Chapter 225 The First Battle

On a new day, the dawn came quietly. The brothers of E Company waited quietly, and they all expected the German attack today. And they were also warned by Captain Parks, the company commander. The German attack will be very powerful, and they must rely on the Parks trench for defense to achieve the best results.

The thick snow occasionally fell from the branches, and some fell on the soldiers' heads and necks, but they did not move at all and did not dare to relax at all. They knew it would be a tough battle. With the afterglow of victory and the newly added strength, the German army tried to break through the defense line of E Company, so as to defeat the U.S. control of Bastogne.

"Will the Germans come?" White asked Gordon around him. He was a little anxious. Even if he was sentenced to death, the feeling of waiting for death was really uncomfortable. Many people were like this.

Gordon was leaning against the machine gun and staring at the defense line in front of him. He did not turn his eyes, but nodded and said, "The Germans will definitely come. They defeated the first battalion. Obviously, they will continue to attack, and we will hit them hard here. Although I don't want the Germans to attack us, there's nothing I can do!"

Yes, Gordon can't do anything about it. Many people in E Company are like this. They are waiting anxiously in their hearts, and every look and action seems to say, "When will the Germans come?" The brothers are not afraid of fighting, but waiting for the fighting does make people feel a little abnormal, which makes the brothers pay a high degree of attention.

A sharp roar sounded in the air, and the Germans began to shell again. Obviously, the shelling came earlier, and as Parks predicted, it was even more violent. The soil in the snow was lifted high, and the trunk of the tree was constantly blown down by the German army. It fell down and hit the top of the bunker continuously, which made all the brothers tremble.

"Lower your posture! Lower your posture!" Someone was shouting loudly that the non-commissioned officers had a slight sense of responsibility even under strong gunfire. They kept reminding their brothers around the bunker to hide their minds.

The German artillery prepared for 20 minutes, which made the brothers suffer great hardship. Although the Parks bunker could cover them well, some people were still injured after a few shots of 88mm and 105mm guns. Of course, it was only a minor injury, but this was the best result. If it is an ordinary scatter pit, it is estimated that the losses suffered by the brothers of Company E will be immeasurable.

"Damn it! Can't the Germans attack us directly? I don't want to be killed by shells without even seeing the Germans. That's too bad!" Wales kept complaining to Parks. Obviously, his shelling of the German army also lost his name. In particular, such a strong shelling makes people nervous to collapse. They are afraid that a shell will hit the bunker directly, and then they will be annihilated.

"Be patient, Harry!" Parks took out his telescope and looked at the front line. He had an intuition that the German attack would definitely make his brothers feel very difficult, but he also had a feeling that with the advantage of bunker and the fighting spirit of his brothers, they would definitely block the German attack and repel them.

Suddenly, the snow under my feet trembled slightly. Everyone suddenly raised their hearts, and they stared at the front. And the trembling of the ground made all the brothers concentrate their energy. This was the vibration of the ground caused by the tanks as they marched, and it was also the prelude to the German attack. Under the cover of the tanks, they drove towards the defense line of Company E.

"Everyone should pay attention. The Germans are starting to attack. We should hold the defense line tightly and don't let them have a chance. Cheer up!" . The role of the sergeants in the battle was played. Grenari was shouting at the nearby brothers. Obviously, they were the backbone of the E face, so that the soldiers of Company E maintained vigilance and vigorous fighting spirit.

White held his M1 rifle tightly. Through the front sight of the rifle, he aimed at every target that seemed to be moving, but there was nothing in front of him. Although he is already a veteran, he is still very nervous. Every battle is like this. He must concentrate and make sure that he will not be hit. Veterans are all like this. They must first save their lives, and then look for opportunities to fight the enemy. Because for them, how to save their lives on the battlefield is the first priority.

New recruits are much more nervous than veterans. Sdensen and Winnie were placed in the outpost of the position. They were responsible for observing the movement of the German army, and after their first contact with the German army, they quickly returned to the position and fought with the other brothers of Company E. And with them are Hevron and Sebbins. Hefran is more experienced than their combat experience. He was one of the first to join the E Company. After landing in Normandy, he joined in and participated in the market garden operation and the trench battle on the island. Winnie is responsible for the contact between the outpost and the company. He is in charge of the walker of the outpost, which is his strengths.

