"Don't worry, Captain, I'll shut these guys up!" Goneri nodded at Parks, "I'll go now!" As he spoke, he quickly ran in the direction where the song came from.

From time to time, flares glowed brightly in the air, and Parks used the light to move from cover to cover in the snow. Although the brothers were prepared and dressed in thick clothes, the temperature in Bastone was so low that they still kept shaking their bodies. Especially at night, the temperature drops even lower.

Every flare was fired, accompanied by the sound of German machine gun fire, but they could not hit anything, and even in the daytime, they could not hit the soldiers of Company E who were hiding in the bunkers. Parks was still very careful to patrol step by step, but he soon felt that something was wrong, someone was making a fire, and near the bunker not far ahead, someone was lighting a fire under a big tree, and he could faintly see the fire! He walked briskly over, and there were already four guys crouching there.

"God, how long are we going to stay here?" It was Toy who spoke, and he sniffed hard, "I don't want to spend Christmas in a place like this, think about it, Christmas turkey or something." See what else is here? There were only stinky beans, canned food, dry food, and snow that you could see when you opened your eyes. ”

"You can't escape! Joe! It was Malachi who spoke, and he smiled at Toy, "The Germans have surrounded us, and we can't go there, but luckily we don't have to go to God for Christmas!" As he spoke, he turned to Pankara, beside him, and said, "Is there any smoke?" I want a cigarette, and in such a warm time, I can't do without it! ”

"There are a few more, it was Luz who gave them as gifts, hehe, hey, he's such a nice guy!" Pankara said as he took a few cigarettes from his bosom and handed one to each of them. Mux trembled, his hands trembled but he couldn't catch the cigarette, and said helplessly: "TMD I trembled so much, it feels like I'm dancing, Pankala, light the cigarette for me!" ”

Pankara put two cigarettes in his mouth and lit them, took a puff, and handed one to Mook: "Happy hour!" ”

Muck took the cigarette and put it in his mouth, and responded in a trembling voice, "Happy time!" "When you smoke, it's a happy time for the brothers, stay in this place, all the things you bring with you are eaten, and the cigarettes have long been smoked, if anyone still has cigarettes on them, it is definitely a happy enjoyment.

The four of them swallowed the clouds and smoked a long sigh, as if it was an incomparably comfortable enjoyment. When the cigarette butt can finally burn to the finger, then stretch out the finger and pop the cigarette out.

"Have you heard of Company Commander Parks?" Suddenly, Maraki said mysteriously to the three guys, "In the morning, I went to the camp headquarters, do you know what I heard?" ”

"Is it about Company Commander Parks?" Pankara leaned over and said, "Tell me, what's going on?" ”

Malachi nodded and said, "When I was at the battalion headquarters, I was supposed to accompany Lip to pick up some usable items, but I heard the conversation between Captain Winters and Captain Nickerson at the command headquarters. Saying that, Marach followed Winters's tone and said, "Nick, Colonel Zinke has talked to me, and he wants to apply for the Medal of Honor for Lacey!" ”

This is what Colonel Zink said to him when Winters was at the regimental headquarters, E Company repelled the large-scale German attack and achieved very good results, such a record is undoubtedly a place to be excited for the American army that suffered a major setback in the early stage of the Ardennes campaign, and can greatly and quickly boost morale.

"I want to apply for the Medal of Honor for him again!" Colonel Zinke made it clear to Captain Winters that he felt Captain Winters had a right to know about the decision, "and he set the bar for us in the Ardennes." I have reported the battle report to the divisional headquarters, and I believe that General McAuliffe will have a clear decision, do you have any comments to make? "Actually, this is just a briefing, and Colonel Zinke doesn't care whose opinion it is. He has always been independent in his work.

Winters was taken aback, then subconsciously nodded and said, "I have no opinion, sir, I think this is a good thing, do you need me to talk to my brothers?" I think this time it makes the brothers feel that this is their pride, after all, they all have a deep respect for Parks, and this time it will boost their morale! ”

Colonel Sink shook his head and said, "Let's wait, I don't know if it will be passed, you must know that Captain Parkes has already received the Medal of Honor once, although the conditions are enough this time, but do you know who has won the Medal of Honor twice?" Thomas? ”

"Thomas?" Winters nodded, that was the only person to receive the Medal of Honor twice during the American Civil War, "There is already a precedent for this, Parks is fully qualified to get it again!" ”

"Of course, I know he is qualified, but now that the war is not over, I really don't know what kind of medal we should apply for him if he achieves greater achievements in the future!" Colonel Zinke smiled, shook his head in annoyance, and then looked at Winters and said, "One more important thing, I must tell you, the Germans will continue to besiege us, and we will remain in a helpless situation to withstand the German attacks, thanks very much to Captain Parkes, who has resisted most of the German attacks, thus reducing the defensive pressure on the other battalions and companies." But you have to tell him that I can't send him reinforcements to keep him going. Until we were relieved. ”

"I will, sir!" Winters saluted and went back to the camp, and when he got back to the camp, he told Nickerson about it, which obviously surprised Nickerson as well, but Parks was able to get the top honors again, and the two of them were of course very happy as his friends.

