Chapter 235 Crash Edge

"Let's get out of this damn place!" Lanny shouted loudly. Chris Denson stretched out his hand to hold Hefron down and shouted at him, "Julian's hopeless. You know, but we can't get involved anymore. We have to go back to the headquarters!"

Hevron didn't make a sound. He was pulled back by Chris Denson and ran back. At this time, they met Captain Parks and a platoon leader Heiliger who came to pick him up. They drove a jeep.

"Lift the wounded up and tie them tighter!" Captain Parks turned to Martin again and said, "How's it going? Where is Lieutenant Picak? Where is he?

"We don't know where he is? He said he would go back to the headquarters to ask for reinforcements. Martin said helplessly, "So I made the decision to let the brothers withdraw first, and Julian is dead!" Martin's tone was a little heavy. He turned his head and looked at Hevran, who was following Chris's listlessly back, and said, "We can't save him. The German army's firepower is very strong, and we don't have enough manpower!"

Captain Parks squeezed his lips. To be honest, this is what he didn't expect. He should know the plot, but if it weren't for Julian, it might have been someone else. War is like this. It's not something you can avoid. If they want to carry out combat patrols, it is inevitable that there will be casualties. No one can change this, and guns will not have eyes.

"Have a good talk with your brothers. It's not your fault!" Parks patted his arm and said, "Take your brothers back, go to Bastogne's medical station, and go there to get some hot food for your brothers!"

Martin nodded, and then motioned to the brothers around him, who left the place with dejectedness. For them, this patrol mission basically failed. They found the German main defense line, but found that the German defense line was not as loose as they said, and their firepower was very strong. But Martin and the others couldn't catch a prisoner, and their own people were killed and wounded.

Parks let them go back to the rear. He knew that people who had experienced setbacks needed a stable and peaceful environment, which was very important to them. Even if it was only an hour, it could drive them away a little haze in their hearts. Parks looked at Hefran's look and knew that his heart had reached the edge of vulnerability.

After Captain Winters knew the situation, he also rushed over. He was eager to know the patrol. Captain Parks reported everything to him, which obviously made Winters frown. He didn't expect that even if the German army withdrew, it would leave heavy defense, and according to the defensive front of Company E, it was too long. If the German army changed to infiltration, they might achieve what they could not do with a large number of attacks.

"The brothers are not emotionally stable, mainly the team members who go out to patrol." Parks looked at Winters and said seriously, "I believe this will happen in the future, but we have to carry out such a combat patrol!" If it goes on like this for a while, I believe that most of the brothers will have such unstable emotions. This is not a good phenomenon, Dick!"

Winters nodded, but he couldn't think of a good solution for a while. He could only look at Parks and said helplessly, "Talk to your brothers more. Let the non-commissioned officers not collapse first. They are the backbone. In addition, we should also stabilize ourselves and let the officers cheer up. The non-commissioned officers and soldiers look at them!"

Although there is nothing new, if you work hard to do it well, it can still play a certain role. Now at the critical moment, the role of officers will be highlighted. Speaking of this, Parks couldn't help but be moved. He didn't know if Winters had the right, but he still had to give it a try, so he thought for a moment and said, "Dick, about Piccock..."

Winters couldn't help but be stunned. He knew that Picac played a disgraceful role in this patrol. He deserted halfway. In the company headquarters, Parks did not find him. Later, when Spina was taking medicine from Baston's ambulance station, he found that Piccock was drinking hot coffee next to the medical station. Coffee.

"Rees, I know about this, but I don't have the right to appoint and remove him. If I want him to leave, I must get the approval of Commander Sink. Don't worry, he has nothing to do with the overall situation!" Winters can't help it. However, he reminded Parks, "If Company E has other work to arrange, maybe he may be able to do it."

This made Parks very helpless. Good officers are an important factor to stimulate morale. Parks could not tolerate those guys who withdrew from the defense line before the soldiers. What's more, he was on patrol at that time. His behavior was to run away, which would seriously affect morale. As for arranging another position for Picak alone, it is also a little unrealistic. E Company is already short of manpower on the defense line.

