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Chapter 1363 11362 The beautiful legend of Sicily

Carrying a suitcase, the beautiful legend of Sicily was struggling to move forward in the crowded crowd.

Ahead is the small town Cassino at the foot of Monte Cassino, the commanding heights of the Gustav Line of Defense, which stretches for more than 100 kilometers and is held by Army Group C commanded by Marshal Kesselring.

On the top of Cassino Peak is the ancient and majestic Cassino Monastery, which was built in the Middle Ages and looks like a giant stone fortress. It is one of the famous monuments in Italy. The Cassino Mountains guard Highway 6 and the railway leading to Rome. If the Allies want to march into Rome, they must capture the Cassino Mountains. As a result, Monte Cassino and surrounding peaks eventually became the focus of contention between attackers and defenders. The Battle of Monte Cassino, also known as the "Battle of Rome" and "Battle of Cassino", was a series of four costly battles launched by the Allied forces during World War II to break through the Winter Defense Line and capture Rome. Its brutality is comparable to the Battle of Stalingrad and other battles, and is known as the most tragic mountain machine gun battle in the history of World War II.

Historically, in the four months from January 1944 to May 1, 17, the German and Allied forces invested more than 5 machine guns in the small Cassino Mountains, spending 17 million rounds. bullet. The Allies launched four offensives and finally occupied this stronghold leading to Rome after paying the sacrifice of 4 people. The German army also paid the price of more than 3000 casualties. After the defeat in Crete, the German paratroopers once again won honors at Cassino with their unprecedented machine gun fire and incredible tenacity and bravery, and were called the "Rattlesnakes of Cassino" by the Allies. The German 1st Parachute Division who stubbornly defended Monte Cassino blocked the Allied offensive in Italy and showed incredible tenacity, unity and tenacity in the battle, winning the "Green Devil of Cassino" title, and also gained the respect of his opponents.

Of course, at this time in "The Great Battle", which is a "cross-plot fusion time and space where similar World War II plot fragments are similar and blended", the Battle of Monte Cassino has not yet started. The flow of fleeing vehicles and people on Highway 6 are all residents of Sicily, most of whom are Messinians. Their destination is Rome. The railway has stopped selling tickets starting from Milan Station. It is said that many railway tunnels and bridges were destroyed by Allied air raids. The only way to get to Rome quickly is via Highway 6.

"Mrs. Malèna Scordia?" A strange voice sounded not far behind.

"I am." Malena turned around subconsciously and saw a strange beauty with big eyes: "Who are you?"

"I'm Anna, Anna Moffitt. We met in the studio restaurant." Anna Moffitt, the female secretary in disguise, showed her Sicilian studio work permit.

"Ah..." Marlena suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Hello everyone. I'm glad we can meet again."

"We are also the ones who escaped by chance." Anna Moffitt responded vaguely. She did not participate in the filming of "The Battle".

"By the way, which group are you in?" This is actually a very common casual question.

However. Anna Moffitt couldn't answer, so she could only change the topic: "We are in the same group as your husband, Mr. Nino Scordia."

"Is it...?" Marlena's instant change of expression and the vigilance flashing in her eyes said it all. Having gone through many hardships in life and being influenced by the Venice director, it was hard to believe the strange woman in front of her.

Marlena's husband Nino went to the battlefield in North Africa during the war. There were rumors in his hometown that he died on the battlefield, but in fact he only lost an arm. When he returned, he was not treated with any courtesy and was instead disliked by others. At that time, Marlena, who had fallen into prostitution and lost her protection, was beaten, stripped, and shaved in the street by jealous women because she served a Nazi officer and had affairs with almost all the husbands in the town. She fled to Messina after being humiliated in every possible way. Finally, she was brought back to her hometown by her husband.

"Do you really think he's dead?" Anna Moffett said calmly, "Don't worry, he's fine."

Out of the responsibility of a wife, Marlena couldn't help but ask more: "Where is he?"

"Stay with us." Anna Moffett said in a deliberately Cockney accent. "You!" Marlena had already thought about it and lowered her voice subconsciously: "Capture him?"

"So be it." Anna Moffett didn't expect that this unexpected meeting would not develop as she imagined. If it weren't for the fact that the "Beautiful Legend of Sicily" in front of her had other meanings to Wu Chen, she wouldn't risk contacting him. As a result, the risk of plot conflicts was increased for no reason, which was obviously a "rash move" that was not worth the gain. But it's too late to regret it now. How to remedy it is true without affecting the subsequent plot.

"What do you want to do?" Marlena subconsciously moved the suitcase in her hands behind her.

"Let's go have a cup of coffee." Anna Moffitt invited.

Café in Piazza Marconi in the center of Casino town.

In 1938, a Milan barista named Achille Gaggia designed a lever-operated horizontal espresso machine. Simply pull the lever and hot water will spray from the group head into the powder bowl. This design enabled the machine's water pressure to be increased from the previous 1.5 times atmospheric pressure to 9 times. Later, 9 times atmospheric pressure became the industry standard for espresso machine boilers. The double-boiler design also appeared during this period, so the two important elements for making modern espresso - high water pressure and stable water temperature were now available.

After improvement, the espresso machine can not only make coffee stably with extremely high efficiency, but also have a crema on the extracted coffee that makes espresso coffee obviously different from other extraction methods - "Crema" (term: A liquid made from a mixture of coffee crema and water, coffee latte art is formed by mixing crema and milk microfoam (milk is frothed using a steam wand in a steam milk frother)." Today, this foam floating on espresso coffee is used by many people as a standard to measure the quality of coffee extraction. In 1948, Achille Gaggia sold the patent to Pegasus, Italy's top commercial coffee machine manufacturer, and finally fully promoted coffee machine technology on the market. In the 60s and 70s, special water pumps appeared in coffee machines, which were used to replace the hand-operated levers and release high-pressure hot water more stably, allowing "semi-automatic coffee machines" to fully replace the previous need for baristas to manually pull the lever on the market. Lever operated "manual coffee machine".

To this day, "semi-automatic" and "fully automatic" coffee machines with water pump pressure are still the mainstream in coffee shops on the market. Famous coffee machine brands such as "La Pavoni" and "Faema" are also popular for casual coffee. An engineer's fantasy of pursuing a cup of delicious coffee more than a hundred years ago has finally led to the romance that spreads all over the world today (tsk tsk, if you want to say it, you can embark on an immersive plot adventure regardless of the length).

The refreshing Italian coffee was served to you by the beautiful waitress with a smile. Exquisite pastries that were not subject to the rationing restrictions of the Third Reich are also placed on the coffee table. Perhaps it won't be long before the same "hard times" as the residents of the Third Reich will come.

Several Greek guerrillas almost subconsciously tore off a piece of toast and skillfully stirred it in a coffee cup. Malena hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Please don't do this."

"Okay, ma'am." Maria Papademos, the female guerrilla leader of Navarone, immediately woke up. He almost exposed his identity.

By the way, because the supplies to the guerrillas were not timely, many times the bread had dried out and gone bad by the time it was delivered to the front line. In this case, guerrillas would crumb up stale bread and stew it with potatoes and onions, commonly known as "bread stew." Of course, "soaking bread" is also a common thing (tsk tsk, what a detail).

Especially under the noses of the German-Italian Allied Forces. The identities of several Greek partisans disguised as modern actresses would be revealed by the Gestapo hiding in the shadows.

Marlena's just-in-time reminder was obviously well-intentioned.