Chapter 106 Evacuation of the Line of Defense

On the morning of June 29, 1944, the U.S. defense line south of Carrington.

A team appeared in the rear of

Company E. They were neatly dressed in brand-new military uniforms, new helmets, even new rifles, and even smelled like new guns.

"Our reinforcements are finally here! Luz smiled and bent his eyes and whistled.

"Good morning! Soldiers!" A lieutenant officer greeted Luz with a smile. He looked energetic and smiling, as if he had come here to see the scenery and travel. He looked relaxed and comfortable.

"Hey, Malaqi, look at these guys. They are dressed like dress soldiers to celebrate the festival." Xifudi touched Gernelly beside him with his hand and whispered.

"These idiots, they think it's a holiday. Look at their hypocritical smiles. It's really uncomfortable!" Granary complained to Sifudi, and then shouted at the group of soldiers, "Hey, you forgot to wear a wreath, or you remember the wrong time. You're late."

"You should have come a long time ago, so that we stayed in a dirty place for so long." Malachi also shouted, "Forget your hot shower and delicious cheese, children, don't talk to the Germans like a little white face!"

"We are from the 83rd Infantry Division to liberate you. You can go home and find your mother. Watch us go to Berlin!" A soldier of the 83rd Division responded loudly.

"All right, man, help us hang that mustache!" Kabo interrupted loudly.

"It's time to go, guys. We're going to the camp on Utah Beach, where there are hot baths, drinks or ice cream, so on, and there are all kinds of facilities for us to use." Winters greeted E Company's brothers loudly.

"Hey, look at these guys. They look like people who just got off the meat grinder." A soldier of the 83rd Division said to a second lieutenant next to him.

"Yes, that's right." The second lieutenant nodded and then said to his soldiers, "Lowen your posture and don't let the Germans shoot you. We are not traveling as those guys said."

The soldier nodded, then hooked his body and went to the defensive position.

"Thank God!" When Rick climbed out of the scattering pit, he drew a cross on his chest. He finally got rid of it, and he could finally leave this place that made him worried, which made him feel much more relaxed.

He left the scattering pit, then stood up, stretched out, and sighed comfortably.

"Damn it, do you want to be the target of the Germans?" Parks was bowing and retreating back with the other brothers of Company E. Then he saw Rick standing up straight and couldn't help shouting loudly.

"Lieutenant, what are you talking about?" Obviously, Rick's attention is not very focused, "We don't want to start from..."

Before he finished his words, he heard a gunshot. In a fence not far from the opposite side, a German sniper shot, and then he saw Rick fall to the ground.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack! Kill them!" Parks took out the fence hiding the German sniper with his fingers. Suddenly, the gunfire was loud, and the people of the 83rd Division and the E Company opened fire there. Even the 83rd Division got several machine gunners and used machine guns to shoot. He hit the fence there and shot around, and then a German rolled out of there. He was shot into a honeycomb.

"Relik, hold on!" Parks pressed the wound on his neck with one hand, and the bullet hit his neck, tore a big opening, and the blood-red flesh turned out, bleed out.

Parks hugged his wound with a first aid kit. And Ruilik couldn't help swinging. His body is twitching.

"Okay, Lieutenant, let me deal with it." At this time, Medical Officer Luo rushed over, replaced Parks, gave first aid to Rilik, and then shouted at the back, "Lass, come here quickly!"

Watching Rilik being carried down, E even took a breath of cold air from many brothers, and then became very cautious. They bowed and would rather crawl back to the rear like a gopher than become victims when they retreated from the defense line like Rick.

"God!" At this time, a soldier of the 83rd Division who was still lying on the ground near the new defense couldn't help shouting. The scene just now was really shocking to them.

The bright red blood and dying struggle, and helpless eyes taught them a vivid lesson.

"Okay, guys, let's get out of this damn place!" Parks looked at the blood in his hand, then wiped his clothes and took his brothers out of the defense line.

"Poor Rick!" Bloi looked at the place where Rick was hit and fell to the ground just now, couldn't help shaking his head, and then bowing his body and leaving quickly. He also wanted to leave this place quickly. He and the brothers of Company E stayed here for two weeks, and now they can't stay for a quarter of an hour.

Stay away from the defense line, and the brothers of Company E dare to stand up and march.

