What really bothered Captain Winters was the other companies. When they suffered a major blow, they lacked a company commander like Captain Parkes' spiritual pillar!

"I'm a little worried right now!" Winters couldn't help but shake his head as he watched Parks leave.

"Worried about Lacey?" Nickerson glanced at him and smiled, "Don't worry about him, he can stand it!" ”

Winters smiled at Nickerson and said, "It seems that you don't understand what I'm talking about at all, okay, I can tell you, I'm not worried about Lacey, he doesn't need me to worry at all, he does better than me, I'm worried about the other companies, if someone collapses, we'll have to find a way to fix it." This time it was a big blow for us! ”

A heavy blow indeed. Many people had already broken down, and when Captain Winters went to make his rounds, a soldier from the F Company line ran out of cover alone, digging a hole in the ground with his hands, and when Captain Winters saw him, his hands were already bloody. His mouth was still muttering: "I have to dig a big hole, I have to dig a bomb shelter!" "God, he's going to dig a bomb shelter with his hands.

"It's all right, brother, the battle is over!" Winters said to the soldier as he picked him up, and then he called the master chief of F Company, told him to take the guy to the rear in a jeep, and then arranged for him to be treated at the first aid post. Winters could only do this, he knew the guy was broken. A mental breakdown is contagious, and he will infect one brother after another, which may eventually lead to the consequences of the catastrophic surname. For this soldier, the battle is over, but more brothers still have to hold on to the defensive line.

Company E was the most reassuring company for Captain Winters, and while he was on his way, many of the brothers in the line of defense of Company E were at work, renovating the bombed-out bunkers. Some sat together chatting, and there was no look of frustration on their faces, although Donnatt's death grieved many of the brothers, especially the veterans who had come out of the Tacoya barracks. But the veterans learned to hide the emotions on their faces, just so that they didn't infect the recruits, who were already frightened.

Goneri sat next to a large bomb-blown crater, surrounded by several men, Malachi and White and Toy. It is clear that they talked about the Donnatt.

"Who can count on those recruits in this company?" Goneri seemed to have a grudge, yes, they now knew that Donnat didn't deserve to die, and if it weren't for the new recruit Capasser, he wouldn't have had to die at all. Goneri was resentful of the cause of this death, and he blamed the grievances directly on the recruits.

"There are a lot fewer veterans who have been fighting since Normandy than before, but the recruits are not educated, damn it, how long are we going to put up with them? Look at Donnett, even his own life is on the line! Goneri was gushing a little bit out of steam. If you don't lose a veteran, the veterans will be sad for a while, because there are a lot of feelings between them that can't be compared with the recruits. Even the veteran brothers who didn't interact much before, now the emotions between them are precious.

"God, we still have to go on missions with this group of recruits who don't have any combat experience, go on patrol, go to fight the Germans, and to be honest, I'd rather they never replenish in!" Maraki then added to Gunessey. His face was thinner than before, and his face was covered with a beard. It makes people feel that this person's former profession is a homeless person! If he hadn't been wearing a military coat and carrying a rifle!

"I agree with you! Mr. Gonorrhea! White raised his hand, he was not interested in the recruits, he thought that it was the recruits who dragged down E Company, and E Company lost its veterans, and no one could replace the emotions of the veterans.

"Hey, guys, what are you guys discussing?" Sergeant Lipp came from the other side, and he had already seen these people on the side, as if they were venting some kind of resentment, especially the expression of Goneri who looked very excited.

"Lip? Why don't you take care of the good babies? Toy watched Lip come over and sit on the edge of the earthen fence, and couldn't help but jokingly exclaim, "They're newcomers who don't know anything, don't make any more mistakes!" ”

"I know what you're talking about!" Li Pu sat down, rubbed his hands, and said, "Guys, aren't you worried that the recruits will mess everything up?" I'm worried too, I'm more worried than you guys, Joe, trust me, that's what I thought! ”

Toy and the others nodded at Lip, they believed that Lip was telling the truth, Lip was one of the most respectable non-commissioned officers in the company, and he, like Sergeant Tybert, had a lot of worries about the things in the company and the situation of his brothers, and these many brothers saw it, and they could still listen to what Lip said.

"Listen, guys!" Li Puheng held his rifle and looked at the four brothers around him and said, "Our veterans from Normandy are the pillars of the existence of E Company. I don't care what the recruits think of us or how they behave in battle, but we have to face up to the fact that we've been fighting since Normandy, and there are fewer and fewer hungry brothers, and we need new recruits. ”

"I know, Winters must know, Lip, maybe General Taylor knows better, they need recruits to fill this damn long line, so the recruits are coming!" Malaki interrupted Lip and couldn't help laughing.

