The 101st Airborne Division will receive an order to advance like Bastone at 20:30 on December 17. Now, November 27, the brothers will have nearly 20 days to prepare. Parks decided to get ready for it all. However, supplies are still very tight, and in order to obtain sufficient supplies, General Taylor must strive for them.

On the first day, there was no regular training, just a simple recovery of the surname, and then free activities. Many GIs chose to sleep in the barracks. There was a strange silence throughout the barracks, with soldiers on duty walking sporadically around the barracks.

Lieutenant Parks went to the battalion headquarters, knowing that he would be able to find Winters at this time, after all, Winters was not a snooze. He first had to convince Winters, and then with Winters, Colonel Zink, and finally achieved the goal of convincing General Taylor.

"I'll try to convince Colonel Zink, but we don't have a good reason. Is it just because of your own speculation? Winters looked at Parks a little seriously, "I know sometimes your analysis makes sense, and there are possible surnames, but this should be based on accurate intelligence, not conjecture!" ”

Parks nodded, he knew this, but he didn't have accurate information, and he couldn't get accurate information, in fact, even Hitler was very careful with this information, and very few people knew it until the attack was launched.

"Dick, if I can't get Colonel Zinck's consent, I'll stick to my point of view! I hope you can help me, we need supplies, all kinds of supplies and ammunition, especially clothing to survive the winter! Parks looked at Winters and said, "We're well prepared to be ready for change!" ”

"Adapting to change?" Winters suddenly smiled and said, "Very philosophical! ”

On the third day, the companies conducted regular training inspections for retreating and attacking under artillery fire. During the whole process, the brothers were not very active, and even a little lazy. This is the norm for a lot of people. They have gone through more than two months of hardship, and after they have relaxed, it is a little difficult to immediately become nervous. But Parks wasn't worried about that. On the fourth day, he opened up a new training course for E Company, how to defend well in a loose defensive line.

"Why am I digging foxholes here? And to dig so deep? Pankara spat at at the palm of his hand, rubbed it a few times, and began to swing the shovel again.

"Probably our company commander has Normandy syndrome. It's hard to think about staying in a skirmish in Normandy! "But I still don't want to doubt the leader's decision, I always think he is wise, like the most knowledgeable man in our company, his ideas are always realized, and he helps the brothers through difficult times!" ”

"I hope this time is the same!" Pankara smiled at Goneri, "I don't doubt him, I always thought that we should enjoy the life of heaven after two months in hell, but the truth is cruel, we have to do these farmer's work!" ”

"Hey, Mook, there's a rugby game going on, who are you betting on to win?" Our regiment or the 502 regiment? I'm not optimistic about those guys in the 502nd regiment, they don't have our physical sticks! Goneri smiled at Mook, "I'm going to bet $20!" ”

The rugby game was just a way for the division headquarters to find a way to vent for these experienced GIs, because the 101st Airborne Division was joined by the GIs of the 82nd Division. When the GIs of the two divisions get together, it is easy for problems to arise. On the second day after they were stationed, the guys of the 502nd Regiment clashed with the 82nd Division, and the reason was very simple.

"The blind guy of the 82nd Division is actually called the eagle of the 101st Division, and beating them up is a relief!" When White was talking about this matter, his eyebrows fluttered when he talked about the process, "That guy's balls were kicked twice, and he is probably still lying in the hospital, and everyone in the barracks can hear his howl, 'help', 'help', haha, it's like a girl's moaning when she is hey." If it were me, that guy would definitely be transported directly to the 110 General Hospital in the UK. ”

Although White's words were a little unpleasant, they could be recognized by everyone in the 101st Airborne Division, and they basically had the same thoughts as White.

On November 30, mail arrived by air from England and was quickly distributed to the GIs. In the final analysis, their venting is just a way to vent their emotions with nowhere to vent, and now that the email has arrived, there is a way to get emotional sustenance, and many people's anger has also been subdued a lot, and they are more busy replying to the letter, describing their fighting situation in the Netherlands. Some are written to their parents, some are written to their girlfriends, and of course they also receive gifts from their hometowns.

