"Major General!"

The first telegram Zhang Chi received was from Patton, and his tone seemed relaxed and surprised. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What's going on?" "How did you do that two German divisions had moved to the Eastern Front and launched a fierce offensive against the British," Patton said. ”

"Oh! Is it? Zhang Chi pretended to be surprised and replied: "The Germans have already switched to the Eastern Front?" I thought they were still outside the city ready to attack us! ”

When he saw this telegram, Barton couldn't help but smile, and the ghost believed that the Chinese major general did not know that the Germans had been transferred.

But of course, it has to be said, because these military telegrams are kept in the background, and Montgomery even has the right to check them, so Patton can understand this.

So Barton simply accompanied Zhang Chi to the end, and he called back: "Oh, you don't know yet? The Eastern Front has turned upside down, and the British are almost unable to hold on! ”

"What a pity!" Zhang Chi replied: "I hope the British can tide over this difficulty!" ”

"Yes!" Barton couldn't help but laugh: "I hope so! ”

Barton liked the result, or rather, liked it.

In fact, Patton could guess how the Chinese major general did this, and of course it was related to the 500 transport planes transferred by the US military to Algiers, and at the same time Patton also knew that the Chinese troops stationed in Algiers had also "moved" to the airport...... Linking the two, fools know that this creates an illusion for the Germans that they are going to airborne Chinese troops.

As a result, the Germans, after careful consideration, could only transfer the two elite units encircling Palermo to the Eastern Front, that is, in the direction of the British.

Thinking of this, Patton admired this Chinese major general in his heart...... In front of a situation that seemed to be very unfavorable to the American army, and could even be said to make Patton and all the American soldiers indignant but helpless, the Chinese major general solved it lightly, not only solved it, but also taught the British a cruel lesson.

Now, the US military can be said to have completely seized the initiative...... Now it's just a matter of waiting for Montgomery to call for help.

Moreover, Montgomery was afraid that he would no longer dare to suppress the US military in order to reap the fruits of victory, after all, there were requests for help, and even the life and death of the British Eighth Army, so Patton did not believe that Montgomery would dare to violate military common sense and act arbitrarily.

From this point of view, all the losses of the British army were actually caused by Montgomery, and if he had been commanding for battle, he would not have made these low-level mistakes at all, and the situation on the battlefield would not have become so bad.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Montgomery to call Barton.

"General!" Montgomery said anxiously on the phone: "I hope that the Seventh Army will quickly advance forward, attack the rear of the German army and form an encirclement of the German army." You know, the Germans are attacking us fiercely! ”

"Yes, General!" Patton was a little proud, because this also meant that the U.S. military could reap the victory without restraint.

What else is ahead of the US military?

The four German divisions were all in the east, and the Americans were standing in the way of the Italian troops who were not looking at it and were useless, and all the Americans had to do was to advance and count the cities where the prisoners were taken.

After putting down the phone, Barton couldn't help but say again: "Good job, General Zhang Chi...... If there is a next time, I would rather give up an American division than give up you! ”

On the other hand, Montgomery was like a defeated rooster, and perhaps the word "burnt out" would be more appropriate to describe him, because he, who had always valued image and always paid attention to calmness, did not even notice that his military hat was crooked.

It's no wonder that Montgomery is like this, the situation reported by the British army is very bad, and Montgomery, as the commander, doesn't even know where his troops are...... Many British soldiers lost their radios or had no time to contact Montgomery when they fled, because enemy tanks were following them and could be encircled by the enemy if they stopped for a moment.

"General!" The staff officer reminded: "Even if the US Seventh Army advances forward or even attacks the Germans from behind, I am afraid that the situation of the war will not be improved...... The Germans were attacking too fast, and when the Americans arrived, they were afraid that the Eighth Army was already ......"

"I know!" Montgomery interrupted the staff officer: "That's why we must hold on!" It only takes a day or two to hold on...... Hold our ground, and we will be able to form a two-sided attack with the American army against the Germans! ”

"General......" The communications corps reported to Montgomery a few meters away: "Contact with the 26th Division!" ”

Montgomery hurriedly left a group of staff officers and walked to the radio station and sent a telegram to Major General John, commander of the 26th Division: "Tell me, how bad the situation is! ”

"Very bad, General!" Major General John replied: "Our troops were completely routed, I don't know where they went, died or fled into the jungle and hid...... There were only over 5,000 people with me, and many of them were stragglers from other units! ”

Hearing this, Montgomery couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, there are only more than 5,000 people left in a division, does that mean that more than half of the casualties have been lost?!

Montgomery didn't dare to think about it, and immediately ordered: "Listen, Major General! Gather all your troops as best you can, and then direct them to retreat to the east coast, where they will build a line of defense with their backs to the sea...... Our navy and air force will be there to provide you with fire support, and they will destroy all enemies who try to get close to you, understand? ”

"Yes, General!"

Although John replied with this answer, he was not optimistic.

Montgomery's method seemed to work, because it was the way in which the American forces held off the enemy's attack when they were attacked by the Germans.

But John knew that there was a difference between the two: the U.S. military was prepared to fight, and the navy and air force had sufficient ammunition, and artillery shells and bombs could rain down in the direction of the enemy.

However, the British army was chased by the Germans all the way to retreat in the direction of the sea, and there was not much time to build a defensive line at all, and as for the ammunition of the navy and air force, most of them were unloaded when they landed at the port of Siracuts, so the navy and air force also rushed to the battle.

Worse still......

John looked at the sky, and the setting sun was about to set at sea level.

And once the night came, it was another blow to the British army...... The British navy and air force would not be able to provide any effective fire support to the British army, and the British army would have to rely on itself to resist the German attack.