The German counterattack was in no way weaker than the British shelling, and even more ferocious. They didn't care about the problem of ammunition at all, and rained shells onto the positions of the American troops, even the rightmost end of the defense of E Company could not avoid being bombarded by the German heavy artillery, and for a time the area around the trench was bombarded in all directions, and some places in the trench were even blasted open.

Amid the shelling, someone could faintly be heard shouting, "Doctor, I'm wounded!" ”

"Damn it!" Medical Officer Cooper couldn't help but curse fiercely, it was obvious that it was an unbearable fear to find a wounded person in such a heavy artillery fire. But he was only stunned for a moment, but he got up as fast as he could, and ran quickly towards the place where the sound was coming from, hunching his waist as best he could, so as not to expose himself to the outside of the trench.

"Who is it?" He grabbed White and yelled at him, "Who's calling the doctor?" ”

White pointed to the left, shrunk back, and said loudly to him, "I don't know, probably in that position, it seems to be a recently added GI, who knows what his name is." ”

"Thank you, White!" Medical Officer Cooper continued in the direction White pointed.

It was unthinkable that veterans didn't know the names of the recruits, but now it's a habit, and the veterans don't look down on the recruits who come in. They like to exaggerate, even cowardly. Likes to yell when fighting. This made the veterans of Company E very disdainful, and they didn't even want to ask their names again, even if they were in the same platoon.

Soon, Dr. Cooper found the wounded, and the fellow Cooper didn't know either, and he was lying on the ground howling a little miserably, his face a little distorted, and he looked very badly injured.

"Where did you get hit?" Cooper held him down and didn't let him roll on the ground.

"I don't know, doctor, my leg hurts so badly, I think I'm going to lose it!" The guy said to Cooper with a crying voice, "I don't know, doctor, you can save me, I don't want to lose my leg, I want to swim in the lake behind my house!" Please, God, it hurts me. ”

Cooper nodded, "Okay, okay, man, let go of your hand, you need to show me your injuries." Otherwise, I can't help you. All right? ”

"Well, doctor, I believe in you!" The guy let go of his hand.

"Oh, that's funny!" After Cooper cut open his pants, he couldn't help but curse to himself, it was obvious that this guy was not even a bruise, only a very thin blood mark, presumably cut by a cannonball.

"Doctor, how's it going?" The guy glared at Cooper and cried, "Can I keep my leg?" ”

"God!" Cooper secretly screamed, this is the stupidest guy he has ever seen He nodded and said, "You can keep it, in fact you don't have anything, you are just too nervous." Okay, what's your name, name? ”

"Haber!"

"Okay, Haber, you don't have anything to do now, I still have something to do, I don't have time to accompany you, you can still go to your lake to swim now, of course, it's just now, it's impossible to say in the future, but it's a pity, Haber, there is no lake here, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed!" Cooper stood up in exasperation, then turned and left, he didn't even want to stay with this guy for an extra minute.

"Hey, that hapless guy got hurt?" Cooper sat next to White. White let go of his covered ears and said to Cooper, "Whose balls couldn't have been blown up by the Germans?" ”

"It's a reinforcement named Haber." Cooper shrugged his shoulders and raised his hand, "This guy is nervous, he just got a small cut from the blown pebble, but his balls were harvested by the Germans." It's miserable, look at the way he looks. I can't resist the urge to kick him! ”

"Oh, reinforcements? I hate replacements! White smiled and nodded, "These guys are really making too much fuss, I don't understand, those guys in the War Department have a lot of in their heads?" Actually let these sissies come to our paratrooper unit? I don't know if the people who excluded those guys above are crazy, or if the head of the Zink, who accepted these guys, is crazy. ”

"Both!" Cooper nodded, "That makes sense!" ”

"I agree!" White raised his hand.

While the two were talking, the German artillery fire finally gradually subsided, and then Lutz's shout was heard again: "Brothers, raise your head and stare outside the trench, don't let the Germans take advantage of the loopholes." Keep an eye on them, and shoot at the sight of something moving alive in front of the trench, it must be the Germans! ”

"Great idea!" Huai nodded, then stood up, leaned on the edge of the trench, raised his rifle and aimed ahead, "Do you want to stay with me, or go to the other side of the trench, it's quieter than here." ”

"Well, thanks for the reminder!" Cooper patted White on the shoulder and walked over in the direction he had just come. The brothers of Company E began to concentrate on the front, and after the shelling, the German offensive was about to begin.

