Edward's words caused a slight shift in the spirit of a nervous breakdown to Liard, who looked at Edward in surprise.

Edward pursed his lips, thought about the brazier and spat at the foam, and then said: "It's really been many years since I thought about it in a blink of an eye, but now I think about it, but the impression is still so clear. ”

"Of course, the president of the United States at that time was not this cripple, but Woodrow Wilson, a very mild-looking man. But.. Hmph, no American president has eagle genes in his blood. ”

"I was very young at the time, and when I heard the news of the recruitment on the street, I rushed to sign up for the army, and even the staff who signed up at that time were surprised by how quickly I signed up. ”

"After the registration, I went back to my accommodation, simply packed my things and set off, the kind of freedom and fearlessness was even purer than what I am now. ”

"My parents died at an early age when I was young, and I had to live in the homes of distant relatives for a long time, and at the age of 12 I went to the city in search of work. However, after several years, I was still a poor jingle of poverty, eating the last meal without the next meal, occasionally going to eat a big meal as soon as I had a little money, living a time of 'drunkenness' in my eyes, and finally being thrown out when the woman and the dice squeezed me to the slightest. ”

"By the time I signed up for the army, I already had a lot of gambling debts, and the street thugs had threatened me to take my eyes to pay off the debt. So at that time, on the one hand, I was devoting myself to the war to defend my family and country, and on the other hand, I was trying to escape the debts on my body. ”

"In this way, the great military department of the United States of America took me under its wing, and the debt collectors, no matter how fierce and cruel, did not dare to intercept the recruits with their swords. ”

"We first went to the boot camp on the outskirts of the city, where we spent half a month, and that time was the most comfortable and happy in my life. ”

"Even though every day is rigorous training, no spirits, no women. Without opium, you can feel a different kind of freedom and comfort when you are in an environment where you are all your age. At that time, after the training every night and before going to bed, a group of people laughed and talked about the stories of their hometowns, and although we would be severely reprimanded and scolded by the instructors, we still enjoyed it. Listening to the stories that belong to others, as if they happened to me, I have a strong yearning for life in that strange environment, and I have a very empathetic feeling. ”

"But the happy times are always short-lived, and we stupid boys don't realize that the so-called carnival of joy is only the beginning of the prelude to death. ”

Edward licked his lips as he said this, and the smile on his face that he had remembered the past faded.

"Half a month later, a jeep rushed into the boot camp like crazy and demanded that we drive to the battlefield. It's an unusual thing. Even in the war years, recruits needed a month of training, and we were only halfway there. However, the military order was like a mountain, and everyone had to put on the new military uniforms that had just been issued, carry the unfamiliar rifles and jump into the transport vehicle. ”

"At that time, the world war had been going on for almost three years and was beginning to come to an end. The United States, because of its late entry into the war, had a great advantage, and the Coalition had already begun to advance towards Germany. ”

"It took us less than five days to cross the ocean to Europe, and the feeling was no longer described as lightning fast, and by the time we arrived at the target camp, everyone was almost stripped of two layers of skin, exhausted. Even after making a tempting beef stew that night, few people ate it completely. ”

"We still had a relatively peaceful life, but unlike the boot camp, we no longer had the time and energy to laugh, and all we did every day was digging trenches and building fortifications, from morning to night, and the rest time for three meals was only five or six hours. It's hard, but it's still lucky, after all, we don't need to go to the battlefield full of bullets. ”

"From that time on, we would see the wounded and the corpses brought down from the front every day, the afterimages... Whew, it's really indescribable. I grew up on the farm, and I felt that I had a very unfamiliar view of the slaughter, the corpses of more than a dozen cows and sheep were piled up on the truck, and the smell of blood was enough to smoke people, but when I saw the wounded with broken arms and legs and the corpses beyond recognition, I realized that humans and animals are different. ”

"In particular, the painful wails of the wounded are like pouring out of hell, which is terrifying to hear. ”

When Lird heard this, he not only remembered the scene when the German warplanes attacked the Horde a few days ago, but also the heart-rending pain and hobby that heart-rending hobby was also like a nightmare in his heart.

"At that time, we recruits finally felt fear, and when we were in the boot camp, we were lying in our tents and constantly laughing at the Germans' noses and short legs, mocking them as fertile ponies, fighting like those straw man targets, and when we met on the battlefield, they would only silently greet our bullets. Hehe, it's ridiculous to think about. I didn't know what the German soldiers looked like at the time, but I began to realize that they were definitely not the comical images that appeared in the cartoons published in the newspapers of the country. Whatever their physical flaws, they are bloodthirsty and ferocious. Looking at the tall American soldiers who fell, they all knew. ”

After that, Edward scratched the corner of his mouth with his thumb and continued: "But there is no turning back from the bow, since you have enlisted in the army and become a soldier, then neither your body nor personality belongs to you, your life belongs to the country, to the nation, to everyone behind you, and may also belong to a politician." We did not receive a friendly reception from Woodrow Wilson, nor did we shake hands with the seemingly mild-mannered man, but we were to follow his command and keep rushing forward. ”

At this point Edward laughed, and there was no joy or bitterness in his smile, just a simple smile. At this time, Lird finally understood why Edward was so disgusted with the war and the government, apparently because the First World War left a great wound on his heart.

