However, at this moment, they are also very entangled in their hearts, that is, if it were not for the fact that the number of ships and aircraft on their side was two or three times that of the German army, I am afraid that no matter how rookie the German aircraft carrier fleet and carrier-based aircraft group are, they will be attacked by the other side with heavy casualties.

In addition, there are two things that give them the most headaches now, the first is that the German submarine force, after two days of naval battle, has not yet met a dispatch to assist in the operation, such a thing, for the German army with more submarine forces, it is very abnormal, especially the commander-in-chief of these submarine forces, Dönitz, is only on the battlefield, so Hewitt and Cunningham always feel that something is wrong.

And the second is the Japanese air power "kamikaze"; Because of the Japanese air team that carried out the attack in a suicidal way, they all rammed the US warship with a "Zero" plane with 250 kilograms of explosives strapped to it, so that they died together with the plane and the ship.

The result of this was that in the two-day naval battle between Britain and the United States and Germany, a total of more than 60 British and American ships were destroyed, including 2 aircraft carriers, and of course the Japanese army also paid a huge price, because the 2,500 pilots sent by Chen Yanlong had already destroyed more than 1,000 Zero fighters and killed more than 1,200 pilots, while the remaining pilots and planes of the Japanese "kamikaze" were less than 700 people and sorties.

Because there are still 200 kamikaze pilots, who were physically wounded and temporarily incapacitated, they can only be treated and recuperated on the ships of Dönitz.

Of course, the casualties of the other 2,500 kamikaze pilots dispatched by Chen Yanlong to the Eastern Front were not as heavy as the casualties of the Japanese pilots of the current Dönitz aircraft carrier fleet.

Because the pilots of the Japanese kamikaze on the Eastern Front had just arrived on the battlefield on the Eastern Front, and they had not participated in the battle for two days, and they did not have to desperately ram the Soviet ships to carry out suicide attacks.

"Those Japanese death squads, we have to find a way to deal with them as soon as possible!"

After focusing on the current naval battle situation for a while, Hewitt suddenly spoke again.

"I agree! Because the loss of our aircraft carriers and the loss of ships is the most caused by these Japanese pilots who are not afraid of death! Therefore, we must get rid of this poisonous point immediately, otherwise I am worried that the loss of our ships and aircraft carriers will be even more serious! ”

Cunningham also agreed with a firm gaze.

"But we don't have death squads! How can you get rid of them right away? ”

Hewitt suddenly struggled.

"This ...... We might have to have a talk with our brave pilots! ”

Cunningham was stunned for a moment, then said a little embarrassed.

"Are they willing to fight to the death with these suicides of the Japanese army?"

Hewitt sighed, not much confidence.

"I ...... I don't know! Or...... I think so! ”

The corners of Cunningham's mouth twitched, and then he smiled bitterly.

"I really can't understand how these Japanese are so not afraid of death, they are really war maniacs!"

Hewitt sighed again.

"If they weren't war freaks and madmen, they wouldn't have suddenly started the Pacific War, killed so many of our soldiers, and occupied so many of our colonies overseas!"

Cunningham heard this, but suddenly showed a hint of anger.

But Hewitt did not respond, but bowed his head thoughtfully and continued to look at his operational charts.

Seeing this, Cunningham also fell silent, and also stared at the latest combat charts, thinking about how to annihilate more German and Japanese troops.

Of course, he is also thinking about how to reduce the losses of his own side of the naval forces, especially aircraft carriers, and ships.

And at this time, in the interior of Sicily.

U.S. field artillery 105 mm and 155 mm howitzers were desperately firing white phosphorus shells and high-explosive shells to shell the Germans.

Each of these types of ammunition has more than 2,000 rounds.

Under the high-intensity, dense artillery bombardment of the American army, there was a deathly silence on the German positions ahead; It was as if the German soldiers there had been blown to slag by the American artillery fire, and the whole army was wiped out.

In addition to these shellings, the US air force also deployed more than 500 B-17s and B-26 bombers to carry out indiscriminate bombing and carpet bombing.

After round after round of ferocious bombardment, the American artillery and air squadrons slowly and reluctantly stopped their attacks and left, with joy and victorious attitudes.

Because in the Sicilian campaign in the past few days, the US army has rarely been able to achieve such an easy bombing mission, and the German army has rarely failed to fight back tenaciously.

Especially when the high-ranking officers of Patton's 2nd Army unanimously agreed to pursue the SS, they were all the more defeated by the 5th SS Panzer Division "Viking" and the 6th SS Northern Mountain Division; SS 1st "Adolf. Hitler's Guard Banner Division, the SS 7th Prince Eugen Volunteer Mountain Division and other elite SS divisions were very embarrassed to counterattack, especially the 1st and 45th Divisions of the US Army, as well as the 3rd Reinforced Division, and the Canadian Division, all of which were killed by the pit.

Therefore, this counterattack made these divisions and regiments have been overshadowed by the SS in a distorted mentality; It's very comfortable, it's a lot better, and there is even a feeling of raising eyebrows.

"Hahaha! Those bastard SS soldiers have finally been beaten to death by us, what a relief! ”

"That's right! Right! It's so cool! We've been ambushed by them a lot in the past two days! And there were many casualties! ”

"These damn Germans! We must not let them go this time, and we must kill them in the position when we are in the charge, and annihilate them all! ”

"Hey! I don't think we even need to charge, they are already covered by our stormy artillery fire and the bombardment of aviation units, and they have been blown up! ”

"Of course! Just now our artillery coverage and bombardment were so strong, no matter how elite these German troops were, they didn't all die here! ”

Moreover, many American soldiers shouted happily because they were too excited and excited.

"I think we'd better be careful, these SS are very cunning, didn't we last time watch them suddenly feign a retreat for no reason, and then wait for us to pursue them, but they gave us a dense ambush? We were ambushed by them so cunningly, and we killed many soldiers! ”

"Yes! These Germans are really different from ordinary German troops, they are very cunning, and they are very ruthless! So we must watch out for their traps, and ambushes! ”

But there were also a small number of American soldiers who were scared by the SS and said vigilantly.

But whether they were happy or cautious, Patton was also thinking very hard in his heart whether to carry out a general attack and attack the SS defensive positions in one fell swoop after the artillery fire was covered and the air forces were bombed.

"It's infuriating! Shall I send my troops in pursuit now? Let's wait and see what happens! Or maybe only a small part of the troops will be tentatively attacked the SS defensive positions! ”

The more he thought about it, the more impetuous Barton became, and couldn't help muttering to himself.