"Crash!" Just as Yamamoto Irojiu fell down his cup, Khrushchev also threw his cup in the core fortifications of the Sevastopol Fortress on the distant Krim Peninsula. Just half an hour ago, the German offensive troops laid a flag on the last road connecting Sevastopol and Kerch, and the connection between him and Marshal Voroshilov was completely cut off.

Khrushchev is in a very bad mood now. After all, he is not a pure military command expert. He is barely capable of boosting morale, but letting him deploy operations can only be considered an amateur. He now doesn't even have many solutions to command the remaining troops, let alone have any constructive opinions.

Some of the political workers loudly asked to lead the troops to break through, and then make plans after joining Marshal Voroshilov's Kerch side, while others shouted to hold their positions until the last soldier and would never give up any inch of the territory of the motherland. Of course, whether to break through or defend the enemy, Khrushchev, the supreme commander, finally, had to make an idea.

Marshal Rivoroshilov used a password to ask Khrushchev to break eastward. He could dispatch troops to respond to this military operation and abandon Sevastopol to defend Kerch. However, even Khrushchev himself did not believe that he could assemble troops to make a tactical counterattack to repel the German army.

All he could do now was to lose his temper in his office and get angry at the defensive positions that the front-line commander lost again and again, but everyone knew that under the attack of the superior German army, it would be impossible to complete the task.

Manstein didn't have many armored troops in his hands, and he could actually be considered a force. There was only one 13th Panzer Army. The number of tanks under this army was not large. The main force was the 8th Panzer Division of the SS. The rest were some assault artillery units belonging to the mechanized infantry division. He gathered these troops and smashed them into the open area between Kerch and Sevastopol as fists.

In the original time and space, Manstein was one of the few strategic and tactical masters in the German army. This general who led the German army to the most glorious peak was truly talented. He could see at a glance that Sevastopol and Kerch were two hard bones, and it would cost a considerable price to chew them one by one. So he used the limited armor power in his hand to cut the Soviet Red Army in both directions from the middle, completing a regular division and encirclement.

The more powerful the famous generals are, the more simple and practical their playing style will become. The simple attack method will have fewer flaws. The most important condition for victory is that there is no flaw in your own side. It sounds so simple, but if it is so easy to do it, there will not be so many dazzling classic battle examples in history.

Looking at the history of World War II, countless famous generals have actually used their superior forces to crush their opponents. Most of the generals of the Allied forces are fighting against the German army with several or even dozens of times of their troops, pushing tactical disadvantages to advantageous links such as logistics and production to bear.

The specific distribution of tactics is nothing more than roundabout encirclement, central breakthrough, division and surround, etc. After repeated use a few times, there is no so-called innovation. The so-called famous general is actually the commander who can formulate the most suitable combat plan for his army in terms of weather conditions, geographical environment, and military equipment.

Coincidentally, Manstein is such a precise planning machine. He is good at formulating offensive or defensive plans based on the actual situation of his troops, and can use every point of his strength to achieve the best state of the entire troops, and use the most skillful and suitable tactics of the entire troops to achieve his strategic goals to the greatest extent.

At least in the Battle of the Crim Peninsula, Manstein's attack was very effective. His main armored troops directly crashed into Sudak, the weakest defense area of ​​the Soviet Red Army. After capturing it, the Soviet Red Army in the direction of Kerch cut off the possibility of reinforcement of Sevastopol on land.

Just when Khrushchev had not yet decided whether to defend the defense line or launch a counterattack to regain Sudak, Manstein had already helped him choose his own options. The German commander had no intention of delaying it at all, and directly ordered the troops to start a southward attack and launched a fierce attack towards Alushta. Within a few hours when Khrushchev was undecided, he captured it.

"Counterattack! We want to retake Sudak! The troops in the direction of Kerch can provide us with cover. As long as we attack more than ten kilometers, we can retake it back." Khrushchev looked at the map and felt that he could still command the troops to attack. At that time, everyone would bravely move forward for their lives and defeat the German army and escape to Kerch.

