Chapter 772

"Wow!" At the same time that Yamamoto dropped his cup, Khrushchev also dropped his cup in the core fortification of Sevastopol fortress in the distant crimson peninsula. Just half an hour ago, the German offensive troops laid a flag on the last road between Sevastopol and Kerch, and the connection between him and marshal voroshlov was completely cut off.

Now Khrushchev is in a very bad mood. After all, he is not a pure military command expert. He is barely competent to boost his morale, but he is only a layman to deploy and fight. Now he has no idea how to command the rest of the troops, let alone any constructive suggestions.

Some of the political workers clamored to lead the troops to break through the encirclement and make plans after meeting with the Kerch side of Marshal Voroshilov. Others clamored to hold their positions until the last soldier and never give up any inch of the territory of the motherland. Of course, it is up to Khrushchev, the supreme commander, to decide whether to break through the encirclement or to stick to it.

In the radio, marshal voroshlov asked Khrushchev to break through the encirclement eastward with a code. He could send troops to take up this military operation, abandon Sevastopol and stick to Kerch. But even Khrushchev did not believe that he could muster his troops to make a tactical counterattack to repel the German army.

All he can do now is to lose his temper in his office and be furious at the front-line commanders who have lost their defensive positions again and again. But everyone knows that it is impossible to defend these positions under the attack of the superior German forces.

Manstein doesn't have many armored forces, which can be regarded as strength. There is only one 13th armored force, which has a small number of tanks. The main force is the 8th armored division of the SS, and the rest are the assault artillery units of some mechanized infantry divisions. He assembled these units, As a fist, he hit the open space between Kerch and Sevastopol.

In the original time and space, Manstein was a rare master of strategy and tactics in the German army. The general who led the German army to the most brilliant peak was really brilliant. He saw at a glance that Sevastopol and Kerch were two hard bones. It would cost a lot to chew them down one by one. So he used his limited armored force to cut the Soviet Red Army in two directions from the middle and completed a regular division and encirclement.

The more powerful the famous generals are, the more simple and practical their play will be. The more simple their attack means will be, the less flawed they will be. The most important condition for winning is that they will not be flawed. It sounds so simple, but if it is so easy to do, there will not be so many brilliant classic examples 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 against the German forces with several times or even more than ten times of their forces, and they put their tactical weakness on the advantageous links such as logistics and production.

When it comes to tactics, it's nothing more than detour, central breakthrough, division and encirclement. After repeated use for several times, there will be no so-called innovation. The so-called "famous general" is actually the commander who can synthesize the weather, geographical environment and military equipment to work out the most suitable operational plan for his own army.

As it happens, Manstein is such a precise planning machine. He is good at making offensive or defensive plans according to the actual situation of his troops. He can make use of every point of his strength, play the best state of the whole army, and use the most skilled and suitable tactics of the whole army to achieve his strategic goals to the greatest extent.

At least in the battle of the crimson Peninsula, Manstein's attack was very effective. His main armored forces directly collided with the weakest defensive area of the Soviet Red Army, suzok. After seizing suzok, the Soviet Red Army in the direction of Kerch cut off the possibility of reinforcing Sevastopol on land.

Before Khrushchev could figure out whether to defend or fight back to take back Sudak, Manstein had helped him choose his own option. The German commander didn't mean to delay at all. He directly ordered the troops to go south and launch a fierce attack on alushita. Within a few hours of Khrushchev's hesitation, he captured it.

"Fight back! We're going to take back souk! The troops in the direction of Kerch can provide us with cover. As long as we attack more than ten kilometers forward, we can recapture there. " Looking at the map, Khrushchev felt that he could still do it with a stiff head to command the troops to launch an attack. It is not impossible for everyone to fight for their lives and defeat the German army and flee to Kerch.

