Anti-Japanese War: My equipment is infinitely refreshed

"General, most of the soldiers are willing to obey your orders," said Major General Paul, "but there are some soldiers who are determined not to surrender and would rather die in battle."

"I have also talked to my soldiers," said Lieutenant General Joseph. "Many of them are concerned about surrendering. But they also know that if they continue to fight, they have little chance of winning."

General Amni nodded slightly, he already had some ideas in his mind.

"In this case, we will follow the previous plan and send people to negotiate with Cun Yunsheng." He said, "During the negotiation process, we must strive for favorable conditions as much as possible. If the negotiation is successful, we will surrender; if the negotiation fails, we will make a final plan."

Everyone agreed.

So, General Amni selected an experienced envoy and asked him to bring their conditions to Cun Yunsheng's tent for negotiations.

After the messenger left, General Amni and his men waited anxiously.

Every minute and every second seems so long.

They didn't know what the outcome of the negotiations would be, and their hearts were filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

Finally, the messenger came back. From his face, General Amni could see that the result of the negotiation was not satisfactory.

"General, they only promised to guarantee the safety of our soldiers' lives, but they rejected all other conditions we proposed," said the messenger.

This news made the atmosphere in the tent even more solemn.

They feel that such conditions are far from enough if they are just to ensure life safety.

"It seems that we still need to be prepared for a fight." Major General Paul said, "Since they are unwilling to agree to our conditions, we will fight them to the death!"

"But do we really want to do this?" General Amni asked, "We have already lost so many lives, do we want to let more people die?"

"General, we have no other choice," said Major General Paul. "If we don't fight, we can only surrender in humiliation."

"Surrender." General Amni was silent for a while and shook his head to refuse Major General Paul's words. He knew that this behavior was too risky. Once the enemy found out, they would definitely not spare anyone else.

Seeing General Amni's expression, the others had no choice but to agree.

The signalman trotted along, clutching a telegram in his hand, his face filled with irrepressible excitement: "Commander, great news! The Germans have surrendered!"

Cun Yunsheng turned around suddenly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, then he walked quickly forward, took the telegram, and quickly glanced at its contents.

At that moment, his tense nerves finally relaxed, he let out a long sigh, and his body seemed to have suddenly unloaded a huge burden. He slowly leaned against the railing of the lookout tower behind him.

"It's finally over..." He murmured to himself, with a hint of emotion and relief in his voice.

Now, the surrender of the German army means that there will be no more war in the whole of North Africa, and those days of struggling to survive in the hail of bullets are finally a thing of the past.

Without the threat of war, the situation in North Africa gradually stabilized.

The troops that Cun Yunsheng was in began to get busy, preparing for the next combat plan - landing on Sicily and then looking towards the Italian mainland.

Sicily, as the largest island in the Mediterranean, has an extremely important strategic location. It is the gateway to Italy. Taking Sicily is equivalent to opening the door to attacking Italy.

During the preparation period, Cun Yunsheng selected a troop to carry out various trainings.

Landing operations are different from previous land battles and require mastering new tactics and skills.

They have to learn how to drive landing craft on rough seas, how to quickly land on the beach under enemy fire, how to cooperate with the navy and air force, and so on.

On the training ground, Cun Yunsheng emphasized more than once that one must work hard to improve one's skills.

"Comrades, we are about to face a more difficult battle. The German army in Sicily will definitely not let us land easily. Therefore, we must do every action to the extreme, and there must be no mistakes in every link! Only in this way can we reduce casualties on the battlefield and achieve victory!" His words were loud and clear, inspiring every comrade.

In addition to training, intelligence gathering is also a crucial part.

Colleagues in the intelligence department were busy day and night, collecting various intelligence about Sicily.

Through various channels, they learned about the German troop deployment, fortifications, firepower equipment, and other situations on the island.

After some effort, they finally drew up a detailed defense map of Sicily, which provided important basis for subsequent combat plans.

