Chapter 287 The Battle of Lacham

Parks's return is indeed a shot of strength, which has made many E- Company brothers regain their confidence. Regarding the German prisoners, General Eisenhower generously agreed to Parks' request and promised to give fair treatment to these prisoners as long as they did not participate in the killing of prisoners without violating the existing military regulations. They were then sent to the rear by the second battalion, and Ritter was pardoned. He was personally ordered by Eisenhower to exempt him as a prisoner of war because he participated in Pax's plan for the surrender of the German army. As a free man, he could join the international service team to enter the army, but Ritter refused. He He will go to the United States, arrange a suitable job for the political axe, and then wait for the end of the war.

"I don't know what I will do in the future. Maybe I will stay in the United States forever, or I may return to Germany after the war, but it doesn't matter. The important thing is that I'm still alive now!" When Ritter left, he said something to Parks. He was a little grateful to Parks. Not only him, but also Second Lieutenant Elder and other German troops who laid down their weapons at that time. Because they have another chance to survive, instead of fighting with the Americans on the battlefield of war.

Colonel Sink personally ordered Captain Parks to regain control of Company E. Moreover, another group of supplementary troops entered Company E, and their number again exceeded 80 to 96. But the 96 people are not the combat effectiveness of Company E. Their combat effectiveness has not recovered, which is a matter of morale. Although the arrival of Captain Parks could make the brothers feel better, their morale in the end came from the intensive fighting and casualties during this period.

From entering Bastogne in December to now, they have either suffered in the dilemma of defense or suffered constant casualties from their brothers in the attack. They have never had a perfect rest. Even if they have a short stay in Bastogne, it's just like a dying person constantly slowing down. All the brothers looked exhausted. This is not only the status quo of E Company, but also the status quo of the whole 101 Airborne Division.

"Brothers are very excited about your arrival!" Returning to the battalion from the cheers of the company brothers, Captain Nixon smiled at Parks with emotion, "I didn't expect a company commander to be so popular. To be honest, I'm a little jealous!" As Nixon said, he got up and poured a few glasses of wine, and then handed it over.

Parks took a cup, Nixon handed Wintes another cup, and then Compton. He had returned to the camp and waited for Winters here, because he also heard that Parks was back.

"But I'm not as optimistic as you. The brothers fought for a long time. They suffered from suffering and casualties. They needed to rest. Captain Parks looked at Nixon and shook his head, and his tone was full of helplessness. Although he felt the enthusiasm of his brothers in Company E just now, their physical fatigue and tiredness of fighting would also be involuntarily expressed in his eyes and expressions. I am not a panacea for myself. As long as I appear, I can make my brothers energetic and full of fighting spirit.

"The situation is really not optimistic!" Compton had just inspected the situation of the soldiers in the camp, and he felt the same way.

Captain Winters shook the ** in the glass helplessly, looked at Parks, and then at Compton. He smiled helplessly and said, "In fact, we will soon get a task. I believe that tomorrow, we will set out. Tomorrow morning, we will attack the nearby Lacham Village in the southwest. . The good news is that the battle has been postponed for two days, and we will not be on the main task. After you came back, Colonel Sink made adjustments to the battalion-level units of the battle.

"Wow--" Captain Nixon whistled and then laughed, "This is the most correct decision made by Colonel Sink. I like this decision!"

At 5:30 a.m. the next morning, Company E stationed in Noville Town set off. Lacham is located in a valley on the right side of the road. The land covered with snow slowly descends from the surroundings to the village, giving people the feeling of attacking from the edge of the plate to the center. Battalion 2 attacked from the south and southwest, while Battalion 1 on the left launched the main attack from the north of the village. The team has a reasonable layout and steady progress.

But the first battalion, which served as the main attack, was sniped in a hollow of the snow. Although it was a gentle slope, they did not have an advantage in the high place. The German army bombarded them with cannons equipped with white phosphorus shells. On the contrary, this caused the second battalion to keep approaching the village. Among them, Company E attacked from the southwest and advanced rapidly.

"The speed recommendation of E company is too fast! The first battalion hasn't come up yet, and the F and D companies in the south can't keep up with them. Damn it, Buck, let Company D and Company F speed up, otherwise Les and the others will be alone, which is very dangerous!" Captain Winters looked at E's continuous advance with a telescope and couldn't help but worry.

"I'll go right away, sir!" Compton turned around and left. He knew the serious surname of the problem.

"Tell Reis to let his people cut in from the barn over there. There is a natural bunker there. No German tanks have been found for the time being, and let you stay there and wait for Company D and Company F." Captain Winters added another sentence.