White received a pair of leather shoes with soft soles, which made him very happy, and wearing hard-soled military boots all day made his feet a little overwhelmed. He deliberately dressed to show off in various classes, and of course he always aroused the envy of some people.

"Boss, it's yours!" West deliberately personally delivered Parks' mail to the company headquarters.

And Parks also received three gifts at this time, two of which he didn't expect, one was a fountain pen. And the place where the letter was sent showed to be Twenty-One Blocks of California. There were also two gifts that were both wrapped in pink wrapping paper, which also made West's eyes heat for a while, and it was clear that only women would use this way.

The rumors are true. As he was leaving, West glanced at the two pink packages again, and smiled in his heart, there were two women at the head, but it was no secret.

Parks flipped through the three letters in his hand, and then finally settled down, opening the letter from California, if nothing else, from his family.

Sure enough, it was a letter from Parks's original father, and Parks could search the original memory in the mind of this sentence, the image of his father. The image of a veteran who participated in the First World War is very clearly presented in his mind at this time. Orek? Root? Parks, tall and strong, and vicissitudes of life, seemed to be full of deep thoughts. His father retired from the rank of colonel but had a short temper, while his mother was a gentle woman who was always submissive to his father's violent temper, even if it was a combination of fists and kicks. And the main reason why Parks went to join the Airborne Forces was his father's bad temper, which caused his mother and him to suffer serious physical and mental damage.

But there was only one child in the family, Parkes, and his father did not allow him to join the army, and when Parks mentioned it again, he even yelled at Parkes: "Don't dream, people like you will only disgrace the American [***] team!" It was precisely because of this sentence that Parks quietly left the house, he just said goodbye to his mother, and in the tears of his mother, he resolutely set foot on the road to the Tacoya military camp.

The original Parks' rejection of his father made him never think of his parents, and there was never an active memory that reminded him of this body and such a family experience. Then this letter released the originally suppressed memory in the body again, and it was presented very clearly.

For the current Parkes, he occupies this body, but he does not have the affection for the original Parkes, even the gentle image of the mother that is impressive in his memory.

The letter was written by Parks' father, who was proud of Parks' courage and wisdom during Operation Market Garden. The old soldier, even if he had a short temper, was still very fanatical about the pursuit of military honor, and in the letter he even mentioned to his son that when he heard President Roosevelt announce Parks' living congressional medal of honor, he said that he burst into tears at that moment. He was bowing his head to his son who ran away in a bad mood, hoping that his son would forgive him. At the end of the letter were a few words from Parks' mother, all of which were earnest exhortations, and they were hurried, presumably the result of the impatience of her strong father.

Parks also learned about his influence in California, which was a windfall after he received the Medal of Honor, where the state government was even considering whether to change Twenty-first Street, where Parks lived, to Parks Avenue. And the results of the survey are that 90% of the people agree.

"Parkes Street?" Parks looked at the letter and smiled, if there could be a street named like this, why not? Maybe I will have unexpected benefits for myself in the future.

The second letter was written by Jennifer. There were no warm words in her letter, as if she was chatting with an old friend, talking about her work and life, as well as her future goals. She even mentions Vegililla, and has high regard for her, and wants to take her as her goal and take her place in the financial center of Wall Street. In the letter, she involuntarily revealed a very strong self-confidence, and from this self-confidence, it seemed that she was not only trying to compare herself with Vegilia, but more importantly, she wanted to get someone. Because at the end of the letter, she emphasized that she would not lose to Vegilia in the future, and she would fight for a goal.

Strong women? Parks couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, he had never expected Jennifer to have such a strong side, it was obvious that in his previous few interactions, his impression was limited to Jennifer's pungent surname.

Virgilia wrote the letter, and Parks stayed at the end to read. Virgilia's letter is still very hotly written, and it can be seen between the lines that she is extremely attached to Parks, and her letter is full of romantic words. But while eagerly speaking her thoughts, Vegilia asks what will happen to Parks when the war is over. She mentioned it for the first time in her letter, allowing Parks to continue to develop in the military and gain a wider reputation. And in the letter she mentions one word for the first time - political future! It is clear that Vegililla is planning a political path for Parks.

