Chapter 245 Air Supply

The brothers of Company E received supplies again, and their supplies came from the German army. And they also gave a lot of medicine to the Baston Ambulance Station. Captain Parks's battle report on the night patrol infiltrating the German army has been forwarded to the regiment through Captain Winters. This report surprised Colonel Sink. Although he believed in Parks's ability, how could he penetrate the German defense line under such circumstances and attack the German rear through the defense line? A large number of materials were obtained, and the most important thing was to defeat the two platoons of the German army. You know, Parks just led a patrol team.

For this reason, Colonel Sink deliberately called Captain Winters over and questioned him. But the answer he got was the same as in the report.

"This is incredible!" After listening to Captain Winters's report, Colonel Sink couldn't help smiling. After all, the large amount of materials in front of him and the testimony of Captain Winters all showed that this infiltration battle was really successful and incredible.

"I was worried about his medal some days ago, but now it seems that I don't have to worry about that at all. What a great guy. I think he will get the highest honor!" Colonel Sink did not mind awarding another Medal of Honor to Parks, which was the honor of his regiment.

"I think he will feel very honored!" Captain Winters nodded and said, "We have solved a lot of problems. We are not short of materials or even medical supplies now, and we have temporarily solved the problem of continuous German infiltration and shelling of us. It's just that we still lack ammunition.

Colonel Sink nodded and said, "I know your difficulties, but we have to try our best to defend the line. Captain, many regiments and battalions are more difficult than you, but they still insist on staying on the defensive line without any compromise with the Germans!"

"I know!" Captain Winters nodded.

"Pray to God, if the weather improves, we will get air supplies and air support!" Colonel Sink finally said to Parks, "Please convey my greetings and respect to Captain Parks, a very good soldier in the 101st Airborne Division. I expect him to bring me a bigger surprise!"

"I expect him to bring me a bigger surprise!" When Nixon was in the camp, when he heard Winters talk about the meeting with Colonel Sink, he couldn't help saying, "God, what kind of and bigger surprise does he want Les to bring to him? Les has done everything a soldier can do!"

"Coloe Sink's kindness!" Winters shook his head and smiled. He made a cup of coffee for himself.

"Of course, this can't be denied. Maybe Les can really surprise people!" Captain Nixon suddenly looked at Winters and smiled, "Maybe he can go further in his position. Have you ever thought of letting him come to the battalion?"

Captain Winters was stunned. He didn't think about this problem, but he also worked as a staff officer in the battalion, but it was a kind of torture, and it would waste Parks's talent in commanding operations, which would only drown him in a pile of documents and do nothing.

"No, no!" Winters was stunned, and then shook his head and said, "I hope he can lead the troops. There are not many people we can lead now. Think about it, if Les goes to the battalion, who will be his best replacement? Picac? No, this guy, I don't even want the platoon leader to let him go on. Hai Lige? He may be a good choice, but he doesn't have the creativity of Les. He may lead his brothers to victory, but the price must be much higher than that of Les. Sbier? I haven't considered this. To be honest, he is a good candidate. He is brave in battle and charged in front. He is a good example for his brothers, but he can only increase the casualties of his brothers. Les once said: The most important thing now is not to win, but to save the lives of our brothers.

"This is really not easy to do!" Winters kept comparing himself, and then without talking about a person, he couldn't help shaking his head. Obviously, he kept giving up those candidates.

Captain Nixon looked at Captain Winters talking to himself and then constantly shook his head to deny the candidate he proposed. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Dick, I think you've fallen into a strange circle!"

"What?" Winters was stunned, and then looked at Nixon. Obviously, he didn't understand.

Nixon looked at him seriously and said, "Do you know what your biggest problem is now? Les can indeed lead troops, and he is much better than any officer, but you can't always compare with others with Les's standards. In this case, you will not find a suitable candidate to replace Les.

After hearing this, Winters couldn't help laughing and said, "You're right. There is only a company commander like Les in the whole 101 Airborne Division. Why do I have to ask others to be like him? But--" He paused, then looked at Nixon and smiled, "Why should we discuss the issue of him not being a company commander? Isn't it good for him to continue to be a company commander?

Nixon laughed in surprise and said, "Unless you think he will be a company commander until the end of the war. Colonel Sink will also apply for a congressional medal of honor for him, and his final military rank will be promoted, all of which are further conditions for his position. One day, Les will be the battalion commander or even a higher position.

