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This is because Zhang Chi hopes to launch a surprise attack at night...... Although it is very dangerous to launch a raid at night in such weather, the wind and rain are heavy, and the march is very difficult, let alone a surprise operation.

But Zhang Chi knew that the most important thing in this raid was to be able to take it by surprise, and as for the difficulties on the march, as long as he thought of a way, he could overcome them.

Eisenhower also knew the importance of this raid, so he suggested that as much ammunition and cars as possible be drawn from the Allies for Zhang Chi's use, but Zhang Chi refused, except for the jeep.

"Too much ammunition is useless for us!" "Indeed, we are likely to be short of ammunition," Zhang said. But Caen is fifty kilometers from Normandy, and we must reach Caen in ten hours, or at least in the vicinity of Caen, in a dozen hours, or at least in the vicinity of Caen, so that we can launch a surprise attack on Caen...... And carrying too much ammunition will only slow down our march! ”

"I agree!" "The good news is that I just got a telegram from the Bureau of Meteorology, and they think the winds will weaken in the evening, and for a while the center of the storm will move north, that is...... As you march south, you will be less affected by the storm! ”

"That's good news!" Zhang Chi replied.

"Good luck to you!"

"Thanks, we do need luck!"

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The operation was an hour ahead of schedule, because under the influence of the storm, it was already dark at about four o'clock in the evening, and in order to buy more time, Zhang Chi decided that the first troops would set off immediately.

The first troops were a division led by Kukyi...... As usual, they set off pushing their bikes.

Many people don't think it's a good idea, because the bike is hard to balance in storms and nights, so it's basically not going to work.

But in the end, it was decided to take it on the road, because the equipment that a person needs to carry such as weapons, ammunition, explosives, shells, etc., which is divided into hundreds of pounds, is almost unimaginable for a person to carry and then march fifty kilometers in this situation, and even if the bicycle cannot be used, it will be much easier to push and walk than to walk.

A regiment of the Chinese army in the second group of walking.

Unlike the 1st Division of the Zoaf Corps, this regiment of the Chinese army mostly travels in jeeps...... This almost used all the jeeps of the US military, and hundreds of them lined up in a long line.

The Jeep has the advantage of being quick and carrying more gear, which is undeniable, but in a way it is more road-dependent, and although it is very capable of off-roading, there are still roads that are not as wide as a bicycle and can be drilled.

So the two forces were actually complementary: the jeep convoy was small and well equipped, and it was expected to reach Caen and attack first, and then the bicycle convoy arrived to reinforce it as soon as it arrived.

In order to cover the success of the two convoys through Caen, the rest of the troops remained in the Normandy area and launched an attack on the "Omaha" depression...... The Germans would find that the attacking forces were Chinese and Algerian, and they thought that both armies were still nearby, but did not know that some of them had divided into two units and went straight to Lyon.

In fact, Rommel did not expect this, at this time he was at the front command triumphantly looking at the small flags on the sand table representing the enemy and our troops, and said to the staff officer: "Look, everything is developing as I expected, the Chinese army's Zoaf Corps has launched an attack on us!" ”

"Yes, Marshal!" The staff officer said with admiration: "Especially with the use of submersible tanks, we have successfully recaptured the beach of 'Omaha', and now ...... As long as we can hold on to 'Omaha' Beach, then victory will be ours! ”

"We will!" Rommel said: "As long as we can withstand the attack of the Chinese army...... You know? I'm most worried not about the British or the Americans, because what they're going to do next is what I expected, but Chinese......"

"Didn't they also anticipate this time?" The staff officer interjected at the right time.

"That's true!" Rommel nodded, but said with some concern: "But who can say for sure?" Chinese always surprises us, especially the ...... of relaxation."

Rommel didn't guess wrong, but he didn't know that Zhang Chi was on his way to Caen at this time.

Zhang Chi chose a road that is not often walked, because only such a road can reduce the trouble as much as possible...... At this time, the road should be full of German reinforcements to Normandy, and if the jeep convoy of the Chinese army drove on the road like this, I was afraid that it would engage the German army in a few steps.

It should be said that this is also a blessing for the Allied bombing.

Prior to the attack on Normandy, the Allies carried out indiscriminate and indiscriminate bombardment of northern France for more than a month, which destroyed almost all roads and railways in northern France, and the Germans had limited resources, so they had to choose a few wide and close main roads for uninterrupted maintenance...... That is, it is repaired with bombing, so as to ensure the smooth flow of traffic.

As for the other inconspicuous roads, the Germans simply abandoned them.

As a result, these roads were neither walked by German troops, nor even checkpoints...... Many of the bridges on these roads are broken and impassable, so of course no one takes them seriously.

This gave the expeditionary force an opportunity to send a team of French people to reconnoiter ahead...... The French were relatively safe to reconnoitre, and even if they were discovered by the Germans, they could lie that it was the French people who had fooled them out.

It was not difficult to find a few French in the Algiers government...... The guard company brought by General Juan was a good choice.

This French unit reported the situation to Zhang Chi all the way ahead, such as a broken bridge a few miles ahead, which needed to be built by sappers, and how far away there was a German outpost, which needed to be solved by sending troops.

Then the expeditionary force will send small detachments to solve these "troubles" one by one.

The solution to the checkpoints is generally hard...... That is, to kill them all.

As for the question of whether or not to leak secrets, Zhang Chi had already thought about this: when the Chinese army launched an attack on those German troops, they wore the clothes of the French people, and from time to time shouted a few words of French that they had just learned from the French.

The Germans then took it for granted that they were being attacked by the French partisans...... After all, this was the time for the Allies to attack, and it was normal for the German army to be attacked by the French partisans.