"This is not the same thing, isn't it?" Montgomery responded: "The environment, geography and the enemy are completely different, and I don't think there is anything comparable!"

Eisenhower and Zhang Chi couldn't help but look at each other and shook their heads slightly.

This is often the case when formulating combat plans... Sometimes no one can refute anyone.

This is not like doing other things. If you do it once and fail to succeed, you can do it a second time. You can even do it several times in different ways to verify whether the theory is correct.

The combat plan can only be used once, and it cannot verify who said it more makes sense.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said to Montgomery: "So, General... If you don't agree with this plan, how do you think you should fight this battle?"

"First!" Montgomery said: "I once again emphasize the most important principle of this battle, that is, to maintain concentration of troops. I will never 'disperse the troops' in this battle. As long as I disperse the troops, I will only fail. Then, Sicily will not only not become a place for us to achieve success, but also a trap for the Allied forces."

After pausing, Montgomery continued: "On this basis, I think the British army should have all the conditions we need in the coastal areas between Syracuse and Pakino. The US and French army will land in the area of ​​Gera Bay, so that the British, US and French armies can form a fist to swing the German army and attack it. In case any army is attacked, other troops can also arrive for reinforcements!"

Upon hearing this, Eisenhower frowned: "General Montgomery, if we do this, how can we ensure that the enemy does not escape back to Italy?"

Eisenhower's words obviously make sense. Although Montgomery's plan could support each other, it was pushed from south to north... Montgomery was a conservative officer, and his combat plan was not only cautious.

"General!" Montgomery replied, "From my experience with the Germans, I don't think they will rush to escape, so I never worry about this. On the contrary, I also want to see this, because once they start running, it means we will take Sicily without any effort..."

"But the problem is..." Eisenhower retorted: "Our purpose is not only to seize Sicily, but more importantly, to eliminate the enemy's living forces so that they will not cause too much trouble to us in the future battlefield!"

"Our current purpose is Sicily!" Montgomery replied: "Because it may force Italy to surrender, if so, we don't need to destroy these living forces at all!"

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However, Montgomery's words were more of an excuse, because "Italian surrender" was just a cake hanging on the wall, not to mention that if they escaped, it was not only the Italian army, but also the 40,000 elite German troops.

Facts also prove that Montgomery's plan was extremely wrong, because the Battle of Sicily in history was carried out like this. Although the Allies occupied Sicily, the German and Italian troops almost retreated... Later, Germany relied on the troops retreating from Sicily as the main force to fight against the Allies' attack on Italy's mainland, creating huge difficulties for the Allies' future progress.

Zhang Chi didn't say anything, because he knew Montgomery's real intention when he spoke out his plan.

What are the nonsense of "concentrating troops" and "preventing tragedy" are actually nonsense.

After spending some time with Montgomery on the battlefield in Africa, Zhang Chi knew that Montgomery was arrogant, narrow-minded, and always spared no effort to pursue fame and fortune.

If we consider this aspect, it is understandable that Montgomery opposes the plan that everyone agrees with and proposes a plan that obviously violates military common sense.

Since the US military, including the Chinese Expeditionary Force, there has been a secret competition between the United States, Britain and China, among which the British army is the most... You should know that Britain was once the hegemon of the world and the empire that never sets. It always wants to restore its original glory, which not only concerns Montgomery's personal reputation, but also the self-esteem of several nations.

If the original plan is as follows, that is, the British army attacked the port of Syracuse and the US army attacked the port of Palermo, then the British army obviously cannot "stand out" in this battle... The importance of both sides is equal and the conditions are the same. Even the port of Palermo attacked by the US army will be even more dazzling.

The reason is that Palermo was the place where the ancient King of Sicily stayed and was also the residence of Sicily. This made Montgomery feel that he was taken advantage of by the US military, so he opposed it desperately and did not hesitate to overturn the original plan with the excuse of "violating military common sense", but proposed a plan that truly "violating military common sense".

Just look at the topographic map and you will know that in Montgomery's plan, all the risks were borne by the US and French, but all the benefits were taken by the British.

Montgomery's approach is obvious. He wanted the media to expose this battle a few times. The British army would take down one city after another without much loss, while the US and French army lost fewer losses and still took down some seemingly insignificant places... This highlighted the British army's awesomeness.

Eisenhower obviously didn't see this, so he kept arguing with Montgomery.

While resting, Eisenhower asked Zhang Chi with some angriness: "Why don't you give me some comments? Do you agree with that guy (referring to Montgomery)?"

"No, of course I don't agree!" Zhang Chi replied.

"Then why..."

"Because I know that arguments are useless!" Zhang Chi said: "You don't know Montgomery's true intention!"

"Real intention?" Eisenhower looked at Zhang Chi in confusion.

Zhang Chi took the topographic map casually, drew two offensive routes on it with a pen, and then asked Eisenhower: "Don't you understand?"

Eisenhower was stunned, then said "Oh" and then scolded fiercely: "Fuck the British!"

The offensive route is clear at a glance. There are large ports on the offensive route of the British army that can provide supplies, while the US army has only one small port to rely on, so supply is very difficult. Moreover, the British army attacks weak and famous cities, while the US army can only capture unknown towns such as Jera and Likata, and these towns are even heavily guarded by the German army.

In particular, the U.S. military's beachfront is still very exposed and there are sandbanks and reefs, so the battle of the U.S. is very risky.
Chapter completed!