Chapter 69 Pursuit

Chapter 69 Pursuit

Several counterattacks against Angville Oplein have been repulsed. Colonel Haite is a little anxious. His front has been attacked on both sides, and the Americans have begun to attack St. Mary de Montt. Saint-Marie-de-Monte is the last highland overlooking the Devo River Valley and Karandang. If it is also lost, the rest of Carrington will be a lonely town. Because now the U.S. military has captured Isgny, 12 kilometers away from Karantan.

There are about 4,000 residents in Carrington, guarding the road from Cherbourg to Caen and Saint-Lou, and the railway from Paris to Cherbourg also passes through here. So Haight knows that the Americans must seize this place.

"Colonel, it's the telegram of Marshal Elvin Rommel." A lieutenant intelligence officer will hold a telegraph to Colonel Haight. When he said this, he stood upright, showing his respect for the marshal.

Haite took a look and put the telegram aside. The order of the telegram was clear, which was to keep the Sixth Paratrooper Regiment at Carrington. Even if there is no telegram from Marshal Rommel, I can only do this. But he still hopes to have a telegram of assistance to him. There is no doubt that a paratrooper regiment alone can resist the attack of the Americans.

"Coloe!" At this time, a newspaperman raised the phone to Haight, "It's Major Huffman's phone. He wants to ask for reinforcements!" St. Marie de Monte was attacked by the Americans, and it was very fierce.

"Reinforcement? I still want to help myself! Damn it, I arranged a battalion of troops at his place. Haite roared with dissatisfaction. Now he is more and more anxious and irritable in the face of difficulties.

"Coloe, are we shrinking the defense line?" At this time, a captain in the headquarters said, "We have too few troops, and... there are too many places to defend."

Hait has known it for a long time, but he can't help it. If the defense line is contracted, Carrington is a lonely town, and it will only happen sooner or later. But the current situation makes him have to consider the problem of shrinking the defense line.

"Call me!" Colonel Haite stretched out his hand.

He hesitated for a while, and then said loudly to the phone, "Major Huffman, I order you to evacuate St. Mary's de Monte, move closer to Carrington, and set up a line of defense around Carrington." Haight finally gave such an order. He knew that he had no choice but to reinforce, which was a very distant word. He knew that the troops in the whole Normandy area were very tight now.

He put down the phone, pondered for a while, and then said to the captain's staff of the headquarters, "Captain Schneier, go and call back the company that attacked Ungerville Oplein. We're going to deploy defenses in Carrington. There are also some snipers left, let them constantly disturb the area and delay the movement of the Americans.

"Yes, sir!" Captain Schneier was not optimistic in the same mood. He knew that there was nothing he could do about it. Their strength was too weak.

Egerville Oplein, the headquarters of Company E.

"This is the sixth time." Winters raised his telescope and looked ahead, where there were German machine guns firing. The Germans were like waves of gophers, charging forward, then lying down, and then jumping up and charging. They seem to be well-trained and obedient to command, no less than the brothers of Company E.

"How many times do you think they still have the strength to charge like this?" Nixon poked his head out beside Winters and looked at the Germans charging in front of him, and couldn't help frowning.

"I don't know, the Germans won't give up here easily." Winters looked at Nixon and couldn't help smiling. "Why don't you stay in the headquarters of the battalion?"

Nixon took out a bottle, took a sip, raised the bottle at Winters and smiled, "Lt. Ste. Ste. Stry doesn't like someone to bring the bottle into the camp. You know, this is undoubtedly a great torture for me! That's why I came to you. I know that although you don't drink, you will never forbid me to drink!"

Winters smiled. He knew that Nixon was worried about himself and came here on purpose. He didn't make a sound, but looked up at the German attack in front of him.

"They seem to be gathering!" Winters suddenly frowned, "Do they want to make a desperate bet?"

The Germans gathered on a large scale this time, and almost the whole company was mobilized.

"Lieutenant Winters." At this time, Parks suddenly bent over and touched it.

