The battle plan was quickly completed in the hands of Manstein and the officers.

Just like Qin Chuan thought, the plan was to defend Fodorosia and give up Vladislavovka...... That is, the 30th Army did not give up 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 Fodorosia to prepare for the assault.

"Colonel!" After the meeting, Manstein called Qin Chuan and Colonel Slain to the office: "There is something I need to ask for your opinion. ”

"Command, General!" Colonel Slane replied.

Manstein glanced at Qin Chuan, and then said, "Just like the captain said, we need to organize a mobile force to penetrate directly into the enemy's hinterland to Kerch Harbor. ”

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

Sure enough, Manstein said: "The first corps is equipped with a large number of MP43s, and this kind of firepower is exactly what the mobile troops need." You know, the Soviets are always charging at our troops with several times the strength of our army, and the mobile units can be attacked from the front and rear, so ......"

Manstein is of course correct in what he said, and the most important thing about this mobile force, or interspersed force, is that it is fast, because if it is not fast or is intercepted by the enemy...... As a result, they would be surrounded by Soviet troops coming from all directions, and then they would be annihilated.

"You know what that means?" Manstein continued: "If the assault fails, the 11th Army will be completely annihilated, so I can't be careless. ”

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

"No, that's exactly the problem!" As he spoke, Manstein handed a telegram to Colonel Slain and said: "This is a telegram from General Rommel, the 21st Panzer Division has been incorporated into Army Group B and is ready to enter the Battle of Kharkov, and General Rommel has ordered you to return to the army immediately!" ”

Colonel Slain was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "So, General...... We must obey orders! ”

"Yes, I know!" "I just want to tell you that you have the right to choose, when it comes to orders...... I will communicate with General Rommel! ”

Colonel Slane set his sights on Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan thought for a while, then stepped forward and replied: "General, in view of the current situation of the 11th Army and the fact that the Crimean Mountains are mainly distributed in the southern part of the Crimean Peninsula, I suggest that the General can request reinforcements from a mountain division!" ”

Qin Chuan's words are a bit incompatible.

At first, it was clear that the question of whether the First Tier Corps was willing to join the mobile units was clearly discussed, and now it is suddenly talking about the Mountain Division.

Second, the German 11th Army clearly planned to take advantage of the situation to counterattack, that is, it basically did not need reinforcements or defense, but Qin Chuan asked for reinforcements from a mountain division at this time.

But what kind of person is Manstein, of course he understands what Qin Chuan means by this...... These two mountain divisions were not used to defend the Crimean Mountains, but to prepare for the march into the Caucasus Mountains.

In this regard, Qin Chuan has a very clear understanding: the first step corps can fight any battle, can parachute, land, and charge...... But you just can't fight mountain warfare.

It should be said that mountain divisions can also be considered special forces, because mountain operations are not something that ordinary troops can do...... A kilometer march in a plain area is not the same thing as a kilometer march in the mountains, especially in the Caucasus Mountains, where the terrain is very steep, and the Caucasus Mountains, where there is snow at an altitude of several thousand meters, is covered with snow all year round.

On the other hand, Hitler's attempts to capture the Caucasus have a long history...... The purpose, of course, was the Baku oil fields in the Caucasus, so a group of professional mountain divisions were trained a few years ago. Among them, the 1st and 4th Mountain Divisions were organized in Army Group A of Army Group South. In addition, there were the 1st and 4th Romanian Mountain Divisions.

Their usefulness is self-evident, that is, they were used to prepare for the seizure of the Caucasus Mountains.

The request that Qin Chuan said was actually a good excuse for Manstein, an excuse to borrow a mountain division from Army Group A.

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

As soon as he heard Manstein's words, Qin Chuan was relieved...... In fact, the eastern part of the Kerch Peninsula cannot be called a mountain, but can only be regarded as a hill, with a maximum altitude of only 190 meters.

As soon as he walked out of the headquarters, Colonel Slane said, "You managed to convince him, Captain!" ”

"No, I didn't convince him!" Qin Chuan replied: "It's that this battle is either death or life, or it can also be said...... According to the plan I mentioned, the 11th Army would either be completely annihilated by the Soviets, or it would encircle the Soviets and achieve an unprecedented victory. And whatever the outcome, General Manstein did not need to worry about the consequences of an unauthorized march into the Caucasus! ”

Colonel Slane thought about it, then nodded and understood what Qin Chuan meant:

If it is the former, that is, the 11th Army is completely annihilated, then the German army will not be able to hit the Taman Peninsula at all, and of course it will not be able to hit the Caucasus, so there is no need to worry about disobeying orders.

If it's the latter...... That is, General Manstein surrounded and annihilated 260,000 Soviet troops with more than 100,000 troops or caused heavy losses, and in the face of such great credit, will Hitler hold Manstein accountable for his unauthorized actions? What's more, Manstein has the potential to create more and greater results by taking advantage of the victory.

Qin Chuan was right, General Manstein immediately gave Feng Stein a message to Feng Chuan after Colonel Slain left. Marshal Bock sent a telegram.

The gist of the telegram was similar to what Qin Chuan said, that is, because the German Air Force transferred the main force away, making it difficult for the 11th Army to block the Soviet attack, and because of the complex terrain in the south of the Crimean Peninsula, he asked Feng Chuan to transfer the main force. Field Marshal Bock sent an additional mountain division to reinforce it.

Feng. Of course, Bock also knew that the German army was seriously undermanned in the Crimean Peninsula, and he had originally planned to send reinforcements to the Crimean Peninsula, but he did not think of sending elite mountain divisions.

After seeing Manstein's telegram, von Stein. Bock thought for a moment and believed that the Soviet counteroffensive had disrupted Army Group South's offensive plan, which made Army Group A, which was in the middle of Kharkiv and the Crimean Peninsula, stand by in place, while the two ends were attacked by several times the enemy, and some elite troops should be sent to help it block the enemy's attack.

So without much thought, I agreed to the request.