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1.1362 The beautiful legend of Sicily

The beautiful legend of Sicily, carrying a suitcase, is struggling to move forward in the crowded crowd.

In front is Cassino, a small town at the foot of the central commanding height of the Gustav defense line, which stretches for more than 100 kilometers, commanded by Marshal Kesselin.

On the top of the Casino Mountains is an ancient and magnificent Casino Monastery built in the medieval times, which is one of the famous Italian monuments. The Casino Mountains guard the Highway 6 and the railway leading to Rome. If the Allies want to march into Rome, they must take down the Casino Mountains. Therefore, the Casino Mountains and the surrounding peaks eventually became the focus of the competition between attackers and defenders. The Casino Mountains Battle, also known as the "Battle of Rome" and the "Battle of Casino" was a series of four expensive battles launched by the Allies during World War II to break through the winter defense line and capture Rome. The degree of tragicness is comparable to that of the battles such as Stalingrad, and is known as the most tragic mountain machine gun battle in the history of World War II.

In history, from January 17 to May 17, 1944, the German and Allied forces invested more than 3,000 machine guns in the small Cassino Mountains, which cost 100 million bullets. The Allied forces launched four offensives and paid 63,000 deaths, and finally occupied this stronghold leading to Rome. The German army also paid the price of more than 20,000 casualties. German paratroopers in Kerry

After the defeat of Tejiu, Cassino once again won honors with his unprecedented machine gun shooting and incredible tenacity and courage, and was called "Cassino's Rattlesnake" by the Allies. The First German Paratrooper Division, who stubbornly guarded Mount Cassino, blocked the Allies' offensive in Italy, and showed an incredible tenacity, unity and tenacity in the battle, winning the title of "Cassino's Green Devil" and also gaining the respect of their opponents.

Of course, at this time in "The Battle of the Great Battle" "a cross-play fusion time and space with similar fragments of World War II plot fragments", the Battle of Mount Casino was far from the beginning. The traffic and traffic of escape on Highway 6 were all residents of Sicily, mostly Messina. Their targets were Rome. The railway had stopped selling tickets since Milan Station. It is said that many railway tunnels and bridges were blown up by Allied air strikes. The only way to quickly reach Rome is the No. 6 Expressway.

"Madame Malèna Scordia?" A strange voice rang not far behind him.

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

"I'm Anna, Anna Moffett. We've seen it in the restaurant on the set." Anna Moffett, the female secretary who was dressed up, showed her work permit on the Sicily set.

"Ah..." Marlena suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Hello you. I'm glad to meet again."

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

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

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

"Is it..." Malena's instantly changing expression and the vigilance flashing through her eyes have all explained it all. "The Legend of the Beautiful Sicily" that has been through life and has been influenced by the Venetian director, it is hard to believe the strange woman in front of her.

Malena's husband Nino went to the battlefield in North Africa during the war. It was rumored that he died in the battlefield in his hometown. In fact, he only lost his arm. After returning, he did not receive any courtesy, but was disliked. At that time, Malena, who became accused of being in trouble and lost her protection, was beaten and stripped by jealous women because of serving Nazi officers and almost all her husbands in the town, shaved her hair in the street, humiliated her hair in every way, and fled to Messina. She was eventually taken back to her hometown by her husband.

"Do you really think he's dead?" Anna Moffitt was calm and calm: "Don't worry, he's fine."

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

"Be with us." Anna Moffit deliberately showed a London accent.

"You!" Malena had already thought of it and subconsciously lowered her voice: "Have you captured him?"

"That's right." Anna Moffett did not expect that this unexpected meeting did not develop according to the plot she imagined. If the "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" in front of him had other meanings to Wu Chen, she would not have taken the risk of contact. As a result, it increased the risk of plot conflict for no reason, which was obviously a "rbitrary act" that was not worth the loss. However, it was too late to regret at this time. How to remedy it, it would not affect the next plot.

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

"Go for a coffee." Anna Moffett sent the invitation.

Café in Piazza Marconi, Casino town center.

In 1938, a Milanese barista named Achille Gaggia designed a lever-operated horizontal espresso machine. As long as the lever is gently pulled down, hot water will be sprayed from the brewing head into the powder bowl. This design allows the machine's water pressure to increase from 1.5 times the previous atmospheric pressure to 9 times. Later, 9 times the atmospheric pressure became the industry standard for Italian coffee boilers. The dual boiler design also appeared during this period, so two important elements of modern Italian coffee - high water pressure and stable water temperature are all available.

After improvement, the Italian coffee machine can not only make coffee with extremely high efficiency and stable efficiency, but also has a coffee grease that clearly distinguishes Italian coffee from other extraction methods on the extracted coffee - "Crema (term: a liquid mixed with coffee fat and water, coffee lacquer is to mix crema and milk (a foam made of milk with steam rods in the steam milk froth) and form). Today, this foam floating on Italian coffee is used by many people.

As a standard, measure the quality of coffee extraction. In 1948, Achile Gargia sold his patent to Pegasus, a top Italian commercial coffee machine manufacturer, and finally promoted the coffee machine technology in the market. In the 1960s and 1970s, special water pumps appeared in coffee machines to replace hand-pull leverages and release high-pressure hot water more stably, thus allowing the "semi-automatic coffee machine" to completely replace the "manual coffee machine" that previously required baristas to use hand-pull leverages in the market.

Until today, the "semi-automatic" and "full-automatic" coffee machines with pumps are still the mainstream of coffee shops on the market. Famous coffee maker brands such as "La Pavoni" and "Faema" are also popular with casual coffee. More than a hundred years ago, the fantasy of engineers pursuing a cup of delicious coffee finally made the world romance today (tsk tsk, if you want to say, you can start a plot adventure without any space).

The refreshing Italian coffee was delivered to the front by the beautiful waitress with a smile. The exquisite pastries that were not subject to the rationing restrictions of the Third Reich were also placed on the coffee table. Perhaps it would not take long to make the same "hard days" as the residents of the Third Reich will come.

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

"Okay, madam." Navalon female guerrilla captain Maria Papadimos immediately woke up and almost exposed her identity.

By the way, because the supply of the guerrillas is not timely, many times when the bread is delivered to the front line, it has dried and deteriorated. In this case, the guerrillas will crush the stale bread and stew it with potatoes and onions, commonly known as "stewed bread". Of course, "bread brewing" is also accustomed to (tsk, good details).

Especially under the noses of the German and Italian coalition forces, the identities of several Greek guerrillas who pretend to be modern actresses will be seen through by the Gestapo who is hidden in the dark at first sight.
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