"What's the matter? Parks!" Winters looked at him and then turned his eyes to the front.

"I guess the Germans should test the attack this time. I think if the attack is not effective, the Germans will retreat immediately. Can you let a row be the vanguard and chase when the Germans retreat?" Parks said his analysis.

"Reason?" Winters turned his head and looked at him.

"The Germans' several attacks did not work. Now St. Mary's Monte has been attacked by the first battalion. I think the Germans should want to shrink the defense line. If this test attack does not work, they will withdraw to Carrington. We can't miss this opportunity." Parks said his reason, "So I led the first row to pursue, and I can also test out the real intentions of the Germans."

Winters meditated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, just do as you say. I will lead the second and third rows to attack later. Go and get ready."

Winters appreciates Parks's advice. When Parks went, he smiled at Nixon and said, "Do you think his plan is feasible?"

"Very good idea!" Nixon shrugged his shoulders and said, "Parks is not only an excellent soldier, but also an excellent commander. Winters, this is your luck!"

Winters grinned, and then began to give orders to prepare.

Parks didn't expect it to be so smooth. There is only one possibility, that is, Winters also has such a plan.

"Brothers, you are ready. After this German attack retreats, we will pursue. Chris Denson, I want you to cover with machine guns, and the rest of the brothers will cover and attack each other in shifts." Parks summoned several non-commissioned officers to carry out the assignment.

The German attack was very fierce at the beginning. They bombed intensively with mortars and anti-tank guns, and then a large army of soldiers began to press forward.

"This place is going to collapse!" Private Schroeder felt a huge tremor on the ground. He lay on the ground, covered his helmet with one hand, and shouted loudly, "Are we waiting to die here?"

"Schroeder, shut up!" Parks shouted rudely at White, "Hold on, we can repel them, and then we will destroy them again. Don't be discouraged."

Parks' words shouted very loudly, and many brothers in the platoon heard it. They lay on the ground and remained motionless. Most of them were willing to believe Parks's words, as can be seen from the two days of fighting.

As soon as the German shelling stopped, many Germans flocked in.

"Brothers, shoot, beat these Germans hard!" Parks shouted loudly, was the first to raise his body, raised his rifle, and with a "bang", knocked down a German soldier rushing to the front.

"K kill them!" White followed Parks and pulled the trigger in his hand. The brothers of Company E opened fire. Mortars and machine guns interact, forming fire barriers one after another.

The Germans really tested the attack. After leaving a few bodies, they felt that they were going to break through the defense line for fear of heavy casualties, so they retreated decisively. They retreated without hesitation, and the Germans began to shell to cover their retreat.

"Don't let them go!" Parks suddenly shouted and rushed out of the bunker, "Christenson, machine gun cover. Let's rush out and kill them.

"Let's go, send them to God!" White followed Parks and rushed out, and then Big Bull Landorman...

A row of brothers followed Parks out of the bunker. Parks charged while shooting and shouted, "Go into a scattered formation, charge, shoot, guys, what you are not in your hands is a stick, shoot, hit them hard."

The Germans' organized retreat was disrupted by a row of sudden charge led by Parks. They didn't expect that the Americans would dare to pursue in such a large-scale retreat after such a large-scale attack.

Once the organized retreat is disrupted, the whole army will fall into chaos. Now the Germans are in chaos under this unexpected blow. Lieutenant Winters was very good at catching the fighters. In this case, he decisively ordered the second and third platoons to join the pursuit, rather than a pre-arranged cover for the pursuit.

The Germans were like ducks. They threw away their rifles, as well as mortars and anti-tank guns, and fled desperately. The brothers around them kept falling to the ground and screaming, which intensified their fear.

"Stop shooting, stop shooting!" Parks rushed to the front and had chased a long distance. He decisively stopped the pursuit. About a few dozen people in this German company escaped. "Enough, brothers, let's clean up the battlefield. If we chase again, we will meet the enemy's troops coming to pick up."

E Company stopped, and everyone began to clean up the battlefield. In this chase battle, a company of Germans was maimed.

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