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After Alexander left, Eisenhower looked at the map and knew that Alexander had set a "week" time for the attack...... Rome is 274 kilometers from Salerno, and at this time the American defense line has advanced to a position only about 180 kilometers from Rome, and if you advance 20 kilometers per day, it will advance 140 kilometers in a week, that is, only 40 kilometers will reach Rome.

So there were only two options in front of Eisenhower, one was to speed up the pace and try to take Rome within a week so that the British army would waste their efforts, and the other was to slow down and leave more "responsibility" for the British army.

Eisenhower thought about it and thought that the former was unrealistic, because the German army retreated in an organized way, and the Italian terrain was very complicated, if the advance was too fast, if you were not careful, you would fall into the trap of the German army like last time and suffer heavy casualties.

Then there is only one option.

So Eisenhower didn't think much about it, and immediately called Patton: "The British army will take over our offensive mission in a week, so, slow down the advance, understand?" ”

Patton wanted to pursue quickly, but when he heard this order, he was stunned for a while, and after thinking about it, he quickly understood the intention, so he replied: "Received, I understand it completely!" ”

Then it quickly halted the pace of the American offensive and advanced five to ten kilometers a day...... Anyway, as far as the U.S. military is concerned, as long as there is a victory, it will be enough for the U.S. generals to tell reporters with great exaggeration how frequent German interceptions along the road are, and how dangerous the mines and explosives on the roads are.

From this point of view, this alliance between Britain and the United States has always been inefficient, and it has not been able to grasp the fighter plane in many cases.

After hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh: "Isn't this giving the enemy a chance to breathe?" ”

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi couldn't help frowning.

In fact, Zhang Chi had a way to liberate Italy in a short time: if he was to command the battle, then now...... He will organize the airborne troops to directly parachute into Rome, and then organize the navy to land from central Italy to cooperate with the troops parachuted into Rome, which can not only completely pull those Italians who are still hesitant to the Allied camp to resolutely confront the German army, but also cut off the supply and retreat of Kesselring Army A in one fell swoop.

However, from the point of view of interests, Zhang Chi at this time should help Germany even more...... As I said before, Germany's defeat was decided, and if you help the Allies defeat Germany, in addition to gaining a little fame, it will actually not do the Chinese Expeditionary Force any good!

Could it be that just because they gave advice to the Allies, the British and American powers would consider China's interests after the war?

It is impossible, there is no favor and merit to talk about the interests between countries, and the division of interests is always based on whether there is any use value in the future...... Because Britain is willing to be a follower of the United States and is willing to stand on the side of the United States to jointly fight against the Soviet Union, it is of use. France can also be used as a bridgehead to contain Germany and prevent Germany's resurgence, and even Italy has a role to play in this regard.

As a result, these countries have more or less benefited a lot.

In terms of contributions...... How much did France and Italy contribute to World War II, and what role did they play? More often than not, they were counterproductive, and Italy was even more of an Axis power.

China's role is obvious to all, and the whole country has brought millions of Japanese troops into a quagmire, if China collapses as quickly as those in Europe...... Then the Soviet Union will be under the attack of Germany and Japan, and even Germany and Japan will join forces in the Middle East to occupy the world's energy powerhouse.

However, even so, after making such a great contribution and making so many sacrifices, just because it had little use value, not only did it not share the benefits after the war, but was even sold as a sacrifice.

Winning the war as a victorious country, but still being reduced to a pawn of the great powers to be slaughtered by others, this is the shame of China in the two world wars.

What Zhang Chi has to do now is to fight for his own interests.

He knew one thing clearly: if he was not strong and begged the powers to give you benefits, it would be impossible, and even if they were willing to do so, it would be a cold scrap.

Therefore, Zhang Chi's goal is very clear: on the one hand, to strengthen himself, and on the other hand, to contain these powers.

How can these powers be contained?

Zhang Chi found Italy to be a good place...... It is mountainous and river-bound, not suitable for mechanized troops to fight, and the Germans deliberately exchange space for time here, so it will definitely end up in a protracted and rotten battle!

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi thought that he should remain silent at this time.

Sometimes, silence is the best weapon.

Zhang Chi's idea was correct, because the Germans at this time were also worried that the Allies would be airborne in Rome...... You know, the Germans had only two divisions in Rome, and they were facing an Italian army of millions of people.

The two German divisions were even tasked with controlling and encircling Rome, building fortifications in case the Italians attacked them, and ensuring the logistics of Army Group A...... At this time, supplies and ammunition were constantly being transported from Germany through Rome to Army Group A, located in southern Italy.

At the same time, the two divisions had to be ready for the Allied landing.

This made Kesselring almost collapse......

As he said to his staff officer: "I was so stupid to think that two airborne divisions would be able to control the situation, and it turns out that even ten airborne divisions are not enough!" ”

In fact, Kesselring was ready for a complete withdrawal from Italy, and his order to Army Group A was: "As soon as the Allies have landed in the air of Rome or by surprise landing on the nearby sea, then you should retreat at full speed at all costs, the sooner the better, because the two airborne divisions will not be able to hold back much time!" ”

However, to Kesselring's great surprise, the Allies did nothing, that is, did not land in Rome or near Rome.

Kesselring said to the staff officer with some strange feeling: "If the British did not know about the airborne and landing raids on Rome, it would be forgivable, because they are as stupid as pigs." But among the Allies, there were also Americans, especially the one who defeated Rommel Chinese...... Why didn't they do it? ”

The staff officer could not answer Kesselring, because the staff officer did not know the reason either.

What Kesselring didn't know was that this situation would happen entirely because Zhang Chi let him go, otherwise Rome would have belonged to the Allies at this time.