Chapter 86 Persistence

After 3 a.m., it was time to change posts, and Parks decided to let the brothers take turns to watch. He walked to Smith's scattering pit, squatted down and patted his helmet: "Hey, Smith, it's your turn."

Smith opened his eyes, and then he saw Parks and muttered, "Is it already me?" With that, he climbed up and climbed out of the scattered pit. He tidied up his equipment, and then began to watch the rifle with a bayonet.

Without the accidental injury of " bayonet night", Parks replaced Tybert, so that Tybalt could avoid being accidentally injured by Smith, and that Smith did not have a chance to hurt his brother. Parks looked at his back and smiled unconsciously. What I have done is to do my best to reduce the casualties of my brothers, and it seems that there are still some results. Although many brothers were saved by themselves without knowing it, it is worth more than anything else.

Parks found Sergeant Lipp and asked him to replace him to inspect the sentry of the whole E Company. He is so tired that he must take a break before the attack, otherwise it is easy to be injured in the battle. Now the accidental injury of bayonet night he is worried about will no longer happen, which is his main purpose.

"Okay, sir!" Li Pu didn't say anything. He was a very disciplined person.

Parks nodded to Li Pu, and then walked to his scattered pit. Most of the brothers of E Company fell asleep, and a few of them did not sleep soundly, and often made a slight sound of turning over and sighing.

"Bloy?" When Parks passed through a scattered soldier pit, he saw that the soldiers inside were still wide-eyed and looked at the opposite side of the black hole. He didn't look sleepy at all. Parks recognized him and couldn't help shouting.

"Your officer!" Bloi glanced at him and his voice responded.

"What are you thinking about?" Parks jumped into Bloi's skirmish pit. The two nestled together and sat down. As Parks said, he took out the raincoat in his backpack and spread it on the wall of the paratrooper's pit. Then he leaned up and closed his eyes slightly.

Bloi looked at Parks, shook her head, and looked at the dark place in front of her again, as if she wanted to see through the fear of the night. After a while, she whispered, "I'm thinking about tomorrow's battle, sir."

But there was a slight snoring in his ear. He couldn't help turning his head and saw that Parks's helmet almost covered his whole face, and the snoring came from the covered helmet - he fell asleep.

Brody was a little stunned, and then threw his eyes forward. He was full of fear for the war. From the airborne of D, his heart had been flustered and never stopped. In large and small battles, brothers kept falling in front of him, or saw their blood-stained military uniforms and painful hissing, which expanded his fear infinitely.

To be honest, he is very envious of Parks, his agile skills and accurate shooting skills; he is envious of his courage to walk through the rain of Germans; he is envious of the heartfelt respect from his brothers. I also respect him very much. But all this was annihilated by my timidity. He even felt that he was not qualified to fight with him. He now knows why Parks didn't go back to his scatter pit and wanted to be with him. He tried to get himself out of trouble.

Brooly stretched out his hand and opened his five fingers in the dark. Then he felt the trembling in his heart, and this trembling also made his hand tremble with his heart.

"Damn it!" He scolded in his heart and smashed his hand fiercely on the edge of the scattered soldier's pit with some regret. There was a tingling feeling, which made his heart feel a little comfortable.

After this almost venting punch, Broy's heart gradually calmed down. And Parks's snoring, his steady breathing seemed to be like a shot of a calming needle, which made his heart gradually tighten and slowly relax. The tight heart, once he relaxed, he felt tired, and then gradually fell asleep.

In the night before the battle, the position was quiet. Not only is the U.S. military's position quiet, but also no one wants to provoke anything wantonly. They either fell asleep or waited quietly and nervously for the order to attack.

Colonel Haite stood at the back of the position and stared motionlessly at the darkness in front of him. He did not look at the watch all the time, which would give his subordinates a sense of uneasiness. He must stabilize the army and give them enough confidence to defeat the Americans.

A major of staff beside him couldn't stand it. He kept raising his wrist to see the time. Now the time of the attack is getting closer and closer. And this made the major inexplicably nervous.

" Major Andris!" Haite glanced at him, smiled and whispered, "Are you nervous?"

Major Andris was shocked, and then looked at the smiling Colonel Haight. His expression relaxed a little. He shook his head with some embarrassment, and then straightened his chest: "Don't be nervous, Colonel!"

Hait looked at him and shook his head and smiled: "This is not the truth, Major, your movements and expressions betrayed you!"