How far can you go politically? Parks was shocked, he had never thought about this problem before, his previous idea was very simple, that is, to share the hardships with the brothers of E-Company and survive the period of war in Europe. The scales of war were now tilting in favor of the Allies, and sooner or later they would eventually prevail over Germany. So will the 101st Airborne Division be disbanded as it was? The brothers of E Company will go their separate ways again? And where will you go? Now that this issue was mentioned for the first time, he couldn't help but hesitate a little.

Politics! Parks couldn't help but shake his head, politics is the dirtiest thing. He didn't want to get involved. But what if you stay in the army? It may be a better choice. He was a soldier in his previous life, and he had a sense of belonging to the barracks, which was definitely much stronger than the vast majority of people in E Company. Then with the Congressional Medal of Honor, he will definitely enter West Point to continue his studies. Then from now on, your promotion will no longer be a big problem. If you perform well in the war, then it is not difficult to become a general.

Thinking of this, the corners of Parks' mouth couldn't help but smile slightly, war, obviously, only the Vietnam War was the place where he would be honored and promoted, and he was too familiar with the tricks of the Vietnamese in tunnel warfare and jungle warfare. China is the tactical division of the Vietnamese.

He knew why Vegililla had thrown herself into politics, and that the family itself was the voice behind politicians with representative surnames. Although he knew that he and Vegilia were not pleasing each other because of politics, he was unwilling to plunge the relationship into the quagmire of dirty politics.

The three letters enlivened Parks' mood once again. He decided to personally write a proposal to Colonel Zinke, and the necessary surnames for these equipment and ammunition were analyzed and explained. It was also recommended that the soldiers further train themselves in defense in extremely cold weather.

On the fourth day after he moved in, he chose an afternoon, which was the time when the human nerves were most relaxed. He wasn't with Winters, he knew it would only make things worse, and if it didn't, it would hurt Winters.

"Lacey! Sit down" Colonel Zink was clearly somewhat prepared for Parks' arrival, perhaps Winters had spoken to him about some of Parkes' thoughts, and he was prepared for Parks' arrival.

Still smiling, Lieutenant Colonel Stryll poured him a cup of coffee, and Parks took a sip of it, the hot coffee making his heart feel a little calmer and calmer.

Colonel Zinke didn't let Reis go back immediately, he asked him to sit here, waiting for himself to finish his plan page by page, then he looked up at Parks, and said with a somewhat serious expression: "You think we will fight the Germans in the ice and snow?" ”

"Yes, sir!" Parks nodded, "Very likely!" ”

Colonel Zinke looked at Parks strangely, and then suddenly smiled slightly: "Lacey, I have to say that your idea is really strange, is it...... So different. You know, if you give this plan of yours to General Taylor, he will definitely think it is a very good joke. ”

"It's not a joke, sir!" Parks whispered "Damn," then looked directly at Colonel Zink, "Even if it doesn't happen in the future, we can still adapt to change." ”

Colonel Sink shook his head and said, "Now the generals of the entire Allied army are planning how to make a plan to attack the German army. How to use the limited material resources to attack the German army, Reis, I also think that the German army absolutely does not have the courage and strength to launch a large-scale attack on us, starting from Normandy, we have slaughtered them along the way, their defenses have been repeatedly broken by us, they have been beaten to the head, and we are marching towards their homeland. Your plan is completely unnecessary. ”

Not necessary? It seems that the Allies are really carried away by the optimism, and even after the failure of Operation Market Garden, they believe that it is only a defeat in the offensive, rather than a reversal of the situation in the whole battle, and the enemy is still weak.

Parks knew he was having a hard time getting Colonel Zink's support. Colonel Zinke was right when he said that the optimism of the present time will make people's minds dizzy and lose sight of many things.

