The Allied supply was not only due to the throughput capacity of the ports, but also to the transportation routes from the ports to the front line. Before the Normandy landings, the Allies were afraid that the Germans would get more support and supplies, so they bombed all roads leading to Normandy repeatedly, almost all of them were punctured, and the railroads and other things were bombed so that it was almost impossible to see that there was such a thing. As a result, all the supplies that came ashore from the port had to be transported forward by car. However, the road that was blown to shreds was run over by a large group of trucks, and it was even worse.

And these bad roads, in turn, make all kinds of car breakdowns constantly. On the side of the British, more than a thousand 3-ton transports broke down. In order to ensure the transportation capacity, the British, who had obtained the main attack position in the plan, simply sought out the Americans and asked for more than 1,000 transport vehicles in the hands of the Americans to replace them. As a result, the U.S. military complained, and the elegant Bradley complained to Eisenhower, and the big-mouthed Barton simply scolded directly, and threatened that if the British couldn't do it, they would follow his plan. Of course, if the British are killed, they will not cede dominance.

The British Empire has been dominating the world for a hundred years, although every Englishman now knows that Britain can no longer be the world leader, and the Germans have pulled him from the position of the world's number one power through two world wars -- of course, no one who dares to pull the emperor off his horse will be able to escape the wheel -- and the future era belongs to the Americans and the Soviets. But the more this is the case, the more unwilling the British are to let go of the world boss and compete with others for the first place in everything. And he is very sensitive, always worried that people will look down on him.

Like at the last meeting......

"Marshal, I studied the situation on the ground, as well as our plans. I have to say that our plan was too sketchy. For example, I feel that we are very poorly aware of the situation of the German forces near the main target, the Anheng Heng Bridge. Most of the so-called intelligence is outdated, and it is only analyzed by relying on a few aerial reconnaissance photos. This is unimaginable intelligence preparation for launching such an important battle! Ron unceremoniously said to Field Marshal Montgomery at the preparation of the battle, "Do we have no connection with the Dutch Resistance?" Don't we have intelligence officers on the ground? ”

"General Ron, of course we have channels to contact the Dutch Resistance, and we also have intelligence officers. But there are indications that the Dutch resistance was heavily infiltrated by the Germans. We fear that using their connections will make the Germans feel a little more aware. A British lieutenant colonel replied.

"Even if it is so, then why is aerial reconnaissance so sketchy?" Ron continued to hold on.

"We are worried that the reconnaissance aircraft will also expose the target if it is too active......"

"So, there was no meticulous reconnaissance?" Ron immediately picked up, "Like that dead-end attack of the Germans not long ago?" In order not to alarm the enemy, in order to achieve a sudden xìng? Our situation has now fallen to the point where we have to take a desperate gamble like the Germans? Or is our plan so fragile that we have to rely on enough luck to succeed? ”

Looking at the stammering appearance of the British lieutenant colonel, Ron couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart. Speaking of which, Ron, who had watched "The Distant Bridge" in his previous life, knew that Operation Market Garden ended up in a big defeat because of insufficient preparation, and it was only because of the long blood bars of the Allies and the Germans that there was no big problem.

It wasn't until he saw some of the plans of the operation that Ron realized that the roughness of the British plan in reality was even more exaggerated than in the movie, so much so that Ron couldn't help but have this sentence in his heart: "With this kind of attitude, it is unreasonable not to be beaten by the Germans." ”

But even so, Ron didn't intend to slap the British in the face in the face, he only planned to explain his opinion to General Bradley in detail, and then he would come forward to discuss it with the British. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the venue today, before Montgomery came, Ron sat at the door, lit a cigarette, and handed one to General Gavin, the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. The two men had just lit the fire, and before they could say a word, Field Marshal Montgomery, wearing a beret, came in.

The two men hurriedly stood up and saluted Montgomery. Montgomery returned the salute, then squinted at the cigarettes in their mouths and said in a commanding tone, "Put out the cigarettes!" Smoking is not allowed in my meetings! ”

Montgomery's voice was so loud that everyone around him looked at Ron. Ron and Gavin both extinguished their cigarettes, and all they could think was that 10,000 grass and mud horses had run past.

