Unexpectedly, Patton looked at me, snorted contemptuously, looked behind his back with his hands, his chin raised high, and his eyes stared at the ceiling of the war room, as if something beautiful on it attracted him.

My hand that stretched out froze there. Just as I was about to withdraw my hand, Marshall next to me hurriedly stepped forward a few steps, walked to Patton, and said loudly: "George, let me introduce you to you, this is Oshanina, a general from the Soviet Union."

The translator standing behind me immediately translated Marshall's words to me. Although I had understood what Marshall said to Patton for a long time, I still pretended to be serious and listened to what the translator said to cover up my embarrassment.

I took back my hand and pretended to be careless and said: "In our cavalry unit, we are equipped with a m1913 cavalry saber assisted by American allies. It can change the standard slashing action to a stab. The soldiers love this saber and call it the 'Barton Saber'. I just wanted to ask General Patton if this cavalry saber was designed by him."

After listening to someone else's translation, Patton looked down at me, and the arrogant expression on his face also restrained. Although the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, his words were still cold: "Yes, that kind of saber was designed on a whim after I followed Mr. Clerry from France to learn fencing skills. Why, is this saber very popular in Russia?"

"Yes, Mr. General." Although I have never visited the cavalry and am not sure about the evaluation of this kind of saber by our cavalry, it does not affect my fooling Patton who is standing in front of me. Anyway, he cannot send anyone to understand: "In our cavalry, because the number of such sabers is limited, only soldiers who perform well or have made military achievements are qualified to have this kind of 'Padon saber'."

As soon as I finished speaking, Patton turned his head and couldn't wait to ask the translator behind me: "What did she say just now?" The translator immediately translated what I said to him.

After hearing this, Patton's expression became more and more friendly. He grinned and smiled faintly, stretched out his hand to me, and said, "General Oshanina. I always think that war is a man's business. Women should stay at home and have children and do housework."

I held Patton's powerful hand and replied with a smile: "General, don't you think I am already a neutral person? War has erased the gender of a person. I hope others will first regard me as a soldier, followed by a woman. You have also said: A soldier is also a citizen. The highest obligation and right of a citizen is to take up weapons to defend the motherland."

When Patton heard me say his famous saying, he couldn't help laughing. Seeing that Patton and I were no longer at odds, Marshall smiled and said, "General Oshanina. I think you are not right. As long as the war does not erase your life, you will always be just a woman. And a beautiful woman." Then he patted Patton's back and said to him, "George, stop standing here, go back to your seat, we have very important things to discuss."

Since Marshall and Patton had the highest ranks in the house, when arranging seats, Marshall asked Patton to sit on his right hand and I sat on his left. As for the translator equipped me, he sat slightly outside between me and Marshall.

I looked at Patton and suddenly remembered that according to historical records, he should be in Africa at this moment, so why did he suddenly appear in Washington? When I carefully expressed my questions to Marshall, he did not ask me the source, but said to me with a smile: "General Oshenina, George took over as commander of the 2nd Army on March 6 and appointed General Bradrey as his deputy. In the battle of Tunisia starting on the 17th, although his troops were only responsible for assists, they still successfully captured Gafsa and successfully repelled the armored forces of the German and Italian troops. This time he was temporarily recalled to Washington to coordinate the battle with the British."

When he heard Marshall talk about his record, Patton's face couldn't help but show a proud expression, and my originally vague memory became clear. Patton's troops should be marching towards Gabes during this period of time and put pressure on the Mares defense line of the German and Italian coalition forces. Because his troops did not receive the air support promised in advance, he had a dispute with Major General Arthur of the British Royal Air Force. Perhaps he was temporarily transferred back, and there was still some connection with this matter.

After Marshall finished talking about Patton's affairs, he coughed and began to get back to the topic: "Gentlemen, I came here with General Oshanina, a friendly army, today to discuss the opening of the second battlefield." After a moment of pause, he said to a colonel opposite: "Col. Pag, let you introduce the information to our allies."

