Chapter 294 Prisoner of War Mission on

In February 1945, the brothers of Company E seemed to have returned to fight on the "island" in the Netherlands. During the day, they did not dare to go out and could not move around at will. They stayed in the house, and then sent patrols to contact and exchange fire with German patrols. Everyone could live anytime and anywhere. In the fear of being killed in battle, this feeling is very strong. As Webster wrote to his parents: "Strictly speaking, life is calculated by days or hours."

On February 15, four additional recruits were welcomed to McCreary's No. 2 observation post. The arrival of these recruits and young men surprised Webster. Because their immature faces look very surprised here, as if curious children have entered the amusement park. But at least they maintained their awe of the veterans.

"I really don't know why the army sent these very young, inexperienced and newly trained people to the front line as infantry to do the most dangerous errands in the world?" Webster watched the four recruits walk into the basement of the observation post under the guidance of McCreary, shaking his head to express his dissatisfaction.

Many brothers are not satisfied with this matter. There are adult strong men in the rear echelon of the army, and there are fat and strong people in the air force in the United Kingdom, but the people of the army sent these children who seemed to have just been weaned to the front line. This is not to increase strength, but to increase casualties.

"At least they can do observation and phone calls!" McCreary does have his own opinion. In his opinion, it is a very good thing to let these recruits participate in the duty of the sentry post, which can completely reduce their burden and even use them beyond the workload.

"Remember, guys, your duty is to observe and then report, not to the artillery company with a phone call, and then a bombardment, which will cause us trouble!" Although McCreary arranged new recruits, he was not very relieved and repeatedly stressed when he left. And the recruits also seemed to be respectful and kept nodding to the non-commissioned officer's words.

On February 10, Captain Nixon received an order from Colonel Sink to go to the regimental headquarters to serve as an intelligence staff officer, which stopped his long-term cooperation with Captain Winters, but the distance between the regimental headquarters and the battalion was not too far away. The two were still often together, just a place to work. It's just different.

"Congratulations!" Captain Parks met Captain Nixon, who was packing at the battalion headquarters.

"If this is also a promotion, I would be happy to accept it." As Nixon packed his luggage, he smiled at Captain Winters, who was putting soap on his face and was about to shave, "I should also make room for you. I don't know how much Dick would want to be with you, but you will find that he is actually a very boring person.

"For me?" Parks couldn't help looking at Captain Winters, "Have you confirmed it?"

"It should be fast!" Captain Winters was shaving his face. He stopped and was about to speak when Captain Nixon smiled and said, "You know the efficiency of the regimental headquarters, and after that, there will be a medal. I don't know if there will be a ceremony, but in such a front-line area, I'm afraid this is difficult to achieve!"

"It seems that this is true. Before that, I thought that the three of us could stay together and stay in the same room. Now it seems that Colonel Sink has pulled us away." Parks smiled and said, "But I'm worried that you won't get used to it in the regimental department. There is no one to hide wine in the box for you. You have to be careful of Sink!"

Nixon went to the regimental headquarters in the afternoon. Of course, his departure was for Colonel Sink to clean up the position for Captain Parks. And their ranks will be promoted at the same time. After all, in the 506th Regiment, only Winters, who led the 2nd Regiment, had the rank of captain, and the other two were lieutenant colonel, which also put the 2nd battalion at a disadvantage.

Then less than two days after Captain Nixon went to the regimental headquarters, he found Captain Winters. And he came here with orders. And Parks already knew what kind of task it would be.

"The regiment is going to have a patrol mission to capture prisoners of war. This is a direct order from Colonel Sink, which has nothing to do with me!" Nixon shrugged his shoulders at Captain Winters and spread his hands, saying that he was also helpless. "The river in front of us is our main line of defense, so if we want to be prisoners, we have to cross the river."

"Well, this is really a good job!" Captain Winters muttered with some dissatisfaction, but he had nothing to complain about in front of Nixon. Someone had to do the task, but he shrugged his shoulders and smiled at Nixon, "This is the disadvantage of the captain being a battalion commander. The brothers of the second battalion are unlucky with me!"

This is not to blame Captain Winters complaining, because many difficult tasks and leading tasks are mostly completed by the second battalion led by Captain Winters. Of course, this also made E Company's reputation in the 506th Regiment and even the 101st Airborne Division.

"You know, Colonel Sink said that even Admiral Eisenhower was proud of Company E of the Second Battalion, so he hoped that Company E would come to take on this patrol mission and do something to show those recruits." Nixon smiled bitterly, "Sometimes, I really feel bad for Les. It seems that the things that made Sink's face long were his mistakes.

