That night, Major General Allen organized two battalions to launch a fierce attack on the heights...... The reason why it is said to be a "tragic" and not a "fierce" offensive is that the offensive of the American army simply cannot pose a threat to the Onna heights.

Major General Allen's idea may be correct, in the absence of firepower and terrain superiority, the only way to take the high ground is to take advantage of the cover of night.

The problem is that night battles are more biased towards the side with good quality, because soldiers with good quality can consciously form a tacit understanding with their comrades-in-arms, and they can cooperate and coordinate with their comrades-in-arms without saying or looking.

On the other hand, the party with poor quality needs to use gestures, commands, etc. to complete coordination, and in case of chaos, accidental injuries are indispensable.

The U.S. forces clearly fell into the latter category, so the attack of the two battalions ended up leaving only a pile of corpses in front of the high ground.

Patton did not understand what was going on, he thought for a moment that the 1st Infantry Division was not fighting resolutely, and at the same time believed that there were only small German troops on the Enna Heights.

Because the 3rd Division on the left flank had advanced 80 kilometers in two days, the speed of the British advance was even more staggering, they advanced 110 kilometers, killed and wounded more than 6,000 people, captured 23,000 enemies, captured 67 artillery pieces, and destroyed 28 tanks at the cost of only 300 casualties.

Of course, the vast majority of these were obtained from the Italian army.

On the other hand, the U.S. military ...... The casualties of the 1st Infantry Division alone amounted to more than 800 men, and it was particularly frustrating that the 1st Infantry Division was unable to move in front of the Onna Line.

The situation soon caught Eisenhower's attention.

"What's going on with the 1st Infantry Division?" Eisenhower asked.

"General!" Patton, of course, had to speak for his troops at this point: "We are far from meeting the needs of the battlefield. The British army has landed 80,000 men, 7,000 vehicles, 200 tanks and 900 artillery pieces, and we ...... Until now, only one infantry division and 50 tanks have landed, and all our transport capacity is barely enough for the front-line soldiers to fight, and we don't even dare to send these 50 tanks to the battlefield, because we haven't stockpiled enough incendiary and ammunition for them! ”

Eisenhower, of course, was aware of the gap between the British and American armies in terms of objective conditions, but he still criticized: "That's not the reason, Joe!" As you report, the underdogs of the 3rd Infantry Division are progressing very well! ”

Just when Patton didn't know how to explain, the staff officer handed him a picture.

Barton glanced at it casually, then his eyes widened and asked, "Where did you find it?" ”

"Onna, General!"

"Are you sure it's Onna?"

"Yes, General!" The staff officer replied: "Definitely! ”

"Ike!" Patton took the picture and said to Eisenhower on the other end of the phone, "Do you know what our pilots have discovered?" ”

"What?"

"A tank, a tank on fire!" Barton said.

Eisenhower didn't understand what Patton meant, and it wasn't too normal for a tank to catch fire on the battlefield.

Patton then explained, "The difference is that it's a No. 4 tank hidden in the forest...... It was clearly unfortunately ignited by an incendiary bomb dropped by our bombers! I think that's why the 1st Infantry Division couldn't advance half a step at Enna! ”

"You mean ......"

"Yes!" Patton replied: "I think they are hiding their armoured units in Enna, not Palermo or Messina, as we think!" This means ...... The main force of the Germans was in Enna, and I believe that the 1st Infantry Division was by no means a small force! ”

Eisenhower, of course, knew the importance of this, so he replied, "I'll send me the picture right away!" ”

On the other side, Qin Chuan received a call from Colonel Slane.

"Something is wrong!" Colonel Slane said: "We have a tank No. 4 exposed, there happened to be a reconnaissance plane over the sky at the time of the incident, and we have reason to believe that the enemy already knows that we are hiding tanks near Enna!" ”

Qin Chuan couldn't help frowning, if the enemy suspected that the main German army was in Enna and made adjustments, not only could the German army's surprise attack plan go bankrupt, but the enemy would surround Enna in the middle from all sides.

"What is General Rommel's intentions?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Many people think we should attack in advance, but General Rommel thinks we should wait a little longer!" Colonel Slein said: "He thought that the conditions were not yet ripe for our raid, and that we would have to wait at least one day!" ”

Qin Chuan agreed, mainly because the British had not yet entered the area of Mount Etna, and it was difficult for the German infantry to entangle them in flat areas.

After thinking about it, Qin Chuan said, "Maybe we can do this......"

Allied Command, Eisenhower had just received an aerial photograph from Patton, and immediately handed it to Montgomery.

"Haven't we been looking for the Germans' Panzer Division?" Eisenhower said, "I think we found it!" ”

"Where?" Montgomery's eyes lit up: "Palermo? ”

"No, we found it on Enna!"

"Onna? That's impossible! Montgomery couldn't help but laugh: "If they put the armored division there, they will only be surrounded by us." In fact, Enna is already surrounded by us! ”

"Maybe you're right!" Eisenhower said: "But have you ever thought that the Germans are likely to launch a counteroffensive against us? ”

"Counterattack? As far as we know, the Germans had only two infantry divisions in Sicily, an armored division and a mechanized infantry division! Montgomery said: "Two infantry divisions are already in front of us, and Enna may well have a mechanized infantry division." And then, the Germans had only one armored division left, do you think it was enough for a counteroffensive against us? ”

"I don't know!" Eisenhower said, "But we should always believe this ......"

"Ike!" Montgomery said, "That's just a German tank!" ”

"But it's a four-tank!" Ellinghower said: "The main tank of the Germans! ”

"General!" At this time, a staff officer handed Montgomery a photo and said: "Our reconnaissance plane took it not long ago!" ”

"Where did you get it?" Montgomery asked.

"Onna, General!"

Montgomery couldn't help but be stunned, and after observing the tank, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

Then Montgomery handed the picture to Ellinghower and said, "Look, it's another 'Four' tank on fire, and it's also on Enna!" But did you find anything? ”