Chapter 165 On the eve of the U.S. Army's Thousand Aircraft Bombing
At this moment, Algiers.
Ehausenwell did not smile and be friendly as usual.
Sometimes he tightened the lucky gold coins in his hand nervously, and sometimes he sucked camel brand cigarettes.
In the end, he was still in a irritable mood and was patrolling the planes in front of him around the airport in Algiers.
And those following him were Lieutenant General Hewitt, as well as Carl Andrew Spatz, and Arthur Travers Harris.
As for Montgomery and Patton, they were not here because they were rectifying their troops.
"How many planes have we arrived to replenish it now?"
After inspecting Ehausenwell, he said anxiously to Lieutenant General Hewitt beside him.
"More than 2,000 aircraft have arrived! President Roosevelt and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee attach great importance to this fight against Panteleria Island! So their deployment is very fast!"
Lieutenant General Hewitt responded in a relaxed and happy tone.
"Well! That's good, so can our group carry out a plan for a large bombing of thousands of aircraft immediately at night?"
Ehausenwell asked anxiously.
"Yes! Now all our air teams are conducting pre-war inspections and supplementing ammunition and flight fuel. As soon as night falls on the earth, we can immediately attack Pantelleria Island, give large-scale felt bombings to those German and Italian troops, and let them try the taste of hell on earth! So that our soldiers who died there will avenge their past shame and avenge their revenge!"
When Lieutenant General Hewitt thought of the Battle of Pantelleria, many aircraft, ships, and soldiers were destroyed by the German troops arranged by Chen Yanlong.
"Okay! Then I will wait and see our Thousand-Air Bombing Operation. This time, there will be no failure. Otherwise, our morale will not only be greatly stimulated and hit, but also put our status in jeopardy! President Roosevelt and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are not satisfied with our poor performance now!"
When talking about the last Battle of Pantelleria, Ehausenwell felt upset, so he quickly took a few sips of camel cigarettes to calm his emotions.
"Well! I will, and this time, in addition to the help of two aviation commanders, Carl Andrew Spatz, Arthur Travers Harris, the troops of Montgomery and Patton are also ready to go, waiting for our bombing operation to carry out a large-scale landing operation once it is over!"
Lieutenant General Hewitt replied without hesitation.
"That's good, because in addition to President Roosevelt and his attention to our every move now, Prime Minister Churchill and other leaders of allies, even people and journalists all over the world are watching our performance on this island! If we fail again and are exposed by those fighting reporters, then the face of our United States of America will be lost!"
Ehausenwell reminded deeply.
"Yes! I get it! Commander!"
"But those allied leaders and other high-level officers must be left to the commander for coordination! Because except for you having this ability, there is no one in our country who can replace your ability and talent! Commander!"
Lieutenant General Hewitt quickly replied.
Lieutenant General Hewitt said this from a flattering word. As a famous general, Ehausenwell not only reads military tactics, but also his real talent is in political coordination. This can be seen from his two consecutive years of presidential years in 1952 and 1956 after the war.
In fact, President Roosevelt had long taken a fancy to his talent; otherwise he would not have chosen him among the many famous generals to serve as the commander of the European Allied Forces.
Because only he has good political coordination skills that can be connected and achieve success.
Of course, he is not as good as Patton or Montgomery in commanding the troops. At least they have more practical experience than him.
There was even more no way, and we compared it with Manstein, Rommel, Guderian, Model and others.
Because those German generals were all in the battlefield and were used to fighting.
"You think too much about me. If there is no certain victory record, how can we stabilize the morale of the army? Everything depends on our revenge actions of the Thousand-Air Bomb tonight! Because our future destiny and career path depend on the victory or defeat of this battle!"
Ehausenwell held the lucky charm in his hand again and said nervously.
"Everything will go smoothly and smoothly! I believe our aviation force, and this time we dispatched more than 2,000 aircraft at one time to attack Pantelleria. Even if the German and Italian troops were as prepared as last time, we don't have to be afraid of them, because most of the aviation forces this time are new bombers and fighters!"
Lieutenant General Hewitt responded confidently.
"Well! I hope everything will be fine! We are fighting for justice now, and God will bless us with peace!"
Ehausenwell looked at the densely pack of planes in front of him and breathed a sigh of relief.
“God will bless us!”
Lieutenant General Hewitt echoed.
Then the two of them slowly fell silent and stared silently at the busy sky; busy with the pilots and ground crews in the airport, the various actions and work conditions...
In particular, the pre-war preparations for aircraft of the 12th Air Force, the 9th Air Force, and the 8th Air Force.
Pantelleria Island, the command of the Italian army.
Commander Golan Visjek, the Italian commander, was discussing some abnormal situations with his subordinates.
"What do you think of us now? Should we continue to station here to guard the place, or should we send us back to Prime Minister Mussolini?"
Commander Golan Weisjek said straight to the point.
"I think I'd better apply to be transferred back to Rome! Even if I can't go back to Rome to other places in Italy! Now all the German troops have been evacuated. If they don't have them to fight island defense, I'm worried that when the British and American Allies are in large-scale counterattack, once we come to us, we will be miserable!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall Italian officer was the first to propose.
"I agree! The British and American Allies are not easy to deal with! We have tasted enough of their power in the Battle of Africa and the Battle of Tunisia! We have already killed or captured many of our soldiers by them!"
Another Italian officer also responded immediately.
"But we may not have to be so nervous! The British and American allies have not been moved for several days, and they were beaten up by the Germans last time. Moreover, although the Germans have been evacuating their troops in the past few days, their air force groups are still constantly expelling the British and American allies over us and reconnaissance groups!"
"So I feel we don't have to be afraid at all, and worry about their counterattacks and evacuation! And if the situation changes suddenly and badly, then we can surrender to them immediately! They won't kill us!"
But there were other Italian officers who stood up and retorted.
As more and more voices of opposition and approval of evacuation began to quarrel violently in the entire command center.
Chapter completed!