Seven Hundred and Seventy-Three Who Will Go to Notify

"Wow!" At the same time that Yamamoto Fifty-Six dropped his cup, Khrushchev also dropped his own cup in the core fortification of the Sevastopol Fortress on the remote Crimean Peninsula. He had been completely cut off from Marshal Voroshilov when the German offensive had laid a flag on the last road between Sevastopol and Kerch just half an hour earlier.

Now Khrushchev is in a very bad mood. After all, he is not a pure military command expert. It is barely competent for him to boost morale, but he can only be regarded as a layman if he is asked to deploy operations. Now he doesn't even have much idea of ​​how to command the remaining troops, let alone any constructive suggestions.

Some of the political workers loudly demanded to lead the troops to break out of the siege, and make plans after reuniting with Marshal Voroshilov’s Kerch side, while others clamored to hold their positions until the last soldier died, and never let go. Any inch of the territory of the motherland. Of course, whether to break through or defend to the death, Khrushchev, the supreme commander, will ultimately decide.

In the radio, Marshal Voroshilov used a code to request Khrushchev to break out to the east, and he could dispatch troops to respond to this military operation, abandoning Sevastopol and sticking to Kerch. But even Khrushchev himself did not believe that he was able to gather troops to make a tactical counterattack to repel the Germans.

All he can do now is lose his temper in his office, furious at the front-line commanders for losing defensive positions that should not be lost time and time again, but everyone knows that under the attack of the superior German army, it is simply impossible to hold these positions. It's an impossible task.

Manstein does not have many armored units, which can be regarded as strength. There is only one 13th Panzer Corps. The number of tanks under this army is not many. The main force is the 8th Panzer Division of the SS. The next ones were the assault artillery units belonging to some mechanized infantry divisions. He gathered these units and smashed them into the open area between Kerch and Sevastopol as a fist.

In the original time and space, Manstein was a rare master of strategy and tactics in the German army. This general who led the German army to the most glorious peak was truly talented. He saw at a glance that Sevastopol and Kerch were two tough bones, and it would cost a lot to chew them out one by one. So he used the limited armor power in his hand to cut the Soviet Red Army in two directions from the middle, and completed a well-regulated division and encirclement.

The more powerful the famous generals are, the simpler and more practical their fighting style will be, and the less vulnerable their simple attack methods will be, and the most important condition for victory is not to have any flaws on their own side - it sounds so simple, but If it was so easy to do, there wouldn't be so many glorious classic battles in history.

Throughout the history of World War II, countless famous generals actually used their superior forces to crush their opponents. Most of the generals of the Allied forces were fighting the Germans with several times or even ten times their strength, pushing the tactical disadvantages to the superior links such as logistics and production.

Specifically allocated to tactics,

It is nothing more than a few methods such as roundabout outflank, central breakthrough, division and encirclement, etc. After repeated use several times, there is no so-called innovation at all. The so-called famous generals are actually commanders who can formulate the most suitable combat plan for their own army based on the weather conditions, geographical environment, and military equipment.

As it happens, Manstein is such a sophisticated planning machine. He is good at formulating offensive or defensive plans according to the actual situation of his troops, and he can use every bit of his strength to play the best state of the entire army, and use the most skilled and most suitable tactics of the entire army to complete himself to the greatest extent. strategic goals.

At least in the Battle of the Crimean Peninsula, Manstein's attack was very effective. His main armored force directly crashed into Sudak, the weakest defensive area of ​​the Soviet Red Army. After taking it, Kerch The Soviet Red Army in the direction cut off the possibility of reinforcements to Sevastopol on land.

Just when Khrushchev hadn't decided whether to stick to the defense or launch a counterattack to regain Sudak, Manstein had already helped him choose his own options. Without any delay, the German commander ordered his troops to start heading south and stormed Alushta, taking it within a few hours of Khrushchev's hesitation.

"Counterattack! We want to retake Sudak! The troops in the direction of Kerch can provide us with cover. As long as we advance more than ten kilometers, we can retake it." Khrushchev looked at the map and felt that he was biting the bullet. It is still possible to command the troops to launch an attack. At that time, everyone will move forward bravely in order to escape for their lives, and it is not impossible to defeat the German army and flee to Kerch.

