"However, when Kesselring's forces and I encircle the British 10th Army, we must first get rid of the 34th Infantry Division of the United States, because this American army is converging with the lower reaches of the Lili River Valley and the 36th Infantry Division of the United States Army, which is preparing to force the crossing of the Garry River, to attack the town of Cassino!"

While thinking about encircling and annihilating the 10th Army of the British Army, Admiral Edward Dieter suddenly sneered.

At this time, the 34th Infantry Division was also attacking the vicinity of Cassino Town like a fool, and immediately after the German artillery and air bombardment, they also carried out a 35-minute artillery counterattack against the German army in the preset shelling area.

Of course, this was because the 36th Infantry Division and the British 46th Infantry Division had deployed half of their forces to support the operation.

"Give all the German barbed wire positions and minefields on the Lapi River to bomb them into scum!"

The commander of the 133rd Infantry Regiment of the 34th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, Cali Brown, was the commander of the 133rd Infantry Regiment. Colonel L. Marshall roared hoarsely at the 151st Field Artillery Battalion, which had just arrived as reinforcements arrived.

Because in the battle covered by German carpet artillery fire just now, his 133rd Infantry Regiment had already suffered more than half of the casualties, and it was also in a state of shortage of weapons and equipment.

Therefore, when the German artillery bombardment was over, and it was their turn to counterattack the American army, he was blood-red-eyed, and he wanted to immediately bomb all the German troops he saw in front of him into ashes to avenge his officers and soldiers who had suffered more than half of the casualties, especially his cousin who was blown up by the German bombers and had severed limbs, and he swore to avenge the other party.

In Cali While Colonel L. Marshall was shouting at the artillery battalion, the 756th Tank Battalion and the 760th Tank Battalion, as well as the 132nd and 133rd Field Artillery Battalions of the 36th Infantry Division, assisted in the shelling and cover, 8 Sherman tanks and the 100th Battalion of the 133rd Regiment also smoothly crossed the German army set up in the Lapi River to reach the 213th Heights, and prepared to join up with the American troops in the 1st and 3rd Battalions to establish and expand the bridgehead.

At the same time, the 506th Parachute Regiment A Artillery Group (including the anti-tank group), the 81st Field Infantry Battalion, the C Company Infantry Battalion, and the 705th Anti-Tank Armored Battalion, which had successfully carried out the airborne landing early in the morning, also quickly assembled in the area of the Lapi River to assist the 34th Infantry Division of the US Army in crossing the river.

Of course, there are other British and American troops are also rushing over, and the British and American air forces are also dispatching hundreds of P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, and P-51 Mustang fighters, as well as Royal Air Force Typhoons and Hurricanes, and Spitfires to bomb the German tank groups, the troops in the fortifications, and the various German artillery positions and arsenals around Cassino.

Even the barracks set up by the German army, the field hospital, and the most famous Abbey in Cassino were bombed indiscriminately.

Because there are also a lot of German troops lurking in the Cassino Monastery, shelling and defensive battles.

Fortunately, the Germans transported all kinds of precious items there, including precious works of art and paintings, to a safe place early in the morning.

Otherwise, for the ferocious situation of the first bombing of Cassino Abbey by the British and American Air Forces, I am afraid that many precious works of art and artifacts will be bombed into ashes and destroyed.

Of course, this bombing of Cassino Monastery was carried out by the British and American high-level after a certain amount of urgent deliberation, and there was a time limit, and their main purpose was to deter the momentum of the German army, and to probe the Cassino Monastery, the most condescending defensive center in Cassino, to see how many German troops were lurking here.

Because it is possible to overlook the entire town of Cassino from above Cassino, if the Germans modify this place into a military defensive position and deploy a large number of missiles and batteries for artillery bombardment, then it will be a difficult military town for the British and American troops who want to capture the town of Cassino.

Therefore, after weighing the severity of the matter, the British and American air forces insisted on carrying out a large-scale exploratory bombing of the Abbey of Cassino, despite being accused and abused by peaceful people.

Although it was a tentative bombing, it was also a bomb that flew all over the sky, as if it didn't need money, and it was desperately bombed to all parts of the Monastery of Cassino.

"These bastards British! And those faceless Yankees! ”

"Don't they think they're civilized everywhere? Why are you bombing monasteries now? ”

When Cassino Monastery was being counterattacked by the British and American Air Forces, Becker, the commander of the 1st Regiment from Hermann Goering's Panzer Division, was angry and insulted the British and American Air Lines in the sky that were being heavily bombed.

"Who said that now the Abbey of Cassino has been built by us into a fortified construction site? Didn't you see that we just shelled and killed a large number of American troops trying to force their way across the Lappi River? ”

"And now they don't take advantage of the rest of our aviation and artillery units to carry out a desperate counterattack?"

And Schlegel, the commander of the 8th Field Artillery Regiment, also from Hermann Goering's Panzer Division, who was beside Becker, replied nonchalantly.

The Abbey of Cassino is a huge trapezoidal building with a thick foundation and numerous window openings, and its internal structure is composed of a well-decorated seminary, a large library with many books, a golden basilica, and a large garden.

Of course, the Monastery of Cassino also has a large breeding farm for raising poultry for self-sufficiency, as well as a dining room, kitchen and cable car leading down the mountain.

However, the current Abbey of Cassino, without the consent of the abbot of the monastery, Diameli, with the help of the vice-abbot German priest Emmanuel Montin, converted the monastery into a defensive castle with artillery and rockets as quickly as possible.

"But the question is, why were we sent by the Führer from Sicily to assist Kesselring in the Battle of Cassino? It shouldn't be Kesselring who saw the excellent performance of our Hermann Göring Panzer Division in the last battle of Sicily, so he asked the Führer to send us to assist him in the battle! ”

In response to the answer of the regiment commander Schlegel, the commander of the 1st regiment, Becker, roared depressedly.

At this time, he and the regiment commander Schlegel were hiding in an air defense cave, secretly poking their heads out to observe the bombing of the British and American air forces in the sky, while swearing loudly.

"Who knows, anyway, Kesselring has this ability now, don't you see? The entire full division of our Hermann Goering Panzer Division was dispatched by him to Cassino to assist in the battle! “

"Hey! But what surprised me the most was that this time the air raid of the British and American Air Forces was really powerful! If we hadn't built a lot of anti-aircraft fortifications here at the Abbey of Cassino, I'm afraid our troops would have suffered a lot of casualties! ”

"And the shelling power of those 105-mm and 155-mm howitzers of the US army is also not to be underestimated!"

"Oh! My God! I forgot to take one more look at these planes of the British and American Air Forces! Although their planes are not as powerful and beautiful as ours, they still look more unique than those of many countries! ”

While listening to Becker's complaints, the regimental commander Schlegel, who took out a cigarette from his military uniform and smoked it beautifully, showed a nonchalant smile, looked up at the British and American air forces in the sky who were still trying to bomb, and smiled flatly.

“......”

Looking at the regiment commander Schlegel with a casual face, Becker, who had just been hot-tempered, was suddenly speechless.

At the same time, in his heart, he was very madly insulting whether the other party came to fight, or came here to enjoy the war.

However, regardless of their current conversation and performance, the famous German Hermann Göring Panzer Division has gradually officially appeared on the battlefield of Cassino.