Chapter 253 Analysis

When the Sherman tank appeared on the defensive line, everyone cheered. They finally waited for this day. In Baston, every day was a kind of torment!

"Shman, I love it so much!" Malaki shouted at the Sherman tank.

"Welcome to Baston, the shits of the 4th Armored Division!" Granary shouted at the Sherman tank without curiosity. Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with these troops with armored forces that had not come to relieve the siege until now.

But no matter what Gernery thought, the vanguard of the 4th Armored Division was warmly welcomed by the other brothers of Company E. After all, this means that they will leave this damn place and return to Momion to rest for a while. This is what the brothers want most now. They felt that they were about to get moldy.

Parks stood on the snow and looked at the soldiers with a smile. They threw their helmets into the sky and blew a loud whistle. Everyone was enthusiastically hugging the people in the head of the armored division, and then the brothers hugged each other in a congratulatory way. He couldn't bear to spoil their fun. . Joy is only short-lived. After a short break, they will be arranged in the front line of Foe Town, and they will stay with Company D, and part of them will prepare for the final attack on the German army in Fooyi Town. And he can't talk about all this with his brothers now.

Captains Winters and Nixon came from the defense line of Company F. With the help of the armored division, they defeated the German army and drove them to their original defense line. Thus, the pressure of F-connection is relieved. The German army is now unable to launch any more attacks. After confirming the arrival of the U.S. armored forces, they took the initiative to withdraw from their original positions and retreated, knowing that a defense line was laid in Foy Town.

Bathstone's siege was broken. General Taylor was able to come and converge with the 101st Airborne Division. He took over General Mcalph's command and then took a jeep to the front line for inspection.

The first company that General Taylor went to was Company E, because Company E made a great contribution to the siege, so that Colonel Sink applied for the second Medal of Honor for him.

"Didn't Sink know that the Medal of Honor can only be awarded once?" Although General Taylor had great doubts, he still understood that it was a mistake deliberately made by Colonel Sink to fight for the greatest honor. If you can't give the Medal of Honor, then you have to give a rich reward elsewhere. This is a bargaining weight. Despite this, General Taylor was brain-wrenched, but he still felt that no one could erase the excellence of Parks's company in defense.

When General Taylor came to inspect, the brothers were completely unprepared. Of course, they didn't need to prepare anything. They lit a pile of bonfires on the defense line, and they got a steady stream of supplies, and now they can make a fire and use these bonfires to bake something hot to eat, or cook some hot soup and so on.

"Oh, men, are you cooking stinky beans? I'm not on the defensive line these days. I really miss this kind of thing!" General Taylor jumped out of the car and walked towards his brothers, followed by Colonel Sink. His face was full of warm smiles, trying to impress the soldiers who struggled to survive in the ice and snow with this warmth.

"General!" Captain Parks greeted him, gently raised his hand on the brim of his hat, and saluted him, "Brothers are looking forward to having hot food, which is their greatest luxury to keep here. Now their wish has come true."

At this time, Colonel Sink waved to Captain Winters, who was standing aside and watching his brothers cook, "Dick, do you have anything to say to the general?"

Captain Winters came over, then nodded to Colonel Sink, and then saluted General Taylor, "Welcome to Baststone, General!" He said it casually.

"Captain Winters?" General Taylor nodded to him, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go on, Captain!" With that, he said to his brothers who had stood up and looked at him, "Sy soldiers, the most difficult time has passed. We have had the most difficult day, and I am proud of you all the time!"

"Thank you very much, General!" Some people in the team were answering him.

General Taylor nodded and shouted to his brothers, "Okay, brothers, keep eating. God bless you!" With that, he jumped into the car and left here with Colonel Sink.

As soon as Colonel Sink left, the brothers immediately scolded and sat down again. Obviously, they were not interested in General Taylor's speech, but felt that he had disturbed them.

"We have had the most difficult day, and I am proud of you all the time!" Luz learned from General Taylor's speech and made his brothers laugh. His tone is very similar, and he even adds an imitation of General Taylor's expression on his face.

