Chapter 292: The State of the Reserves

Company E reached Alsace, but was not immediately put to the front, they were used as reserves, constantly moving their places from village to village, from village to village. 【】Novel*No Ads~~Net Collection~Top*Point*The weather in the book city is starting to get warmer, and there is sunshine every day, melting the snow on the ground, which makes the road on the ground very muddy and difficult to walk

But they were lucky, on the third day of their arrival in Alsace, they were given a shower room capable of holding 215 people per hour, and although the water was not very hot, they no longer put up with the icy water. Many people scrubbed desperately, rubbing and rubbing again and again with soap until they thought that they had wiped off all the dirt that had been over for more than a month.

After a happy bath, everyone looked refreshed, and some even found a razor to shave their faces clean, so as to make themselves look more energetic.

"Lip, there's a munitions truck carrying what we want" Captain Parks waited for Lipp outside the bathroom, he seemed much more energetic, completely free from the decadence and depression caused by the pneumonia, "Let the brothers take the material down, this is an extra favor for us." Also, old clothes, sleeping bags, blankets, etc., were given to the quartermasters and asked to take them to the laundry. With that, Parks tapped Lip on the shoulder before leaving. Even after walking a long distance, you can still hear the excited shouting and whistling of the brothers in the bathhouse. This made Parks shake his head and laugh.

The Welsh lieutenant had returned to the company headquarters, his leg wound was not yet fully healed, and when he walked, he was a little limping, and he was packing up his things in the company headquarters. That's when Captain Parks pushed the door open.

"Damn, Harry, I told you, let someone else do it, you have to lie in bed, not stand here and walk around, for God's sake, you can be better than this anywhere you sit" Parks looked at the Welsh lieutenant and shook his head and smiled bitterly, "What are you?" ”

"Lacey, okay, okay, I just want to look a little bit useful. If some other people had come to clean up the house, he would have said to himself, "Look at that cripple, you can't do anything." Wales spun around again, then placed a bag of papers on the table, "Now it can be proven that I am capable of doing things, except for being a little lame." ”

Parks walked over, put the bag of papers in the cabinet, then sat down and said to the Welsh lieutenant, "Can you do a service soldier's business?" Oh my God, Harry, you're the deputy battalion commander of Company E, a lieutenant."

"I know, but I just can't break this habit, God knows what happened to me, I'm already a lieutenant. "Lieutenant Wales clapped his hands, then walked across from Parks and sat down, thumped his legs, and said, "I've been doing it for less than an hour, and I feel a little unbearable." It seems that the days in the hospital have not only nourished my appetite, but also my body. ”

"You're going to be unbearable sooner or later," Captain Parks looked at him, then said to Wales, "the regimental headquarters will send an ensign officer called Hank?" Jones, a graduate of West Point, only graduated from the Fort Benning Paratrooper School at the end of December last year, and then was sent out as a junior officer, and seems to have some background. You know, Colonel Zinke never called me when it came to being an officer, but this time he specifically told me the message, and he gave him a detailed account of his situation. ”

"West Point" Lieutenant Wales whistled and said with a smile, "We are already short of officers, but it seems that you are famous, and some people are hitting your attention and want to come to E Company gilding." This is the last time you've been the commander of Company E to let those young guys shine. ”

Parks looked at Wales and said with the corners of his mouth crooked, "You know?" ”

"Of course I know, at least the news has spread among the officers, that you are going to be promoted to major, and that Zink may transfer you to the regimental headquarters. It's no secret. Lieutenant Wales chuckled, "Someone is even thinking about who will be your replacement, Captain Haliger?" Or Captain Spiel, you still want to hide this well-known secret? ”

Parks couldn't help but laugh, then looked at Wales and said, "I wanted to tell you later." But -- you know, I don't want to be that feminine. Nothing is a foregone conclusion, and even then, it is impossible for me to go to the regimental headquarters. Dick has given me a job. Deputy Battalion Commander of the 2nd Battalion, I think this errand should be very suitable for me"

"There's nothing better than this." This result also made the Welsh lieutenant happy, after all, they could continue to fight in a battalion, "You have thought about it, who should you recommend to lead E Company?" Colonel Zinke still values your opinion, I think you have something to say, on this issue"

Parks looked at Lieutenant Wales and nodded, "Our conversation is only between the two of us. ”

"Yes, I promise" the Welsh lieutenant nodded.

