"Let Captain Parks go to the battalion headquarters, what do you suggest?" Colonel Zinke and Strell were on the road when they suddenly asked, and it was clear that it was not only Captain Winters who was thinking about it, but Colonel Zink was also thinking about it. They all began to think about Captain Parkes' promotion after a series of major victories.

Striele pondered for a moment, then looked at Colonel Zink, and said a little seriously: "If it is for him to be the chief of staff or intelligence staff officer of a battalion headquarters, then I will think that this is not suitable for him." But if you are directly promoted to battalion commander, you have to think about whether there is a vacancy suitable for him now, and whether this promotion is too fast. It is a promotion by skipping a level. ”

Colonel Sink nodded, and smiled helplessly: "I didn't expect that we are actually struggling with the promotion of an officer now." Captain Parks did a good job, and it was only a matter of time before he was promoted. If I could, I'd rather him lead troops on the front line than me in the office dealing with some paperwork or something, that would be a waste of his talent! Fortunately, this matter is not in a hurry, about his use, maybe I can't be the master, he has already entered General Taylor's sight, let's talk about it then! ”

"One more thing, Captain Winters said, the Germans will launch a large-scale operation tonight, probably bombing Bastone with planes, let's evacuate some of the residents of the Bastone ambulance station, what is your order? Captain! Colonel Stryll looked at Colonel Zinke, "I asked him why, and he said it was analysis, distraction from the Germans, and he and Captain Parks agreed so. But he didn't do evidence to prove it. ”

Zink couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Any speculation will cause the current extremely low morale to become even more unstable. Tell Dick that he doesn't care about any speculation and that talking to the soldiers will be a better morale boost! ”

"Well, I'll tell him!" Striele nodded.

Colonel Zink's jeep had left the line of defense, and he was going to attend the divisional Christmas dinner, where he could enjoy a turkey feast this evening, and the table was covered with a neat tablecloth, a small Christmas tree, and knives, forks, and plates. And the soldiers on the defense line of E Company, they can only gnaw on cold dry food and white beans.

After Colonel Zinke left, Captain Winters returned to the battalion headquarters, but not long after, Parks found Captain Winters again, and he looked at Winters with a worried face and said, "Dick, who said that thing...... "What did you do to the ambulance station personnel in Bastone?" Winters looked at Parks and smiled, "I know, I've arranged for the reserve company to do it, don't worry, Colonel Zinke didn't agree, as we suspected, but—but I had to disobey his orders and order the ambulance station to be moved to the basement of the locals, and I thought it would be a great option if I could get through the night safely!" ”

Parks knew that Winters had done his best, and he was impressed that Winters was able to disobey Colonel Zink's orders and do as he had been arranged. And it is clear that it will cause unnecessary trouble for Captain Winters!

"Thank you!" Parks smiled at her.

"It's nothing, stay with the brothers, we have to stay with them all the time, and I'll spend Christmas Eve with the brothers later." Winters patted Parks' arm, "I've been praying, though, that what you've guessed won't come to pass!" ”

Captain Parks finally went to Bastone himself, and he drove there alone, and he saw the ambulance station in Bastogne, and along the way there were wounded soldiers saluting him, and he took the trouble to salute them one by one. He knew that the soldiers respected him, and he had a lot of respect for them. There were many reasons for the wounded soldiers to salute him, but there was only one reason in Bastogne. Parks's classic infiltration battle had spread throughout the 101st Airborne Division, which was a relief for the GIs who had been wounded under the German artillery fire, and they pointed all their respect to the commander of that operation, Captain Parkes.

At the ambulance station, he jumped out of the car, and some soldiers helped evacuate the wounded, while the nurses were more concerned with the seriously injured. They did all this patiently and meticulously, without the slightest look of boredom.

"Captain, is that your order?" At this time, a male doctor saw Captain Parks, rushed over and roared at him, "Look at what you have done, we have so many wounded. It's very difficult to move them, and you see, a lot of the seriously injured are not fit to move, and some of them have been operated on, and their wounds will burst again, and you will kill them. ”

"I'm sorry, doctor, no matter who gives the order, you have to carry it out!" Parks didn't want to distinguish with the doctors, he respected them, they were lovely people who valued life. But they didn't appreciate Parks' painstaking efforts.

"Damn the order, you guys are joking with that life!" The doctor saw that talking to Parks was not speculative, and he didn't dwell on anything anymore, because someone next to him was calling him, "Doctor, this wounded man is not working, hurry up, his wound has collapsed, we have to operate on him again immediately." ”

The doctor glared at Parks fiercely, then ran quickly towards the wounded man.

"Y-Captain Parks?" At this time, a woman's voice came from behind Parks, a little hesitant, but it also showed her determination to talk to Parks.