Andris was very embarrassed. This broken mind, in front of his boss, seemed to be stripped and thrown into the crowd. He pulled the corners of his mouth and tried to resolve it with a smile, but the muscles on his face were very stiff and he couldn't laugh.

"I'm also nervous!" Haite didn't look at him again at all and said a faintly in front of the darkness.

This sentence immediately stunned Andris. But he can't ask. He just looked at Colonel Haight with a stiff expression. Andris actually knew that the landing of the Americans had actually been successful, and their strength was not enough to stop the progress of the Allies. He looked at Hite's figure, looked very lonely in the night, and suddenly sympathized with him.

In fact, I sympathize with him and myself. Andris smiled bitterly. But he didn't say anything. He knew that his duty was to obey orders, either to die or to fight to the death. Because of this, his heart became nervous. He pressed the pocket of his coat and felt the thin piece of paper and photo inside, as if his heart was quieter.

"What's in your pocket?" Haight suddenly turned around and saw his move. He knew that many soldiers liked to put photos of their family members or girlfriends in their coats. Not only the soldiers, but also him. It's just that in his pocket is a photo with the Fuhrer, which has been more than a year. This is his most precious photo, and he can put it close to him at all times.

"Photos?" Haight smiled, and he saw that Andris attached great importance to it.

Andris was seen through by Haight again, and his face suddenly turned a little red. He muttered, "Yes...yes, it's a letter to my wife, and...and a photo of our family." With that, he stretched out his hand and took out the photo and handed it to Colonel Haight.

Andris in the photo looks very handsome in an officer's uniform. On his left is an ordinary woman. This kind of woman can be seen everywhere in Germany. She is very quiet, but she will be very diligent. On the right is a little girl, about three or four years old, with a round face, a chubby mouth and laughing.

Haite was stunned and didn't make a sound. He regretted it when he got this photo. It reminds me of my wife and son who are far away from home. The wife is gentle and beautiful, and the son is handsome. He loves his wife and his son even more. Although his son strongly asked to join the army, he categorically refused. He sent him to college and was not allowed to participate in politics and military affairs. He vaguely knew the final result of his empire. He is leaving a way out for his family. But I must fight for the person I admire most, the head of state, until I die. He has no choice.

"Your officer!" When Andris saw that Colonel Haite seemed to be stunned, he couldn't help shouting. He is a little worried about the colonel.

Haight quickly came to his senses. He knew that he couldn't think about this now, which was fatal to him, on the battlefield.

"Give it back to you, Major!" Haight handed the photo to Andris and saw that he was still very young. "If you have a chance to survive, go back and see your wife and daughter!" They must miss you very much!"

"Your officer?" Andris almost suspected that he had misheard. Haight had always been a stern officer, but he had heard this with his own ears.

Hait didn't explain. He just nodded slightly. Then he raised his hand and looked at the watch. It is very close to your own attack, and the final result of a battle may affect the future situation.

The sky is already hazy, and the dawn will come soon.

Parks woke up with a conditioned reflex. He raised his hand and looked at his watch. At five o'clock sharp, it was only half an hour away from the attack. At this time, Winters began to come over, looked at Parks, who had woken up, and whispered, "Go and wake up the brothers. Get ready. We're going to attack."

Parks nodded. Then he pushed Broy beside him. Bloi opened her eyes, and there was a confusion on her face after waking up.

"Get ready to fight and check your weapons!" Parks told him, and then climbed out of the splter pit. He woke up Glenary, Tybert, Randalman and others.

"Wake up brothers and get ready for battle! We are going to attack!" Parks said, "Remember, don't make too much noise. We have to be cautious before we attack!"

Soon the brothers of Company E were woken up. They began to check their weapons and ate something during this period. Although it is still No. K dry food, no one can complain about anything. If you don't have time to complain and can eat a little, then there will be great benefits for the preservation of physical strength when fighting.

Subsequently, F and D began to prepare. Everyone entered the position and quietly waited for the moment when the battle started. No one spoke, and no one was absent- distracted.

Boloe curled up tightly in the scattering pit, and the fear that gradually dissipated when he was sleeping slowly returned to his heart with a depressed and solemn atmosphere. He covered his helmet with one hand and held his rifle tightly with the other hand, trembling slightly.

The dawn came quietly, and a hazy scene gradually appeared in front of me. Then you can gradually see the scenery in front of you. The hazy edges in front of me gradually became clearer and clearer...

