In fact, Colonel Zinke was in a state of distress when he received a call from Lieutenant Colonel Chase, and it was clear that Parks' report had shaken him from what he had always held. If this infiltration is really the signal for the German offensive tonight, then it will completely put itself in passivity.

"God forbid!" Lieutenant Colonel Stryer, after listening to the call, drew a cross on his chest. Obviously, he felt very lucky, at least the headquarters of the second battalion and the regiment headquarters were saved.

"God forbid? The Germans are calculating us and are ready to attack us! Colonel Zink frowned at Lieutenant Colonel Streel, "I really don't know what to do now?" Don't call me indecisive. ”

"You know what to do, you just can't make up your mind! Sink. Lieutenant Colonel Strell looked at Colonel Zink, who was a little agitated, and nodded.

"I know, I know." Shinke held up a hand, "I know what you're going to say." But don't you think that's an adventure? We can't make a decision lightly with such a risky action. ”

"In fact, we're on a risk!" Lieutenant Colonel Striele nodded, "Waiting for the Germans to attack is a risk, don't you?" Make up your mind, it's all a risk, why not take the initiative into your own hands? ”

Colonel Zinke was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "You're right, Streel." I'll give the order myself. Then he gave the order. In fact, each company still has more than two hours to prepare.

The Welsh lieutenant had already received Parks' advice. He quickly conveyed the order. Tonight they are going to face a fierce battle. The Germans were going to attack the left flank of the 506th Regiment, and Company E's line was at the far right end of the entire regiment's line, and it was clear that they would not be under heavy German fire, but they would still have to fight to avoid a German detour.

"I heard that the leader took the brothers in the second platoon and the Germans to do it?" Paikanti was lying on the edge of the trench, his rifle on top of the trench, he observed the movement in front of him, and asked the Welsh lieutenant beside him in a bored manner, "It's a pity, why didn't I participate, they met two companies of German troops?" ”

"Yes, they are beating the Germans." Wales smiled at Paikanti, touched his body, and then shook his head, "Is there anything I can refresh myself?" ”

"Apple? Or cigarettes? Paikanti turned and looked at Lieutenant Wales.

"Cigarettes? Oh, cigarettes, of course! Wales couldn't help but laugh, "You know, I just didn't find a cigarette, do you have a cigar?" I saw you smoking a cigar with Randolphan once! ”

"No, no, that's not my cigar, Lieutenant, it's the big Lamb Randolph, and he's going to let me try it, and then show it off in front of me: Hey, Paikondy, do you know what cigar you smoked? It's the same brand as Churchill, quietly, does I smoke a cigar like him? Paikanti shook his head, "Actually, he's just bragging, I only have cigarettes, British goods." As he spoke, he laboriously pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

"Oh, that's great!" Wales couldn't help but shake his head, "You'd better give me apples!" ”

Paikanti shrugged his shoulders and looked like he had known for a long time: "Okay, Apple has another one!" He rummaged through his backpack for a long time before he found an apple, and then threw it to Wales, saying, "You're lucky, the only one, I was going to wait until dawn to poop and nibble on it." Didn't expect it to end up in your mouth! ”

"What?" Wales looked at him in surprise, "You're going to eat something when you poop?" I think I'll give it back to you! He threw the apple back. Paikanti shrugged his shoulders and turned his head to smile, as if he did.

At this time Lipp walked through the trench, and as he went, he loudly reminded his brothers of the Germans in front of him. As he passed in front of the Welsh lieutenant, he was stopped.

"Hey, Lip, do you have any cigarettes?" Wales decided to ask directly.

"No, Lieutenant, I don't smoke, the whole E Company knows!" Lip said sorry to him, and continued walking towards the trench, reminding them.

"Oh God, I'm doomed to be bad luck today!" Wales couldn't help but complain.

"I've got a cigarette, Lieutenant, do you want it?" At this time, Miller did not know that it came out of nowhere, holding a pack of cigarettes in his hand, and said to Wales.

"British?"

"No, it's no, it's from our time in Wigherr, I didn't finish smoking, you know, I don't smoke much!" Miller shrugged his shoulders and said.

"That's great!" Wales hurriedly took it, looked at it, and sure enough, it was not a British product, and couldn't help laughing, "It seems that today is my luck, thank you very much Miller!" ”

"Keep the whole bag, I don't like it anyway!" Miller nodded.

"Oh, Lieutenant, divide me!" Paikanti reacted immediately, and then stepped forward and said with a grin.

