Shulka used "instructions" here, which made Mahlis "very happy", and in turn he praised Shulka.
"Comrade Shulka!" Maihelis said: "Your reputation as a 'breakout hero' is well-deserved. If we have a few more heroes like you in our team, we will not have to worry about driving the enemy out!"
"That's only a matter of time, Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka replied: "We can do it under your command!"
Mahlis was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He seemed to see himself leading thousands of troops to chase the German army, and then achieve unparalleled feats in the history of Soviet warfare and leave his name forever...
"Comrade Mahlis!"
"Um, what? Comrade Shulka?"
Shulka couldn't help but faint, and Mahlis even forgot the topic after being praised a few times.
"About the battle plan..."
"Oh, yes, the battle plan!" Mahlis replied, then thought about it and asked: "That... what plan are you talking about?"
"A plan to drive the enemy out of the Crimea!" Alexei whispered back.
"Yes, the plan to drive the enemy out of the Crimea!" Mahlis did not feel embarrassed at all, he seemed to be used to this.
"Do you have any ideas, Comrade Shulka?" Maihelis asked, and then invited a few people to walk to the battle map with wine glasses.
"Yes, Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka tasted the champagne in his hand... Don't waste such good wine, it is not always available in the Soviet army.
"Here, Zhankoy!" Shulka said: "We hope to capture this place and surround the German army, and to do this... we must let the Germans attack Feodosia!"
"Attack Feodosia?" Alexei replied: "The Germans are already stationed on the high ground, and it is unlikely that they will attack!"
"Yes!" Shulka nodded: "That's why we need to 'let' them attack!"
"How can we 'make' them attack?" Alexey was a little curious.
Mahlis was no exception. He was looking at Shulka with a pair of doubtful eyes, although he didn't know much about this.
"We need to make the Germans think that our landing in Feodosia is progressing very slowly!" Shulka explained: "For example, the Germans know that we have very few troops and supplies landing here, and can only barely support the defense.
The battle of Feodosia, then..."
"Then the Germans will launch an attack on Feodosia!" This time Mahlis understood: "They will want to drive us overboard to retake Feodosia!"
"Yes, Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka said: "This way we can take advantage of the opportunity to launch a counterattack beyond their expectations and use the opportunity to expand the results!"
"Very good, Comrade Shulka!" Mahlis nodded: "So, do you need anything?"
Shulka was a little dizzy, even talking about this, he still didn’t know what Mahlis needed.
"We need to show weakness to the enemy, Comrade Maihelis!" Shulka said: "That is to say, tell the Germans that our landing in Feodosia is very difficult!"
"It's easy!" Mahlis raised his glass: "I can send reporters here immediately to interview and report, and let them take pictures of the destroyed facilities at the port, and... we are seriously lacking cranes, and other things
In some cases, they will be in the newspapers soon!"
"No, Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka said: "This is too obvious. No one will openly publish military secrets in newspapers. On the contrary, it will arouse the enemy's suspicion."
"you mean……"
"We can urgently mobilize additional fishing boats from the Caucasus and sail them to Feodosia!" Shulka said: "In addition, we need supply ships with their own cranes, and it is best to recruit some barges and supplies from the Caucasus!"
"This is another way to tell the Germans that our landing situation is not optimistic!" Alexey looked at Shulka with admiration.
"Yeah, I think that makes them believe it more!"
"That's right!" said Mahlis, "That's it. Don't worry, Shulka, leave these to me!"
"Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka lowered his voice and said, "These must be carried out under confidentiality..."
"Don't worry, Shulka!" Mahlis laughed: "Nothing can escape my ears!"
That's right, Mahlis may not be good at fighting, but information blockade is his specialty.
"In addition, we need five hundred sets of uniforms for Romanian soldiers!" Then Shurka simply told Maihelis the battle plan.
"Very good!" Mahlis nodded repeatedly, and it was obvious that he listened very carefully. Although he might not understand it, he was trying to remember it.
Shulka knew why, because he could report the battle plan to Stalin.
Shulka was not wrong. As soon as he left Maihelis, he sent a grand battle plan to Moscow via the radio.
When Stalin received this combat plan, he was so surprised that his pipe almost fell from his mouth.
If the previous landing in Feodosia was an excellent plan to rescue the Crimea, then this plan of using the enemy's defeated troops to counterattack the enemy's defense line was a stroke of genius.
Stalin put the telegram aside, walked to the window and stood for a while, then grabbed his pipe and said to himself: "This Mahlis is much smarter than he looks!"
Of course, the plan was approved quickly, because it caused almost no losses to the Soviet army... The worst case scenario was that the 1st Guards Tank Brigade was surrounded by the enemy, which was nothing to the Soviet army.
Once the victory is achieved, the benefits will be huge: the German 46th Division, the Romanian 4th Mountain Brigade, the German troops attacking Sevastopol, and even Manstein himself will be surrounded.
In fact, what's more important is that Machlis is in charge. He only needs to give an order to do any difficult things, and all parties cooperate with each other. There is no such thing as the Soviet army's sloppiness and excuses for difficult situations.
That night, more than 500 large and small fishing boats gathered in Anapa and Novorossiysk in the Caucasus and headed for Feodosia.
The Black Sea Fleet was ordered to dispatch two supply ships at the same time for reinforcements.
Corresponding to these actions, the newspapers did not report a single word about these collective silences... If the Germans knew that it was Mehelis who commanded this battle, then they would know that this is normal.
Otherwise, Mahlis' position as director of the General Political Department would be in vain.
All that's left is to see if Manstein will be fooled.