The middle-aged colonel wearing an army uniform stood up from his position, bowed slightly in the direction of us, then walked to the large map beside the wall, and began to explain to us: "Gentlemen, at the Casablanca meeting where President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met in January this year, the decision to land in Sicily in the first half of the year was passed, and the landing on the European continent was postponed to August 1943. At the same time, the British and American Special Programs General Staff was established to formulate a landing plan in Europe, with British Army Lieutenant General Morgan as the chief of staff. According to the resolution, once a landing on the European continent and opening a second battlefield, the Special Staff will immediately begin to formulate a combat plan."

Colonel Pag picked up a commentary stick leaning against the wall and continued: "According to the experience and lessons learned from previous landing operations, the landing location must meet the following three conditions: First, within the radius of the fighter jets taken off from the British airport; Second, the ferry distance should be as short as possible; Third, there must be large ports nearby. There are only three places on the 480-kilometer coastline from Vulixingen, the Netherlands to Cherbourg, which is more suitable." Speaking of this, Pag turned around and pointed the map on the wall with the explanation stick, "there are the Kantantine Peninsula, Calais and Normandy."

After Marshall and Colonel Pag put down the explanation stick and walked back to his position, he turned his head and smiled and said to me: "General Oshanina, although the British General Morgan was responsible for opening up the second battlefield. We can also discuss some feasible plans for him so that he can develop a more suitable login plan. Continue to continue, you are the representative sent by the Russian side. Can you tell us your views on login operations?"

"Yes, General Oshanina." Patton also kindly echoed: "Tell us your opinion, maybe it will give us better inspiration to those involved in the plan."

I knew in my heart that although Marshall and Patton were so polite on the surface, they could not see the Soviets clearly from the bottom of their hearts. Otherwise, Zhukov would not toast Patton at the celebration banquet to conquer Berlin in two years, and not only did he encounter a wall but also curse him.

I stood up, and walked around the table with the translator, walked to the map and stood still. I raised my hand to salute everyone present, and then said politely: "Dear General Marshall, General Patton, gentlemen: Since General Marshall asked me to tell me about my opinion, then I will talk about my views on the Allied landing site selection. If there is anything wrong, please criticize and correct me."

Seeing Marshall nodding slightly, I picked up the explanation stick by the wall, pointed to the map and began to talk endlessly: "As far as I know, as early as March last year, General Eisenhower and the staff of the War Office proposed the basic idea of ​​how to open up the second battlefield, that is, to concentrate a large number of US troops in Britain. The British and American air forces gained air superiority over Europe in the river, and then crossed the strait from Britain and pointed directly at France and Germany.

From Colonel Pag's explanation just now, I can see that General Eisenhower's theory of war has been well implemented. Currently, on the landing coastline chosen by the Allies, there are only three areas of Kantantine Peninsula, Calais and Normandy.

Let’s take a look. Because the terrain of the Kantantine Peninsula is narrow and not conducive to the deployment of the large forces, I don’t think it is suitable to be a landing ground for the Allied forces. We can cross it out of the shortlist.

Secondly, it is Calais. The advantage of this place is that it is closest to the United Kingdom. It can not only obtain air cover from the Royal Air Force in the shortest time, but also the transportation fleet can quickly deploy troops to the Calais area. Although Calais has such an advantage, the disadvantages are also obvious. Because it is close to Germany, the German army's reinforcements are very convenient. In addition, the German army has the strongest defense force here, and those who stick to complete and solid fortifications are all elite German troops. Moreover, the five nearby ports also lack inland transportation lines, so they do not use the Allies to land in depth. "

Speaking of this, I deliberately stopped and turned my head to see the reactions of the officers present. The sarcastic expression that was originally hanging on their faces disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression. Marshall also had a serious face. Seeing me stop, he hesitated for a moment, he waved at me and said encouragemently: "Please continue, General Oshanina, tell everyone your true thoughts."