As for the Sevastopol Fortress, it is almost at the end of its reach. In order to withdraw troops as soon as possible, 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 example of "a persimmon that needs to be picked up and pinched."

After the order to counterattack was issued, the Soviet army in the Sevastopol defense line began to mobilize troops, and about 3,000 people were gathered to launch a counterattack eastward and regain the lost Sudak 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 preparing to set out and began his best pre-war motivational speech: "As long as you capture Sudak and defend the defense line there, our entire Sevastopol Fortress can join forces with friendly troops near Kerch. At that time, the German army will retreat due to insufficient troops!"

"For the motherland! Comrades. For the motherland! Fight to the last moment!" Finally, Khrushchev waved his fists and shouted loudly. The soldiers were already excited under his encouragement, and they decided to regain the important Sudak at any cost.

A Soviet commander hurriedly walked behind Khrushchev and said to Khrushchev softly: "Comrade Khrushchev, about an hour ago, the German army launched an attack on Alushta. All our soldiers there were killed, none of them were spared. The position had been lost. A call from the Romankosh Mountain defense line, please send reinforcements to strengthen the defense line there."

"What?" Khrushchev was stunned when he heard the news, then frowned and looked at the officer who came to convey the message: "What did you say? You said the Roman Kosh Mountain defense line was lost? How could it be lost?"

"Comrade Khrushchev, I am not saying that Roman Kosh Mountain was lost, but that Alushta was lost an hour ago." The commander replied in a low voice. He knew that the situation was critical now, but without Khrushchev's approval, who would dare to mobilize defensive forces at will?

"Alushta was lost? Are you saying that after the German army captured Sudak, they continued to move south and captured Alushta?" Khrushchev realized that an important defense node was lost, and it was lost in a mess. If Alushta was not captured, the Sudak behind could not be recaptured. If Sudak was not captured, what is the practical significance of gathering troops?

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

"Then let the troops set out quickly and regain Alushta. I give you an hour. You must regain Alushta and then continue to attack east... Yes, yes, attack eastward! Regain Sudak from the Germans." Khrushchev issued an order to continue the attack incoherently, but the route of this attack has become twice as good as before. I don't know how many hateful German soldiers were blocking it along the way.

"..." Relying on 3,000 infantrymen, they counterattacked the German armored forces, took back the lost line of defense, and attacked forward, and fought further away. The commander wondered if his ears were wrong. He had to emphasize the news he brought again: "Comrade Khrushchev, the current situation of the war is very unfavorable to us, and it is urgent to strengthen the Romankosh Mountain. It is not a good idea to send people to fight back at this time."

"You... are questioning me? Get out! Get out! The order I gave must be executed! Take back Alushta! Take back Alushta! No matter what the price is paid! Take back!" Khrushchev was furious. He felt scared. He felt that he was losing control of the surroundings. He thought of Yeruofu who was lying in a pool of blood, and his desperate eyes.

When a powerful ruler has a feeling of fear, he is not far from his doomsday. Fear is an extension of the loss of control. For a high-ranking person, losing control means betrayal of everyone, which is something that no superior can tolerate or compromise on.

Khrushchev immediately ordered his escort to capture the poor officer and send it to the execution ground to perform a gun execution. A good oath-taking meeting turned into a farce. The poor 3,000 Soviet Red Army soldiers who had lost their morale would eventually march towards their targets to challenge the powerful German armored forces.

"This is not a counterattack, it is a command of your own troops to commit suicide!" The commander of the Soviet Red Army, who had just taken over the command of this troops, gritted his teeth and complained: "Even the stupidest political worker has never given such a confusing order."

"Comrade Commander, we can station on the Roman Kosh Mountain defense line. Anyway, he will not know whether the battle on the front line has started." His adjutant said softly.

The commander was stunned, then looked at his adjutant: "Is this possible? What if he knows?"
Chapter completed!