"How miserable you are, how miserable you are, how miserable you are now, so miserable that you have nothing to say..." The monotonous song floated on the way back, like a piece of cloth hanging on a branch.

"What song is this?" Luz is humming at Thomas? Warren said, "How did I hear the song of birth? Who gave birth today? But it's great to listen to the lyrics. It's much better than the song of birth.

"This is what my brother gave me. He was in the Marine Corps and went to the Pacific Ocean!" Warren laughed.

"Good song, I like it!" Luz nodded, "It should have a good name!"

"Song of the Marine Corps." Warren laughed and said, "They call this the Song of the Marine Corps. I think they must be very miserable. Obviously, I am not better than the Germans."

"I like it too. Now it's pretty good for us. We evacuated from the defense line, and now we are all alive. This is our life. Very good, very good!" Gernelly also nodded and said yes.

For E Company, getting off the front line, even if it is only a few days, is a kind of relief. Thinking that you can sleep beautifully without interference, without being disturbed by gunfire, without being sent to patrol, you can eat a mouthful of hot food, put on dry clothes to sleep, especially to take a hot bath, it is simply a fairy.

They simply tidied up in Carrington, and then took a truck to Utah Beach.

Looking at Carrington getting smaller and smaller and smaller in sight, gradually seeing nothing, leaving only a winding road in the sight as if there was no end. The officers and soldiers of Company E sat behind the car and did not make a sound. They have experienced countless battles, and now they have received the news that they can go to Utah Beach and go to England for a vacation, which is very emotional for them.

Webster sat behind the truck and looked up at the sky. It was still a sunny day, and there were a few white clouds in the sky. But he has never felt that the sky is so vast and the sun is so warm.

The car drove into a field camp in Utah Beach. Then he stopped in an open space.

"Guys, come down. We went to heaven, and we climbed up from hell!" Parks was the first to jump out of the car, and then smiled and shouted at the brothers in the truck behind him.

"God!" Suddenly, someone shouted in the queue, "There are still women here!"

Obviously, someone saw a field hospital in a nearby field camp, where several female nurses in white nurse dresses were drying sheets and clothes in a large open space outside.

"Wow--" Luz also laughed, "I like it here. There must be angels in heaven."

"Hi - my name is Thomas, Thomas? Warren, from Virginia. " As Thomas walked, he waved to the female nurses and said hello loudly.

Obviously, his loud voice attracted the attention of the female nurses. They smiled and waved at the group of soldiers, then giggled and picked up the bucket and walked to the field hospital.

"Hey, Warren, they won't notice you. Don't even think about it. Look at what you look like now, with a beard, dressed like a beggar, and smells bad. White laughed and said.

"Yes, now he feels excited when he sees the female! Look, he is so proud!" Gernelly smiled.

The brothers of Company E were in the field camp, enjoying a brand-new barracks, hot baths and delicious food, and even juice and soda. Thinking that they were still living in the underground squatter's pit this morning, many people felt like a dream.

"This reminds me of Shanks Barracks in New York." When Malachi took a hot bath in the water room, he said to Pakonty, who was enjoying it, "I feel like I'm back in the United States!"

"Yes, we're going back soon, but it's not the United States, it's the United Kingdom!" Pyconti smiled and said, "But even in England, I like it. There are comfortable beds and girls!"

Winters' company headquarters is a comfortable barracks, where Parks, Nixon and Wales are enjoying wine. They all sat comfortably in their chairs, slowly tasting the wine and eating the fruit provided by the camp for the officers.

"I heard that the medal applied for by Colonel Sink may be promulgated in the near days." Nixon said to Winters, who was writing something in his notebook, "You will get a high-quality medal!"

"Do you care about this?" Winters didn't look up. He seemed to be thinking.

Since June 6, a total of 139 officers and soldiers of Company E have parachuted in the Normandy region. By June 29, when they were replaced from the front line, there were only 94 officers and soldiers with combat effectiveness. Is the lieutenant killed in the battle Thomas? Mihan and Robert? Matthews; does Sergeant have William? Evans, Elmer? Murray, Murray? Robert, Richard? Owen and Carl? Riggs; does the corporal have Jerry? Wenzel, Ralph? Wymer and Heming? Collins, and thirty-five soldiers.

(to be continued)