"I'm so jealous!" Nickerson smiled and joked with Winters, "Are you going to tell him the news personally?" ”

Winters shook his head and said, "No, I don't have that plan yet. We'll have to wait until the battle is over, you know, it's going to be a little bit harder to pass this medal, and we're not talking about it yet, we're going to have to focus all our energy on dealing with the German attack. Defending the line is the first thing we do. ”

The conversation between Captain Winters and Captain Nickerson was overheard by Malachi, who was deliberately slow to pack up at the battalion headquarters, for he heard Captain Parks, the commander of the company with whom they were directly related.

"You're saying Colonel Zinke is going to apply for the Medal of Honor for the Captain again?" Pankara glared at Malaki in surprise, as if he had seen Hitler in Washington, "God, the captain has already received the Medal of Honor once, if only again...... It's a little crazy, do you know what my biggest dream is? The Silver Star Medal, I only need one Silver Star Medal to brag about for many years when I return to my hometown! ”

"So you're still a corporal, man, so Parks is the captain! That's the difference between you! Mook smiled at Pankala, then turned his head and said, "Hey, Joe, do you have any thoughts?" ”

Toi looked at the three of them with his arms in his arms, and said with a smile: "I don't have any opinion, the leader deserves such an honor, damn it, he should have received the Medal of Honor since Normandy, but that time it was a cross, and he only received the Medal of Honor when he was in the Netherlands, you know, the whole form of war is about to be changed by the people who are less than a platoon of us." If it weren't for the stupid British people, we might have been enjoying the winner's milk tea in Berlin, instead of enduring the hellish weather here and the German shelling. In my opinion, even if you get two surnames at a time, it's nothing. ”

"Don't digress, Joe!" Malachi tugged at his arm, "I'm talking about this time, I think this time we annihilated the Germans, involved the Germans' main direction of attack, and made the pressure on other companies much less, just because this captain should also be awarded the Medal of Honor!" God, Colonel Zink is a fair fellow, I always thought he was a rigid, small-minded, and rough-tempered old man! Just like the dad I want to be, someone who always wants to take the opportunity to play tricks! ”

Toy was about to answer, when he heard footsteps coming from the shadows, and then a voice said, "I swear, I asked about the smell of fire!" As he spoke, a figure stepped out of the woods, rifle on his shoulder, and walked towards them.

"Marachi!" Parks walked in and said to Marachi, "It's not a good idea to start a fire!" ”

"Captain!" Malaki stood up, "We just want to warm up, just a few minutes, I can't stand it!" We're in the valley of the woods, chief! ”

"The bottom of the valley?" Parks crouched down, stretched out his hand, and roasted it by the fire, "Where do the immortals and dwarves live?" ”

At this time, Winters suddenly came from the edge of the woods, and with him was Lieutenant Compton, and they also saw the fire, and couldn't help frowning, and said, "Are you crazy?" ”

"We are at the bottom of the valley in the woods, and it is not easy for the Germans to see us!" Mook stood up and tried to explain something. Suddenly, the sound of artillery shells whistling in the air was heard.

"Lie down!" Parks yelled, then kicked the fire into the fire, knocking the fire-carrying sticks into the snow, and the people around him quickly fell to the ground.

"Boom!" With a bang, the first shell exploded not far from them, and dirt and branches fell on them. Then came the second and third shells, closer to them, and Toy saw that there was still a wooden bar burning, and tried to run over and step on it, but just then, the shell exploded, not far from him.

"Oh my God!" Toy let out a terrible cry, "Oh God, no, I was hit!" ”

Captain Parks rushed forward, quickly dragged Toy away from the place, and yelled behind the woods, "Doctor, doctor, hurry, we've got someone hurt here!" ”

"Malachi, extinguish the fire!" Captain Winters shouted at Malachi, "The rest of the people are going into bunker right away, damn it, hurry up, the Germans will still shell!" As he spoke, several more whistling sounds were heard, and shells exploded in the woods one after another, this time they strayed away from Parks.

"This is Lieutenant Compton, and the command of the 2nd Battalion E Company needs a Class A jeep. Repeated...... "Compton had already started contacting the medical ambulance at the town's ambulance station with the walkie-talkie he had with him.

"Boom!" A cannon rang out, and after the dust dissipated, Dr. Law walked through and ran towards them quickly, and after the death, Parks' hand pressed Toy's wound to death, he was still on his arm, bloody, I don't know how serious it was!

"I'll take care of it!" Doctor Luo said, taking Parks' hand very neatly.

(To be continued)