Part 3
They're moving into Foy. At least, that's what he's heard whispered among the men.
And Dike was going to be leading them. God have mercy.
At least up until this point, Easy had been able to avoid having to deal with Dike in an actual combat situation. Janovec had a sinking feeling things weren't going to go well at all.
He knew it was just a matter of time before they were moved out of the woods and into the town, after all, they'd been watching the German activity for days on end, just waiting to make a move.
The present moment appeared to be about as good a time as any; the weather was still cold but the fog had lifted a bit and would afford 2nd Battalion a good view of the area they were approaching. On the other hand, the Krauts would have them spotted in no time, but he hoped Easy would have a bit of an advantage on them.
Really, taking Foy shouldn't turn into a tremendously daunting task; after all, they were the advancing force and, despite the fact the Germans knew their location, they still had the element of surprise on their side. He'd heard Captain Winters talking to Captain Nixon in the CP last evening, where he'd heard the Captain say if they moved in hard and fast, and left the Germans little room to maneuver by coming in too close for effective artillery fire to be called in on them, they should expect to find the town only minimally fortified.
No one had an exact number as to how many Krauts were in Foy, but the fact they hadn't tried to lead an attack on the 101st's position, but had remained content with the occasional shelling led most solders to believe it was held only by a company or two at most.
Aside from the whole Dike issue, he was looking forward to taking Foy; at least then they could be moved off the line and have a little down time.