Han Yunhua was very satisfied with the overtures of the United States and the Soviet Union, although he was protected by hundreds of thousands of troops from the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and other countries here, and his safety was guaranteed, but after all, he was not in China, and Han Yunhua was still a little unaccustomed to it. In particular, the change of identity and role made him feel very helpless, before he was a front-line commander with heavy troops, and he often mobilized an army of 100,000 troops. But here he is a senior staff member, nominal chief of staff, who is only responsible for the formulation of the plan of the campaign, etc., and the specific battle has nothing to do with him. In addition, when Han Yunhua was in China, he could do whatever he wanted, and any good idea could be used in battle, even if it was some immature ideas, he could experiment to his heart's content. But not here, on the one hand, the senior generals of the United States and Britain and other countries are very unhappy with him, the temporary chief of staff of the airborne, especially before the situation of the Sicily landing battle is unclear, many of his ideas have been rejected by the command, which makes Han Yunhua feel extremely aggrieved. Secondly, because of Han Yunhua himself, he still understands the truth of "all the birds are flying, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, the lackeys are cooked, the enemy country is broken, and the ministers are dead". Don't look at the current United States, the Soviet Union and other countries trying their best to curry favor with him, but once it comes to the core interests of the country, no one will make concessions, so this trip to Cairo Han Yunhua did not mention the territorial issue of northern China with Stalin, because he also knows that with the greed of the Soviet Russians for land, even if they are now being attacked and invaded by the German Nazis, Han Yunhua believes that they will still not compromise with China.

In view of this reason, Han Yunhua did not want to be too dazzling in front of the allies, especially in front of the United States and the Soviet Union, which is a good thing to make people shine, but too much dazzling will quickly turn into a life talisman. Especially for a military general, his superb operational command level and strategic vision will indeed make the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union shine, and even ask for his opinions and suggestions in many cases. But if Han Yunhua behaved too much, then Stalin and Roosevelt would have thought of a threat first, and Han Yunhua would have made such a mistake by not allowing others to snore on the side of the couch. Therefore, although Han Yunhua's performance during his trip to North Africa was remarkable, and he did show a certain level of strategy and tactics on some issues, which shocked US Army General Eisenhower and British General Montgomery, Han Yunhua was very small in politics and other aspects, making the high-level leaders of the United States and Britain and other countries unanimously believe that Han Yunhua is just an extremely pure, even somewhat idealized soldier, nothing more.

For such soldiers, whether it is the United States or Britain, they are very fond of it, and they will show a certain amount of respect, because pure military people will not be interested in politics at all, and at the same time, they will not have so many political ambitions, and such people will generally not become their enemies. In particular, Han Yunhua's performance in the CCP is also in line with his performance in North Africa, which makes Stalin and Roosevelt secretly relieved, they don't want to drive wolves from the front door and enter the tiger at the back door.

At the same time that the World Anti-Fascist War took a major turn, the Sicily landing battle also entered the most critical juncture. On 25 February, after the defeat of the first German and Italian counteroffensive, Kesselring knew that the tide was turning, so he had to engage the Allies in a melee to delay time, pin down the Allies, and then retreat through the Strait of Messina to Calabria, Italy. Hitler personally approved Kesselring's plan to transfer the German 29th Panzer Division in Calabria and the 1st Airborne Division in France to Sicily. While reinforcing forces, German and Italian troops intensified their movements to prevent the British 8th Army from threatening Messina. Degoling's Panzer Division was transferred to Catania in the east; The German 1st Airborne Division was also airborne in Catania at the same time; The German 15th Panzer Division stopped the northward advance of the US 7th Army near Onna; The newly redeployed 29th Panzer Division is deployed southwest of Mount Edna. In this way, the German-Italian forces built a strong line of defense from Enna to Catania. …,

Han Yunhua was very clear about the plans of the German-Italian coalition forces, and it was for this reason that the historical Sicilian landing station was fought for more than two months. Originally, it was not a solution to drag on for two months like this, but the final victory was still the Allied army, and Han Yunhua could also fulfill his promise to Churchill and Roosevelt and others. But Han Yunhua didn't have so much time to waste here, it had been a full 17 days since he attended the Cairo meeting, and any further delay would delay Han Yunhua's plan for the Huaihai campaign.

On February 26, Han Yunhua advised Admiral Dwight D. Eisenhower to order Montgomery's 13th Army to storm Catania, and at the same time order Allied paratroopers to parachute from Tunisia and land in Catania to cooperate with ground forces to open the defensive line established by the German-Italian forces in Catania. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of this airborne landing, Han Yunhua proposed to launch a huge siege on the German-Italian forces on the flank of Sicily in order to attract the attention of the German-Italian forces. In addition, Han Yunhua also suggested that Patton's headquarters immediately act according to the original plan, and divide the troops into two routes, one is Bradley leading the US 2nd Army to support the British army in central Sicily, and the other is General Keys leading a provisional army to directly take Palermo, the capital of Sicily.

On the night of 27 February, 345 Allied transport planes carrying 4,996 soldiers of the British 1st Airborne Brigade, the 2nd US Airborne Division, and two newly formed rocket launcher battalions departed from Tunisia and landed in Catania at 3 a.m. the next day.

