"Bang bang!" Manstein raised his gun and shot several points. Although there were a few more bullet holes on the target about 300 meters, his results were not very good.

"Interesting!" Manstein raised his telescope and looked at it, then said self-deprecatingly: "I haven't touched a gun for a long time. If even I can hit it, it would be enough to prove its range!"

Qin Chuan and Colonel Slein couldn't help but laugh. Of course they would not doubt Manstein's military qualities, because everyone knew that he was a veteran who came from World War I.

Usually, veterans who came from World War I would have more or less stubborn ideas. In this regard, the German generals are much better than other countries, but some people will inevitably be like General Feng Bock and find it difficult to accept new equipment and new ideas.

In fact, the more important problem of MP43 is a new concept... If it is just equipment, it is actually a small matter for a regiment to equip the Eastern Front, which is hundreds of thousands of troops at any time. However, using MP43 to eliminate bolt-pull rifles with a longer range is a big deal for the army, so some people cannot accept it.

Manstein was obviously not a traditional person. After trying a few magazines with great interest, he nodded and said, "It's great, really great... If we can equip this kind of gun in large quantities, I believe that those Soviets who always like to charge in groups will be beaten to the ground and beg for mercy by us!"

After pausing, Manstein continued with some disappointment: "However, from the moment, this equipment has been of very limited help to us!"

"General, are you talking about the Sevastopol Fortress?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Yes!" Manstein looked at Qin Chuan unexpectedly.

"Before I arrived, I learned about some battle situations from the colonel!" Qin Chuan explained.

"Very good!" Manstein handed the MP43 in his hand to Qin Chuan and said: "If every soldier can consider the problem from the commander's perspective like you instead of just obeying orders, I think things will be much easier to solve!"

But this is more of a kind word. After Manstein finished speaking, he planned to return to the command center.

"General!" Colonel Slein stepped forward to stop Manstein, and then said, "Sorry, General! I have a request!"

"Hmm?" said Manstein: "Don't worry, Colonel, I also want to see the actual combat effect of this rifle, so that's exactly what I thought!"

"No, General!" Colonel Slain replied: "I hope you can tell the captain more information, or you can also say the difficulties you encountered!"

Manstein looked down at Colonel Slein with some confusion and looked at Qin Chuan again.

"I mean..." Colonel Slain looked at Qin Chuan and said, "Maybe you don't believe it, General. But he has a special ability, and he can always think of ways when we are desperate. This is true in North Africa and in Holm, so I think he may provide you with some help!"

Manstein looked at Qin Chuan and said, "I have heard of you, Captain, maybe I can call you the 'Legendary Sergeant'. What Colonel Slein said may be correct, but almost no one can give any opinions in this battle!"

Qin Chuan knew what Manstein meant... The German army was going to attack the Sevastopol Fortress, which is said to be as strong as the Maginot Line. In front of this fortress, all the German army could do seemed to be strong attack.

"But!" Manstein then said, "Why not try?"

As he said that, he asked Qin Chuan and Colonel Slein to signal them to follow.

In the command center, Manstein pointed to the map and introduced: "The enemy was originally stationed in the Zhankoi area. As you can see, there is a narrow area like a gourd mouth, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but we still broke through their defense with air superiority and tanks."

As he said that, Manstein pointed to the map and moved south: "They voluntarily retreated in two parts, and one part retreated to the Sevastopol Fortress in the southwest, stationed on the Balaclava line, and the main force retreated to the Kerch Peninsula in the east to build three lines of defense!"

"So!" Qin Chuan said: "As long as we take a step forward, we may be attacked by them on both sides?"

"It's right, Captain!" Manstein nodded in appreciation: "You must know that we are short of troops. We mainly deploy our troops on the defense line. There are only two troops that can be deployed into this ghost place, a total of one unsatisfied armored division and five infantry divisions. The enemy has five armies, a total of 260,000 troops. Their troops are more than twice ours, and they have a geographical advantage... But we are asked to annihilate them in a short time!"

Manstein couldn't help complaining.

This was indeed a very difficult battle, because the Soviet army was distributed in two pairs that the German army, which had already insufficient troops, had to separate them into two parts. One was accidentally... If the Soviet army counterattacked and re-occupied the area of ​​Occupuncture, it would block the German army on the island of Crim.

"What are these?" Qin Chuan asked, pointing to the blocks drawn on the map.

"Battery!" Manstein replied: "Battery of Sevastopol Fortress!"

As he said that, Manstein took out a few pictures from the documents and said, "This is the data we got from the prisoners and the sketches we drew!"

After taking the document and looking at it, Qin Chuan was shocked: these turrets are all wrapped in armor plates of 200 to 300 mm thick. There are three layers of permanent fortifications under the turret, and each layer of permanent concrete ceiling is as thick as 3,000 to 4,000 mm.

The turret is equipped with a dual-equipped 305MM cannon, with a range of 44 kilometers, and can almost hit anywhere in the Krim Peninsula.

All the turrets are covered with permanent concrete armor plates, and then connected by underground passages and small railways. Innumerable castles and fire points are set up in the mountainous areas. All fortress turrets are sunken and have absolute advantage in firing. In theory, it is impossible to conduct ground attacks on this defensive zone. Moreover, the designer stored the basic ammunition of the fortress in the main ammunition depot called "Culabe" 30 meters deep underground on the south bank of the Bay of Sevina!

...

No wonder some people would say that this is another Maginot line of defense. Although it is not as long as the Maginot line of defense, it is even more solid and firepower, especially behind this line of defense, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet is also the mobile force.
Chapter completed!