When the wind gradually weakens and gradually calms down; Montgomery's fleet, under the command of Hewitt, had already smoothly arrived at their intended landing anchorage with a large number of transports and tank landing ships, allowing the fleets to quietly occupy the waters on the periphery of Sicily, for which they were responsible.

It is also prepared to carry out amphibious landing operations as soon as the bombing of the aviation units is completed and the airborne troops are completed.

Therefore, the sailors of each fleet are gathered on the main deck, or at the crowded bridge, waiting for the battle to be released to hunt submarines for amphibious landing operations.

But at this moment they did not find or see any light or light in Sicily, as if there was no one on the island.

"Why is it so silent! Where did those Italian units and German troops go? ”

"Yes! The whole of Sicily seemed to be plunged into endless darkness, and it was pitch black that it was impossible to see anything clearly! ”

"Those German Italians can't have fled Sicily!"

"Probably not! In the last Sicilian campaign, they defeated us! Why did they, as victors, flee Sicily? ”

"Did they set a trap for us on the island, waiting for us to go up and ambush us? To ambush us like last time? ”

"There is a great possibility of such a situation! Because these Germans were very cunning and insidious, otherwise they would not have carried out a blitzkrieg against Poland, Belgium, the Soviet army itself, etc.! ”

"What's wrong with you, what are you so afraid of those Germans? Could it be that the last battle of Sicily was frightened by them? ”

"Who is afraid of those damned German troops! We're here for a shame! ”

"That's right! We came here late at night to annihilate all the German troops on the island, for the sake of our brothers who died in the last battle! ”

"Tsk! I said, what are you all making of! Now that we have not received the order from General Patton to attack, it is better for us to eat and drink something, or to check the condition of our weapons and ammunition. ”

"Potter is right! We must save our best condition for the amphibious landing operation that awaits us, and we must also check our equipment immediately before the war starts, so as to be prepared for the lack of ammunition or any malfunction of weapons and equipment when the landing operation is held! ”

However, while these American and British troops were waiting, they were also babbling and shouting.

However, in response to the coaxing of these British and American soldiers, or the excitement of the discussion, all the officers responsible for leading the battle chose to remain silent, and even joined in their heated arguments to refute them.

For a time, many transport ships were boiled by such a noisy scene, and the bomber groups that were preparing to bomb Sicily also took off one by one under the instructions of the logistics personnel and command staff of the aircraft carrier.

Between the flashing lights, one Curtis SB2C dive bomber after another took off, and behind them another fighter jets took off to escort them.

At the same time, in the rear of these British and American aircraft carrier fleets, batch after batch of "Lancaster" bombers, "Mosquito" bombers, and B-25 bombers arrived in the airspace of Sicily under the escort of the P-51 Mustang fighter group, and at the back of these aircraft groups was a large number of transport aircraft groups transporting airborne troops.

Of course, the acceleration performance is good, the firepower is powerful, the climb is fast, the sturdy F4U fighter group, and the F6F shrew fighter group are also constantly taking off on various aircraft carriers to participate in escort battles.

Although they had not yet spotted any German ships or aircraft carrier fleets near Sicily, the British and American aircraft carrier fleets were the first to take preemptive combat operations

The entire parachute unit and gliding unit of the 1st Airborne Army, commanded by Montgomery, were also in the transport group ready to go and pray for the victory of their waiting airborne operation.

However, no matter how the British and American aircraft carrier fleets or the flight units are tentative and close.

The whole island of Sicily, which was shrouded in darkness and dreary, still did not have the slightest movement of German anti-aircraft weapons and equipment, nor did the slightest light of searchlights, lights and tracer bullets appear, and as for the German planes, there was not even a shadow, as if all the German troops had withdrawn from Sicily, and there was a deathly silence.

And for such a surprising and abnormal movement, Hewitt, Cunningham, Montgomery and Barton were also vigilant.

Because they knew very well that in the last sneak attack on Sicily, they were attacked by the Germans because they did not have enough information about the movements of the German army, and they were attacked by the Germans unexpectedly, which caused them to suffer heavy casualties and defeat the army