Because the Germans were attracted by Han Yunhua's decoy, all their attention was focused on the battlefield where the flank battle was in full swing, and even the Goering Panzer Division stationed in Catania was transferred to the flank battlefield, leaving only the German 1st Airborne Division to put up stubborn resistance and try to control the coastal road from Catania to Messina.

Historically, the German-Italian forces used this trick to frustrate Montgomery's frontal attack, and they were forced to transfer the 30th Army to bypass the west side of Edna's volcanic mountain and attack Messina with the support of the US 7th Army. Han Yunhua didn't want to waste too much time in North Africa, so he wouldn't make the same mistake. Catania, who was transferred away from the German Goering Panzer Division by Han Yunhua, was just a paper tiger, and the second-rate troops in Italy alone were not the opponents of the Anglo-American coalition.

Although Han Yunhua looked down on the performance of the Italian troops in World War II, Han Yunhua knew that Italy still had a lot of potential, and their army was not really stupid and vulnerable. In fact, the Italian military is not bad, it is the highest Italian authorities, such as Mussolini, who are bad. It is a fact that the performance of the Italian army in World War II is rarely bright, but there are a few small examples that can make Han Yunhua look at the country fairly. The Italian navy was often accused by later generations of being passive in avoiding war, and often did not dare to leave port to escort Axis merchant ships. In fact, according to the survey conducted by Britain after the war, the Italian navy was the most responsible navy among the participating countries in World War II. Every Axis fleet could be escorted by Italian ships, and its escort probability even exceeded that of the British and American allies. The problem is that it is in Germany and not in Italy, and the same Italian Army is very ineffective in North Africa, which makes the Supreme Commander of North Africa Rommel angry and scolds his mother. But in the purgatory of Stalingrad, and their German allies, the same distance, ran out on their own no more than 2,000 people. The most unexpected thing is that the only one who has made a strategic bombing of the United States mainland and carried it out during the entire war was the Italian Air Force. The cowardice of the Italian army on many battlefields was not so much cowardice as inferior weapons. So, to laugh at the Italians, it is better to laugh at Mussolini. This idiot, with his pound and two, still wants to restore the glory of the former Rome, which is really ridiculous.

Although Han Yunhua did not discriminate against Italians, it is a fact that Italian troops performed inferiorly in World War II. Although Han Yunhua also hated the British and French troops who surrendered at every turn and exaggerated a big battle into a tragic battle like the Battle of Stalingrad, in all fairness, in terms of combat effectiveness, the troops of Britain and the United States and other countries were indeed more than one step stronger than the Italian troops, including all arms of the army, navy and air. …,

In fact, it is not that the Italian soldiers are cowardly, but that their equipment is inferior to others. And the Italian soldiers in the war, they also "heroically" sacrificed their lives for their ideals, but in the face of the torrent of American and British steel, they could only be called cowardly and stupid. What Han Yunhua couldn't understand was that a continental country like Italy was as calculating as little Japan in terms of weapon design. To be specific, tanks are reluctant to use steel, and artillery is reluctant to be reforged. The navy is willing to do it, but unfortunately it can't catch up with the trend. A large navy did not even have aircraft carriers, and built so many cruisers and battleships in vain, and in the end all of them became mobile targets for Allied carrier-based aircraft.

The battle progressed as Han Yunhua had predicted, and on 28 February, the British captured Catania. On March 1, the U.S. forces captured 53,000 Italian troops without a fight, and won an unprecedented victory in the Sicily landing battle. Patton's vanity was greatly satisfied, and Eisenhower was elated by the victory of the American army, but everyone agreed that the victory was entirely due to the Chinese general's command and strategic vision, and everyone had to re-examine the chief of staff of the airborne.

After the capture of Catania, the British 8th Army began to advance along the East Coast Highway towards Messina. The Germans systematically fought and retreated, crossing rivers to blow up bridges along the way, and laying tens of thousands of mines. On March 5, the German and Italian troops retreated to the vicinity of Messina, and because the Allies cut off the Strait of Messina, 40,000 German troops and 70,000 Italian troops were all surrounded on the coast of Messina, and were besieged by tens of thousands of British and American troops in turn and surrendered to the Allies at 3 p.m. on March 8.

Historically, because the Allies did not expect the German-Italian coalition to retreat in the direction of Messina, they did not formulate a battle plan and action to cut off the Strait of Messina, so more than 110,000 German-Italian troops and more than 10,000 large trucks spent 6 days and 7 nights to complete the Dunkirk-style retreat to the Italian mainland, which is the biggest regret of the Sicilian landing station in history.

On the evening of 9 March, the vanguard of the 3rd Division of the US Army reached the city of Messina. At 7 a.m. on the 10th, the U.S. advance troops entered Messina. At 10:30 a.m., Patton drove into the city with a motorbike convoy in a command car. An hour later, a group of British troops also entered the city. On the same day, all resistance on the island ceased, and the landing in Sicily ended. The Allies occupied Sicily and from then on traveled unhindered in the Mediterranean, opening the door to a landing in Europe.

