In addition to helping the soldiers of the 1st Division, which was landing on the beach, to clear the Italian fire, the British and American fleets also used a large number of powerful naval guns to bombard the minefields on the beach to clear the minefield and reduce the casualties of the infantry. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"War is a dirty, terrifying and destructive battle, but for me it is the most beautiful sight in the world!"

Rear Admiral Lucas, an observer sent by Eisenhower to fight with Hewitt and Patton, thought to himself from the bridge of the main ship Monrovia as he gazed at the beachhead of the fleet bombardment, red light, flying sand and rocks, and splashing water.

"This war is so beautiful!"

At this moment, Patton, who was beside him, was smiling brightly, staring happily at the routed Italian army bombed by the fleet, screaming miserably, and his eyes lit up excitedly.

"That's right! This time we finally got off to a good start, and we finally got back the face of the failed landing on Pantelleria! ”

Hewitt, who had been silent, also smiled happily.

"Hey! Of course! Last time, we were just too aggressive, and the Germans killed a lot of soldiers! This time, we are here to fight cautiously, so we will never be taken by surprise by the Germans again! ”

As soon as he heard about the last fiasco, Barton immediately slapped his chest with a gloomy face.

"General Patton is right! Last time, we really underestimated the cunning of those German troops, so they successfully attacked and sneaked up! ”

Major General Lucas couldn't help but echo him.

"That being said! But I think it would be better if we were a little more cautious! We have not yet investigated the production and storage locations of those new types of weapons and equipment of the German army, and we have not even understood their combat performance! ”

"And one more point is that although there are only two German armies stationed in Sicily, according to our situation, we still don't know how many new weapons and equipment Hitler allocated to these two troops!"

"So I personally think that no matter how smooth the landing operation is now, we must be extremely careful of the sudden counterattack of the German army!"

Hewitt worried, disagreeing.

"General Hewitt! You're too worried! This time, whether it is the army unit, or the naval and air forces, we are unprecedentedly powerful, and well-armed! Therefore, I am not afraid of these two German mechanics stationed in Sicily, and I do not take it to heart! ”

"Don't say that the Germans only sent two divisions here! Even if they send me a few more Mechanics today, I'm not afraid of them at all! The Soviet army was able to resist more than 100 German divisions on the Eastern Front, so could we not annihilate a few German divisions if we were so strong and strong? ”

"If that's the case, then I, Patton, don't be a general anymore, just hit me to death with tofu! And I believe that my own troops are definitely the strongest in the world! The Germans will only be defeated by me, and I will not give them any more strength to fight back! ”

Hearing Hewitt's worried words, Barton said confidently.

"General Patton said it well! We must not grow the morale of others and destroy our own prestige! No matter how cunning and strong the German army is, or how sophisticated their weapons and equipment are, we in the United States of America are the most powerful army in the world, and we will never be defeated by them! ”

"Victory is ours in the end, German fascism will surely perish, Hitler will definitely be overthrown by us! We are the last and strongest victors in this war, because victory is ours alone! ”

Major General Lucas also said in an excited tone, and hurriedly agreed.

"But doesn't it feel strange then? Our airborne battle has been going on for almost half an hour, and the sound of the bombardment of our naval guns is so loud, but on the defensive positions of the entire beach, we don't seem to see any German troops coming out to fight, except for the Italian soldiers who were crying and shouting for their mothers who were killed by us! ”

Hewitt shook his head, still worried.

"Hey! Or maybe these Germans were frightened by our big moves, massive attacks! Or maybe they're sleeping too hard and don't know what's going on! Or maybe they're too far away from our landing site to get there right away and do a backup operation! ”

Barton waved his hand nonchalantly and smiled unappretently.

"I think so, too, but maybe maybe these Germans are fighting with Montgomery's troops in the east!"

Major General Lucas chimed in again.

"There is a famous saying in the Three Kingdoms of China called carelessness in Jingzhou! So I feel like we should not be careless, be proud and underestimate the enemy, and defeat this battle! ”

In the face of the proud and confident mentality of Patton and Major General Lucas, Hewitt warned in no disapproval. In fact, if it were Hewitt in the past, he would have been as confident as Major Generals Patton and Lucas now, and he would not have despised the German army so much, and he would not feel that his side would not be able to defeat the German army with only two divisions when he dispatched so many navy, land and air forces.

But only after being caught off guard by Chen Yanlong's troops, Hewitt had already regarded the German army led by Chen Yanlong as a division of tigers and wolves, and he did not dare to underestimate it at all.

In particular, this landing operation has been almost 40 minutes old, but the German troops he has been paying attention to have not moved at all, and even half of them have not yet been seen.

Faced with such a surprising situation, how could Hewitt not be afraid, how could he not be worried?

"That's it! General Hewitt, I think you were frightened by the Germans who liked to engage in sneak attacks and ambushes in the first few battles; I think you should rest well on this main ship and watch how I lead my elite troops to take this Sicily! merely two German divisions, and a few Italian divisions; I wouldn't have taken it to heart at all, and I wouldn't have been afraid of them! ”

Seeing Hewitt, who was still full of fear, Barton patted the other party's shoulder impatiently, revealing what he thought was the gentlest smile to comfort the other party.

"General Patton said it well! General Hewitt: Actually, you really don't have to be so scared and worried about those German troops! You look at the army behind us, and the air force in the sky, our large-scale landing operation; No matter how cunning the Germans are and how sophisticated their weapons are, we really don't need to be afraid of them! ”

Major General Lucas shook his head and smiled contemptuously at the cautious Hewitt.

Seeing this, Hewitt sighed helplessly, and then stopped talking to the two of them, but raised the military binoculars in his hand and began to carefully observe the battle situation on the beach.