Chapter 411: Divide into two groups

Chapter 411 The soldiers are divided into two groups

Mechlis’s command post is upstairs, and the layout there is a bit like a command post, with maps, desks, sand tables, and even a projector...

However, Shulka thought, these are more for show, and Mechelis probably doesn't know how to use these things at all.

"Where did the enemy hit?" Shulka asked casually.

"It seems to be..." Mechlis flipped through the telegrams, took out one, and replied, "Zhankoy, they hit Zhankoy!"

"What?" Shulka couldn't help being shocked when he heard this: "They have already hit Zhankoy?"

"Yes, what's the problem?" Mehlis asked puzzled.

Shulka found Zhankoy's location on the map and said, "Comrade Mehlis, Zhankoy has already penetrated deep into the Crimea, which will pose great danger to our landing in the Crimea, and even Prevent us from landing in the Crimea!"

Mechlis couldn't help turning his gaze to Alexei.

"No, that's impossible!" Alexei laughed: "Comrade Shulka, you probably don't know the terrain of the Crimea. In the south of the Crimea is the fortress of Sevastopol, where there are strong fortresses And large-caliber artillery, it is impossible for the enemy to capture this fortress in a short time. To the east of it is the Kerch Peninsula, which is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. They even formed a left and right attack on the Germans!"

Alexis is right, the terrain of the Crimea is like this.

The Sevastopol Fortress is artificially constructed, while the Kerch Peninsula is natural. It is a peninsula in the Crimean Peninsula. A hook protrudes from the waist of the Crimea to echo the Caucasus region...the Kerch Strait in the middle The narrowest point is only 4.5 kilometers, and the Soviet howitzers can hit the Kerch Peninsula from the Caucasus.

"I prefer to choose to land on the Kerch Peninsula!" Alexei said: "We only need to cross the Kerch Strait, a distance of a few kilometers. We have prepared many fishing boats and the assistance of the navy..."

"You are too optimistic, Comrade Major!" Shulka interrupted Alexei: "The battle situation may not develop as you think!"

"You mean...they will occupy the Sevastopol fortress in a short time?" Alexei laughed: "That's impossible, Comrade Captain!"

"I'm talking about the Kerch Peninsula!" Shulka pointed to the map and said: "Of course the Germans will find a way to avoid the dilemma of being attacked by two sides, so they will quickly occupy the Kerch Peninsula!"

"No, Comrade Captain!" Alexei said. "We have 150,000 people defending the Kerch Peninsula. It is a narrow strip. We have built several lines of defense along the terrain. For the Kerch Peninsula, we can also choose to land from the Sevastopol Fortress..."

"If I were a German!" Shulka said, "I would divide my army into two groups, one way going south to attack the Sevastopol fortress, and the other way attacking the Kerch peninsula!"

"They can't do it, Captain!" Alexei laughed: "Their strength is not enough to attack in two directions at the same time!"

"For Sevastopol, the Germans can choose not to attack!"

Alexey's smile froze quickly on his face... From this point of view, this Alexei was at least somewhat inked, because he knew what Shulka was talking about.

Mechlis looked blank, not understanding what this meant.

"The problem with the Sevastopol fortress!" Shulka explained: "Although it is fastened, it is only good for defense and not good for offense. Therefore, the German army only needs to build a line of defense outside the fortress, and it does not require too many troops. Solved the threat from the direction of Sevastopol!"

This has always been a defect of the fortress, with more defense than offense.

For example, if the German army chooses to besiege rather than attack, the troops in the fortress can be said to be useless... Should the soldiers in the fortress be allowed to leave the strong fortress and attack the German defense line? That would be exactly what the German army wanted.

At the same time, if the Sevastopol fortress is surrounded, then it is not suitable to be a landing place for the Soviet army... Troops cannot be deployed in a limited space, and they will be surrounded as soon as they land, and they will be concentrated in the surrounded area. very dangerous.

This is one of the reasons why fortresses and defense lines in modern warfare were eliminated.

"Then!" Shulka pointed to the Kerch Peninsula and said: "The Germans can concentrate their main force to quickly break through the defenses of the Kerch Peninsula. Even the Germans only need to attack half of it, that is, the Kayash Lake area. We are already very close." It is difficult to land on the Kerch Peninsula!"

This problem is the same as that of the Sevastopol landing.

Once the Soviet army loses half of the Kerch Peninsula, and the defense line is still compressed or unable to stop the German advance, then the Soviet army will have less and less room to gain a foothold, and it is very dangerous for large troops to land. Give the enemy a head.

It was obvious that Alexei had oversimplified the problem of landing.

Perhaps, this is also the basis for Mechlis and others to spend a few days in a hurry to "eliminate dissidents"...Shuerka believes that if these few days were not wasted, the situation would not be so embarrassing.

The reason is simple. Three days is enough for the Soviet army to land several divisions or even more troops to the Crimea and fight. After all, the Kerch Strait is only a few kilometers wide.

Alexey was speechless, looked at the map awkwardly, and then stole a glance at Mechlis.

Of course Mehlis knew that Alexei had lost.

He gave Alexei a dissatisfied look, and then asked Shu Jinghuka: "Is the situation very bad?"

"Yes, Comrade Mechlis!" Shulka replied.

"Maybe it's not as bad as you think!" Mechlis laughed: "After all, you are Shulka, our 'breakout hero', what you can think of, the Germans may not be able to think of it, right?"

Aleksey echoed from the side: "Yes, the Germans may not necessarily split into two groups and choose to surround Sevastopol!"

Shulka was noncommittal.

Because he knew that the German army was not as simple as they imagined. Their commander was Manstein, who was known as the three famous generals of the German army.

"So!" Mehlis said: "I think we should immediately cross the Kerch Strait and land in the Crimea, no problem?"

"Of course, Comrade Mechlis!" Alexei replied.

While Shulka was silent, a communications soldier came in and delivered a telegram, reporting: "Comrade Mehlis, the Germans have split into two groups, attacking Sevastopol and Kerch Peninsula respectively!"

(end of this chapter)