An hour later, in Commander Eisenhower's command, General Arnold, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army Air Force, General Porter, Hewitt, and Commander Carl Andrew Spatz, the commander of the Eighth Air Force, and Eisenhower were both solemn or frowned unhappily and silently.

"This time we were so big, we were actually fleeing by the Germans. It was a big loss! How can we explain to President Roosevelt!"

General Arnold, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army Air Force, sighed at last.

"We can only use the Italian army's record to replace us! How can we say that more than 10,000 Italian troops on Pantelleria Island have more than 5,000 people killed and killed by us, and another 3,000 people were injured and captured by our troops!"

Eisenhower said in a comforting tone.

"The Italian army was originally a very weak force, a vulnerable force; it was not satisfying to defeat them at all! And the most important thing for us now is that we have dispatched so many aviation troops this time, and the navy and army units, but one German army was not killed or captured!"

"You said how would President Roosevelt and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff view our battle this time? There would definitely be a lot of opinions!"

Commander-in-Chief General Arnold shook his head and said his concerns.

"Well! Yes! This is really a headache. Now I can only act according to the opportunity!"

Eisenhower said after a wry smile.

"What should we do next now?"

At this time, Spatz, the commander of the Eighth Air Force, returned to his usual calm attitude and asked.

"First build the Italian military airport on Panteleria Island, and then we will continue to study how to deploy the Sicily Battle!"

Eisenhower said his plans.

"I agree so too!"

Admiral Arnold nodded in agreement at the same time.

"But I recently heard from our intelligence officers that the German army secretly dispatched some troops to conduct military training and stationing on the Sicily island. As for what Pan, it has not been discovered yet! Because the German army's defense forces on the Sicily island and the reconnaissance personnel are very strict, even ordinary Italian residents cannot approach their garrison!"

"Our intelligence officers have tried to dress up local residents several times, and have also sold some local residents to lead the way to approach, and were driven out!"

Hust, who had been silent, suddenly interrupted.

"Well! Is there something like this? Why don't I know!"

Eisenhower said in surprise.

"Because Weimeidu has focused all her energy on the Battle of Panteleria in recent days, I only received the latest information yesterday! And today we are carrying out a large-scale bombing of thousands of aircraft, so I haven't had time to report this to you for a while! Commander!"

Hewitt stared at Eisenhower and explained with a wry smile.

"Okay! Now that I already know, then we must quickly investigate the reality of this matter, because I feel that the recent German army's actions are very abnormal and are very different from their previous style! At least for the retreat, the German army's actions are very fast, and they are not the same as Hitler's usual practice of fighting for inch of land!"

Eisenhower said with confusion.

"Yes! Commander! Because I feel the same as you recently, the German combat style seems to have completely changed! And I don't know why they suddenly had a lot of aircraft and new air defense weapons!"

Hewitt replied seriously.

"Okay! Then I'll leave this matter to you to send people to investigate. I will also issue a comprehensive and urgent investigation order to our intelligence department! Because I want to know as soon as possible what happened within the German army and why it is different from usual? Will it affect the Sicily battle we are planning now!"

Eisenhower nodded immediately and agreed.

"Will this reason have anything to do with the great purge that Hitler is currently carrying out? Before I come, I have heard you report to President Roosevelt on Hitler's great purge!"

Admiral Arnold interjected.

"This may also be related! But it still needs to be confirmed after the investigation is implemented!"

Eisenhower responded.

"Yes! Only by finding out clearly can we know the truth of the matter! It seems that our Battle of Sicily is now facing new problems, so we have to find a way to solve them immediately!"

Hewitt smiled bitterly again.

As soon as the words fell, a telegrapher hurriedly walked in with an emergency telegram.

And after receiving the approval of Commander Eisenhower, he immediately handed a telegram to the other party tremblingly.

Seeing the telegrapher in front of him with such a disobedient and uneasy expression, Commander Eisenhower suddenly had a bad premonition rising in his heart.

But now his emotional control ability is as strong as before, and he controls well but does not show his emotional fluctuations.

But when he looked at the telegram briefly, he immediately shocked and widened his eyes in shock; his face was full of disbelief, and his mood was fluctuating with a little panic.

"What happened? Who sent the telegram?"

Commander Eisenhower, who saw such abnormal behavior, asked quickly General Arnold next to him.

"Our NC-68 fleet was severely damaged by a sudden sneak attack launched by the German aviation force! Now it has suffered heavy losses! Only a small number of ships, ships and carrier-based aircraft have escaped!"

"In addition, we have several transport fleets that were suddenly subjected to air strikes by the German army, and there were also a large number of casualties and injuries. We are now asking for help from us. In the past, they were worried that the German army would continue to send pursuers to pursue them and capture them all!"

Commander Eisenhower said after taking a deep breath and trying his best to control his emotional fluctuations.

"What! Our transport fleet was severely damaged by the German air force!"

Hearing this, everyone in the audience was shocked and screamed in shock. "Yes! That's how it is! This time I really don't know how to report such huge bad news to General Marshall and President Roosevelt!"

Commander Eisenhower also shook his head irritably.

After listening, everyone stared at each other to see if everyone had any good suggestions.

But they all saw a very helpless and resentful expression from each other's eyes.
Chapter completed!