"Now that you see Montgomery's intentions, why don't you say it at the meeting?" Eisenhower asked. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"What's the use of saying that?" Zhang Chi asked rhetorically.

Eisenhower was stunned for a moment, and then sighed.

On the one hand, the reason is that the US military only participated in the African and European battlefields later, and they are not familiar with the situation and environment. On the other hand, the US military is much different from the British army in terms of combat experience...... The U.S. military did not join until the end of World War I.

Therefore, it is natural that the British army has the leading power in strategic and tactical command.

The U.S. military has no objection to this, after all, these are facts, and it is also in the interests of the U.S. military to persuade the British army to obey the command of the British army in some way, because this can reduce the casualties and losses of the U.S. military as much as possible.

What can Eisenhower do now?

Overthrow the command of the British?

The United States does have this capability, because the United States at this time is definitely the most important power in the Allied forces......

The power of the Soviet Union was indeed important, but it was already debilitated by the German offensive and could easily be ignored in a world where strength speaks.

Needless to say, France had the whole country occupied by Germany, and all that was left was two puppet governments and a few cobbled together troops in exile.

United Kingdom...... It is even weakened to the point where the United States is needed for supplies and armaments.

Only the United States was not affected by the war in this war, and its domestic industry could be developed with confidence, and the people could devote themselves to production, plus they had made a lot of money by using this war before...... As mentioned earlier, in the early days of World War II, the United States stood in the middle and took advantage of it, such as selling weapons to China and resources to Japan.

By now, the United States can almost say that it can decide the outcome of this big war.

However, although the situation on the battlefield is very good at this time, it does not mean that the Allies will win, if the US and British forces fall out at this time because of the command, it may lead to the collapse of the entire alliance, and eventually bring unpredictable dangers to this war, and the United States will not let this happen.

So Eisenhower thought about it, and could only sigh: "If they want to fight like this, then fight like this!" ”

At this time, Eisenhower thought in his heart that these British people were just greedy for a little bargain...... What if the attack on Sicily gave the British the limelight? At this time, Britain no longer has the ability to compete with the United States, and what the United States wants is something realistic, that is, the status of the world leader.

Eisenhower thought so, but Zhang Chi did not, he was not willing to let Montgomery lead the way, he decided to teach the British a lesson in this battle......

"I think the French army should act in conjunction with the American army!" Zhang Chi said: "Because the French army is very weak in terms of landing and supply! ”

"Of course!" Eisenhower replied: "I think this is also Montgomery's intention to arrange the French army next to the American army!" ”

As he spoke, Eisenhower smiled bitterly.

Zhang Chi knew the meaning of Eisenhower's expression, the so-called "Montgomery's intention" meant that the French army was a burden, and the purpose of arranging it next to the US army was to drag the US army and increase the burden on the US army.

To some extent, this was not a problem, since the French Navy hardly participated in real combat...... The only actual combat was the shelling of Dagang, and there were almost no amphibious landing craft, landing tanks, etc., so they could only rely on the US military.

So Montgomery really had ulterior motives, as Eisenhower claimed.

However, Zhang Chi knew that Montgomery was too small to look at the army, and the French army at this time was no longer the French army when it attacked the Marais Line, especially the Third Army after the decentralization of command...... Montgomery and the British army to which he belonged would soon pay the price for this mistake.

The plan quickly entered the preparatory stage.

In fact, there was no need for any preparation for the British army, the target of their attack was the port of Syracuse, which had good loading and unloading equipment, the surrounding terrain was flat and the sea conditions were very suitable for ships to dock, and after the occupation, it could be expanded rapidly, and then the British army could continuously put a large number of supplies, personnel and equipment through this port and continuously put them into the battlefield...... This was not at all a problem for the British army, which had air and sea supremacy.

On the other hand, Zhang Chi was pleased to see the British troops that Montgomery had invested in this battle, including the 1st Panzer Division.

Obviously, Montgomery regarded this battle as a battle of "showmanship", and according to the principle of "others bear the risk, Britain will be in the limelight", Montgomery will certainly not hand over this kind of battle to the colonial army.

It is said that Montgomery also said to his subordinates without scruples: "People always say that we British are troops hiding behind the colonial army, so I will use this battle to prove that this is not the case, without the colonial army, the British army can also bravely defeat the enemy!" ”

In Montgomery's eyes, the Battle of Sicily seemed to be sending the British to pick a fruit......

If it is according to the historical development, then this battle is indeed as Montgomery thought, but it is a pity that there is one more Zhang Chi at this time, and there is one more French army led by Zhang Chi or trained and guided.

On the part of the United States and France, there is much more to prepare.

As mentioned earlier, Jera's Bay is not actually suitable for large-scale troop landings, reefs, shoals, and a small port with a small throughput...... How to ensure the supply of ammunition and supplies after the troops landed? At this point, they will face a problem, the more troops will land, the more difficult the logistics will be, and the higher the risk of failure.

Not to mention, in this era, I am afraid that in addition to the United States, there is really no second country capable of landing in Jera Bay.

Although the United States lacks experience in land warfare, it has accumulated rich experience in the Pacific theater in terms of landing operations.

For example, if there are reefs and shoals, it doesn't matter, send divers to reconnoiter the hydrographs clearly, and even blow up the reefs blocking the waterway in advance. Of course, in order not to reveal strategic intentions too early, reef bombing operations are often disguised by bombing ports.

Only one small port is not enough throughput?

It doesn't matter, the United States has amphibious vehicles, they can transport supplies and personnel ashore one by one, tanks don't even need to be transported, and the "Donald Duck" will drive ashore on its own.