"Tank!" Hefran looked at the snow in front of him with a telescope, and suddenly two or three tanks appeared. Although the front one was driving very slowly, it could be seen from the low turret of the tank that it was the German Tiger, and behind it were two light tanks. Behind the tank were German soldiers, who wore thick long army coats and carefully followed behind the tank with rifles.

"Tiger! Damn it!" Hoffron scolded. Obviously, the Tiger tank has always been a shadow in the heart of the U.S. military, even the invincible E Company. They suffered a great loss under the attack of this kind of tank.

Winnie's nervous mouth was wide open, and he felt that his throat was a little dry and tight. The first time I participated in the battle, I faced this terrible tank, which was directly reflected in the green face. So much so that he ignored the shouting of Hevron around him.

"Damn it, report to the company immediately that the German army has Tiger tanks, and the number of attackers is about one company!" Hefran shouted at him again, "If you don't contact us again, let's wait for all the dead here, damn it!" When he saw that Pooh had not moved, he kicked Pooh directly on Pooh's buttocks and kicked him over. The walkie-talkie was connected with the connection.

Wennie was kicked over, and then he woke up like a dream. He screamed in panic, and then it was like climbing out of the bunker, but Hephron took out a pistol and pointed it at him fiercely and said viciously, "Pooh, Pooh, if you dare to step out of this bunker first, I will jump you with one shot, you coward, coward!" Just as he was talking, he got in touch with Lianbu. After he reported the situation, he was ordered to withdraw.

"Let's go!" Hefran picked up Pooh, who was trembling, and picked up the rifle he had landed in the bunker. "Damn it, now you can run. Hurry up, before the Germans knock us down."

"Rewind!" When Hefran and Winnie climbed out of the bunker, they shouted at the brothers in the outpost, "Let's back, and we'll kill them in the position."

Winnie the Pooh's cowardice made Sdenson look down on him. He has always thought he was an excellent paratrooper, rather than showing such a bad state. When he ran past Pooh, he didn't even look at him directly.

Parks saw the soldiers in the outpost retreat through the telescope. He didn't want the thin outpost to pay the price for the German attack. After all, the German army still has tanks. Although there are not many, it is already a very powerful attack force for Company E, which is all infantry. The soldiers in the outpost retreated and did not seem to panic. He knew that there were some recruits in it. It could also be seen that the courage of the brothers of Company E was still there, and they were waiting to fight the German army.

E Company has been supplemented with weapons and ammunition, which can be said to be the most important point that Parks insists on. Now this just shows the superior surname. Parks has arranged multiple rocket launchers in the bunkers on both sides. Although it cannot directly destroy the Tiger tanks, if the tracks of these tanks are directly destroyed, even the Tiger can only be a tiger that can't run and be slaughtered by others.

The color of the snow in the woods seems to be darker than that in the open space. The Tiger tank first entered the open space on the edge of the forest, and the Germans used a total of three Tiger and five No. 4 tanks as the forerunners. The 88mm and 75mm guns on the tank looked cold and ferocious against the snow. This made the German army following feel a little relieved.

"Where are the Americans?" This was the first question when Longck stepped on the open space. If you want to defend, when they step into the open area, it is the best counterattack of the U.S. military. Everyone has a broad vision and a good view. Almost everyone can become a living target. Even if there is a tank, once they enter the woods, the opportunity will be lost.

Lanke is a recruit who has just been in the army for more than four months. He participated in the battle of the Anum Bridge, which was his first battle. As a recruit, he added the retreating SS at that time. However, his age matches his time in the army. He is only seventeen years old now. He dropped out of school. When he was in school, he put down his pen in the enthusiastic and bloody speech of a major of the SS and resolutely threw himself into the army. Many of his classmates were enlisted with him. But only he and another classmate, Vikinko, who was able to enter the SS, a classmate who looked strong one year older than him.

Lanke's first participation in the war was to slaughter the British army. They were ordered to attack the British army defending the bridge, and the shells alone bombarded them for half a day. Then what they had to do was to keep chasing them along the traces of the British retreat. The battle went smoothly as expected, which made Longk feel that fighting was really easy. Even Vikinko is full of optimism.

