() Although the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing performed very well in this rescue operation, the operation ultimately "failed." Due to "a problem of luck", the commando team failed to rescue "Lisa". This result,

This made Boyington, who was quite proud of his subordinates' outstanding performance in the operation, a little frustrated. Although their superiors still rewarded them, Boyington still felt quite regretful.

"If we had launched earlier and rescued people, this operation would have been consigned to history," Boynton said.

"Dad, don't worry, this operation has been consigned to history." Ron said.

"I know, but there is a saying in history: 'It failed in the end'!" Boynton said, "I don't understand why you don't look regretful at all, Ron."

Yes, Ron did not feel any regrets about this result at all. Because he was familiar with history and knew that this operation definitely did not fail. In fact, this operation was an unparalleled success.

Ron knew that the real landing place of the Allied forces was Normandy, and Calais was just a cover. In the original history, in order to induce the German army to believe that the Allied forces would land in Calais, the Allied forces took an unprecedented scale to deceive the enemy.

Although there was no such rescue in the original history,

Operation, but the activities of the resistance organization in Calais suddenly became extremely active, which was also part of the plan to deceive the enemy. In the original history, the Allies used various means to send false information about their landing in Calais.

In the hands of the Germans, the British military situation

The Sixth Bureau even deliberately let the Germans catch the spies it sent, so that the Germans could torture the false information from these spies. Most of the poor spies who were betrayed by their superiors had no idea at all.

Everything I know is

It is what their superiors urgently need to let the enemy know. After being pried open by the Germans, they may continue to feel ashamed of their weakness. Ron believes that the "Lisa" who belongs to MI6 is probably responsible for

A "dead person" with such a mission.

"British people are really evil-minded!" Ron accidentally said this sentence.

"What did you say?" Boynton asked. Ron's voice was too low just now and he didn't hear clearly.

"Nothing," Ron tried to cover up, "I mean that woman is really unlucky."

The story of this unlucky woman ended like this. After knowing the victory of the war, Ron never heard any news about this female spy. The disappearance of an intelligence officer was really a common thing during the war.

…

A few days later, the 21st Attack Wing received an order - Tomorrow, General Patton, commander of the "First Army Group of the United States Army", will inspect the 21st Wing. He will be accompanied by a large group of reporters.

The so-called "First Army Group of the United States Army" is actually a completely fake force. According to the fabricated information, there are dozens of divisions in this organization. There are 6 airborne divisions alone.

On paper, this is a force with nearly one million people. But in fact, these divisions are just troops that exist only on paper. What Patton really manages is just dozens of wireless communication stations.

That's it. He needs to rely on the radio activity of these stations to simulate the operations of a large army so as to deceive the Germans.

During this period of time, the Germans discovered that the troops belonging to the "First Army Group of the United States Army" were active. At least, the radio monitoring clearly recorded the frequent mobilization of these troops. And in the American and British newspapers, it was also

There are often reports from the "First U.S. Army Group", and the commander of the "First U.S. Army Group", General Patton, often appears in newspapers and on the radio.

General Patton performed very well in the battles in North Africa and Sicily. In the eyes of the Germans, he was the master of tank warfare on the Allied side. If the Germans were to choose the one most suitable to command the army that was about to land,

In the words of a US military general,

It must be Patton. So, General Patton, who was demoted because he slapped a wounded soldier in the hospital who he thought was a fake injury, was brought out to serve as the fictitious name of the "First Army Group of the United States Army".

The commander of the troops.

Since General Patton assumed this position, he has frequently appeared in front of the media. He often took reporters to inspect various units and delivered high-spirited morale-boosting speeches to the soldiers in front of them.

Recently, the 21st Attack Wing has been conducting frequent sorties around Calais. They must have left a deep impression on the Germans. According to intelligence, the Germans tend to believe that this team will play a key role in the landing operations.

.So, in order to better deceive the enemy, General Patton brought reporters here to inspect.

According to the notice, General Patton will come for an inspection at around 5:30 in the morning. He will first preside over a flag-raising ceremony at the airport, and then he will inspect the troops and deliver a speech. In order to welcome the inspection, the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing will be scheduled to

The departure time of the attack aircraft group that set out early in the morning was postponed. After General Patton's speech, they will take off in front of the generals and reporters and rush to the battlefield.