Ron knew that General Eisenhower had been ordered by Montgomery to extinguish his cigarette when he first visited Marshal Montgomery's office. At that time, listening to the story, I only felt that Montgomery really had a xìng character, but when others had a xìng personality on him, Ron was still very depressed.

"Nǎinǎi's, you have xìng grids, Lao Tzu doesn't have xìng grids?" Ron thought indignantly, "If you are a real cow, as powerful as Nelson, you will be able to endure it." Didn't you just rely on several times the amount of materials to win the fox once? What kind of big-tailed wolf is pretending? It's really an uncle who can bear it, and an aunt who can't bear it either! ”

So, as the opportunity to discuss the plan continued, Ron fired the cannon.

"Also, the plan says that our armored forces will use the 'Highway 69 kilometer' to advance rapidly, how high is the 'Highway 69'? There are only two lanes on this road! It is necessary to rely on such a road to undertake the passage and logistics support of the entire 30th Army, two infantry divisions, one armored division, and one armored brigade. How can we keep the roads open? If I'm not mistaken, a few years ago, the Allies were almost surrounded by the Germans because of a traffic jam in Belgium. And also! In airborne operations, the enemy and us are bound to be intertwined, and the airborne troops lack anti-tank capabilities, and once they encounter the enemy's armored forces, they will have to rely on air support to a large extent. How will air power support the ground when the time comes? How to ensure that there will be no large-scale accidental injuries? ”

"General Ron, you may not have looked at the plan carefully enough." Field Marshal Montgomery said coldly, "According to our inference, there are no German armoured units in this area. In addition, it is very clear in the plan that we have equipped the Airborne Forces with radio communication machines for communication with air power. Our attack aircraft units of the Royal Air Force have sufficient experience to effectively accomplish such tasks. ”

"Marshal," said Ron coldly, "a captured German officer told me that when they invaded Russia, they found that they had destroyed more Russian troops than they knew of the total. The Germans had been preparing for the Barbarossa plan much longer than we had been, and they had mistaken the number of enemy troops, and we were too risky to conclude that there were no German armoured forces here. In addition, the effective range of the Type 22 radio communication aircraft was only 5 miles, and the distance between the target and the airborne landing site was more than 8 miles. Moreover, Marshal, your staff probably did not seriously study the mineral map of the Netherlands - where is there a large iron mine, and a large amount of iron ore can interfere with the radio, have you considered this? In addition, has it been verified that the bands allocated to the Airborne Forces are not close to or even overlap with any other military and civilian bands? Is there a record of how to keep in touch if there is a problem with radio communications? These may be that I am not careful, I have not seen them. ”

"Ron, aren't we refining this right now? I believe that after careful study, there will be a solution. General Bradley spoke, "Did you say?" ”

Ron suddenly popped up and fired the cannon, which was a bit unexpected by General Bradley, but it also made General Bradley happy to pick out a whole bunch of problems from the British plan and slap the British in the face. After all, Montgomery's plan had robbed him of the opportunity to make a difference. General Bradley knew that there were political reasons for making this decision, even if his plan was more secure and feasible, and this plan had many loopholes, this decision could not be changed, and even in terms of time, there was no time to change it.

In fact, the general people in the US military do not like to give themselves the nickname "Italians on our side" when they meet for the first time, and they have always been Heifers in front of the Americans. Seeing someone slap them in the face, all the American generals felt relieved.

Now that General Bradley has stood up and persuaded him, it is difficult for Ron to continue fighting. In fact, he also knew that in such a short period of time, it was very difficult, if not impossible, to perfect such a complex plan. If I hadn't read some of this information before, I wouldn't have thought of so much. So Ron stopped talking and said that there were only so many problems he could think of at the moment, and as for the solution, it still depended on everyone working together.

Ron picked out such a thorn, which made Marshal Montgomery very unhappy, he knew that when his staff team was completing this plan, what Ron said was indeed not thoughtful enough, but the more he understood this, the more depressed he felt.