Although the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing performed very well in this rescue operation, the operation ultimately "failed". Due to "luck issues", the commandos were unable to rescue "Lisa". This result made Boynton, who was quite proud of his subordinates' excellent performance in the operation, a little frustrated. Although their superiors still commended them, Boyynton still felt regretful.

"If we had started earlier and rescued people, this operation would have gone down in history." Boynton said.

"Dad, don't worry, this operation has been planted in history." Ron said.

"I know, but there will be a saying in history: 'In the end, it didn't work out'!" "I don't understand how Ron," said Boynton, "you don't have any regrets. ”

Yes, Ron didn't regret the result at all. Because he knows history well, this operation certainly did not fail, and even, this operation was an unparalleled success.

Ron knew that the real landing place for the Allies was Normandy, and Calais was just a front. In the original history, in order to induce the Germans to believe that the Allies would land in Calais, the Allies took an unprecedented scale of bullying operations. Although there was no such rescue operation in the original history, the resistance groups in Calais suddenly became particularly active and were part of a plan to bully the enemy. In the original history, the Allies used various means to send false information about their landing in Calais to the Germans, among which the British MI6 even deliberately allowed the Germans to catch the spies they sent, so that the Germans themselves could torture the false information from these spies. And most of the poor spies who were betrayed by their superiors did not know that what they knew was what their superiors urgently needed to let their enemies know. After being pried open by the Germans, they may continue to be ashamed of their weakness. Ron believes that the "Lisa" who belongs to MI6 is probably a "dead room" with such a mission.

"The eyes of the British are really not ordinary black!" Ron accidentally said this.

"What did you say?" Boynton asked. Ron's voice was too small for him to hear clearly.

"Nothing," Ron said, disguised, "I mean that woman is unlucky." ”

This is the end of this hapless woman's story. After knowing that the war was won, Ron never heard anything about the female spy again. The disappearance of a spy is all too common in times of war.

……

A few days later, the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing received an order that General Patton, commander of the "First Army Group of the United States Army," would inspect the 21st Wing tomorrow. He was accompanied by a large group of journalists.

The so-called "First Army Group of the US Army" is actually a completely fictitious and fake unit. According to the fabricated information, within the establishment of this one, there are dozens of divisions. There are 6 airborne divisions alone. On paper, this is a force of almost a million people. But in fact, these divisions were just units that existed only on paper, and Patton really had only a few dozen radio stations in his hands. He had to rely on the radio activity of these stations to simulate the operation of a large army, so as to fool the Germans.

During this period, the Germans discovered that the units belonging to the "First Army Group of the US Army" were active frequently. At the very least, the radio monitoring clearly recorded the frequent movements of these troops. In the newspapers of the British in the United States, there are often reports of the "First Army Group of the US Army," and General Patton, the commander of the "First Army Group of the US Army," often shows his face in the newspapers and on the radio.

General Patton performed very well in the battles in North Africa and Sicily. In the eyes of the Germans, he was a master of tank warfare on the side of the Allies. If the Germans were to choose a general who would be the most suitable commander of the large army that was about to land, it would be Patton. As a result, General Patton, who was demoted because he slapped a wounded soldier in the hospital who he believed was a fraud, was released and served as the commander of this non-existent unit known to the outside world as the "First Army Group of the United States Army."

Since assuming this position, General Patton has made frequent appearances in front of the media, often taking reporters to inspect the units and giving morale-boosting speeches to the soldiers in front of them.

Recently, the 21st Attack Wing has made frequent sorties in the Calais area. They must have made a great impression on the Germans. Based on intelligence, the Germans were inclined to assume that this force would play a key role in the landing operation. Therefore, in order to better deceive the enemy, General Patton brought reporters to inspect here.

According to the notice, General Patton will come to inspect at about half past five in the morning, and he will first preside over the flag-raising ceremony at the airport, and then he will inspect the troops and give a speech. In anticipation of the inspection, the 21st Attack Wing postponed the departure of the attack aircraft group, which was scheduled to depart early in the morning. After General Patton's speech, they will take off in front of the generals and reporters and head to the battlefield.