As for Sevastopol fortress, it's almost at the end of its tether. In order to draw out its troops as soon as possible and threaten Kerch, the German army on the opposite side has launched a crazy attack on it. Khrushchev is not an idiot. He knows that the German army's plan to attack him first is a typical "persimmon to pick up the soft pinch".

After the order of counterattack was given, the Soviet troops in the Sevastopol line began to deploy troops, and about 3000 people were assembled to fight back eastward and recapture the lost soak 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 ready to leave, and began his best pre War Speech: "as long as you take Sudak and keep the line there. All our troops in Sevastopol will be able to join up with the friendly forces near Kerch. At that time, the German army will retreat because of the shortage of troops! "“ For the motherland! Comrades. For the motherland! Fight to the last minute At last, Khrushchev waved his fist and yelled. The soldiers, inspired by him, are already in a fever. They decide to take back the important souk at any cost. A Soviet commander hurried up behind Khrushchev and said to him in a low voice: "Comrade Khrushchev, about an hour ago, the German army launched an attack on arushta. All our soldiers there were killed, and no one survived. The position has been lost. We are requested to send reinforcements from the line of defense on the lomankosh mountain, Strengthen the defense there. "“ What? " Khrushchev was stunned when he heard the news. Then he frowned and looked at the officer who came to deliver the news: "what did you say? You said the lomankosh line was lost? How could it be lost? "“ Comrade Khrushchev, I don't mean that mount lomankosh was lost, but that an hour ago, aloshita was lost. " The commander replied in a low voice. He now knows that the situation is critical, but without Khrushchev's consent, who dares to mobilize the defensive forces at will“ Aloshita lost? Do you mean that the German army went south and captured alushita after seizing Sudak Only then did Khrushchev realize that an important defense node had been lost, and he was confused. If we don't take aloshita, we can't take back the Sudak. If we don't take back Sudak, what's the practical significance of assembling forces“ Yes, comrade Khrushchev, alushita is lost. " Repeated the officer who came to report“ Then let the troops set out quickly and take back alushita. I'll give you an hour. We must take back alushita, and then continue to attack East... Yes, yes, attack East! Take Sudak back from the Germans. " Khrushchev gave some incoherent orders to continue the attack, but the road of this attack has become twice as long as the original, and I don't know how many hateful German soldiers stopped him along the way. "..." Relying on 3000 infantry, they counterattacked the German armored forces, recaptured the lost defense line, and then moved on to fight further. The commander doubted whether he had heard the wrong thing. He had to emphasize the news he had brought: "Comrade Khrushchev, the present war situation is very unfavorable to us. It is urgent to reinforce the lomankosh mountain. It is not a good idea to send someone to fight back at this time."“ Are you... Questioning me? Get out of here! Get out of here! My orders must be carried out! Get aloshita back for me! Get aloshita back for me! No matter what the cost! Get it back for me Khrushchev was furious. He felt afraid. He felt that he was losing control of his surroundings. He thought of yezov who was lying in a pool of blood and his desperate eyes. When the fear of a powerful ruler appears, he is not far from his doomsday. Fear is an extension of the emotion of losing control. For a high-ranking person, losing control means betrayal of all people. This is something that any high-ranking person can not tolerate and compromise. Khrushchev immediately ordered his guards to arrest the poor officer and send him to the execution ground for execution. A good oath meeting turned into a farce. Unfortunately, the 3000 Soviet Red Army, who had no morale, had to march towards the target to challenge the powerful German armored forces“ It's not a counterattack, it's ordering our troops to commit suicide! " The commander of the Soviet Red Army, who just took over the command of the army, gritted his teeth and complained: "even the most stupid political workers have never given such a wrong order."“ Comrade commander, we can garrison on the line of defense in lomankosh mountain. Anyway, he will not know whether the battle on the front line has started or not. " His adjutant whispered. The commander was stunned, and then looked at his adjutant: "is that ok? What if he knows? " The adjutant replied with a sneer, "who will inform him of the fighting situation on the front line now?"