Gordon and Sifodi went for a change of guard, replacing the bulls Randolphin and Taybert. Tybert was taken aback when he saw the corpse of the German with his throat cut in that room. But he didn't say anything, and the ultimate fate of the captives could be predicted.

"Second Lieutenant, how much longer are we going to observe like this?"

Parks was lying on a high slope, where the grass was deep and wooded, and Parks and Sifodi were hiding and observing on the slope, and not far below the slope was the village of New Verdo. Through the binoculars, you can see that Germans come and go from time to time. They've been lying on their stomachs for a whole day.

And the rest, like Parks and Sifford, with their camouflaged grass-covered helmets, and their faces painted with blue-black paint, had been hidden for a long time, constantly changing the place, and they had done nothing but to look through binoculars. Xifudi finally couldn't help but ask.

"Until we get acquainted with their patterns and the terrain around them." Parks lowered his voice, "We'll have to figure it out, and predict the weather for the next few days. ”

When Xifudi heard this, he subconsciously looked up at the sky, it was close to dusk, the sky was very dark, and there were thick clouds pressing down, which made people feel a strong sense of depression.

"Write down the pattern and time of the Germans' entry and exit," Parks whispered to Sifodi, "this is about 600 meters from the village, which is the effective range of the M1 sniper rifle, and you and Duke will be on a sniper mission." ”

"Yes, sir, when should we be dispatched?" Xifudi obviously can't stand the surname.

Parks glanced at him and said slowly: "Brother Xifudi, you have a bit of a patience, if we act rashly, the possibility of failure will increase, then the possibility of us completing the task is very small, and it is impossible for me to bring you all back alive, but I promised Captain Winters, so we must be foolproof." ”

Parks gestured to the others, and everyone cautiously changed places again, quietly lurking. It was already dark, and the shadows of the Germans were blurred in the telescope.

"Let's go!" Parks whispered to Siphodi, and then he gestured to the rest of the brothers, quietly hiding himself from the grass and sneaking into the woods.

The woods were darker than outside, almost like night, and a group of people hid in the woods, gathered in a group, each finding a place to sit down, and then replenish food and water. During this time, no one spoke, only the sound of chewing and swallowing.

In the German defense zone, not to mention making fires, even loud noises could attract German patrols.

Parks was in the middle of the brothers and whispered, "During the day we observed the surroundings of the village, and we could see that there were two paths that could be used as a retreat after we completed our mission. One road was about a kilometre next to the meadow we had come, but it was the farthest away, and it was easy for the Germans to set up barriers or even block us, and once the road was blocked, the chances of us escaping were very small. ”

"What about the other way?" Landauman Road.

Parks coughed lightly, and then said: "The other road is relatively close to our line of defense, it can even be said that it is very close, we will go directly along this road to the forward position of the Germans, and then pass through the position and return to the line of our army." It's very dangerous, but the chances of escaping are the highest, and the shorter the distance, the better the chances of escaping. But we were facing a fierce pursuit by the Germans, so it was also the most dangerous road. ”

Both roads were almost dead ends, and everyone was silent. It was already dark in and out of the woods, with the occasional insect chirping in the woods.

"Second lieutenant, we should go the second way." At this time, someone spoke, and the voice was Paikanti, "Even if it is death, I don't want to be tortured for so long, why don't we fight." ”

"Just do it! Lieutenant! For the first time, the brothers were unified.

Parks was a little moved. This group of lovely brothers always shows great courage and determination at the most critical time. He nodded, "Okay, we've decided so." Now let's rest and observe again, and our action is set for the evening, so that we will have a better chance of escaping. And it was easier to create confusion among the Germans. ”

"Also, we have observed the place where the Germans were holding prisoners during the day, and they changed their posts every two hours during the day, with four men at each post, two guarding the door, and the other two about fifty meters from the door. The rest of the Germans were about a hundred meters from the right side of the room where the prisoners were held. Judging by the people who came in and out during the day and the people who dined with them, there were about forty more people. There were also four sentry posts at the entrance of the village, each holding our two retreat routes, one MG42 light machine gun at each intersection. ”

"There were two trucks and four three-wheeled motorcycles inside, and it was not clear what they had other heavy weapons, probably mortars or something," Parks said unhurriedly.

