More than a hundred people withstood the attack of more than a thousand German troops, which in itself is a miracle. What is even more miraculous is that the Germans not only did not win the attack, but lost a large number of men when retreating. The battle losses exceeded more than two hundred, while the soldiers of Company E, with their advantageous cover, suffered negligible casualties, five killed and more than thirty wounded, which was inflicted while pursuing the enemy. Among the sacrifices was Miller, who was with White.

Miller died on the way to the rear hospital in Bastogne. At his side at that time were Hux and Hefflang. The three of them have always been the best in E-Company. Miller died screaming in pain under the watchful eyes of the two. Hux still remembers Miller's life-hungry eyes and his physical struggles as he tried to take a breath.

Huxs refused to accept this fact, he held Miller's hand tightly, and muttered to himself: "We will be in the hospital soon, the doctors will save you, they are very skilled, don't worry, we have to go to Paris together to have fun!" Haha, you made a fool of yourself in Paris that time, you couldn't find a woman, all because of that guy from Caber, wasn't it? He's just a fool! ”

"He's dead!" Heflon said to Hux, who was talking to himself, "He's dead, Hux, you need to know that." It's useless for you to say these things now! ”

Hux suddenly stopped, and he glared at Hefflang with his eyes with a confused look: "He's dead?" Is he dead? Oh, God! How can this be, how can this be......" He couldn't stop crying as he spoke, burying his face deep in his hands.

Heflon patted him on the shoulder, then took his head over with one hand, let him lean on his shoulder, and whispered comfortingly: "Don't worry, don't worry, Hux, we're still here, we still have a lot of brothers." ”

Yes, everyone in Company E is a brother, and this is best reflected in the battle. The brothers of Company E were a little tired after a major battle, but they did not have time to clean up the battlefield before they were ordered by Captain Parks to return to their bunkers to prevent another German shelling. Parks watched the brothers return, and he followed them behind him with his rifle in his hand. This is a habit that he slowly develops, especially after becoming a company commander. Charge ahead, retreat behind, only in this way can you make your brothers trust you.

Wales followed him, and the two of them distanced themselves left and right. The brothers didn't have much energy or mood to joke except for the occasional joke, even if they won this big battle. Everyone walked silently, and all they could hear was the "creaking" and "creaking" sound of leather boots stepping on the snow.

Suddenly Parks crouched down, clenched his hand into a fist, raised it, and motioned for everyone to stop advancing, he heard a little strange movement, and when returning to the defense, the most taboo thing was to encounter a German sniper, just like he dealt with the Germans, which would bring unpredictable losses to his brothers.

The voice came from under a big tree, where three Germans were lying, two lying on the snow, and one was sitting with his back against the tree, and the snow covered all three of them, as if they were three snowmen. But now the German soldier sitting under the big tree suddenly moved, as if trying to struggle to get up.

"Hands up!" Parks pointed his rifle at him, spoke to the German soldier in standard German, and then motioned to Wales, "Go ahead with your brothers!" As he spoke, he stared at the German soldier closely, watching him slowly raise his hand.

"Stand up slowly!" Parks continued to command, "Put your hands on your head, slowly, yes, yes!" Parks walked into the German soldier and motioned for the soldiers around him to search his body, the German soldier had no weapons on him, and his eyes were glazed and lifeless. But Parks knew that the German had lost his fighting spirit.

"What's the name?" Parks slung his rifle over his shoulder and pointed at the German.

The German soldier looked at him blankly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Vikinko! ”

Parks nodded and said to the soldiers beside him, "Take it to the prisoner of war camp!" "He wasn't going to say anything more to this prisoner of war. The German no longer had any fighting spirit. He has no interest in such people. He continued to walk towards his line with his rifle on his back.

"Sir, may I take my friend's body with me?" Suddenly, he heard the German soldier shouting behind him, "Sir, please, I want to take him with me!" ”

Parks couldn't help but stop, and Wales stopped in front of him, and it was clear that he had heard the words as well. It was a strange request, at least to the officers and men of Company E, and it was the first time that a German prisoner of war had made such a request, and several of them stopped, looking at the German prisoner of war, Vikinko, and then at their company commander, Parkes.

