Parks decided to talk to Winters that the Germans would launch an air strike on Christmas night as part of the German attempt to capture Bastogne. Although some things have changed a little now because of his arrival, he still doesn't want to take chances. Although the GIs on the defensive line were bound to be bombed, Bastone's ambulance station became a victim in the void, and Parks felt panicked when he thought of the blue turban that Eugene had picked up in the ruins, and he had to stop it from happening.

"The Germans will attack the line on Christmas night, and there will be air strikes?" Captain Winters frowned at Parks' proposal, which would not have been carried out if Parks had guessed. Because the evacuation of the ambulance station in Bastone and some of the sick and wounded was no small task.

"I want a source of information!" Winters, though emotionally willing to believe Parks' words, was compelled to make Parks submit sufficient reasons to convince the regimental headquarters, or Colonel Zink, from institutional and intellectual point of view.

"I think that the German offensive has now been largely blocked by us, and that they need Bastone and his road network in order to hold the salient and prepare for a retreat. In this battle, the Germans must realize that they have now begun to turn to defeat, and retreat is the inevitable choice......" Parks said this, and suddenly felt that this reason was not sufficient, after all, his judgment was at least too speculative at present, so he shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly, "No, I'm just guessing, I don't have enough reasons, but Dick, even if it's just in case, we have to do something?" ”

Winters stared at him, then patted him on the arm and said, "Okay, I'll talk to Colonel Zinke!" Why don't we go together? ”

"No, I don't want to." Parks chuckled.

Parks wasn't worried that Winters would be able to convince Colonel Zink, so he returned to the company, looked at Wales and said, "Harry, I know you're a little skeptical of my speculation, but I can only say this, just in case, it's better to do enough preparation than nothing." Trust me again! ”

Wales shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "Don't ask me about these things, I absolutely support you, say it, what do you need me to do!" ”

"You said you'd like to help?" Parks looked at him and smiled.

"No, no, I'm very confused, but—" said Wales, spreading his hands, "you're my superior, and I have to obey you, don't I?" Then he smiled and said, "You know it's a joke!" ”

"I know, thank you, Harry!" Parks nodded at Wales and said nothing more.

On this day, the residents and ambulance stations of Bastone were also supplied with supplies for parachuting. Many of the inhabitants of the same place, they rushed out of the house, on the rubble, rushed up the parcels that had fallen on the ground, although these had to be collected and redistributed, but everyone was very emotional, and they were also like the American [***] people, lacking food. But it was absolutely impossible to recover all of them, and some residents had already dragged the packages into their houses and hid them.

Renee stood at the door of the ambulance station, watching the material continue to fall from the sky, and her face showed a long-lost smile, like the sun, making people feel warm in this cold and snowy day.

A jeep sped towards her, Renee subconsciously turned her head, saw that the jeep stopped not far from her, jumped out of it, and walked straight towards her.

"Renee!" The man smiled at her and called out to her.

"Eugene?" Although Renee was a little surprised, the smile on her face really couldn't be hidden, her blue headscarf was still tied on her head, and she clasped her hands in front of her chest, as if she was a little cold, "Are you okay?" ”

"Yes!" Doctor Luo originally had a lot to say to Renee, but he didn't know how to speak, the two stood there stunned, knowing that Renee lowered her head a little shyly, "Well, I brought you a coat!" With that, Eugene quickly walked towards the jeep, then took off a military coat from it and handed it to Renee.

Renee took it, looked at it, and draped it over her body. This is a standard military coat of the U.S. military, very thick and warm, "Thank you!" ”

"We received a lot of supplies today, and I saw that you were very thin that day, so I brought it!" Doctor Luo smiled, then rubbed his hands and said, "By the way, there is one more thing, I think I have to talk to you first." That's what our company commander asked me to come over. ”

"What?" Renee tightened her coat.

"Tomorrow Christmas, the Germans may launch a massive attack, and at night, there will even be the German air force involved in the bombing. So, this place is not safe anymore, you must find a better basement to house these wounded and you. "Doctor Luo said very seriously, and his expression was also very serious.

"Your company commander?" Renee suddenly smiled and said to Doctor Luo, "Is this Captain Parks?" I've heard of him! ”

"You've heard of him?" Doctor Luo was a little surprised, after all, even if Captain Parks was famous, he was only famous among the Allied forces, and Renee was just a local resident and came to help temporarily, which made Doctor Luo a little surprised.

Renee looked at Doctor Luo's appearance and couldn't help but smile: "Yes, I've heard of it." You know, I sometimes talk to the wounded here, they talk about their families, their girlfriends, their wives, they talk about the battles, and they like to comment on their commanders the most, and a lot of people mention Captain Parkes! Speaking of this, she couldn't help laughing, "They all think that they went to the wrong company, and they should serve in E Company!" ”

"Nice review!" The corners of Doctor Luo's mouth twitched, and he smiled slightly, "He is an excellent officer, at least in the hearts of the brothers in the company!" What he said and did in battle was always very correct, always! ”

"Also this time?" Renee suddenly stared at him with wide eyes.

