"Major General!" Two days Eisenhower called: "The plan has changed, and I think we can either advance it or postpone it......"

"Why?" Zhang Chi asked. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Because of the news from the Meteorological Bureau, there is likely to be a heavy rain in two days!"

Zhang Chi was not surprised by this, because the Normandy landings in history were due to bad weather...... This was an accidental phenomenon, for Britain was usually nothing more than a drizzle at this time, but the year of the D-Day landfall was stormy.

It is well known that it is very difficult for troops to cross the English Channel in such a situation.

"I suggest postponing the plan!" Eisenhower continued: "Because if we advance the time of the operation, we will encounter a problem: even if we succeed in landing, we will be cut off from supplies and reinforcements of follow-up troops because of the heavy rain, and that will be a fatal blow to our landing force!" ”

"However, the general ......," Zhang Chi said, "if we postpone it, how many days will it take?" ”

"I don't know!" Eisenhower replied, "The Bureau of Meteorology's prediction is that this storm will last about ten days!" ”

"Ten days!" Zhang Chi said: "It's almost the day of our scheduled attack!" ”

"Yes!" Eisenhower replied bitterly: "In addition, we have established that the Germans have already obtained our plan, because they have already made a move in Normandy...... They expanded the Normandy 'floodplain' and laid a number of anti-airborne obstacles farther away, making the area practically unsuitable for airborne! ”

Although Eisenhower did not elaborate, Zhang Chi could understand the technical terms in these words.

The term "floodplain" refers to the low-lying land that Rommel has diverted from the sea...... This is an absolute nightmare for the Airborne Forces, because if they fall into the water, they can easily get entangled in nets and parachutes, and as a result, they will drown even if they can swim.

As for the 'anti-airborne obstacles', this thing was invented by Rommel, and the Germans called it "Rommel asparagus" because it was actually a wooden pole that was sharpened and towered into the sky, and then a barbed wire fence was pulled up on the pole and a mine was hung on the barbed wire.

It is conceivable that when the airborne troops fall from the sky, they will fall into these nets and suffer heavy losses.

"But ......," Zhang Chi said, "if we wait until the storm has passed before implementing the plan, it almost means that we will attack at the scheduled time, right?" ”

"Yes, then the Germans will be ready!" Eisenhowler also looked depressed: "This storm is not at the right time! Do you have any suggestions? Major general! ”

Zhang Chi thought about it for a while, and then replied: "I want to know if there will be a gap in the storm in these ten days!" ”

"You mean to say...... Attack in the middle of a storm? ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied: "Because I think this may be an opportunity for us as well!" ”

"Opportunity?"

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied: "Just like when we landed in Sicily, because of the storm, the enemy thought that we would definitely not choose to land at this time, and the storm can also mask many of our movements, such as sounds, and thunder...... The enemy will think it was detonated by a storm! ”

"But the storm can also cause us difficulties!" Eisenhower said, "Like landing!" ”

"Indeed!" Zhang Chi said: "But the losses caused by these difficulties are far smaller than being discovered by the Germans!" ”

Eisenhower nodded: "I'll go ask the Weather Bureau right away!" ”

Soon Eisenhower received another call: "Good news, Major General! The Bureau of Meteorology thinks it's very likely that there is such a gap, but they're not so sure! ”

It's understandable to be nervous about this, because weather forecasts are sometimes inaccurate, and even more so you want to predict the whole shape of the storm before it appears...... Technology in this era was not so advanced.

"Then we'll have to wait and see!" Zhang Chi said.

"Yes!" Eisenhower replied, "Let's hope luck is on our side!" ”

Therefore, Zhang Chi didn't think about anything, and commanded Zoaf to do whatever he wanted, as if there had never been such a storm.

The Met Office's forecast of the storm was accurate, and two days later there was a thunderstorm that led to heavy rain and strong winds in the south of England, and the English Channel was rough.

The landing in this case is clearly impossible, since air support in such weather is impossible, and the artillery fire of the Navy will be ineffective...... Because warships will also be in the wind and waves, the ship's guns will not be able to hit the designated area at all, and it is very difficult to even put down the landing craft, let alone drive it to land.

In the midst of this storm, Zhang Chi, Eisenhower, and others attended a meteorological briefing held by meteorological experts at the headquarters.

"Generals!" William, director of the Meteorological Commission, slowly and earnestly reported: "The bad weather we predicted has actually appeared, and if we insist on making landfall in this bad weather, we will definitely suffer a great disaster!" ”

"I don't want to hear that!" Eisenhower said: "I wonder if there is a 'gap' in this storm, and if so, how long will that 'gap' be?" ”

"There is indeed this 'gap'!" William pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, then hung up a weather map, and said, "Look here, there are two low-pressure systems, and if they continue to operate at the current speed and direction, they will merge into one depression near the Hebrides in two days, and then ...... Within 24 hours, under the influence of this low pressure, the wind in the English Channel will weaken to about level 4 and the cloud cover will also decrease! ”

"In other words, there will be good weather at this time, right?" Eisenhower was a little confused, he just wanted to make sure if there was good weather.

"Yes!" William replied: "It will be in the early hours of the morning two days later, and it will last about two days, and the west to northwest wind of force 5 will gradually weaken and turn to a southwesterly wind, with a minimum cloud height of 300 meters and a wave height of 6 meters...... In such meteorological conditions, there will be no confusion among the aircraft carrying the Airborne Forces, and the ship will maintain its course, although it will be a little difficult, but it will have little impact on combat operations. Moreover, the landing zone is also Normandy...... It also has low waves and fewer shore waves, allowing for landing. ”

Hearing this, Eisenhower, Zhang Chi and others couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"The problem is that the good weather only lasts for two days!" William continued: "There may be another storm in two days, and how long this storm will last and whether there will be a gap in between, is not yet certain from the weather map!" ”