Chapter 5

In E Company, the most intimate is Second Lieutenant Dick Winters. Although the company was still in the acclimatization period of recruit training, Second Lieutenant Winters always trained as best he could according to Lieutenant Sauber's requirements. Everyone was tired after every training session, but there was no complaint about Second Lieutenant Winters, and that was his charm.

But for Lieutenant Sober, the whole company had a feeling that a black swan had descended.

"Lieutenant Herb Sauber, who is that leader?" Colonel Zinke came to inspect the training of Company E, and he saw the team in the training uniforms that were training repeatedly.

"That's Second Lieutenant Dick Winters! Mr. Colonel! "Sauber is very happy that Colonel Zinke is here and this is his chance to perform.

"He's a good soldier!" Zink smiled at the team, his love for this team was from the heart, and of course it was also proud that his 506th Regiment had the honor of being the first American airborne troop unit. In such a state of mind, he prefers that every soldier of his country loves the 506th Regiment from the bottom of his heart, just like himself.

Herb Sauber didn't speak, his facial expression a little unnatural. I thought Captain Zinck would reward him, but he didn't expect to be stolen by Second Lieutenant Dick Winters.

"Do you even have a sergeant named Les Parks? I heard that he was outstanding in training. Colonel Zinke didn't pay any attention to Sauber's unnatural face, looked at the team that was practicing, and asked as if casually.

"Yes! Mr. Colonel. Sauber's face was a little embarrassed, Colonel Zinke had come to inspect Company E, but he ignored his own situation and only asked two other people, "But I demoted him the other day, and he is now a private in the second platoon of Company E." ”

"Downgraded? Why? "Zink was a little surprised, the non-commissioned officer of the company is promoted and promoted, and the company commander has a certain degree of autonomy, but generally when the non-commissioned officer is promoted and promoted, it will be filed with the regiment headquarters. It seems that Lacey Parks' demotion was only within E Company, and it was not reported to the regimental headquarters, and Zink had no idea what was going on.

Seeing the unpleasantness on Zink's face, Herb Sauber quickly explained, "That's right, Mr. Colonel. Because Parks had a fight with the townspeople during his break, and he hit someone, he had to be punished, but ......"

Zink interrupted him: "Okay, whether it is promotion or demotion, it will not affect my opinion of Company E, you are leading an excellent company, and I am also very proud." Saying that, Zink walked to the jeep, "Lead your company well, I believe it will definitely become the best company of the 506th Regiment!" Lieutenant Herb Sauber! ”

Herb Sauber hurriedly saluted: "I will try, Mr. Colonel!" ”

Zinke's jeep kicked up dust and left the camp.

Watching Zink leave, Herb Sauber made his way to the training ground.

"Lieutenant!" Ensign Dick Winters stopped and saluted Lieutenant Herb Sauber when he saw Lieutenant Herb Sauber make a pause gesture.

Herb Sauber glanced at him with some mixed feelings, and then said solemnly: "Second Lieutenant Dick Winters, the training plan has changed, tonight we will have a 12-mile cross-country training. ”

Dick Winters was a little strange, pursed his lips, and asked, "Lieutenant, is the evening cross-country training conducted every Friday?" It's only Tuesday, and it's three days until Friday! ”

"Training plan changed, Dick!" Sober almost roared, "From now on, we will run 12 miles every Tuesday night and Friday night, we will be paratroopers in the future, the best troops in the United States, and if our company is to be the best company of paratroopers, we must march 12 miles twice a week, and if he can't do it, then ask him to leave, there are no good babies here!" ”

Dick Winters looked at Herb Sauber and finally nodded, "As you wish, sir! ”

"Keep practicing!" Herb Sauber turned and left the training ground.

"Bastard!" Bill Guannery cursed in a low voice.

Everyone who was practicing showed a very helpless and unwilling look on their faces.

"Brothers, don't be discouraged, let's go on, remember that we are not the Army, nor the Navy, nor are we clerical soldiers sitting on desks typing typewriters, we are paratroopers, paratroopers like no other, what else can stump us?" Winters clapped his hands, "Alright, let's move on!" ”

At the end of the day's training, the camp was filled with the cries of the soldiers.

