The Allied forces on the Western Front officially launched Operation Husky, the landing on Sicily, on June 28.

From the 28th to July 1st, the Allied forces successfully established a foothold on Sicily and established many stable beachheads.

More than 200,000 Allied soldiers landed on Sicily, and another 200,000 soldiers were waiting to land on the sea behind, in Tunisia, Nice and other places.

The Allies invested a total of nearly 500,000 troops in this battle, and the Central Army on the island also had 400,000 troops. From a numerical perspective, the disparity in strength between the two sides was not large.

But the vast majority of the 400,000 people in the Axis countries were Italian troops, and less than 100,000 belonged to the Third Reich.

As the battle progressed to July 1, the defeat of the Italian and Italian armies gradually became apparent.

Eisenhower, Alexander, Montgomery and other Allied generals took advantage of the situation to pursue them. During the battle, they targeted Italy. The Italian army mainly focused on defeating them, and they sought to annihilate the Third Reich's army.

When the Eastern Front battlefield was victorious, the Third Reich's Army Group South was almost completely annihilated, and the news that the Hua and Xia bomber formations successfully bombed the Third Reich's capital reached the Western Front Allied Forces Headquarters, Eisenhower felt that the speed of Xixian's advance was

Too slow.

He wanted to end the battle in Sicily as soon as possible, and then let the main Allied forces land in the most prosperous area of ​​Europe.

However, the composition of the Allied Forces on the Western Front was complex, and each country had its own interests to consider. Eisenhower was best at handling intricate interests and interpersonal relationships, but when he devoted too much energy to this aspect, the military

Progress in this regard is slowing down.

Xiong Yuanchun took the initiative to ask for help from the Allied General Headquarters and led the Chinese and Xia Second Expedition Fleet to the Strait of Messina.

The Strait of Messina is the only channel for the Axis forces on Sicily to retreat to Italy. Xiong Yuanchun plans to use missiles and ship-based helicopters to block the strait.

The army on the island has no way to retreat and must either fight to the death with the Allies or surrender.

The fighting in Sicily intensifies.

At the same time, the First Expeditionary Fleet was also using its advanced warships to continuously attack the Norwegian coastline, preventing the Third Reich from receiving a stable supply of mineral resources.

The progress on the European battlefield has also spread to Japan, which is also an Axis power.

Emperor Hirohito took over the military and political power. He did not stop Kantaro Suzuki from suing for peace with the Allies, nor did he stop the hardliners from continuing to strengthen the overall defense of the mainland.

The current experience of the Third Reich is very similar to that of the Japanese in the past. The Chinese used the same method to annihilate the main force of the Japanese navy and army bit by bit.

Hirohito could not believe that Army Group South would be completely annihilated, because in his opinion, the Third Reich was the most powerful imperialist country besides the United States.

Mustache actually allowed enemy bombers to bomb the capital. Does this also mean that the Third Reich may also fail?

"well…………"

Hirohito, who had just felt the joy of power, sighed, and suddenly he felt a sense of sympathy.

But this feeling only lasted a very short time, because there was a more serious problem before Hirohito:

Defend Okinawa!

The United States' intention to attack Okinawa has become very obvious.

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July 3, Hua Xia Xi Expedition Army Headquarters.

Operation Uranus has been successfully concluded. Marshal Bock, Marshal Manstein and others of the Third Reich led a very small number of defeated troops to retreat to Kharkov, Kiev, and Auxiliary.

The fighting in the center and north also gradually stopped.

Mao Xiong has also made some breakthroughs and progress in these two directions, and the battlefield situation has changed dramatically compared to a year ago.

This joint counterattack lasted for a month. The Mao Xiong side consumed countless supplies and the battle could no longer continue.

The Kremlin's high command needs to prepare for 1 to 2 months before launching the next more massive counterattack.

All the troops were finishing the finishing work on the battlefield, and Jiangdong's tense heartstrings also relaxed a little.

At noon, Wu Zhan received the latest information from the Intelligence Bureau, and he hurriedly found Jiang Dong.

"Goebbels, who educated and **** the Third Reich, publicly stated that he will execute captured Allied and our pilots tomorrow in front of all the people of Berlin."

"Those aircrews who made an emergency landing behind enemy lines must have been captured by the enemy, but we don't have an accurate number of them."

"Commander-in-Chief, they are all heroes!"

Jiangdong did not expect Goebbels to be so crazy. The act of public execution was tantamount to completely ending the possibility of peace between the Third Reich and China.

It seems that this time the Germans were really beaten to pain.

The first priority at the moment is how to rescue the captured crew.

Jiang Dong's eyes quickly rolled and he said:

"Contact the Third Reich in the name of the General Headquarters and tell Goebbels that we are willing to exchange prisoners."

"You can even exchange captured generals for one, and ordinary soldiers for many!"

"If he refuses, please think carefully about the consequences of refusal!"

In short, it is a combination of kindness and power. As long as the captured personnel can be exchanged, there is no problem in paying a little more.

Wu Zhan quickly went to convey the order, while Jiang Dong folded his hands and started thinking.

12 Super Flying Fortresses made an emergency landing behind enemy lines, and only a few crew members were probably captured on the spot by the Germans.

More crews should be hiding in the mountains and forests.

However, the situation of these air force officers and soldiers is not optimistic. There is no material supplies and no medical treatment for the injured. The most difficult thing is that they cannot contact their families and receive no support.

Jiang Dong was pacing and thinking.

On a very large battlefield with millions of people, the special forces of each group army can only play a limited role.

It would be better to let some special forces go deep into Ukraine, Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and other places, organize and lead local guerrillas, and insert sharp blades into the enemy's rear areas.

While gathering intelligence, they were conducting military sabotage.

If there are still pilots shot down, special operations teams can carry out rescue operations.

When I thought about it, my mind was instantly opened up.

Each group army of China and Xia has its own special forces, so there are not many special forces.

Special operations teams going deep behind enemy lines have many benefits on the battlefield.

The vast world behind enemy lines is also a big stage for special operations team members to perform.

After sorting out his thoughts, Jiang Dong immediately found Wu Zhan and told him his thoughts.

Now that we have the ideas, we need the staff department to make the specific arrangements.

"Commander-in-Chief, I have received a call from Lao Maozi, inviting you to attend the celebration party at the Kremlin tomorrow."

Tomorrow was the day when Goebbels executed the pilot. How could Jiangdong be in that mood and asked:

"Did the Germans respond?"

Wu Zhan shook his head,

"Not yet, I'm afraid it will be tonight at the earliest."

Jiang Dong waved his hand:

"Then let's talk about it after tonight!"
Chapter completed!