"Well, it's better for us to go to the E company in person." Winters also knew how strong the E Company was in the whole two months, which was much stronger than the other companies. He has to arrange it in person, and even after the specific personnel are finalized, he has to talk to them in person.

The company of E is set up in a hotel, and there is a comfortable large bed, hot water to take a shower, and even a kitchen to make any food you want, but there is a lack of materials here. Many good things could not be delivered to the front line, and they were stripped away halfway. Even No. C dry food has become a scarce item, and cigarettes are only inferior to Chelsea and Raleigh. Of course, people who have a way can always find ways to get a little Schrizz beer in the middle. The two boxes of beer from Company E were brought by Colonel Sink to Captain Parks during a tour of Company E, which is already a great discount.

Dinner was exchanged for a roll of beef from a roll of Mark from a nearby farmer's house. Lipp's cooking skills were not very good, but Parks was more smelly than him, and the Welsh Lieutenant only knew how to drink beer and wait for dinner. He didn't do those things at all, because he couldn't.

"Well, let's enjoy the luxurious life of an officer now." When Li Pu put the roasted fragrant beef on the table, Parks rudely forked a large piece and put it on the plate. "Do you know what the soldiers in the platoon said about us? They said: Damn it, the officers of the company took the best place. They ate steak that could only be eaten in the most luxurious restaurant in New York. Compared with them, we are simply beggars, those bastards! I don't want to waste these guys' comments on us.

"We are those damn bastards! They're right, guys!" With that, the Welsh lieutenant raised his glass, and the quilt was full of golden beer. The three of them touched it, and the cup made a crisp sound. Li Pu drank the beer in the glass in one breath. Although he thought it was a little inappropriate to do so, he was still a sergeant, not an officer. He should not sit with Parks, but it was because of Parks's's enthusiasm that he let him stay.

"Sir, are you sure you keep me, not because you can't cook, but I can roast beef?" After drinking the beer, Li Pu looked at Captain Parks with some doubt.

"Of course, this is one of them!" Parks took a piece of beef in his mouth and chewed it. He said vaguely, "When Sergeant Tebert was a sergeant in the company, he had a lot of dinner with us. Of course, his craftsmanship is much better than yours. And I think that the most important thing as a sergeant is to become a link between soldiers and officers.

Lieutenant Wales also nodded and smiled, "That's right, that is to say, you can go to the platoon to eat stinky beans with the soldiers after eating here. This is the function of the bond, Li Pu!"

Lipton was stunned, and then he raised his hands and said, "Okay, I admit I'm wrong!" I can eat beef first!" With that, he began to let go of his belly and enjoy delicious food and beer. This is the practice in the army. In the eyes of the soldiers, the officers are superior, and so are the E Company. Although Captain Parks and they both trained in Tacoya as soldiers, Parks' long-term victories and achievements have made it impossible for all the veterans to look at Parks with an equal attitude. In their hearts, Parks is both close and awe-inspiring, not to mention the recruits.

The three of them were enjoying the delicious food when they suddenly heard someone shouting at the door: "God, what do I smell? The smell of roast beef and beer. It seems that we came at the right time, otherwise these bastards would have secretly wiped out all these. With that, Nixon and Winters appeared at the door of their restaurant.

The three of them stood up quickly, and Li Pu even had to salute. Winters came over with a smile, then nodded to the three people and said, "Let's take a break, we're here at the right time!" With that, the two went straight to the edge of the table, moved their chairs and sat down.

"Li Pu, take two more cutlery, this is what we don't lack!" Parks smiled and then said to Winters and Nixon, "Well, for your luck, I'll allow you to bring some beer back."

"Captain!" At this time, Li Pu also took two sets and put them in front of them.

Nixon couldn't wait to pour himself a glass of beer. Winters couldn't help shaking his head with a smile and said, "Well, Colonel Sink directly ordered Company E to organize a night patrol. Four days later, he crossed the river to the German position on the other side of our defense line and captured a few prisoners. I know the task is difficult, Les!"

Parks was stunned and didn't expect the task to come as scheduled. Now his only worry is Eugene? Jackson, a recruit who was added when he was in the town of Noville, has little combat experience. So he decided that once he had a list, he would delete the name from the list. This is his power.

"Don't look at me, Les. Order from Colonel Sink! But you can't take risks, even if you can't catch the German army. We know that we don't need to do this anymore!" Nixon looked at Parks and turned his head to look at him, and couldn't help shaking his head.

"I know!" Parks nodded at him, then turned to Lipp and said, "Captain Nixon is right. We don't need to take risks. Li Pu, after dinner, you can confirm the candidate for the soldier. The officers involved in the command will be decided by me! Just give me the list of candidates for a look!" Parks decided that this mission must not cause unnecessary casualties.

(to be continued)