"Why?" Parks asked, which he shouldn't have asked. But he asked anyway, and he wanted to hear the German himself say what he already knew. Collecting the corpses of one's own brothers, this is a tradition in E Company, so what about in the German army? All those who stop and look want to know the answer.

"I promised him not to expose his corpse to the wilderness, and he also promised me not to let my corpse be devoured by wild dogs!" Vikingko looked at Parks, and there was a sincere look in his eyes, completely different from his blank eyes just now.

"Please, sir!" Vikingko looked at Parks. His lips were blue, and his body was trembling because he had been hidden by the snow for a long time, but his eyes gradually became firm, and he made his request to Parks again, "Sir, if you can't take his corpse, then please kill me!" Let me be with him. ”

The corners of Parks' mouth twitched, and he looked at Wales, who nodded at him, and it was clear that he was very much in favor of letting the German collect his brother's body. All eyes were on Parks.

"Take him away!" Parks finally spoke, he pursed his lips, "Take your brother and carry it yourself, I want you to be faster, if your people come to shell again, we can't help you!" Parks then said to the soldier guarding him, "Watch him well, and if the Germans start shelling, shoot him and go back to your bunker." You know? ”

"Got it! Sir! The soldier nodded, raised his rifle slightly, and motioned for Vikinko to take his companion away. Vikingko looked at Jerry Vickers, who was already covered in snowflakes, and carefully wiped the snowflakes from his face with his hands, moving very lightly, as if he was afraid of waking him up. In fact, he lied just now, he didn't promise Jerry Vickers anything, and the two didn't have any words to collect each other's bodies, but he felt that only by taking him with him could he feel a little more stable in his heart. As if he were a living person, he looked at him with disdain or appreciation, so that he could feel alive.

Vikinko dragged Jerry Vickers's body with great difficulty, moving forward on the snow, he used almost all his strength to keep it from falling to the end, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered. Along the way, many soldiers of Company E were stared, and they watched the strange behavior of this German soldier, and they did not say anything, but no one went to help him.

Parks ignored the German, although he knew the mood of the German soldier, but he decided not to care about him, he just beckoned the brothers of Company E to return to their bunkers as soon as possible to prevent the next round of German shelling, this is the point, if not, maybe the next time it will be his brothers who lie on the snow.

Just as Parks returned to the bunker with his men, Colonel Zinck had already received a battle briefing from Captain Winters, and his expression was strange, although he knew that Parks would hold the line, but he didn't expect to make such a beautiful counterattack.

"Look at it, the battle briefing of E Company, it's coming quickly!" Colonel Zinke handed the briefing to Colonel Strell beside him, and he had a strange smile on his face, a company of men holding the line, they were facing a regimental onslaught, and the Germans were pouring shells on their line almost without counting the shells, "Is this a miracle?" ”

"Miracle?" Colonel Strell looked at the briefing, then shook his head with a smile, "Aren't there any fewer miracles that Parks has given us?" It's just that in the past, he used the method of surprise attack to achieve the greatest success at a very small cost, but I didn't expect the same to be the case in defensive battles, which is what amazed me. Maybe this is the Parks miracle! ”

"Parks Miracle?" Colonel Zinke smiled, "Maybe call it the Parks Bunker Miracle." The role of bunkers was reported in the briefing, and in the test of real combat, such bunkers were undoubtedly a key factor in success! He finished standing in the temporary command suggestion house and looked outside, "What else will he give us?" ”

Striele suddenly laughed, and he said to Colonel Zink: "Judging from the results of this battle, it should be time for you to break your nerves, he has already won a congressional medal, you should think about what kind of medal to apply for him now, because in this way, if he has any major achievements, he can be worthy of a congressional medal of honor." But have you ever seen someone who has been awarded the Medal of Honor twice in a row? Striele smiled narrowly. But he said to Colonel Zink, "After the Germans hit a wall with E-Company, will they break through elsewhere?" ”

Will the Germans break through to other areas? The German command was already in a mess. The 2nd Panzer Division of the German SS suffered unprecedented heavy losses, even when it was engaged with the 1st Battalion of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the US Army and the De Sobury Detachment of the 10th Panzer Division of the US Army, although the battle was very hard, but they won and lost each other, and in the end they defeated the American Army.

I try to recommend a good-looking book "Big Words and Eight Commandments", which will not disappoint the brothers!

(To be continued)