"Road to Light" is the combat code set by the Supreme Staff of the Allied Army to land on the Florida Peninsula. After the battle was launched, the elite troops of the South Wing Legion, which springs the Bahamas and Cuba Islands, will set foot on the American mainland for the first time. For ordinary people in the Allied camp, this is just a feat that the powers and professional soldiers dream of. In the eyes of many investors and speculators, America is a magical place with rich resources and sufficient labor. Defeating the US government may mean that Europe will return to the gold rush era when discovering the new world. As long as you have the courage, you may get rich overnight and enjoy the bliss of the world!

Driven by interest groups, the propaganda media of the Allied camps launched their full efforts to promote the extraordinary significance of landing in the United States and occupying North America, and praised the achievements of the front-line troops, creating one halo after another national hero and war hero. The German Army's 1st Guard Cavalry Division, the 9th Heavy Infantry Division, the Navy's 1st Battleship Squadron, the 1st Marine Division, the Air Force's 12th Fighter Wing, the 21st Bomber Wing, the 1st Paratrooper Brigade, the 19th Hunting Regiment of the Italian Army, the 1st Fighter Regiment, the 7th Bomber Wing, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's "Vienna" Heavy Artillery Division, etc. These famous elite troops were all prepared for a long time on the front line, well-equipped and sufficient supplies, the officers were full of confidence, and the soldiers were full of fighting spirit, and everything was ready for the east wind.

On the other hand, since the spring of 1934, the United States and Britain's Allied Forces have retreated on all fronts, and have been suffering from a year and a half so far. The death of King George V of Britain is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the commonwealth military and civilians. There have been huge differences within the US government on the issue of war and harmony. Unfortunately, the conditions for the armistice proposed by the Allied Forces led by Germany are too harsh. Once the armistice agreement is signed on the basis of these conditions, the US economy will be hit unprecedentedly.

It was a "large robbery without guns", so most chaebols supported the US government to continue to fight with the Allied troops and strive to reach a ceasefire in a favorable situation. Based on these complex factors, the United States and Britain had long been in harmony and fought each other. The struggling Commonwealth troops were still struggling to support eastern Canada, while the US military built extensive fortifications in the eastern coastal areas, striving to rely on urban ports and transportation hubs to fight against the landing operations of the Allied troops.

After the Allies successively won the Bahamas and Cuba, the Florida Peninsula naturally became a key defense area, but this peninsula that broke into the Gulf of Mexico has an area of ​​150,000 square kilometers and a 933 kilometers of coastline. With the cross-sea landing ability of the Allies' troops, it can theoretically attack any beach on the peninsula. The US officers and soldiers of the "famous general" MacArthur's 37 divisions and 30 independent brigades/regiments were responsible for quite heavy defensive tasks.

Compared with the US defenders, which claimed to be one million, the Allied camps assembled a real 1.26 million troops in the Bahamas and Cuba, with the Germans accounting for 70%. The Italian, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Spain and Ireland combined to account for 30%. However, the latter is mostly service and security personnel, and the troops responsible for offensive sharp swords still use German troops who can fight as their absolute main force. For the need for confidentiality, a few hours before the "Road of Light" landing operation began, let alone ordinary soldiers, even the commanders at the battalion-level level did not know where their troops were going to land.

"The boys of the 11th Marine Corps of Germany, let you guess the answer to the mystery that you have been thinking for a month is immediately revealed, ahead...Homestead Port!"

On a large amphibious landing ship, the commander could not suppress the excitement sound of the commander coming from the loudspeaker. This amphibious combat unit with outstanding military achievements was formed in 1915 and participated in early landing operations in the Baltic region. In this war, they landed in Britain, turned to Bermuda, and then engaged in combat operations in the Bahamas. Whether it was Homestead or other places in the southeast of the Florida Peninsula, it meant that they were about to board the United States of America.

As the current coastline gradually became clear, the landing ships gradually slowed down. The US military set up many obstacles in the offshore waters, and the coastal artillery fire had not been completely cleared. In this case, the large landing ships would not rashly dock, but instead deployed small landing craft and amphibious combat vehicles several kilometers offshore to ten kilometers.

The warships covering landing began to shell the coast from the eve of the past, and the direction of the coast was full of flames and smoke. In the gap between artillery fire, people could hear loud roars coming from above their heads. After capturing the Bahamas, the Allied troops were able to establish a solid strategic pedal, and land-based fighter jets taking off from various airports attacked the southern United States day and night, minimizing the defense of the defenders.