……

General Patton was very punctual, and at half past five in the morning he arrived punctually with his entourage at the entrance to the "Crow's Nest" airfield. At this time, at this time, Ron and the other officers were already waiting at the door.

It's a very simple thing to recognize Barton in the crowd. The bloody gall general was a big man, and he liked to wear a large steel helmet with three stars on it, even in a tuxedo. And at his waist, he always had an oversized revolver diagonally in his waist, rather than a much smaller and more delicate pistol like other generals.

"General, welcome!" Ron stepped forward and saluted General Patton.

Barton returned the salute and approached Ron, offering to shake his hand.

"I've heard of you, lad." "You're a super lucky guy who came to war at such a young age," Barton said. It's not like me, I've been waiting for this war all my life. ”

Ron had heard similar words from General Fletcher. But when the words that came out of General Fletcher's mouth, after a lifetime of war, tasted completely different from Patton's mouth. General Fletcher's words are more of a lament that he was born at the wrong time and failed to catch up with the era when battleship battles decided victory or defeat; General Patton's words were full of the desire to seize the time and make a contribution.

"General, I think you are the one who was born for this war." Ron said.

Together, they got into an open-top and headed for the airport tower. There, there was a high flagpole, where many soldiers were waiting to raise the flag.

The car stopped next to the tower, and Ron guided General Patton to the viewing platform while introducing him to the two flag raisers.

"General, one of these two flag raisers is Second Lieutenant Paul, who is now a tail gunner on a P/A-38 attack aircraft, previously served on a B-24 bomber, and is a four-time Purple Heart Warrior. He'd made enough flights to move on to other safer jobs, but he volunteered to keep fighting on the front lines......"

"Well, yes, a tough guy!"

"The other is Captain Arthur. He's a lucky guy and he's a bad guy. More than a week earlier, he had attacked Rommel's convoy and killed a bunch of Germans, including his lieutenant, who was in the same car with Rommel. But he failed to kill Rommel, and lost the opportunity to count his name in the history of the war. Therefore, this time we arranged for him to raise the flag, which can be regarded as soothing his wounded heart. ”

Barton laughed, "That's bad luck. I like him, though. ”

After everyone was in place, the solemn "Star-Spangled Banner" began to play, and the flag-raising ceremony began. Barton stood straight, singing the national anthem to the music, and the sound shook Ron's ears numb.

The flag-raising ceremony was followed by Patton's speech, as usual.

"General Ron just introduced me to our flag-raiser, our Sergeant Paul, a four-time Purple Heart Warrior. He proudly told me that in our 21st Attack Aircraft Wing, there are some of the bravest and most remarkable fighters in the United States.

I say to General Ron that he is not right, because here are the bravest and greatest warriors in the world. Because, the bravest and greatest of us Americans must be the bravest and greatest in the whole world! This is because we Americans love the winners, and Americans never forgive the losers. Americans despise cowards. Whatever competition Americans participate in, they must win. I scoff at the kind of people who laugh when they lose. Because of this, the Americans have so far not lost any wars. Not in the future. A true American will hate even the thought of failure.

…… Twenty years from now, you'll be glad you fought in this world war. At that point, when you're sitting by the fireplace and your grandson is sitting on your lap, asking, "Grandpa, what did you do in the Great Second World War?" You don't have to cough in embarrassment, move your grandson from one knee to the other, and say, "Ah...... Grandpa was shoveling manure in Louisiana. On the other hand, brethren, you can look him in the eye and say, "Grandson, grandpa, I was in the First Army with that dog bastard Patton. ”

Patton's speeches were always imbued with an indomitable fighting spirit that could give the soldiers a great encouragement. His speech naturally caused the soldiers to cheer again and again. After the speech, Ron gave the soldiers a mission to attack, and at the same time, he also extended an invitation to General Patton.

"General, if you are interested, you can come with me to the war room to direct our attack."

"Of course I do." "It would be much more satisfying to be able to take off with you and see the scene," Barton said. ”