"I don't think that's a good idea, General Patton!" Montgomery objected: "Because it is well known that Highway 69 to the north is clearly the more appropriate direction for the attack. ”

"I didn't say it wasn't fit for offense, Marshal!" Patton replied, "I'm just saying we should strike both at the same time!" ”

"No, we should concentrate the two armies on one road, that is, to attack in the north!" Montgomery replied: "Because then we can have more advantages in the armored forces, and we can end this war more quickly." This was the optimal strategy for the Allies. In addition, we need a single commander to take charge of the ground forces attacking Germany from the Seine...... Command by one person throughout, because then they form a force! ”

"No, it's!"

"This is ridiculous!"

……

Montgomery's words were immediately opposed by American officers, and even British officers looked at each other, because anyone with a little military knowledge knew that Montgomery's reasons were far-fetched...... The front of the offensive is not wide, and it will only be a nightmare to squeeze two armies in one direction of attack.

This was already illustrated by the British operation "Market Garden", where too many troops could not be deployed in the direction of Route 69, so the concentration of two armies simply would not have been as Montgomery had claimed...... More advantages were formed to end the war faster, and at that time, the other army group had to rest in the rear and could not play any role.

But that's what Montgomery wanted, and Montgomery didn't want to give Barton any chance to make a name for himself. Therefore, he once again used the power in his hands to pretend to be public and private.

Everyone knows this, Montgomery has done this since the American landing in North Africa, and in the Battle of Sicily, Montgomery even ordered the American army to stop the offensive and let the British pass through the American defense zone to take the place of the American offensive position and pick the fruits of victory.

If what was done before was quite hidden, then this time it is naked and completely unreasonable.

So much so that even Montgomery's chief of staff, Major General De Guengang, nicknamed "Freddy", later objected to this: "We have always believed that in fighting the enemy, all forces should not be concentrated in one fist, but two hands should be used, because only then will the enemy not know which fist will strike him a fatal blow, or both!" ”

Of course, De Guengang would not have said that at the meeting.

But the British officers did not know what to say to support Montgomery's obviously wrong strategy, so they sat in their chairs very awkwardly.

General Patton was stunned for a moment, for he had not expected Montgomery to be so brazen as a senior commander to make such a counterintuitive suggestion.

"Okay!" General Patton replied: "If you think that two armies are needed in the north, then it will certainly not be the 3rd Army!" The 3rd Army will continue to attack the Metz Pass! ”

"I'm sorry, General!" Montgomery replied: "I don't think we have enough fuel and supplies to support the three armies, so ......"

Montgomery spread his hands helplessly.

General Patton knew what this meant, which meant that the 3rd Army would run out of fuel again because of Montgomery's ridiculous excuse.

As a result, General Patton could only set his sights on Eisenhower.

Eisenhower was not a fool, he knew Montgomery's little calculations, so of course he sided with General Patton.

"The American public would never support this!" Eisenhower said, "Public opinion will win wars!" ”

Montgomery stood in front of a map, clasped his hands behind his back, and replied arrogantly: "As long as we can win this war, give the people victory, they don't care who wins or how they win!" ”

Montgomery's words are a bit of nonsense, the people really don't care who wins, but the soldiers do, the country cares, and the eyes of the world do.

Even Montgomery is the one who cares the most, otherwise he would not have done everything possible to suppress Barton and want to pocket the results alone.

Eisenhower had a very powerless feeling.

The reason is that although he is called the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, he does not actually have much power in his hands.

On the one hand, this was because Montgomery was a field marshal, a rank equivalent to Eisenhower's four-star general according to the agreement of the British and American allies.

That is, Montgomery is on an equal footing with Eisenhower in military ranks, which is disgusting...... Churchill's promotion of Montgomery to field marshal was clearly a sign that he had seized power.

On the other hand, Eisenhower was a civilian and Montgomery had a lot of combat experience, so many times Montgomery's plans counted, and Eisenhower couldn't even know what military theory to use to question Montgomery's strategy.

And a certain celebrity on the modern Internet actually pretended to be very knowledgeable, saying that "the German Eisenhower is very capable of fighting"...... In fact, Eisenhower was coordinating the relationship between Britain and the United States if it was good, and it was a persuasion to talk about it if it was bad.

So Eisenhower thought about it and finally decided to back down.

"You'll get two army groups, Marshal Montgomery!" Eisenhower said: "I will transfer the US 1st Army to the northern Ardennes to fight with the British 2nd Army!" But at the same time, the 3rd Army will also attack towards the Metz Pass! ”

"Maybe you don't understand, General!" Montgomery said, "We don't have that many supplies......"

"That's my problem!" Eisenhowie interrupted Montgomery: "Leave the question of supplies to me, since you think that the two armies can win in the north, and General Patton thinks that with sufficient supplies and simultaneous attacks on both sides, you can win...... So now, I meet the requirements of both of you at the same time, and I will wait and see what results you can give me! ”

Hearing this, Montgomery couldn't help but be stunned.

After a pause, he added: "Then, General, regarding the offensive needs to appoint the only commander......"

Montgomery thought that the only commander must be him, he had the highest rank and combat experience, and no one was more qualified than him, so in fact Montgomery was forcing Eisenhower to hand over the command to him.

"I think you're right, Marshal Montgomery!" Eisenhower replied: "The offense does require unity of command, so I decided...... I'm in charge of this position myself! ”

Montgomery was disappointed again, but this was not surprising at all, because Montgomery's Sima knew that Eisenhower would not be foolish enough to hand over all command to him.