Chapter 143 Encounters

On the morning of September 19, in the suburbs of Eindhoven.

"E Company brothers, gather!" Li Pu shouted loudly.

"Assemble in a row, let's go!" Lieutenant Hellig shouted, "The brothers behind follow. Let's continue east to go to Heilmond. The picnic is over!"

The brothers of Company E picked up the equipment and began to move forward. Early in the morning, Winters was ordered by Colonel Sink to march eastward to Heilmond, in order to widen the part of the "corridor" in Eindhoven and make head-on contact with the enemy. They are accompanied by an armored company of the British Light Cavalry, who will fly the Cromwell cruiser tank and fight side by side with Company E.

"Do you want a ride?" A British lieutenant poked his head out of the tank and said to Winters, "The direct train from Endhofen to Heilmond is free!"

Winters looked at the British lieutenant and said with a smile, "No, thank you. If you can walk into Heilmond, it will be more meaningful to me. But you can pick up the others in our company by the way!"

The lieutenant shrugged his shoulders to show that it didn't matter.

The brothers of Company E couldn't stand it for a long time. Many people climbed into the tank and sat on the back of the tank, although they had to endure the tinkling sound of tanks that were more harsh than the walking brothers. The brothers of Company E marched towards Zendet and walked about 5 kilometers without any resistance. When entering Zendet, they met the cheering Dutch again, providing water and food for the brothers. This makes the brothers very happy.

"If only the whole process were like this!" First class James? Ellie's arms were full. He nibbled at the fruit in his hand with a little pride. Obviously, he enjoyed the process very much.

"You take too much. You'd better give it to others!" Tybert shook his head and said to him, "Maybe we will meet the Germans, and these things in your arms will become a burden to you and even kill you!"

Avery was about to say something when he suddenly heard Nixon beside him whistling and saying, "Wow, is this Vincent? William? Van Gogh's birthplace can finally see his former house up close. This is so wonderful!"

"Captain, what does that guy do?" Private Red asked. "

"Self, do whatever you want, sad!" Nixon laughed and said, "This is his style, a painter!"

Winters added with a smile, "Impressionism!"

"Oh, that really has a surname!" Red muttered, "If I can do whatever I want, my mother will definitely beat me first and then starve me up for a few days."

Winters and Nixon looked at each other, smiled and said nothing. They passed through the cheering crowd and then continued to advance. Van Gogh's hometown is not influenced by the Germans, which is entirely due to the influence of Van Gogh's Germans.

After Zeng Dete, the E Company brothers still moved forward as planned, but everyone became cautious, because the closer they were to the destination, the more they became.

"Tank! German's tank!" Waiting for Jack? Matthews suddenly pointed to the front and shouted crazily.

"Oh, God!" Ellie exclaimed. He was sitting on the back of the Cromwell cruiser tank, and then he heard an exclamation and a German tank on its way 500 meters ahead. He and other brothers quickly jumped out of the tank and into the deep ditch by the roadside. Then he opened his mouth wide in shock.

Then the other German tanks seemed to come out of the bushes. They lined up with more than a dozen. Obviously, they were German reinforcement tanks. They drove towards Zendet with a deafening sound.

"Low posture, lower posture!" Ellie kept telling himself that there was a recruit Sergei beside him. He was staring nervously in front of him, and then looked at Ellie, holding a rifle in both hands and sweat.

"Damn it, what should we do?" Barry kept complaining behind Sergei.

Sergeant Muck found a German tank hidden behind a fence about 100 meters away. A British tank is driving in that direction. Martin ran to the British tank. He climbed onto the tank and shouted to the commander, "There is an enemy tank on the right side below, behind the fence!"

The commander looked up with a telescope, but only saw a fence and did not find a tank. He said to Muck, "Sergeant, I believe what you are telling the truth, but I didn't see it, so I'm not sure. I have to move on!"

"Damn it, if you keep moving forward, you will see it!" Muck shouted, "But German tanks will definitely find you, and they will destroy you." With that, Muck jumped down and hid aside. Anyway, I have warned these British.

The Cromwell cruiser tank continued to move in the original direction. Obviously, Muck's warning was correct. The German tank found them and then adjusted the muzzle, just like waiting for a grand banquet. The body shook suddenly and the muzzle flashed fire.

With a bang, the shell penetrated the armor of the British tank. The tank suddenly caught fire.

The second British tank came. It hurriedly fired a shot at the German tank, but did not hit it, and then blew up the branches of the fence into the sky. Then the German tank reacted, and the muzzle had been turned.