At the same time, the Allies suffered 16,800 casualties, of which 2,232 were killed, another 1,860 were missing, and the rest were wounded. At the same time, the Allied Air Force lost 375 aircraft. The German and Italian forces suffered 59,000 casualties, 242,000 prisoners, and 260 tanks, 500 artillery pieces, and 1,700 aircraft. This battle dealt a great blow to the German-Italian forces and wiped out a large number of German forces.

After the decisive victory of the Sicilian landing, Han Yunhua did not return to China immediately, but at the invitation of President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Generalissimo Stalin, he worked out a detailed operational plan for opening up the second European theater of war with the principal military officers of the United States, Britain, and France, and decided that the Allied forces would land in Normandy, France, in the near future, and officially open up the second European theater of war.

On March 15, the night before Han Yunhua was ready to return to China, news came from the Italian side that on the 15th, the Grand Fascist Assembly passed a resolution of no confidence in Mussolini. On the same day, Mussolini was dismissed and arrested by King Emanuele III and imprisoned on the island of Poncha, while Badoglio was appointed as Mussolini's successor, and Badoglio was notoriously pacifist and pro-American and British, and the Allies generally believed that Italy's withdrawal from the war was just around the corner.

After receiving this news, Han Yunhua was not too surprised, but immediately went to the headquarters to meet with General Eisenhower, the supreme commander of the Allied North African theater. After so many days of cooperation, Eisenhower had no other thoughts about Han Yunhua except admiration, and the previous dislike had long disappeared without a trace. …,

Han Yunhua's main purpose in meeting with Eisenhower was to remind the Allies that Mussolini had now been dismissed from his post and had been arrested by the Italians. However, the German side will certainly not rest on its laurels, especially Hitler will definitely not watch Italy, an ally, turn against him, and Germany is likely to send people to rescue Mussolini, and even directly send troops to Italy to help Mussolini put down the rebellion and help him regain power.

Historically, after Mussolini was imprisoned, the Germans quickly sent airborne troops to rescue him, while the successive leaders of Italy were busy secretly contacting the allies to explore the possibility of surrender. Ostensibly, the Italians continued to resist the Allies for fear of the German invasion of Italy.

Han Yunhua was well aware of the shock caused by the Sicily landing in Italy, and the Kingdom of Italy was indeed preparing to turn its guns and declare war on Germany, and Germany was about to face the danger of being attacked on its back. Hitler got the news and hurriedly summoned the special forces commando captain Skozenu and ordered him to try to rescue Mussolini. The rescue operation was ultimately a success and became known as the 'Devil's Craft'. After Mussolini was rescued, Hitler unceremoniously occupied Italy, and soon helped Mussolini put down the rebellion and regain control of all of Italy, delaying the course of World War II to a certain extent.

Although Italy was of little help to Germany after 1943, it was a country after all, especially because of the presence of Italy, which helped Germany to stabilize the security of the southern border to a certain extent, so that the Allies could not directly attack Austria and even Germany through Italy.

Han Yunhua's reminder was very timely, and Eisenhower immediately sent a telegram to the Kingdom of Italy after listening to Han Yunhua's reminder, reminding the Italian king to be careful of the sneak attack of German special forces. After Han Yunhua fulfilled his mission, he began to return to China, and during this time, the central government had sent three telegrams urging Han Yunhua to return to China.

Han Yunhua knows that his ability is limited, and some things are not something he can control, besides, the war situation in Europe has nothing to do with China, Germany does not have troops stationed in Asia, and Italy is not interested in China, he has done everything he can do, and it is up to the allies to play Italy well.

On March 16, after a 15-hour flight, Han Yunhua's special plane finally landed in New Delhi, India, and then Han Yunhua transferred to a direct flight to Sui. Due to the leakage of the news of Han Yunhua's return to China, I don't know where the little devil got the news, and he actually sent a flying brigade to the direction of northern Shaanxi to intercept and kill Han Yunhua's landline. Fortunately, the Inner Mongolia Military Region kept a very strict eye on the Japanese army's army aviation units, and not long after the Japanese army's aircraft group took off, the Inner Mongolia Military Region's aircraft group also took off randomly, and thinking that today was the day Han Yunhua returned to China, Political Commissar Deng, Shangguan Qingyun and others were frightened into a cold sweat, and immediately sent two complete fighter brigades to intercept the Japanese aircraft group.

The two sides met in the suburbs of Xi'an, and then an unprecedented air battle broke out, the sky was stained with blood, and 320 fighters from both sides waged a desperate struggle over Xi'an; after an hour and a half of difficult air battles, the Inner Mongolia Military Region finally inflicted heavy losses on the newly formed air brigade of the Japanese army, shooting down 87 Japanese planes and losing 39 of its own.

This air battle also reminded the CCP's top leadership that because Han Yunhua was far away from the central government, and Han Yunhua had the final say on the territory of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, no one dared to question his own security issues. But this time it really scared the CCP, a whole flying brigade, the Japanese have invested enough, and are even willing to exchange a complete aviation brigade for Han Yunhua, which makes the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China feel frightened, it seems that the little devil really hates Han Yunhua to the bone-

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