After that, Montgomery and Alexander waited for five days with great "grace".

Of course, the US offensive has made no progress in these five days. If there is any progress, it is that the two armies are pushing around on an invisible line of defense, and this line of defense is still growing.

Now Eisenhower couldn't sit still, and he flew to the front line from the Allied Command in Sicily.

However, rather than inspecting, it is better to discuss a countermeasure with Patton and Zhang Chi, because the first thing he did after he arrived at the front line was to call Zhang Chi to Patton's command.

"How is the situation?" Eisenhower asked Patton.

Patton shook his head and replied: "Although our planes and cannons bomb the enemy day and night, and our soldiers are also rushing forward bravely, but... all we can get is just some 'moving' hills. We may get them during the day, but at night the Germans will take them back!"

This seems to be a reenactment of the US military's battle against the Japanese in the Pacific, and the Japanese army also used the terrain and night to resist the US military with an advantage in equipment.

The difference is that the Japanese army's equipment is at an absolute disadvantage, and the German army facing the US military now...their equipment is not much different from that of the US army, and even surpasses that of the US army in some aspects, so this battle is difficult to fight.

"Is there a way for us to change this situation?" Eisenhower looked at Patton, then stopped at Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi knew what Eisenhower meant, and Eisenhower wanted Zhang Chi to come up with some ideas.

"General!" Zhang Chi replied: "If you want to change the situation... there are only a few ways. One is to detour and penetrate the enemy's rear, but this has proven to be unfeasible, because the Germans know the Italian terrain better than we do, and they have occupied every throat."

After pausing, Zhang Chi continued: "The second is to airborne to the rear of the enemy, and the second is to land in the rear of the enemy's defense line to open up a new battlefield to force the Germans to retreat... But these methods are too risky, because the Italians' attitude is not clear, our airborne troops and landing troops are easily surrounded by Italian troops, and in addition, the German army has two airborne divisions in Rome that can reinforce at any time... Therefore, the German army may not need to mobilize the troops on the defense line to prevent us from landing!"

"I need a viable way!" Eisenhower said.

Zhang Chi shook her head and replied: "I didn't expect it yet!"

"Gentlemen!" Eisenhower said unhappily: "Do you know what the British are talking about? They told me... If the American army cannot conquer that line of defense, then let the British army come! You must know that it is the British army, the British army that has just defeated the war... But the expression on Alexander's face told me that as long as the British army comes up, it will definitely be able to take this line of defense. Yes, I know they are using tricks, knowing that they have negotiated with the Italians, and our intelligence department even investigated that the British were in secret contact with the Italian government in Portugal, but this did not work. The British were just waiting, waiting to harvest the fruits and trampling us hard under our feet!"

"I don't think so, General!" Zhang Chi replied.

"What? What do you don't think?"

"I don't think the British can easily take this line of defense!"

Eisenhower looked at Zhang Chi with an incredible expression: "Why? The point is the attitude of the Italians, right?"

"Yes, the focus is indeed the attitude of the Italians!" Zhang Chi replied: "Although their combat effectiveness is not very good, at this time, I mean that when the Allies and the Germans are evenly matched, their attitude can play a decisive role!"

"And the British army reached an agreement with Italy!" Eisenhower said: "Isn't this enough?"

"If it was before, I believe it would be enough!" Zhang Chi replied: "Because before that, the German army had very weak power in Italy, and there were only six divisions in the hands of Kesselin in the whole of Italy, and these six divisions were also defeated soldiers who had withdrawn from Sicily. At this time, the Italians absolutely believed that the Allies could defeat the German army, so... If we launch an attack at the fastest speed, no matter where we attacked, this battle could be like the name of the battle, that is, to win like an "avalanche"! Unfortunately, we did not launch an attack in time..."

As he said that, Zhang Chi smiled and said, "You know, the British were planning a plan that was only beneficial to the British. They even hid this plan from us. It was at this time that they had contacted Italy. In the end, Montgomery even prepared too many artillery for the landing that was not difficult and delayed the attack time, so time passed little by little... The British once again missed the best opportunity to win quickly because of their selfishness."

Patton nodded and said, "While we were wasting our time, the Germans strengthened their military input in Italy. First, Rommel's B-English Army entered the Alps to build a defense line, and then transferred two airborne divisions to guard Rome's traffic location!"

"Yes!" Zhang Chi continued: "In this way, the Italians who were originally convinced that the Allies would win would shake their confidence, especially when they saw that the Germans could fight a beautiful counterattack in Salerno with their disadvantages, and then blocked the US offensive in front of this line of defense... What would the Italians think at this time? Oh my God, the Germans could still win this war. Can we surrender to the Allies? What would the consequences of our surrender to the Allies? Will the Germans attack us first? At that time, I am afraid that before the Allies could come... Italy will be everywhere! This is what the Italians fear the most, isn't it?"

Eisenhower nodded slightly: "I agree with this. What the Italians do the least want is that the war will burn their country. At the same time, they believe that the more they resist, the more damage they will be to their country, so... they are actually waiting and watching, and they will always stand on the side of the winner!"

"Yes!" Zhang Chi said: "Since that's the case, what if the British come up? The British thought that the Italian army would attack the Germans in front and behind with them according to the agreement? This is an extremely naive idea. The Italians would make excuses to delay, otherwise they would not be Italians!"

"So!" Finally Zhang Chi concluded: "What if the British were asked to attack this line of defense?"
Chapter completed!