The German offensive was tentative, their ranks were scattered, they began to advance after the shelling, everyone was cautious. Especially after the Germans suffered a heavy blow from the frontal attack on the 506 regiment. They seem to be getting cautious.

Trench warfare was actually very easy, and when the Germans attacked, they just kept shooting at them. This was White's idea, and he began to think about it when the Germans were attacking. The German offensive formation was not dense, but they were fast, but they had to advance too far, there was no barrier here, they were observed at a great distance and became a target for firing.

The Germans actually did very well, they kept moving in a cross-section, and their speed of charge was not much slower than that of the brothers of E Company. But their goal is too obvious, especially when the sky is already bright.

"Bang!" A German soldier fell to the ground like a log after a shot rang out. White silently said in his mouth: "Sixth! "This was the case with trench warfare, which provided good cover for the brothers of Company E and put the charging Germans in danger.

The crossfire of the machine guns, as well as the continuous firing of mortars, finally kept the charging Germans at a distance of 100 meters in front of the trench. The Germans retreated quickly and without the slightest hesitation. But the battle did not end with the retreat of the German troops.

Suddenly, the sound of cannonballs whistling in the sky sounded. Someone in Company E shouted: "German shelling! Everyone lay down, and the Germans really refused to give up easily. They decided to attack again.

After the shelling stopped, everyone was again ready to meet the enemy. They found that the Germans who launched the attack were much larger than the first time, about 120 or so. The Germans had at least five MG42 machine guns to provide cover for them.

"It's terrible!" Wales looked at the rushing team from the opposite side, and he couldn't help but curse to himself. He shouted at Poehler, "Contact the British artillery regiment headquarters, no matter what, provide us with artillery support, the Germans are about to break through our defensive line." There are so many of them! ”

"Lieutenant, the British said, let's wait!" After a moment, Poeller shrugged his shoulders helplessly at Wales.

"Damn it!" Wales cursed, and there was no other way.

Fortunately, the brothers of Company E did not retreat, they held the trenches and shot desperately at the Germans. And the German army advanced very quickly. Although the brothers had put up a fierce resistance, at the speed of the German advance, they would soon break through the fire network of Company E and engage the brothers in close combat.

This is obviously a bad outcome.

"Get on the bayonet!" Wales shouted loudly, and it was clear that this was the worst possible outcome. However, the defensive line of Company E was too long, and although they resisted hard, the German attack was much more fierce than before.

The brothers loaded their bayonets one after another, and by this time, a small number of German troops had already broken through the fire network and rushed towards the trenches. Malach watched as a German soldier jumped into the trench with a gun in his hand and raised his gun at him.

"Poof!" With a bang, the bayonet on the rifle in Marachi's hand pierced deep into the German body, making a disgusting sound. With the bayonet drawn, the German grew his mouth in astonishment and fell to the ground with a gasp. But this was already a little numb for Malachi, and the Germans constantly jumped into the trenches, but they were too hasty and were often stabbed to death with bayonets or shot with rifles by the brothers of E Company.

The sound of "boom-" explosions was heard among the German troops, and the follow-up German troops were blinded by the sudden artillery fire, and they withdrew from the battle in panic. The Germans who rushed in front were cut off by shells and could not retreat, and when they rushed to the front, there was a rain of bullets from the brothers of E Company. Many people fell to the ground, raised their rifles and surrendered.

"Damn the British, they've finally woken up from drunkenness!" Wales watched the German follow-up units being bombarded by shells and quickly retreated, and couldn't help but curse excitedly.

"I'm hurt!" At this time, the voice of someone calling for help came from a trench not far away, and he looked very weak. Medic Cooper sped in that direction.

At this time, Lip came from that side. Wales couldn't help but ask, "Who is it?" ”

"It's Haber, replenish the recruits!" Lip shook his head and said to Wales, "I'm afraid he won't be able to, he was cut open in the stomach by the German bayonet, and Medical Officer Cooper is going over to deal with it." But -- that would only ease his pain. ”

Wales nodded and did not speak. To be honest, many people were injured in this attack, but it seems that Haber was the only one who was fatally injured. This is the battlefield, and it is inevitable.

Because of artillery fire, the German offensive stopped. And they retreated, very quickly, without the slightest dragging of mud and water. Perhaps it was because of the strong counterattack of E Company, or perhaps it was the support of British artillery. The Germans, after testing the attack, broke away from the entanglement with the line of defense of Company E.

Of course, the brothers of E Company could only watch the German retreat, and it was in an orderly manner, without the slightest feeling of despair that they had lost the battle. Actually, they weren't failures. It's just a voluntary evacuation.

