The combat plan was soon completed by Manstein and a group of officers.

Just as Qin Chuan thought, the plan was to defend Fodosia to the death and abandon Vladislavovka... That is, the 30th Army refused to give up in an inch of land and the 42nd Army retreated step by step, and at the same time, the only armored division in the 11th Army, the 22nd Armored Division, was transferred to Fodosia for assault preparations.

"Colin!" After the meeting, Manstein called Qin Chuan and Colonel Slein to the office again: "I need to ask for your opinions in one thing."

"Ask, General!" Colonel Slain replied.

Manstein glanced at Qin Chuan and said, "Just as the captain said, we need to organize a mobile force to penetrate the enemy's hinterland until Kerch Port."

Hearing this, Qin Chuan and Colonel Slein understood what Manstein meant.

Sure enough, then I heard Manstein say: "The First Infantry Regiment is equipped with a large amount of MP43, and such firepower is exactly what the mobile forces need. You know, the Soviets always charge at our army with several times the force of our army, and the mobile forces may be attacked from the front and rear, so..."

What Manstein said is of course correct. This mobile unit or interspersed unit is the most important thing, because if the speed is not fast or is intercepted by the enemy... it will be surrounded by Soviet troops from all directions and then annihilated.

"You know what this means?" Manstein continued: "Once the assault fails, the 11th Army will be wiped out, so I can't be careless at all."

Colonel Slain did not hesitate and immediately agreed: "This is our duty, General!"

"No, the problem lies right here!" Manstein said, and handed a telegram to Colonel Slein, saying: "This is a telegram from General Rommel. The 21st Armored Division was incorporated into the B Group Army to prepare to join the Battle of Kharkov. General Rommel ordered you to return to build immediately!"

Colonel Slain was stunned and then replied: "Then, General... we must obey the order!"

"Yes, I know!" said Manstein. "I just want to tell you that you have the power to choose, regarding the order... I will communicate with General Rommel!"

Colonel Slain turned his attention to Qinchuan.

Qin Chuan thought about it and then stood up and replied: "General, given the current situation of the 11th Army and the Crimean Mountains are mainly distributed in the southern part of the Crim Peninsula, I suggest that the general be able to request reinforcements from a mountain division!"

Qin Chuan said something a bit inconsistent with the foreword.

First of all, what I just mentioned was the question of whether the First Infantry Regiment was willing to join the mobile unit, but now I suddenly talked about the Mountain Division.

Secondly, the 11th German Army Group clearly planned to take advantage of the situation to counterattack, which means that there was basically no need for reinforcements or defense, but Qin Chuan requested reinforcements from a mountain division at this time.

But who is Manstein? Of course he understood what Qin Chuan meant... These two mountain masters were not used to defend against the Krim Mountains, but to prepare for marching into the Caucasus Mountains.

Qin Chuan has a very clear understanding in this regard: the First Infantry Regiment can fight any battle, parachutes, land, and charge... but it just can't fight mountain wars.

It should be said that the mountain division can also be regarded as a special force, because mountain combat is not something that ordinary troops can do... Marrying one kilometer in plains is different from marching one kilometer on the mountain, especially the Caucasus Mountains with a very steep terrain. Especially at the altitude of several thousand meters of the Caucasus Mountains, snow is accumulated all year round, and you must have climbing skills when fighting on it.

On the other hand, Hitler's attempt to capture the Caucasus had a long history... Of course, its purpose was the Baku oil field in the Caucasus region, so a few years ago, he trained a group of professional mountain divisions. Among them, the 1st and 4th mountain divisions were organized in the A Army of the Southern Army Group. In addition, there are the 1st and 4th mountain divisions in Romania.

Their use is self-evident, and they are used to prepare for seizing the Caucasus Mountains.

The request Qin Chuan mentioned was actually a good excuse for Manstein, an excuse for borrowing a mountain division from the A Group Army.

Manstein was stunned for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes, Captain, this suggestion is very good, not to mention that there are many mountains on the east side of the Kerch Peninsula, and we also need mountain divisions!"

Qin Chuan felt relieved when he heard Manstein's words... In fact, the east side of the Kerch Peninsula cannot be called a mountain, it can only be regarded as a hill, with a hill with an altitude of only 190 meters.

After walking out of the command center, Colonel Slain said, "You have successfully convinced him, Captain!"

"No, it's not that I convinced him!" Qin Chuan replied: "It's that this battle is either dead or alive, or it can be said... According to the plan I mentioned, the 11th Army will either be completely wiped out by the Soviets or surrounded the Soviets to achieve unprecedented great victory. Regardless of the result, General Manstein does not need to worry about the consequences of entering the Caucasus without authorization!"

Colonel Slain thought about it, then nodded and understood what Qin Chuan said:

If it is the former, that is, the 11th Army was wiped out, then the German army would not be able to attack the Taman Peninsula at all, and of course they would not be able to attack the Caucasus, so there is no need to worry about whether to disobey the order.

If it is the latter... that is, General Manstein encircled and annihilated 260,000 Soviet troops with more than 100,000 troops or caused heavy losses, would Hitler hold Manstein accountable for his unauthorized actions in the face of such great contributions? What's more, Manstein may have the possibility of pursuing victory and creating more and greater results.

Qin Chuan was right. General Manstein immediately sent a telegram to Marshal Feng Bock after Qin Chuan and Colonel Slein left.

The general idea of ​​the telegram was similar to what Qin Chuan said, because the German Air Force transferred the main force to make it difficult for the 11th Army to stop the Soviet attack. Because the terrain on the south side of the Crem Peninsula was complicated, Marshal Feng Boke asked to add a mountain division to provide reinforcements.

Of course, Feng Bok also knew that the German army had a serious shortage of troops in the Crim Peninsula. He had originally planned to send reinforcements to the Crim Peninsula, but he had never thought about sending out elite mountain divisions.

After seeing Manstein's telegram, Von Bok thought for a while and believed that the Soviet counterattack had disrupted the offensive plan of the Southern Army, which made the A Army, located in the center of Kharkov and Krim Peninsula, only stand by on standby, but both ends were attacked several times the enemy's attack. Some elite troops should be sent to help them block the enemy's attack.
Chapter completed!