"Damn!" Winters shouted and shouted to the brothers around him, "HIDE yourself and lower your posture!"

"Boom--" With a sound, this British tank was also blown up. At this time, the Germans came out of nowhere. Under the cover of the infantry, they set up 88mm anti-tank guns and opened fire on the British tanks. The fierce gunfire made Winters unable to raise their heads, and many brothers lay in the ditch and dared not move.

Suddenly, a huge explosion sounded from beside him. When Winters looked up, a British tank was hit by an 88mm anti-tank gun, which caught fire and detonated the shells in the tank, blowing the tank into the sky.

"Nick, we're in trouble!" Winters frowned at Nick and said, "The British have no power to fight back at all. It seems that we can't stay here. We have to retreat."

"Boom--" Another sound, a British tank was hit, and the remaining two tanks saw that the situation was not good, so they turned around and drove to Zendet. At this time, Winters bent down and shouted to the soldiers in the ditch, "Retreat, retreat, hurry up, hurry up, we will follow the tank to retreat. Everyone, leave! Hurry up and get out of this damn place!"

As soon as Winters' words fell, Rogers couldn't wait to get up and run back, but the Germans obviously stared at them, and the tanks, machine gun bullets and sniper rifles shot at them.

"Wh!" With a sound, Rogers seemed to hear the roar of bullets, and then there was a numbness on his shoulder. He was shot and blood gushed out. He couldn't help shouting bitterly: "Medical soldiers, medical soldiers, damn it, come here quickly, I'm injured!"

Medical Officer Luo ran over quickly. Because he was at the front, he had to run in the opposite direction. While running, he shouted to the brothers who retreated in panic, "Let me go, let me pass!"

"God, they hit me. Damn it, bitch German. They should have poked their assholes hard. These bastards, they hit me, these bastards and bastards. He kept swearing, as if to vent all the resentment and panic after being hit, and gritted his teeth.

"They colored you, Rogers!" Li Pu rushed over and looked at him. It didn't matter, so he shouted, "Matheus, come here, hold the sergeant, we retreat!"

The German artillery fire was very fierce. The shells kept falling beside the brothers, and machine guns and rifle bullets were "swing" above their heads, so that the brothers of the E Company did not dare to straighten their waists. They bowed and retreated back.

"Guys, hurry up, don't let the Germans catch up! Come on, come on, they're going to kill us. Damn it, don't straighten your waist, Fridge, get down, get down, do you want to die?" Compton evacuated the retreating brother and shouted loudly. He found Private Fridge trying to straighten up, so he rushed up and kicked him. This kick kicked him down. He was lying down.

But Compton himself fell down. He felt a pain in his buttocks, then reached out to touch it and touched the blood in his hand.

"Damn it, I was shot!" Compton couldn't help shouting, and then Muck rushed over from the side. He saw that Compton was hit by a bullet and fell down.

"The bullet passed through your ass. Lieutenant!" Muck smiled and said, "You're lucky enough! But your big buttocks are in the way. I can't move you. Then he shouted to Private Fridge, who had just been kicked down by Compton, "Man, come and help, the lieutenant is injured!"

"Yes, I'm coming!" Fridge stammered, but the strength of the two of them was obviously a little small. Compton was a sportsman, and he was really heavy. At this time, two more brothers ran over. They tried to move Compton, but it was obvious that it was very difficult and extremely slow. It will be caught up by the Germans.

Compton looked at the four brothers gathered around him and suddenly ordered, "Let's go. Let the Germans take care of me."

"Lieutenant, you must be confused!" Muck said, seeing a nearby farm and said to Fridge, "Go and get down the door panel of the farm. We'll drag the lieutenant."

Compton was finally dragged to the edge of a British tank that was retreating and put him face down on the back of the tank. The bullet that hit Compton went in from his right buttocks, then came out and shot into his left buttocks, and then came out again.

"One shot and four holes, I'm an eye-opener!" Muck checked Compton's wound again, and then laughed.

"Oh, that's not funny, Muck!" Compton said, "I was pierced by four holes by the Germans, and you are still laughing at me here. This is the most unlucky day I have ever encountered, even in Normandy."

"Boom--" Another shell exploded among the brothers. Obviously, this shell caused heavy casualties to the brothers. The recruit Barry was hit in the chest by shrapnel and died on the spot. Two more legs were broken.

"God!" Looking at the death of his brother who was laughing with him not long ago, Sergei climbed into the tank and kept shivering when he retreated.

(to be continued)