Two days after waiting for the opportunity in Stuttgart, the large amount of intelligence information obtained by Lynn was of great help to the next action. Not only that, his "foreshadowing" of dispatching night war troops during the Second Battle of the Upper Rhine Valley also echoed at this time. Several night war teams lurking in southern Germany with the help of resistance organizations came to hear the news. Their experience, skills and equipment all added motivation to Lynn's sharp arrows.

On April 27, 1949, on the 41st day after Lynn led his troops back to Germany, on the 19th day after the Imperial team occupied Denmark's Zeland Island, the Soviet army unyieldingly launched the fifth Upper Rhine Valley offensive. This time, the total force they invested reached a new high, and the combat troops of nearly 500,000 were saturated for a small area like the Upper Rhine Valley, and the number and ratio of heavy equipment continued to increase. Especially as roads and bridges in the eastern mountainous areas resumed traffic, the strength of the East Road offensive troops finally made a breakthrough compared to the previous four battles. With the attention of the whole world, the determination and urgency of the Soviet senior leaders to remove this thorn in one fell swoop.

As soon as the battle started, Linn did not rush to rush to the Soviet rear airport, but ordered the reconnaissance personnel to stay near the airport to observe and count the daily take-off and landing of Soviet fighters, and reflected the information in a map and chart manner for comparison. Two days later, Linn and his officers made new discoveries about the deployment of Soviet aviation troops in the Stuttgart area: heavy bombers with longer ranges frequently deployed during the offensive interval, and when the battle started, the battle naturally stopped, and the arrival of a large number of transport aircraft and the emergence of paratroopers

It showed the intention of the Soviet army to launch airborne operations. Judging from the scale and assembly order of these transport aircraft and paratroopers, Lin Neng believed that this was by no means the result of the Soviet command's change of strategy in the last battle, but for the sake of paralyzing the opponent. They knew very well that a considerable number of Germans regarded the "free forces" as the saviors, and therefore willingly provided information for it. The deployment and mobilization of the Soviet army in Germany was difficult to keep confidential. Once the opponent noticed that the Soviet army was preparing for airborne, they would inevitably make corresponding combat preparations in the Upper Rhine Valley, and vice versa.

Such a painstaking calculation shows how the Soviet senior executives valued the offensive. Lynn used a secret telegram to inform Manstein's command of this situation and adjusted the plan for the raid airport accordingly.

Dark Night, more than 60 night warriors were divided into seven combat teams, and the two hundred troops mixed with Imperial soldiers and Freedom Group soldiers formed three assault groups and a reserve team. More than 2,000 resistance personnel drawn by the local resistance organization in Stuttgart were mainly responsible for the support and cover of the periphery. Although the night raid he was best at was always invincible, when the operation was launched, Lynn felt unprecedented pressure - he and his troops were not only facing the battle of fighting with the weak, but also against the strong.

Against the airborne troops, which are also known for their elite strength. According to the inference of the reconnaissance personnel, there were more than 200 transport aircraft, gliders and at least 6,000 Soviet airborne troops in three target airports separated by more than 10,200 target airports. Putting aside the airport garrison troops, these airborne troops ready to go, have considerable combat effectiveness. It is much more difficult to attack such an airport than to attack ordinary fighter jets and bombers. If you are not careful, you may fall into a fatal situation where you cannot escape.

Successful combat operations are inseparable from careful planning and deployment, and even more so from the commander's decision to judge the situation. Lynn, who was accustomed to adventure, embarked on an adventure again with firm belief. He and his "shrinkable" mini command soon arrived at the small village "Frzot", between the three target airports and the city of Stuttgart. Here he established his temporary command center and battlefield fulcrum. Before the various troops arrived at the periphery of the airport, the smoothness of the operation was like a performance that had been rehearsed countless times. Six of the seven night battle teams were used to break through the periphery of the airport, and the remaining one would lead underground resisters to attack the Stuttgart Railway Station under the control of the Soviet army.

As the attack point approached, Lynn climbed up the roof of the farmhouse and looked into the distance. The night was slightly cool, and the air was filled with a wet earthy atmosphere. If it weren't for the endless battles and killings, what a spring night would this be suitable for sleep?

At 11:30 in the middle of the night, green signal flares rose one after another in four directions, gunshots and explosions suddenly rose, and fires shone brightened the night sky. With the assistance of underground resisters, Linn's soldiers had laid hidden communication telephone lines, which was crucial for a multi-target night attack operation. The commando attacked Yaro Airport, quickly occupied and destroyed part of the hangar and aircraft, and used machine guns and mortars to attack the camp area of ​​the Soviet paratroopers, and was violently attacked by the Soviet army.

