Chapter 175 Fame
Paris - the City of Light.
Webster sat in the hotel and he lived on the highest floor, which was his own request. Because you can see the Seine River from the window. The scenery here is still beautiful. Although Paris has experienced World War I and now World War II, the beautiful city has not been destroyed at all. Despite Hitler's order to destroy Paris, Dietrich, the commander of the German garrison in Paris? Feng? General Scholtitz lingered in front of his conscience and Hitler's loyalty. In the end, his conscience prevailed and tried to delay and cooperate with the Allies to save the beautiful city from the destruction of deliberate and gunfire.
Webster sat in front of the window and wrote a note. This is his habit. He is used to writing down everything about himself in the war. He poetically imagined that in this beautiful symbolic city, it must be a very wonderful thing to write a letter to the picturesque Seine River.
Kaber, Hux, Miller and Hefran, who came to Paris with him, went out to have fun. When Carper came to Paris, he shouted crazily on the street, like a country bumpkin, which made all four people blush. But the guy didn't care at all and kept greeting the young girls on the road in a strange tone, which made passers-by look sideways and laugh at the girls.
"...This market garden operation gave me a new concept of war. Our platoon leader is like a war artist. He is like a war. Although he is just a platoon leader, we can feel that the balance of war because he can become unbalanced..."
"I witnessed the blood and cruelty of this war. I watched the British soldiers being slaughtered by the German army in the dock and the middle of the Rhine, but I couldn't do anything about it. That feeling was very painful. I have never seen such a blood-type scene, just like a slaughterhouse. The cruelty in the human soul was completely relieved by the devil of war. It was released in exchange for flesh and blood flying and a miserable and helpless hiss. This is the reason why I hate war. It scares me far more than the one in Normandy..."
"...But I also witnessed the faster process of the war. We mobilized the German army, the British army and the Polish army. I even felt that I was the master of this war, and they all revolved around us and set off fireworks for us. This is my feeling. I don't even hate this war so much, even for some periods. What will it be like to be wonderful next time..."
"... I admit that there is a contradiction in my heart now, struggling with desire and boredom, but one thing I am very, very grateful for, that is, so far, I am still alive, and only when I am alive can I experience this feeling. And, I hope that I can still record these things until the end of the war..."
When Webster sat by the window to record, his companions were like beasts released. They rampaged through the streets of Paris to vent their energy after the war.
"I hope we don't disturb those gendarmes!" After seeing Kabo patted the girl's buttocks again and screaming, he stared at him round and turned his head to Hevran.
"Kaber, why can't you stop a little?" Hefran shouted worriedly.
"Don't worry, guys, the Allies are the heroes who rescued Paris. They won't call the gendarmes." Carper snapped her fingers at them. The girl who was slapped on the buttocks did not intend to find the gendarmes to solve the problem. She even smiled at Carper when she was shocked, which made Carper even more proud.
"Oh, forget it, Calber, it's not us who liberated Paris, but the brothers of the 4th Infantry Division!" Miller is a little unaccustomed to Carber. If this guy hadn't followed his request, he would never have invited him, and others should have thought so. It's really a headache to think about his attitude towards him as a recruit.
"Why don't we do something serious here? Well, we're spending money this time, aren't we? There is open-air coffee over there. Why don't we have a cup of coffee first and then discuss the plan for the next few days? Hefranto.
"Good idea!" Miller and Hux raised their hands.
"Okay, guys, it's up to you." Carbo obviously agreed.
The four people found a table and sat down in a place facing the street. They were surrounded by soldiers on leave in Paris. The British, Poles, French, Americans, officers and soldiers were talking enthusiastically, and those who were excited about the war were obviously the recruits.
"Coffee!" Kabo raised his hand to the waiter.
Four cups of coffee were served, and Kabo said, "Okay, guys, what should we do now? How about going to the bar during the day and looking for girls at night?
"Good offer!" Hux nodded.
"Well, I have an idea!" At this time, Hevran raised his hand and said, "This is the first time in my life that I have come to Paris. God knows if I can come here in the future. I want to look around here. This is an activity during the day. Of course, we can go for a drink at night and then find a girl. Guys, I don't want to run in wine and women. In that case, it's not as good as a small town in Virginia. There are women and bars everywhere, but there is only one in Paris! How about it? Guys!" (Guys)
"I second it!" Miller raised his hand.
