll's side, and found a bush to lie down.

Borol took out the telescope from the telescope box hanging on his chest, and carefully observed the surrounding terrain. Because the air force's bombing effect was remarkable, there was no decent resistance around, and the Greek defenders' anti-air fire was sparse. Sloppy, no threat to German paratroopers at all. Not far away, an anti-aircraft artillery position was constantly firing, and this was the only enemy firepower point around them.

Putting down the binoculars, he realized that there were already a dozen soldiers squatting beside him. The faces of these soldiers were all painted with camouflage paint, and one soldier was even carrying an Iron Fist bazooka. These soldiers were all waiting for his order, staring at Boroll without speaking.

Bolor really wanted to step forward and kick these idiots hard. The repeated orders and five declarations before departure stated that in order to avoid accidental injury, the action password must be strictly asked and checked. As a result, these soldiers still put aside these words, and identified their comrades and enemies by relying on the opponent's military uniform and familiar faces.

"Company Commander!" Boroll saw his old acquaintance, so he pointed at the enemy air defense position that was constantly firing, and ordered: "Take your people around! Kill that position!"

"As you wish, Battalion Commander." The first company commander held his own gun, and led seven or eight soldiers to touch the Greek defender's anti-aircraft guns that had been pointing at the sky not far away. On the other end of that cannon, Boroll's 2nd Company was also beginning to assemble. Their parachute area was divided into two parts by the position of the anti-aircraft gun. As long as the cannon was killed, Boroll's battalion could be reunited.

The German soldiers began to set up their own machine gun positions on the edge of the hidden bushes. More soldiers landed on the ground, and many soldiers came from other troops. At this time, the role of the password finally came into play, and the password came one after another. More responses followed, and Boroll's 3rd company finally found their battalion headquarters.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" A black column of smoke suddenly rose from the anti-aircraft artillery position of the Greek defenders not far away. After the German paratroopers approached the distance, they adopted a two-two cover formation and threw 4 Attack with a grenade. Obviously the attack was very effective, and the Greek anti-aircraft gun stopped roaring in an instant.

About 200 meters behind Boroll, the hatch of a huge transport glider was lifted, and a German paratrooper airborne combat vehicle drove out, and around this paratrooper combat vehicle, hundreds of German soldiers Soldiers had gathered, and they began to advance towards the Greek anti-aircraft positions in the other direction, smashing and smashing along the way.

"Reporting to the battalion commander, we found a map on the anti-aircraft artillery position. It looks like we are about 1,500 meters away from the position we want to occupy." The company commander did not report casualties when he returned. What's the trouble: "Go west from here, past the woods."

The airborne troops in the distance seemed to be members of the regiment headquarters. At this time, they were already using some branches and other things to build a simple camp. Bolor had sent a messenger to contact them a few minutes ago, but he has not returned yet. The radio soldiers at the battalion headquarters did not have any accidents, but there is no news from the regiment headquarters or even the division headquarters yet on the channel.

"During the attack, didn't you see the regiment headquarters?" Borol asked the company commander without raising his head while checking the German map in his hand with the captured Greek defender's map.

"No encounter. We gathered the people from the 2nd company over there. Now there are about 110 troops. The rest of the soldiers are converging here. Our losses are not large, and the formation of the aircraft has not been broken up by the anti-aircraft guns, so it should be There is no problem." The company commander is also a veteran, and he is Boroll's old subordinate, so he is the easiest to use. He talked a lot in one breath, and most of what Boroll wanted to know was explained very clearly.

"Very good!" Boroll nodded. His subordinates are very capable, which allows him to command as easily as he can. He glanced at his follower, Tang Na, and said, "Go get the deputy battalion commander, and we'll set off right away to occupy our target area."

Tang Na nodded, and quickly walked towards the deputy battalion commander who was repeatedly counting the number of troops in the distance with his rifle on his back. There are 510 people in their battalion, and now they have gathered almost 300 people. It can be said that this time the parachuting and airborne landing encountered little resistance, and their losses were completely within the acceptable range.

"Hey! Boss! Are there tanks or artillery covering us?" After tens of seconds, the deputy battalion commander in the distance asked Bolor loudly.

"The battalion headquarters has 3 mortars, don't even think about the paratrooper tanks, I haven't contacted the regiment headquarters yet!" Boroll also answered loudly.