"Prepare to collide! Hurry up..."

Colonel Otto Scholzne, the 1st Air Assault Brigade of the German Wehrmacht Force, heard the loud roar of the captain of the plane, and quickly grabbed the armrest beside the seat and drew a cross on his chest with his other hand.

As soon as he finished paddling, the plane's landing gear hit the hard ground with a "boom". Although Scholzne grabbed the armrest and tied a seat belt, his body was still shocked to leave the seat, and then sat back heavily, which was like a slap on his butt, which made him suck in the air.

However, when he found that the plane he was riding on had not disintegrated, but was gliding forward with bumpy movements, he no longer cared about the pain from his butt and cheered loudly: "Long live the victory! Hi! Hitler..."

The plane is still taxiing, which means that the landing has been successful! The successful landing of the zso523 air assault transport aircraft means that the "Operation Columbus" has been successful!

The zso523 aircraft that Scholzne was on was the first to descend from the sky, and its smooth landing was just the beginning. Then one after another landed on the five flat landing grounds where the signal flares were constantly rising.

On the edge of the aircraft landing site, some German airborne troops were waving the red flags vigorously, including the Frenchman Mitterrand. He had been acting with Brandt. Now that the Brandt cluster has been disbanded, Brandt has become the platoon leader again and is assigned to waving the red flag to welcome the aircraft landing troops.

A giant aircraft motor roared and glided on the gravel ground for a distance, and finally stopped less than 100 meters ahead of Mitterrand. The French patriot watched in shock as the lower half of the plane's giant nose slowly cracked from the middle, and finally split into two, as if a monster opened its bloody mouth.

Then a scene that surprised him even more appeared. A tank destroyer that Mitterrand had never seen before, weighing more than 20 tons, actually drove out of the plane's "mouth" with a rumbling sound.

Now Mitterrand's mouth was almost as big as the plane opposite him... The Germans actually transported the tank destroyer to Newfoundland Island by plane!!

Moreover, Mitterrand, who had been an army, could see at a glance that these two tank destroyers were very powerful. Its gun barrel is very long and its caliber is about 75mm, and it should have strong armor-piercing capabilities.

In addition, there are two blackened searchlights on the top and front of the tank destroyer. Mitterrand guessed that this was the legendary night vision device, and you can see the targets in the distance at night.

It is said that in the Battle of Moscow, the Germans relied on the help of night vision devices to achieve a decisive victory in the Night Tank Battle. If the Americans did not have the same equipment, they would be in trouble tonight.

"Col. All 50 zso523s used by the 101st Air Assault Battalion landed successfully. Among them, 11 of them suffered some damage during the landing. Two No. 4 tanks and one e-25 were stuck and unable to exit the cabin for the time being."

On a plane temporarily used as the command of the 1st Air Assault Brigade, Colonel Otto Schkortzne was listening to the report of the Chief Staff. At this time, he saw Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzenegger limping in.

"Gustav, what's wrong with you?" Skolzne asked.

"The seat belt broke when the plane landed just now, and it fell a little," Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzenegger said a little embarrassedly. "It doesn't matter, it's just a minor injury... I didn't expect that the plane was bumpy when it landed, and many people were slightly injured. There may be some equipment damaged, so I must check it carefully later."

"It won't affect the combat, will it?"

"No," Schwarzenegger smiled, "I can't get off the line of fire if I get hurt! And we are still mechanized troops, so we don't need to march on foot."

"Okay," Otto Scholzne nodded, "then gather your people up, check the equipment, and enter the position. There will be a fierce battle tonight!"

Although the American counterattack troops have not been dispatched yet, there is no need to think that there will be a bloody battle tonight like Scholzne!

...

"What? What? The Germans airborne in Newfoundland? What does this mean? Is Newfoundland their main attack? Can anyone answer me?"

Just as a bloody night battle was brewing on Newfoundland Island, US President Truman asked loudly in the White House cabinet conference room.

The questions he asked sounded a bit naive, at least President Roosevelt would not ask. Because no matter where the Germans' main attack was, Newfoundland could not be discarded.

"Mr. President," War Minister Wallace took over the question at this time, "The Germans airborne on Newfoundland only means one thing: we will defeat them there and win a decent peace!"

Truman couldn't believe Wallace's judgment and glanced at the US Army Chief of Staff General Marshall: "George, what do you think?"