Winters looked at the watch at the last minute. The minute hand is moving slowly...

Parks quietly jumped into the position, and then raised his rifle. Through the front sight, he could gradually see the fence opposite, "and the shadow of the Germans shaking behind the fence.

"Attack!" Stryll gave the order.

"Attack!" Colonel Haite also issued an order.

The orders of two people were given almost at the same time.

"Ban!" The sound of a crisp M1 Garand rifle broke the solemn atmosphere and cut open the quiet dawn like a curtain cut with a sharp knife.

A German fell to the ground. Parks took the lead in the first shot.

This shot opened the prelude to the battle.

All the cannons, mortars, machine guns, rifles and other weapons opened fire together. For a moment, the gunfire was loud and the sky was dark. The brothers of Company E, who had experienced uninterrupted battles, began to feel very tired, but they all stuck to the position.

"Stay where you are, you can't step back!" Wales shouted loudly. He rushed to the front of the position, shot desperately, and shouted loudly, "Squat down, pay attention to the Germans, don't let them charge!"

Winters also kept shuttling through the position, shouting loudly, and issuing orders: "Mpo pao, aim at the Germans, fight back immediately."

"Pickonty, tell the brothers around you not to panic, squat down, find a shelter, and shoot!"

"Concentrate on firepower!"

"Continue to shoot, keep the dominant firepower, pay attention to your left!"

Winters boosted morale back and forth in Company E. He shouted hoarsely, which made the brothers of E Company feel at ease, at least their commanders were still holding on.

Bloy hid in the staggering pit and trembling. He looked at the figure shaking outside the staggering pit in fear and dared not say a word. The sound of "puff" is the sound of the bullet when it penetrates the body. A running figure suddenly fell in front of Troy's scattered pit. His head drooped down, and a stream of blood gushed out of his mouth, and then filled his whole face.

is the second-row private Folkman. He was shot in the chest and died on the spot.

"Ah--" Broolow finally screamed wildly, stepped back, leaned against the wall of the stray pit tightly, covered his head with both hands, and shouted with exhaustion. He was scared.

"Bloy!" A voice sounded above his head, "Damn it, get up, stand up, pick up your rifle, and kill those Germans! Hurry up!"

is Parks's voice. Broy finally looked up, and Parks was glare at him: "Have you forgotten what I said? You're dead, you know, you're dead. You are not afraid, you are not cowardly, and there is no more death, because you are already dead! Pick up your weapon, yes, that's it, shoot!"

Under the harsh rebuke of Parks, Bloi finally picked up the rifle, didn't look at it, and shot the bullet in front of him. The bullet in this magazine seemed to have knocked out all his timidity. He shouted loudly, "Yes, sir, I'm dead. I'm not dead. I'm going to kill those Germans!"

He changed a magazine, then raised the gun again and began to aim.

"Ban!" With a sound, the bullet shell popped up and rolled in the air, drawing an arc. As if in a beautiful rhythm, Troy seemed to hear the deafening sound of gunfire. There was only the crisp sound made by this M1, and the beautiful line when the shell casing was thrown in the air. This is war, this is firing! Broy felt this feeling for the first time.

When the bullet was fired again and the magazine popped up, the tink seemed to wake him up from the confusion. He looked up and Pax had already left.

"Come on, German, let's see how I can kill you!" Bloi changed the magazine again, lay on the edge of the scattering pit, and pulled the trigger against a German who was attacking the position of Company E. The German fell down. It's so simple to destroy the enemy.

"Tank!" Suddenly, someone shouted wildly. At the German fence, the tank turret appeared, and then saw the German tank rushing over.

The tank rushed to the defensive position of the second battalion and kept firing shells. Behind the tank were the German infantry.

"Boom--" A shell exploded ten meters away from Christensen.

"I'm hurt!" Someone was shouting that it was Stello next to Gordon, who was hit in the thigh by shrapnel. Gordon was also shot in the shoulder and leg.

"Kone the tank!" Parks shouted, "Christenson, kill that tank!"

Fortunately, they prepared early. Each platoon received an extra bazooka. Christenson and Ramirez, Malaqi and Joseph rushed forward with their respective bazookas. They each found their own goals.

Malachi stopped in an open area, and then squatted down. Malachi loaded a rocket and shouted at Joseph, "Fire, kill it!" A tank rushing towards them tried to break through the barrier.