Winters patrolled all over the defense line, passing with Captain Nixon. The two walked along the defense line of Company E, which was very meaningful to the brothers. After all, this is equivalent to telling the brothers that they are not alone. They also have a battalion, and Company D and Company F are with them. And I also told my brothers that the officers will always be on the front line with them.

"Look at the brothers of Company E. Their morale is not very low. On the contrary, our officers have not done enough!" Nixon and Winters walked back as they talked.

"They do better than other companies, but they don't like this patrol mission either. Everyone will get tired of it. Until the end, there may be resistance!" Winters was a little worried. Except for smiling when talking to his brothers, he frowned all the time. Obviously, even if the E company is in a better situation, the brothers are like this, then the other companies can imagine.

"Do you want to talk to Colonel Sink?" Nixon suddenly looked at Winters.

"About Picac?" Captain Winters shook his head and said, "No, no, Colonel Sink won't care about such things. He doesn't have extra soldiers for us now, so he won't have extra officers for us."

"It seems that this is the only way!" Nixon shook his head. The two of them walked towards the battalion headquarters. Obviously, they had no good solution, and Parks fully understood Winters' difficulties. Now Parks can only hope that Nixon's task of promoting war bonds will come soon, so that he can get rid of Picak. In fact, this opportunity is also given by Winters to Piccock. E Company can't lose one soldier, but it can definitely be one less mediocre officer.

The brothers who went to Baston Medical Station returned to the defense line again. They sat together and formed a ball on the horizontal trunks on the snowy snow. None of them spoke, and they all huddled into a ball with their arms in their arms. Martin shivered and took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket. Everyone sent one, and then trembling his hands lit the lighter and lit it. Chris Denson next to him leaned his head over, lighted his own cigarette, took a sip hard, and then stabilized his mood slightly.

Parks came over, and Martin was about to stand up and greet him. Parks quickly motioned, "Don't move, I'll sit with you for a while!" With that, he also sat next to Hefran, and not far away from them was Dr. Luo. He looked at them, then squeezed his lips and said nothing. Parks knew that they needed themselves at this time.

"Don't worry about the patrol. It's over. Julian is a good soldier. He has always been!" Parks patted Hefron's hand beside him. "James's life is not in danger, and he will soon leave here to go to the hospital. He can even go home. He can leave this damn place alive."

The brothers all listened silently. None of them spoke. Parks nodded and said, "We have experienced a lot. From Normandy to Holland, we have survived. Believe me, the defeat of the German army is not far away. We are the E company. We beat them every time. We defend our defense, and there are many companies that are worse than us. They don't have cold clothes, no ammunition supplies, and even they don't have much food.

Everyone is silent, and Parks no longer says anything. It's not good to say too many dogmatic things. If I can sit with them for a while, it may play a greater role.

After sitting for a while, Parks patted Martin's arm and said, "John!" With that, he left and walked forward. Martin stood up and caught up with Parks from behind. He knew that Parks optimized and said to himself.

"There is something wrong with the brothers!" As Parks walked, he said to Martin, "I know that the impact of a patrol is not like this. It may be an explosion of emotions for many days. John, you are a good non-commissioned officer. You have to take care of your brothers' emotions. They need you. They are your brothers!"

"I know!" Martin nodded. He thought it was also his responsibility. When he was at the ambulance station, he talked to his brothers, but some brothers couldn't recover for a while.

"They are all good soldiers. Whether the task is completed or not, the most important thing is to keep their lives!" Parks finally nodded to her and said, "We have to leave this damn place alive, instead of burying our brothers in this ice and snow." With that, he nodded to Martin, turned around and left.

This is the truth of Parks. His current mind is slowly changing, from the idea of wanting to make contributions on the battlefield and bringing honor to his brothers to the present. After countless battles, Parks himself involuntarily came up from the bottom of his heart. The honor brought to the brothers through the battle is indeed enviable and even proud, but compared with the lives of the brothers, everything seems so unworthy. What can I do with the Congressional Medal of Honor?

Life is the most respectable thing in war, although war is the place where life is buried.

(to be continued)