"Report to the Head of State! Patton's troops have also completed the evacuation. Commander Guderian requested the next instructions!"

Just as Chen Yanlong was just focusing his energy on the battlefield on the Eastern Front, a naval combat staff hurriedly came outside his cabin door and reported loudly.

"So fast! How was the combat damage of Patton's troops? How many divisions did we annihilate?"

Hearing this sudden report, Chen Yanlong stood up in surprise, hurriedly opened the hatch and asked the other party.

"According to the report from Commander Guderian's telegram, he only said that he had already destroyed half of the troops, including Patton's most elite 1st Division, the 45th Division, the 3rd Strengthening Division, and the 82nd Airborne Division!"

The naval combat staff replied nervously.

"Okay! I understand. Since Patton has been allowed to escape, we will evacuate immediately! Go and tell Marshal Dunitz that he will evacuate the aircraft carrier fleet immediately. As for Guderian, I will send a telegram to the telegraph room and learn more about the situation of the war with him!"

After thinking for a while, Chen Yanlong issued a brief order.

"Yes! Head of State!"

The naval combat staff respectfully respected a military salute.

Chen Yanlong also raised his right hand and replied with a military salute. Then, accompanied by several guards, he walked to the telegram room on the aircraft carrier, preparing to send a telegram to communicate with Guderian.

And at this time, in the Bay of Salerno.

The 5th US Army under General Mark Wayne Clark was sitting on a large number of transport ships and was escorted by an aircraft carrier fleet.

Their tactical purpose was to carry out landing operations in the Bay of Salerno, and then, with the cooperation of the British 8th Army, attacked the German defensive positions and occupied areas east of Bologna and southwest.

Then after breaking through the German defense, he immediately smashed the German 10th and the 14th Army's vital forces and captured Bologna.

Then he rushed directly to Bondeno to launch a general attack, and advanced to the Po River and forced the crossing of the river. Then he advanced along the Gulf of Venice with the forces of the British 8th Army, captured the city of Trieste, and then advanced to the Yugoslavia border.

Then the main force of the US 5th Army occupied northwestern Italy, as well as the Italian industrial centers Milan and Turin, and then advanced north with part of its troops and occupied the Brenna Pass.

In short, the main combat mission of the army group is to complete the landing operation in the Bay of Salerno, Italy, code-named "Avalanche".

The Fifth Army Group is under the jurisdiction of the 10th British Army and the 6th American Army. As for the Eighth Army, it was not formed in Memphis, Tennessee on June 10, 1944; the troops were more than 200,000, and the first commander was Lieutenant General R.L. Aikerberg, but the Eighth British Army Group, which was commanded by Patton.

However, the current General Clark did not know that Patton's troops had been defeated and evacuated by the troops commanded by Guderian in the Battle of Sicily.

Regarding the information on this, I don’t know if it was because the situation of the Battle of Sicily failed too quickly and made the British and American top leaders sad and disappointed. So for a moment, Eisenhower, Alexander, and British and American top leaders seemed to have forgotten the existence of General Clark and the 5th American Army group he commanded.

For this reason, General Clark was still calmly commanding his 5th Army Group of the United States, and continued to land on the Bay of Salerno with great momentum.

But he didn't know that Keselin had already dispatched the 16th Armored Division and some of the newly established 10th Army Group according to Chen Yanlong's order, and had also been dispatched here to wait for the arrival of the 5th Army Group of the United States.

"Old Admiral! We are about to arrive at Salerno Bay!"

A combat staff officer named Thompson stood beside Admiral Clark and reported to him with a smile.

"Well! Then you will give me an order later to prepare all troops for the boats needed for landing in the battle!"

Admiral Clark responded calmly while standing on the front deck of the aircraft carrier and staring at the Salerno Bay that was getting closer and closer to him.

"Yes! Your Excellency General!"

Operational Staff Thompson responded with a smile.

"By the way, is there any telegrams in our General Command that the situation of the Battle of Sicily? I wonder if it has been occupied by our army now!"

Admiral Clark suddenly had a bad premonition coming to his mind.

"I haven't received it yet! But a few days ago, we received a telegram from General Patton and others that the Battle of Sicily was going well, the German and Italian troops were retreating step by step, and our troops had successfully advanced into the inland! In short, there were good news and surprises!"

Operational Staff Thompson said with a smile.

"Tsk! Do you believe all the nonsense of Patton? You'd better believe half of what he said! But this guy's command and combat ability is still very strong. The German and Italian army is definitely not his opponent, but I don't know how many troops he will lose to completely occupy the entire Sicily!"

Admiral Clark shook his head and said with a wry smile.

"Your Excellency is right. I just believed the other party's words too much; but no matter how good his record is, we will not lose to them, especially if we can create a stronger and more amazing record under the wise command of your Excellency! We can definitely make Patton's troops beyond the reach of you!"

Operational Staff Thompson quickly changed his tone and echoed.

"That's of course. As officers, we must have confidence, otherwise we cannot complete any major things! We must learn from General MacArthur!"

Admiral Clark was praised by the other party so much, and he immediately became proud and complacent.

"Admiral is wise, and the general is wise!"

Operational Staff Thompson continued to flatter.

Upon hearing this, Admiral Clark smiled even happier and brighter.

Unfortunately, something he didn't even know was that he became a model of incompetent US military generals in the future.

Because in the next 1944 Battle of Casino, the Fifth Army he commanded accounted for 90% of the casualties of the entire British and American Allied forces after the war, Clark was immediately called "murderer" by his soldiers and officers.

Moreover, he didn't know that he was defeated by the German army in this "avalanche" operation in 1943, and he wanted Eisenhower to dispatch the 15th Army Group to rescue him.
Chapter completed!