"Mr. President," George Marshall said firmly, "we can definitely defeat the Germans in Newfoundland."

"Certainly?" Truman was a little suspicious. In the past five years, people who said this have basically been trampled on the ground by Germany.

"Yes!" Marshall's answer was very affirmative, "We have 250,000 ground troops on Newfoundland, and are very well-equipped, with a large number of tanks and tank destroyers. If these troops were confronted with powerful German armored forces on the European continent, they might not be opponents. But in Newfoundland, German airborne troops could not have tanks and armored vehicles."

Before Marshall's words were finished, a military adjutant of Truman walked into the White House cabinet meeting room and handed a note to Truman. Truman took the note and looked at it, his face suddenly became solemn.

"Admiral," he asked Marshall, "if the Germans sent the tanks to Newfoundland, can our men still win?"

Tanks sent to Newfoundland Island?

Everyone in the conference room was stunned. Marshall took the note from Truman, looked carefully, and said with a frown: "The Germans have invested in a huge giant transport aircraft that can land on the platform of Newfoundland, which may be an upgraded version of the me323. And our people also saw tank No. 4 and an unknown large tank destroyer appear near the German airborne area on Newfoundland!

I think it was probably the Germans who used their giant transport plane to transport the tanks to Newfoundland Island!”

"What should I do now?" Truman asked.

What else can I do? The peace talks cannot be reached, so of course I can only fight to the end!

"Increase troops to Newfoundland!" Marshall said, "There are three divisions of the 18th Airborne Army that have not been used and can be immediately put into the Newfoundland battlefield. In addition, the armored vehicle crews can be urgently drawn from the local armored divisions to land on Newfoundland Island, so that the inventory of vehicles on Newfoundland can be used to form a new armored cluster."

What Marshall said is that in fact, the Germans have expected that the waterways and ports of Newfoundland Island will be blocked, and sea transportation is difficult to maintain.

"The Navy can dispatch aircraft carriers to reinforce the battlefield in Newfoundland." Naval Operations Minister Ernest King continued, "Admiral Mitchell's 56th Special Mixed Fleet is currently between the Bermuda Islands and the East Coast, and can quickly reach the battlefield in Newfoundland."

Because Halsey moved into the VIP concentration camp at the Beautiful View Palace, Nimitz resigned again. So the original commander of the 5th Fleet Spruins was promoted to the joint commander of the Pacific-Atlantic Fleet, and the 3rd Fleet and 5th Fleet (the two main fleets of the US Navy) were vacant. Among them, the commander of the 3rd Fleet was given to Admiral Kincaid and the 5th Fleet was given to Admiral Mitchell.

The main structure of the 3rd Fleet and the 5th Fleet are also different. The main force of the 3rd Fleet is battleships and heavy cruisers, including several old battleships, the Alaska-class and the newly wealthy two Iowa-class (Illinois and Kentucky). The main task of this fleet is to support the Caribbean combat battleships. Although they are no longer the overlords of naval combat, they can still play a role in landing and anti-landing operations.

The main force of the 5th Fleet is the Essex-class aircraft carrier. The fleet's mission is Atlantic-Caribbean maneuver warfare, which is actually a mobile fleet, used for decisive battles at sea.

Because the Joint Chiefs of Staff had previously judged that the German army might attack the Bermuda Islands, the 56th Special Mixed Fleet, the main force of the 5th Fleet, lurked on the sea southwest of the Bermuda Islands under the leadership of Admiral Mitchell.

"Do we want to use the 56th Special Mixed Fleet aircraft to support the operations on Newfoundland?" Truman asked.

"No." Ernest King shook his head, "The 56th Special Mixed Fleet is to strike the main force of the German Navy! As long as we can sink seven to eight large German aircraft carriers, we can win decent peace."

The decisive battle at sea is about to be fought again!

Truman couldn't help frowning when he thought of this. No matter how he looked at it, the Allies had the upper hand. Even if the Germans airlifted 200 tanks/tank destroyers on it, the US military had a greater chance of winning.

But the situation in the Atlantic Ocean is just the opposite, and the advantage seems to be with the Germans! There are many aircraft carriers, and there are also carrier-based jets and terrible missile ships!

Can the U.S. Navy win?

Seeing Truman's hesitation, Ernest King said: "Mr. President, the 56th Special Mixed Fleet will fight against the German Navy under the cover of land-based aviation, so it is confident that it can win.
Chapter completed!