"I can't promise you!" Colonel Zinke said to Parks, "General Taylor doesn't think about these things either. You know, before the Normandy landings, the Allies carried out a massive bombing of the French railway system in order to prevent the timely rescue of the German army, and after the landing battle, the time required to repair the tracks and bridges adversely affected us. So we are now suspending all major offensives to stock up supplies. We are not rich! ”

"Sir!" Parks stood up and tried to say something, but was stopped by Colonel Sinck, who waved his hand at Parks and said, "Lacey, I have come to make my point clear to you for your heroic performance in the past. You are an officer, and I hope you will do your part. That's all that matters. ”

"Okay!" Parks nodded, then saluted Colonel Zink. He knew that it would be useless to talk too much now, that nothing would change, and that was a real disappointment for him.

Parks turned and walked towards the door. Colonel Zink looked at Parks' appearance, couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and then sighed and shouted at Parks, "Wait a minute, Lacey! ”

Parks stood and turned, hoping that at this moment Colonel Zink would change his mind. So he looked at Colonel Zink very eagerly, and if he got supplies, then the brothers' lives would be much better.

"Although I can't promise to supply the entire regimental headquarters or suggest the division headquarters to resupply, I can get you a battalion to resupply, so please tell Captain Winters that the supply of the second battalion will be given priority by the regimental headquarters." Then he looked at Parks, who was a little pleased, and said, "That's all I can do!" ”

Although it was not possible to solve the problem of the entire supply, at least the problem of the second battalion was solved. This somewhat made Parks a little more comfortable. He nodded at Colonel Zink and smiled, "Thank you, sir!" ”

This was indeed the maximum Colonel Zink could do. The equipment of one battalion included clothing, shoes and hats, as well as ammunition and food supplies, as mentioned in Parks' report.

Unbeknownst to the brothers of Company E, they still vent their energies every day, and the division has also held some games for the upcoming Christmas, such as rugby matches, and has built three cinemas and opened the Red Cross Club. The meals were also very good. This made the brothers more satisfied.

On the fifth day, all the soldiers were in high spirits, for they had been paid their salaries at dinner, and the three months' salaries were paid to the brothers at once.

"Oh, brothers, we're going to have a sleepless night tonight!" Malachy was in the dining room shouting loudly, waving the money in his hand in the air, and then shouting, "Your salary will be given to me, and I will spend all my money in Paris for you, my luck is incomparable, boys, who of you wants to spend tonight with me!" ”

"Never sleep!" Suddenly, there was a deafening shouting in the dining room. Everyone was emotionally charged because of the paycheck, and it was truly an unforgettable moment. Despite Malachi's brilliant record, he immediately mustered enough men that the brothers of Company E were no different from fighting in the matter of gambling, and were not afraid.

But they did not wait for the evening, but began to roll the dice in the dining-room, a makeshift table made up of several tables, and it is not known who had kept the dice in their pockets since Normandy, and then transferred the colorful bills from one man to that one on the plate.

"Oh, damn it!" Malachi scolded in a low voice, it was obvious that this time the god of gambling luck did not come to Malaqi. He lost three months' salary in less than ten minutes. Then he left the cafeteria without a penny, and it was clear that he would not be a sleepless night tonight.

Muk's luck was better than that of Malachi, but his capital was too small, because of the opening of the gambling game, some of the gambling accounts he used to owe people were taken away, so he only had 60 yuan left in his hand. But the $60 gave him a lot of luck, and by the time he left the table, he had $1,300 in his pocket.

After Parks came out of the regimental headquarters, he stayed in the battalion headquarters, playing eleven with Nickerson, Wales, Spiel and others, and winning and losing each other, Parks seemed to have good luck, he had six hundred dollars in front of his desk, and he also lent Wales three hundred dollars, which had lost all his money, and Wales had been complaining about his luck!

"The supply problem is solved, do you want to continue your training?" This was said by Captain Winters, who was watching the battle and looked a little bored, munching on an apple, his cheeks bulging, his eyes fixed on Parks.

"Of course, we still have to continue!" Parks nodded, then laid out his cards and laughed, "I won!" Then he put the money on the table in front of him again. Then he smiled at Winters and said, "We'll win too!" Don't worry, Dick! ”

(To be continued)