As for the Sevastopol fortress, it is almost at the end of the mountain. The German army on the opposite side has launched a crazy attack here in order to withdraw troops as soon as possible to threaten Kerch. Khrushchev is not an idiot. He knows that the German army will attack first. His plan is a typical "persimmon should be picked soft".

After the order to counterattack was issued, the Soviet army within the Sevastopol defense line began to mobilize troops. About 3,000 people were assembled to prepare to launch a counterattack eastward and retake Sudak, which had been lost for several hours.

"Comrades! I believe you are the bravest and most fearless soldiers under my command." Khrushchev stood in front of the soldiers who were about to set off, and began his best pre-war motivational speech: "As long as you capture Sudak , and hold the line of defense there. Our troops in the entire Sevastopol fortress can join up with our friendly troops near Kerch, and at that time, the German army will retreat due to lack of troops!"

"For the motherland! Comrades. For the motherland! Fight to the last moment!" Finally, Khrushchev waved his fists and roared loudly. Inspired by him, the soldiers were already excited, and they decided to take back the important Sudak at any cost.

A Soviet commander hurriedly walked behind Khrushchev and said softly to Khrushchev: "Comrade Khrushchev, about an hour ago, the German army launched an attack on Alushta. Our troops there The soldiers are all killed, no one survived, the position has been lost, and the defense line of Romancosh Mountain has called, asking us to send reinforcements to strengthen the defense line there."

"What?" Khrushchev was taken aback when he heard the news, then frowned and looked at the officer who came to deliver the news: "What did you say? You said the Romankosh Mountain defense line was lost? How could it be lost?"

"Comrade Khrushchev, I'm not saying that Mount Romankosh was lost, but that Alushta was lost an hour ago." The commander replied in a low voice. He now also knows that the situation is critical, but without Khrushchev's approval, who would dare to mobilize defensive forces casually?

"Alushta is lost? You mean, after capturing Sudak, the German army continued to move south and captured Alushta?" Only then did Khrushchev realize that an important defensive node was lost, and Lost in a daze. If you don't take Alushta, you can't take back Sudak behind. If you don't take back Sudak, what is the practical point of gathering troops?

"Yes, Comrade Khrushchev, Alushta is lost." The officer who came to report repeated it.

"Then let the troops hurry up and take back Alushta, I'll give you 1 hour, you have to take back Alushta, and then continue to attack east... Yes, yes, attack east! Take back Soviet Union from the Germans Dak." Khrushchev gave an order to continue the attack in a somewhat incoherent manner, but this time the route of the attack was twice as long as before, and there are still many nasty German soldiers blocking it along the way.

"..." Relying on 3,000 infantry, counterattacked the German armored forces, took back the line of defense that had just been lost, and then attacked forward, hitting farther places. The commander wondered if his ears had heard it wrong, and he had to emphasize the news he brought again: "Comrade Khrushchev, the current battle situation is very unfavorable to us, and it is urgent to reinforce Romankosh Mountain It's not a good idea to send someone to fight back at this time."

"You... Are you questioning me? Get out! Get out! The order I gave must be carried out! Take back Alushta! Take back Alushta! No matter what price you pay! Take it back!" Khrushchev was furious, he felt afraid, he felt that he was losing control of his surroundings, he thought of Yezhov who was lying in a pool of blood, and the pair of desperate eyes.

When an all-powerful ruler has the emotion of fear, he is not far from his own doom. Fear is an extended emotion of losing control, and for a high-ranking person, losing control means the betrayal of everyone, which is something that no high-ranking person can tolerate or compromise.

Khrushchev immediately ordered his guards to arrest the poor officer and send him to the execution ground for shooting. A good swearing-in meeting turned into a farce. Unfortunately, the demoralized 3,000 Soviet Red Army finally marched towards the goal to challenge the powerful German armored forces.

"This is not a counterattack, this is ordering your own troops to commit suicide!" The Soviet Red Army commander who had just taken over the command of this army gritted his teeth and complained: "Even the most stupid political workers have never acted like this." Confused orders."

"Comrade Commander, we can station on the defense line of Mount Romancosh. Anyway, he won't know whether the battle on the front line has started." His adjutant said softly.

The commander was taken aback, then looked at his adjutant: "Is this possible? What if he knows?"

The adjutant sneered and replied: "Who will inform him of the combat situation at the front now?"