Explain the issue of the following injury and death numbers being accurate to single digits. Of course, it is not like some book friends said to complain about the price of a certain mobile phone. Most of the data accurately to single digits in this book are real casualties in this battle in history... Of course, the data recorded by the Soviet and German sides are different, and the data quoted in this book are data recorded by German army.

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Qin Chuan was discussing the combat plan with Manstein on the map.

"I think we should change the landing location!" Qin Chuan said: "The landing location should not be the North Island, but the South Island!"

The terrain of the Taman Peninsula is different from that of the Kerch Peninsula.

The Kerch Peninsula is a long strip, while the Taman Peninsula is like a two-headed snake facing the Kerch Peninsula. The two snake heads are close to the Kerch Peninsula, with an average of about ten kilometers. There is a 35-kilometer-long bay between the two snake heads.

The Germans called the two snake heads separated by the bay the Northern Peninsula and the Southern Peninsula.

"But if we choose the Southern Peninsula, it means at least 9 kilometers away!" Manstein said: "It will take an hour for us to cross it!"

"I think it's worth it!" Qin Chuan replied: "Because the Soviets' defense on the Southern Peninsula was weaker... On the contrary, because the shortest distance of the Northern Peninsula is only 4 kilometers, the Soviet army deployed most of its troops on the Northern Peninsula!"

Manstein nodded silently.

"If we attack the Southern Peninsula!" Qin Chuan pointed to the map and said, "Even if the Soviets knew they were attacked, they would not be able to provide timely reinforcements because there was a 35-kilometer-long bay in between. More importantly..."

As he said that, Qin Chuan pointed his finger along the map to Solione, the intersection of the South and Northern Peninsula.

"Airport?" Manstein's eyes couldn't help but lit up.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded.

If the Taman Peninsula is a two-headed snake, then Solione is the neck that connects them together, and the Soviet army's airport is built here.

It is normal for the Soviet army to build the airport here, on the one hand, because of the previous battle of the Kerch Peninsula and the need to defend the Taman Peninsula, and on the other hand, the fighter planes here can provide air support to the Don River defense line.

(Note: Solione is about 135 kilometers away from the Don River defense line, and the location extends from the Sea of ​​Azov to directly threaten the German right wing, and the geographical location is very important).

It is precisely because of this that the Soviet army deployed more than 300 fighter jets here.

"The amphibious landing ship can reach 80 kilometers per hour on land!" Qin Chuan said: "And Solione is only 35 kilometers away from the south coast, which means... if you move quickly, it will only take half an hour for us to arrive at the airport from the time the enemy is discovered to be attacked!"

"The enemy didn't have time to react?" asked Manstein.

"Of course!" Qin Chuan said: "Because they didn't expect us to cross the sea, nor did they expect us to break through their defense so quickly after crossing the sea, nor did they expect us to hit the airport so quickly, and the Soviet communication equipment was backward and insufficient coordination..."

Needless to say, this will be a battle to annihilate the enemy air force from the ground.

At this time, Major General Freco, the 1st mountain division, stood in front of the two of them and stood up and saluted.

"You are here just in time, Major General!" Manstein waved his hand and motioned Major General Freco to walk to the map.

"I'll briefly talk about our combat plan first!" Manstein pointed to the map and said, "You must be prepared and land on the Southern Peninsula with the First Infantry Regiment tomorrow night..."

"Login?" Major General Freco couldn't help but be surprised and couldn't stop talking.

"But, General!" Major General Freco asked, "What land should we use? As far as I know, the Soviets did not leave us any ships!"

Manstein couldn't help laughing: "Major General, you have already driven the ship!"

"What?" Major General Freco couldn't help but glared: "They are really ships? But..."

"But how can they drive on land?" Manstein raised his head at Qin Chuan: "Before explaining this, I think I must introduce Captain Flick to you first!"

Major General Freco's eyes were filled with surprise, and soon turned to Qin Xi, and he took the initiative to shake hands with Qin Chuan and said, "I'm very happy to see you, Captain, I've long admired Daming!"

"So too, general!" Qin Chuan replied.

"He was the one who invented this ship!" Manstein explained: "I think you have guessed that the ship can indeed drive like a car on land, or drive in the sea like a ship!"

In order to give Major General Freco a better understanding of the amphibious landing ship, or to believe that Manstein then came to the beach with a few people and watched the amphibious landing ship sail from the beach and then advanced at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour.

Freco opened his mouth wide for a long time and couldn't close it.

After a long time, he said, "God, we didn't drive it to the sea on the way..."

"It's not your fault, Major General!" said Manstein. "Who will drive the car into the sea again?"

"Yes, General!" Major General Freco replied: "But if they knew this, they would definitely regret it!"

"Why?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Captain!" Major General Freco replied: "We are mostly from the Alps, and you won't understand how much we wish we could have fun in the sea!"

This is also true. Those who are used to living by the sea will like mountains, and those who have never seen the sea will like Shanghai at first sight.

"You will have a chance!" Manstein replied: "And you won't wait too long!"

"Yes, general!" Freco replied, and then said to Qin Chuan with shame, "I think I should say sorry to you, Captain!"

"Why?"

"Because..." Freco raised his head toward the amphibious landing craft and said awkwardly: "My soldiers and I are laughing at it all the way!"

Manstein and Qin Chuan couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

The first mountain master has one day preparation time. During this period, the preparation they have to make is how to use life jackets... After all, they are mountain masters, and they can be said to be all landslides. It is unrealistic and unnecessary to let the whole master learn to swim.

As for life jackets, it can be said that there are everything in the warehouse of Kerch Shipyard.

In addition, they also need to learn how to protect their equipment from moisture in the sea and the key points of driving an amphibious landing ship.

In fact, they have already mastered part of the latter. After all, they drove the amphibious landing ship to Kerch Port. But this is only the part on land, and the part traveling in the sea is completely different.

Of course, Manstein will arrange special drivers to train the 1st mountain division. The purpose of once the drivers die in battle, they will not be at a loss because of unmanned driving.

The German army has good quality, and the Mountain Division is also an elite unit of the German army, so these are no problem.
Chapter completed!