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The reason was that Mussolini at this time had already been opposed by all Italians, the fascist party, the army, the people...... There was almost no support for him.

It would be unrealistic, then, to forcibly bring Mussolini to power.

In contrast, it is easier to establish a good relationship with the current Prime Minister Badoglio, or even directly control him to "coerce the Son of Heaven to make the princes".

The British and American generals also knew this, they were not fools, and of course they knew that Mussolini was in the wrong place, and it was impossible to make a comeback...... But Montgomery doesn't say so.

The reason was simple, Britain had an interest in attacking Italy, not for the United States to steal its own limelight in northern France.

Eisenhower wanted to say something, but Montgomery interrupted him.

"General!" Montgomery said, "You know, we have reliable sources of intelligence, and we know that if we don't attack Italy, there will be irreparable losses to the Allies!" ”

Eisenhower opened his mouth, then gritted his teeth and stopped talking.

Zhang Chi knew what was going on, and when Montgomery said "reliable intelligence sources", he meant "super secret".

Maybe the "super-secret" did have a plan to rescue Mussolini, or maybe it didn't...... In short, the "super secret" is British, so this information can be compiled by the British as long as it can be in the interests of the British.

Even others, including the Americans, don't even have a chance to refute it, because no one knows what is said or what information is in the "super secrets."

So Zhang Chi knew that this matter could not be changed, and the United States would soon lose again in this game.

At this time, Zhang Chi's head gave birth to an interesting idea, when did he get the "super secret" of the British...... This thing can be said to be the ancestor of the computer, and the Americans were inspired by this to make the first computer, and if the expeditionary force can have this thing, then it will be ......

Of course, this is just an idea, and this thing is now in the UK, and it's huge, so it's not easy to get your hands on it!

During the break in the meeting, Eisenhower's said to Zhang Chi with some frustration: "Major General, although our reasons are very good, we still can't change anything like last time, right?" ”

Zhang Chi could understand Eisenhower's mood very well.

It was not a question of battle planning, and in fact an attack from Italy would be beneficial to the United States, which would be happy to see the Soviet Union and Germany lose both.

The point is that the United States wants to dominate the war, that is, to wrest the "right to speak" from Britain...... This time, it seemed that it was about to succeed, but it was defeated by a "super secret".

Of course, Zhang Chi will not say anything "super secret", this thing is something that no one can say at this time, and Zhang Chi, as a Chinese, should not know about its existence.

"Yes, General!" Zhang Chi replied: "We still can't change anything, but at the same time, what can we change?" ”

"What should I do?" Eisenhower looked at Zhang Chi with a pleading eye, he had exhausted all his strength, but there was still nothing he could do.

"This time, we may not be able to change!" Zhang Chi said: "But we can use this time as a bet, understand? ”

"Bets?" Eisenhower looked at Zhang Chi suspiciously.

"Yes, bets!" Zhang Chi explained: "We made a bet with the British to see if the future situation would go in the direction we said it would be! ”

Eisenhower couldn't help but let out an "oh", and then couldn't help but be happy: "You're right, Major General!" We should make a bet with the British, I know what to do! ”

Then Eisenhower patted his shoulder with an incredulous expression: "God, you always surprise me, I wish I could have an assistant like you!" You can do almost anything, you know? ”

With that, Eisenhower confidently returned to the conference room side by side with Zhang Chi.

"Have you thought about it? Checkmate? Montgomery asked Eisenhower, "I hope you won't object to our plan this time!" ”

"No, I'm not against it!" Eisenhower said, "But I have an idea......

"I'm glad we were on the same page!" Montgomery said: "We welcome all to put forward their ideas and opinions, but only if we attack Italy and not France!" ”

"Of course!" Eisenhower replied, "What I want to say is...... As you can hear very clearly, most of the American officers, including me, and of course Major General Zhang Chi, think that it is inappropriate to attack Italy, because attacking Italy is very likely to get bogged down in a quagmire from which we will not be able to get out and at the same time we are doing useless work. Most of the British officers, including Generals Alexander and Montgomery, believed that the attack on Italy would lead to a brilliant victory and an eventual advance on Germany. ”

"So to speak!" Alexander replied.

Montgomery nodded.

Eisenhower's words cannot be denied, because these are the "pies" they threw out to induce others to agree to attack Italy.

"Then ......," Eisenhower said in a slower tone, word by word, "why don't we record these and then use what will happen on the battlefield in the future to prove which of us is right?" ”

"What do you mean?" Montgomery said.

"I mean......" replied Eisenhower, "if the Allies were held back in the Alps and could not continue their advance towards Germany, it would prove that we were right and you were wrong, and that there was a problem with your command, and more than once...... Then everyone should wonder, why did the Allies always obey the command of the British, who always made wrong judgments? Where will your mistakes take us in the end? Victory? Or failure?! ”

The conference room was so quiet that even a pin could be heard, and it was the first time that the United States had openly challenged British command, but it was a reasonable challenge.

Because no one, including the colonial forces of the British Commonwealth, would want to fight with a commander who always makes mistakes.

Alexander and Montgomery were now torn between a dilemma.

If they don't, they are clearly telling everyone that Britain actually believed that they could not reach Germany by marching into Italy, and that they insisted because they had other intentions, and that everything they had said before was a lie.

Promise, once the Allies are really blocked in the Alps, Britain's dominance will be greatly challenged and even have to surrender dominance.