The 8th Air Force of the US Army has 41 bomber brigades and 7 fighter brigades, and 3 of them are the P-38 Lightning Fighter brigades; and 2 P-40s and 2 P-47 fighter brigades.

For the 8th Air Force, which accounts for the majority of bombers, the new P-51 Mustang fighter and the B-47 Thunder fighter, have only more than 10 aircraft in total.

So at this moment Eisenhower was able to send only 8, plus a squadron of P-38 Lightning Fighters to escort the bombing group of Carl Andrew Spatz.

At this time, there were about 398 B-17 bombers, which took off one after another, and the British bombers of Lancaster, Halifax, Sterling, and Wellington were also flew together.

As soon as they arrived in the air, they immediately organized a defensive team and flew towards Panteleria and Sicily.

Because they planned to divide their troops into two groups, and at the same time, attacked the occupied areas of the German and Italian army there and various military buildings.

The 12th American bomber brigade, who had been wiped out in two weeks, and was successfully attacked by the German army this morning by the German pilots. All British and American pilots who had been killed were revenge.

At this time, Chen Yanlong, who was studying the layout of Panteleria Island and Sicily, had also received a report call from Keselin.

"First of the People's Republic of China and Pantelleria radar systems, we discovered a large number of British and American enemy aircraft flying towards us, both places! Ask for instructions!"

As soon as the call was received by Chen Yanlong, Keseling immediately reported it.

"How many are they? Do you know what type of aircraft are there?"

Chen Yanlong asked nervously.

"There are more than 600 aircraft. There is no detailed data on the type yet, but now it can be determined that the number of their bomber groups is relatively large; and they are also preparing to attack our two islands in batches at the same time!"

Keselin thought about it and confessed.

"Have the 3rd Airways fleet arrived at Sicily Airport as I told me?"

Chen Yanlong continued to ask.

"The five wings, JG1, JG2, JG3, JG4, JG26, the 3rd brigade, and the 122nd brigade! However, the JG1 brigade, the 3rd brigade, the pilots of the 122nd brigade, and the 10th fast bomber brigade in my 2nd air force, and the pilots of the 77th Fighter brigade, had just sneaked into the British and American fleets, thus losing a certain number of aircraft and pilots, and needed to rest and replenish immediately!"

Keseling paused and replied.

"Well! I understand, then let them rest! Now you replace all the fighter fleets in your hands with Fω-190A-6/R1 fighter jets, and cooperate with the remaining four wings of the 3rd Air Force, namely JG2, JG3, JG4, and JG26, to intercept the British and American enemies in full!"

"Although the number of British and American enemies is more than us, in air combat, the performance advantages of aircraft are much more important than the number of aircraft! Moreover, our new Fω-190A-6/R1 fighter is definitely better than most British and American fighters, and bombers! Of course, in addition to the opponent's new fighter P-51 Mustang fighter and B-47 Thunder fighter!"

Chen Yanlong thought for a while and immediately issued an order.

"Yes! Head of State!"

Keselin responded respectfully.

"But you also need to inform our pilots to be more careful, because as the number of enemy aircraft continues to increase, although the probability of our pilots shooting down the enemy aircraft will increase greatly; at the same time, the probability of our pilots being shot down by enemy aircraft will also increase greatly! So for insurance, I will dispatch a reserve team from our Imperial Air Force to prevent you from taking advantage of it!"

Chen Yanlong thought for a while and warned seriously.

"Yes! Head of State!"

Keseling nodded and agreed.

"By the way! How are we deploying air defense fire in Sicily? Can we still deal with large-scale attacks by British and American troops?"

Chen Yanlong suddenly remembered.

"We deployed more than 110 and 170 88mm anti-aircraft guns on both sides of the Messina Strait between the Apennine Peninsula and Sicily; in addition, we also deployed more than 150 37mm and 20mm anti-aircraft guns, as well as 90mm and 75mm anti-aircraft guns from Italy!"

"With the deployment of such a fire-powered air defense network, I believe that except for the enemy's heavy bombers, their other combat aircraft are absolutely not suitable for large-scale sneak attacks in our place!"

Keselin replied confidently.

"Well! OK! Then how about the air defense system of Panteleria Island? Is it okay? I don't really believe the abilities of those Italians!"

Chen Yanlong praised.

"There are also a large number of anti-aircraft artillery deployed there, and there are airports on the island, and the renovated Italian aircraft are stationed. They should not be occupied by the British and American allies for a while!"

When it comes to the Italian army, Kesselin answered without much confidence.

"How is the progress of our army troops moving from Sicily to Pantelleria?"

After hearing this, Chen Yanlong was silent for a moment, and then no longer had the Italian army's strength issues, but instead changed the topic and asked.

"The ships, fleets and submarine units that transported them have arrived at them and are now being transported in batches!"

Keseling replied briefly.

"Okay! Remember to cover their transfer operations well, and you must never let the British and American troops know and attack them!"

Chen Yanlong nodded and responded.

"Yes! Head of State!"

Keselin agreed in a sure tone.

Afterwards, they chatted for a few more times, hung up each other and dispatched troops to send troops.

Soon, the 3rd, 27th, 51st, 53rd and 77th Fighter Wings, which were all equipped with Fω-190A-6/R1 fighter jets, also took off from all the Italian airports.

These fighter wings are all recorded belonging to the German Second Air Force. At the moment they take off, the fighter wings of the German Third Air Force, JG2, JG3, JG4, and JG26, which were also replaced with Fω-190A-6/R1 fighter jets, also carried out emergency takeoffs in the airport on Sicily.

The target of these German flight teams is the British and American Allied flight teams.
Chapter completed!