Romanian Eagle

Krull gathered his own hands in the dark, and the number was considerable.

The 159 people in the whole company gathered 143 people, of which 102 belonged to their own 3rd company, 40 were from other companies, and one soldier belonged to the 2nd Battalion and 2nd Company. He was floated over. More than 20 personal weapons were lost in mid-air, and only 5 machine guns were found.

Krull asked people to cover himself with a rain cloth, and after checking the map location with a flashlight and a compass, he spoke to the other officers around him. "We are on the right side of the airdrop area, and right in front of us is a small town marked Chatos. There may be British troops in it. We need to pay attention. Now let's go to the assembly point in the camp."

"No problem, company commander. Listen to you."

He said Chatos, which is 6 km from Nicosia Airport and 19 km from Nicosia. The officers around him agreed with his decision, and it was the most important thing to assemble as soon as possible after the airborne. Especially at night they are not familiar with the surroundings, let alone run around.

The task of finding the battalion headquarters was quick, because the battalion headquarters was just a kilometer away from them.

"Major Sartu, our third company has been initially assembled, please instruct."

Krull stood in front of the battalion commander Sartu and whispered to him about the situation of his third company.

"How many people do you have now?"

As soon as Major Sartu came up, he asked what he was most concerned about.

Facing the battalion commander's question, Krull truthfully returned. "At present, there are 143 people including me, of which 102 belong to our third company. In terms of weapons, 23 people currently do not have guns, and there are 3 less machine guns in the company."

"not bad."

Major Saltou, who heard Krull's report, gave a comment.

Because compared to the other three companies, the three companies are much better (four companies per battalion of the paratrooper division). At present, the number of other companies assembled is not as many as the third company, and even the fourth company is still being assembled.

In fact, if you think about it, you can see that this is the first time that paratroopers have fought, and it is a large-scale airborne when they come up, and it is also the most difficult nighttime airborne. Naturally, the progress in all aspects is not ideal.

Fortunately, the airborne this time went smoothly, leaving most of the paratroopers in the staging area. It's a bit confusing, but it's not bad.

"Captain Cruel, now I give you a task,

Take your people out here to protect the drop zone. It is expected to take another hour or two to end the chaos. "

"As ordered, sir."

Krull, who was assigned a mission by the battalion commander, immediately took over the mission.

"By the way, remember the person who brought you."

"clear."

This is good, the number of Sanlian immediately dropped by 3 floors.

Kruel, who returned to his company, immediately conveyed the battalion commander's order. After they left the other troops, they began to guard the outer areas.

Although the large-scale airborne in Romania was not detected by the British at first, it was detected over time.

"Who, come out!"

An unlucky paratrooper fell into a barracks on the island and was spotted immediately. Facing the surrounding British guard soldiers, the unfortunate paratrooper who had not even opened his parachute was immediately captured.

"What, a Romanian paratrooper infiltrated the island?"

Major General Dodding Hughes, who had just been woken up, was a little shocked when he heard the staff report broke in.

He took the telegram and looked at it carefully. On the telegram, there were scattered paratroopers all over the island. More than a dozen cases were discovered by the British army, with more than 30 people.

After thinking for a while, Dawding Hughes gave an order. "Let the guards on the whole island be vigilant to prevent it from infiltrating and destroying it. In addition, let the 9th division dispatch a regiment to search the whole island tomorrow morning and dig out these moles."

That's right, Dawding Hughes thinks this is a prelude to the Romanian landing, and these parachuted soldiers are here to prepare to destroy the military installations on the island. As long as the Romanian landing force is blocked, the moles will be pulled out by him.

As for why he couldn't imagine that paratroopers would be in charge of seizing the island, there was no such case at all. Everyone knows that paratroopers are light infantry, and their firepower is insufficient. What they use to fight with regular troops, sneak attacks behind enemy lines are the way they are used.

"As ordered, General."

The staff officer who recorded the order of Dodding Hughes immediately rushed to send the report.

Dowding Hughes went back to rest. It is estimated that the Romanian landing force will arrive within three days and must defend the coastline.

The moles in the mouth of Dawding Hughes have basically been assembled. Thanks to Dodding Hughes' orders, they had more time to prepare.

Now Krull is out of the guard duty as they are heading towards the airport Nicosia. Now the number of the company has reached 148 with the return of the other soldiers, which means that all the combat effectiveness has been restored.

On the way, Krul was still thinking about the battalion commander's reassignment to the 3rd Company. Their battalion will be tasked with capturing the airfield together with the 2nd Battalion, while the 3rd Company will be the front of the battalion and attack the airfield from the front.

This task is very challenging, but he will not give up. The more challenging the task, the more capable he can show. This is just right for Krul.

"Company commander, we are going to the airport."

Sergeant Locke, who was in charge of the reconnaissance task, rushed back to tell him the results of his reconnaissance. "At present, we have found 6 anti-aircraft weapons at the airport. There are signs with mine signs on both sides of the airport, and mines should be buried inside. Then at the entrance of the airport, we observed two machine gun positions on both sides of the gate. There are four bright posts and one dark post, and the rest are too dark to see clearly."

In the words of Sergeant Locke, Krull quickly made a sketch of the airport defense. Although the actual situation of the airport has not yet been found out, the basic situation has been understood, so there is nothing to hesitate, just do it. Because time is running out now, there are only less than three hours before dawn, and this time is also the time when people are most sleepy.

Krull, who made the decision, immediately called the squad leader. "The task now is to seize the airport and create conditions. Our company is the vanguard, so we plan to immediately attack the airport and launch a surprise attack from the front. We will not give the defenders any chance to react."

"In the first row, your task is to take charge of the attack on the left flank when attacking the front of the airfield. There is a machine gun position there, and this firepower point will be destroyed first. After the airfield is attacked, you are in charge of attacking to the left. In the second row, you are in charge of the right flank. When attacking, the machine gun positions that have been found there are also prioritized, and then attack to the right. The third row is responsible for fire support, and after the first and second rows have attacked the front of the airport, you are responsible for sticking and waiting for the support of other companies. "

Krell said here, paused for a while and continued. "There is only one word for this combat mission to be fast. Don't hesitate, as long as you hesitate, you will give the enemy a chance to get reinforcements. Be sure to get close to the enemy when the enemy doesn't react, and fight them in close combat, which will reduce our casualties.”

Krull said so much in one breath, revealing his watch. "It's three-fifty-four in the morning, and six minutes later, at four o'clock, we'll attack. Do you understand?"

The other officers who also showed their watches answered in unison. "clear!"