The brothers all looked surprised, they had thought about it, but it was definitely not as comprehensive as Parkes.

"Our action will take place at night, at one o'clock in the morning, after one o'clock in the morning, when man has the worst energy, and when man is most sluggish and tired, and which is most conducive to our action. So we have to continue to observe their patterns at night, especially after the wee hours of the morning. ”

"Ensign!" At this time, Paikanti suddenly whispered.

"What?" Parks Road.

"I suddenly felt that we would definitely be able to go back alive, and that definitely gave me a lot of confidence." Paikanti's words were agreed by all the team members, and Parks' analysis was meticulous and absolutely convincing, "We absolutely trust your decision, okay, what should we do now?" ”

"Alright then, let's go check it out again. We've got work to do tonight! Parks laughed, "Let's go, brothers! As he spoke, he took the lead and felt out of the woods.

"Well, I've got hope, maybe this bad thing will allow me to boast for a while." Behind him, White suddenly chuckled and walked out. Behind him, all the brothers suddenly felt a little relaxed.

The wind blows the leaves and makes a slight "whoosh" sound. In the village in the telescope, several electric lights appeared. The shadow of the Germans is clear in the telescope, smoking, drinking, chatting. They were relaxed, it seems, and would never have thought that there would be Americans who would break through their lines and run to the rear.

As the day drew on, Parks and his brothers retreated, and after a night of observation, they looked a little tired. Parks gathered them together again.

"Now we know what they do at night, and we have some understanding of how they change during the day. Okay, all we have to do now is get some rest, White and I go on guard, and in two hours send Kandy and Duke Man to take our place. Parks beckoned to White.

Watch the two leave. Gordon lowered his voice and said, "Hey, big bull, do you think we're going to succeed?" I always felt like Parks was quite confident. ”

"I believe him!" Landowman glanced in the direction Parks had left, then turned to Gordon, "And we have to trust him now, is there any other way than this?" ”

Paikanti was silent.

At this time, Goneri touched his arm and smiled at him: "Paikonti, you said that if we can go back alive on this mission, what do you want to do the most?" ”

"Of course it's a good night's sleep, my nerves have been tense for the past two days, I always think that I will collapse, if I can live, it will be sleep." Paikanti sat against the trunk of the tree, then closed his eyes slightly, "What about you?" Goneri! ”

"Me? Maybe find a French chick to have a night out. Guaerry nodded, "Hey, what about you, Tybert?" What do you want to do? ”

"I don't know!" The corners of Tybert's mouth twitched, "I haven't thought about it yet." He was bored with a pebble on the ground and a tree trunk in front of him.

"Guys, rest, we've got to keep our energy up for the night." Martin said a word to them, then leaned his head against the trunk of the tree and covered his face with his helmet. Clasp your hands in front of your chest.

Paikanti shrugged his shoulders and grimaced at Goneri and the others, then pulled the steel helmet off as well.

The weather was still gloomy. Parks and Sifodi lay on their stomachs in the grass, observing the situation around them, then looked up at the sky, frowning slightly, it was clear that it was likely to rain tonight. If it's raining, then the action will add a lot of variables.

"Is it going to rain?" White looked at Parks and frowned slightly, and couldn't help but say with some worry, "It's going to be more difficult for us when it rains, isn't it?" It's damn weather. ”

Parks nodded, "Rain isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's not necessarily a good thing either. The key is how we use the weather. If you use it well, it's good for us. Learn to transform, to transform the undesirable into the advantageous. But he added: "I hope it doesn't rain, which we didn't expect, and now we'll have to take that into account." ”

White didn't speak. He didn't feel very uneasy in his heart, and he had always had a heartfelt admiration for Parks, both in his previous training and in the fights he had followed. And Parks has verified his admiration time and time again, which makes this mood even more ingrained.

"Parks!" White whispered to Parks.

"What?" Parks turned to look at him.

"Don't worry about the brothers, and don't worry about the bad luck this mission will bring to the brothers," White said sincerely, "and what they really care about is being able to fight with you." This means a lot to the brothers! ”

Parks was a little moved, he didn't speak, just nodded, and patted White on the shoulder.

At this time, the wind suddenly blew and gradually blew away the dark clouds in the sky. The sky is gradually clearing, which seems to be a good sign.

(To be continued)