Chapter 506: Hewitt's Worry and Wry Smile
At the time when Churchill was reprimanding and threatening the heads of MI5 and MI6, Rear Admiral Henry Kentt Hewitt, who was over 55 years old, gray-haired, obese, and had a double chin, had already broken through the cloudy skies of Tunisia in a twin-engine naval transport plane and flew towards London, England.
This time he was not going to meet President Roosevelt, but Admiral Marshall, who had just arrived in London.
As one of the leading generals of the US military, General Hewitt was still very nervous about this meeting.
Because this time he was in the Battle of Sicily, and he suffered a defeat; All the commanders-in-chief of this operation were Eisenhower, Alexander and other Anglo-American Allied commanders, but he also had a certain degree of implication as the person in charge of sea transportation.
"North Africa! It's really unexpected that Hitler would send Rommel to fight back against North Africa again, Hitler! Hitler! What exactly are you thinking? Is it really just for the oil of North Africa? ”
"Is it really that simple? Or do you have any other plans? ”
"How do you feel that the battles in the past six months have made me more and more unable to understand the strategy and tactics of Hitler, a war maniac?"
Hewitt, who sat absent-mindedly in the transport plane, looked at the gray clouds that kept passing by outside the glass glare window, and fell into deep thought and muttering.
In later generations, many experts, critics, and even journalists have commented that the liberation of Western Europe is a three-act historical drama, and each of them is interlocking and strategic.
And their first act was the North African campaign, followed by the Sicilian campaign and the Italian campaign, and finally the Normandy landings, which were the world-famous battles on the Western Front that made Hitler lose the war on the Western Front in Europe.
For the United States, the North African campaign was the place where they made their fortunes and built a strong strategic and tactical power.
If the U.S. military had not fought in North Africa, they would probably not have had the glorious rise of World War II and the post-war world hegemony, and Britain would not have gradually weakened and become an ordinary player.
At the same time, the North African campaign was the most effective stimulant and strategy for fighting the invincibility of the German army in the World War II era.
Especially after Montgomery's 8th Army defeated Rommel's victorious division, the morale of the German army also began to decline at that moment.
"In any case, we must not allow Hitler and Rommel to make a comeback and reoccupy North Africa!"
"If the battle really goes on like this, I'm afraid we will lose this World War II, at least it will make many soldiers feel desperate and lose the confidence to win!"
"Then the whole of Europe will be under the control of the German army, and this will have very serious consequences for the world pattern!"
After a moment of muttering to himself, Hewitt also made up his mind and muttered.
For him, after the defeat of Germany and Italy in North Africa, Stalingrad, and Midway, he should have lost the initiative in the war forever, and should have entered the defensive stage, and was suppressed by their Anglo-American allies to deal with, and gradually annihilated.
However, with the arrival of Chen Yanlong's crossing and the support of a large number of weapons and equipment, the British, American, Soviet and other troops that had originally won the victory suffered defeats one after another, so this World War II has gradually moved towards an unknown.
What the final outcome will be, no one knows now, at least the current Hewitt can't think of it, can't see it clearly.
"Perhaps the arrival of General Marshall will be a powerful help to this war that is gradually declining and losing!"
Thinking, thinking, Hewitt suddenly felt an indescribable uneasiness in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"Yes, General Marshall will have a good countermeasure against Hitler and his Hewitt commander of the German army!" As soon as he finished speaking, the adjutant Michael Paulus, who was sitting next to him, suddenly interjected in a comforting tone.
"Thank you! Michael! ”
In this regard, Hewitt stared at the other party with grateful eyes before reluctantly showing a tired smile.
"We will definitely win in the end, because I firmly believe that justice will prevail!"
Looking at Hewitt's expression, which seemed to have aged for several years, Adjutant Michael Paulus suddenly felt a sense of pity and sympathy in his heart, and continued to speak comfortingly.
"Will justice prevail? Perhaps! Maybe only God knows! ”
After listening, Hewitt was stunned for a moment, then showed a smile that didn't have much confidence, and responded with a wry smile.