Company E was ready to return to Wigheil, where they would be defended by Company D and served as a reserve company. The return of a row of brothers made the brothers of Company E ecstatic, and the disappearance of Parks made a shadow in everyone's hearts. The Germans' plane flew away, and they had the opportunity to chat with the brothers in a row, who greeted each other with smiles, but few of them said a wittic.

"Hey, Goneri!" Tybert saw Goneri and hugged him.

"Tybert, I didn't expect to see you again, I thought I wouldn't be able to come back!" Goneri let go of him, and sat down with his ass, they still waiting for the truck to take them back.

"It's getting dark, and we're going back to Wigherre!" Tybert sat down next to him, then looked at the Rhine, "I wish I could go on a mission with you, you know, I must be on a very interesting mission!" ”

Goneri grinned at him and said, "Yes, it's interesting, and if the boss hadn't gone missing, this mission would have been perfect." Then he looked at the river and smiled, "Clinken is dead, Frank is wounded, is he back in the company?" ”

"I don't know, I may have met another division, or the 82nd division, and then went directly to the rear hospital!" Tybert frowned slightly, and said, "Don't worry about them, they should be fine." ”

"I hope so!" Goneri tried to smile, but he didn't, just twitched the corners of his mouth. The two of them sat like this, and neither of them spoke, until Wales shouted loudly: "Brother E-company, assemble, our truck is coming, we are leaving, hurry, hurry!" ”

In order to avoid the bombing of the German air force, all the supporting units and the remnants of the British and Polish troops left the north bank of the Rhine River at night, and in this Rhine River, more than 700 British soldiers were sleeping.

When Company E returned to Wighel, Commander Zink himself came out with men to meet them, and although it was already midnight, Colonel Zinke had a smile on his face as he waited in the town square. When the convoy drove in, and then all the brothers got out of the car. He strode up to meet him. He was walking towards the brothers who were on duty in the first row of Company E.

The thirty or so brothers in the platoon looked very tired, and they were still barely reluctantly cheered up when they saw Colonel Zinck approaching, and the Welsh lieutenant stiffened Colonel Zinck and took two steps forward.

"Welsh lieutenant!" Colonel Sink saluted him.

"Sir!" Wales returned the salute and looked at him.

"How's the brothers?"

"Clinken is dead, Frank is wounded, and we ordered him to come back with two pilots. And ......" Wales looked into Colonel Zink's eyes and said softly, "Lieutenant Parks is missing!" The brothers are tired, they have been through too much these days. I think it's going to take a little while. ”

"I see!" Zink nodded, he patted Wales on the shoulder, and then smiled slightly, "Have a good talk with the brothers!" Then he walked up to a row of brothers, coughed dryly, and said loudly: "Brothers, I am very proud of your performance, and General Taylor is also very proud when he hears it, so he will give E Company a vacation, and you will be given the opportunity to go to Paris to recuperate, which is the only company in our regiment that can marry Paris." This was chartered by General Taylor. ”

"That's the point!" Kaber whispered a fist below, and then touched the arm of Li Gaot next to him with a smile on his face, "I can't wait, Li Gaote!" ”

"Shut up, Kaber!" Lee Gotte glanced at him, and then stopped looking at him.

"You deserve it, the holiday starts tomorrow, enjoy!" Colonel Sink didn't say much, he nodded at the brothers in the row, and then said to Winters and Wales, "Have a good talk with the brothers, General Taylor is very satisfied with your operation this time, they are all doing well." ”

"Colonel!" Winters stepped forward, "Lieutenant Parks, what should we do?" I don't think we should include him in the list of missing in combat, I'm sure he'll come back. I know him, he is very outstanding, he is the pride of E-Company, he has never let us down, I believe this time, it will not be an exception. So I hope that even if he can come back, he will be with his brothers in E-Company. ”

Colonel Sink frowned, then looked at Winters, and muttered for a long time before saying, "Dick, you know, if he can't return to the team, he can only be considered missing, but we can delay the reporting time a little." I know this news is hard to accept, but - in fact, Parks has not yet returned, and he is surrounded by the Germans. ”

"I know, I'm confident, Colonel!" Winters is stubborn.

"Well, if there is any news from him, I will notify you as soon as possible!" Colonel Sink nodded, and walked towards the regimental headquarters in town. The operation worked very well, and in particular, General Taylor gave a very high rating. But the only regrettable thing is the disappearance of Parkes, who has little hope of escaping under siege by the Germans.

"Looks like you're going to have to reconsider the position of company commander of E Company!" When Zink stepped into the regimental headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel Stryll was looking at a map in a daze, and then when he turned around, he saw Colonel Zinke and couldn't help but say to him.

