USSR 1941

It took some more time to contact the Romanian commander.

If it was in the past, Manstein would usually hand over the command, at least the front-line command, to the corresponding German officer... This is not only for the needs of combat coordination, but also for the needs of the alliance.

But this time Manstein did not dare to do so.

The reason was that Sponek had an "anti-war" doctrine, and Manstein was worried that if he handed over the command to Sponek, he would immediately order the stop of the attack or make a show of dealing with it in the next step.

Therefore, the German Army and the Romanian Army in Feodosia at this time were actually two parts that had no communication mechanism with each other, although they were both under the command of the 11th Army Command.

If Sponek wanted to contact Agapia, he had to go through Manstein's headquarters first, and then talk to him after a turnaround, and even needed to find an interpreter.

"What's going on?!" Lieutenant General Sponek roared into the microphone: "Why are you attacking our defense line?"

"Do you think we want to attack?" Agapia was also furious: "Why don't you ask your subordinates, they shot to prevent us from retreating, is this what allies should do?"

"They can't do that!"

"Oh, is it? So those men of mine who died under your guns are lying?"

...

"Gentlemen!" Manstein interrupted the quarrel between them: "Don't you realize that there is something wrong with this?"

"what is the problem?"

"Of course there is a problem, my soldiers are dying needlessly!"

Both parties are angry and think that the responsibility lies with the other party, so they refuse to give in to each other.

"There may be Russians among them!" Manstein said: "I mean, they may well have mixed in with the fleeing Romanian army, just like our Branfenburg troops, and then ...Let's make each other think that the other side fired first!"

When Manstein said this, the two were stunned, because the possibility was indeed very high, otherwise the misunderstanding would not have expanded to the present level no matter what.

"So..." After a while, Sponek asked, "What should we do now?"

think about it,

Manstein said to Agapia: "Sorry, General Agapia, you know, we can't give up this line of defense, it means a lot to us!"

"What do you mean?" Agapia felt his scalp go numb.

"You know!" Manstein explained: "If the enemy sneaks into your army, it means that the enemy will use you to break through the defense line, and we can't tell the truth from the fake, I mean which is the enemy and which is the enemy. one of our own, and shoot at the enemy. So..."

"So you're going to shoot indiscriminately? No, General, you can't!"

"I have to do this!" Manstein said, and ordered Sponek: "Stop them from retreating, don't be soft!"

After speaking, Manstein hung up the phone.

At this time, Manstein already knew in his heart that Sponek was right. What landed in Feodosia was by no means an ordinary army... This was not only because of its amazing combat effectiveness, but also because of this strategy and Tactics, such a counterattack plan cannot be formulated by an ordinary person.

Looking back, Manstein even realized that he might have been fooled. For example, he discovered that a large number of fishing boats were heading to Feodosia. This should be the way the enemy did it, and the purpose was to make him think that the landing of the Russian army was difficult.

If it was before, the Soviet army would indeed have difficulty landing in this situation, especially in cold weather, it would be difficult for small boats with heavy loads to cross the shoal.

However, after the Soviet army had an amphibious landing ship, it could greatly reduce the difficulty of landing, because it could carry supplies directly to the shore, without the need for soldiers to jump off the sea and carry supplies on their backs.

Now, Manstein could not even cope with the difficulty in front of him, because even the 46th Division's ruthless hands might still be of no avail.

Manstein walked anxiously for a few steps, then returned to the map on the desk, looked at it for a while and asked the adjutant, "Which troops are there between Feodosia and Zhankoy?"

"The Romanian 8th Cavalry Brigade, followed by my 73rd Infantry Division!" replied the adjutant.

"Where are they?"

"Here, and here!" The adjutant found two points on the map.

"Order the Romanian 8th Cavalry Brigade to stay in place!" Manstein ordered: "Let them lay a large number of mines, especially anti-tank mines!"

"yes!"

"The 73rd Infantry Division returns to Zhankoy to garrison! We must defend Zhankoy no matter what!"

"yes!"

"The 28th Infantry Division immediately reinforce Zhankoy!"

"yes!"

The 28th Infantry Division was the main division of the 54th Army that Manstein used to attack Sevastopol, and its transfer to Zhankoy showed that Manstein had realized the seriousness of the problem.

Just when Manstein issued a series of orders to re-deploy, the battle of Feodosia became intense.

Manstein's ideas and strategy were correct, and he ordered Sponek not to be relentless and prevent the Romanian army from retreating.

Because only in this way can it be possible to hold the line of defense.

The problem is that the actual operation is not as easy as imagined... The German army was not soft on the Romanian soldiers, which directly caused the Romanian soldiers to be filled with righteous indignation, and one by one they took up guns to launch a substantial attack on the German defense line.

As a result, a strange scene appeared on the battlefield. The two armies that were supposed to be allies fought fiercely with each other, while the Soviet army, which was the enemy, was watching the show while advancing in the rear.

Many Soviet soldiers didn't even understand what was going on.

"Did I miss something?" the actor asked as he walked forward with his gun raised, "Why did they fight by themselves?"

The instructor knew what was going on. He glanced at Shulka and said, "Don't doubt it, it's just a plan of Comrade Captain. They fell for it!"

The soldiers couldn't help but "oh".

Although they still don't understand, it is enough to know that this is Shulka's plan.

The most intense fighting was on the high ground on both sides.

The reason is that the Romanian soldiers are mountain troops. They have relevant combat experience and training, and they have a large number of troops, so they are actually comparable to the garrisoned German troops.

The Soviet Naval Infantry Brigade took advantage of this time to follow in groups.

But of course, they will not rush to charge, but wait until the top is about to fight before cleaning up the mess.

The 1st Guards Tank Brigade passed the road below the high ground without any obstacles, and slowly drove towards the defense line built by the German army behind the high ground.