"We are still in reconnaissance for the time being. The information we have on hand now only shows that the German army is on the island of Pantelleria, the Gorene Paratrooper Division, and the 15th Armored Division, which we fought with, have been dispatched to Sicily."

"And their troops and weapons and equipment have been replenished, and they are even a little stronger than the original one."

"In addition, the Italians also dispatched two armies, with four field divisions under their command, to Sicily for defense."

"These Italian troops have about 300,000 troops, while the German troops have about 70,000 troops."

"Italia has about 100 tanks, and the German tanks are about 250, most of which are No. 4 tanks, with only 50 Leopard and Tiger tanks."

"As for the planes in Italy, there are about 80 and the Germans have 100."

"The Italian models are all Markey MC.205 fighter jets, and MC?202 fighter jets."

"The German fighter jets are all fw190a-5/r6 fighter jets, and they also carry two 210mmwerfer-granate21 air-to-air rockets."

"In addition, Italy also dispatched their ace mechanized divisions to move in the southeast of Sicily; and also dispatched two divisions to Puglia at the same time, and one division to Calabria."

It took a long time for Lieutenant General Smith to organize his language and answer cautiously.

"The German army really has only so few troops deployed in Sicily?"

After listening, Eisenhower responded cautiously.

"This is the case for the time being. As for the next period, we need to investigate it carefully before we can find out!"

Lieutenant General Smith suggested.

"Then how did our meat filling operation go? Was Hitler fooled?"

Eisenhower frowned and asked.

"The first meat filling operation failed because of the death of our German intelligence chief Canaris, but Major Ivan Montagu of the 17m Group of the British Navy Intelligence Service and Charles Joemundele were planning the second meat filling."

"The results should be relatively smooth now. At least according to the information collected by our intelligence network, Hitler believes that our first target of attack was Sardinia, the Zozekanisos, the Peloponnese Peninsula, etc., and he also deployed troops to prevent our attacks."

"And in order to make Hitler believe in our false operations more, our aviation forces have carried out large-scale bombardment of the harbours of Sardinia, Sicily and Corsica, as well as their railway networks during this period."

"With our large-scale bombing operation, Hitler really dispatched his 1st armored division to the city of Ripolis in Greece to station and defend our attacks!"

"And Hitler also reorganized the 90th Division in Sardinia to station Sardinia to guard against our invasions!"

Regarding this question, Lieutenant General Smith immediately told the good news he knew.

"What about the movements of the 16th Armored Division of the German Army?"

Eisenhower calmed down and smiled happily and continued to ask.

"I'm still in the Balkans for the time being, and I'm doing training there!"

Lieutenant General Smith continued to answer.

"It seems that our battle of Sicily is still under certain pressure. Although there are only two divisions stationed in Sicily, the combat effectiveness of the German army is stronger than that of the Italian army. Moreover, they also have two Italian army and another ace mechanized division, which is assisting in the battle."

"Does the British spies deceive Hitler and let him transfer the two German divisions from Sicily?"

Eisenhower sighed a little regretfully.

"I don't think it's easy! Because Kesselin and Mussolini seem to firmly disagree with Hitler's withdrawal of all his troops from Sicily!"

Lieutenant General Smith said with a wry smile.

"Since that's the case, we can only carry out the most cruel amphibious landing battle! By the way! Is our P-51 fighter fleet coming?"

Eisenhower also smiled depressedly.

"President Roosevelt dispatched 50 aircraft, and also dispatched 500 B-24 bombers to participate in the Sicily Battle! It can be said that President Roosevelt was really serious this time! Because the P-51 fighter has just been equipped with our Army Air Force 354th Fighter Team!"

"And 20 of these 50 P-51 fighter jets are from the P-51b model, which is more powerful than the P-51a model!"

Lieutenant General Smith swept away the gloomy expression he had just now and responded happily.

"That's good! With the strong support of the president, we must win this battle. For the freedom and living space of European people, we must defeat those damn fascists!"

After hearing this, Eisenhower waved his fist excitedly and replied happily.

"Yes! We will definitely defeat Hitler, the big devil! Because this time, in addition to the P-51b fighter, we also have a large number of B-17 and B-29 bombers, as well as a large number of P-38 fighters and P-40 fighters for cover combat!"

"And the British troops, including large ammunition loads and long range, have dispatched thousands of aircraft to participate in the war, and in addition, they also dispatched a large number of Spitfire fighters to assist in the war with Hurricane fighters! Even Typhoon fighter bombers have dispatched more than 200 aircraft to participate in the war!"

"And the hurricane fighter jets dispatched by the British army this time are equipped with a pylon that can carry 2 bombs, two 40mm Vicks cannons, or 8 RP-3 rockets. In addition, their engines have also been replaced by the old engine and the new 27 engine!"

Lieutenant General Smith continued to speak out the good news he knew.

"Okay! Then you can take me to see our P-51 fighter fleet now! I really want to take a look at these most advanced fighter jets and see their excellent combat performance!"

Eisenhower felt more relaxed the more he listened, and said happily.

"Ah! But it's night now! And our P-51 fighter jets were transported to us this evening! And tomorrow they will be picked up by Hewitt's fleet to our secret gathering place in Tunisia for familiarity with the terrain and flight training!"

Lieutenant General Smith said a little hesitant.

"Take me there! Otherwise, my uneasy mood before the war would not be able to completely calm down!"

Eisenhower stared at the other party with a pleading gaze.

"This...well! I'll take you there now!"

Faced with Eisenhower's begging gaze, Lieutenant General Smith compromised awkwardly.

Then they hurried to the parking area of ​​the P-51 fighter fleet and prepared to see the appearance of these most advanced fighter jets of the US military.

Soon, they saw a large number of P-51b fighters equipped with Packard engines at a temporary airport near the Verdara Palace in Malta.
Chapter completed!