Chapter 281 Conflict

Lieutenant Colonel Grian did not find any flaws. He couldn't see anything wrong. The injured corporal Byrne said that it should be true which army was defending the town of Noville, who was the commander, and their deployment. But Grian was in a dilemma. After all, the news of the fall of the town of Noville has spread, and now it's time to make a decision. The question of how to deal with the 48 prisoners of the U.S. military here.

Lieutenant Colonel Gulian waved his hand and let Bourne return to his place, but he waved to Second Lieutenant Alder: "Second Lieutenant, now we are facing a choice. Either surrender to the U.S. military, or kill these prisoners, and then we break through, we put on these U.S. military clothes, and then we have a chance to get out.

Obviously, Second Lieutenant Aard knew that this was not asking for his own opinion, but telling himself that they could not surrender, but that they should kill the prisoners and then put on the military uniform of the U.S. military. He knows that the success of this method may have a very small surname. Americans are not fools. What's more, few people here can speak English. Even if they themselves, they don't speak fluently. Of course, Lieutenant Colonel Gulian also has a serious accent. As long as they open their mouths, they will be exposed. Obviously, there is little hope at all.

"Have you decided?" Second Lieutenant Elder looked at Lieutenant Colonel Gulian and frowned slightly. He doesn't want to carry out this order, but now he doesn't seem to have room for his own discussion.

And Gurion also knew that in order for Second Lieutenant Elder to follow him firmly, he must execute the order to shoot the prisoners, so that he would not be half-hearted, and the soldiers who carried out the shooting mission must be those soldiers who still had illusions that they had not carried out the last massacre mission. In this way, all the German troops can be integrated into a whole.

"God, we are all over. The attack of the Americans was unprecedentedly fierce. We were stunned. In just half an hour, the town of Noville fell. I finally ran out, but I was trapped in this damn forest. Fortunately, I finally met you! Many of my brothers are dead, and now I don't know what to do. Can we go out? Now there are Americans everywhere!" A group of German soldiers had been gathered around corporal Bourne, and he was talking to them about his experience.

"What should we do? Guys!" (Guys) At this time, Little also began to scratch, "I don't want to die here. I'd rather be a prisoner for the Americans." You should know that my brother is dead and my mother is dead. Now I don't care about it. But guys, do you want to go back alive? If we want to go back alive, what else can we do?

"Damn it, to be honest, I don't trust Lieutenant Colonel Gulian anymore. He took us into a desperate situation!" Little suddenly lowered his voice and said to his brothers, "I would like the Americans to capture us all, and then we still have a chance to live. Do you know? General Eisenhower, the leader of the Americans, gave the order that they would severely punish those who shot and killed the prisoners in the town of Malmedy. This is what Bourne told me. We are now in a desperate situation. Once the U.S. military finds us, can we be soft?

"Bern, tell us if this is true?" Someone began to ask Bourne questions.

Bourne nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I swear on the honor of God that it's all true. When I was defending Noville Town, the Americans distributed their leaflets, which they said." Bourne nodded and said, "You know, some of us have retreated from the Pip battle group. They defected to us, but even so, the Americans are unwilling to let them go! Some of them have killed prisoners! God, I now know why their gunfire is so fierce! They are taking revenge!" With a look of fear on Bourne's face, he muttered, "Why let us bear the crimes they committed? It's not fair!"

"Did hell, didn't Lieutenant Colonel Gurion once say that if the town of Novill was occupied by the U.S. military, the first thing he would do was to shoot all these prisoners? God, if he does this, do we still have a way to live? I don't know, damn it! I don't want to die here either. We have to think of a way!" Ritter said angrily, looking discontentedly at Lieutenant Colonel Gurian, who was handing over his task to Second Lieutenant Elder.

"Tay it, how can we avoid it?" Someone has begun to waver. In fact, this is expected. This group of German soldiers who were not involved in the killing of prisoners were unwilling to participate in the task of shooting prisoners again.

"Let's escape separately and surrender to the U.S. military!" Someone came up with an idea.

But it was immediately denied: "No, no, now Americans can't tell whether we are involved in the massacre of U.S. prisoners or not. At that time, we will definitely be judged by them."

"It's better if someone can contact the U.S. military. But who can do this now? Someone couldn't help sighing, and it was obvious that he denied his proposal. Everyone is not optimistic about his attention.

"Guys, don't say surrender, let Lieutenant Colonel Gulian hear it. He will definitely shoot us. He is a cruel guy. We have to keep a low voice. It's good for us to keep a low profile!" Ritter said at this time.

"I haven't been used to this guy for a long time. The executioner is taking us to hell step by step. No one can save us now. We have to rely on ourselves!" Someone still couldn't help saying angrily.

"Shh, whisper, the second lieutenant is coming!" Bourne suddenly said to them.

Secondnant Elder is coming towards them. Coincidentally, the people around here are those who have not participated in the massacre. Among the remaining 28 people, there are 19 people here, except for themselves and the lieutenant colonel and the Bourne who just came. The other 6 are supporters of the staunch Lieutenant Colonel Gurian, who participated in the massacre of Malmedi.