The brothers of Company E cheered. Although the Germans only had two attacks, the tension caused to the brothers was relieved by the voluntary withdrawal of the German troops.

Pakondy watched the German retreat, then he breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the ground, shook his head at Wales and smiled: "I really don't know what the Germans are doing." ”

"Obviously, they're retreating. The Germans did not take advantage, so they had to go back! Wales looked ahead, and could barely tell that this had once been a battlefield, except for the craters of the shells and the smoke that had not yet completely dissipated. The Germans had collected their dead and wounded, and the field in front of the trench was empty.

"Looks like we'll be able to clean up some more days!" Paikanti patted the dust off his body, then sat down as well, "This is the fiercest battle I've ever had in this place. ”

"yes!" Wales nodded, and then said to Miller, who was a little stupid in the first trench, "Is there any more smoke?" Miller, I don't mean the British stuff! "Of course, Lieutenant!" Miller was stunned for a moment, then stood up and pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, which was already crumpled. He handed the whole bag to Wales and said, "Give it all to you, I don't need it!" ”

"Oh, that's too-" Paikanti cried out disgruntled at Miller, "you've already given the lieutenant a pack, why don't you give me another pack?" That's not fair! ”

"I don't have it, Paikanti, the last pack!" Miller shrugged his shoulders helplessly at Paikanti.

"Okay, okay!" Paikanti turned to Wales and said, "Divide me a little." ”

"No, don't even think about it if you don't want to!" Wales shook his head and smiled, "Of course I don't mind sharing one with you while I'm smoking, it's the highest treatment!" As he spoke, he pulled out one and threw it to Paikanti, then lit one himself, looked behind the trench, and said to himself, "I wonder what happened to Lieutenant Parks?" ”

What happened to Lieutenant Parkes?

Parks was constructing fortifications to fortify the embankment and the side of the road, and they were to guard against a German counterattack, which was in fact very unlikely. The Germans suffered a big loss, and for a time they could not breathe. And their goal is no longer there. The most likely surname is to return via the ferry again.

Winters and Nickerson felt the junction of the embankment and the highway in the jeep, and they saw that the brothers were building fortifications, ambulances transporting the wounded, and some were cleaning up the trophies and cleaning up the corpses of the German soldiers on the battlefield.

"Sir!" Winters saw Lieutenant Pikak counting the loot, and Pikak saw him and Nickerson as well, stood up, saluted them, and said, "We're cleaning these up!" ”

"Well done!" Winters nodded at him.

"yes!" Pikak was a little excited, "When we rushed up, a German company was in this open area, and then we attacked, and the Germans ran away, and they couldn't fight back. Then another German company came up, and they would come together. But we still slaughtered them and drove them to the riverbank! ”

"Oh?" Winters was a little absent-minded, his eyes looking around, looking for Parks.

"If I had enough troops, I would have stopped the Germans and possibly taken the crossing. God, Company Commander Parks is simply a lucky star. He brings us good fortune. You know, we were really lucky this time! Pikak continued to gush.

Nickerson absentmindedly replied, "Lucky? Oh, tell me, where is Lieutenant Parks? ”

Pikak looked around and said, "Maybe it's on the other side of the embankment, it's still here, I'm not sure." Maybe go over there and find him. He's with Lieutenant Spierre! ”

"Spierre?" Nickerson looked at Pikak suspiciously, "Okay, I see, you get on working!" "Nickerson was a little annoyed by this guy.

Parks and Spiel were indeed with them, sitting on the other side of the embankment, watching the German-occupied ferry from afar. They seemed to be discussing something. Nickerson whistled from afar, "Wow, so you're hiding here." ”

Parks and Spiel quickly stood up, and when they turned around, they saw Winters and Nickerson walking towards them.

"Dick, Nick?" Parks laughed.

"Didn't expect us to find you?" Nickerson smiled slightly, "What are the results?" ”

"I think we crushed two German companies of about 300 men. We had two dead, and some wounded, about a dozen. About 50 Germans were killed, 10 Germans were taken prisoner, and about 100 were wounded. I think that's it. Parks shrugged at Winters.

"Which two died?" Winters frowned.

"It's us!" "The two who died were from F Company, and they were shot while attacking the Germans at the ferry. ”

"It's not bad, it's a result for them!" Nickerson nodded, then looked at Parks and Spiel, "What are you discussing?" Reis, your company is still short of an officer. I think if you bring this up, Colonel Zink will pay attention to it. ”

(To be continued)