The amphibious landing ships built during the war use convenient open-closed bow movable doors. The soldiers boarded small landing craft or amphibious chariots directly in the cabin and then drove out directly from the movable doors. However, the number of amphibious landing ships specially designed and built for beach landing is limited. Many soldiers, especially the army soldiers who serve as support, still transfer to landing crafts at sea through troop transport ships. On these troop transport ships, you can always hear the rough reminder of the officers:

"Each company boards the boat in turn, everyone brings equipment, pay attention to rope ladders, be careful of waves, and wish you all good luck!"

At the same time, at the Bahammawidin Airport, more than 240 kilometers away from Homestead, a group of neatly arranged war eagles were taking off and rising into the air in order.

"The 2nd Squadron of the 4th Bomber Squadron was allowed to take off!"

When the magnetic voice of the airport command tower communication officer came from the headphones, Luftwaffe Lieutenant Mark Valls raised his head and looked at the rising sun slowly, and silently drew a cross on his chest with his right hand.

Amid the coughing roar, the 1250-horsepower engine of Junx Ju-33 was activated, and the hollow steel propeller of the 3-blade began to create a strong backward thrust at a speed of 2400 rpm. When the navigator waved the signal rod in his hand, the crew quickly removed the safety grid under the front wheels of these latest vultures. Under the guidance of the navigator, one ju-33 after another entered the takeoff runway, accelerated and glided until takeoff, land retreated rapidly under the wings, and then soon the blue sea surface appeared.

Flying across the coastline, five vultures began to climb, with their favorite fresh air at a height of 3 kilometers, and diving on the battlefield filled with smoke is their specialty.

"All machines report the situation!"

Valls took care of his younger brothers with his slightly hoarse voice as always.

"Grey Falcon 2 is normal!" Hearing this voice, Vals would think of a young and handsome young man sitting in the cockpit of the plane on his right. He had a blonde hair that was said to be able to reflect the sun rays 100%. Although this statement is not scientific, he can indeed get a shampoo advertisement with his soft hair without any trace of color.

"Grey Falcon 3 is normal!" The shy voice came from a pilot Vals' least optimistic about at the time. This 6-foot-tall young man always spoke timidly, which made Vals always feel like a little girl in his subordinates. However, although he was very introverted, he was much more powerful when flying this Juncker dive bomber. His bomb drop results during training and exercises were the best in the entire team. If not, the straightforward Vals would have recommended him to work in the battleship sonar room, because people only need to silence when talking there.

"Grey Falcon 4 is normal!" The one who drove the bomber was a young and energetic young man born in Wurttemberg.

"Grey Falcon No. 5 is normal!" The last one, and the one who has been in the army for the shortest time in this squad, was only 20 years old when he was born in 1915. At this age, he was usually only able to join the carrier-based aircraft unit known as ace in the German Navy and participate in actual combat. One is to go through the back door, and the other is to have considerable talent, and this young man is obviously the latter.

"Very good! Our current height is..." Vals glanced at his altimeter, "2500 meters! Continue to climb until 3500 meters! Our target is Homestead, a port that has been razed to the ground by naval guns. I heard that four divisions will land there this morning, and our mission is to help the Marines and Army units clear obstacles and use bombs to make the Americans cover their heads and turn them!"

What made Vals happy was that the young men were neither too excited nor lifeless when they heard this. Under his long-term teaching, the young men began to master the traditional essence of the air force's victory without being arrogant and not being discouraged!

"Although this is the front-line bombing mission for everyone, I still have to remind you that you must see the signal clearly before dropping bombs. Don't throw bombs on our own heads!" Valls reminded tirelessly. Although the German army has long applied radio beacon technology to the military, this is far from being precise bombing. At best, it is also a guide to the strategic bombing of large aircraft groups, and it is difficult to play a role in tactical bombing. Therefore, when German ground troops call on their own aircraft for support, they need to use colored signal flares or fireworks to guide them. However, such visual guidance is inevitably deviated, especially in battlefields where the combat situation is relatively complex, accidental attacks still occur from time to time.

"Sir, don't worry!" the young men answered confidently, "We will not let the bombs fall to places with friendly troops, the fortresses near the coast, the artillery positions behind them, and the chariots hidden in the sand, they are our prey, aren't they?"

Vals smiled. For these dive bomber pilots who had been trained and had many practical combat, it was really a pleasant thing to fight under air supremacy.
Chapter completed!