"Captain Parkes?" The brigadier general was taken aback, then suppressed a somewhat excited tone, "Captain Parks who fought in Arnhem? 101 Regiment of the 506 Airborne Division of the US Army? ”

"Yes, General." Parks shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and lowered his voice, "If we don't get on the ship in time, we'll have to stay in the German prisoner of war camp to talk!" I suggest that in action, it is necessary to be quiet! ”

"Of course!" The brigadier general wanted to say something, but seeing that Parks was not interested, he smiled awkwardly, and then began to order the British to start advancing towards the river.

Lieutenant Spierre is in charge of leading them to the boats on the river! Captain Parks is in charge of keeping guard in the back! On the way back, the Englishmen were able to keep their mouths shut, but Parks could clearly hear their breathing being rapid, even a little disorganized, which was suppressing their agitation, and when they saw the boats by the river, some of them could no longer hold back.

"It's a pleasure to see these Yankees!" A handsome man couldn't help but shout at Spiel in a suppressed voice, "This is something I never expected. ”

As the British got on board, someone kept shouting: "Yankees, God bless you!" ”

It was clear that these guys saw the ship and thought that they were out of the hands of the Germans, and that they were no longer as cautious as they had been when they first saw them.

"Got carried away British!" Spiel cursed in a low voice, and then angrily said to the shouting British, "Damn, you don't keep your mouth shut, the Germans don't mind keeping you behind, or beating you to death, or making you a prisoner!" ”

"Is there anything wrong with him?" One of the Englishmen who had boarded the ship lowered his voice and said to Lieutenant Spierre, who was yelling angrily at them, "We are on board and are about to leave the German territory." It's just a small celebration! ”

"Shut up, don't let the Americans see our jokes!" At this time, a low voice sounded behind him, and the soldier looked back and saw that it was a brigadier general, and immediately obediently closed his mouth!

Parks was the last to get into the dinghy. The dinghy gently glides into the water, accommodates it and begins to cross the Rhine.

The Rhine water lapped against the side of the dinghy with a slight sound, and there was no sound on the whole river except for this slight sound, which made the night sky seem silent. There is a sense of tranquility in the silence of the gentle lapping sound, and many Brits are gradually calming down in such a situation.

Captain Parks wasn't as relaxed as they were, keeping an eye on the river and the shore behind him. The Germans could spot them at any moment and sink everyone in the Rhine.

Suddenly, several tracer bullets fired from German anti-aircraft machine guns swept through the sky, emitting a dazzling light, which made many British people exclaim in low voices, and then lay on the board of the ship. Some people even couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

"It was the Germans who returned our tracer bullets!" Spiel looked at Parks and smiled, "They didn't notice us!" ”

Parks smiled at him and nodded, it was clear that the Germans were unaware of the operation, and perhaps they didn't care too much about the location chosen by the Dutch underground resistance, but everything went well.

By 1:30 a.m., all personnel had safely reached the south bank of the river and crossed the no-man's land to the American positions behind the embankment. This position is really the defense line where the brothers of E Company are stationed.

The British were temporarily placed in a warehouse at the battalion headquarters, where the reborn British held a celebration party to provide them with supplies from the American army, as well as fine rum and some fruit, milk, and even beef. This made the British who lived a gopher life for a while very excited.

"Captain Parkes, on behalf of all the British paratroopers you have rescued, please allow me to invite you and your men to join us in our celebration, and we have to thank you!" The Brigadier General of the British walked up to Parks and his men, who were about to pack up their things and leave the group of revelers, and extended a sincere invitation, "And allow me to introduce myself, Brigadier General Raphael, the 1st Airborne Division of the British Army, you can call me Raphael." This is the second time you've rescued a British paratrooper! ”

Parks looked at Spiel, he sensed Raphael's sincerity, so he nodded and said, "Well, I'm very happy to have your invitation, we will be more than happy to celebrate with you." Then he smiled at Spiel, "Let's stay, there's good rum and beef here, after all, the brothers are tired too!" ”

Spierre shrugged his shoulders and said he didn't have any opinion. He was happy to see it happen, and it was clear that Captain Winters had consciously arranged for himself to participate in the operation, which was paving the way for himself.

The celebration of the British, who had escaped the catastrophe, was indeed frenzied, and they shouted all kinds of mouths, wave after wave, as if they were victorious and dealt a heavy blow to the Germans, and they also looked very demoralized, completely different from the cautious, worried, and frightened demeanor on the other side of the river. This made Parks shake his head and laugh, and it was clear that the Englishman had forgotten the pain after healing the scars.

