So after the meeting, the British and American troops reorganized and supplemented all the remaining fighter units and bomber units.

And they were preparing to prepare for the next round of battle. At the same time, Eisenhower also urgently sent a telegram to Roosevelt to speed up the supply of the Air Force.

As for Arthur Travers Harris, he also sent a telegram to Churchill and asked for a plane to go.

Afterwards, Eisenhower also asked Lieutenant General Henry Kent Hewitt to dispatch two aircraft carriers and a large number of carrier-based aircraft to assist the army; prepare to attack Pantelleria Island in large quantities, and must capture the island within 3 days; and establish an airport advance base on the island to pave the way for the landing of the Battle of Sicily.

With his orders issued, Lieutenant General Henry Kent Hewitt reluctantly dispatched him two aircraft carriers; more than 300 carrier-based aircraft, and a large number of ships for escort and attack.

In this regard, Eisenhower, who has always been smooth and known as a peacemaker, used his own sleek means to thank the other party.

So in the end, Hewitt was also very happy and smiled.

After coaxing Hewitt, Eisenhower was thinking about how many troops he sent to carry out the landing battle of Pantelleria.

Although Panteleria Island is not as rugged as Sicily, with small flat lands, and many mountains and dangerous; especially the landing forces have to overcome a series of obstacles such as steep slopes on the beach and sea tides; however, this island is a volcanic island with lava towers on it, and scorching mineral springs and fume holes.

Anyway, it is not a good place, and the area is not very large.

"Are you going to pull out troops from Patton's 7th Army, from Bradley's 2nd Army, or from the British 8th Army commanded by Montgomery to carry out landing operations?"

After Eisenhower saw Carl Andrew Spatz and the others away, he continued to be in the temporary command alone; while watching the aviation map of Pantelleria, he thought indecisively.

It took a long time before Eisenhower decided to send two divisions commanded by Bradley, a total of 45,000, the two division commanders were Allen of the 1st Division and Middleton of the 45th Division.

Finally, in order to make it more secure, he also dispatched General Gideon Simmons of the Canadian Forces, the 1st Infantry Division commanded by the Canadian Forces, and the 1st Armored Brigade of Canada, to assist in the attack.

Although the Canadian army was less powerful than the Allied forces in World War II—the American and British, and Soviet troops.

However, the strength of the Canadian troops is also stronger than that of the troops of many countries. At least they may not lose against the Italian troops.

The two troops have more than 60,000 people together. Eisenhower is quite satisfied with his deployment.

Because at this moment he only knew that there were only more than 10,000 Italian defenders on Pantelleria Island, and he didn't know that Chen Yanlong had quickly dispatched about 40,000 German troops to face them.

"Hehe! German man! This time I have dispatched so many troops to attack such a small island, I think how can you fight back against us? The scale of victory will soon return to our hands! You wait for me, Eisenhower is not easy to bully!"

When Eisenhower thought of the discomfort that he was scolded by the other party when he called President Roosevelt to replenish the plane just now, he immediately muttered without name.

In fact, being scolded is not a big deal. The most important thing is that he is afraid of being demoted because of his poor record.

He finally climbed to a high position, and he just received the benefits of power and the wonderful taste of him; he didn't want to be defeated by the German counterattack, and lost his official position.

So he must win the Panteleria landing battle, and after making the decision, he was still wondering whether he would send more troops; and ships and planes were safer.

Anyway, there are at least 500,000 US soldiers stationed in North Africa, and there is no count of soldiers from other countries.

Therefore, he does not lack military resources, and even powerful veterans are not short of them. Because after the baptism of the North African Battle, both the United States and Britain have trained many veterans with strong combat capabilities.

So half an hour later, the order for the landing of Pantelleria Island in Eisenhower reached the 1st and 45th Divisions of the US Army, as well as the 1st Infantry Division of the Canadian Army; and the 1st Armored Brigade of Canada.

Originally, Canadian troops were about to be transferred back to Scotland, England for military training, but now they have been dispatched by Eisenhower to land on Pantelleria Island.

Because he felt that such practical training would make it easier to train veterans with strong combat capabilities.

But what Wan Wan didn't expect was that when he received his combat order, these troops, whether they were division commanders, subordinate officers, and all soldiers, did not take this combat operation seriously.

Because many of them have experienced the African battle, they still have strong confidence in their combat capabilities.

Moreover, when they knew that the island they were about to land on was not only small, but the defenders on the island were also vulnerable Italian troops; for this reason, they did not take the landing battle of Pantelleria in their eyes and remember it in their hearts.

There are even many people talking in mocking and sarcastic tone:

"Hey! Have you all received the order? We will be dispatched to Panteleria Island the day after tomorrow for landing battles!"

"I received it all! At first I thought it was a big battle! I actually sent more than 60,000 people to attack at one time! Who knew that the place we were going to attack the day after tomorrow was actually a small island, which made me nervous for a while!"

"So too! But when I heard that we were going to land in the place where we were fighting, and the defenders there were Italians, my heart was not nervous at all!"

"But I heard that the Italian army on the island has at least more than 10,000 people! And there are many anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns and more than 100 aircraft stationed!"

"Hahaha! Our troops are more than 60,000, and each person can drown those Italy even if they spit!"

"I agree with Rickson's words, and don't say that we dispatched so many troops this time, even if we give us 5,000 people, no! 3,000 soldiers will be able to chase the desolate soldiers all over the mountain! Maybe before the battle started, they hurriedly surrendered to us!"

"Yes! Yes! During the African Battle, these vulnerable Italian troops often did this! When I first started fighting with them, I was worried that they were very powerful and powerful, like those German guys, who were brave enough to kill the enemy! Who knew that they were just a group of guys who were not good at it, and they were defeated without fighting with them for a long time, or they raised their hands to surrender!"

"How could we win so quickly in Africa! I think you guys! You should do whatever you should do before going into battle. Don't think about these useless idle idiots!"

"Yes! I think so too. After training, I will happily go to the city center to relax; buy something I like and comfort myself!"

"So should I go and pick up girls? I haven't touched a woman for a long time!"

"Of course! Why don't you go? Such a good note, and I haven't touched a woman for a long time. It's so uncomfortable to fight in these ghost places in Africa!"

And listening and watching the various discussions of the soldiers, their superior officers were also doing what they wanted to do indifferently.

The British and American Allies really didn't care much about Italy's weakness.

Even if you encounter a German army, you have to see which German army is.

Because the German troops are also divided into strength and weakness, and the powerful troops and the weapons and equipment of the weak German troops are also very surprised, sometimes even one heaven or one earth.

Just like the equipment of the armed SS and the ordinary German army, or the reserve German army, the gap is as huge as 100,000 miles.
Chapter completed!