Chapter 3: Reconnaissance
A couple of weeks later, almost everyone has recovered. A handful of soldiers who had major injuries were sent back for hospitalization .Jim was still unhappy about the bandage he had earlier .The 143 lieutenants, sergeants, corporals and a handful of privates which were the first to break through the defensive lines and wiped out nearly all the machine gunners earlier were called to Brigadier General Thompson where they were commended by him personally for their bravery and got promoted to sergeants, you should see how proud Jim was when his rank was higher than Rick's.
The brigadier general soon assigned the group a new mission .The objective was to reconnoiter a town where no one had gone. So in the afternoon, the group, newly named the 95th "Zippy" Company set off from foot .Jim was still beaming when he saw Rick's jealous expression. Half a kilometer away from camp, the company walked through a field full of dandelions. A butterfly touched on Leonard's nose and he turned both eyes to focus on his nose and see what creature of all places would land on his nose. Suddenly, Isaac, the flamethrower, spotted something- a German tracked vehicle. He warned the others about it and in a split second, the company was in a prone position. Every chug the tracked vehicle made, the more prepared were the soldiers. When opportunity came, the field commander, Lieutenant Neil, shouted, "Open fire!" The Nazis were taken aback by surprise and had little time to retaliate. Neil shucked in a grenade into the cockpit and legged for it. Boom. The tracked vehicle had exploded, killing those within its radius; the company took down the survivors.
At 5pm the company reached a town where a firefight was going on. They took cover in an abandoned house where they met another company that was engaging the Nazis. "Flash!" hollered Hawkins, "Flash or I'll shoot!" "Thunder." came a distant voice, "Come on!" Hawkins waved the company through; they advanced by 3 persons per 45 seconds. They joined the 78th company and dashed through the town, shooting some Nazis down on the way. When Isaac was about to advance, he heard a soft cry, it was a girl calling for her mother. He looked upwards and spotted the girl along with her parents stranded on the second floor of their apartment as the only staircase was destroyed due to the American bombings. Isaac slung his rifle and asked some comrades to help the small family down the half-destroyed building. The parents thanked Isaac repeatedly and were told to follow the company until they were escorted out of the town. Sadly, a German sniper had a head shot and it got Isaac whose mind swirled into darkness.
The family, after minutes of scampering along with the companies, finally had freedom from their war-waged hometown. The field commander of the 78th company thanked the 95th company for their assistance and soon went back into the town to wipe out the rest of the Nazis. After directing the family how to go to the American camps where they could seek refuge, the 95th company went on to the town where they were supposed to explore.
A couple of weeks later, almost everyone has recovered. A handful of soldiers who had major injuries were sent back for hospitalization .Jim was still unhappy about the bandage he had earlier .The 143 lieutenants, sergeants, corporals and a handful of privates which were the first to break through the defensive lines and wiped out nearly all the machine gunners earlier were called to Brigadier General Thompson where they were commended by him personally for their bravery and got promoted to sergeants, you should see how proud Jim was when his rank was higher than Rick's.
The brigadier general soon assigned the group a new mission .The objective was to reconnoiter a town where no one had gone. So in the afternoon, the group, newly named the 95th "Zippy" Company set off from foot .Jim was still beaming when he saw Rick's jealous expression. Half a kilometer away from camp, the company walked through a field full of dandelions. A butterfly touched on Leonard's nose and he turned both eyes to focus on his nose and see what creature of all places would land on his nose. Suddenly, Isaac, the flamethrower, spotted something- a German tracked vehicle. He warned the others about it and in a split second, the company was in a prone position. Every chug the tracked vehicle made, the more prepared were the soldiers. When opportunity came, the field commander, Lieutenant Neil, shouted, "Open fire!" The Nazis were taken aback by surprise and had little time to retaliate. Neil shucked in a grenade into the cockpit and legged for it. Boom. The tracked vehicle had exploded, killing those within its radius; the company took down the survivors.
At 5pm the company reached a town where a firefight was going on. They took cover in an abandoned house where they met another company that was engaging the Nazis. "Flash!" hollered Hawkins, "Flash or I'll shoot!" "Thunder." came a distant voice, "Come on!" Hawkins waved the company through; they advanced by 3 persons per 45 seconds. They joined the 78th company and dashed through the town, shooting some Nazis down on the way. When Isaac was about to advance, he heard a soft cry, it was a girl calling for her mother. He looked upwards and spotted the girl along with her parents stranded on the second floor of their apartment as the only staircase was destroyed due to the American bombings. Isaac slung his rifle and asked some comrades to help the small family down the half-destroyed building. The parents thanked Isaac repeatedly and were told to follow the company until they were escorted out of the town. Sadly, a German sniper had a head shot and it got Isaac whose mind swirled into darkness.
The family, after minutes of scampering along with the companies, finally had freedom from their war-waged hometown. The field commander of the 78th company thanked the 95th company for their assistance and soon went back into the town to wipe out the rest of the Nazis. After directing the family how to go to the American camps where they could seek refuge, the 95th company went on to the town where they were supposed to explore.