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Chapter 232 British and American Airborne Forces Arrive Over Sicily

"This is the case for the time being, no latest information has appeared yet!"

Chief of Staff Adlani said a little hesitant.

"It is accurate to ask the intelligence department about the intelligence department! Otherwise, our login operation will be in great trouble!"

Eisenhower couldn't help but feel a little worried when he looked at the other party's unsure and confident appearance.

He then issued several combat orders to Chief of Staff Adlani and other personnel...

At this time, the British 1st Airborne Division and the paratroopers of the US 82nd Airborne Division had already boarded the plane one after another, heading over Sicily, preparing for airborne combat.

In the night sky where the moon had just emerged, the breeze was whispering, and the wind speed was 35 miles per hour.

A large group of C-47 transport aircraft and Albimars aircraft are flying well trained.

There are also more than 1,000 transport aircraft dragging more than 400 gliders under the escort of more than 1,300 fighter jets and following behind.

The scene is very imposing and spectacular.

The 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army was the first airborne unit of the United States, and its predecessor was the 82nd Infantry Division.

The division commander in 1942 was Major General Blaired, and the current division commander was Li Qiwei, a famous future general, who is now assigned by Eisenhower to command the division to carry out the first large-scale night airborne combat in the history of the US military, which is the current night airborne combat in Sicily.

There are now 3 regiments in the division, namely 504, 505, and 508 regiments.

In the original history, only 505 and 150 fully loaded C-47 transport aircraft were dispatched to airborne Sicily.

However, because of Chen Yanlong's appearance, the British and American troops had failed several battles. Therefore, in order to win in a stable manner and be foolproof, Eisenhower not only required all the paratroopers of the British 1st Airborne Division to fight, but also all the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division of the US military to attack and carry out airborne operations.

That's why so many gliders, transport aircraft, and fighter aircraft are now emerging.

At the same time, when the two airborne divisions headed to Sicily, they were divided into 6 columns, with the distance between the left and right routes being 2.5 kilometers from the middle route.

From a distance, it looks like a large group of black robes, as if they are flying in a queue of geese.

Unfortunately, the current 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army is not as equipped as the reorganized and constructed 82nd Airborne Division in later generations: 72 sets of "Avengers" air defense missile systems, 188 "Tao" anti-tank missile launch devices, 122 javelin anti-tank missile launch devices, 54 m777 howitzers, and 27 m3 recoilless guns.

There are also 54 60mm mortars, 36 81mm mortars, 24 improved Vulcan anti-aircraft guns, 30 Ah-64 armed helicopters, 43 Oh-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopters, 3 EH-60 electronic warfare helicopters, 41 UH-60 general purpose helicopters, Hummers, MRZR all-terrain vehicles, and M60A1 armored bridge vehicles, transportation trucks, and logistics support vehicles.

Otherwise, Chen Yanlong would be in big trouble. Although he had a mobile phone redemption system, he was suffering enough for these advanced weapons and equipment.

Regarding this airborne operation, the new division commander Li Qiwei was sitting nervously in the command warehouse, listening to the various flight instructions sent back by the plane and other aspects.

"I hope God will bless us in this battle and succeed smoothly!"

After listening to the report from the president, he suddenly came to his senses and said worriedly.

Because he didn't know why the closer he got to the territory of Sicily, the more worried he was; he always felt something was wrong, which made him uneasy and uneasy.

This feeling was very uncomfortable, but he couldn't drive it away. The more he drove away this sixth feeling, the more worried he felt.

"No big thing should happen! What happened to me today? Why are I always worried and afraid!"

Faced with the feeling of increasing panic in his heart, Li Qiwei finally sighed helplessly.

At this moment, some of the US military sitting in the C-47 transport plane were full of worry, some were laughing, some were praying silently, and some were eating compressed biscuits quietly, because once they entered the state of fighting, they had no time or way to eat.

In other words, if they don’t eat enough now, they will fight against their stomachs when it comes to the battle.

"Hey! James! Why are you eating so urgently? Swallow slowly and be careful. Now there are no German troops coming to grab your food!"

Paratrooper Johnson smiled at James, who was eating biscuits in a playful tone.

"I'm not full now, so how can I have the strength to fight later? And during the battle, I don't know when we will eat next meal! Johnson! I think you'll eat more, otherwise you can give it to you if you don't even want to eat!"

James didn't care about the other party's attitude at all and said with a smile.

Seeing this, the US paratroopers on the same C-47 transport plane all smiled happily.

"By the way, do you think our airborne will succeed later?"

After the paratroopers laughed, the paratrooper Donnie said to Depp next to him with a little fear.

"It should be! What's wrong, are you afraid?"

Depp said.

"Hmm! Something is there! Where are you?"

Paratrooper Downey nodded and admitted.

"I'm also a little scared, but tonight we have so many people and fighter escorts, I think it should be fine! And even if there are aircraft from the German and Italian armies stationed in Sicily, so many of our fighter jets will definitely be able to defeat them and protect our safety!"

Depp also confessed.

"Hope! I don't know why I was so worried!"

Paratrooper Donnie still said worriedly.

"Don't be afraid! We have dispatched so many naval, land and air forces this time. As soon as the German and Italian troops appear, we can wipe them out all of them. It's as easy and enjoyable as an elephant can step on a large area of ​​ants with one foot! It's not difficult at all!"

Depp responded happily.

"Depp is right! Those German troops are just wrecky dogs that were driven out of Africa by us, so they are not afraid! And we are still conducting night attacks now, and when they are most relaxed, they will conduct sneak attacks! So those German and Italian troops do not need to be afraid at all! We just need to wait and kill, occupy the area we want to occupy, and cover our landing troops!"

At this moment, another paratrooper, Cage, suddenly interrupted confidently.

"Yes! That's right! There's nothing to be afraid of in the German and Italian army! We just need to beat them to death. They are afraid of ruthless people who are confident and not afraid of death! And I am a master who can beat ten!"

Paratrooper Robert also interrupted excitedly.

"Hahaha! We are here to kill the Germans this time, why are we afraid of them! And in addition to the current fighter fleet, there are also a large number of fighter jets and bombers in the rear, and we have not yet been dispatched!"

"And the capital of Italy and other major cities are now under the bombing of our bomber groups! The German and Italian troops will be defeated by us soon! Then they will be afraid of us!"

Paratrooper DiCaprio also suddenly interrupted with excitement.

Seeing more and more paratroopers coming to interject, paratrooper Donnie could only smile bitterly, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Especially when he heard other paratroopers increasingly despise and mock the Germans and Italians, he smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly.

At the same time, his fear just now gradually calmed down, and like other paratroopers, he thought that the German army had nothing to be afraid of; and he became more and more warlike, and he wished he could airborne now; and when he met several German troops, he would show his might and start a killing.

Of course, paratroopers like paratroopers and others who are in a mood and speaking are all performing and making excitement in various transport planes and gliders.

At this time, these British and American airborne troops had already arrived over Sicily with their transport planes and gliders.
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