After obtaining Marshall's permission, I continued to say: "Normandy is now left. Although it is far from Britain, the advantage is that the German army's defense is relatively weak, and it is only a few dozen kilometers away from Cherbourg, the largest port in northern France. In addition, the terrain here is wide, and more than fifteen divisions can be deployed at the same time..." Although I clearly remember that it was written in the information that Normandy could deploy thirty divisions, in order not to be shocking, I intentionally reduced the number of troops to the other half.

After saying what I should say, I put down my explanation stick, walked back to my seat and sat down.

After a long time, Marshall stood up, and his eyes were majestic to sweep over every officer present, and said seriously: "I believe everyone has heard General Oshanina's speech clearly." After receiving the unanimous approval of everyone, he added, "What you just heard is top secret. No one can reveal a word to the outside world, otherwise he will be severely punished."

After saying that, Marshall turned to me again: "General Oshanina, I want to invite you to work with us to develop a landing plan to open the second battlefield. Do you think it's okay?"

"General Marshall," my mission to come to the United States this time is to urge the United States to formulate a plan to open a second battlefield as soon as possible. Since there is such a good opportunity in front of me, I naturally cannot give up easily. I smiled and agreed, "I am very happy to serve you."

When Marshall faced his subordinates again, he simply said: "Other Colonel Pag and General Patton, the rest of the officers should go out."

Hearing Marshall's orders, the officers sitting around the table stood up and saluted him, and walked out of the command center in a row. The staff officer who was walking at the end also closed the door.

But when only four of us and one translator were left in the house, Marshall was not polite and asked me straight to the point: "General Oshanina, how do you plan to make the Allied landing plan in Normandy?"

After listening to the translated sentence, I did not immediately answer how to suppress the beach garrison and how to land on the beach. Because I learned about Marshall from later biography and knew that he hated the act of blurting out major issues the most. He believed that this kind of approach of giving answers without thinking had a great speculative element, and such a person was not worthy of his trust.

Although I am not his subordinate, if he shows such a character, it will also cause his disgust. Even if he doesn't say it, he will be cautious about me in his heart. When he adopts the suggestions he makes, he may also pick on the bones of the eggs.

I pretended to think for a moment, then slowly said, "General Marshall, this matter is of great importance. Please allow me to go back and think about it first. After taking a comprehensive consideration, I will answer your question. Is it OK?"

Regarding my reply, Marshall smiled and said, "Okay!" Maybe because he thought I didn't understand English, he took out a notebook and wrote my name in it, and then marked it: "This person is completely trustworthy!"

But after he closed the book, he said to me politely: "General Oshanina, I will report your analysis to President Roosevelt later..."

While he was talking, a phone in the room suddenly rang. Colonel Pag walked over and took the phone. After listening for a moment, he turned to Marshall and said, "Mr. Chief of Staff, it's your phone." Marshall put his notebook on the table, got up and walked towards the phone.

I stared at the notebook on the table, looked at Patton who was looking at me with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but remember what was mentioned in Marshall's biography, and the three comments Marshall gave Patton in his notebook.

The first comment: "This person can lead the troops through fire and water."

The second comment: "You have to use a rope to tightly cover his neck."

The third comment: "As soon as there is an armored force, I will hand it over to him to command immediately!"

It is said that as long as someone who has been on Marshall's notebook is likely to become a higher-level officer.

While he was thinking about it, Marshall, who had answered the phone, walked back and said to me with a smile: "General Oshanina, I have reported the matter to President Roosevelt. He is going to invite Sir Frederick Morgan to come to Washington overnight to let him participate in the implementation of the landing plan. It is getting late, so you can go back and rest first."

After shaking hands with me and saying goodbye, he ordered the translator standing next to me: "You are responsible for sending General Oshanina back to the Soviet embassy!" (To be continued...)

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Chapter 1031 Tour to the United States (2:
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