In fact, Colonel Slein arranged for Major Eberhard to be Qin Chuan's adjutant for selfishness.

The main reason is that Qin Chuan is unable to exercise command authority in his own position many times, for example, when Qin Chuan was a company commander, he commanded the entire regiment with Colonel Slein, and even participated in the command and operation plan of the entire group army.

Colonel Slein had reason to believe that this situation would continue, so he appointed the experienced Major Eberhard as an adjutant to take command of the battalion if necessary.

The 1st Regiment waited for two hours in Soglione until the main German forces arrived here one after another.

Then Qin Chuan was not in a hurry to let the first corps march towards the Caucasus immediately.

Half an hour later, Manstein landed in Soglione with his assistant on a Junkers transport plane under the protection of two BF109s.

This came as a bit of a surprise to everyone, as Manstein was not as often at the front as Rommel was to command.

"Captain!" When Manstein saw Qin Chuan, he couldn't help but happily stepped forward to shake hands with Qin Chuan, and when he saw Qin Chuan's military rank, he changed his words and said, "Oh, maybe I should call you a major!" ”

"Welcome, Your Excellency Marshal!" Qin Chuan said, "But you don't seem to need to come here, I mean...... It's not safe here! ”

"Really?" Manstein replied: "But I think the place where you are is the safest!" ”

Manstein's answer quickly won the proud eyes of the officers and men.

Unlike Rommel, Manstein rarely praised people directly, and he usually used a more subtle way to arouse the inner feelings of officers and soldiers...... This may also be said to be a kind of implicit aristocracy.

In the headquarters, Manstein said to the officers: "First of all, I want to tell you the good news, the Führer is very satisfied with our victory, and at the same time, he considers it absolutely necessary to strengthen the strength of the 11th Army, so he has transferred 300 fighters from the 8th Air Army to reinforce us!" ”

The officers couldn't help but perk up, and they all knew what it meant...... Originally, if there were only 200 fighters, although it was also possible to gain air supremacy in a certain local airspace, but that was all, if you wanted to bomb the enemy's airfields, ports, and warships, then the 200 fighters would be somewhat stretched.

But if another 300 fighters are added, there will be a lot of room for maneuver.

"Plus!" Manstein pointed to the map and said: "The Führer will also order Army Group A to launch an offensive against the Soviets' Don line to coordinate our offensive towards the Caucasus." ”

After a pause, Manstein glanced around and asked, "So, what are we waiting for?" We should immediately advance into the Caucasus! ”

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" Qin Chuan said: "I think we should wait a little longer in Soglione!" ”

"What are you waiting for?" Manstein asked.

"Wait for them to come to the rescue of the Taman Peninsula!" Qin Chuan pointed to the map and said: "If we occupy Soglione, that is, we have choked seven inches of the Taman Peninsula, and the 32nd Guards Infantry Division of the Soviets will be besieged by us on the north island of Taman, and then we will ......."

Manstein couldn't help but say "oh", then nodded.

This question was left to the Soviets.

By this time, the headquarters of the 47th Army had already been in disarray, and telegrams flew in front of the commander of the army, Major General Kotov, like snowflakes, and beads of sweat slowly trickled down his forehead, because all the information received was not good news, either the Black Sea Fleet was intercepted by enemy artillery, or the reinforcements sent to the South Peninsula were in vain.

But none of this is anything, and the most unacceptable thing for him is the loss of the Soglione airport...... In less than two hours, less than two hours from the time the Germans landed on the South Peninsula, the Soglione airfield completely lost contact with the command.

Major General Kotov knew what it meant to lose contact during the battle, he just didn't understand why the Germans were able to move so quickly, why they were able to launch such a quick landing battle, and even drive tanks from the other end...... He didn't believe it when Avdeyevich reported this information before, thinking that it was a sign of Avdeyevich's cowardice, but he didn't expect to realize that all this was true after being confirmed.

Major General Kotov leaned back in his chair and leaned back in pain.

He felt a little dead and even had an impulse to ask the Germans how they could achieve this kind of battle that was more "blitzkrieg" than a "blitzkrieg", even if they were captured or died by their guns, because Major General Kotov had the intention of committing suicide at this time......

This battle was different from the battle on the Kerch Peninsula.

The battle on the Kerch Peninsula, although the losses were much greater, three armies were captured and one was routed, losing numerous troops and equipment.

However, the defeat of the Kerch Peninsula was a tactical failure, and even if the Kerch Peninsula was occupied by the Germans, it would not have much impact on the overall planning of the Soviet army and the Caucasus.

The battle on the Taman Peninsula was quite different.

The Taman Peninsula has the Kerch Strait as a natural barrier, and the 47th Army has two divisions and two brigades of elite troops (relative to the Soviet Army), as well as tanks, artillery, warplanes, and warships...... But all the units in the confusion didn't have time to play their role in a hurry, and the defeat was decided.

Worse still, this failure was a strategic failure, as it directly defended the security of the Caucasus.

"Comrade Kotov!" The staff officer took the phone and said to Major General Kotov: "Comrade Budyonny's call! ”

Major General Kotov hesitated, then picked up the phone.

"Comrade Kotov!" The phone came Mikhailovich. Budyonny's calm voice: "Your staff officer has reported to me in detail about the battle, and I don't think there is any fault on your command, and the main reason why we will lose this battle is that the enemy has thrown in new equipment that we don't know about!" ”

A few words were like a shot in the arm for Major General Kotov, which made Major General Kotov suddenly come to his senses, and he was almost moved to tears.

Mikhailovich. Marshal Budyonny, commander of the North Caucasus Front, was born into a poor family and grew up participating in heavy labor and living with poor people, so it was difficult for him to understand the plight of his subordinates.

"The most important thing right now!" Marshal Budyonny continued: "Not to dwell on the present defeat, but to minimize our losses, understand? ”

"Yes, Comrade Budyonny!" Major General Kotov replied, and then asked: "What should I do now?" ”

"Continue to guard the North Peninsula!" Budyonny replied.