"The situation in the Battle of Sicily is very bad, and Commander Eisenhower has just given us the order to evacuate the troops assisting Montgomery and Patton!"

On an Essex-class aircraft carrier, Hewitt said to Cunningham with a solemn face.

"Did President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill agree? And what about the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? ”

Cunningham asked rhetorically as he watched the fierce naval battle on the distant sea.

"Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower did not say anything about this!"

"But I believe that Commander Eisenhower will be able to solve this matter, and we must not watch Montgomery and Patton, and the hundreds of thousands of troops they commanded, be annihilated by the Germans!"

Hewitt retorted.

"Hmmm! I agree with you, then let's pull out some ships and rescue them! However, the situation of the battle we helped is not optimistic! The strength of the German aircraft carrier fleet in front of us was greatly unexpected, and we already had a lot of carrier-based aircraft, ships, and submarines buried in their hands! ”

Cunningham's own fleet was constantly driving away the new German carrier-based aircraft group with the most ferocious anti-aircraft fire on the battlefield ahead.

"But we also annihilated a lot of German planes and ships! We are not one-sided and suppressed by the Germans! ”

Hewitt also retorted excitedly as he watched a battleship named Lexington using its 127mm, 40mm, and 20mm naval gun groups to shoot down a German carrier-based aircraft that had been shot down over the sea because it was flying too low.

"It's a pity that our victory was to defeat the German carrier-based aircraft and ships with a ratio of 3 to 1, or even 5 to 1!"

"In the face of such a tragic victory, how many planes and ships can we have to engage in a war of attrition with the Germans!"

Cunningham smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed.

"This ...... I also didn't expect that these German carrier-based aircraft and ships would be so powerful! I can't imagine that we will have to lose a few carrier-based aircraft to be able to destroy one of them, even the ship! ”

"Didn't you say that there were still a lot of recruits in these German fleets? Why are they still so powerful! ”

After listening, Hewitt was also puzzled and embarrassed.

"Who knows! These German troops have suffered a lot of losses one after another recently, and they have also suffered a lot of casualties and lost a lot of weapons and equipment! ”

Cunningham shrugged his shoulders and replied with an unflapping expression.

"It seems that our old adversary Hitler is hiding deeper and deeper! He hadn't used all his combat strength before! I was really cheated by him! ”

Hewitt clenched his fists and said with a sharp gaze.

"You're right! Hitler is really a deep city! We were all played around by them, and there were a lot of casualties! ”

"So from today onwards we must devote a dozen energies to dealing with the intrigues and cunning methods of Hitler, the old fox!"

"Or I'm worried about how we're going to die, and I don't know! It seems that this time we launched the menacing Sicilian campaign, which was really miscalculated, and it was not many days before the battle began, so many pilots and soldiers were annihilated by Hitler's cunning methods! And they destroyed a lot of our weapons and equipment, and ships! ”

Cunningham was also full of unwillingness, and said with grief and indignation.

"That's right! We're stuck in you, have the British aircraft carrier groups started to come to our aid? ”

Hearing this, Hewitt diverted the subject.

"On the way! I'll send a telegram asking Prime Minister Churchill later! ”

Admiral Cunningham gradually calmed down.

"Better hurry! Otherwise, it will be a big problem for us to evacuate Sicily! The situation of our ship losses is already not optimistic! ”

Hewitt reminded with a solemn face.

"I'll urge it as soon as possible, but I'm still very reluctant and unwilling to lose the battle and evacuate like this!"

Admiral Cunningham replied unwillingly with clenched fists while watching an American battleship firing a German carrier-based aircraft with an azimuth of 280 degrees, an altitude of 500 meters, and a distance of 7,800 meters with a 127-mm anti-aircraft gun.

"Whether we can turn defeat into victory, or whether we can safely evacuate here, depends on how quickly we reach the reinforcements of your huge British aircraft carrier fleet!"

"If they come to help quickly, then we may be able to turn defeat into victory, catch the Germans by surprise, or even wipe them out!"

"On the other hand, I am afraid that our Sicilian campaign will end in failure, and we will encounter many unpredictable things when we take over the evacuation of Montgomery and Patton's troops!"

"So all the victories and defeats depend on the urging and rescue efforts of His Excellency the Admiral!"

Hewitt spread his heart and said what was in his heart.

"Hmmm! I see, send ships and transports to the rescue of Montgomery and Patton! In addition, Commander Eisenhower was also informed to do everything possible to send more aviation units to cover their withdrawal! ”

Cunningham nodded and replied earnestly.

"Yes! I'll take care of it! Admiral Cunningham! ”

Hewitt gave the other a standard naval salute and replied loudly and respectfully.

Cunningham didn't say anything more, but nodded silently, and continued to observe the naval battle not far in front of him.

At this time, six new German carrier-based aircraft F8D fighters were attacking from high altitude at high speed and carrying out bomb attacks on the Essex-class aircraft carrier where Cunningham was located.

Cunningham was also prepared for the surprise attack of these German carrier-based planes, and immediately ordered the US carrier-based aircraft group in the air, which had already been ready to go, to take off immediately to meet the attack.

At the same time, the anti-aircraft artillery of the inner aviation is also constantly countering the attacks of those German carrier-based aircraft groups.

For a moment, Cunningham's Essex-class aircraft carrier was caught in a fierce battle, with cannon sounds and explosions constantly resounding in the sky, black smoke constantly rising in the air, or aircraft carriers rising up.

At this time, on the aircraft carrier Midway where Chen Yanlong was, Chen Yanlong was also silent with a solemn face; Still standing at the operational command of the aircraft carrier, looking at the telegram in his hand.

These telegrams came from the Eastern Front, and were combat intelligence about the forces under Moder's command that were launching a massive counterattack against the Soviets.

In addition to Moder himself, the people who sent these telegrams to Chen Yanlong were Manstein, who was building a fortress defense strategy and a flexible defense strategy in Königsberg, Germany.