"General Ron, the problem with your knee is not particularly serious," a doctor in his thirties said to Ron who was lying on the hospital bed. "The bullet did not completely hit your knee, but more of a

It passed. Only some tendons were torn. Such injuries can be fully recovered after a period of treatment, so you don't have to worry about being disabled in the future."

After being shot, Ron was quickly sent to the Seventh Army's field hospital. There, the army doctor gave Ron some simple treatment - stopping the bleeding, bandaging, and then told Ron about the problem with his knee.

It was one of the most troublesome problems. It could not be handled by a field hospital with poor conditions. So it was best for him to go back to the UK immediately, where he could get the best treatment. So that afternoon, Ron was taken to the hospital by a C-47 transport plane.

Sent to London.

"So how long will it take for this injury to heal?" Ron knew that although the Dr. Bellman in front of him was still young, he was already the best surgeon in Britain and even the world. Since he said that he had no big problem

, then you really shouldn’t have any problem.

"Oh, General, this can't be rushed." Dr. Bellman replied, "You have to know that the knee is a stressed part, so it recovers very slowly. Generally speaking, it takes at least 4 months to fully recover.

, of course it also has a lot to do with personal physique.”

"Ah, it will take four months." Ron thought, in four months it will be October. "Well, Falaise can't make it. It's the aviation festival! Hundreds of tanks are uncovered.

Where can we find such a good thing in the future?” Ron knew that in the original history, the Allied air power killed more than a hundred tanks in Falaise in one go.

, now with the 21st Attack Wing, the results will definitely be more brilliant.

"Is there any way to make it faster?" Ron asked.

"General, are you worried that the battle will be delayed?" Dr. Bellman saw what Ron meant. "I didn't make it clear enough just now. In fact, you can be discharged from the hospital after a week. However, at least within a month.

You must use a wheelchair within a month. Generally speaking, you can walk with the help of crutches after a month. I think you can also command operations while sitting in a wheelchair?"

Commanding operations from a wheelchair is something Ron has never done before. However, if you think about it carefully, it is not impossible. The officers of the aviation team are somewhat different from the officers of the general army ground forces. They do not need to

Traveling long distances with the army, even if he has to change airports, he can only take a plane at most. Therefore, there is a little inconvenience in movement, but it does not have a big impact on his command. But in the past week, it really has not

The only way is to directly command the troops.

Dr. Bellman saw that Ron was in a good mood, so he didn't talk to him much. He quickly left the ward. So only Ron, Scott and a man in his thirties were left in the special care ward.

A nurse.

"Ma'am," said Ron, "could you..."

The female nurse had obviously taken care of many high-ranking officials. She knew that this must be something involving military secrets that Ron needed to talk to his adjutant. So she smiled and walked out, taking him with her carefully.

Got to the door.

"Scott, I won't be able to take care of the army's affairs for about a week. These matters will be handed over to Boynton temporarily. You have to emphasize to him that once you sit in this position, you don't have to drive it every day.

The plane has gone to the battlefield, let alone run down to sweep the ground if you have nothing to do! Also, please help me pay attention to any new situations during this period."

"Okay General." Scott replied...

…

During the few days that Ron stayed in the hospital, the fighting on the front line continued calmly. The Americans took advantage of the storm to pass and repaired one or two floating docks, and sent more supplies.

Shore. With the restoration of material supplies, the Allied offensive began to resume.

By July 7, the British finally occupied Caen with the support of bombers, and Ron's 21st Attack Aircraft Wing finally got the airport they had been waiting for for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that he was still unable to move, Ron would have wanted to run away immediately.

Went over to take a look. However, Scott told Ron that the wing might not be able to move over for the time being because the roads near the airport were destroyed by both sides. This made it impossible to transport supplies such as fuel and ammunition to the airport by road.

During the attack on Caen, in order to suppress the German armored forces, the British used a large number of heavy bombers. They almost used the heavy bombers as artillery. As a result, the entire Caen was bombed to the point where almost no part of it was intact.

Almost all the roads were blown to pieces.

What's even more terrible is that in order to enhance the destructive effect, the bombs dropped by the British used delayed fuzes. In this way, the bombs would penetrate deeper into the ground before exploding. This setting can increase the bomb's impact on the bunker.

, but it also greatly intensified the damage caused by bombs to roads.

