Chapter 260 New Year's Fireworks

The sky is still gloomy and there is no snow, but the snow still covers the whole deep forest area.

On December 31, it was supposed to be Eisenhower's confirmed to launch the attack, but because Montgomery, who commanded at the northern end of the salient, flinched forward, the attack failed. Company E had to continue to stay in the forest, and they pushed forward a long distance in the original old position. The second row of people stayed on the original defense line to assist Company F in defense, while the other two platoons had advanced to the front and could look at the German villages from afar.

A sound of horses' hoofs is particularly monotonous in the forest. When Captain Parks and Sergeant Tebert were patrolling the defense line and urging their brothers to dig bunkers, they heard the sound from the forest.

Parks motioned Tybert to hide behind the tree. The rider was a German officer. He came face to Parks and the others, and then Tebert flashed out and raised his rifle. Parks shouted loudly in German, "Don't move, I'll kill you!"

German officers were obviously scared by the two U.S. troops that suddenly flashed out. He tightened the horse's head and turned around to escape. Parks immediately made a designed move to Tiberth. In fact, Tiberth had already shot.

"Bang, bang" two shots sounded, and the German army fell off the horse like a wooden stake, but his feet were still covered by the stade and dragged by the running horse. It's about to go deep into the forest. Tybert was a little anxious. He fired several shots in a row, but he didn't hit him. He couldn't help scolding: "Did it!" Bang!" ( Bang) With a gunshot, the horse hissed and fell to the ground in a decadence. He threw the body of the German officer out heavily, and made two loud noses, and there was no sound.

"Are you nervous?" Parks looked at Tybert and smiled, "Don't make yourself look like a new recruit."

"Yes, sir, I'm so sorry!" Tybert said hurriedly and walked towards the German officer. Parks turned over the German officer's body, and there was nothing valuable. It's just that Tebert found a Ruger pistol on the body of a German officer. This made him overjoyed. He couldn't help patting the face of the German officer's body and smiled, "Thank you very much. This is my dream." With that, he raised the Luger pistol, flattened it, and shot into the woods.

Parks was stunned and immediately remembered that this was originally a scene from Hubler, but he met him in advance. He couldn't help laughing. However, if Hubler did not capture this Luger, then his self-killing would not have happened. What's more, as early as in the Normandy rescue mission, Hubler had already got a handful of Luger, and the story had been biased.

Although Parks is more reassured about Tybert and he is also a steady guy, he still wants to remind him not to have the same tragedy as Hubler in his previous life, which is Parks's responsibility.

"Hey, Taibo!" Parks patted his arm and said.

"What?" Tybert was fiddling with the Luger pistol. Hearing Parks greeting him, he couldn't help turning his head and said, "Yes, sir, what's the matter?"

"If you want to put the pistol in your pants pocket or anywhere else on your body, remember to unload the bullet. That's not a good idea!" Parks looked at Tebert seriously and said this.

"Okay, boss!" Tybert was obviously a little disapproving. He even muttered in his heart: Oh, what do you think of me? A new recruit? I am a veteran from Tacoya, a sergeant of Company E. How can I make that kind of mistake?

"This is an order!" When Captain Parks saw Tibert's expression, he knew that he was muttering in his heart, and then added this sentence. Obviously, in order to attract his attention, he had to use the authority of his company commander.

"Yes, sir!" When Tybert saw that Parks was solemn again, he had to take this sentence to heart. Of course, this does not stop him from showing off in front of Huber and Malaqi.

When he was patrolling with Captain Parks, he didn't put the Luger pistol in his pocket or somewhere at all. He twisted the Luger in his hand and played with it all the way, which attracted the envy of many people, which gave Tybert a sense of satisfaction. You know, he had been trying to get one since D. Take the Luger pistol, and that rescue mission was originally a very good opportunity, but he was sent to guard and did not participate in the specific operation of the attack headquarters. Instead, he let Hubler get a handful of Luger, and Hubler often used this to show off in front of him, which made him more and more intense. Today He finally got what he wanted.

"Hey, Malaqi, look at my Luger! Do you want to have a try? Tebert raised the Luger pistol high and shouted at Malachi, who was digging a bunker.