Edward said, "I have a comrade-in-arms named Patton. Hehe, it's the same name as the famous general now. ”

"We were programmed together when we joined the army, he was a newsboy before he joined the army, and he lived on the street next to me, but I don't remember him in any way. Unlike my muddy disciple, Barton is a very honest man, he is of average height, average figure, average appearance, and even more average conversation, all in all, he is an ordinary person. Believe me, no woman would fall in love with him by his looks and personality, and I even wondered if his mother would treat him like a wooden chair in the house. ”

But it has to be said that such a Patton was a good man in the whole way, and it can be said that he was also an outlier in the boot camp at that time, when everyone talked about opium and women, he only listened quietly, sometimes laughed silly, but never participated in the discussion. While everyone was holding the naked woman's *** on the bed***, he was reading the Bible by the window in the faint light, and I knew he wasn't a completely religious person, but he loved to read, even if it was boring, he would read it with relish, and he felt the soul of the book from the bottom of his heart. ”

"He once told me that his biggest dream was to become a freelance writer, selling newspapers and publishing his work in newspapers. I just laughed out loud at the time, not because I looked down on him and thought he didn't have that kind of talent, but because I happened to know a few people who had published articles in the newspapers and always called themselves writers, and I often appeared in the same strip club with them, and their lewd words and actions were not even comparable to mine, so I didn't think Barton could have become a writer. ”

"I told Patton, given your current situation, you don't want to be a general, but you should behave well in the army and strive to become a general in the future. Of course, I said all this to make fun of him. ”

But Patton thought about it for a while, and then he told me that he couldn't be a general, because he didn't think he was brave enough to rush ahead in the face of artillery fire. ”

"Hahaha, Patton is a fool, he really can't be a general, because he hasn't seen through the essence of a general since then, those people never lead the charge, they just hide in the strongest fortresses, use the radio and binoculars to outsmart everything, and use violent and fierce words to make others charge. If he wins, he will enjoy flowers and applause, and when he loses, he will be able to evacuate as soon as possible, and there will not even be a grain of sand in his eyes! A few strong people who died in defeat will also be recorded in books and newspapers to promote his bravery and fearlessness. ”

At this point, Edward's emotions had become extremely agitated, and two unhealthy blushes appeared on his pale cheeks. After another mouthful of foam, Edward softened his breath and slowed down his speech a lot, before continuing his story.

"Later, when our troops went to Europe, Patton went with me, and I preferred Patton to other people, because he was very simple, and I had more time with him. And Barton was also very submissive, and he always took on some of my work while I was building the fortifications, and took care of me when I smoked secretly. I also made a bet with him, and in the end he had to help me wash off my stinky socks. Haha, poor Patton, I'm afraid the most honest Indians are no more than that. ”

"After nearly a month of building the offensive, our recruits have begun to feel familiar with the battlefield, at least they will not vomit at the sight of mutilated corpses, and even if they are attacked by the Luftwaffe, they can calmly hide under the trenches and discuss how difficult it was to swallow last night's potatoes. ”

"After seeing that our people were getting used to the battlefield, the commanders set out to send us into the battlefield, and of course it was very dangerous for an inexperienced recruit to enter the battlefield, so we were disorganized and divided into arrays to supplement the other combat units. And Barton and I were once again very fortunate to be assigned together. Both I and Barton were very happy, and we agreed to keep going if we could, and when we returned to America together after the war, Barton offered to introduce me to an auto repair shop for an apprenticeship, and I boasted that I would take her to sleep with the top girls in strip clubs. ”

But it all quickly fell apart, as if we, the recruits, fantasized about the incompetence of the German army in the United States, and the harsh reality soon taught us what the real battlefield was. ”

"On the third day of entering the combat unit, we were given a combat mission, and after a quick meal within two minutes, we rushed to the front. It was a plain on the outskirts of a town, and the town had been held by the Germans, and if we could take the plain, then the roads, water and other important lines would be in our hands, and the Germans in the towns and cities would no longer be able to hold on to them in isolation. ”

"At that time, I already knew the cruelty of war, and I couldn't control my hands before the war, and I even had to pee in the crotch of my pants. Compared to me, Barton was unusually calm that day, and his face showed a rather excited glow. I asked him if he was not afraid? He told me that he was scared, but he was also looking forward to what he saw on the battlefield, and maybe in the near future he would be able to write an article about it and publish it in the military's press without having to go back to the United States. There was only one thought in my head at the time, this guy was crazy. ”

"The victory soon began, and we used the trenches left by the Germans as a cover, and continued to encroach forward, and the fighting conditions in the plains were extremely treacherous, and everyone would become a live target whenever they showed their heads, and they would go to God in an instant. I could clearly feel bullets flying over my head, and the sharp sound of rapid speed pierced the air, and I thought that the air and soil at noon had been ignited by these bullets. ”

"Soon, the wounded and dead began to appear in large numbers, and in the trenches there were the painful wails of the wounded, which were more poignant and desperate than we had heard in the rear, and the smell of corpses, gunpowder, blood, feces, urine, wet earth, etc., in the trenches was suffocating. ”

"I didn't dare to stick my head out of the trench at all, so that I would be dead in an instant, and I had only one belief in my heart at that time, even if I died in battle, at least I would keep a whole corpse, so that whether I went to heaven or hell, I would finally have a face. ”

"I was just hiding in the trenches, sticking my gun out of the trench and pulling the trigger indiscriminately, and I didn't care where the bullets went. This state of confusion lasted for a long time, knowing that I heard the others shouting and charging, and I rushed out with the others in consternation. ”

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