"Major General!" General Juan said, "We do this...... Do you want to talk to the British or the Americans, so that in case something happens, we may also get reinforcements or coordination from them! ”

Zhang Chi asked rhetorically: "General, what do you think will be the result if we tell the Americans or the British about this plan?" ”

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General Juan knew very well that Britain and the United States would not agree to this plan at all, and that the outcome of telling them would not change at all except to invite a burst of ridicule.

There was silence for a long time before General Juan said, "Can we succeed in doing this?" ”

"All I can tell you is that it is possible!" Zhang Chi replied: "You also know, what happens on the battlefield is inaccurate!" ”

"Hmm!" General Juan nodded, and then asked uneasily: "Major General, you must know that Palermo is the only big port that the Germans can withdraw to the Italian mainland except for the port of Messina and the port of Syracusea, if we take this port...... Will it lead to a siege of us by the Germans? ”

"Possibly!" Zhang Chi replied.

After all, that was the retreat of the German and Italian armies.

"So how do we deal with it?" General Juan asked.

Zhang Chi's answer was simple: "Repel them!" ”

"But they are two divisions, and they are also mechanized and armored." General Juan said: "If the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is not worth mentioning, then the two divisions of the German army ......"

"General!" Zhang Chi interrupted General Zhu An's words, pointed to the map and explained: "First of all, no one knows that we are interspersed with Palermo, and the two German divisions should be fighting the Americans in our current position, right?" ”

"Yes!" General Juan nodded.

"And then ......," Zhang Chi said, "if we suddenly take Palermo, and the Germans return to Palermo......"

Hearing this, General Juan couldn't help but let out an "oh", and then his eyes lit up: "If the Germans return to Palermo, they will shine their backs in front of the Americans!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi nodded: "And you know, the Americans have a large number of 'Sherman' tanks, especially these tanks are amphibious, I mean, they can drive ashore by themselves without port loading and unloading, and at the same time, the performance of the 'Sherman' tank is quite good, which the Germans have seen as early as in the African battlefield." So, do you think the Germans would dare to do this? ”

"Of course not!" General Juan replied, "If they do that, they will only die, I mean...... Even if they turn around and take Palermo in time, they will hardly have time to withdraw! ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi said: "Because the Americans will follow closely behind their ass, they will be caught in the dilemma of being flanked from both sides, and the mechanized division and the armored division want to withdraw but it is not easy to do!" ”

"Then they ......" Speaking of this, General Zhu An couldn't help but look at Zhang Chi in surprise, and his mouth was wide open to swallow an apple.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi nodded in affirmation of General Zhu An's thoughts, but he didn't say it.

didn't say it because some things are not easy to say clearly, and it seems a little immoral to say it clearly, and if they don't say it, it means that they didn't expect this consequence, so they can clear the relationship.

As for what the result is......

If the port of Palermo had become an undesirable or dangerous port for the Germans, and if the port of Syracusa had been captured by the British, the Germans would have had only one option, and that was the port of Messina.

The port of Messina, on the other hand, was the destination of the British army...... At that time, there will be a good show, but the port of Messina, as the destination of the British army, is the only way for the German and Italian troops to retreat.

In other words, Zhang Chi is actually leading the disaster to the British army.

Yes, this is indeed a scourge to the allies, but Zhang Chi does not feel guilty for this behavior at all, on the contrary, Zhang Chi still has a pleasure in his heart: Didn't the British want to be in the limelight? Then let them be in the limelight and fight against the main forces of the German and Italian armies, it must be very popular!

In fact, what is more important is that Zhang Chi has never forgotten the British army's harm to the Chinese expeditionary force in Burma, if you go a little further, even the Second World War was the result of the appeasement policies of Britain and the United States to lead dirty water to other countries, but now they themselves are suffering from it.

Ironically, the British commander who was in Burma was the same as the British commander who is now in Sicily...... Alexander.

For General Zhu An, such an outcome is also what he is happy to see.

Because on the one hand, it can make the originally insignificant French army the focus of the battle, and on the other hand, ...... The French also hated and even hated the British, and the reason for this is needless to say, because of the extermination of France by the British before.

What's more, Britain was a supporter of de Gaulle's government-in-exile.

Even the British army at this time had troops from De Gaulle's government-in-exile, that is...... While the British were using the battle in Sicily to build momentum for themselves, they were also building momentum for the government of Charles de Gaulle, which they supported.

Therefore, this battle was not only a secret contest between the British and American armies, but also a contest between the government of Charles de Gaulle and the government of Algiers, which were supported by Britain and the United States respectively.

It is clear that the Algiers government lost this contest in history, and the forces of the Degaard government gained a lot of fame with the British army, but now it ...... Everything is unknown.

"Have you figured it out?" Zhang Chi asked General Zhu An: "You are the commander of the Zoaf Corps, you make the decision!" ”

General Zhu An did not hesitate, nodded and said, "It's decided, just do it." To tell you the truth, Major General, I was taken aback by your plan at first, and even thought you were crazy, but now...... I also felt like I had to do it, maybe it was our only chance! ”

Zhang Chi knew what General Zhu An meant by this, and the "opportunity" that General Zhu An was referring to was the opportunity of the Algiers government, and if he did not perform well this time, then it was very likely that he would be forced to merge with the de Gaulle government and be commanded by de Gaulle.

General Juan's concern was of course justified, and it was not in the interests of the expeditionary force, which was one of the reasons why Zhang Chi spared no effort to help the Algiers government.

"Then ......" Zhang Chi said while buttoning up the armed belt: "General, it's time for me to go!" ”

"What?" General Zhu An couldn't help but look at Zhang Chi with wide eyes: "Major General, you mean...... Are you leading the team personally? ”