The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Recommend a book to a friend: "Behind the Scenes", Chang Feng's refreshing account of the spy story of World War II.

Crimea is Crimea.

Needless to say, its strategic position is easy to defend and difficult to attack on land. On the sea, because its terrain stretches into the Black Sea like a hook, it becomes an excellent location to block the Black Sea... As long as it is built in Crimea An air force base can be used to block and control the entire Black Sea. It can almost be said that whoever occupies Crimea owns the Black Sea.

What's more, Soviet bombers can take off from Crimea to bomb German oil bases in Romania... Crimea is only 300 kilometers away from the Romanian coast on the other side of the Black Sea. The Soviet Union has indeed done this before, bombing Romanian oil fields and The refinery made it difficult for the German army to import fuel.

Of course, its importance goes beyond this. For example, for the Soviet army, it can also protect the Caucasus oil fields from being bombed, etc.

However, these advantages were not reflected because the German army occupied air superiority.

Three days later, Colonel Slain and Qinchuan led their troops to the Crimean Peninsula to report to Manstein.

The road distance from Kiev to the Crimean Peninsula is only over 800 kilometers.

Strictly speaking, it only takes about one day to transport a distance of more than 800 kilometers by car, but the First Infantry Regiment still walked for three full days... Spring in the Soviet Union is when the ice and snow melt, and it often rains. The Soviets did not pay much attention to road maintenance, so there was mud everywhere along the way.

This made the soldiers of the First Infantry Regiment tired of marching. Instead of falling asleep comfortably in the car and listening to the sound of the car's motor, they pushed the car forward with difficulty while stepping on calf-deep mud. .

Of course, the MP43 was already in place at this time, and everyone put on what is now called an assault rifle. During the break, Colonel Sline actively organized the soldiers to practice its use and maintenance.

Colonel Slain said: "Maybe we will go into battle the day we arrive in Crimea. I don't want them to go to the battlefield before they know how to use the rifles in their hands!"

Colonel Slaine's statement makes sense, but Marshal von Bock simply did not give the First Infantry Regiment time to adapt and train, or he still does not know what the MP43 is until now.

Fortunately, the safety and maintenance of the MP43 are quite good. The biggest advantage is its ease of operation. Soldiers can master its key points in just a few hours of training... At this time, the MP43 is actually closer to the AK47, and the AK47 A person who has never played with a gun can easily master it after a few days of training. This is one of the reasons why modern guerrillas generally prefer AK47.

The result of running like this all the way was that when the soldiers arrived at the Crimean base, they were all covered in mud and water and looked unrecognizable.

Just when Qin Chuan wanted to sit down and drink water like the others, Colonel Slain waved to Qin Chuan and said: "Captain, come with me to see the general!"

"Why, Colonel?" Qin Chuan asked.

He is just a captain. In principle, Colonel Sline is the only one who can report this kind of thing.

"It's a matter of time, isn't it?" Colonel Slain replied: "I don't want to have to come back and repeat everything to you!"

Slaine is right to say that. In the end, Qin Chuan will have to make suggestions, so it is better to bring him with him from the beginning.

So Qin Chuan and Colonel Slain stood in front of Manstein.

Of course Qinchuan knew about Manstein. He, Rommel and Guderian were among the three most famous generals in Germany. From this aspect, Qin Chuan was still looking forward to meeting this general who was as famous as Rommel.

At this time, Manstein was comparing documents and maps to discuss something with his staff. When he saw Colonel Slain and Qin Chuan standing upright in front of him, he raised his eyebrows, then nodded and said: "You go back and fight well. Get ready, I will assign tasks to you!”

"Yes, General!" said Colonel Slaine.

"Oh, that's right!" Manstein asked eloquently when the two were about to turn around and leave: "I heard from the marshal that you are very confident in your newly equipped submachine gun, and you even think it can perform better than a tank. Important role...I'm a little curious about this!"

Colonel Slain didn't know how to answer.

General Manstein went on to say: "To be honest, although I don't believe this, I have some expectations for it. The reason is that I think you already understood it when you came. The current roads are not suitable for tanks." combat, so we’re in a little trouble!”

Although Manstein said so, Qinchuan knew that this matter was not "a little trouble"... Although Manstein in history won the Crimean Peninsula War and was promoted to marshal, but here he is It was delayed for too long, and it even directly affected the Battle of Stalingrad.

(Note: The Germans originally planned to capture Sevastopol in four days, but it actually took a month)

"General!" Qin Chuan replied: "I think if you really want to know what kind of submachine gun this is, you should see it for yourself!"

After thinking about it, Manstein handed the document in his hand to the staff officer, spread his hands and said, "Then what are we waiting for?"

From this, we can also see that Manstein is different from other leaders, at least this is different from von Bock... Von Bock's first reaction to new things is to refuse, for low-level soldiers like the 1st Infantry Regiment The officer's thoughts and requirements were conditioned to think that these soldiers were too arrogant, or it could be said that von Bock had a sense of superiority. He took it for granted that this was the low-level officer's one-sided pursuit of firepower and neglected other things.

But this was not the case for Manstein. The logic in his mind was: These are battle-hardened veterans and are unlikely to make such stupid mistakes, so there is probably a reason for them to do so.

So General Manstein, Qin Chuan and others came to the shooting range.

Manstein's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the MP43.

"It looks like a good gun!" Manstein said while playing with it: "How does it compare with the Soviet Bobosha submachine gun?"

"I think it can completely suppress Bobosha, general!" Qin Chuan replied: "Because it has a comparable rate of fire and a longer range!"

"Further range?" Manstein asked, "How much?"

"The actual range of Bobosha is 100 to 200 meters!" Qin Chuan replied: "And this MP43 has a range of 350 meters!"

Hearing this, Manstein couldn't help but look at Qinchuan in shock. The German army had always had a headache with the Soviet Bobosha on the battlefield. Many German soldiers even rushed to pick up the Soviet Bobosha and use it on the battlefield. But now There is a piece of equipment that far surpasses Bobosha in terms of performance...