On a dark and windy night, landing craft quietly left the coast of North Africa and headed towards Sicily.

The soldiers on the ship looked nervous and serious. They knew that a fierce battle was about to begin.

Cun Yunsheng stood at the bow, looking at the dark sea, silently praying in his heart that this operation would go smoothly. The sea breeze blew past, blowing his hair and the determination in his heart.

When the landing craft approached the coast of Sicily, the German searchlights suddenly lit up, illuminating the sea as if it were daytime.

Immediately afterwards, intensive artillery fire poured down from the coastline, creating towering columns of water on the sea.

"Hide!" The team leader Yao Ma shouted loudly and quickly lay down on the deck.

The landing craft shook violently under the attack of artillery fire, and some were even hit directly, instantly igniting a raging fire, and the screams of the soldiers were endless.

But the soldiers did not retreat. Under the leadership of their commander, they quickly adjusted their tactics and used the firepower on the landing craft to fight back.

Yao Ma stood up, raised his gun and fired fiercely at the German positions.

His eyes were filled with anger and he had only one belief in his heart: rush ashore and destroy the enemy!
Amidst the fierce exchange of fire, the landing craft finally approached the coast.

The soldiers jumped off the landing craft and rushed to the beach. The German fortifications were extremely strong, and the machine gun fire network blocked the entire beach. The soldiers who rushed to the front fell one after another.

Yao Ma was extremely anxious when he saw this.

While shouting to his comrades to find cover, he was observing the enemy's firing points.

Suddenly, he discovered a German machine gun bunker, which caused them huge casualties.

Without hesitation, he pulled out a grenade from his waist and shouted to his comrades: "Follow me, destroy that bunker!"

After saying that, he crouched down and rushed towards the bunker.

His comrades followed closely behind him, providing him with cover with firepower.

In the process of approaching the bunker, Yao Ma was almost hit by enemy bullets several times, but he successfully avoided the enemy's attack with his flexible skills and tenacious will. When he was only a dozen meters away from the bunker, he threw the grenade in his hand with force. With a loud "bang", the bunker was blown up into the sky, and all the German soldiers inside were killed.

With the destruction of this bunker, a gap appeared in the German defense line.

The soldiers took the opportunity to launch a charge, rushed across the beach in one go, and broke through the German army's first line of defense.

But the German army did not give up resistance. They quickly organized a counterattack and the two sides launched a fierce battle on the beach.

The battle lasted for a whole day and night, with smoke filling the battlefield and corpses strewn all over the place.

Yao Ma and his comrades fought bravely in the hail of bullets. Their bodies were covered in blood and mud, but no one retreated.

Finally, with the support of follow-up troops, they successfully consolidated the beachhead and began to advance inland.

In the Italian military headquarters, the atmosphere was so solemn that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it.

Marshal Catherine stationed in Italy frowned, his eyes fixed on the location of Sicily on the map in front of him. The news of the Allied landing in Sicily was like a heavy hammer, hitting his heart hard.

"Damn it!" Marshal Catherine cursed under his breath and slammed his fist on the table. "The Allies are moving faster than we expected." He knew very well that once the Allies gained a foothold in Sicily, the next target would definitely be the Italian mainland.

He had no idea whether Italy's defenses could withstand the Allied attack.

At this time, the adjutant hurried in, saluted and said: "Marshal, the Air Force Commander requests to see you."

"Let him in." Marshal Catherine waved her hand and adjusted her military uniform.

The Air Force Commander pushed open the door and walked in, his face showing a bit of anxiety: "Marshal, the news of the Allied landing in Sicily has been confirmed, we must take action immediately."

Marshal Catherine nodded: "I know, I was just about to find you. Do you think our air force can bomb the Allied forces in Sicily now?"

The Air Force Commander frowned and said, "Marshal, although our air force is still considerable, the Allies must have deployed air defense forces in Sicily, which will bring great risks to our bombing operations."