"Sauber is shit, and training depends entirely on how good he is in or not." White couldn't help but complain again, "Then what else do we need to train for?" Is it for us to wipe our butts? ”

"I bet Herb Sauber must have wiped his ass with the hard paper from the syllabus, and he completely lost the content of the syllabus, maybe he thought he was the paper that wiped his ass!" Ed Teppo quipped.

"We will be paratroopers in the future, the best unit in the United States, and if our company wants to be the best company among paratroopers, we must march 12 miles twice a week at night, and if we can't do it, then ask him to leave, there are no good babies here!" George Lutz followed the voice of Herb Sauber and yelled at White.

"You're a good baby!" White yelled at Lutz.

"Well, it's not that hard, guys!" Parks stepped up at this time, he felt the need to stand up, he had watched "Band of Brothers" many times in his previous life, and knew the final ending of Herb Sauber. But if Sauber hadn't been transferred as the plot had predicted, it would have been a tragedy for the E-Company brothers to go to war in the future.

"Of course we have a grudge against Sauber, but we can't use our grip to transfer Lieutenant Sober away and make Second Lieutenant Winters our company commander." "What we're going to do is try to get into as little trouble as possible, and don't make it difficult for Second Lieutenant Winters, you know?" ”

"Ensign Winters is a good man!" Kaber said suddenly.

Yes, everyone knows that Ensign Winters is a good man, but no one can change his and Lieutenant Sauber's position and their fate, Parks and they are just big soldiers.

Afraid of death, I know that the soldiers' grudges against Sauber will erupt to a certain extent, but it is definitely not now. Because the current E Company has not even officially become a paratrooper and lacks training. Training increases a soldier's chances of survival on the battlefield. So, Parks is not against night training.

"Brothers, Company E is not a company of Lieutenant Sauber alone, it is a company of brothers." Parks said solemnly, "For Lieutenant Winters! For e-link. He held out his hand.

At this time, the GIs all came over, folded their hands together, and said in unison: "For E Company!" ”

Yes, for the sake of e-company. This is the wish of every soldier of E Company, and these days of training have made the brothers of E Company feel that this company is like a whole, and everyone is their own siblings.

On the cross-country march in the evening, Sauber did not go with the team, he waited in the company's camp.

The heavily armed night cross-country made the soldiers of E Company listless.

"I can't take it anymore!" Christensen paused, hunched over and gasping for air. He's a machine gunner, and the machine gun he's fighting is much heavier than a normal rifle, "I've got to drink my saliva!" ”

"No, no, Christenson, don't you know, you can't drink water at night when you're fully armed off-road." Parks knew that if Christen drank water, it might end up like in the TV show, and he would have to run back and forth with his gear all armed.

"This damn M1919 (U.S. Army Platoon Machine Gun) is just too heavy." Christenson couldn't help but complain.

Parks shook his head and laughed, "If you're willing to fight this thing up and down again, I don't think there's any reason for me to persuade you anymore." Stop complaining, Christenson. ”

Perhaps it was because the shadow of Herb Sauber began to spread in Christen's mind, and he forced himself to endure it, and did not have the idea of drawing the jug of water again.

The 12-mile journey almost exhausted the soldiers' spirits. In the night, only a group of soldiers walked through, panting but lined up, and there was the rustle of leather boots and weeds.

"I have something to say!" At this time, David Landauman suddenly muttered.

George Lutz, who was beside him, looked at him suspiciously: "Who do you want to talk to?" ”

David Landaman suddenly said to Winters, "Second Lieutenant Winters! ”

"What's the matter?" Second Lieutenant Winters turned to look at him as he walked.

"Excuse me, sir!"

"Excuse me!" Winters Road.

"Sir, we have a total of 9 companies."

"That's right!"

"Why are we the only companies that have to run 12 miles in the dark every Tuesday and Friday night?"

Winters was stunned for a moment, then asked rhetorically, "Then why do you think it is?" Private Randolphman. ”

Landauman exclaimed, "Lieutenant Sober hates us!" Sir! ”

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