"Don't worry, Dick, Les is not a reckless person!" Nixon held up the telescope and comforted him.

Parks is really not a reckless person. He knows too much about this battle. If the speed slows down, the German army will flee from the northeast, thus losing the significance of destroying the living power of the German army. And he was going to lead the company across the whole village from the southwest, and then block the German retreat in the northeast. Therefore, the Germans should not be allowed to carry out the final bombardment of the whole village. You know, at this time, after the German army fled, their artillery took advantage of the U.S. troops to attack the village and bombard the village, pouring all the shells into the village, while a large influx of the U.S. troops in the narrow village, densely. The degree is very high, so at least more than 40 people were killed and more than 60 injured. It turned a victory into a tragic victory. Most of the Germans were able to escape.

"Head, what should we do now?" Sergeant Tebert hooked his body and ran to Parks. "Captain Winters asked us to wait here. What's your decision?" With that, he couldn't help touching his chin!

"We have no choice. We can't wait for the German shells here. While the Germans are dragged by a battalion, we quickly went to the transnational village and used a strong wall as a bunker in the northeast corner to sniper the German army. They don't have tanks. This is our biggest The benefits of. With that, he waved to Lieutenant Spiel and Lieutenant Foley.

"Lieutenant Spear, you spretted to attack from the left and dragged the German army here, Lieutenant Foley, you are responsible for covering. I led a row of people through the village, and then Spear turned to pretending to cover. Lieutenant Foley led the second row through the village." Parks issued a series of battle orders.

"So what should I do?" Lieutenant Spiel looked at Parks.

"You stay here and wait for Company D and Company F to enter the village with them. We will meet in the village, Lieutenant!" Captain Parks patted Sbier on the shoulder, then gestured to the row of people and ordered decisively, "Let's go, let's go!" With that, he stood up quickly, grabbed the rifle and walked through the northeast corner of the village.

The Germans didn't care at first, because they didn't think that any Americans would cross their whole village until Parks ran and shot at them. Because Parks was on the side, he shot at the German machine gun position at a good angle.

"Bamp bang--" The M1 rifle made a continuous shooting sound, and the clip popped up a crisp "ding" sound. The German machine gunners were killed, and the others were suppressed by a series of shots by Parks.

"Fire, fire!" Lieutenant Foley shouted, "Machine guns and mortars cover the shooting!" Lieutenant Spiel led three rows of people to start moving from the left, thus holding back the Germans.

Fortunately, when Parks crossed the village, because the German army was suppressed by fire, especially the machine gunners were killed, and Company E was only shot sporadically.

"Ban!" With a gunshot, one of the last soldiers suddenly fell to the ground.

"Hare is injured!" Li Gaote quickly dragged him, and then dragged him desperately to the low wall. "Doctor, someone is injured. Hale was hit!"

"Grenade, Li Gaote!" Granari suddenly shouted at this side. At this time, suddenly a German grenade flew over and landed not far from Li Gaote.

"Damn it!" Li Gaote pounced forward and pressed Hale under him. Boom!" With a sound, the grenade exploded, and the sound of the explosion made Li Gaote's ears suddenly "buzz" to think of it. His head was dizzy, and the people and things around him seemed to be shaking and blurred.

"Li Gaote--" He seemed to hear someone shouting at him, and then faintly the sound of continuous shooting of bullets. A figure rushed to him and then pulled his head up, as if it were medical officer Luo.

"Li Gaote, can you hear me?" Medical Officer Luo's voice was so loud that he roared in his ear. He immediately hit a thrill, and then pushed Dr. Luo away hard, "Damn it, I can hear it, I can hear it, don't be so loud."

"Well, crawl away from Hale quickly. He's hurt. You're fine. Everything's fine!" With that, medical officer Luo pulled him away and began to check Hale's injury. He was hit in the neck, his esophagus was cut off by a bullet, and then penetrated, but fortunately, his artery and trachea were not cut off.

"You are such a lucky bastard!" Gernelly also rushed over and yelled at Li Gaote. Then there was another wild shot in the direction of the grenade just thrown.

The Germans had realized that their retreat might be occupied by the U.S. military. They began to become unstable and began to attack the northeast. At this time, the second row of Lieutenant Welfare also rushed over, and the strength to defend the northeast was strengthened. And the pressure on the first battalion was also reduced a lot, and they began to move forward.

Now everything has become simple. Because the retreat in the northeast corner was occupied by the U.S. military, the balance of the battle began to tilt seriously towards the U.S. military!

(to be continued)