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This route of attack would not only allow for a convenient advance on Paris, but also enable a faster incursion into German territory.

As the Supreme Allied Commander, Eisenhower couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

Of course, Ophelia also raised some objections to this.

That is, the number of Austrian and Bavarian troops they turned to defect was limited, only about 600,000 men. If it was just an attack on the Alpine defenses, that would be enough, because the distance was short.

However, if they were to attack Baden-Württemberg, the battle lines would be stretched too thin, and their limited forces would likely be insufficient.

The Allied forces have also provided countermeasures to this.

That's an airdrop!

Before Ophelia and Josie appeared, Allied Headquarters was actually planning a massive airborne operation from the original history—Operation Market Garden.

The plan was to send a large-scale airborne force into the Netherlands to seize numerous bridges over the Rhine River, thereby gaining access to Germany. Subsequent armored forces would then advance rapidly into Germany to end the war as quickly as possible.

However, this airborne operation was a failure.

The guy who defeated France's Mustache from this route a few years ago, how could he not know the importance of this region?

Therefore, the German troops along the line were ordered to do everything in their power to block the Allied armored forces. Ultimately, without support, the airborne troops suffered heavy losses.

However, Montgomery, who originally planned this airborne operation, has now turned his attention to the Western Front.

And they quickly put forward a preliminary plan.

That is to capture Paris as soon as possible, consolidate the western front, hide the main force, and at the same time launch a fierce offensive on the northern front, creating the illusion of preparing to attack from the north to attract the attention of the German army.

Once Austria and Bavaria unite, they will immediately send air forces to bombard the western front, and then send all airborne forces to seize strategic locations in the Baden-Württemberg region, creating favorable conditions for the advance of the Bavarian-Austrian army.

Meanwhile, the Allied forces launched a fierce attack from the front.

We must seize this front before Mustache reacts and complete the encirclement of him.

At the same time, it is also necessary to inform the Russians to maintain their offensive against the Hydra Legion during this period in case Schmidt comes to their aid.

General Montgomery eventually named the plan "Return to the Eagle's Nest"—because there was a hilltop villa built specifically for Mustache in the foothills of the Alps on the border between Bavaria and Austria, which was called the Eagle's Nest.

The mustachioed man loved the villa, but since it was built in 1939, he only went there about 10 times, and each time he stayed for no more than 30 minutes.

The reason is both absurd and practical: the guy with the mustache is afraid of heights...

This preliminary battle plan was quickly recorded and sent by telegram to the United States and London.

Because apart from de Gaulle, who was present at the scene, the only ones who could truly finalize the plan were Roosevelt and Churchill.

However, although the official decision has not yet been made, it does not prevent the Allied forces from making various preparations.

As the liaison, Ophelia had to return to Austria immediately to report the situation—the real decision-makers were the future founding father of Austria, Karl Renner, and a group of Hydra generals.

"Can't this thing really be taken off?" Ophelia asked Josie with a dark expression before leaving.

"What's the rush? Things aren't completely settled yet. We're still potential allies. Once things really start, regardless of whether this battle succeeds or fails, once you've proven your loyalty to the Allies, I'll naturally help you dismantle it!" Josie said with a smile. Dismantle? There's no way I'll dismantle it in this lifetime. You'd better get to work!

Ophelia had no choice but to go back and see if her scientists could come up with a solution.

"Oh, and when you get back this time, remember to have your men release Aldo!" Josie added.

“I understand!” Ophelia glared at Josie before boarding the bomber.

During this period, the Allies bombed important strategic targets behind German lines and Hydra's rear every day, so she could simply take a plane and airdrop directly into Bavaria with the encrypted radio prepared by the Allies, without having to risk slowly traversing the long war zone.

As a super spy no less capable than Black Widow, parachuting was not a difficult task for Ophelia.

If she brings the radio back, the rebels can use this encrypted radio to contact the Allied Supreme Command directly.

After Ophelia left, Josie suddenly had nothing to do.

As for the operational plan, no matter how good Josie's relationship with the military was, he wasn't a soldier after all, so he couldn't get involved.

Doing business? Don't be ridiculous. Although the Allied forces captured several cities in the war zone, they were all reduced to ruins. The wealthy French people who could escape had already fled, and those who remained were basically reduced to abject poverty by the bombings.

Josie should be doing charity work right now, not trying to make money?

Suddenly, Josie found herself with nothing to do.

Or... should we go back to London?

Chapter 88 Aldo Returns, Rubik's Cube Energy Acquired

London responded quickly, and Churchill, who was already eager to end the war, made a decision almost immediately.

Austria quickly sent a telegram agreeing to the operational plan, awaiting confirmation of the timing from the Allies.

In contrast, news from Washington came out rather slowly, and it's said that some people don't want the war to end too quickly... Well, that's actually quite normal.

Fortunately, Roosevelt, who had served three terms as president, had a very strong control over the government and directly suppressed all dissenting voices. Finally, a week later, in early August, he approved the war plan.

During the waiting period, the Allied forces had successfully captured Paris.

In the original timeline, Paris was captured on August 25th by the Free French Army under de Gaulle and the French resistance forces, who forced the German troops stationed there to surrender. The British and American troops did not participate.

However, due to the change in the Allied offensive direction, Paris surrendered half a month earlier than expected after its main forces on the periphery were defeated.

So when the White House order arrived, Josie was already in Paris drinking with Aldo, who had been hiding in Paris since being released by Ophelia's men. Winters and his good friend, Captain Nix, a staff officer in the 2nd Battalion, where Easy Company of the 506th Regiment was located, were also there.

Because of the impending airborne operation against Baden-Württemberg, all the airborne troops that were resting in the rear have been replenished with personnel and transferred to Paris, awaiting further orders.

