At this time in Washington, D.C., at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Churchill, Roosevelt and others were meeting in President Roosevelt's oval study. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was a very comfortable place, and the walls were decorated with nautical charts and other beautiful engravings; In addition, there is a very beautiful bear skin, which is spread flat on the floor to add to the eye.

President Roosevelt was sitting in a wheelchair without armrests, smiling brightly as he greeted Churchill and 10 other important members of the Joint Staff Committee.

The huge desk was set away from the window, and there was a nice lamp on it, and paper for taking notes, pen and ink, and so on.

The purpose of this meeting was to find each other the best way to fight and directly break through the German defenses and attack the heart of the European continent.

They are all considering whether it would be better to break through to the continent from one of those countries, and their existing country options include the Libyan Peninsula, southern France, Italian Sicily, Greece, and Turkey.

Or it is better to carry out a breakthrough attack together in these countries at the same time, but after discussing it for a long time, the military of the beautiful country prefers to cross the English Channel, the most direct route, to carry out a breakthrough attack.

However, Churchill and the British believed that they would attack Italian Sicily, and that Italy itself would force Italy to withdraw from the battlefield, so as to relieve the pressure on the Soviet army, which was facing 185 German divisions.

However, as soon as Churchill and others finished speaking, General George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the US Army, retorted forcefully: "Attacking Italy will create a vacuum in the Mediterranean region, and divert troops and materials to launch a landing war across the strait, and if the Sicilian campaign is not a method of air strike, then their offensive will be very likely to fall into a long-term operation in the Mediterranean region, so this is something that the United States absolutely does not want to foresee!" ”

At the same time, the U.S. Department of the Army immediately came up with dozens of research reports, and continued to refute with documentary evidence:

"If they defeat Italy, then they will need to use the precious shipping resources of the allies to feed the Italian people; And Germany will also take this opportunity to recover the 12 million tons of coal currently provided to Italy every year, as well as support vehicles, as well as a large number of military supplies such as oil, which means that it will increase the consumption of materials by the British and American ministry! ”

"And last but not least, the Italians simply don't have enough ports to support their allies in the middle of Europe!"

"And the Americans also suspect that the British were so obsessed with Mediterranean interests because they were too zealous in their traditional imperial interests, or because they were afraid to pay a terrible price in casualties to fight the Germans and repeat the heavy losses of the First World War!"

But in the face of the Americans' rebuttal, the British were quick to refute it: "If Italy is defeated by us, it will be a very crucial move towards defeating Germany, and by that time we will definitely not have to send more than 9 divisions to Italy itself!" ”

"In addition, if Italy is defeated, the Germans will no longer be able to control Italy and the Balkans, and they will concentrate all their forces on defensive positions; Then we can concentrate all our forces and take advantage of this opportunity to crush Germany, and in 1944 we will be able to end this damned war! ”

In this way, the high-level officials of Britain and the United States, in the face of different views and mutual suspicions, have been arguing and arguing one after another.

It wasn't until half-time that they went to rest.

During the break, there were many White House personnel in the presidential palace, bringing some cream, fruit, cheese, soft-shelled turtle; sandwich, cinnamon toast, coffee, brandy; steak, crab meat and a variety of other foods; Bring in drinks and get ready for everyone to eat lunch.

At this moment, Churchill, and Roosevelt, each received an urgent telegram from the Tunisian front.

The content of the telegram was about the respective losses of their allies after the end of the Battle of Tunisia.

It's okay not to look at it, but when they saw it, they both exclaimed at the same time: "Oh my God! My God! What's going on? How did our Air Force lose more than a thousand aircraft? And there are dozens of large and small ships! The casualties of the soldiers were more than 30,000 people! ”

"What the hell is going on, doesn't it mean that the remnants of the German army besieged on the Bang Kok Peninsula have run out of ammunition and food? How they fought back against our troops! And to give our troops such big losses! What did Earhausenville and Montgomery eat during the Battle of Tunis! ”

With the shock and shock of this heavyweight, all the high-level Joint Staff Committee members in the audience also became a sensation; They stared at each other and talked about it.

"Telegraph me back to Montgomery, and let him telegraph me at once, and write me down in detail; What the hell happened, how could our navy, land and air forces have such big losses! ”

Before President Roosevelt could speak again, Churchill was furious and roared at a high-ranking official beside him.

"You also send me a telegram at once to Commander Ahusenwill, and ask him to give me a reasonable explanation as well! Otherwise, he'll give me a return to China right away! ”

As soon as Churchill's words fell, President Roosevelt immediately issued an order to the officials beside him, seriously and angrily.

With the wrath of both of them, all the members of the Joint Staff Committee of Britain and the United States; He also immediately took action, and sent a telegram to Montgomery and Howsonwell to inquire about the situation.

However, they soon received an answer from the other side, and the result of their reply was the German army and the Italian troops; Suddenly most of the fighters, bombers, ships, and submarines were dispatched to rescue the German army on the Bang Kok Peninsula; And the German army on the island also made desperate resistance, so the British and American allies were killed by surprise and suffered heavy losses.

After hearing such an explanation, Churchill and President Roosevelt were even more angry.

"You two fools, people suddenly mobilized such a large force to raid you, and you didn't even know it; What are you all eating? And those rice buckets of our intelligence services! How the hell did they gather intelligence on the enemy! There is no news about such an important matter? I'm going to punish you fools! ”

Churchill, in particular, couldn't hold back his temper and roared loudly.