"Risk?" Marshal Catherine sneered, "Do we have any other choice now? If we don't strike the Allied forces while they are still not firmly established, it will be even more difficult for us to deal with them once they have consolidated their positions."

The Air Force Commander was silent for a moment, then said, "Marshal, I understand what you mean. However, we need to develop a detailed bombing plan and cannot act blindly."

"Of course." Marshal Catherine sat down and pointed at the map. "Look, the Allied landing points in Sicily are mainly concentrated in these areas. We must focus on bombing their landing troops, material supply points and temporary airports."

The Air Force Commander came forward and looked at the map carefully: "Marshal, I suggest that we carry out the bombing in several batches. The first batch will send out reconnaissance planes to find out the Allied anti-aircraft firepower deployment; the second batch will send out fighters to provide air cover and suppress the Allied anti-aircraft firepower; the third batch will send out bombers to bomb."

Marshal Catherine thought for a while and said, "This plan sounds good. However, we have a limited number of fighter planes, and we must ensure that they can effectively cover the bombers."

"In addition, the bombing time should be chosen in the early morning, when the Allied forces' defenses are relatively relaxed."

The Air Force Commander nodded: "I understand, Marshal, I will arrange it right away."

Just as the Air Force Commander was about to leave, Marshal Catherine stopped him again: "Also, notify the Italian Navy and ask them to cooperate with our actions to block the waters around Sicily to prevent the Allied reinforcements from arriving."

"Yes, Marshal." The Air Force Commander saluted and hurriedly left the command center.

For the next few hours, the Italian air base was busy.

The pilots boarded the plane one after another, and the ground crew was busy making preparations for takeoff.

In the cockpit of a bomber, young pilot Antonio took a deep breath and tried to calm himself.

His good friend Carlo, who is also a pilot, was sitting next to him and patted him on the shoulder: "Antonio, don't be nervous, this is just an ordinary mission."

Antonio smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Carlo, this is no ordinary mission. We are facing Allied anti-aircraft firepower. Who knows what will happen."

Carlo smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have the plan made by the Air Force Commander and the cover of fighter jets, so nothing will happen."

At this time, the commander's voice came from the headset: "All units, pay attention, prepare to take off."

With a roar, one plane after another took off and flew towards Sicily.

The atmosphere was equally tense at the Allied temporary headquarters in Sicily.

Cun Yunsheng looked at the map in front of him with a gloomy expression.

"The Italians will definitely not sit idly by and watch us gain a foothold in Sicily. They may launch a counterattack at any time," said Cun Yunsheng.

The intelligence officer nodded and said, "Commander, we have received intelligence that the Italian Air Force is gathering and will most likely bomb us."

Cun Yunsheng frowned and said, "Notify all troops to strengthen air defense. Send out all our fighter jets to patrol the air. If they spot Italian planes, intercept them immediately."

"Yes, General." The intelligence officer saluted and hurriedly left the command center.

Soon, Allied fighter planes took off and circled over Sicily. At this time, Italian reconnaissance planes were approaching Sicily.

"Enemy planes spotted!" Allied fighter pilots shouted over the radio.

"Prepare to intercept!" the commander gave the order.

A fierce air battle broke out over Sicily.

Although Italian reconnaissance planes tried to evade, several were shot down by Allied fighters.

However, several reconnaissance planes successfully completed their reconnaissance missions and sent intelligence on the Allied air defense fire deployment back to the Italian air base.

After receiving the intelligence, the Italian Air Force Commander immediately adjusted the bombing plan.

He gave orders to the bomber unit via radio: "Attention, all bombers, follow the new route and avoid the areas with dense Allied anti-aircraft firepower. Fighter units, strengthen cover!"

Over Sicily, Italian and Allied fighters engaged in a fierce battle.

Allied anti-aircraft fire also began to fire at the Italian bomber forces.

"Be careful to dodge!" Antonio was flying the bomber, constantly making maneuvers to avoid the Allied anti-aircraft fire.

"We are almost at the target area!" Carlo shouted. (End of this chapter)