Chapter 76 The Battle of Carrington on
Chapter 76 The Battle of Carrington (Part I)
Kaber, who soon went with Grenari, came back and told the investigation that the Germans had retreated. When Parks reported the situation to Winters, he was instructed to move forward and move to the northeast.
"God, I finally left this damn place!" Tibo lay on the ground and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up and said to Ramirez beside him, "Look, if we are not careful, we have to carry these two dangerous goods in our arms. This is something that can blow us up at any time."
Ramirez laughed. He knew that he could not say anything. He could only pay attention to it and learn a lesson next time. However, this is also the reason why he did not participate in actual combat, and he also returned to Company E after the Battle of Engerville Oplein.
"Let's go, let's go." Tibo picked up the bazooka and waved to Ramirez, who was still cleaning the bullet box in a hurry. "Don't drop out of the team."
The brothers of E Company finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense nerves relaxed in an instant. They continued to move forward in the dark, and some people even joked in a low voice.
"Are you sweating?" Brown took a look at Donut.
Donnat smiled at him with a little embarrassment: "I'm a little nervous. You know, I lack combat experience, so I'm inevitably a little nervous. I really envy you!"
"Do you envy that I haven't been killed by the German bullets?" Brown smiled and said, "All I know is that in battle, the only thing I can trust is my brother around me, and you should be the same."
Donette listened and didn't feel a little ugly. Now many brothers are not interested in him. He sneered, "But... you know, I did a stupid thing, brothers..."
"It's nothing," Brown glanced at him and knew what he was thinking. "No one will not make mistakes. Don't worry about this. Once in the battle, they won't let you be isolated. You are the brother of Company E. This won't change, but the key is that you have to treat them as brothers. All right, don't think about it. Brothers will change your mind.
"I know!" Donat was still a little discouraged, but he was still a little more comfortable.
At 5:30 a.m., the entire second battalion has entered the position of attacking Carrington. Their goal is the T-junction guarded by the German army. The road leading to the intersection is straight and a slow downhill, with two shallow ditches on both sides of the road.
"E Company moves directly along the road, F Company responds on the left wing, and Company D works as a reserve team." Major Horton assigned a wartime mission, "We are going to enter Carrington and join the 327th Regiment from the north. Do you understand?"
"Start the attack at 6 o'clock!" Horton looked at his watch.
"I see!" Lieutenant Winters also looked at his watch and nodded. It seems that E Company is the vanguard again this time. This is a hard battle. He knew his task and was about to turn around and leave.
"Hey, Lieutenant Winters!" At this time, Horton shouted from behind.
"Your officer?" Winters turned around and looked at him.
"This is a hard battle, Winters." Major Hatten's face was a little solemn. "I know that Company E has always been the best company in the League, so your task is more difficult."
The corners of Winters' mouth ** want to smile, but he can't laugh. Such a job is not good, but you have to carry it out. Major Haughton's words just make the heart a little more comfortable.
"I know what to do, Major." Winters saluted and then turned around and left.
At dawn, it was quiet, and everything seemed to be calm, but under the cover of calmness, it was a battle that was imminent. Perhaps this would be the fiercest battle of Company E since D.
Winters found three platoon leaders. He began to distribute tasks.
"Parks led a row on the left side of the road, that is, the position that straightened after turning the road," Winters pointed to the road ahead. "Was and I led two rows on the right side of the road, and Compton led three rows as reserves."
"I see!" The three of them nodded.
Winters looked at Parks and said, "Parks, I ask you to attack quickly once you attack, without delay, so that our casualties will be much smaller."
"I know, Lieutenant!" Parks led a row and began to enter the left side of the predetermined road, ready to attack. The second and third rows also quietly entered the predetermined position.
Time goes by by. The brothers in the first and second rows of the attack were very nervous. They knew that today would be a hard battle. They stared at the front nervously, although they could not see clearly in front of them.
"I really don't know what the people of the regiment think. Why did they wait until 6 o'clock to launch the attack? It was dawn at that time!" Wales complained to Winters, "Do they think our E Company's casualties are not big enough?"
"Wait, Harry!" Winters looked at his watch and said, "We have no choice."
The brothers of Company E had no choice. The bureaucracy of the regimental headquarters made them ignore the surnames of ordinary soldiers at all, which made everyone very annoyed and helpless.
"Donat, are you still afraid?" Brown looked at him, and Donat's face began to turn white again.
"I feel a little dizzy." Donat's voice trembled.
"Don't worry, I'll be behind you later." Brown frowned, "You take a deep breath first to keep your heart beating steady. Don't worry, don't stop when attacking, just run fast, then they can't aim at it.
"I see, thank you! Brown." Donat took a deep breath.
6 a.m. sharp.
"Start the action!" Winters issued an order to attack.
"Follow me, guys!" Parks jumped out first and rushed to the T-junction about 50 meters away with his brothers. "Run fast, don't stop, be fast!" He shouted loudly as he ran.
White, Gnari, Pyconti, Caporber and Ruiz jumped up behind him and ran fast. At this time, the German machine guns also sounded. They shot along the road and immediately cut Parks's platoon into two sections. More than 30 people behind them lay face down in the ditch on both sides of the road.
"Damn it," Tebert scolded loudly, but the dirt splashed on the ground by the machine gun bullets poured into his mouth, making him shut immediately.
"We must crawl forward to get close to the machine gun fire point!" Donat was a little depressed and watched the machine gun bullets fly over his head.
Winters was very angry. He ran over and jumped into the middle of the road and shouted, "Let's move!" Let's take action!" But it was useless at all. The soldiers were still motionless, lying in the ditch with their heads down.
At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Stry, Major Horton and the rest of the battalion shouted discontentedly: "Wentes, what the hell are they doing? Let them go, Winters! Let them go!"
Winters was anxious. He threw away his equipment, picked up the M1 rifle, ran to the right side of the road, and roared hoarsely, "Come on, damn it, hurry up!" He kicked Donat's buttocks next to him. Then he pulled up his collar and picked him up. "Get out of here, get out of here quickly."
Parks led five people to the front, and they found a short breakthrough to dodge. Then he saw Winters waving his hands at the intersection like crazy, shouting at the brothers on both sides of the road and kicking their buttocks. But the remaining brothers in the first row and the people in the second row seemed to have died there, and no one dared to move.
"We have to do something, or Winters will die!" Parks said to White, "We have to get rid of that machine gun fire point."
Grenari stretched out his head and took a look. He couldn't help shrinking back and said to Pax in surprise, "Are you crazy? We are on the front of it. If we rush out, we will die!"
Parks checked the M1 bullet and said, "If I don't do this, Winters will die!" He stretched out his head and took a look. The machine gun had locked Winters.
"Remember, use a grenade first, then cover me out, and I'll take care of the rest." Parks whispered to several people who were hiding together, "Obey my orders!"
"Parks, I'm with you!" White interrupted at this time.
"No, White, it's a hindrance if there are too many people!" Parks smiled at him and said, "Believe me in my shooting, White. And my luck, you know, my luck is not bad at all!"
With that, Parks motioned several people to take out the grenade, then raised three fingers, counted three times silently, and shouted, "still!"
"Boom-" A few explosions suddenly raised the earth, and there was a burst of disgust. At this time, Parks jumped up, then avoided the shooting route of the machine gun, and killed next to the fire point of the machine gun. He saw clearly that it was three Germans.
Before the smoke dissipated, Parks quickly raised the M1 Garand rifle, and then quickly fired three points. Bang, bang, bang!" The crisp and neat sound came from the sound of machine guns, and three Germans' heads splashed with blood.
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