"No, I don't have time. You should ask Hooborough. He is interested in things!" Malaqi shoveled the soil with a shovel and then threw it heavily on top of the pit. To be honest, Parks bunker defense is very effective! However, it was harder than the ordinary bunker. He wiped the sweat on his forehead and said to Tybert without raising his head.

Tybert obviously didn't get the expected effect, and he was a little embarrassed. This made Captain Parks very funny. He nodded to Malachi, then squatted down and looked at Malachi digging in the big pit and said, "It's better to arrange the bunker before tonight. We have to prevent German shelling."

"I see, boss!" Malaki nodded.

"Well, Taibo, let's go to other places. By the way, after tonight, we will have a New Year. I think the German army and we don't want each other to have a happy New Year's Eve. Let's see who is more powerful. We have supplies now, but the German army is not bad. The patrol is excluded at night to prevent the infiltration of the German army.

"Yes, sir!" As Tybert promised, he looked around. Some of his brothers' bunkers were intact, and only the last wood covered the top cover. Luz, Muck and Pankara chatted together. They saw Parks and Tybert coming over.

"Hey, Tiberth, did you capture Ruger?" Luz's eyes were very thieves. When he saw the Luger pistol in Tebert's hand, he couldn't help exclaiming, and then stretched out his hand and said, "Show me!"

Tubert finally found a balance here in Luz, and Muck and Pankara had never captured the Luger pistol. The three of them passed on to each other. Tibert boasted about how he bravely killed the German officer today, and then Muck said enviously. "I really envy you! That German officer came to see you off Luger. He made a special trip!"

"Then I really have to thank him!" Typert laughed a little high-spirited.

Watching Tebert and Captain Parks leave, Muck couldn't help squeaking: "If I could patrol there, I could also capture a handful of Luger."

"Do you have the same shooting as Taibo?" Luz smiled and said, "Although he is not as good as Captain Parks and Westfordi, he is also a good player. I saw him bet with Dukeman and beat him. Do you know Dukeman? The unlucky guy was seriously injured and went home, but his marksmanship should be in the top five in Company E. Taibo beat him, you know.

"Well, when I didn't say anything!" Mourke shrugged his shoulders and was a little resentful.

The brothers dug bunkers on the defense line, and they are basically ready after dark. And every brother felt that it was not that long. In the early morning, the excited Tebert replaced Sergeant Lipp to patrol the defense line again, and he showed his Ruger everywhere he went, and sent a blessing to his brothers: "Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!" This sentence made the brothers suddenly feel that it was 1945 from today, and they all felt incredible, as if they had spent a long time.

The German artillery fire was like a New Year's fireworks. At two o'clock in the morning, they launched a fierce shelling of the position of Company E. The branches flew across, the shells whistled sharply, and the fire of the explosion reflected the sky red.

"The Germans set off fireworks for us!" Lieutenant Wales looked at the flashing fire in the sky and muttered, "Happy New Year, German!"

"Don't worry, Harry, we will also have gifts for them!" Parks smiled. He sent a patrol earlier, confirmed the German defense line, and reported the coordinates to the artillery regiment.

Sure enough, before the German shelling stopped, the U.S. artillery opened fire. The 105mm, 150mm heavy guns, and various types of mortars began to roar, overwhelmingly attacking the Germans. The explosions were up and downs, much more violent than the German shelling.

"New Year's gift, German!" At this time, Lieutenant Wales began to shout again.

Parks smiled. He approached the observation and looked at the fire on the German defense line. He was a little distracted. Then he patted Wales on the shoulder and said, "Harry, we are going to prepare for a counterattack. In front of us is Foy. I think this is our goal. We have surrounded it on three sides, but such as If the guess is correct, we will be on the main side of the attack!"

"Shit, why are we not in the front, but to take on the charge task?" Wales couldn't help scolding.

"I don't want to complain. Let's think about how to attack Foy. We have to plan it well. Tomorrow I want to lead a patrol and look around. Maybe we will find some solutions." Parks narrowed his eyes and stared at the German defense line in front of him. Behind the defense line was Foy Town, which was the target they wanted to capture. Before that, they had to sweep the German defense line around Foy.

Tomorrow is January 1, 1945, the first day of the New Year. The two armies are facing each other, but they are facing the final stage of competition. Some people will die, and some people will live and continue to fight!

(to be continued)