Time passed very slowly, minute by minute. It makes people feel that when the sky gradually becomes clearer, it is even longer to make people's hearts almost stop beating.

White lay there quietly, the nearest Hefflang was about 15 meters away, and God knows how many Germans would swoop in from this gap. Fortunately, the Germans did not use this as a focal point for their offensive. This is where White feels fortunate, and the only moment in which he feels comforted.

"Hey, White, do you want bullets and grenades?" At this time, a man came from the side, and then lay beside him, it was Huborough, he put two bags of things on the trench, and then smiled, "I am well prepared, grenades, rifle cartridges." I can give you a little bit. That's a good thing for us to beat up the Germans.

"No, no, I don't need to!" White glanced at him, then looked at the distance between himself and Hefflang and complained, "I wonder why the Germans didn't choose this place to attack, our defensive distance must make those Germans feel good." But now it looks like I don't need any of your stuff! ”

"Oh God, I've asked several. None of them want it. "It was really inconvenient for me to carry these things, it was too heavy, and the Welsh lieutenant had not allowed me to put them down, and he told me that when I needed ammunition, it was so good that I should go to support them wherever I needed, and I was almost exhausted!" ”

"That's your problem, Hubler!" White smiled, "Don't expect me to help you!" If I were you, put the damn thing down, find a place, and take a good sip! It seems that the Germans seem to have forgotten about our place, damn it. It's amazing that their cannons haven't forgotten about it! ”

"You want the Germans to call?" Hubler looked at him, then shook his head and muttered, "You perverted fellow! It's really a blow to you! ”

"God, I actually want to be with Parks. Maybe he's slaughtering the Germans now! Pole and Pax were in contact, and they were at the intersection of the embankment and the road and two full companies of Germans were exchanging fire. White said.

"God!" Hubl exclaimed in a low voice.

"But they succeeded!" "They had routed two full companies of SS Germans, and now they seemed to be waiting for reinforcements from Company D, and then they would attack the Germans on the river beach and take the crossing." ”

"Cool!" Hubler let out an exclamation, clicked his mouth, and then smiled, "I really don't know what to say, I think it was a mistake for the boss to send us here, you must know that the people in the first row are battle-hardened, and those stupid guys in the second row are really shit luck, such a good fellow." ”

"That's right! Shit luck! Huai Ting nodded, "If it were us, maybe we would have already captured the ferry without reinforcements!" We're a platoon, and Lieutenant Parks relies on it! ”

"Alright, we're all!" Hubler lay beside White, and then stared ahead, "Maybe some of the blind Germans ran to the wrong place, and then rushed over and asked me to clean them up with one shot." ”

White looked at Hubler and exclaimed, "Hey, man, your position doesn't seem to be here, go back to your position, I don't want the Germans to use this as a key breakthrough place!" ”

"Well, good luck!" Huborough picked up the two bags of ammunition and grenades, "God knows how long I'll have to carry these two bags of sinking stuff around!" As he spoke, he kept moving in the trench.

It was relatively calm, but the Germans did not forget about it. When the main force of the German army was assembled, it was hit hard by British artillery fire, and thus suffered heavy losses, but they had to attack in advance, but the strength of this attack had been greatly weakened. The frontal attack was also met with fierce resistance from the 506th Regiment, and it was clear that they were prepared.

So the Germans tried to raid from the right flank of the 506th regiment, trying to open a gap. They filmed a company of troops making a tentative raid on the defensive line defended by Company E.

"Germans!" Lip was the first to spot the figure of the Germans about 400 meters ahead, and he shouted loudly, "Guys, you are ready, the Germans will surprise at any time, steady, steady, wait for them to enter and fight!" ”

Wales was also busy with the deployment of troops, and he contacted the regimental headquarters and shouted: "We need fire support, the Germans are attacking our positions, we need artillery!" ”

"Damn it!" Suddenly, he slammed the receiver of the walkie-talkie.

"What was the result?" Pohler looked at Wales.

"The damned British say they are busy shelling head-on with the Germans and don't have the energy to take care of us for the time being!" Wales looked furious, and he said to Gordon, "Hurry up and set up your mortar, we need it to fill the void in our defence." ”

"Christenson, fill the void with machine guns, don't let the Germans take advantage of it!" Wales kept issuing orders, and the brothers of Company E held their breath and waited for the German attack.

(To be continued)