The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

"Damn it, where are our air force and frigates?" Captain M asked anxiously.

"The air force is still on the way, and the frigate has been almost sunk."The staff officer next to him hurriedly explained.

"Damn it, where are the British warships? Aren't they in the waters near us? Why haven't they arrived yet?"The captain roared again in shock and anger.

Although the M warships were the main attackers this time, the British warships were also patrolling in the waters not far away. They should have arrived soon after receiving the telegram, so why haven't they responded yet?

"Captain, they can't make it in time." The staff officer said helplessly.

"Why?" the captain asked puzzledly.

"They are being besieged by the D Army's aircraft group, and they are temporarily unable to dispatch more frigates to support us. As for the air force, it will take another half an hour."The staff officer quickly explained.

"Damn it, the D Army also sent the Air Force? They had planned this."The captain suddenly felt that this landing operation was a conspiracy.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

As soon as the words fell, the battleship they were on was hit by several torpedoes.

"Captain, our ship was attacked by a torpedo and the cabin is leaking."Soon, the damage was reported.

Upon hearing this, the captain's face was ashen and he said in frustration:"Quickly plug the leak and retreat immediately."

""Captain, we can't stop it. It's too big. The battleship is sinking. Abandon the ship." The staff officer next to him advised.

The explosive power of the new torpedoes is at least several times that of electric torpedoes. Although the battleship's armor is very thick, it can't withstand several torpedoes at the same time.

The officers and soldiers on the ship can feel that the battleship is sinking, and the sinking speed is very fast. At this time, eight more torpedoes hit again.

"Collision alarm."

Unfortunately, no matter how they shouted, it was useless. All eight torpedoes hit the battleship. With another huge explosion, the M Army's battleship was blown in two.

Except for a very small number of officers and soldiers who escaped, the rest of the officers and soldiers all sank to the bottom of the sea with the battleship and fed to the sharks.

At this time, the naval battle was also in its final stage. After the D Army submarine fired the torpedo, it quickly fled this area. They knew that the M Army warship would definitely retaliate frantically next, especially since the reconnaissance aircraft on the aircraft carrier had taken off and was locating the destroyer. If they didn't escape, they would really be unable to escape.

When the naval battle was over, the remaining warships of the M Army reunited with the British warships. After checking the losses, they were furious and wanted to chase and kill those damn submarines immediately.

But in the end, they restrained the idea of pursuit and poured all their anger on the D Army on Pantelleria Island.

Eisenhower, who received the telegram, was also furious. While cursing angrily, he stared at the officer in charge of intelligence with cold eyes.

"You'd better explain to me why your intelligence department didn't have any warning when the D Army submarine force launched a surprise attack?"

""Commander, I'm sorry, I suspect that the D Army has changed the communication code. We haven't received any useful information from their communications. Even the intelligence personnel we have planted within them have been purged almost completely. The remaining ones are all low-level agents, and we can't get any useful intelligence at all." The director in charge of intelligence stood up and explained.

"Purge?" Eisenhower frowned and said,"About when did it start? Why don't I have any information about it?"

"About three months, or even five months ago, our intelligence department was destroyed almost overnight. There was no news at all. It was the remaining low-level agents who found something wrong and risked their lives to send us early warning intelligence. But now we can't contact them, and we suspect we have been discovered."Intelligence officer Johnson said bitterly. Hearing this

, Eisenhower was angry again. If it was his command error, he admitted it, but he couldn't tolerate the failure caused by unfavorable intelligence. The failures one after another gave him a headache.

The situation was obviously going well, how could it become like this?

"Damn it, why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known earlier, I might have canceled this landing operation." Eisenhower roared angrily.

""I'm sorry, Commander, we just received the intelligence and are still in the confirmation stage. After all, the intelligence was sent by low-level agents. According to normal procedures, they are not qualified to contact us directly, so we suspect that they have betrayed us and sent us false intelligence to mislead our judgment." Johnson said apologetically.

Hearing this, Eisenhower didn't know what to say. Should he put all the responsibility on the director of intelligence? He is the director of intelligence, and his military rank is only colonel. He is not qualified to take the blame.

He must be at least a lieutenant general. What's more, Eisenhower is not such a person. He will never let his subordinates take the responsibility.

"I'm very curious, why was our intelligence agency destroyed overnight? Was it the same for several other countries?"Eisenhower calmed down and asked.

If there was a spy from Country D leaking the information, then the British and Soviet intelligence agencies would have been warned, but they didn't have any warning. Could it be that their intelligence agencies were also destroyed?

"Yes, Commander, the intelligence agencies of Britain and the Soviet Union were destroyed overnight. They didn't even have time to react. We only confirmed that our intelligence agencies were destroyed through the information passed by a mid-level agent of the remaining S Army."Johnson said helplessly.

He was also very curious about how the D Army knew those agents, and they caught them very accurately, and it seemed that no innocent people were affected.

The most terrifying thing was not this, but the unified operation of the Eastern and Western Fronts, even the spies planted in France were destroyed.

‘Could it be that some of our top leaders have defected to Country D? 'Johnson had a flash of thought in his mind, but then he shook his head, because there were only a few top leaders who could control so many lists, and those few people would definitely not betray us.

"What is going on?"Johnson also wanted to know what was going on.

"What did you find? Such a large-scale purge of spies is definitely not normal. Did someone leak the information?" Eisenhower asked after a long time.