"What are you talking about?" Second Lieutenant Alder came over and watched them gather together. He frowned and said, "Guys, we have a mission, it's like this--" He lowered his voice and said, "We're going to shoot all the prisoners. This task is now on our heads, and everyone has a share! Get ready!" Second Lieutenant Elder stood up and then turned around to leave.

"Did you promise? Sir!" Ritter suddenly said something.

Ailder looked back at Ritter. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Corporal Bourne suddenly raise his right hand and said, "Sier, I should not be in this mission. I'm not a soldier in your team. I don't want to participate."

Secondnant Elder looked at him coldly and said, "What are you talking about? Sergeant! This is an order. You know the wartime regulations. You are now under my control. No matter which unit you originally belonged to, now you are my soldier. So of course, this task is up to you.

Bourne suddenly stood up and said to the second lieutenant, "Okay, second lieutenant, I know you're right, but you have to think about it. Once you carry out this order, it is equivalent to blocking the retreat of the brothers. The Americans will not let us go, and we can't go out of the forest now, even if it's heaven. The atmosphere is getting better. The Americans have surrounded here!"

At this time, everyone around looked at Second Lieutenant Elder, and their eyes were full of distrust. Obviously, of course, they don't want to carry out this task, which is equivalent to sending themselves on the road of death or future judgment.

"Captain, I know you don't want it either. Why do we listen to the lieutenant colonel now? He put his brothers at a dead end, and obviously had to extinguish the only way for his brothers to live, so that we had to die here like him. He is the executioner and the murderer of the captives. Do you still want to take us to bury him together? Bourne's words were a little aggressive, but everyone here knew that what he said was very correct.

Secondnant Elder suddenly looked at Bourne coldly and said, "Soldiers, do your duty. No matter how unwilling I am, I am also a soldier. Soldiers obey orders. There is nothing to say."

"Soldiers are also human beings. I still have parents and brothers in my family. I don't want to die like this. Do you think so? Who doesn't want to go back to their hometown alive? If we obey Gulian's orders, we will be finished!" Bourne suddenly stood up and looked at each other with Second Lieutenant Elder, not afraid at all.

"Sergeant, pay attention to your words and deeds!" Elder couldn't help taking a step back! He seemed to want to avoidcorporal Bourne's aggressive eyes, but he didn't want to admit defeat completely. His eyes dodged.

"Second Lieutenant, why do we still listen to that madman?" Someone raised his voice in the team. It was Little. He took the opportunity to say what his brothers were thinking loudly.

"Yes, why do we still listen to a lieutenant colonel who took us on the road? We will not carry out this order, second lieutenant. Let's surrender to the U.S. military! I want to go back alive!" There were already people in the crowd who couldn't wait to express their opinions. The leading role of Ritter and Bourne made them unable to stand it anymore and began to express their opinions one after another.

Obviously, the conversation here aroused the vigilance of Lieutenant Colonel Gurian. He took a look here and found that the group of soldiers were surrounding Second Lieutenant Elder, as if they were arguing about something, and their expressions were very excited. He knew that this group of people were not willing to carry out such a task. He thought they would obey orders. After all, as a German [***] person, their discipline is still very strong, especially for the SS.

Lieutenant Colonel Gurion was a little worried. He made a gesture to the remaining six Germans around him, then motioned them to prepare their weapons, and then came to the group of soldiers with himself.

"What's going on? Second Lieutenant!" His tone was very harsh. When he came over, he began to scold Second Lieutenant Elder loudly, "Pay attention to our words and deeds. We are soldiers of the empire, the SS, elite soldiers loyal to the leader, not the vagrants, nor the captives of the U.S. military!" His voice was very loud and attracted the attention of many people. Of course, his majesty made these soldiers who began to make noise feel pressure and closed their mouths one after another.

"Sir, they are just expressing their thoughts--" Second Lieutenant Elder seemed to want to explain.

"Shut up, second lieutenant, soldiers only obey orders!" Lieutenant Colonel Gulian scolded severely. He knew that only in this way could possible accidents be avoided and the characters could be executed smoothly. He looked at all the soldiers sternly and his eyes fell on a soldier's face. The soldier lowered his head. Obviously, they were not ready to resist him!

"Middle Colonel, I don't want to carry out this task!" At this time, Ritter, who was standing beside Bourne, suddenly shouted to Gurion, "I won't kill prisoners, Lieutenant Colonel, I won't let myself go to a dead end. Your order is unreasonable. I refuse to implement it!" Damn asshole!" Lieutenant Colonel Gurion waved his hand to the six soldiers behind him and said, "Catch him, and I will enforce the military law against you!" With that, two soldiers rushed towards Ritter. At this time, everyone suddenly looked at Lieutenant Colonel Gulian with strong dissatisfaction.

"Ban!" The sound of gunfire sounded without warning, which shocked everyone and grabbed their rifles one after another, but they saw an uninteresting scene: Lieutenant Colonel Gulian suddenly had blood on his head and fell on the snow like a piece of wood!

(to be continued)