"Boom--" The rocket exploded after hitting the tank. The tank is not damaged at all.

"I said it before, it's not a good idea!" Joseph kept muttering, "Sooner or later, we will be killed by this rocket launcher. Hurry up, the tank is going to be lifted up. It's going to cross the fence. Now it's a good opportunity for us. Its head is upturned. Let's dry its stomach." Joseph shouted excitedly. He

"Fire!" Malaki shouted loudly. At the same time, Joseph opened fire, and the rocket hit the unprotected abdomen of the tank, which was the fragile place of the tank. In an instant, the tank exploded and caught fire, emitting thick smoke.

"Hurry up, pull back, hurry up!" Malaqi patted Joseph and ran back quickly, because they saw the German soldiers following behind the tank.

"Crecover, cover!" Winters shouted loudly.

Christenson's machine gun shot at that place, which immediately slowed down the Germans's offensive. But the bullets still kept flying over Malaki and Joseph's head.

"Come here quickly!" Parks pulled Malachi into the bunker. Joseph jumped up and tried to jump over the bunker. The Germans shot at him with intense firepower.

With a bang, Joseph fell to the ground with the rocket launcher on his shoulder.

"I said it's not a good job!" Joseph had a bitter face. He tried to get up, but soon fell down. A red blood stain on his chest quickly spread.

"It's really not..." He suddenly coughed violently, and then a ball of blood gushed out of his mouth, making his voice vague. "It's not... a good job!"

"Joseph!" Parks shouted, but Joseph had gradually lost his color and turned gray.

"God!" Malachi couldn't help covering his face with one hand, and then lowered his head in frustration, "Damn it, no, no, Joseph, you're fine, please, don't do this!" Malachi choked.

"He's dead!" Parks patted Malaqi on the shoulder with his hand, "Go to be a German!" Kill them! He is worth the death."

Parks didn't know how to comfort Marage. He slowly closed Joseph's eyes that were still open. At this time, Chris Denson had withdrawn. He and Ramirez were shot back by a burst of German bullets and had no chance to kill the tank. But because the tanks killed by Joseph blocked the way of the tanks behind the Germans, they turned and attacked the two wings of Company E.

"Damn it, the left wing is over!" When Wales looked at the left wing, Company F could not withstand the attack of German tanks and artillery, and began to retreat like a tide. Company F retreated, and then Company D also retreated back.

There is only E Company left in the whole position. Company E was completely isolated on the ground, forming a protruding part, which was hit by more fiercely by the Germans.

"Gordon, press the German on the right with a machine gun!" Winters refused to retreat, and he was still able to command the battle.

"Guys, hold on." Parks kept cheering among his brothers.

"Lt. Colonel, Company F and Company D have retreated!" Nixon, who was watching the battle in the rear, reported anxiously to Stryr. If he didn't let Company F and Company D make up, Company E would be in a very dangerous situation.

"Who gave the order?" Lieutenant Colonel Stry was furious, "Dast, I'm going to remove him."

"Nixon, tell them my order immediately that F Company and D Company must return to their defense line, must!" Stryll added an indisputable tone.

The German tank enveloped Company E from the right.

"Oh, it's over!" Ramirez looked at the tank that was coming this way and shouted in despair.

"Not yet! Private. " A voice came to my ear. It was Parks, "We're not finished yet. Don't be so frustrated. The battle is not over yet. Hurry up, keep shooting, don't stop, let the Germans have a chance!"

"Yes, sir!" Ramirez raised his rifle and continued to shoot. Since he couldn't retreat, he had to fight to the end.

"Thorpao, aim at the enemy on the right, don't let them outflank us. We still have a chance!" Winters kept issuing this order, commanding his brothers to nail it tenaciously to this position.

Company F and Company D began to move forward under the order of Lieutenant Colonel Stryor. They filled the gap in the position in front of them. The Germans attacked many times and were no longer able to break through the defense line of the second battalion.

"The German tank is coming again!" Christenson suddenly shouted, and he said to Ramirez, "Okay, man, look at both of us. Kill it, and we will still be saved!" With that, he twisted the rocket launcher to the flank, and he wanted to kill him from the side.

"Although this is a game of life, it is obvious that you can't do it alone, but I still have to accompany you!" Ramirez picked up the rocket and followed. They had no way out, just went forward bravely.

"Boom--" The tank was suddenly hit and started a fire.

(to be continued)