Of course, Aldo, Winston, and Knicks were drinking alcohol, while Josie was drinking juice.

"Good brother, enough talk, bottoms up!" Aldo raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"Tch, I bet you're just using the guise of gratitude to trick me into drinking!" Josie rolled his eyes. He'd only been sitting there a short while, and he'd already downed almost a whole bottle of his prized whiskey. Nix, who was also a heavy drinker, had only had one glass, and Winster hadn't even finished one. Winster was a disciplined guy like Josie, who hadn't drunk alcohol before the Normandy landings and only started drinking after becoming acting company commander to get closer to the soldiers.

"Hehe, we're good brothers, what's a bottle of wine!" Aldo would never admit that he hadn't had a chance to drink a few drops of good wine since he came to France, and that he was craving it.

Winters and Knicks simply smiled gently at the bickering between the two.

“Alright, enough joking. The mission is complete and everyone is safe. What are your plans now?” Josie glanced at Winters and then asked Aldo.

"Of course, it's going back to the army, or do you have other suggestions?" Aldo asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Yes, there is. Winters from Easy Company got promoted, and they’re short a company commander right now. Are you interested?” Josie said, pointing at Winters.

During the Normandy landings, Winters' outstanding command of the operation earned him not only a formal promotion to company commander but also a rank of captain.

During his time back in England, thanks to Josh's deliberate efforts to get close to and support him, he gained favor with the 506th Regiment Headquarters and even the Division Headquarters.

Although he wouldn't be promoted again because of this, after being stationed in Paris, he was promoted to battalion executive officer (equivalent to deputy battalion commander) under some pretext, more than a month earlier than in the original timeline.

However, precisely because of this, Easy Company does not currently have a new company commander, and Winters continues to serve concurrently.

Now that Aldo is back, it shouldn't be a problem for Josie to pull some strings and get him assigned to Easy Company as a company commander.

Despite having killed several high-ranking German officers in Paris and accomplished that nearly impossible task, he only cleared his name and didn't get promoted. His original position as company commander had already been taken over. Even with Colonel Ross's help, he could only be a deputy for the time being. It would be better for him to start over from scratch.

Winters also supports this, and because of Josie, Winters and Aldo are quite familiar with each other.

It's better to entrust E. Company to Aldo, someone you know to some extent, than to someone you don't know well.

Moreover, the upcoming Operation Return to the Eagle's Nest was the perfect opportunity for the airborne troops to shine. Winters was able to become a major when he retired, so why couldn't Aldo?

Of course, the price is danger, so it depends on whether Aldo is willing to pay it.

“Of course, no problem. I’ve already died once, why would I care about this little danger?” After Josie explained the situation, Aldo agreed almost without hesitation. When he mentioned dying once, he even winked at Josie from a spot where Winters and Knicks couldn’t see.

He remained tight-lipped. Apart from the unfortunate incident where Ophelia saw him when he deactivated his transformation and used her mind control to extract information about Josie, he had not revealed a single detail. As for the others present when he transformed, he had already killed them all back then.

As for Ophelia, it was confirmed when Yuri read her mind earlier that because of her personal ambition, she did not reveal the matter of the beast transformation potion to anyone who was not present during Josie and the others' conversation that day.

In other words, apart from Josie's confidants and Ophelia, the existence of the beast-transforming drug remains a secret.

In the short term, Josie doesn't need to worry about this secret being leaked.

Even if the secret of the drug were leaked, the impact wouldn't be significant. At worst, Josie could continue to cooperate with the military to sell the drug, as long as the dinosaur genes inside were replaced with those of ordinary animals.

As for why Aldo can turn into a dinosaur... Josie can just say it's because of Komodo dragon genes, since they look similar anyway.

Moreover, this is a short-acting drug, and once it is mass-produced, Josie will have another stable source of income.

It's a bit difficult for Josie to enjoy all the benefits here.

The gathering, held several months later, was a great success, with everyone enjoying themselves immensely.

After receiving the two bottles of wine from Josie, Wintersniks, who still had things to do, returned to his post first.

Only Josie and Aldo remained.

"By the way, I got my hands on some good stuff this time, I don't know if you need it!" Aldo said.

"Oh? What good stuff?" Josie asked, somewhat surprised.

“Come with me and you’ll see!” Aldo said, pulling Josie into the Cadillac V16 Josie had arrived in. He even tried to move Vito from the driver’s seat to the passenger seat… After arriving in Paris, seeing the luxury cars everywhere in this city that had hardly suffered from the ravages of war, Josie finally remembered this car, the first collectible she had acquired since coming to this world, and so she took it out to show off.

"Shit, you've been drinking. Get in the back and don't even think about messing up my car!" Josie vividly remembered the time some unlucky guy lost his life while driving drunk. Getting his car messed up was a minor matter; losing your life was what was truly unlucky.

Despite Josie's strong objections, Aldo, who had been drinking, had no choice but to sit in the back seat with Josie and give directions.

The group arrived at a farm in the suburbs, and under Aldo's guidance, they entered the farm's basement. After prying open a wooden wall, they revealed what was inside—a small room full of Hydra energy weapons.

"Hehe, although that woman captured me, I also figured out their situation during that time, and then I found this. The German surrender was rather sudden, which meant that when the Allied forces entered the city, those people didn't have a chance to move these things at all." Looking at Josie's surprised expression, Aldo rubbed his nose with his thumb and laughed smugly.

What could Josie say about this? She could only give a thumbs up.

In fact, the Allies do possess these items, but they are all in the hands of the Strategic Corps. They guard these items extremely closely, with a level of secrecy far exceeding that of items like the Nightlight Potion. Apart from Howard and a few researchers, no one else has access to them.