Chapter 917: Airborne

Eisenhower turned his gaze to Zhang Chi. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhang Chi knew what Eisenhower meant, and replied without thinking about it: "No, I won't allow this!" ”

"Major General!" Eisenhower advised: "We must do this, or there will be more casualties, even for the Zoaf Corps!" Please believe me, I am not targeting the Zoaf Corps, in fact, if it were the 1st U.S. Division on the beach of 'Omaha' at this time, I would have made the same choice, because I knew it was right......"

"I don't think he's right!" Zhang Chi retorted: "First of all, we can't do this, it will make the Allies lose the trust of the Zoaf Corps and even Algeria, which will be a great loss for us, and secondly, even if we do this, we may not be able to wipe out the German troops on the 'Omaha' cliffs...... As we reconnoitred, the Germans built strong concrete fortifications on them, some of them even in caves, and you really think that the bombing will uproot them? ”

"We didn't think so!" Montgomery responded, "But bombing minimizes the firepower of the Germans, doesn't it?" Moreover, if the Zoaf Corps takes the opportunity to launch an attack while we are bombing and then follows it to land, it is very likely that the Germans will take the position before they can react! ”

"You mean ......" Zhang Chi looked at Montgomery incredulously, "and when we smashed the shells at the Zoaf corps, we also asked them to attack the enemy?" ”

"Why not?" Montgomery spread his hands: "They didn't even know that we fired those shells!" ”

"Yes!" Alexander continued: "As for what you said will lose the trust of the Zoaf Corps...... Rear Admiral, you know, warships lose their heads in the wind and waves! ”

"First of all, I won't use these lies to deceive my subordinates!" Zhang Chi said: "Secondly...... General, do you think that the officers and men of the Zoaf Corps are fools? You know, the French often do this kind of thing when they command them to fight, and they make the same excuses as you say...... This kind of lie is outdated, understand? ”

"But the Major General!" Eisenhower said, "You can't be emotional, we have no other choice, can we?" ”

I don't know when, Eisenhower has already sided with Alexander and others.

However, this is not surprising, because Eisenhower at this time desperately needed to win the war in front of him, not to mention that it was also in the interests of the United States...... Zhang Chi said that the Chinese troops got too close to the Zoaf Corps, which is certainly not a good thing for the United States, because the United States hopes that other people will quarrel and then need the United States to "mediate," so that the United States can take advantage of both ends.

In this regard, the United States also needs to do this, because it can drive a wedge between the Chinese troops, the Zoaf Corps, and even the Algerian people.

But Zhang Chi knew very well in his heart that he couldn't do this...... Otherwise, the Chinese army will completely lose the trust of the Zoaf Corps, all previous efforts will be lost, and Kukyi and all Algerians will think that the Chinese army is no different from other French and other countries......

Although only interests are emphasized between countries, Zhang Chi believes that they should be treated differently in this matter: Interests should be emphasized for those countries that only emphasize interests, and feelings should still be emphasized for those countries that talk about feelings at critical moments.

Zhang Chi thought about it for a while, and then replied: "No, General, we have other choices!" ”

"Tell me about your choices!" Eisenhower said, "If there was another way, I would not want to shoot shells at my own people's heads!" ”

Zhang Chi pointed to the back of the "Omaha" beach on the map and said, "We are parachuted into the rear of 'Omaha'!" ”

"We've talked about this before!" Eisenhower objected: "This is not feasible, behind the German line is a 'floodplain' several kilometers wide, and beyond that there is an air defense obstacle...... If we were to be parachuted, we would have to do so twenty kilometres from the Omaha beach defense! ”

"And if we parachute there!" Montgomery continued: "Even if our airborne troops are not besieged by the Germans, it will be difficult to get to the beach of 'Omaha' in time!" ”

Montgomery was right, there was no technology to drop jeeps in this era, so the Airborne Forces had to walk ...... And on foot for 20 kilometers, there are still German troops blocking the road, and I am afraid that the first division of the Zoaf Corps has collapsed.

But Zhang Chi naturally thought of this, and he replied: "I plan to airdrop directly to the rear of the 'Omaha' defense line!" ”

"But it's a floodplain!"

"It's the 'floodplain'!" Zhang Chi replied.

"You're crazy, Major General!" Eisenhower said: "The Airborne Forces will drown there!" ”

"The U.S. Airborne Forces maybe!" Zhang Chi replied: "But the Chinese Airborne Forces will not!" Because they have trained armed swimming acrossing! ”

"These are two different things!" Eisenhower said, "They're going to get caught in a parachute or a parachute!" ”

"I'll have them prepare a spur!" Zhang Chi replied: "Then they can cut the parachute line or cut the parachute!" ”

"No, I still can't let you do that!" Eisenhower said, "Because even then, you have little resistance in the water, and the enemy can easily suppress them with fire!" ”

"Maybe it's not that easy!" "Because they are completely unprepared for the 'floodplain', as you think...... They also don't think that we dare to be airborne in the 'floodplain', not to mention that there is the 1st Division of the Zoaf Corps in front of it to attract their attention! ”

Eisenhower couldn't help but be silent when he heard this, this is indeed a feasible plan.

After a while, Eisenhower said: "Major General, if you can't win......

"I know!" Zhang Chi nodded: "If we can't win, then you can open fire, like you said, hit us with cannonballs!" ”

"Why?" Eisenhower was a little puzzled by Zhang Chi's approach: "I mean, you didn't need to take such a big risk, it is very likely that the elite troops of the new 1st Division will be wiped out!" ”

"Because they're my men!" Zhang Chi replied.

As he spoke, Zhang Chi took off his armed belt from the wall and tied it to himself.

"Where are you going?" Eisenhower asked.

"France!" Zhang Chi replied: "I'm going to command them to take 'Omaha' Beach!" ”