"Do you believe Lieutenant Parks must have died?" Colonel Zinke glanced at him, then nodded and said, "Captain Winters seems to have a lot of confidence in him, anyway, E Company is going to Paris for a vacation, why don't we wait for a while, maybe there will be a miracle!" ”

"You also believe that Parks is not dead?" Stryll couldn't help but laugh, "It's not like you, okay, let's not talk about this for now, our task now is to garrison Wigherre and Yuden to ensure the smooth flow of the road, whether it is the transportation of retreating personnel or materials, it depends on this fragile road." Fortunately, the Germans have retreated, but we cannot guarantee that their bombers will not bomb this road. General Taylor has coordinated with the Allied Command that there will be anti-aircraft artillery units to assist us, which is good news! ”

"Did General Taylor say how long we're going to hold out?" Colonel Sink found a chair and sat down, "This operation has been a complete failure, and this road is too weak to support any major battles. The Germans will certainly not rest on their laurels, they will fight back. ”

Lieutenant Colonel Stryll nodded and said, "They have the same consideration as you, the Allies will retreat from here and then redeploy, and we will have to find another way into Germany." The Allied focus will be on General Patton's attack. "The failure of Operation Market Garden forced the Allies to abandon this route and turn to the Eastern Front, where Generals Bradley and Patton had long hoped to capture Metz and then the industrial areas of Saarland.

"We have to fortify our line here and prevent the Germans from counterattacking from here. Thus affecting the offensive on the Eastern Front! Striele continued, "Zink, we're busy! ”

"yes!" Colonel Zinke looked a little absent-minded, he got up and poured a glass of wine, then sat down again, savoring it slowly, but not at all.

The wine was in the quilt, swaying, and then drunk it all, and just when Colonel Zink was in a bad mood, Nickerson was also in the company, carrying the bottle, and kept pouring wine into the glass, and he seemed a little emotional.

"You still can't accept the news?" Winters took a piece of snack on the table and shoved it into his mouth, "Alright, Nick, it's all over, and I'm going to think about it again." The brothers have to move on, we have not yet found our way into Germany. We still have a long life to come. ”

Nickerson smiled wryly and shook his head, "I know, I know, I just want to have a drink, I don't even know what to say." Maybe what will we say to Parks when we see her family in the future? ”

"Tell them that Parks is a good soldier!" Winters shook his head, "Actually, I don't believe he's dead, if that were the case, the Germans would have released the news a long time ago, but there was no movement on their radio and radio stations, and even Bitlich's death was only said to be wounded, and he was well healed." Can you believe it? ”

"Perhaps, you're more optimistic than I am!" Nickerson poured another glass of wine, "If I had your optimism, I wouldn't be sitting here drinking and worrying." ”

"Let's go to Paris, then!" Winters nodded at him, "We all have holidays now, and I hope you can get a baptism of civilization in Paris and be optimistic about everything." ”

"You're going to change your mind, Nick!" Winters smiled at him, then patted him on the shoulder, stood up and said, "Yesterday Colonel Zinke talked to me for a while, he was going to transfer me to the battalion headquarters, I asked him about the candidate for the commander of E Company, and then recommended Parkes. I'm still waiting for Parks to take over as company commander! He poured a glass of wine, and then was stunned that he was not drinking.

The Rhine is a bit cold at night. Parks swam like a fish in the water, and he gathered some strength before swimming towards the opposite bank. This section of the river is very fast, and it is a very physical activity to swim through.

If Parks wanted to evade the Germans, he could not use any float that could be used to borrow strength, and he could only rely on all his energy to fight. When he reached the river, he felt that his strength was running out. Since the beginning of his escape, he has not stopped, and his physical exertion is too great, although he has eaten some raw meat of animals, but his physical strength is extremely limited.

He has a belief in his heart that he must not be swept away by the river like this, and when he comes to this world, he naturally has his own reasons to struggle, and naturally he cannot spend a short life like this. He stretched his body and took a deep breath, letting his body float freely on the surface of the river, gathering strength again.

When Parks felt that his strength was almost regained, he began to swim again, and he tried his best to get his arm mechanically, and he got closer and closer to the shore little by little. He could even hear the sound of the water crashing against the rocks on the shore, which lifted his spirits.

He saw a black stone, but his strength was passing little by little in his body, and he was almost empty, and his arm was barely able to rise. The blur that had left him whimsical shook in front of his eyes. Parks finally used all his strength to enter the village, touching the stone on the shore, the cold feeling channeling through his hands, and he slowly climbed up.

Parks tried to stand up, he staggered and straightened up, but he couldn't support his body, shook a little, and then fell headlong into the water, his head hitting the stone with a dull sound. His eyes were dark, and he didn't know anything.

(To be continued)