"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Fifteen B-17 Flying Fortress bombers dropped 500-pound bombs at an altitude of more than 6,000 meters.

A few of these bombs hit the three cruisers of the Dönitz carrier fleet, but most of them failed to be dropped and fell to the surface of the sea, blowing up huge columns of water.

When attacked by these B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, the large and small ships on the German surface concentrated all their anti-aircraft guns and fired ferociously at these enemy planes that broke through the interception of the German aircraft group and bombed.

At the same time, the destroyer group that served as the escort also constantly released smoke screens and barrages to interfere with the second wave of bombing of the British and American aircraft groups.

At the same time, the German carrier-based aircraft group also quickly pulled out a part of it to pursue and intercept these B-17 Flying Fortress bombers.

It's just that as soon as these B-17 Flying Fortress bombers finished bombing, they hurriedly and happily fled.

Although the pursuit of the German carrier-based aircraft group still shot down some B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, a small number of them still escaped unharmed.

In this regard, these new German carrier-based aircraft, the F8D carrier-based aircraft, angrily attacked other British and American planes.

Within a short time, more than 10 British and American torpedo attack planes, high-altitude bombers, dive bombers, and carrier-based bombers were shot down to the surface of the sea and sank to the unfathomable depths of the sea.

At this moment, the fleets of Britain, the United States and Germany are also desperately aiming at each other.

One by one, the large-caliber naval guns rumbled through the heavens and the earth, and the sea.

The two sides even fired torpedoes at each other to bombard.

So the two sides turned this battle of Sicily into a white-hot battle.

"Report! Monarch! Field Marshal Richthofen's aircraft carrier fleet has completely annihilated the aircraft carrier fleet commanded by Rear Admiral Theobald of the United States, and the total number of ships annihilated has exceeded 40! Carrier-based aircraft are up to 300 aircraft! ”

When the Dönitz aircraft carrier and the British and American aircraft carrier fleets were in full swing in the waters of Sicily, Frederick, the combat staff officer, respectfully reported to Chen Yanlong, who was standing in the aircraft carrier command room, in a moderate voice.

"Hmmm! Well done Marshal Richthofen! And what about the losses of our aircraft carrier fleet? ”

Chen Yanlong nodded with satisfaction and smiled.

"More than 8D carrier-based aircraft and 80 jet bombers were lost! 12 ships, 1 aircraft carrier! ”

Frédéric, the combat staff officer, was nervous and nervous.

"Is this number accurate?"

Hearing this, Chen Yanlong glanced at the other party, his eyes were sharp, and he said seriously.

"It's all the latest and truest, because this information was personally sent to the Fendren by Field Marshal Richthofen!"

Frédéric, the combat staff officer, nervously touched his forehead, which was already sweating profusely from fear, and replied apprehensively.

"Hmmm! I like real war reports, and if we deceive them, we will not be able to accurately grasp the strength of our enemies on the battlefield, and the battle damage, and it will easily lead us to lose the victory of this war! ”

Chen Yanlong stared sharply at Frédéric, the combat staff officer, and responded in a stern tone.

"Yes! Monarch! ”

Seeing this, Frédéric, the combat staff officer, trembled, and immediately saluted in horror a military salute of both sides, and replied loudly.

"It's good to know! How many ships are left of Field Marshal Hitthofen there now, and what are his movements? ”

Seeing the other party's panic, Chen Yanlong nodded with satisfaction again.

"There are more than 30 left, and there are about 300 carrier-based aircraft! He is now leading the aircraft carrier fleet towards British waters, preparing to join our Empire's submarine forces! ”

Frédéric, the combat staff officer, tried his best to overcome his fears and continued to report what he knew.

"Hmmm! I know! You shall now send me a telegram to Commander Guderian to make an immediate assault on Montgomery and Patton's troops, and before this evening comes, I want him to give me at least one or two divisions of the Anglo-American landing force, the more the better! ”

"There is a reward for completing the task, and if you can't complete it, you will be punished immediately!"

Chen Yanlong suddenly gave a combat order.

"Yes! Monarch! ”

For this order, the combat staff officer Frederick's heart trembled suddenly, and he hurriedly said in horror.

At this time, Eisenhower, who was still commanding operations on Pantaile Island, also received the bad news of the destruction of Rear Admiral Theobald and the aircraft carrier fleet under his command.

"How could this be, just 3 days of fighting, more than 40 ships, hundreds of aircraft, all of them were completely annihilated by Hitler's German Navy!"

"Impossible! When did the German aircraft carrier fleet become so combat-ready, didn't it just start that they were just rookies of recruits? Why are they all annihilated by others now! ”

As soon as he heard this big bad news, Eisenhower suddenly roared with a grim face.

"Commander! The current situation is not good for us! Shall we immediately evacuate the troops on the Sicilian islands and transport them away? I'm afraid that if it's a little later, the fleet we are fighting with the German carrier fleet will not be able to withstand their attack, and we will not be able to evacuate the landing force in Sicily! ”

Hearing Eisenhower's furious roar, Operations Staff Officer Hadley hurriedly interjected loudly.

"That's right! I thought so too, because of the landing force of Montgomery and General Patton; The battle is not going well, and the number of casualties is increasing dramatically! If we let them continue to fight like this, and there are no reinforcements, I am afraid that they will fall into a fierce battle and be in a very dangerous situation! Let's evacuate right away! Commander Eisenhower! ”

As soon as the words fell, another combat staff officer also interjected with a worried smile.

With the proposal of these two operational staff officers, other high-ranking officers and operational staff officers also began to discuss in panic.

"That's it! Don't make any noise! President Roosevelt had already dispatched a very large aircraft carrier fleet from the mainland and from the Pacific theater to Britain. ”

"Commander Alexander and Prime Minister Churchill have already taken care of them in England, and after a short rest, they will come to us tomorrow afternoon with a large army to support the operation!"

"And we've only been fighting for a few days now, so it's not like we can evacuate right away! We still have to go through the deliberations of President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and the Anglo-American Joint Chiefs of Staff before we can give us the order to retreat, or not to retreat! ”

To the increasingly noisy crowd, Eisenhower suddenly stared at them sharply and said.

At Eisenhower's remarks, everyone immediately fell silent and listened quietly.

After speaking, everyone stared at each other, and they didn't know how to respond for a while.

Soon, the entire combat conference room fell into an unsettling silence.

"If that is the case, then I suggest that Commander Eisenhower get out of here first! Because you are the Supreme Commander of our Allied Forces, if anything happens to you here, then our Allied forces will be left without a leader! ”

In the midst of the deathly silence, a combat staff officer suddenly summoned up the courage to make an unexpected proposal.