Hearing this, Johnson said with a wry smile:"Commander, my rank is too low. Even if I want to investigate, I am not qualified. Besides, there are not many people who can get so many lists."

He really didn't have the courage to say how many specific people there were. Maybe the headquarters had the flags of those big guys, and he would not know how he died then.

But Eisenhower was different. He was a four-star general, the president's confidant and favorite, commanding an army of millions. Basically, no one dared to touch him.

Hearing that there were only a few people, Eisenhower probably understood that except for those few people, it was impossible for ordinary people to know the list of all spies. Even Johnson, the director of intelligence, only knew a small part of the list.

"I understand, but you know, there must be evidence for everything."Eisenhower said meaningfully

"Yes! Commander, your Excellency." Johnson said hurriedly.

At this moment, the communications staff hurried in with a telegram and said:"Commander, your Excellency, France has announced its entry into the war and officially declared war."

Hearing France's declaration of war, Eisenhower was shocked. Was old Petain having a seizure?

"Damn it, what is going on? Why is war being declared?"Eisenhower asked loudly

"The specific reason is unclear."The communications staff shook his head and said

"Bastard." Eisenhower wanted to rant about Johnson, but he had already said that France was also purging spies.

"Send a telegram to Washington to let them find out what's going on."

"Yes!"

Eisenhower, feeling extremely irritated, looked at the map again and said in a deep voice:"How many troops have landed in the First Division now?"

The Chief of Staff immediately replied:"About two regiments."

"No, there are still too few. Order the First Division to immediately launch a full-scale landing operation, and the rest of the troops to immediately conduct landing operations."Eisenhower said irritably. He absolutely cannot withdraw now. If he really withdraws, he will return empty-handed, and it will also stain his resume.

But if Pantelleria Island is captured, some sacrifices in the middle are normal. After all, how can there be no sacrifices in war?

"Commander, our air force and navy have suffered heavy losses, and we know nothing about the current situation on the island. If we land now, we will be caught in the enemy's trap. The chief of staff thought for a moment and said:

"Do you think the landing troops can't handle the situation that follows?" Eisenhower said angrily.

"No, Commander, I'm just a little worried. After all, they are our elite troops. If they suffer heavy losses here, it will also affect our subsequent strategy."The chief of staff shook his head and said.

After all, they will land in Sicily next, and then counterattack Country D from Italy. If Pantelleria Island suffers too much loss, it will have a certain impact on the subsequent operations.

"I have thought about what you said, but how can there be no sacrifice in war? This time, we must take Pantelleria Island at all costs and avenge our fallen warriors."Eisenhower was silent for a while, and said solemnly

"Yes! Commander, I understand. The Chief of Staff stood at attention and saluted.

"Tell them that this landing must succeed, not fail. I can't afford to lose face." Eisenhower said this and said no more.

"Got it!"

Soon the commanders of the front-line landing troops received the telegram, and they looked at each other in dismay. Everyone saw the cold chill in the telegram.

If they failed, they really didn't want to go back.

"What should I do?"Someone asked

"What else can we do? Of course, we must take it down at all costs."A major general next to him shrugged helplessly and said

"Please rest assured, I will send all the carrier-based aircraft in my hands to cover your landing, and the navy will also do its best to support you."The commander of the M army fleet stood up and said seriously

"Thank you!"A group of army generals expressed their gratitude

"You're welcome. As long as you can successfully occupy the entire island and wipe out the D Army on the island, it will be the greatest gratitude to me."The commander of the M Army Fleet said with gritted teeth. It was obvious that the sneak attack just now caused heavy losses to his navy. Now he naturally wanted to take revenge with all his strength.

"Please rest assured, sir, we will definitely perform well and kill the enemy bravely."The commander of the first division saluted again.

This time, the M Army was completely angry. They did not test it and were ready to send out all the landing troops. They believed that under such a strong offensive, they would definitely surrender.

At this moment, the soldiers of the first division of the M Army who successfully landed on the island were stepping into the encirclement of the D Army.

They were advancing cautiously in depth, but the surrounding environment made them a little scared.

"Hey, why is it so quiet? Where did the D troops who were firing just now go? Why is there no sound at all?"A major asked while leading his troops.

"I don't know, maybe he's hiding."

"Damn it, I lost a company in the landing just now, bastard, I want revenge."

When they said this, everyone couldn't help but think of the sea full of mines and the scene of the landing ship being blown up into the sky. Everyone shuddered.

"What should we do now? Should we continue to move forward or wait for the follow-up troops?"

At this time, a captain asked. He always felt that there was a trap around him, but he didn't know where it was.

"Go ahead, but we have to slow down and move forward carefully. Our support troops will land soon, and then we will be able to completely strangle these guys on the island."The major thought for a while and said

"Well! This is the only way for now." The captain nodded.

"By the way, where is our air force? It has been so long since we landed, why is there no air force support yet?"Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Normally, the air force would have come to support us long ago, so why did it take so long this time?

"Also, where did the first batch of landing troops go? Why didn't we hear any gunshots? Were they wiped out?"Someone said in horror.

No wonder they had this idea. Up to now, there has been no news from the first and second batches of landing troops. In this case, either they were wiped out or the radio was broken, but it is impossible for the radios of both batches of landing troops to be broken, so there is only one point, that is, they were wiped out.

But many people are unwilling to admit this idea, but now that there is no movement from two batches of landing troops in a row, many people still show a trace of fear and timidity. No one wants to die for no reason, even if they die, they want to know how they died.