"Well, I knew it was like this. The result of sitting down and discussing is that like us donkeys and elephants (two parties in the United States respectively), we will fall into the trouble of endless debate all day long, and we can't do anything!" Capper raised his hands in chagrin, and then patted him on the thigh. Just then, his chair was hit by a soldier who was talking and laughing behind him. The coffee in his cup almost spilled.
"Hey!" Capo was about to turn around and vent, but he was pulled by Hevron beside him.
"Okay, Kabo, let's not get into trouble. We're here for fun, not for trouble!" Hevran advised.
"Damn it!" Capo shrugged his shoulders.
But that guy didn't care at all that he had hit someone else's chair. But it succeeded in attracting the attention of Kabo and others, and then I heard this guy talking loudly there.
"New recruit training, paratrooper training is really unimaginable. Do you know what I did in new recruit training?" The guy was still frowning and said, "I eat mice while the recruits are in training!"
Suddenly, several people sitting around the guy made an exclamation of "Oh", which was obviously fooled by what the guy said. Because he suppressed the scene, the guy became more and more energetic and continued, "That was my first, and there was something more disgusting than this later. God, I don't even know if I've been trained like this to prepare to become a killing machine that specializes in killing Germans.
"Poof--" Hevron couldn't help spraying a sip of coffee on Capper's body.
"Hey, this is my new dress. You stained it, damn it!" Caper couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied. Then he took out his handkerchief and was ready to wipe it. Unexpectedly, the guy who was next to the speech was still excited. He leaned back again. This time, he actually leaned back with a lot of force. Carbo, who was about to lower his head to wipe the water stains, hit him hard and hit his head on the table.
"Damn it, what's wrong with you people?" Kabo couldn't help standing up and turned around and roaring at the four people next to him. He pointed to the paratrooper who had just boasted and said angrily, "Shut up, don't be proud of your worthless things. Damn recruits, have you only seen Germans in the propaganda pictorials? You stained my uniform. This is my new uniform.
The four people stood up, and then the guy looked at Cap, and then saw the paratrooper badge on his chest and couldn't help saying, "I'm sorry, but what I said is true."
Kaber couldn't help laughing and said, "Really? What the hell. You damn rookie is talking big. Have you landed in Normandy? Have you experienced the market garden action? Have you ever occupied the Anum Bridge? Have you saved the lives of the British and the Poles? Don't brag about your things on the table. Those won't make you more glorious.
"You--you are--" The guy stammered, and he obviously realized that the four guys were a little uneasy.
"101 Airborne Division 506th Regiment E Company in a row! Remember, recruits, you should have heard of it!" Kaber stared at him with great air and was a little arrogant.
"Oh, my God! Sorry! Brothers!" (Brothers The guy exclaimed and looked at Capper. Then the three people behind him also grew their mouths and made an amazing voice.
"We've invited you to your coffee, brothers!" The guy quickly changed his smiling face. Obviously, the deeds of the E company had spread among the Allies, especially after newspaper propaganda, and the rows of brothers had big faces. For a while, they almost became synonymous with the bravery of paratroopers.
"Okay! It's all for the sake of paratroopers!" Carbo can obviously accept unpaid coffee.
"I'm a supplementary soldier of the 82nd Division. Well, we're going to report tomorrow and have a chance to go to the battlefield. I'm Waite, and this is my three friends, a supplementary soldier of the 4th Infantry Division. We are a place to recruit in the army!" The paratrooper road.
"Okay, Waite, thank you for your coffee. We're leaving!" Hevran stood up and said to the four people, "It's nice to meet you!" With that, he hinted at Capper and motioned to go quickly.
Watching the four of Carbos leave, Waite shouted, "Hey, brothers, you haven't told me your names yet. Can I buy you a drink tonight? Tell us about the Black Panther!"
"My name is Carbo!" Kaber replied loudly, "Let's talk about it again when we have a chance!"
The four of them left there, and it was obvious that they could get the respect of others, which made the four of them very happy.
"God, we are famous!" Carbo is particularly excited.
"Our action is called Black Panther. God, I can't imagine it!" Hux also narrowed his eyes with a smile in his eyes.
"Well, let's gallop among the girls in Paris like a panther!" Capper shouted with a whim.
Black Panther, this term has spread within the Allies. It is like a plague, infecting every soldier. Let every new soldier be fascinated.
(to be continued)