Parks turned his head and saw a female nurse wearing a blue headscarf and a thick white skirt behind her, her face was still a little flushed, as if she was very uncomfortable with this rash greeting.

"Yes, I am!" Parks knew that she was very likely Renee, but he didn't explain, just looked at her with a puzzled look and said, "Is there something wrong?" Miss Nurse! ”

"Ah, I'm sorry!" As if she had suddenly realized, Renee quickly wiped her hand on the group, stretched out her hand and smiled at Parks, "I handed Renee to Renee, a local, and volunteered to help." I know you, Captain! ”

Parks gently shook Renee's somewhat rough hand and smiled, "Heard of me?" I thought we had known each other for a long time, but judging by your expression, I was guessing like this! ”

Renee's face turned red, and then the corners of her mouth curled slightly, and she bent up slightly: "You are the officer that the wounded here talk about the most, and I also know about you from Eugene's mouth, and I know that he has portrayed you, so I want to come over and say hello!" ”

"Thank you!" Parks nodded, tightening the belt of his rifle on his back, "But, I'm going back to the line now, I'm here to take a look and see how your transfer is going!" ”

Renee nodded and said, "Don't pay attention to the doctor's words, he's just thinking about the wounded!" ”

"Of course not!" Parks nodded at her, then walked towards his jeep.

"Captain—" Renee called out to him from behind, muttering to herself, "Thank you very much for the material things you sent, which are important to us, so I want to express my gratitude to you as well." ”

Parks turned his head and smiled slightly, "Thank you Eugene, too, he has done enough!" With that, Parks jumped into his jeep without looking back, and started. The jeep made a bend in front of Renee and sped towards the defensive line. Behind the jeep, Renee's figure became smaller and smaller...... Night has fallen. There was no festive atmosphere on the line, and Captain Winters, on Parks' suggestion, gave the order to prohibit the light and sound. The brothers could only stay in the bunker, quietly looking at the cold snow outside, and then hugged their bodies and shivered. The dinner they enjoyed was also cold and churning in the stomach.

"Will the Germans come?" Toy's helmet made a slight "gurgling" sound as he shook it, "How do I feel like they're going to have Christmas too!" ”

Goneri also nodded and said, "Of course, of course they celebrate Christmas, but after Christmas, they still have to set off a few bombs as fireworks, which makes Christmas even more meaningful." ”

"Damn, I don't even have a hot cup of coffee! This Christmas is really unlucky! Toy couldn't help but curse.

"I'm worse than you, man!" "God knows, later today, when I pee, that thing started to hurt and literally killed me. Think about it, on a Christmas like this, in addition to shivering, I have to endure the painful torture of little JJ! ”

"In that case, I feel better, Mr. Gonorrhea!" Toy laughed.

"Beware of your own thing, hit by a bomb from the Germans!" Not to be outdone, Goneri fought back.

Suddenly, there was a faint roar in the sky, the sound of an airplane. At this time, Toy's first reaction was to shout: "The German plane is coming, everyone is hidden!" ”

"Concealment—" An even more high-pitched voice came, followed by a number of voices constantly passing through the defensive line, beckoning the brothers to take cover.

The planes that went out at night could only be Germans. They lost air supremacy during the day and could only participate in bombing at night. However, in this way, they could not grasp the bombing target very well, and could only rely on the basic judgment and experience of the pilots.

With a sharp whistling sound, the bombs began to rain down over the American lines and the rear of Bastone. The loud explosion made the earthquake tremble, and it was far more devastating than the bombardment of the cannons.

"Doctor, doctor, someone is hurt!" There were constant hoarse shouts over the defensive line, accompanied by the screams of the wounded. Doctor Luo kept running around in the snow, although the bomb might send him into the sky at any time, but he did not hesitate or pause.

"Jeeps, we need jeeps to transport the wounded!" Just as Doctor Luo was yelling, several jeeps quickly mobilized to the defensive line, and they braved the artillery fire to weave through Bastone and the defensive line.

"Spina, I'll leave it to you, I'll go to Bastone to transport the wounded!" Doctor Law yelled at Spina, who was beside him.

"Go, leave it to me! Buddy! "Spina is dealing with a guy with a thigh injury, it's Hubler. He gritted his teeth and cursed.

"Damn, they hit me!" Hubler watched as Spina held himself, "How long will it take for my leg to recover!" ”

Spina patted him on the shoulder and said, "You're lucky, Hubler, the shrapnel is just passing through, you're fine, if it's fast, it will only take a few days!" With that, he sped away in the direction of another distress call.

"Thank God!" Hubl rolled over, then rolled into the bunker beside him, and it was clear that bad luck was away from him this time. Doctor Law's jeep was speeding on its way to the town of Bastone......

(To be continued)