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Chapter 365 Eisenhower's determination to rectify the intelligence system

"Why is this the case again? The German army unexpectedly lurked so many troops in Sicily, waiting for our troops to land? What exactly does our intelligence department have to eat, and what kind of goods does the British intelligence system come from? Why do intelligence errors always occur?"

"You cowards! Do you really need to kill all our troops in the hands of the German army to be satisfied!"

When Eisenhower heard the battle situation between Patton and Montgomery that followed one after another, he immediately revealed his veins and furiously raged in his command room, cursing.

At this moment, he was still on the frontline island of Pantelleria, listening to information about the battle situation of Admiral Cunningham, Montgomery, Patton, Hewitt and others, as well as commanding the logistics and aviation forces to support the work.

And when he was furious, Deputy Commander Alexander was also silently accompanied by his side, silently and thinking.

"What do you think we should do now? Patton and the SS, who were not aware of the details and strength, were fighting fiercely; while Montgomery's soft-legged crab and cautious fool was blocked by a large number of German equipment troops in Mount Etna and near Highway 114!"

"And they are very close to the Catania Plain, which means that they can easily have a fierce tank battle with the Germans there, or if they are bombarded by the aircraft sent by the Germans on a large scale, then Montgomery's 8th Army Group will suffer a great disaster!"

"Maybe it's going to be severely damaged by the German army or completely wiped out!"

Eisenhower gradually calmed down and said worriedly.

"It shouldn't be! Although Montgomery is cautious in fighting and does not have the courage of Bazhun, the personal qualities of the British army of the 13th Army and the 30th Army under his command are still good. At least in the war, they are all guys who dare to fight to the death!"

Deputy Commander Alexander tried to comfort him in a comforting tone.

"Hey! Yes! If this were the case, he would not have been repelled by the Germans on the first day of the battle, when he occupied Syracuse and Port Augusta, two good supply ports, which were the first day of the battle, so that he could not attack the inland as quickly as possible and take Messina straight away!"

"It will also not be driven to the war zone where Patton's troops are located by the German army because of their indecision. They will also apply to you and me to occupy the front line of Patton's 2nd Army and prepare to go to Highway 124!"

"If I hadn't suppressed Patton, with his hot temper, they would have fought first now instead of fighting with the German army!"

Eisenhower looked at Alexander with a contemptuous and sarcastic expression on his face and said.

Seeing this, Alexander also smiled bitterly and shrugged his shoulders.

"Hey! Forget it, no matter how you scold Montgomery now, it will be useless and the incompetence of those intelligence forces!"

Then Eisenhower sighed deeply tiredly.

"So should we let Patton and Montgomery's troops withdraw to the beach's port and engage in a defensive battle now?"

Alexander suggested.

"Hey! Defensive War? Patton has now sent all his 7th Army Group to the front line to pursue the SS, especially the 2nd Army under his command, who are more brave and marching fast!"

"I'm afraid that if I give him the order to retreat now, he won't obey me; otherwise he wouldn't be a naughty general. This stupid person is really not worry-free at all, and it's a headache!"

Eisenhower shook his head helplessly.

"He is indeed a helpless general! Even I can't cure his hot temper!"

Alexander also said with a wry smile.

"Since there is no way to withdraw Patton now, can Montgomery evacuate?"

Then Alexander suggested again.

"Of course he can, and Montgomery's cautious fear of the dead will definitely raise his hand to agree to let me retreat! But if I really do this, then Patton will probably be attacked by the German army on both sides and eaten for dumplings!"

Eisenhower shook his head disagreeingly.

"It's not so serious! Patton's troops also have many brave soldiers! And they have experienced fierce African battles, so their combat capabilities should not be lost to the German army! And even without the assistance of Montgomery's troops, their number of troops will not be less than that of the German army!"

Alexander wondered.

"Hey! You're so naive. Do you know how many German troops are gathering in Montgomery now?"

When Eisenhower heard this, he suddenly laughed like a joy in pain.

"Well! I don't know! It won't be more than 40,000! Even if our intelligence department makes an error, according to the original 40,000 German troops, even if they have hidden troops, they will have to be tens of thousands more! And they have to separate their heads to deal with our attack!"

Alexander said.

"Who said it would not be more than 40,000? If it was as beautiful as you thought, I would not have been so angry just now, and I would have been so angry as if I wanted to kill people!"

"According to the latest information given to me by Montgomery, a total of 160,000 German troops have been assembled in the Catania Plain and Mount Etna; the latest troops are Hermann Goring Armored Division and 1st Airborne Division, as well as the 29th Armored Division and 15th Armored Division..."

Eisenhower suddenly showed a worried expression and said the bad situation he knew.

"How could this happen! How many German troops were there in Patton?"

After hearing this, Alexander was shocked and almost fell to the ground with his chin and said in panic.

"This is not clear yet, but according to the report from Patton, there are at least three SS divisions; and they are Hitler's most elite SS division, such as the SS First Armored Division, SS S S S S S S S S S S Fifth "Viking" Armored Division and other elite SS units."

"Ga! What! Aren't these elite SS troops deployed on the Eastern Front battlefield and engaged in fierce battles with the Soviet army? Why did they come to Sicily for no reason? And they came without a human being?"

"Oh my god! So many SS units are lurking here, are our intelligence agents blind? Why don't so many SSs see it? They are so cowardly that I'm speechless!"

Alexander stared at him in disbelief and said in surprise.

"Hey! I was also impressed by this group of waste, so I decided to replace these cowardly intelligence officers with full blood; they had to pay a heavy price for their incompetence, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to face the soldiers and their families who were killed by their repeated false information!"

"If it weren't for these cowardly, how could the German army successfully deceive us so many times? And this time, they even dispatched so many troops to ambush on Sicily, waiting for us to rush in stupidly and send sheep into the tiger's mouth!"

When talking about the cowardly and deprived intelligence departments, Eisenhower suddenly shivered in anger and gritted his teeth.

"I also agree with your opinion. We really want to reorganize our intelligence system again immediately. Otherwise, we will be killed by them in no time! Moreover, in this battle of Sicily, we really don't know how many soldiers will die again. It's so unlucky!"
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