"The reason why I support Eisenhower is very simple, it is because I still hope that within 7 months, I can conquer Sicily and directly attack the Italian mainland, defeat Italy, and blockade the Italian fleet in Malta!"

"Then send troops to occupy Italy, including Naples and Foggia airports!"

"This strategy has never changed when I took command of the 21st Army Group, because launching an all-out attack across the English Channel will avenge our retreat from Dunkirk from May 26, 1940 to June 4, 1940!"

"I'm going to fortify those damned Germans, especially Hitler, who knew that our brave men of the British Empire would come back to reclaim our lost honor and liberate the continent!"

Looking at everyone's shocked and incomprehensible expressions, Montgomery explained even more excitedly.

"That's right! I support Commander Montgomery's proposal! ”

"Me too! We're going to go back and defeat the Germans, drive them out of Italy and France and liberate Europe! ”

After a long time, a large number of excited British officers instantly resounded in the entire combat conference room; and the staff officers' talisman and voice, shouting noisily.

Such a shocking and overwhelming voice of support also made Eisenhower and Admiral Marshall and other high-ranking officers and senior staff officers embarrassed and surprised.

Because they didn't expect that Montgomery would be in the camp of the British army, with so many people supporting and influencing so much.

However, after seeing that those British officers and staff officers were persuaded by Montgomery, Eisenhower also felt relaxed and in a good mood.

Because he also dreamed that Montgomery, who was usually very cold to him, would coincide with his thoughts this time, and he took the initiative to stand up for him to persuade those opposing voices.

So Eisenhower also cast a grateful glance at Montgomery to express his gratitude.

However, Montgomery ignored Eisenhower's expression of gratitude and continued to accept the support of the British officers in his own camp as if he were ignoring it.

After that, Admiral Marshall, Alexander, and other high-ranking officers also hurriedly stood up and began their persuasive power to more effectively implement the surprise attack decision of this combat meeting.

At the same time, the officers and staff officers in the meeting were also asked to make suggestions together; We are deliberating on how to organize our forces and fleets, as well as how to train them to achieve a successful surprise attack, and of course, how to gather intelligence.

After half a day of intense discussions, this meeting also came to an end.

When they were gone, Montgomery sang the poem he had written when he was in the 8th Army Group:

"For the sake of war, we were sent to the battlefield;

From England to Italy, there were seas, islands, mud, swamps, and unimaginable battles;

But we still braved the heavy German artillery fire and air raids, and bravely advanced forward;

For the sake of freedom, for the liberation of Europe, we are willing to go to the fire;

The pastor followed us in the battle, he prayed for us all the time, and I believe that God will bless us and let us achieve the final victory in the war......

When he had finished singing the song in the happiest mood, Eisenhower's reappointment was also approved by the Anglo-American Joint Staff.

Montgomery's current official position is still from the 8th Army Group, and he has been selected as commander of the reconstituted 21st Army Group, with de Guingamp as chief of staff, Graham as chief of logistics, Williams as the new chief of intelligence, Richards as adviser to the tank forces, and Hughes as chaplain.

As the commander-in-chief of the British and American Allied Forces, Eisenhower has always been responsible for coordinating the combat operations of the British and American forces on land, sea and air; And, in particular, responsible for the combat operations of the ground forces in such regions as Malta, Algiers and Tunisia.

However, this time, when his surprise attack plan was approved, he had to personally go to the front line to command the operation, so he was approved by the British and American Joint Staff to be the supreme commander of the second European theater, and the candidate to replace him as commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean theater was the tall Henry Maitland Wilson, who was the commander-in-chief of the Middle East theater.

Wilson was born in London on 5 September 1881 and graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

From 1943 to 1944, he was commander-in-chief of the British forces in the Middle East, but now because of the change of history, he came to the Mediterranean ahead of schedule; and succeeded Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Mediterranean, responsible for directing combat operations on the Italian Peninsula, with authority belonging to Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group.

Harold Alexander was appointed Supreme Deputy Commander of the Allied Forces in the North African Theater and Commander of the 18th Army Group, commanding the British 1st Army, the US 2nd Army, and the British 8th Army.

When all new appointments were issued and executed, Alexander, Montgomery, and Eisenhower; and Admiral Marshall, Admiral King, and Admiral Arnold, they continued to discuss and revise the operations and deploy them for the next week.

Moreover, during this period of time, all the officers and men participating in combat operations did not know where they were about to go to the battlefield, when they would leave, and what officers were sent to command, and how many troops were in attack.

In short, for the sake of secrecy, only a small number of high-ranking British and American officers and staff officers knew about it.

Others know nothing, including as the Anglo-American Navy and Air Force.