At this moment Brigadier General Raphael came to the front, and he was facing the glass, accompanied by Colonel Dubi. Suddenly, he raised his glass and shouted, "Brothers, brothers of the Red Devils, I have something to say!" ”

Immediately everyone stopped, and they all turned to face Brigadier Raphael, and then eagerly cast their eyes on him. They really wanted to hear what the brigadier general had to say, and even the slightest words of encouragement or clichés would make them cry out and release the mental pressure that had been pent up for a long time.

Brigadier General Raphael nodded, then beckoned to Captain Parkes, who was standing behind the crowd, "Captain Parks!" ”

Parks knew what he was going to do, and couldn't help but smile at Spiel helplessly and whispered, "It looks like I'm going to be exhibited." ”

"They appreciate you! This is! Spiel smiled at him, and to be honest, he didn't feel jealous at all, and he even thought it was supposed to be something Parks was going to enjoy.

Brigadier General Raphael stretched out one hand, then grabbed Parks' shoulders and said to the British soldiers: "Brothers, we must remember this American captain next to me, - Lacey?" Mr. Parks! Les? Captain Parks and the 101st Airborne Division helped the Red Devils in two great favors, one was to help us get back, and the other was to help our entire Red Devils Division escape from the Germans, cross the Rhine, and preserve the last remaining strength of our 1st Airborne Division. ”

Parks was about to say something, but was stopped by Raphael's gentle nod, and he continued: "It is precisely because we have preserved our strength that we can choose to fight the Germans again in the future. ”

At this time, the British army facing Parks suddenly let out a roar, they were saluting Parks, and it was obvious that they knew what Parks had done for the British army. Their salute was heartfelt, not perfunctory, and even though they looked down on other Americans, they still had great respect for Parks and his company who had twice rescued them from their doom.

Brigadier General Raphael raised his glass high and shouted loudly: "To the company, for victory!" ”

"For victory!" There was a roaring response from the audience, and the British, as well as the people involved in the rescue, raised their wine glasses or bottles high, and then drank them all.

And all this is not far from the battalion headquarters, and the headquarters of the battalion headquarters is forty or fifty meters from the warehouse. Captain Winters couldn't help but smile through the window as he looked at the faint lights in the warehouse and the faint sound of cheers. He was relieved from the bottom of his heart. After E Company left on its own, it finally ushered in a very good company commander.

"You don't have to worry about them!" A voice came from behind him.

"I've been worried for a long time! Ever since they were under Parks' leadership! Winters lowered the curtains, then walked over to his desk and sat down, across from him was Captain Nickerson, "Parks is the kind of officer who makes people feel reassuring. Did you hear that? They are cheering! ”

"British?" Nickerson walked to the window, then looked at the warehouse and smiled, "It's kind of bad luck for the British." Marshal Montgomery finally made a great sacrifice for his actions. The British suffered heavy losses in this operation. Hopefully this is a very good lesson for them! ”

"I'm not interested in these battles at the top." Winters picked up a biscuit from a plate on the side of the table, put it in his mouth and chewed it gently, "All I know is that even if the British hate Marshal Eisenhower again, they will be grateful to us, because we saved them again." ”

"And what about Lieutenant Spierre?" Nickerson suddenly asked Winters.

"It's up to Parks!" Winters chewed, turned around, and looked out the window at the faintly lit warehouse, and couldn't help but smile.

As he expected, the next day, when Spear returned to the battalion headquarters, he brought with him an application from Parks. He was asking for a platoon commander for the third platoon of Company E, and in the letter he mentioned Lieutenant Spierre and thought he was a very suitable candidate.

"What do you think about this?" Winters looked at Lieutenant Spierre, who was standing in front of him. He believed he had read the letter written by Parks, but he had to ask for it himself.

"Yes, sir!" Spiel nodded, "I'd be more than happy to be in E-Company." ”

Winters nodded, and then said, "Okay, I'll sign the order to let you be the platoon commander of the third platoon of Company E, pack up your things at the battalion headquarters, and then report to Parks, I'm sure he will be very happy to see you!" ”

"Thank you very much!" Spiel behaved politely throughout the process, and although he deliberately suppressed his feelings, the excitement between his eyebrows was still obvious.

The fate of Spiel and E Company is finally tied together again. But the result was different, he was no longer a company commander, but only a platoon commander. After all, at this time, he was just a platoon commander. Although this process was not a logical succession of company commanders on the battlefield as in the real world, after the mediation of Parks and Winters, he still got together with E Company, and the time was advanced.

Spierre became the platoon commander of the third platoon of E Company, and the news spread quickly among E Company, and it was obvious that with Spierre's previous popularity, the psychology of the brothers of E Company still had a subtle change.

(To be continued)