Therefore, the alliance between Britain and the United States was not monolithic, although Eisenhower, the supreme commander-in-chief, was ordered to coordinate the relationship between the British and American armies...... Objectively speaking, there was no problem with Eisenhower's previous approach, and if the relationship between the two armies was to be coordinated so that they stood on the same front, it would inevitably allow the British army to take advantage of the US military and suffer losses.

Only if the US military takes a step back, and both sides can reach a consensus on a certain point, otherwise the two sides will not give in to each other, and in the end the British and American armies will have to fight on their own.

Therefore, even if Eisenhower was scolded as a "traitor" by the US military, he had to withstand the pressure.

However, there is also a bottom line for this kind of reunification that relies on the United States to compromise the interests of the whole of Britain, that is, on the basis of the inviolability of the fundamental interests of the US military...... That is, under the condition that the US military is basically not in danger and can achieve victory, then it is acceptable for the US troops to land under more difficult conditions and to gain fewer benefits.

Until then, this was exactly the case.

Eisenhower believed that the German army on the island only had one armored division and three infantry divisions, and this armored division was very likely to be in Messina, the main direction of attack of the British army, while the American army itself had one armored division and three infantry divisions, plus the British army also had strong naval and air forces, so this landing battle was basically a sure victory.

But now the situation changed abruptly, and Eisenhower suddenly found that the German army was not as weak as he imagined, and only three divisions of German troops ran out of the direction of Enna.

An infantry division of the US army was deep in the mountains in the direction of Palermo, an infantry division was routed by the Germans at Enna and suffered heavy casualties, and there was only one 45th Infantry Division on the beachhead, which was not strong in combat, and most of the tanks had been lost, and the 2nd Panzer Division, which had not had time to unload the tanks.

There is a saying that "husband and wife are originally birds of the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster comes".

Britain and the United States are "birds of the same forest" tied together because of their interests, and if they win the war, it will be fine, but if they lose the war, even the US military will not be able to protect itself, then it will be impossible to help the British in defense.

If he did so, Eisenhower would not just be a "traitor," he could almost call a "traitor."

As a result, Eisenhower ordered the U.S. task force to assist in the landing, as well as all U.S. air forces, to suspend all missions.

Originally intended to patrol the Tunis Strait in case the German fleet suddenly crosses the strait, the task force returned to the port of Trapa, and completed the test firing of naval guns, ready to provide fire cover for the beachhead at any time.

The U.S. 10th Air Group, which was originally used to bomb and provide fire cover for all units, except for a part that continued to provide aerial fire to the 3rd Infantry Division, returned to Bantarella or Malta, and long-range bombers as far away as Tripoli and even Benghazi were ready to attack.

Of course, these were the results of Eisenhower's deliberations with Patton...... By this time, Eisenhower had abandoned Montgomery and chose to work with Patton on the battle plan.

As Dwight D. Eisenhower said, "Since the beginning of the war, we have been led by the nose by the British in the interests of Britain." Now, it's time to think about the interests of the United States! ”

Ellinghower and Patton's plan was obvious, that is, once the Germans launched an attack on the American beachhead, they would use the naval and air forces to bomb the area beyond the American beachhead into a sea of fire to stop the German advance.

This plan is completely feasible...... The reason why the US army's ammunition and firepower are insufficient is not that the US military is short of ammunition and equipment, but that the port is too small to transport a large amount of equipment and supplies ashore in a short period of time.

In fact, the U.S. military in history did just that in the Battle of Sicily...... When the U.S. troops first landed, the German Goering Division launched a counterattack on the U.S. beachhead, and the U.S. troops, who were also poorly equipped, almost drove the U.S. troops out into the sea by throwing away their armor.

However, the U.S. forces used naval and air forces to blockade two kilometers before the beachhead, and the Goering Panzer Division suffered heavy losses and had to retreat.

This time, Ellinghower also used this tactic to set up a position and wait for De here.

It was 9:50 p.m.

That is, fifty minutes after the launch of the counteroffensive, a tank company of the Goering Panzer Division inadvertently broke into the artillery position of the 25th Artillery Regiment of the American Army.

It should be said that the U.S. troops fled quickly, thanks to their high degree of mechanization, cars and jeeps everywhere, and because the communication equipment was very perfect, the order to retreat was issued, and the U.S. troops of the 1st Infantry Division fled like a tide, leaving the Germans with a pile of ammunition and supplies that were almost useless, and some American troops stationed on the high ground who had no time to retreat.

But the 25th Artillery Regiment of the US Army apparently did not receive the order to retreat, and because their artillery positions were built in the woods...... The U.S. military was well equipped, and with a casual push of the bulldozer into the jungle, one after another the flat and hidden artillery positions came out.

However, because of this, the retreating American troops and the people of the 25th Artillery Regiment were completely unaware of each other.

Until a German tank company and 21 tanks wanted to outflank the American troops and drove into the fork in the road, they were stunned to find a door of howitzers towering in front of them.

When the American GIs saw the tanks driving into the position and turning on the headlights, they shouted: "Hey, you guys are going the wrong way, this is an artillery position!" ”

The American GIs did not see the tank clearly in the light of the headlights, and took it for granted that it was their own tank.

The German soldiers gave them the answer: "Fire!" ”

The "boom" tank fired a volley of shells at the cannons in front of it, and several shells hit the car full of ammunition, causing a large explosion in an instant.

Before the American GIs could react, the tank fired rows of machine-gun bullets, which flew around in the darkness with bright lines, knocking down the groups of American GIs who had escaped from their tents.

Then, as soon as the commander gave the order, the tank rumbled in, reaping the lives of the American soldiers with machine guns as they advanced...... These American troops are artillerymen, and they are also long-range howitzer artillerymen, and their specialty is to fire according to the Zhuyuan provided by their superiors, and they are almost the same as untrained civilians in hand-to-hand combat.

In other words, even if ordinary infantry breaks in, this artillery can be easily defeated, let alone a tank company that breaks in.

As a result, with a "creaking" noise, more than 60 large-caliber guns of an artillery regiment were knocked down and crushed under the tracks.