Although the terrible corpse along the way made Ronke spit out all the food in his stomach, he was full of expectations for the battle. And Vyginko is full of desire for battle, and he longs for every opportunity to go to the battlefield. But soon they took a rest and didn't have a chance to participate in the new battle. However, the exchange of fire with the U.S. military two days ago and the death of their comrades-in-arms around them made their mood a little uncertain. It seems that the U.S. military is not allowed to be slaughtered like in previous battles.

"Where are the Americans?" Ronke muttered again. His voice attracted the attention of Wigenko, who moved forward side by side with him, one or two meters apart.

"God knows where the Americans are? They didn't attack us. I hope they all escaped!" Vyginko smiled at Ronke and said, "Don't worry, Ronke, we will defeat the Americans!"

Lanke nodded and walked forward cautiously. Another advantage of tanks opening the way in front is that it is possible to trigger infantry mines, so that the infantry can avoid disasters. But this does not completely allow the infantry to avoid the trouble of landmines, especially in such snow, where heavy snow covers everything. Make all the attacking Germans defenseless.

"Boom--" The explosion exploded more than 20 meters away from Ronke. Ronck subconsciously lay on the ground, thus avoiding the possible surname of the injury. The anti-infantry mine of the U.S. military has a large killing range. In this case, everyone is careful. If they accidentally step on the mine, the first thing is to ask their companions around them to leave.

But the more you worry about something, the more it will happen. Suddenly, Ronke heard that he was about ten meters away, and someone made a sound of despair. Once you step on a mine, especially in the attack, the person who can help you can only be your brother. Soon there was a companion around the man to help. But before the German army ran, the explosion sounded again. Ronck's back was pushed and then fell on the snow. This time he was not injured. It was Vyginko who pushed him.

The German army, who was trying to save people, was sprayed with blood holes all over by the steel balls exploded by the bouncing mines, and the whole body rolled and fell about two or three meters away from Ronke. His eyes were black, one was penetrated by a steel ball, his body was full of blood holes, and his fragmented body was blurred.

"Uh-" Langke got up and saw the man's appearance. He couldn't help vomiting. He knew this man. He was a veteran and often trained people during training, but he was quite nice and took good care of the recruits. He usually looks very kind, but now he is just a flesh-and-blood body, with no life and dignity.

"Don't look, this is war!" Vyginko patted him on the shoulder. Now he must also cheer up. If he really steps on a mine, he has prepared a unique way to die for himself. He will use his body to suppress the mine and then avoid harm to others.

Lunk squeezed his lips, nodded, and then carefully followed. This open space is a nightmare for the German army. People keep stepping on mines, and then everyone around them suffers.

With a soft click, Longk suddenly felt that his heart was about to stop beating. Despite his repeated caution, he still stepped on the mine. The feeling of despair quickly spread all over his body. His throat was dry, and then he turned his head to Vigenko and shouted, "I'm done! Vikinko! I stepped on a mine!"

Vikenko turned his head and saw Ronke standing in a strange posture. He didn't dare to move, and Ronke stepped on the mine. He was shocked, and then subconsciously shouted to Ronke, "Don't move, I'll help you."

"No--" Ron suddenly shouted at Vikinko, "Don't come over, don't come over!"

Vigink was suddenly stunned. He knew what Longck meant. He didn't want to die by himself. But Vigenko would never watch Ronke die in front of him like this. When they were in school, they were friends, not to mention that they had fought together, squatted in trenches, and covered each other in the battle. If they watched Longke die like this, he would never forgive himself.

"Don't worry, I'll find a way. Wait!" Vigenko put down his rifle and carefully moved towards Ronke step by step. He and Ronke were close to each other, but in the current form, the distance between them felt very long. And Vikinko tried to approach him step by step.

"Don't come here!" Ronke shouted desperately again, and his voice was crying, "Tell my mother and tell her that I love her! She is the person I love the most in the world!"

"No--" Vikinko tried to run a few steps quickly, but he saw that Ronke's body was heavily pressed on the snow, and he pressed the mine he stepped on with his body.

"Boom--" made a muffled sound, the mine exploded, and the power of the explosion tore Ronke's body to pieces. The warm blood splashed on Vikinko's face, and some crumbs of meat stuck to his body. He was hit by the air wave. Although it was not very strong, it was enough to overturn him on the ground.

"Lanke--" Viginco got up and muttered. He was a little vague. His good friend, his brother who had been fighting together for several months, turned into a bloody corpse. And his body was still stuck to the flesh and blood of this good friend and good brother. The fishy and salty smell made his stomach twitch.

