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In addition to the six bodyguards and Lyndon, the white-gloved man, there was also a blonde woman in green.

This woman, needless to say, is Ophelia.

However, unlike her flamboyant figure when they first met, Ophelia now looks listless and gloomy.

Anyone who didn't know the situation would think that Josie had done something incredibly wicked to this woman.

Well, putting a non-removable electric shock collar on someone is indeed quite vicious.

After learning the purpose of the collar, Ophelia felt terrible.

In other words, Josie didn't tell her that a miniature bomb had been implanted in the back of her head, providing double protection.

Otherwise, this woman would probably be even more gloomy.

The plane Josh was on this time was a DC-3, which he was very familiar with; to be precise, it was its military-modified version, the C-47.

The English Channel is only a little over 300 miles long, which is nothing compared to DC's 1,600-mile journey.

After the start of World War II, apart from a small number used by civilians, most of the DC-3s were purchased by the military for use as transport aircraft, making them the most numerous type of aircraft used by the military for airdrops and transport during World War II.

The US Airborne Troops also use it.

After a flight of about two hours, the plane landed at a field airfield outside Caen, a city in northern France.

Even after disembarking from the plane, one could still hear the occasional sounds of gunfire in the distance, and see groups of aircraft flying overhead from time to time.

Although it's already the end of July, more than a month, almost two months, have passed since the landing operation.

However, the Allied positions in France remained in great danger.

After all, France is only a small country, and the Normandy landing zone is only about 200 kilometers away from Paris.

This distance was crowded with more than four million Allied and German troops, interlocked and intertwined.

The Allied forces were still less than 100 kilometers deep in France. In Caen, for example, the Allies fought for 33 days, bombing the city into ruins before the Germans were forced to withdraw.

The Allied frontline command was moved to the outskirts of Caen just last week.

Meanwhile, in Saint-Lô, less than 50 kilometers west of Caen, the famous General Patton had just captured the city a few days earlier.

Overall, however, the German army had begun to suffer a complete defeat, and the liberation of France was only a matter of time.

“Mr. Kahn?” Not long after Josie and her group disembarked, three jeeps sped towards them from a distance and soon stopped a short distance away. A lieutenant colonel jumped out of one of the jeeps and greeted them.

At the entire military airfield, only Josh and his group were dressed in suits and ties, making them easy to spot.

"It's me, may I ask your name?" Josie asked politely, extending her hand.

“I’m Mark, General McGinnis’s adjutant. He sent me to pick you up!” The lieutenant colonel shook hands with Josie.

Previously, with the military purchasing and using the Beacon Agent in large quantities and playing a significant role during the landing operation, the matter of General McGinnis being forced to retire was naturally dropped. However, since there were no actual vacancies in the army at the beginning, there was no new appointment, and he was simply given a sinecure at the General Headquarters.

But just a few days ago, something both funny and absurd happened.

On July 25, during the first phase of the famous Allied Operation Cobra, a carpet bombing campaign against German positions, Lieutenant General Leslie James McNair, arguably the unluckiest general of World War II, and also the highest-ranking U.S. general killed in action, was Eisenhower's deputy and commander of the U.S. First Army. He was directly hit by a bomb from his own aircraft and turned into a pile of limbs.

Coincidentally, McGinnis was the commander of the First Army before he was relieved of his post, and McNair was his successor after his dismissal.

So you can only say that God is on McGinnis's side... Under the same circumstances, who is more suitable to be the commander of the First Group than his old superior?

absolutely not.

As for General Courtney Hodges, who succeeded him in history, he was only the second-in-command of the First Group before, and his seniority and prestige were no match for McGinnis.

So General McGinnis was happy to be reinstated to his original post.

For Josie, investing in General McGinnis became his most successful investment since arriving in Europe.

McGinnis, returning to his old post, is almost certain to be promoted to general.

As for becoming a five-star general, forget about it; that's impossible.

Take Patton, the commander of the Third Army next door, for example.

In my previous life, many people on the internet felt that Patton deserved a five-star general rank.

However, a closer look at the requirements for a five-star general reveals that Patton was indeed not qualified.

Because a necessary condition for becoming a five-star general is that one must have served as the commander-in-chief of a theater of operations during wartime... Obviously, Patton, who was promoted to general along with other army group commanders just before the end of the war, could not possibly have this qualification.

McGinnis, of course, couldn't have done it either.

However, having a general-level ally in the military is more than enough for Josie.

Because Caen was almost completely destroyed and the city was an easy target for bombing, the Allied forward command post was not in the city, but in a manor in the jungle a dozen kilometers away from the city.