" Beware that General Taylor will let you act as his orderman, so that you can feel his pride every day! Luz!" Chris Denson smiled at Luz and said, "I'll let you cook stinky beans!"

Captain Winters looked at the group of guys, couldn't help shaking his head with a smile, and then walked aside and waved to Parks, signaling to walk with him! And Parks is also looking for an opportunity to talk to Winters.

"Aren't you afraid of offending General Taylor?" Parks approached Captain Winters and couldn't help laughing and said, "General Taylor is proud of us. You still don't look good to him."

"He just came back after Christmas leave!" Winters shrugged his shoulders, "We endured German attack and shelling in Bastogne just to make General Taylor happy! That's why we came to the European battlefield!"

Parks couldn't help laughing. He knew that Captain Winters had a problem with General Taylor, so he didn't plan to continue on this topic. The two took a few steps, and Winters stopped. He looked at Parks and said, "I've always had an idea. I think I'm sure I'm going to tell you." And I want to hear your opinion.

"What?" Parks looked at him and was a little puzzled.

Winters pulled his hand into a fist, put it on his mouth, coughed dryly, and then said, "Race, I know you are a very good officer who can lead troops on the battlefield! But if you can go further, how about going to the battalion headquarters?

Parks couldn't help laughing bitterly: "Dick, you know, I can lead soldiers, but I'm afraid I'll be disappointed if you let me do administrative work. That's not my strengths. Besides, the brothers of E Company still need one person to lead, at least they need an experienced person. Of course, I'm not saying that others are not competent. Lieutenant Heiliger will be a good choice, and Lieutenant Sbeer is also good, but--" Parks didn't say. He knew that Winters was for his sake.

"What if - what if you command a battalion?" Captain Winters suddenly looked at him, "If this battalion is for you to command, I'm sure you will impress everyone, won't you?"

Parks suddenly stared at Captain Winters, and suddenly understood what he meant. He couldn't help shaking his head and said, "No, no, Dick, you can't do this. I can't let you do those administrative work again. To be honest, that's not what I want to do. Besides, if you are in the battalion, I can still establish a lot of tacit understanding in Company E, but once you get to the battalion, I have to deal with those people in the regimental department. I don't want to do this!" After that, Parks felt that this was not enough and couldn't help adding, "To be honest, Dick, no one can replace your position in the minds of your brothers, especially E Company. Although the brothers and I have a good relationship, the brothers are very clear that Captain Winters is Captain Winters, and Parks is Parks!"

Winters smiled and said, "I'm just asking for your opinion. Well, let's put this matter aside for the time being, unless you want, or General Taylor and Colonel Sink insist. Now, let's talk about the brothers!"

Parks nodded, which was exactly what he wanted to say to Winters. He thought for a moment and then said, "Brothers are in a stable mood now, but I'm still a little worried. As we foresaw, Bastogne's experience has caused some mental harm to the brothers. Even if they are veterans, they can't be in the same state as before. Everyone doesn't like to stay here, and everyone hates fighting, even though they are not afraid of the Germans.

Winters nodded. This is the current situation to face now. In this situation where the spirit is highly tense every day, it is already a good performance that there is no collapse.

"Also, I don't think we will retreat, let alone return to the Momian barracks. We may just take a short break in Bastogne. The whole German campaign has shown a trend of failure. If I were Marshal Eisenhower, I would not miss such a chance to counterattack. The assembly point of the whole counterattack will be in the protrusion. The protrusion is a bayonet inserted into the German army, which can burst in at any time and bury the Germans. Parks continued to analyze, "But our manpower is very problematic, so we must be redeployed to make final preparations for the attack on the German army."

Parks said here, and suddenly sighed deeply, "To be honest, Dick, I hope that no one will deploy us at the forefront after this battle. Brothers need more time to adjust!"

"I hope!" Parks doesn't have the final say in this kind of thing, and Winters doesn't have a final say. But Parks knew that after Bastogne, the brothers of Company E did not fight too much.

On December 27, at 2:20 p.m., the brothers of Company E were ordered to retreat to Bastogne for rest and wait for further orders, while the defense line of Company E was taken over by the reserve battalion of the 506th Regiment.

(to be continued)