Vigenko couldn't help kneeling down, buried his head in the snow, and making bursts of dry vomiting. He wanted to spit out everything in his stomach, and he always felt that Ronke's flesh and blood stuck to his face had been accidentally swallowed into his stomach.

"Vinco, stand up and pick up your rifle to kill the Americans! They just killed your comrades-in-arms and your brother. You are a brave guy. Don't be a coward!" Behind him was a sergeant. He held a submachine gun and shouted at Vikinko, "Clean up your hatred with American blood and let them go back!"

Vingko got up from the snow with difficulty. He had spit out everything in his stomach. The empty feeling in his stomach made his heart a little quiet. He no longer felt afraid. The death of his friend stimulated him, making him regard life and death as less important. This is war, and this is what he said to Ronke. Now he says the same thing to himself. This is war. The more afraid you are of death, the more death is constantly biting your heart, making you timid, afraid, cowardly and vulnerable.

The minefield of Company E caused more than a dozen casualties before the attack. Although the Germans could not be retreated, it suppressed their morale, and they became ** and neurotic. The short distance of one mile is indeed very long at the feet of the German army. The woods are approaching under their feet, and they have passed the damn place full of landmines.

All the attacking Germans are relieved, and now they will compete face to face with the U.S. military. The Tiger and No. 4 tank roared into the woods, and then heard an explosion in the woods. All the Germans subconsciously fell down, and then the explosions kept ringing in the woods, and the huge tree trunks swayed down.

This is not a shelling. The purpose of the U.S. military explosion is the big trees in the woods. The huge trunk swayed and fell down, and then stopped in front of the tank with a bang. Some of the big trees directly hit the top cover of the tank. The surrounding trunks were vertical, surrounding the tank in the middle, blocking the way out of the tank. Although the tank was able to break through these big trees in front of them, there were too many trees falling down, and the turn of the tank became a problem. At this moment, a group of people suddenly emerged from the side of the snow tank, and they carried the rocket launcher at the tank.

"Such--" A dense bazooka flew towards the German tank and heard a continuous explosion. The rocket launcher accurately hit the track of the unmovable German tank, and soon these tanks lost power. The Germans fired at the U.S. troops carrying rocket launchers, but they soon withdrew.

"Continue to attack!" The German captain urged the German army to continue to attack forward. They haven't tested the strength of the U.S. military, and it is impossible for them to retreat like this. Even if they lose the cover of the tank, they still have to complete this attack mission, which has achieved the purpose of testing the firepower of the U.S. military.

The German army seemed to be cautious, and they marched deep into the deep forest. The non-commissioned officers constantly gestured to each other and made tactical cover actions. The German soldiers relied on the trunks of the big trees and the mutual cover of the brothers, constantly advancing towards the defense line of Company E.

Veginko gasped. He kept moving from one tree to another, and then made an offensive gesture to his brothers around him. The U.S. military did not open fire. They seemed to be waiting for something, which made Vyginko feel a strong sense of uneasiness.

"Up!" Viginko moved to the back of a big tree again, and then gestured to the soldiers behind the big tree, signaling him to attack.

"B Bang--" With a gunshot, the soldier was shot in the neck before he could come out from behind the tree. Suddenly, he softened, pinched his neck tightly with one hand, and slowly fell behind the trunk of the tree. The rifle was thrown aside.

Vyginko was suddenly shocked. He subconsciously felt that the U.S. military had surrounded them. They seemed to be in front of them and around. He quickly lay on the snow and looked around nervously. If it hadn't been for the U.S. military around, the soldier would not have been hit by the U.S. military without coming up.

After a gunshot, the U.S. military finally opened fire. Their firepower crossed, constantly forming a crossfire in the woods, which firmly locked the German army in the woods. This is undoubtedly a nightmare. The U.S. military seemed to turn out of the ground. They used machine guns, rifles and mortars to weave a huge unstrugable firepower, and the German army was an unstrugible fish in the net, either killed or lying on the snow and not daring to move.

"Mom - help me!" After a German soldier was hit, he let out a deadly scream. But the sound was covered by the sound of fierce shooting on the battlefield.

A German company's tentative attack lost all Tiger and No. 4 tanks in addition to more than 50 soldiers.

(to be continued)