Upon arriving at the command post, after surrendering their weapons, Josie and her group, led by Lieutenant Colonel Mark, made their way unimpeded to McGinnis's office.

"Josie, welcome to France!" McGinnis immediately stood up and gave Josie a warm hug as she walked into the office.

"Congratulations on your reinstatement. I came in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare a gift, so I can only express my feelings with this box of cigars!" After the hug, Josie casually pulled a box of unmarked cigars from her pocket.

"Haha, Josie, you're too kind. We don't need to be so formal!" McGinnis said that there was no need to be so polite, but he still happily accepted the cigar.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this cigar has no markings and looks like an unregistered product.

But McGinnis, who was already quite familiar with Josie, knew that the more "unbranded" or "unlicensed" something was, the better it was, just like his liquor.

And that was indeed the case, because these items were tributes meticulously crafted by Daenerys's best artisans using the finest materials, and the quantity that could be given to Josie was extremely limited, making it impossible for them to be sold to others.

"By the way, what are you doing here at the front lines all of a sudden? Although the German army is showing signs of defeat, it's still very dangerous, not suitable for you to do business," McGinnis asked after exchanging pleasantries.

“This is Ophelia Sargstan, from Austria. We have something very important to discuss with General Marshall!” Josie first introduced Ophelia, and then recounted the details of the coup attempt in Austria.

"Is she trustworthy?" After listening to Josie's story, McGinnis's expression turned very serious. He ignored Ophelia and pulled Josie aside to ask.

“As far as this matter is concerned, she is trustworthy. I have confirmed the authenticity of this matter through other channels!” Josie nodded.

After hearing Josie's assurance, McGinnis remained silent and paced back and forth in his office.

After all, this matter is of great importance. If there is even the slightest falsehood, the Allied forces could suffer a lot of unnecessary losses!

If this matter fails, McGinnis, as the introducer, will inevitably bear the majority of the responsibility.

After considering it for several minutes, General McGinnis clapped his hands and decided to gamble with Josie.

Josie deserves much credit for his reinstatement, so why not continue gambling?

Anyway, losing the bet only means losing his official position for someone of his rank.

For McGinnis, who had already lost his official position once, this was no big deal.

"You wait here, I'm going to report to General Marshall!" After thinking it through, McGinnis instructed Josie, and then hurried out of the office.

After Josie and her group had tea in McGinnis's office for nearly two hours, a colonel came in and called Josie and Ophelia over.

Led by the colonel, the two wandered around for quite a while before finally entering a spacious conference room.

Good heavens, a constellation of brilliant generals!

In that instant, a thought popped into Josie's mind: what would World War II be like if a powerful bomb were dropped into this conference room?

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Chapter 87 Return to the Eagle's Nest

The process of persuading the Allied high command went more smoothly than Josie had expected.

To be precise, the suggestion put forward by the Bavarian-Austrian group, represented by Ophelia, hit the nail on the head for the Allied high command.

However, compared to Ophelia's original suggestion of joining forces with the Italian allies to attack the Alpine defenses from both sides, the Allied generals changed their battle plan after discussion.

The original Allied plan was to advance northward, through Belgium and the Netherlands, and into German territory, just as Germany had done when it defeated France.

Because there are the fewest obstacles on this front.

Meanwhile, the Alsace-Lorraine line to the east, where the French built the Maginot Line, is now in German hands, has become a tough nut to crack. Combined with the original German Siegfried Line, the entire area has become a deadly defensive line.

Therefore, neither the US nor the British military wanted to risk their soldiers' lives.

For this reason, neither the US nor the British forces wanted to fight even in Paris to the east.

In the original timeline, it was General de Gaulle who, along with his army and the French Resistance, forced the German garrison in Paris to surrender; British and American troops were not involved.

However, if Austria and Bavaria were to revolt, the situation would be entirely different.

Because half of the Franco-German border belongs to the canton of Baden-Württemberg.

Baden-Württemberg is located behind Bavaria.

And most of it is surrounded by Bavaria.

Once the Fabalia rebels advance from the rear into Baden-Württemberg, while the Allies attack from the front, it will be easy to break through the Maginot Line and the Siegfried Line.

At that time, the Allied forces could use France as their rear base to attack Hitler in the north and resist Hydra in the east.

This was far more significant than what Ophelia had previously mentioned, namely, the capture of the Alpine defenses by the Italian allies.

This offensive route was particularly approved by Montgomery, the British commander-in-chief, and de Gaulle, the French commander-in-chief, who were also present.