.A 500-pound bomb using a prompt fuse can only blast a hole of less than half a meter on the general ground, and a 20-30 cm deep hole on the paved road. And a bomb using a delay

A 500-pound bomb with a fuse can easily explode on paved roads.

Dig a pit 1.5-2 meters deep. A Lancaster bomber can dig hundreds of such large pits in one breath. The efficiency of digging holes is enough to dwarf those werewolves in the Kremlin, and it is absolutely

Just dig and don't fill. Especially after a storm.

, in order to prevent possible German attacks, the British violently bombed various roads with a large number of bombs equipped with such fuses. As a result, these roads were full of large and small craters, brought from Scott

From the aerial photos, it looks like the surface of the moon.

"Faint!" Ron threw the photo on the hospital bed and leaned back on the raised bed, "These British guys, when they dropped the bombs, didn't they consider that we would also use these roads in the future?

…Scott, do you know how long it will take to repair these roads?”

"General," Scott replied, "the most important roads will be reopened to traffic within 3-4 days. However, the capacity of these roads is limited and we may not be able to allocate much. According to the above arrangement, we have to go to more than one

It will take a few weeks before we can move over."

"In addition, General, we also got a piece of information." Scott continued, "The Germans have changed their commander."

"Who was replaced? Rommel or Rundstedt?" Ron asked.

"It's General Rundstedt. The Germans asked von Kluge to replace him as commander-in-chief of the Western Front."

Ron had heard of Von Kluge before. He had achieved good results in Russia before. He was an experienced commander. However, Ron also knew who the Germans would replace now.

It won't have much effect. Rundstedt is also an excellent commander. There are tasks that he cannot complete, whether it is to replace Kluge, Mo Buqiu, Manbulqun or

Marshal Catherine, who successfully blocked the Allied forces in northern Italy, was also unable to do so. When the difference in strength between the two sides is not big, the level of the commander may be decisive. But when the difference in strength between the two sides is so great, unless the strength gap between the two sides is so great, unless they have

Favorable terrain, such as the mountainous areas in northern Italy, otherwise, no matter how high the level of the commander is, he will only be able to make a fool of himself.

Moreover, changing generals on the battlefield has been a taboo for military strategists since ancient times. This is because new generals need time to understand the situation on the battlefield, and the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. It is very likely that they will attack you before you can understand it.

Here it comes. Kluge did a good job on the Eastern Front before. But the battlefield environment on the Eastern Front is hugely different from that on the Western Front. Taking the air as an example, on the Eastern Front, although the Soviet Air Force had a clear advantage,

Because the Soviet Air Force was a

The short-legged air force has a very limited range of activities, so it cannot cause too much trouble to the German army's operational troop deployment, and it is difficult to gather a large number at once. Moreover, although the Soviet ground attack aircraft directly attack

It is very useful when targeting targets such as tanks and vehicles, but its ammunition capacity is limited and its ability to damage roads and the like is very limited. Therefore, the German army can calmly mobilize troops and organize offensive and defensive operations a little further away from the battlefield.

But when it comes to the Western Front, the situation is completely different. On the Western Front, the Germans will not encounter heavy tanks on the ground that can compete with the Tiger tanks. Even the Firefly can be penetrated by one shot. Like the IS-2m

In this way, the pervert with the head and 122mm caliber gun that the Tiger's short 88 can't penetrate at zero distance is even more useless.

Yes. But in the air, the Allied air force with absolute air superiority is a long-legged air force. Their range of activities can not only cover the entire battle area, but can even strike thousands of kilometers deep behind the German defense lines. In

Under their suppression, the German army was almost unable to carry out large-scale mobilization during the day, and it was also unable to follow the "Blitzkrieg"

"The classic tactics require tanks to be concentrated and used on a large scale. Only a dozen, or at most dozens of tanks, plus hundreds of infantry, can be used to carry out some short tactical assaults. I believe Kluge is going to replace Long.

The old marshal would definitely have mentioned this to him when he was in Deste. However, what he got from others and his own personal feelings

Compared with the Soviet Union, the difference is huge. Kluge probably still used his experience on the Eastern Front to direct operations. In addition, the important reason why Hitler replaced Rundstedt was that he believed that Rundstedt

Te was too conservative and did not dare to attack. Kluge, who succeeded him, would definitely be under greater pressure. This could easily lead him to make wrong decisions.
Chapter completed!