"I'm leaning more towards Captain Haliger." Parks gestured to Lieutenant Wales, "Captain Spierre is one of the bravest officers I've ever met, but in battle, his shortcomings are also obvious, and the brothers have some complaints in private, which is not a good thing. We need a brave company commander, but we also need a company commander who can be trusted and loved by our brothers. It's a tradition of e-company, and I don't want to break it. So Helige was the best choice."

"Great, know what I think? I think it would be a wonderful thing if it was Haliger, and I liked him. Wales smiled, "At the very least, after you leave, I can find a company commander with whom I have a lot to say." This is also a inheritance, e-linked. Lacey"

In the selection of company commanders, Parks does have a very key role. For Colonel Sink had asked Parks for his opinion when he was giving an account of Second Lieutenant Jones. His ultimate hope is that Parks can recommend a company commander who can inherit the essence of Parks' operations and continue to build Company E into an elite soldier who will not be affected too much even if Parks leaves. So Parks' opinion will determine the final choice of the commander of Company E.

The brothers have never been very aware of the replacement of the company commander, and they still live their own simple lives. Lip commanded the sergeants to lead the soldiers of Company E, boarding the truck to unload the goods, and then they saw high-waisted boots with winter socks and felt insoles.

"What a bunch of geniuses" Maraki couldn't help but exclaim when he saw these things.

Rutz couldn't help but shout at the driver of the truck: "When we were in Bastogne more than a month ago, we needed you, but where are you?" "Yes, more than a month ago, the brothers were starving in the forests of Bastogne, suffering from hunger and cold, but alone.

"Alright, Luz, don't yell at him, they don't eat this, I think it's all their leftovers, and the good things they've kept for a long time. Who doesn't know? The steamers brought supplies from the United States, and the best ones were taken away by the big men in London, and then when they got on the train, the best ones were taken out by the transport troops, and then they got on the trucks, and the best of the rest was taken away, and when they got to the barracks, the officers went to pick the ones they were satisfied with, and the last goods were the ones of our GIs. Damn, we're the lowest bastards. They don't care what we wear or how we eat," Goneri seemed to have a great deal of resentment. This resentment came from the torment of Bastone's suffering. People can't help but complain about things they don't like.

"That's right," said Maraki next to him, "but you can watch a movie tonight." This was not something that had been done before, except that it could be enjoyed at the Mômion barracks. "Melancholy Rhapsody", "Wild Hero" and "Our Young and Happy Hearts", God, I like "Wild Hero", I can finally do something comforting"

But watching the movie doesn't really make everyone feel good, although they didn't fight for a while, and they were comfortable, but when the movie was shown, some documentaries of the Pacific battles brought information. All these signs indicate that the Pacific War will continue for a long time, and these GIs will jump down in the sky over Japan.

"God, what kind of torture are we going to suffer," Webster vented his frustration in his diary, "We had the most brutal European war, we struggled on the line of life and death, and then we finally saw the dawn of victory, everyone was counting the days of going home, but the dark clouds in the Pacific Ocean shattered it all." I can't imagine if there would be another massacre when we parachuted in Japan, but I knew that once I went to the Pacific Ocean, my chances of survival were greatly reduced."

But in any case, on February 5, 1945, the 5O6 Regiment took over from the 313th Infantry Regiment of the 79th Division, which was stationed in the town of Agno, and Company E entered the front. When the soldiers heard the news, their faces were expressionless, they had already been numbed by all kinds of news. And even on the Agno front? Anyway, they will go to the front line after another in the future, and they will eventually be transported to the Pacific.

"Are those War Department guys all shit? Aren't we going to rob the Marines now? On the day he was on the front line, Kaber suddenly said something very funny in the ranks. But not a single one laughed