…

General Patton was very punctual. At 5:30 in the morning, he led his entourage to the entrance of the "Crow's Nest" airport on time. At this time, Ron and other officers were already waiting at the door.

It is very simple to recognize Patton in the crowd. This bloody general is a big man and likes to wear a large steel helmet with three stars on it, even if he is wearing a uniform. And in his

There is always an extra-large revolver stuck sideways on his waist, instead of a much smaller and more delicate pistol like other generals.

"General, welcome!" Ron stepped forward and saluted General Patton.

After Barton raised his hand in return, he approached Ron and took the initiative to extend his hand to shake his hand.

"Young man, I've heard about you." Barton said, "You are a super lucky guy who encountered the war at such a young age. Unlike me, I have been waiting for this war all my life."

Ron had heard similar words from General Fletcher. However, when such words came out of General Fletcher's mouth, the taste was completely different from those coming out of Patton's mouth.

General Fletcher's words were more of a lament that he was born at the wrong time and failed to catch up with the era when battleship battles determined the outcome; while General Patton's words were full of the desire to seize the time and make achievements.

"General, I think you are the person born for this war." Ron said.

They got into a convertible together and drove towards the airport tower. There was a tall flagpole there, and many soldiers were waiting to raise the flag.

The car stopped next to the tower, and Ron led General Patton to the viewing platform while introducing him to the situation of the two flag-raisers.

"General, one of the two flag-raisers is Second Lieutenant Paul. He is now the tail gunner on the PA-38 attack aircraft. He used to serve on the B-24 bomber. He is a brave man who has won four Purple Heart Medals. He

He has completed enough flights and can completely switch to other safer jobs, but he still volunteers to continue fighting on the front line..."

"Well, yes, he is a tough guy!"

"The other is Captain Arthur. He is a lucky guy, but also an unlucky guy. More than a week ago, he attacked Rommel's convoy and killed a bunch of Germans, including riding in the same car with Rommel.

His adjutant, but failed to kill Rommel and lost the opportunity to have his name included in the history of the war. Therefore, this time we arranged for him to raise the flag, which can be regarded as soothing his wounded heart."

Barton laughed: "This kid is really unlucky. But, I like him."

After everyone was in place, the solemn "Star-Spangled Banner" began to be played, and the flag-raising ceremony began. Patton stood upright, singing the national anthem loudly along with the music, and the sound shook Ron who was standing next to him.

My ears are numb.

After the flag-raising ceremony, as usual, Patton gave a speech.

"Just now General Ron introduced to me our flag-raiser - our Sergeant Paul, a warrior who has won four Purple Heart Medals. He proudly told me that in our 21st Attack Aircraft Wing,

A gathering of the bravest and most amazing warriors in the United States.

I told General Ron that what he said was wrong, because the bravest and most amazing warriors in the world are concentrated here. Because the bravest and most amazing among us Americans must be the bravest and most amazing in the world.

Remarkable! This is because we Americans love winners and Americans love losers

The loser is never forgiven. Americans despise cowards. No matter what competition Americans participate in, they must win. I sneer at people who laugh even after losing. Because of this, Americans have not lost any wars so far. They will not lose any wars in the future.

No. A true American will hate even the thought of failure.

...Twenty years later, you will be glad that you participated in this world war. At that time, when you sit by the fireplace, your grandson sits on your knee, and ask: "Grandpa, when you fought in the great World War II

What did you do?" You don't have to cough awkwardly and move your grandson from one knee to the other.

One of them said hesitantly: "Ah... Grandpa was shoveling manure in Louisiana at the time." On the contrary, brothers, you can stare directly into his eyes and say confidently: "Grandson, Grandpa, I was in the first

Army Group and that bastard Patton are fighting side by side."

Patton's speeches were always full of an indomitable spirit of struggle, which greatly inspired the soldiers. His speech naturally aroused cheers from the soldiers again and again. After the speech, Ron issued an attack mission to the soldiers,

At the same time, he also extended an invitation to General Patton.

"General, if you are interested, you can come with me to the war room to direct our attack."
Chapter completed!