The entire defense line of the 101st Division had been completely built before the German attack, and the Germans thought that they would be able to break the defense line of Bastogne as easily as before, but under the defense line constructed by the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, the German offensive did not make progress.

Having not been able to defeat the incoming American troops and not be able to occupy Bastogne, the Germans changed their tactics, thinking: since they could not be easily defeated, then encircle it.

As a result, Bastogne was surrounded by the Germans, who surrounded Bastogne with 15 divisions, and of these 15 divisions, there were four armored divisions.

And the American troops surrounded by the Germans, in addition to the 101st Airborne Division, only the second battle group of the 10th Armored Division of the US Army has the 463rd Field Artillery Battalion - that's right, the combined strength of less than two divisions is surrounded by more than eight times the German army.

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On the night of the 19th, a group of paratroopers shivered and huddled in the holes in the cat's ears that had been painstakingly dug out, and Gordon said: "We are surrounded by the Germans. ”

In the days of Arleigh's absence, Gordon was the best and most optimistic veteran in the eyes of the recruits, just like on the way to help, when they were terrified of the lack of ammunition, only Gordon was optimistic that the logistics officers would prepare what they needed - well, although it turned out that Gordon was overoptimistic, but this did not affect the trust of the newcomers in Gordon.

But now, the most optimistic veteran in the eyes of the newcomers is telling a terrible truth with a blank face, which is a serious blow to the mentality of the newcomers.

Zheng Yingqi glanced at Gordon, and then said lightly: "I think that we have succeeded in holding back the already stretched strength of the Germans - after several years of war, the Germans are no longer the army that originally swept through Europe and Africa, and now, we have dragged their fifteen divisions here, then in other battlefields, our people will be in an absolute advantage, what this means I think you should all know." ”

The recruits laughed, yes, the Germans have so many troops, and with so many troops here to surround them, then the rest of the place must be empty.

"They will lose the last pair of underpants - our 101st Division will also be honored as a hero for successfully dragging down many enemies!" Recruit Eric said excitedly.

Hero?

Gordon smiled strangely, the recruits don't understand the concept of heroes, but who doesn't understand the veterans? No veteran wants to be a hero.

"Yes," Zheng Yingqi nodded with a smile, and then said: "Besides, we are paratroopers, and paratroopers are born surrounded by enemies - but the bones of paratroopers are very hard, and if you want to bite a paratrooper, you have to be prepared to break a bunch of teeth, I bet that with the current teeth of the Germans, if you want to gnaw us off, it is a dream!" ”

"Yes, our bones are hard," Eric said with honor, "None of the German armored divisions today gnawed the 1st Battalion supported by the Sobury detachment, and wanted to gnaw our 101st Division, no way!" ”

The northeast part of the village of Fova, where the 1st Battalion was stationed, was attacked by a German Panzer Division today, but the 1st Battalion, supported by the Sobery detachment of the 10th Panzer Division, stubbornly held its position, and the Germans attacked for a day without gnawing at the position of the 1st Battalion.

The desperation of the recruits quickly dissipated, Zheng Yingqi nodded secretly, although E Company suffered a lot of losses in successive battles, but after all, the proportion of new and old soldiers is good, and with veterans, E Company will not fall into despair.

After confirming that the couples were in stable condition, Zheng Yingqi said:

"It's almost patrol time, Eric, you patrol with me and get the Hevrons back."

Eric was overjoyed, hurriedly stood up, and regardless of the severe cold of the weather, he followed Zheng Yingqi out of this cat ear hole that squeezed five people - it is normal for veterans in the army to bully recruits as normal as eating, and the performance of bullying is not only limited to violence, but also one of the ways to bully a lot of work to newcomers.

However, veterans will never throw patrols to recruits on the battlefield - it is a matter of life and death, veterans believe in themselves more, so patrolling on the battlefield is not a newcomer at all, and veterans who take the initiative to take over dangerous guys usually throw other things to recruits, Eric has always hoped that he can get rid of this shadow of oppression, there is no doubt that patrolling with veterans is a prelude to getting rid of oppression in his opinion.

So he was excited.

And in the process of gradually honoring, Eric also knew Jacob's weight in E Company, and being able to be taken by Jacob was definitely a very meaningful thing for him, the first brother on the battlefield-if Zheng Yingqi knew that this thing thought so in his heart, he would definitely have to find a way to introduce him to Xu Mumu, so that these two goods could hook up and do something meaningful.

The cold weather made the fog cover the defense area of E Company in the middle of the night, and the woods and the open area were covered in fog, Zheng Yingqi, who had been patrolling with Eric for three hours, did not rest after calling Gordon, who was on the next shift, but took the initiative to work overtime - such weather is simply an unavoidable blessing for the attacking side, and he must lead the team to launch a surprise attack under the cover of the fog.

It was the first time Eric had seen such a serious non-commissioned officer - he took the initiative to work overtime after completing his duty, and this realization made him feel a lot of emotion, no wonder Jacob became the most trusted combat partner of the entire E Company.

Just when he was about to use words to compliment, Zheng Yingqi suddenly made a silent gesture towards Eric, Eric was stunned, and only after a few seconds did he understand, and he hurriedly covered his mouth, causing Zheng Yingqi to glance at him in surprise.

Eric smiled embarrassedly, and then raised his gun on guard, and at the edge of his vision, he saw a figure walking out from behind the tree, startled Eric to aim directly at the other party, but was gently stopped by Zheng Yingqi and shook his head at him.

But Eric didn't dare to relax, and stared at the other party with bated breath - the place where he followed Zheng Yingqi to patrol was the outermost part of his position, and the shadow on the left must be a German.

This is the first time he has faced a German in military uniform, can he not be nervous?

But Zheng Yingqi was not nervous at all, he was very curious, what the guy in front of him was doing - he judged from the silhouette of the other party that the other party did not bring a gun, or even a backpack, and it was not a war at all.

The German quickly "answered" Zheng Yingqi's curiosity, only to see him take off his military coat, take off his pants and squat on the spot.

It's actually ......

Fierce man! Actually ran to the forefront of the confrontation between the two parties to solve personal problems - this is the legendary fierce man!

Zheng Yingqi sighed with emotion, and then he laughed secretly, he thought too much, the other party must have lost his way in the fog, and he must have thought that it would be convenient to go to the back of the position, but he didn't expect to go directly to the front that was under his nose!

Since it was sent to the door, Zheng Yingqi was naturally unceremoniously, when the other party stood up to lift his pants when he solved the problem, he appeared in front of the other party with a smile, the German soldier was stupid, and subconsciously raised his hand, letting the pants slip to his feet again.

Eric on the side was so excited that he didn't expect that he could capture a murderous German alive!

"Exciting! It's so exciting! ”

Eric was thrilled.

But what made him feel even more exciting was still to come - after Zheng Yingqi handed over the hapless German to Velsh, he suggested to Welsh to raid the German army on the opposite side and give the Germans a "wonderful" greeting.

"Is this okay?" Welsh hesitated, visibility was so pitiful, to raid the German camp opposite? Isn't the stakes too high?

"It works! The Germans were defenseless at all, and if he was prepared, he could not easily get to the front of the position. ”

"Okay, then greetings to the Germans!" Welsh agreed, and Eric on the side was dumbfounded, this ...... It's exciting, isn't it?