By this time, more than 5,000 American paratroopers had successfully dispersed and landed in the entire southeastern part of Sicily, and they were still more than 70 miles away from their strategic target area. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

As for the British paratroopers, they also managed to land thousands of people in other areas.

At the same time, the bomber group of the British and American air forces was already on the island of Pantelleria, and began to take off and rush over to prepare for the bombing of Sicily to assist Montgomery and Patton's troops for a landing operation.

Of course, these bomber groups still have a large number of fighter groups to escort the ship.

After several failures, Eisenhower had become very cautious in the deployment of troops.

At this moment, the Italian troops, who had never experienced the air raids of the Airborne Forces, and the people on the islands, were very panicked and confused.

The Italian defenders, in particular, were even more frightened and almost scattered.

"What now! The British and American troops have come to our doorstep! Look at the dense airborne troops in the sky, and the huge group of fighters! Dead, we'll be annihilated by them this time! ”

Looking at more and more British and American airborne troops and fighter groups, Alfred, an Italian officer, was shocked and bloodless, and trembled.

"What is there to be afraid of! Big deal, we're going to surrender to them now! I'm sure they won't kill those of us who surrendered! ”

The Tuscan major, who was next to the Italian officer Alfred, said without any concern.

"But if we surrender to these British and American troops without the consent of Prime Minister Mussolini, will we be executed or court-martialed!"

Alfred, an Italian officer, worried.

"Probably not! There are already quite a few troops in our country who have surrendered to the British and American forces, and I have not seen anything happen to them! And now that our capital and other major cities are under massive bombardment by the British and American air forces, I don't think Prime Minister Mussolini has time to pay attention to us now. ”

The Tuscan major thought for a moment and said.

"But there are still those German troops on the island! If they knew that we had surrendered, would they rush over and kill us! They're cruel! ”

Alfred, an Italian officer, looked in the direction where the German troops were and said worriedly.

"You are so afraid of the front and the back, then you will wait for death with those German soldiers! Anyway, as far as I know, there are only two divisions of German troops at most, but the British and American troops we are facing now are full of them, and I think they have backup coming over! ”

"I'm not optimistic about this fight at all anyway, and I'm tired of this damn fight, I don't want to fight anymore! I want to go back and have a good life with my wife! So I intend to surrender to these Anglo-American troops! ”

The Tuscan major insisted on his opinion.

"I'm going home too! Why don't we get out of here! Because no one knows what the treatment will be like after surrendering to these British and American troops, if they kill us, or if they put us in concentration camps and torture us to death like the brutal Germans, then we will not die! ”

Alfred, an Italian officer, disagreed, worried.

"Running away doesn't sound good! Let's get out! But you have to evacuate while fighting! Anyway, we have to make an example to show the Germans, and the friendly troops who are willing to stay and fight, if they are not treated as deserters, it will be miserable! ”

The Tuscan Major pondered.

"Good! Then we decided so! We will find the weakest Anglo-American troops to fight, and as we fight, we will look for a suitable opportunity to escape from Sicily! ”

After hearing this, the Italian officer Alfred's eyes immediately lit up and he said excitedly.

However, there are not many Italian officers or soldiers like the two of them who want to retreat before they have yet to fight.

Therefore, Montgomery and Patton prepared for the landing operation, and many Italian soldiers also carried out a strong counterattack.

A total of six immobile and poorly equipped Italian coastal divisions were stationed on the coast of Sicily, while four Italian infantry divisions deployed inland were stationed to provide them with support and assistance in combat.

And also the 15th Panzergrenadier Division of the German Army on the surface, as well as Hermann? The Goering Infantry Division was stationed in the west and east of Sicily, and both of these units were capable units, especially after receiving Chen Yanlong's new equipment, which was more than twice as strong as before.

Of course, whether it is the British and American troops or the troops on the Sicilian islands, what Chen Yanlong does not know at this moment is that Chen Yanlong has also deployed many elite SS divisions here, such as the 5th SS "Viking" Panzer Division and the 6th SS Northern Mountain Division; SS 1st "Adolf. The "Panzer Division" of Hitler's Guard Banner, the 50,000-strong volunteer mountain division of the 7th Prince Eugen of the SS, has been secretly lurking.

Under the menacing surprise attack of the British and American airborne troops, these troops were awakened; At the same time, according to Guderian's pre-war arrangement, troops were being deployed, and hidden, waiting for the full-scale landing of all British and American troops.

"Hey! These British and American troops are really attacking here! It seems that our Führer is really wise, and he really knows their intentions! ”

Lieutenant General Lothar of the 6th Northern Mountain Division of the SS? Debeth said with a smile while using night vision binoculars to observe the airborne situation of the British and American airborne troops.

"They're good to come! I've been waiting for them for a long time, and I can't wait for help to have a big battle with them! My hands are itchy! I'm going to torture them to death, and I want to see how powerful the new weapons and equipment we've been given to us by the Führer are! ”

SS 1st "Adolf. Hitler's Guards Banner "Brigade Captain Teodor of the Panzer Division?" Vichy, on the other hand, laughed excitedly and excitedly.

"Tsk! Even if it's a fight! We should all let Prince Eugen's volunteer mountain division attack first, you two should wait for me first! Our hellish training is the most serious and severe, so we should have fought first! ”

At this moment, Major General Karl ? Ricky Catch? Feng? Obo Kamp, however, interjected confidently and suddenly.

"I said that you don't need to be so anxious, I think there should be a lot of British and American troops landing and fighting, so we can draw a good picture of the troops to be attacked, wouldn't it be better? Everyone doesn't have to hurt their peace, and they can completely annihilate these British and American troops! ”

As soon as the words fell, General Helbert of the 5th SS "Viking" Panzer Division? Giller, too, interjected with a bright smile.

"Alright! Divide it! Anyway, we must wait for the meeting, and these British and American troops will not return! Hey, hey, hey! ”

Hearing this, Prince Eugen's Major General of the Volunteer Mountain Division, von? Obo Kamp smirked wickedly.

Seeing his evil smile like the devil descending, the commanders of the other SS divisions did not answer, but also showed a belligerent gaze, and flashed.

At this moment, these SS generals were excited and eager to try and prepare for battle.

The British and American paratroopers who were parachuting in the air, as well as Montgomery and Patton, who were preparing for a landing operation, were also ignorant of this.

If they knew, I'm afraid they wouldn't be so calm.