Counterattack; the commando attacked Manvero Airport, raided the airport control tower, destroyed communication facilities, attacked transport planes parked on the apron and hangars, and was counterattacked by Soviet airborne troops; the commando fought fiercely with the defenders of Capitaard Airport, detonated arms and oil warehouses, destroyed many Soviet aircraft, and a large number of Soviet paratroopers were put into counterattack... These reports of battle situations were all delivered to Linn's battlefield command center at the first time, and their evolution was indeed as expected: like poking a hornet's nest with a wooden stick.

Since the hornets were dispatched, standing in place to get slaughter is definitely the worst way to do so. Lin En ordered the main forces of the commando to retreat as planned, leaving only one night battle team at each airport to wait for an opportunity to destroy. At this time, news came from the direction of Stuttgart: the stubborn resistance of the Soviet garrison troops made the progress of the attack on the railway station very unsmooth. The night battle team with limited troops and the resistance personnel with insufficient guns and bullets could not achieve the set goal in a short time, and the warehouses that store military supplies were still controlled in the hands of the Soviet army. The combat commander suggested using the second plan, which would only destroy the railway tracks and dispatch facilities of the railway station. The night battle team and most resistance personnel turned to attack the police station, and the prisons were relatively easy to succeed and could also obtain some weapons supplementary targets.

Avoiding the enemy's edge is sometimes a wise combat strategy. Weighing the pros and cons, Lynn rejected the suggestion of the combat commander. After all, the resistance organization had already spent a lot of energy on the target of the railway station in the early stage. It was difficult to confirm the Soviet army's garrison configuration and rough inventory. There were not many guns and ammunition temporarily stored here. However, the spare maintenance components of aircraft and vehicles have an important maintenance effect on the Soviet front-line combat. As long as the teeth occupy the railway station, the resisters can use the planned building terrain to resist the Soviet counterattack for a long time.

Less than an hour before the battle began, Lynn decisively put his only reserve team into the battle to capture Stuttgart Railway Station, and the troops raiding the three airports withdrew from the airport completely and retreated to the village of Ferzot under his dispatch. This village built on the mountain had a good defensive terrain. A few hours before the operation began, more than 200 members of the resistance organization were transported here for civil engineering. After midnight's efforts, a simple defense line based on buildings and mountains had been formed. Although it could not withstand the frontal impact of the conventional Soviet troops, it was more than enough to deal with the Soviet paratroopers who rushed to the hasty.

At around 2 a.m., Stuttgart finally heard good news. The Free Corps and the Resistance Group seized most of the railway station from the Soviet army at the cost of hundreds of casualties. The guns seized from the Soviet garrison and the ordnance ammunition in the warehouse were enough to equip a combat battalion, and field artillery and anti-aircraft artillery shells that could not be directly converted to combat power were used to destroy railway facilities. The rumbling sound shocked the entire city of Stuttgart. Under the reflection of the explosion,

The commandos who retreated from the three airports ahead also arrived in Ferzot one after another. Lynn only deployed a platoon of troops and the fortifications on the village defense line. The main force was ambushed in the mountains and forests on both wings at night. Angry hornets swarm quickly followed. The commanders of the Soviet paratroopers thought that such a battle just warmed up for the soldiers before the battle. Instead of waiting for the support, they quickly organized an attack on the village.

At the beginning of the battle, the Soviet paratroopers were not very strong. Lin En deliberately made the soldiers show weakness. Several machine guns were intermittent, and the assault rifles and submachine guns were not fired violently. Instead, the Mauser rifles in the hands of the resisters were jokingly. The Soviet paratroopers were repelled by a more violent grenade defense when they approached the edge of the village. After this attack, more than a thousand Soviet paratroopers pursued from three airports. They believed that they were strong and strong.

Then two attacks were launched on the village of Ferzot, both of which were defeated at the last moment. As more and more paratroopers gathered, a small armored force came to support joined, and the largest attack began. Under the night sky, it was difficult for the defenders to distinguish the number of enemies with the naked eye. With the light of the explosion, they could see dense Soviet paratroopers' helmets, and several tanks and armored combat vehicles were also taken the lead. It seemed easy to swallow the small village where the weak enemy defended.

Sitting in the temporary command center, Lin Neng calmly dispatched troops, using anti-tank rocket launchers to fire at the Soviet tank until fifty meters away. Seven mg42s burst out fierce firepower, and the mortar that had been hiding its strength also opened fire. Faced with this unthinkable defensive firepower, the Soviet commander was unable to ride a tiger, and Lin Neng did not give him time to hesitate at all. The troops lying on both wings used the help of night

The cover of the mute quickly detoured and assaulted. They swept across the mortar positions of the Soviet paratroopers, used dense machine guns to shoot Soviet paratroopers from the back from the side and rear, and took advantage of the chaos to lay some mines on the Soviet army's retreat. It is difficult to tell the strength of the opponent in the dark night, and the opponent's raid was so rapid that the Soviet paratroopers were stunned for a moment. Not only did the offensive collapse instantly, but they were constantly attacked during the retreat, so they buried corpses everywhere and failed to form a army.

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