Chapter 389: The soldiers are divided into two groups
Mahlis's headquarters is upstairs. The layout there looks a bit like a headquarters, with maps, desks, sand tables, and even a projector...
But Shulka thought that these were more of a show, and Mahlis probably didn't know how to use these things at all.
"Where did the enemy hit?" Shulka asked casually.
"It seems..." Mahlis flipped through the telegrams, then pulled out one and replied: "Zhankoy, they hit Zhankoy!"
"What?" Shulka couldn't help being shocked after hearing this: "They have already hit Zhankoy?"
"Yes, is there any problem?" Mahlis asked puzzledly.
Shulka found the location of Zhankoy on the map and said: "Comrade Maihelis, Zhankoy has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Crimea, which will cause great danger to our landing in Crimea, and may even
Preventing us from landing in the Crimea!"
Mahlis couldn't help but turn his eyes to Alexei.
"No, this is impossible!" Alexei laughed: "Comrade Shulka, you may not understand the topography of the Crimea. In the south of the Crimea is the Sevastopol Fortress, where there is a strong fortress.
and large-caliber artillery, it is impossible for the enemy to capture this fortress in a short time. To the east is the Kerch Peninsula, which is also an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack terrain. They even formed a flanking attack on the Germans!"
Alexei was right, the topography of the Crimea was like this.
The Sevastopol Fortress is an artificial construction, while the Kerch Peninsula is natural. It is a peninsula in the Crimea Peninsula. A hook extends from the waist of the Crimea, echoing the Caucasus region... Kerch is separated in the middle.
The narrowest point of the strait is only 4.5 kilometers, and Soviet howitzers can hit the Kerch Peninsula from the Caucasus.
"I prefer to land on the Kerch Peninsula!" Alexey said: "We only need to cross the Kerch Strait, a few kilometers away. We have prepared many fishing boats and have the assistance of the navy..."
"You are too optimistic, Comrade Major!" Shulka interrupted Alexei: "The war situation may not develop as you think!"
"You mean... they will occupy the Sevastopol Fortress in a short time?" Alexei laughed: "This is impossible, Comrade Captain!"
"I'm talking about the Kerch Peninsula!" Shulka pointed to the map and said: "Of course the Germans will find ways to avoid the dilemma of being attacked from both 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 continuously along the terrain. What's more, if the Germans attack
For the Kerch Peninsula, we can also choose to land from Sevastopol Fortress..."
"If I were a German!" Shulka said: "I would divide my troops 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: "They don't have enough troops to attack in two directions at the same time!"
"For Sevastopol, the Germans can choose to besiege rather than attack!"
Alexey's smile soon froze on his face... From this point of view, this Alexey was at least a little ink, because he knew what Shulka was talking about.
Maihelis, on the other hand, looked confused and had no idea what this meant.
"The problem with the Sevastopol Fortress!" Shulka explained: "Although it is tight, it is only conducive to defense and not offensive. Therefore, the German army only needs to build a line of defense outside the fortress and does not need too many troops.
The threat from the direction of Sevastopol has been resolved!”
This has always been a flaw of the fortress, with enough defense and insufficient offense.
For example, if the German army chooses to encircle rather than attack, the troops in the fortress can be said to be almost 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, it will no longer be a suitable landing site for the Soviet army... The troops cannot be deployed in a limited space. They will be surrounded as soon as they land, and they will be concentrated in the surrounded area.
It's very dangerous.
This is one of the reasons why fortresses, defense lines, etc. have been eliminated in modern warfare.
"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, that is, the Kayash Lake area, and we are already very close.
It’s hard to land on the Kerch Peninsula!”
This problem is the same as the landing problem at Sevastopol.
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 space to gain a foothold. It is very dangerous to land a large force, and it is very likely that it will be
Give the enemy a head.
Obviously, Alex thought the landing problem was too simple.
Perhaps, this is also the basis for Mahlis and others to spend a few days to "eliminate dissidents" without haste... Shulka believes that if these few days had not been wasted, the situation would not have been so embarrassing.
The reason is simple. Three days is enough for the Soviet army to land several divisions or even more troops in Crimea and go into battle. After all, the Kerch Strait is only a few kilometers wide.
Alexey was speechless, looking at the map awkwardly, and then furtively glanced at Mahlis.
Of course, Maihelis knew that Alexei had lost.
He glared at Alexei with dissatisfaction, and then asked Shu Jinghuka: "The situation is very bad, isn't it?"
"Yes, Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka replied.
"Maybe it's not as bad as you think!" Maihelis laughed: "After all, you are Shulka, our 'breakout hero'. What you can think of, the Germans may not be able to think of, right?"
Alexei echoed from the side: "Yes, the Germans will not necessarily divide their forces into two groups and choose to surround Sevastopol!"
Shulka was noncommittal.
Because he knew that the German army was not as simple as they thought. Their commander was Manstein, who was known as the three most famous generals of the German army.
"So!" Maihelis said: "I think we should immediately cross the Kerch Strait and land in Crimea. Is there no problem?"
"Of course, Comrade Maihelis!" Alexei replied.
When Shulka was silent, a signal soldier came in and handed over a telegram, reporting: "Comrade Mehellis, the Germans have divided their forces into two groups and are attacking Sevastopol and the Kerch Peninsula respectively!"