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and prepared to prepare them for the next round of fighting, and at the same time, Eisenhower urgently sent a telegram to Roosevelt's side asking to speed up the replenishment of the Air Force.

As for Arthur? Traverse? Harris also sent a telegram to Churchill asking for a plane.

And after that, Eisenhower also asked Vice Admiral Henry? Kent? Hewitt sent him two aircraft carriers, as well as a large number of carrier-based aircraft, to assist the army; Prepare for a major attack on the island of Pantelleria, and be sure to capture it within 3 days; and the establishment of an airfield forward base on the island, paving the way for the Sicilian campaign landing operations.

With his order given, Vice Admiral Henry Kent Hewitt reluctantly sent him two aircraft carriers at first; and more than 300 carrier-based aircraft, as well as a large number of ships for escort, and attack.

In this regard, Eisenhower, who has always been tactful and known as a peacemaker, used his slick means to thank the other party.

So in the end, Hewitt was all happy and smiling.

After coaxing Hewitt, Eisenhower was thinking about how many troops to send for the landing on Pantelleria.

Although the island of Pantelleria is not as rugged as Sicily, the flats are smaller, and the mountains are more numerous and treacherous; In particular, the landing force had to overcome a series of obstacles, such as the steep slope of the beachhead and the tidal waves; However, the island is a volcanic island, with lava towers, scorching mineral springs and fumaroles.

It's not a good place anyway, and the area is not very large.

"Is it better to draw troops from Patton's 7th Army, or Bradley's 2nd Army, or the British 8th Army under Montgomery's command for a landing operation?"

After Eisenhower saw off Carl Andrew Spatz and them, he remained alone in the Provisional Command; While looking at the aerial map of Pantelleria, he hesitated to think.

It was a long time before Eisenhower decided to send two divisions commanded by Bradley, totaling 45,000 men, with Allen in the 1st Division and Middleton in the 45th Division.

Finally, in order to be more insured, he also took the auspicious land of the Canadian troops? General Simmons, commanded the 1st Canadian Infantry Division; and the 1st Canadian Armored Brigade, which was also deployed to assist in the attack.

Although the Canadian army was smaller in World War II than the main forces of the Allies - the American and British armies, as well as the Soviet army.

However, the strength of the Canadian army is also stronger than that of many countries, at least against the Italian army.

The two armies together have more than 60,000 people, and Eisenhower is quite satisfied with his own deployment.

Because at this moment, he only knew that there were only more than 10,000 Italian defenders on Pantelleria Island, and he didn't know that Chen Yanlong had quickly dispatched about 40,000 German troops to prepare to meet them.

"Hey, hey! Germans! This time I sent so many troops to attack such a small island, I think you can still fight back against us? The scales of victory will soon be back in our hands! You wait for me, I'm not a bully! ”

Thinking of the uncomfortable feeling of being reprimanded by the other party when he had just called President Roosevelt to ask for a plane, Eisenhower immediately muttered namelessly.

In fact, being scolded is not a big deal, the most important thing is that he is afraid that he will be demoted because of his bad record.

It was not easy for him to climb to a high position, and he had just received the benefits of power and tasted him wonderfully; I don't want to be knocked down by the Germans' counterattack and lose my official position.

Therefore, he must win the landing battle on the island of Pantelleria, and after making his decision, he was still wondering if he should send more troops; And ships, as well as airplanes are a little safer.

In any case, there are at least more than 500,000 US soldiers stationed in North Africa, not counting soldiers from other countries.

Therefore, he has no shortage of soldiers, even powerful veterans, because after the baptism of the North African campaign, the United States and Britain have cultivated many veterans with strong combat capabilities.

So half an hour later, Eisenhower's order for the landing operation on Pantelleria Island reached the 1st and 45th Divisions of the American Army, as well as the 1st Canadian Infantry Division; and the 1st Canadian Armored Brigade.

The Canadian troops were originally intended to be transferred back to Scotland, England for military training, but now they were deployed by Eisenhower to land on the island of Pantelleria.

Because he feels that this kind of actual combat training will make it easier to train veterans with strong combat ability.

It's just that what he never expected was that when he received his combat order, these troops would be division commanders; The junior officers, as well as all the soldiers, did not take this combat operation very seriously.

Because many of them have experienced African battles, they still have relatively strong confidence in their combat capabilities.

And when they knew that the island they were about to land on was not only small, but also that the defenders on the island were still vulnerable to the Italian army; For this reason, they did not take the landing battle on Pantelleria Island in their eyes and in their hearts.

There are even many people who are talking in a mocking and mocking tone:

"Hey! Have you all received orders? We're going to go to Pantelleria the day after tomorrow for a landing operation! ”

"It's all received! At first, I thought it was a big battle! More than 60,000 people were sent to prepare for the attack at one time! Who knew that the place we were going to attack the day after tomorrow turned out to be a small island, and it made me nervous for a while! ”

"Me too! But as soon as I heard that we were going to land and fight, and that the defenders there were Italians, my heart was not nervous at all! ”

"But I've heard that there are at least 10,000 Italian troops on the island! And there are a lot of anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns, as well as more than a hundred aircraft stationed! ”

"Hahaha! We have more than 60,000 troops, and one person can drown those Italians with a mouthful of foam! ”

"I agree with Rickson's statement, and don't say that we have sent so many troops this time, even if we give us 5,000 men, no! 3,000 soldiers will be able to chase those wretched Italian troops and run after the mountains! Maybe they will surrender to us in a hurry before the fight has even begun! ”

"That's right! Right! At the time of the African campaign, these vulnerable Italian troops often did this! When I first started fighting them, I was worried that they were very powerful, very strong, like those Germans! Who knows that it's just a group of useless guys who didn't fight them long before they were defeated, or they raised their hands and surrendered! ”

"Otherwise, how could we win so fast in Africa! Look at you! Do whatever you should do before going to war, don't think too much about these useless waste Italian army regiments! ”

"That's right! I think the same way, I will wait for the training to be finished, and then I will happily go to the city center to relax; Buy something you like to eat and take care of yourself! ”

"Then do you want to go for a bubble girl? I haven't touched a woman in a long time! ”

"Of course! Why not go? Such a good attention, and I haven't touched a woman in a long time, it's really uncomfortable to fight in these hellish places in Africa! ”

And listening, and watching the various discussions of the soldiers, their superior officers, also did what they wanted to do without care.

For Italy as weak, the Anglo-American allies really didn't pay much attention to it.

Even if you encounter a German unit, you have to look at which German unit.

Because the German army is also strong and weak, and the strong troops, and the weak German troops are also a lot of surprises, sometimes even a day, a land.

Just like the equipment of the Waffen-SS and ordinary German troops, or with the German army in reserve, the difference is simply 108,000 miles.