Chapter 230 Bombing of Rome, Italy
"No matter what the price we have to pay, we will definitely win this Sicily landing battle! Otherwise, the morale of our Allies will be very severe!"
Eisenhower finally suppressed his uneasy mentality and said firmly.
"We will definitely win! Because we have dispatched so many troops this time, and we have prepared to station troops in the rear of Britain!"
The staff officer was also confident.
"By the way, is the Soviet army carrying out a large-scale counterattack?"
Eisenhower nodded and suddenly remembered.
"Yes! Our intelligence officers are closely monitoring their every move! And the German army's every move!"
The staff officer affirmed.
"How many troops have the Soviet army dispatched to deal with the German army on the Eastern Front?"
Eisenhower asked.
"More than 3 million, and their planes have also dispatched 10,000. Now they are dispatching troops to the frontline positions, preparing to launch a large-scale counterattack against Kharkov and other places first!"
The staff officer continued to respond.
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Upon hearing this, Eisenhower's face was moved and he took a breath of air conditioning.
Because he unexpectedly, the Soviet army, who had just experienced several large-scale comrades, could still dispatch so many troops with such wealth and mighty magnitude.
At this moment, Eisenhower also deeply felt that the Soviet Union's war potential was indispensable.
"It's really unexpected that the Soviet army can have so many troops and aircraft to use! But no matter what, they are all our allies and the main allies on the Eastern Front battlefield, so we must continue to vigorously assist them in military supplies!"
Eisenhower said calmly after being shocked.
"We're going back to the meeting, Commander!"
The staff officer replied.
"How was the reaction of the German army on the Eastern Front?"
Eisenhower continued to ask.
"The Germans are retreating!"
The staff officer said with a serious expression.
"Well! Retreat? Why did they retreat again? This is not Hitler's style! He is a lunatic who will fight for incoming land. How could he let his troops retreat before the war began?"
Eisenhower was shocked and stared at the shock, unable to believe.
At the same time, he stared at the staff officer intently, as if he wanted to see through the other party.
"But this abnormal behavior of the German army was confirmed by our spies and Soviet spies!"
The staff officer said hesitantly.
"What kind of actions did Stalin respond?"
After seeing the other party telling the truth, Eisenhower was silent for a moment and said with a serious expression.
"The German army's abnormal retreat on the Eastern Front must be a big conspiracy that Hitler came up with! We must be careful! Or we will suffer a big loss again!"
After a long time, Eisenhower said with a sharp look.
"By the way! Where are the Germans retreating now?"
Before the staff members could reply, Eisenhower suddenly continued to ask.
"Model's troops are secretly evacuating Kharkov. As for their destination, they are not known yet! All areas occupied by Manstein's troops have been evacuated, and their whereabouts are unknown now!"
The staff officer said embarrassedly.
"Then you send more people to the German occupied areas and conduct reconnaissance with the troops! I must know every move of the German army on the Eastern Front!"
Eisenhower said with a sharp look.
"Yes! Commander!"
The staff officer quickly replied.
The staff then reported to Eisenhower about the situation on other battlefields, while Eisenhower listened carefully with a blank expression.
At this time, the British and American air force had more than 3,000 aircraft, including 2,000 bombers, which had entered Italian airspace and flew quickly over Rome.
At this moment, many regions and cities in Italy are in a quiet and peaceful manner; living a lively and peaceful life.
But what they unexpected was the British and American air force that had entered Italy's mainland; they were split into several routes to fight the army, heading to all the big cities in Italy, preparing to bomb.
The bombs loaded by these British and American airlines are all high-explosive bombs of more than 1,000 pounds, as well as a large number of fuel bombs, and napalm bombs.
At this time, in the bustling Rome, people are living their lives with peace of mind and joy.
Of course, there are also many people who are unemployed by Mussolini's fascist government, but they are living in pain.
But whether it is Italians who are living in peace and contentment, or Italians living in dire straits, they are now living their own lives at their own homes, or doing their own things outside.
But just as these people were doing their own things, suddenly there was a harsh air defense alarm sound over the sky of Rome.
"What's wrong? Why is there a sudden air raid alarm!"
"It's not that there is an air strike! But we have not tried to be air strikes yet!"
"Hey! What's that from! It's like a big bird!"
"I saw it too, there are more than one of them! There are many! Look at it!"
"It's a bomber! It's an enemy attack! Escape quickly!"
"Is it an air strike? Who came to attack us?"
"It's the aircraft of British and American troops, I see the logo of their fuselage!"
"Why did the British and American aircraft suddenly appear here in our capital? Isn't our air force the world's number one air force? I don't know where they went, what to eat, and how they let the enemy enter our airspace!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Escape! They bombed!"
As the air raid sirens rang through the world, many Roman citizens were talking in surprise, but they soon changed into a scream of horror.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
Then a large number of shrill screams, wails, and painful shouts broke out, and the sound of bomb explosions shook even more and more, covering up the deafening bomb explosion.
Not long after, the city center of Rome immediately burst into the sky and smoke rolled; huge explosions resounded continuously through the world and the entire night sky.
At this moment, except for the famous Italian capital being bombed wildly by the British and American Airlines fleet, all Italian cities were bombed by the British and American Airlines fleet on a large scale.
Although Italy also hurriedly dispatched a lot of fighter jets to attack.
However, the combat capabilities of Italian fighter jets have no way to fight suppressive battles with advanced aircraft such as the British and American P-51 Mustang fighters.
Moreover, Italy can mobilize less than 400 aircraft in a short period of time.
Chapter completed!