Winters nodded, and then he fell into meditation. He hasn't thought about this problem. Sometimes he even wants to recommend it directly to Colonel Sink to replace him as the battalion commander of the second battalion, and he can go to the regimental headquarters to be a staff officer or transfer to other battalion commanders, but he doesn't want to leave the second battalion. After all, there are his brothers here. And Colonel Sink will definitely not agree, and Parks is even more reluctant to accept it.

"So what should we do?" Winters looked at Nixon.

Nixon shook his head and smiled again, "You're wrong again. I think Colonel Sink or General Taylor will consider this kind of thing. What we need to do is to provide convenience and support for Reese's every action, or give advice to him, provided that for each action, you have to ask him to explain to us first. Otherwise, we may miss the wonderful part!"

"Do you really want to participate?" Winters suddenly looked at Nixon and smiled, "Don't even think about it. You are no longer suitable to participate in the operations of the company. You are now a captain, the deputy battalion commander of the battalion headquarters.

"Okay, Dick, I'm just thinking about it!" Nixon raised his hands with a smile and made a gesture of surrender.

Because of the improvement of conditions, there was a huge victory, and there were no casualties among the brothers. More importantly, although the German patrols were not interrupted, they no longer dared to go deep into the E company's defense line, and their cannons no longer bombarded the E company's defense line unscrupulously. All of this is conscious that the brothers of E Company are now in the best days.

The day before Christmas, Li Gaote opened his eyes and saw a very nice sunshine, and it seemed that today's sunshine would always shine, instead of just showing his face for a while. More importantly, the sky has become very clear and no longer feels gray. This made him feel refreshed.

"I haven't enjoyed such sunshine for a long time!" Li Gao staggered out of the bunker, and then he sat on a tree trunk, ready to enjoy the light bath, and shouted at Xi Fudi, another guy in the bunker, "Don't stay in it and get moldy. Come out and enjoy the sunshine. I'm fed up with the gray ghost weather!"

At this time, a head came out of the bunker, and then a exclamation was heard: "Oh, God, is it Christmas today? Why do I feel that the sunlight is all colored!" With that, Xifudi climbed out. He stood at the mouth of the bunker with his rifle in his arms, looked up at the sunlight in the sky, and couldn't help marveling.

"Two years ago, I would never have thought that I would spend a Christmas in such a place and in such an environment. God, in my memory, Christmas always has a beautiful golden Christmas tree, delicious food and wine." Xifudi withdrew his eyes and walked to Li Gaote and said, "How did you spend your Christmas?"

Li Gaote laughed and said, "I'll make a cup of coffee with snow first, and then open a bottle of brandy. I got it yesterday. It tastes good. I've tasted it!" Then I thought about the beautiful lady in Paris, and then nestled in the bunker to solve my physiological needs.

"Oh, God, you mean you want to solve the surname problem by yourself?" Xifudi couldn't help exclaiming. When he was about to express his great opinions to Li Gaote, he suddenly saw Li Gaote's face change slightly, and then he looked up at the sky!

There was a faint "buzzing" sound from the sky. It was a plane!

"Damn it, hide in the bunker quickly!" Li Gao shouted loudly, and then ran quickly towards the bunker. They saw that the dark planes in the sky in the distance were flying towards them.

"Airplane!" Obviously, someone also found a sudden plane in the sky. At this time, Xifudi grabbed Li Gaote and laughed and said, "Let our plane, God, be our plane!"

"It's still a smoke bomb, damn it, hurry up, they must be here to send us supplies!" Li Gaote woke up at this time. He took out a smoke bomb and ran towards the edge of the woods, trying to keep the smoke bomb far away. At this time, not far from them, bursts of red smoke rose in the woods and filled the open space outside the woods.

"God, our plane!" Someone was shouting with joy.

A brother ran out of the forest, waved his arms into the sky, and shouted loudly at the fleet of planes flying through the sky. And more brothers are flying in the direction of Baston.

The sky is full of falling mountains, and bundles of material are falling with the parachute over Baston.

"Our supplies have arrived!" Parks rushed out of the bunker, and then he stood next to the bunker, watching the material falling from the sky keep falling behind the defense line, and some fell on Baststone.

"We can finally shoot at the German army!" Wales also rushed to Parks' side at this time. He had a grudgeful expression. To be honest, during the period when he was suppressed by the German army, everyone in Company E was full of resentment for the German army.

"Yes, we can shell the Germans, but we still have to be careful of them. Because we don't have the advantage!" Parks said and patted Wales on the shoulder and said, "Well, let's go to the battalion. Tomorrow is Christmas. The German army will not let us have a peaceful Christmas. We have to prepare early!"

(to be continued)