Hewitt knew that he was inconvenient to interrupt because this was the case of the 6th Army. He, a navy general, expressed his opinions very unseriously. If there were serious damage to war in the future, he would not be able to bear the responsibility. As for him, he would never use destroyers to fight cruisers. Wouldn't that be the eggs and stones? However, it is obvious that some officers of the 6th Army of the United States do not think so.`

He heard a voice with a strong English accent and said, "It is necessary for Sherman to change into a new tank gun, but it is not necessary to postpone it for this. When Hitler attacked Russia, his tanks were no better than the Russian T-34. Did he stop attacking? We cannot be scared by the Germans."

He was very familiar with this sound - this was the sound of Major General George Patton from the 6th Army.

"George, what are you talking nonsense? If you can't find a way to change cannons and not waste time, you should shut your stinky mouth." Henry Lewis, the Secretary of the 6th Army, said unhappy.

Although the student scolded him very badly, Hewitt knew that Patton had a good relationship with the minister. Three years ago, he was the minister's external liaison officer. He was so intimate when he was scolded by his old boss. He didn't dare to say that Patton even if he replaced General Marshall.

Sure enough, Patton shrugged indifferently: "I can't do this. I mean we can just bring the old Sherman with us. Stay at home and change the new ones slowly. Besides, the only places we are going to are French, and they can't deal with the old Sherman, right?"

Everyone was amused and crying about this statement: the French really couldn't deal with Sherman, but now the Germans were in Tobrook, and the tanks in their hands were tigers that could eat people. Once Britain and the United States embarked on 6 in Morocco and Algeria, the Germans who reacted would inevitably rushed over from a large-scale campaign. Without reliable armored troops, they were afraid that they would not be able to consolidate the six games. But the British did not care about these, and they finally caught an American general who was willing to support their views. They immediately became excited and said the views that had just been repeated several times. Hewitt frowned, and the others were also yawning with an impatient expression.

Patton retreated after firing the cannon, and then he saw Hewitt and took the initiative to reach out to shake hands. Even though he shook hands with Patton and smiled at each other, Hewitt's impression of the Torch Operation collaborator was still very bad. He felt that he still could not understand this weirdo. He was obviously a talented, charming soldier who fought for honor. But that charm lasted too short and would soon reveal his crazy and unruly side. Hewitt had never dealt with Patton before, and at first he admired this major general who seemed enthusiastic and unrestrained, iron-blooded and cold-blooded armored soldier, but in order to prepare for the torch plan, his impression of Patton plummeted.

The staff of Task Force 34 proposed that a large-scale amphibious landing battle would take at least 6 months to prepare for the fleet from the acceptance of orders to the departure of the fleet, but due to the endless quarrel between Britain and the United States, Task Force 34 only gave 7 weeks of preparation time - this was the most complicated military operation in American history. There was not enough time that Hewitt was very crazy, but Patton's careless attitude made the coordination of the 6 navy affair even more painful. Although Patton kept calling the damn idiots in Washington, he not only did not relocate the headquarters to the Hampton anchorage, but instead continued to do nothing in the spacious and bright office on the top floor of the Military Control Building in Washington National Mall.

Hewitt angrily criticized Patton in front of his subordinates more than once: I have called many times and wrote to tell the other party to come and cooperate with us as soon as possible, but he proposed the 6th place in Morocco without consulting the navy, where there is no beach, and the other is a shallow covered with thunders-God knows what he is thinking.`

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Chapter 12 Hewitt's Troubles (1)

It is approaching the end of September. The weather in Washington has already started to turn cold, but U.S. Rear Admiral Kent Hewitt's heart is hot, or rather, the anxiety caused by anxiety.

As early as a few months ago, he received the task of going to Northwest Africa to land on the 6th. This was the policy determined by the Allies at the Arcadia Conference in 1941. Churchill specifically proposed the "Northwest Africa Plan" - code-named "Sports Home". He planned to land on the 6th in Algeria, Africa in order to gradually tighten the encirclement of Germany, and said that if France agreed to the US military would land on the coast of Morocco. Although the Joint Chiefs of Staff was not interested in this plan, President Roosevelt himself agreed and repeatedly promoted it.

The plan was designed perfectly at the beginning: when the British 8th Army achieved a decisive victory in Cyrenega, and then cooperated with the British and American Allies to land on the 6th in Northwest Africa, they could completely kill the North African Axis Army. But in June this year, not only did the expected victory not come, but the African army, led by Rommel, even took the lead in attacking the Jazara defense line and caused the collapse of the British North African troops on the entire line, but Churchill's enthusiasm for this plan has not diminished. Not only did he rename it a "class sportsman", but he even advocated that the Allies land on the 6th in Northwest Africa as soon as possible and advance to the border.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff saw the dilemma of the British army in North Africa and decided to bring these "poor and pathetic Anglo-Saxons" - this was what Hewitt heard from General Marshall, the presidential envoy and close friend Hopkins expressed in private, and I don't know if President Roosevelt meant. The promised siege Axis Army finally became a relief for the British army. He felt extremely irritable anyway. The date was marked, but the United States suggested that on November 7, President Roosevelt finally made a muddle, demanding that the date of the 6th should not be later than January 3.

In July, the United States-UK Joint Chiefs of Staff held two more meetings in London. At the initiative of Churchill, the combat plan was renamed "Torch" in order to inspire people and determine that American Lieutenant General Eisenhower will be the commander. However, in addition to the two sides reaching an agreement on the commander's appointment, there is a greater difference in time and place. Due to the rush to relieve North African troops, the UK recommended January 7 as the target date, while the US suggested November 7, and President Roosevelt finally made a dilemma, demanding that the date of the 6th should not be later than January 3.

Finally, Eisenhower, the commander-in-chief of the operation, proposed a compromise plan: it was recommended to board 6 at the same time inside and outside the Mediterranean, but not to cross the east of Algiers, because the German army might send air strikes from Sicily and Sardinia, and only carried out a small-scale landing in Ponnik to seize the airport. Unfortunately, the British side was not satisfied and insisted on a large-scale landing in Ponnik or further east. After more than half a month of quarrel, Roosevelt and Churchill were in countless telegram saliva until September 15th that the two sides finally reached an agreement: November 8 is the designated landing on Ponnik,

He agreed to the Algierden 6 in the plan, but the US military only went to Casablanca, Morocco and Orlandon 6 in Algeria, and the British army landed in Algiers and further east. Hewitt angrily criticized Patton more than once: I have called many times and wrote to inform the other party that he must come and cooperate with us as soon as possible, but he proposed the place where he landed in Morocco, where there is no beach, and the other is a shallow covered with thunders - God knows what he is thinking.

The order Hewitt received was to lead the 34th American Task Force, with 1O2 American ships (including 29 transport ships), a total of more than 30,000 US troops from Hampton anchorage in Virginia to Casablanca, Morocco, to carry out an expedition spanning 45oo nautical miles. The mission to capture Orland was handed over to the Central Lutes Fleet, with nearly 20,000 US troops, commanded by Major General Lloyd Freddendel and escorted by British Navy forces, commanded by Brigadier General Thomas Trubridge - because these troops were transported to Scotland and Northern Ireland in early August, and they had been idle for two months in countless quarrels between the top leaders of both sides.

I thought the plan was settled like this, but I didn't expect that after just one day, Hewitt was dragged to a meeting again, and before he could enter the door, he heard fierce quarrels.

"The enemy situation has changed drastically, and we cannot simply follow the original plan." A US staff officer said something red, while the British liaison officer stationed at the Joint Chiefs of Staff looked indignant on his face.

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