"Of course, why not?" Wales chuckled, "I was going to use him to smoke the bad smell when I pooped, do you want it?" ”

Paikanti immediately took one, lit it with a lighter, and said with a smile: "I don't mind, lieutenant, actually, I usually do what you do!" Then he inhaled hard, as if to suck all the air around him into his lungs, and exhaled the smoke again.

Just as the three of them were talking, suddenly there was a dense whistling sound in the sky, which was emitted by cannonballs. Miller suddenly pounced, fell to his stomach in the trench, and then held his head in his hands. The rifle was thrown aside, and the mouth shouted loudly: "Shelling, German shelling!" ”

A loud explosion drowned out his voice. Wales and Paikondy looked at each other, and Paikanti smiled at Wales, "Is there anything wrong with this guy?" ”

"I don't know!" Wales shook his head, and it was clear that the loud explosion of the cannonballs drowned out the sound of Paikanti.

"I mean the coward!" Paikanti shouted at Wales, "This guy is terrified, I really didn't expect him to be the guy who participated in the assault on the Arnhem Bridge with us, it's really surprising." ”

"We are not the focus of the German raid here!" Wales suddenly looked at the bright spots of the cannonballs, and then at the flashes of the cannonballs exploding in front of him, and couldn't help but look at Paikanti in surprise and said, "Hey, what's going on?" It was as if the British were firing at the Germans, and God, Colonel Zinke was getting adrenaline pumping this time. ”

"Is he crazy?" Paikanti also noticed this, he grew his mouth in surprise, and then kicked Miller, who was still lying on the ground, and said, "Hey, Miller, get up, we're attacking the Germans!" ”

Miller got up, and then grew his mouth as well as they did. Apparently he was taken aback by this phenomenon.

In fact, they were just as surprised as the other brothers of E Company who were stuck in the trenches. They looked in amazement at the bursts of sparks from the explosion in front of them, and it was obvious that the British's shells seemed to be running out of shells, and they were bombarding wildly!

"Oh God, I doubt they're going to blow anything up!" Kaber lay in the trench, looked at the bursts of fire in the distance, and couldn't help but shake his head and said, "These British are stupid, they actually want to provoke a fight." How good it is now, the Germans are not coming to attack us, and we are not going to attack them. We're all right, and we're taking what we need! ”

"Shut up, Kaber!" "Just watch our own defenses, and hopefully the Germans won't attack us." I always felt that something was wrong. Was Colonel Zink irritating the Germans? Or did he finally realize that the 506th regiment was so powerful that it was possible to challenge one division of the Germans with one regiment? Goneri said this to Maraki on the other side, and it was obvious that he was also a little confused.

"Of course, now Colonel Zink must have felt that the other 8 companies of the 506th Regiment were as good as our E Company, so his self-confidence swelled!" Marachi joked on the sidelines.

"I love to hear that!" Lanny smiled, holding a telescope, trying to see farther in the night, but the dark shadow in front of him couldn't see anything clearly.

"I heard that the boss is fighting the Germans again." Malaki changed the subject, "The people in the second row are lucky!" ”

"Would you love to go into battle?" "I don't want to, I'm tired of this patrol mission, and the mission of hiding in the trenches, and I don't even want to go to war with the Germans, what is it?" ”

"No one wants to, but I have to admit that following the leader to fight is sometimes a kind of enjoyment, even if you know that it is dangerous!" Goneri couldn't help but laugh, "I like it. ”

"You mean even to die?" Lanny Road.

"Don't you think so?" Goneri gave them a strange look.

"Of course, we have! It's just not as serious as you say! Karber added, then nodded a little, "But this temptation is irresistible, even if you know that it may be dangerous, or even fatal." ”

"You've finally got the word right!" Malaki smiled and pointed at him.

"Oh, don't do that, Marachi, I'm not stupid, I have an untold number of benefits to follow Lieutenant Parkes, and medals. Can you not be tempted? Buddy! Kaber spread out his hands and smiled.

The sound of the shelling gradually subsided, but soon there was a dense whistling sound in the sky, followed by an explosion that shook the earth, causing Goneri to shake his body.

"Shelling! German shelling! Suddenly Goneri shouted loudly.

It is clear that this time it was the turn of the Germans to shell. Their artillery fire was as ferocious as the British's, and from time to time shells exploded around the trenches, kicking up dirt and falling on the heads of the people.

"Get down, get down!" Lip kept walking through the trenches, shouting loudly, reminding every brother!

(To be continued)