"I feel like we can fight forever! Commander Patton! We've got to beat the damned Germans down and hit them hard before they can fight back against us! ”

At this moment, Terry Allen, the commander of the 1st Division, who was beside Patton, suddenly interjected with full fighting spirit.

"I want to too! But we have been ambushed by these SS several times in succession, and we have suffered many casualties! Although we also slaughtered some of the surrendered Germans and the Italians to vent our anger, we still suffered more casualties than the Germans! ”

"And the navy on Cunningham's side of Hewitt is also in a fierce battle with the German navy, and there is no way to support our attack with naval guns, and in order to deal with the German fleet and carrier-based aircraft groups on the sea, they have also reduced the air fleet that came to assist us in the battle!"

Barton said worriedly, displeased.

"So Commander, you feel that you are hesitating in such a situation that is not conducive to our general attack!"

Divisional Commander Terry Allen said.

"Hmmm! Yes! I'd like to watch a little bit before launching a general attack, because the further we are attacking is the Catania plain and the Etna region! That's the perfect place for us to fight tank battles! It's just that Montgomery guy and his troops seem to be fighting the rest of the German armored forces there! ”

Barton said what he was thinking.

According to later historical sources, it is known that Barton was an excellent tactician who liked to use speed and determination to win.

He is also a fighter who makes the most of every fighter to win more with less, and uses his rapid marching attack speed to prevent the enemy from readjusting his forces to fend off the attacks of his troops, and the general attack.

Moreover, he has the combat training, personal physique, confidence and fighting spirit of the soldiers under his command; and the commanders' command ability, they are full of confidence.

But such an excellent officer was the SS who was equipped with sophisticated weapons and equipment, and his confidence in fighting was weakened.

"But I feel that it would be better if we should do a general attack right away, because if we can use the results of this battle to encourage our soldiers who are starting to lose their will to fight, it will have a good effect! Commander Patton! ”

After listening to Patton, Terry? Alan objected disagreeably.

"Let me think about it! Because I feel that I want to use tank troops in the Catania Plain, with mechanized speed, to quickly capture all the German defensive positions, and leave some troops down here to assist Montgomery's troops in taking Messina, and our goal is still to capture Palermo, because this is the order of Commander Eisenhower! ”

Barton replied with a shake of his head.

"Palermo is a port city in the north-west of Sicily, and we have now been lured by the Germans to fight near the Catania plain, so that we will not be able to reach Palermo, where the terrain is dangerous, after many days of marching?"

After hearing this, Master Allen exclaimed in surprise.

"There is no way to do that, this is Commander Eisenhower's order, do you dare to resist?"

Barton also shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

"This ......"

Hearing this, Senior Commander Allen was speechless for a moment.

"But don't be so discouraged, I've heard that Palermo is a vast and fertile place, with a warm climate and beautiful scenery, rich in citrus, lemons and olives! And it seems to be one of the great cities of Sicily, as well as one of the capitals of Sicily. ”

As he spoke, Barton became more and more insistent on his thoughts.

"Alright! I see, it's all up to you! But I feel that even if we don't launch a general offensive at once, we should send at least one division of troops to the silent German positions that we bombard, and find out! ”

Alan said with a step back.

"Hmmm! I agreed to your proposal! Also, tell all our panzer units to prepare for an attack on the Catania plain, where I'm sure there must be quite a few German tank troops in ambush! So let's go over and have a good fight with the Germans and restore the honor of our 2nd Army! ”

"Let our fists, and the fighting power of the tanks, show the SS that we are stronger and stronger than them!"

"The final winner of this war is our 2nd Army, and no one can grab it!"

For Allen's proposal, Barton immediately became excited and agreed without thinking about it.

"Yes! Commander Patton! We'll come back victorious! We're going to slaughter the damned Germans! ”

Seeing this, the division commander Alan also echoed excitedly.

Then the division commander Allen went to those armored units as instructed to convey Patton's latest battle orders, and Patton also went to send Allen's 1st Division to the battlefield to explore the German positions that were still still alive.

At this time, the Battle of Munda in the Pacific War was also in full swing.

After Kuah Island, the Solomon battlefield is making waves again, and the elite Southeast Detachment of the Japanese Army is fighting the troops of the Third Division of the United States Army.

The reason why this battle happened was that when the American forces won the Battle of Guadalcanal, they found that the Solomon Islands in front of them were the biggest bottleneck preventing them from entering the vast Central Pacific to counterattack the Japanese army.

Therefore, in order to break through this "bottleneck", the U.S. military launched an offensive campaign aimed at seizing the Munda Airport on June 30, 1943, because the U.S. military knew that the battle of Munda Airport was related to the fate of the Solomon Islands and the initiative in the Pacific theater.

To this end, the U.S. military dispatched three divisions to attack Munda Island.

The Japanese army also knew the importance of Munda Island and the airfield on the island to them, so they successively invested the elite 13th Infantry Wing, the 229th Infantry Wing, the 23rd Infantry Wing 2 Brigades and the 230th Infantry Wing 2 Brigades, and even the 6th Division, the most elite ace division, were also dispatched to assist in the operation, and also formed the headquarters of the Southeast Detachment of the Japanese Army.

After Patton made a tactical plan for the operation, the 229th Wing of the Japanese Army, which was far away in the Battle of Munda Island, was also fighting fiercely with the 169th Regiment of the United States.

Moreover, the 43rd Infantry Division of the US Army, with its advanced equipment and superiority in strength, is gradually depleting the vital force and combat effectiveness of the Southeast Detachment under the command of Major General Noboru Sasaki, the commander of the Southeast Detachment.

For this reason, Rear Admiral Noboru Sasaki hurriedly telegraphed the captain of the Japanese 8th Fleet and asked him to transfer to the commander of the Japanese 8th Front, Admiral Imamura Jun, hoping to talk to the other party in person, tell the other party about the disadvantages of the Battle of Munda and ask for reinforcements.

Because at this moment, Major General Noboru Sasaki very much hoped that Commander Jun Imamura would agree with his opinion and send the 13th Infantry Wing stationed on Bangara Island in Colom to Munda to deal with the 43rd Infantry Division of the US Army, and engage in positional and defensive battles with the other side, so as to reduce the combat pressure of the Southeast Detachment under the US troops.