Doctor Luo nodded firmly and said, "At least I think so!" ”

Renee pursed her lips, then smiled, "Okay, I'll listen to you, and tomorrow I'll convince the doctor to move everyone to the basement." Then she gently stroked a strand of hair from her forehead with her hand and said, "I believe in you!" ”

When Doctor Luo went back in the car, he knew what Renee meant, but he couldn't stay there, he had to go back to the defense line, the brothers in the defense line needed him, but he also knew that maybe Renee needed him too! When he got out of the car, everyone on the line looked elated, and they were given a long-lost substance, which was a little shabby compared to the material captured by the Germans the day before, but it was an emotion. They will now be supplied at any time, and the Air Force will resume strikes against the Germans, which is better than anything else, all important. This is also the reason why the brothers are excited, not in the material, but in the improvement of the situation on the battlefield, which gives hope in everyone's hearts.

As soon as it was dawn on Christmas Eve, Winters went out to inspect the main line. He did not wake Nickerson, who was still asleep, and had gone out on patrol the previous night, for Winters feared that the optimism in the company would make the brothers take the Germans lightly. But in reality, his worries were unfounded, as Captain Nickerson met Captain Parks on patrol on the way. Captain Parks had already made his rounds, and he had given advice to his brothers and strengthened the forward posts.

Winters walked alone in the snow, watching some of his brothers curl up in the bunker, some of them waking up, boiling hot soup or coffee in the snow, and Gordon, who was at the outpost, even warmly invited Winters to taste the coffee he brewed.

"How does it taste? Sir? Gordon looked at Captain Winters expectantly.

"Very good, it seems that your craft has grown, and Bastone is not exactly a bad place, at least your craft has improved!" Winters took two bites, then nodded and looked at the German line in front of him, "Is there any movement from the Germans?" ”

Gordon smiled and said: "No, nothing, except for the grass blown by the wind, they have hardly sent out patrols in the past two days, it seems that Company Commander Parks has hit them quite hard!" ”

"Go on!" Winters nodded and continued to walk towards the defensive line, the brothers were in a good mood along the way, and some brothers kept saying hello to him and wishing him a Merry Christmas.

"Merry Christmas?" Captain Winters shook his head as he looked at the vast snow and the smiling faces of his brothers. It's an environment that doesn't feel the slightest bit of Christmas spirit, but the brothers' emotions are still contagious. Let the smile on his face gradually increase.

"Merry Christmas! Brothers! Winters responded loudly to his brothers in every defensive line, happy from the bottom of his heart.

In the afternoon, Colonel Zinke and Colonel Stryll drove the jeep to the line of the E Company of the 2nd Battalion, and when he saw Captain Winters here, he asked him to gather his brothers from the outpost and read to them the Christmas message that General McAuliffe had written for all the officers and men of the 101st Airborne Division.

"Come on!" Colonel Zinke handed the message to Winters, but Winters didn't take it, he shrugged his shoulders at Colonel Zinck and said, "It's your prerogative, sir!" ”

Colonel Zinke nodded, then opened the piece of paper with the blessing written on it. When he looked up, he saw Captain Parks, who was smiling at him, and Colonel Zink nodded slightly at him.

"You will ask, 'Merry Christmas, what's so merry about this?' Colonel Zinke began to read aloud, "This is because we have withstood the bullets that have been thrown at us from the east, south, west, and north. We have seen four German Panzer Divisions, two German Infantry Divisions and one German Airborne Division...... The Germans surrounded us, and their radios loudly announced that our end had come. Their commander is so arrogant and rude that he wants us to surrender......"

"Two days ago, the German commander demanded that we surrender honorably so that the encircled American forces would not be completely annihilated. The German commander received the following reply: To the German commander: Neurotic! ”

As soon as Colonel Zinke's words fell, the entire surrounding soldiers burst into laughter, and some people aloud learned the words in the letter, and shouted: "Nervous! Immediately, he received a roaring response from his brothers.

Colonel Zinke also smiled slightly, and continued: "We have presented a precious Christmas gift to the motherland and our loved ones at home, and to be fortunate to participate in this heroic battle is to have a happy Christmas for ourselves. a。 c。 Commander McAuliffe. ”

"Merry Christmas to all! May God bless you all! Colonel Sink folded the greeting and drew a cross in the air with his hand.

"Merry Christmas, sir!" All the brothers answered in unison.

Colonel Zinke was extremely satisfied, and as he left, he smiled at Colonel Striele and said, "The morale is high, not at all like a soldier under siege!" ”

(To be continued)