To put it simply, the original "fighting France" would not have participated in the first batch of attacking troops at all...... If you did not participate in the first offensive forces, you would not have known the plans for the Normandy landings, and if you did not know the landing plans, of course, you would not have leaked them. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But the direction of things has changed because of the arrival of Zhang Chi.

In order to better and more thoroughly defeat the "Algiers government," de Gaulle and even Britain forced the troops of the "fighting France" into the first batch of attacking troops to build up momentum...... And then there was a series of things that followed.

Therefore, Zhang Chi thought wrong before: it is true that the Normandy plan in history was not leaked, but because of Zhang Chi's existence...... There is a good chance that the Normandy plan will be leaked as a result.

Zhang Chi's guess was quickly verified.

While Eisenhower was still arguing with Alexander, a staff officer hurriedly ran in and reported: "General, we have received information from France, confirming that more than a dozen officers and soldiers of the 'Battle France' have been captured!" Two of them were identified as colonels......"

Eisenhower's face turned pale for a moment, and then he glared at Alexander and Montgomery fiercely, and said, "Unbelievable...... If it weren't for the need to get out of England, I'd rather do it ourselves with the Germans! ”

Alexander didn't know what to say, he knew that the British were to blame, because they did have selfish intentions to let "Fighting France" into the war, even if they didn't have selfish intentions...... After all, it was the members of the Commonwealth Army who broke the matter.

"Perhaps......" said Montgomery, "the French officers would not tell the Germans where we landed, or they would have deceived the Germans that Calais was the real place where we were going to land!" ”

Eisenhower couldn't help laughing: "You are naïve, General! First of all, the Germans had the means, and secondly, not all the soldiers who fought France were Joan of Arc, otherwise they wouldn't have surrendered in a month, would they? ”

Alexander and Montgomery were speechless.

In fact, not only France, but also Britain and the United States are no better...... If they are captured, it is considered normal for them to confess in order to save their lives when they are at risk of being tortured.

As long as the volunteer soldiers caught the "tongue" of the US military, they hardly had to worry about not confessing, unless they really did not know.

"What are we going to do now?!" Eisenhower said bitterly: "We have been preparing for this for several months, mobilizing millions of troops, transporting millions of tons of strategic materials...... But it was ruined because of a little self-interest...... It was my fault, I should have excluded 'Fighting France' from the beginning, but I didn't want to quarrel over this little thing before the war......"

Zhang Chi fully understands Eisenhower's mentality, which is like facing a group of shrews...... Although you know that you have a point, you often choose to swallow your anger, otherwise, you will enter into endless quarrels.

The British are clearly very good at playing the role of "shrew".

There was silence in the headquarters, except for the sound of "Di Di" and the call of staff officers from the communication room next door.

After a long time, Alexander said: "All right, General! In any case, now is not the time to hold accountable, is it? We should find a solution! ”

Eisenhowille didn't speak, he wanted to say: You British people always do such stupid things, and after doing good things badly, then say, "Now is not the time to hold accountable."

But Eisenhower did not say these words, because on this point he identified with Alexander...... Especially since he is still the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, what he has to do at this time is not to emotionally scold Alexander and then kick the British out, but to brainstorm a feasible solution.

"So......" Eisenhower asked, "can we change the landing location?" ”

Montgomery shook his head, pointed to the map and said: "The landing site must meet the following three conditions: first, it must be within the radius of the fighter taking off from the British airfield, second, the crossing distance should be as short as possible, and third, there must be a large port nearby. The 480 km stretch of coastline from Vlissingen in the Netherlands to Cherbourg in France is a good place to measure: the Contantine Peninsula, Calais and Normandy. ”

"Then consider the Contantine Peninsula and Calais!" Eisenhower said.

"But ......," Montgomery replied, "the constantine peninsula is too narrow to be a large force. Although Calais was the closest to England, only 33 kilometers away, and close to the German mainland, the Germans had the strongest defense here, and the defenders were elite troops, well-fortified, and there was no large port nearby, and there was also a lack of inland communication lines, which was not conducive to the development of depth after the landing. ”

After a pause, Montgomery continued: "In contrast, Normandy, although far from the British, has a weaker German defense, and the terrain is open, and it can deploy 30 divisions at the same time, and most importantly...... It is only 80 kilometers from Cherbourg, the largest port in northern France, which is very beneficial for our subsequent transportation and supply......"

"Yes, but you've ruined this great landing site!" Eisenhower interrupted Montgomery with dissatisfaction: "It is even possible that the Germans have mastered the detailed landing positions of 'Battle France' and have reversed the offensive plans of all our armies from the landing steps!" ”

"Then ......," said Alexander, "we will have to choose only one of Calais and Contantine." I recommend choosing the Contantine Peninsula! ”

"Tell me why?" Eisenhower asked.

"Although the Contantine Peninsula is inconvenient for large troops to deploy, there are not many German garrisons!" Alexander said: "At least, we do not need to face fortifications as strong as those of Calais...... God, we had been fooling the Germans into thinking that we were going to land in Calais, so the Germans were well prepared in Calais, where the density of the fortifications and firepower were even twice as high as elsewhere, and there was no chance of landing us here! ”

"Plus!" Montgomery said: "If the soldiers of 'Fighting France' confessed, then the Germans would have thought that we were going to land in Normandy, and we chose the Constantine Peninsula...... It can also play the role of a surprise soldier! ”

Zhang Chi just shook his head, this alternative sounded feasible, but in the end it would lead the Allies to defeat.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said: "Why don't we continue to choose to land in Normandy?" ”

"Still landing in Normandy?" Everyone couldn't help but look at Zhang Chi in confusion.