White and Goneri and Toy all laughed involuntarily twice before pausing as they heard Lip continue, "I know they may have come to make up the numbers, but none of us can deny them. Don't worry about them, we do our part, they will do what we do, and everything will be fine! ”

"Well, we got it!" Huai Ting nodded.

"Very good!" Lip stood up, and then he said to the men, "Guys, don't forget, we're non-commissioned officers, and we have the privilege of being in front of recruits to do what we think is right!" With that, he patted Guannerey on the shoulder, turned and left.

"Yes, we still have privileges!" Toy smiled and smiled at Goneri, "Well, use your privileges to let those baby recruits know what a warrior is!" ”

"Lip, you've got a great idea!" Malaki laughed at Lip's back and screamed loudly.

Lip, who had walked not far away, couldn't help but smile when he heard Malachi's words, he knew that there were many veterans who thought like them, and it was best to impress them. Let them supervise the recruits. He walked along the defensive line, comforting veterans like Goneri and the dazed-looking recruits.

Even a very adaptable recruit like Stenson showed a fear rising from the depths of his heart when faced with such a heavy bombardment for the first time, let alone someone like Pooh. And the veterans seem to have a grudge against the recruits after Donnatt's death, which makes the recruits even more confused, and they now gather together in addition to repairing the bunker and reinforcing the protection around the bunker, and then watch the veterans from a distance to evaluate them.

"Hey, Stenson, what's going on?" When Lip came from Gonery's side, he saw Stenson, Pooh and the other recruits sitting together, staring around with a somewhat dull expression.

"What?" It was clear that Stenson didn't react, "What did you say, Sergeant?" I'm sorry! ”

"No need to be sorry, guys!" Lip sat down, "I just want to come and sit with you." ”

Pooh nodded, and he said a little gloomily: "Yes, sergeant, we have repaired the bunker and then rested here, now the Germans have not launched an attack, we have to guard the defensive line." ”

Li Pu nodded and said, "I know." Are you still saddened by Capasser's death? I know he's your friend, Stenson, yes, don't worry, things will pass. There is life and death on the battlefield! ”

"Yes, sir!" Stenson said it a little gloomy, he once thought that his performance was good enough to integrate himself into the veterans' ranks, but when things really went wrong, he was still ostracized by the veterans.

"Don't worry about the veterans!" Li Pu directly stated the reason, "I know what you are worried about besides sadness, but I can tell you, don't worry about anything, the veterans have the thoughts of the veterans, and you are the same." But either way, they and you can only survive by trusting each other in battle. ”

Several people nodded their heads again and again, and Li Pu's words made their mood improve a little. To be honest, the death of Capasser made the recruits very sad, but the last thing they could understand was that the veterans rejected them because of it.

"Do your part, and that's what veterans do." Li Pu then nodded and said, "So no matter what you think or what the veterans think, doing your part well is the best way to integrate into this company!" But to do your part, you have to overcome something, like fear, like gaining experience! ”

Lipp said that none of this would work, but the recruits were respectful, and they were skeptical of what Lipp said, unlike the veterans. What the veterans said to Li Pu was listened to with the feelings of the brothers, and the effect was much stronger than that of the recruits with the mentality of looking at their superiors.

Captain Parks has always admired Lip, and he has been even more impressive in this fusion of old and new, and even more active between recruits and veterans than Sergeant Major Tybert, and it seems that the effect is quite good.

In fact, from the beginning of Momion, there was a kind of estrangement between the veterans and the recruits, and this estrangement was evident in the conflict between Gerneer and Stenson when he was in Momion, and it was not well resolved before he set off for Bastone. Thus, in this bombardment, the deaths of Donnat and Cabaster triggered various emotions between the old and the new this time.

Lip was undoubtedly the bond between the brothers, and he was maintaining the emotional ties between each of the brothers in this company, including the families of new veterans, between non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers, and so on. And he did bring the brothers of E Company to make them tightly condensed into a rope, not like a plate of loose sand. This can be seen from the fact that Goneri took the initiative to greet Stenson early the next morning.

Captain Parks decided to present a field mandate to Captain Winters, and he hoped that Lip's end would be as extended, and that he would be a good officer and a good leader!

(To be continued)