Chapter 295: Father and Son, Mother and Daughter
The U.S. military uniforms on the three of them gave them great convenience, and they took advantage of this to squeeze into the crowd and saw a scene that shocked them.
Two or three women were held by men with orange armbands, and then the members of the Dutch underground resistance cut off the women's hair roughly, while the onlookers shouted the same word excitedly.
"What the hell is going on?" Sergeant Goneri asked subconsciously, and the other two were also confused.
"They slept with the Germans...... a man appeared behind the trio in English with a distinctly Dutch accent.
"They're lucky...... Those men who cooperated with the Germans would be shot. The man continued.
"Who are you?" asked Sergeant Lenny.
Van Defa, a member of the Dutch rebels. The man introduced himself, and although he tried his best to hide it, his excited tone betrayed his current mood.
"It's a pleasure to have you here, and everyone here is looking forward to your arrival, friends of America. Van Defar said, holding Sergeant Lenny's arm.
"Hello, what's the matter with you?" asked Sergeant Lenny curiously.
"Our leader has learned from the mouth of one of your officers that you need a place to rest, and I have been sent by the chief to lead you to a place of rest. Van Defa said with a good-natured smile.
The Dutch rebels found a resting place for E Company in an unused farmstead, which was also the former German garrison, and the owner of the farmstead, whose family had been disposed of by the Germans three months earlier.
The location of the farm is ideal, in addition to being able to accommodate the next E Company, it can also be used to guard one of the routes into the town, and the E Company is not surprisingly responsible for the vigilance of this route.
Half an hour later, the 2nd Panzer Division entered the town of Enhofen, and the coalition forces were able to capture the first objective of the operation.
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On the night of entering the town, Levy took Webster and a recruit named Van Klincoln on a night patrol.
"Hubler, what are you doing running out in the middle of the night without rest?" Webster asked when he saw Sergeant Hubler approaching.
"Hey, hey, hey...... Find a late-night doctor for your stomach. Sergeant Hubler said with a smile after patting himself on the stomach a few times.
"Really, Hubler. You almost frightened our Van Klinken. Li Wei was completely speechless about Sergeant Hubler's vacation-like behavior, but he knew that gluttony was just Sergeant Hubrough's decompression, so he didn't plan to write this incident in the night patrol report, but patted Van Klinken next to him on the shoulder, shook his head with a smile.
"Oh~~~ It's my sin......" Sergeant Hubler said with a smile.
At this moment, the sound of the gate opening from a farmhouse in front of him made everyone hurriedly raise their rifles and guard in the direction of the sound. When the four approached, they realized that the sound was coming from the bomb shelter next to the farmhouse, and the gate of the bomb shelter had been opened.
"Don't move...... Hands up......" Levy warned in Dutch in the direction of the sound.
"I'm Dutch! I'm Dutch!" After a tall and thin man crawled out of the bomb shelter, he immediately raised his hands according to Li Wei's instructions, and at the same time kept shouting his identity and nationality.
"What are you doing hiding inside?" asked the man as he didn't let anyone else off guard.
"It's a bomb shelter...... Our family hid in the first plane as soon as it flew by, and only now did we plan to come out to check on the situation. The man replied.
"We are American paratroopers. If you know English, use it to communicate. Levy repeated it first in Dutch, and then in English.
"Understand a ...... Those German troops...... Are they all gone?" the man replied, and then asked in not very fluent English.
"They should all be gone...... If you see any of them, be sure to notify us or any other U.S. military. Li Wei put away his rifle and commanded the man.
"Are you still here?" the man asked in plain English.
"If there are no special instructions, yes, we will stay here. Li Wei replied with a smile.
"By the way, do you have any food?" Sergeant Hubler asked the man suddenly.
"Please wait a little longer...... "When the man heard Sergeant Huborough's question, he seemed to think of something, and after saying this, he turned around and walked to the wooden cabinet next to the bomb shelter, took out several bottles believed to be pickles, and handed them to Li Wei and the others.
"I'm starting to like it. Sergeant Hubl said triumphantly to Levy. At this moment, there was another sound from the bomb shelter.
"Don't worry, that's my son, it's all right, come out quickly. The man explained to Li Wei and the others in English, and then called his son out in Dutch.
"Do you want cigarettes?" Sergeant Hubler asked the man as he pulled out the cigarette from his pocket.
"Yes...... It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a puff of cigarette. The man replied happily.
"Man, give. Li Wei walked up to the child, took out a piece of chocolate, and handed it to him.
After taking the chocolate, the child did not open it, but looked at it with curiosity, and then kept flipping the chocolate.
When the man saw his child's movements, he walked up to the child with a cigarette in his mouth and sat down, then opened the wrapper of the chocolate to reveal a corner, and then handed the chocolate back to the child.
The child took a sip with a little curiosity, and the sweetness of the chocolate made him smile innocently at Li Wei.
"He's never tried chocolate ......," the man said as he looked at the child's happy smile and said something ordinary, but bitter.
The child continued to bite into the chocolate bar, and the smile that bloomed because of the sweetness had a different meaning in the eyes of the four of Li Wei.
"Let's eat slowly...... Li Wei looked at the child in front of him, who was only a year or two older than the eldest embarrassment, but he was very happy when he only needed a piece of chocolate, and he felt a lot in his heart.
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After resting for a day in Enhofen, Company E set out on the journey again, with the 2nd Panzer Division, whose target was the town of Nunan.
The town of Nunan is much larger than Enhofen, but because it is between Anheng and Enhofen, it is also a place where the two armies must fight.
Most of the people of E Company rode on tanks to Newnan Town, and Sergeant Huborough and others also took advantage of this short leisure time to chat.
"Lai, look there!" Sergeant Goneri patted Li Wei on the shoulder, then vaguely pointed to the left side of the road.
A woman with shaved hair was standing on the side of the road with a baby in her arms, looking helplessly at the crowd in E-Company.
"Matthews, Meltott, split your compressed biscuits and chocolates in half...... Give it to her. When Li Wei saw this scene, he didn't know why he remembered the helpless appearance of Aunt Zheng and Endiya on the street, and gave instructions to the two recruits who followed the tank march one by one.
"Yes, sir. When Matthews and Meliot heard Leyway's instructions, they divided half of their supplies and handed them to the woman.
After the woman took the supplies, she didn't say anything thanks, just stood silently on the side of the road and watched E Company leave.
"Li, you can only help her for a while, but not for a lifetime......"
"Old gonorrhea, I know all of yours...... But you've made me do nothing, really, can you sleep? She's great...... Because she showed us the love of mothers, just like the father last night in order to protect his child, they used their own way to protect the person they love the most...... What is wrong is this war, whether it is us or her, we can only passively become a pawn in this war......" Seeing such a scene in front of him, Li Wei was moved by emotion.
"Actually, it seems to me that as long as you clean up Hitler's old fellow, it's over. Sergeant Goneri took a puff of his cigarette and said angrily.
"It's up to Chotoi's fingers. Li Wei put away his feelings and joked.
"No problem, sir!, I'll make sure the mission is done!" Chotoi said in a smug voice, relieving the heavy atmosphere a lot.
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