Of course, Eisenhower and others could not understand Zhang Chi's behavior. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Eisenhower was a man who had never been on the battlefield, and he was actually terrified when he heard about the battlefield.

Alexander is known as the "Runaway General...... Of course, this does not mean that he always escaped from the battlefield, but that he commanded the Dunkirk retreat. However, a general like him who sells his reputation naturally does not like the battlefield.

Montgomery was a man of war origin, having been seriously wounded in World War I. Therefore, it is not that he is afraid of war, but his thinking is that he thinks that the general should do the general's business...... That is, to give orders in the command headquarters, and it is the duty of grassroots soldiers to go to the battlefield to fight, so he basically will not be on the front line in person, which is different from Patton, Rommel and others, so he does not agree with Zhang Chi's approach.

But Zhang Chi knows that now is the time to buy people's hearts......

The targets of this "buying people's hearts" are not only the new 1st Division, the Zoaf Corps, and the Algerian people, but also the French people and the Algiers government.

Think about it: when the United States and Britain were planning to smash shells on the head of the Zoaf Corps, the Chinese army and even the Chinese generals risked the same danger to rescue the Zoaf Corps...... If this matter spreads, the Chinese army will immediately look different, and of course, it will further gain the trust of the Zoaf Corps.

Another reason why Zhang Chi wanted to command in person was that he couldn't afford to lose...... This battle is invested in the new division, if there is something wrong, Zhang Chi will regret it.

In these respects, the United States and Britain are actually a bit short-sighted, and they often only see short-term interests but not longer-term interests.

Of course, it may also be that the immediate benefit is so great that they can sacrifice the long-term interest.

The new 1st Division did not need much preparation, since they themselves were offensive reserves...... The meaning of the reserve is to be ready to attack at any time, and to throw them wherever they are needed.

Therefore, when Zhang Chi drove to the airport a few miles away, the soldiers were ready to board the plane, and a large number of C47s had already started their propellers.

Because of the urgency of time, Zhang Chi jumped out of the car and shouted: "Board the plane!" ”

"Get on board!"

"Get on board!"

……

With a command, the soldiers with bags on their backs walked into the transport plane in a neat formation.

Zhang Chi put on his umbrella bag with the help of the guards, and then walked into the same transport plane with the fellow countrymen and guards who greeted him.

"Whew!" With a whistling, one after another C47 glided on the runway for a distance and then took off.

Before the plane could fly steadily, Zhang Chi opened the map and said to his fellow villagers with a flashlight: "The landing location and precautions are clearly explained!" ”

"It's clear!" The townsman replied.

When Zhang Chi was still on the road, he had already informed his fellow villagers of these by radio, and asked the new 1st Division to make some relevant preparations, such as making some waterproof measures for weapons and ammunition.

"Our mission is to cooperate with the Zoaf Corps to capture 'Utah' Beach and 'Golden Beach'!" Zhang Chi said.

Hearing this, the townsfolk couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't you attack 'Omaha' beach?" ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied: "But you have to know...... The German beach of 'Omaha' is just in front of the 'floodplain', they are only a hundred meters apart, do you want to swim and attack the German line? ”

The townsfolk couldn't help but let out an "oh", and their faces were slightly embarrassed.

The reason is actually very simple: the floating target on the water surface is large, which is not conducive to maneuvering evasion and shooting...... Therefore, it should not directly face the enemy's fire, otherwise, even if the Germans are not prepared, it is enough for the soldiers of the Chinese army to drink a pot of machine guns.

"So!" Zhang Chi continued: "After landing, we have to go ashore as soon as possible from both sides, and after landing, we will move along the edge of the 'floodplain'...... In this way, the first to attack is the 'Utah Beach' and 'Golden Beach' defense lines, these two lines of defense have been infiltrated by the Zoaf Corps and are in chaos, plus we have a hard blow from the back, it is not a big problem to take it quickly! Then, hit 'Omaha' Beach left and right, understand? ”

"Understood!" The townsfolk responded, and then quickly assigned the task.

There were two regiments in this sortie, the first regiment and the second regiment...... This is determined by the number of C47 sorties, there are about 300 C47s at the Ampton airport, and there are only more than 200 transport planes available except for some spare ones, so exactly two regiments are transported.

At the same time, this is also determined by operational needs, and any operation needs to have reserves, and it is not necessary to throw all the troops into battle as soon as they come up...... If we fight in this way, we will face a series of problems, such as the lack of available troops or the need to urgently transfer troops from other units in an emergency.

For example, now, Zhang Chi has to consider whether there will be reinforcements from the German army rushing to Normandy, and whether they will happen to collide with the Chinese army? Will these reinforcements be armored units and so on!

Therefore, the 3rd Regiment was ready to leave at Upton, and as soon as the need arisen, they would use spare transport planes to airdrop reinforcements from the vanguard.

The sky was gray and bright, Zhang Chi looked at his watch, and the time was already 4:50 in the morning...... This was already beyond the time originally planned for the Allied offensive.

Of course, this was because of Zhang Chi's request, otherwise a large number of shells would have been smashed on the "Omaha" beachhead, and then thousands of Allied troops would have landed under the cover of warships.

Dawn is not a good thing for the Airborne Forces, because the enemy will find the C47 transport aircraft group from afar, and then they will make the necessary air defense preparations, and then ...... When the fighters parachuted, the Germans would send a shuttle of bullets into the air.

Luckily, due to the storm and the light rain in the sky, it was now as dark as if I had walked into a basement, even though it was dawn.

Zhang Chi thought to himself that this might be more beneficial for parachuting, because the parachute is also white, and the gray sky can be a protective color.

"Boom ......"

At this moment, there was a shock from the body.

Fellow villagers shouted: "Anti-aircraft guns!" ”

So Zhang Chi knew that he was about to reach his destination......

Sure enough, after a while, the red light in the cabin turned on, and the fighters consciously stood up from their seats and lined up in the cabin.

When Zhang Chi walked into the team, a ball of flames erupted outside the window, and when he turned his head to look, he saw that a transport plane was hit by an anti-aircraft gun, and it disintegrated into pieces in the air in an instant, and the soldiers inside obviously didn't have time to parachute.

Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh: This is war!