This time, it was actually Manstein who was wrong.

Manstein did not want the German army's gains on the Kerch Peninsula to be ruined...... If, as Spinek said, the 46th Division was withdrawn to Feodosia, the crisis in Feodosia could indeed be solved, and even if the Soviets had amphibious landing vehicles, it would not help.

The reason is simple, a beach-grabbing landing battle is even more dangerous than an infantry charge at enemy tanks.

However, the result of this was to surrender the Kerch Peninsula to the Soviet army.

Manstein even thought that this was most likely a trick of the Russians, that is, the landing from Feodosia was fake, and it was true to force the German 46th Division to return to help solve the Kerch crisis.

In fact, Shulka does mean that.

If the German 46th Division returned to Feodosia, the Soviets would not be stupid enough to continue to land at Feodosia as originally planned, they would just need to turn back and land at Kerch and regain the lost ground.

Manstein was reluctant to give up the Kerch Peninsula because, as he had said before, if the Kerch Peninsula was taken by the Soviets again, it would mean that the Germans would be attacked on both sides.

Therefore, Manstein pinned his hopes on the follow-up troops.

He immediately contacted the 4th Mountain Brigade and the 8th Cavalry Brigade of Romania...... These were the two closest units to the Crimea, of which the Romanian 4th Mountain Brigade was prepared by Manstein for fighting in the mountains of the Crimea and the Caucasus, and its combat effectiveness was not satisfactory.

The commander of the 4th Romanian Mountain Brigade was Major General Agapia, and after looking at the map, he replied to Manstein: "General, we need another day to get to the Crimea!" ”

"One day?" This gave Manstein a little hope, but he replied anyway: "No, one day is not enough, I need you to speed up and get to Feodosia in 15 hours!" ”

"Yes, General!" Major General Agapia, who received the order, replied, and immediately ordered the troops to force a march.

However, in the low temperature wind and snow, even if you want to speed up, it is very limited, especially the Romanian army is a famous "mule and horse" army...... This seems to be understandable, especially for mountain divisions, because mules and horses can barely walk on mountain ground, and if they can't, they can be slaughtered for food, and it is even more important to mountain divisions than cars.

On the other hand, Manstein called Spenek again.

"The Romanian Mountain Brigade will be there in 15 hours!" Manstein said: "I hope that Feosidoa will hold for 15 hours!" ”

"But they only have one reinforced battalion, General!" Sponek worried: "They may not be able to hold out for 15 hours!" ”

"There's always a way, Spenek!" "You tell them to blow up all the facilities in the harbor and put mines and barbed wire on the shore, and then they can hold it for 15 hours!" Manstein said. Even if it can't hold it, the Romanian mountain brigade will drive the landing enemy into the sea! ”

"Yes, General!"

Spinek agrees with Manstein's statement.

This was mainly due to the extremely low temperatures, and without piers and ferries, it was difficult for the Soviet army to transport large numbers of soldiers and supplies ashore in a short time.

Therefore, after blowing up the port facilities, even if Feodosia could not hold out for fifteen hours, the landing Soviet troops would be pitiful.

Then the Romanian mountain brigade arrived, followed by the German 73rd Infantry Division, and soon the Germans no longer had to worry about Feodosia.

The plan was immediately implemented, and Major Webb led his men to blast the port facilities before arriving on Soviet warships.

Major Webber had an ominous premonition about this...... He was a smart man, and knew that if the Germans were able or reinforcements could arrive in time, they wouldn't need to blast the port facilities at all, because these port facilities would be useful to the Germans, and they would be the German transport line, and the transport ships from Romania would be able to transport supplies to Feodosia.

However, Major Webber did not say anything, and he still commanded the troops to carry out the orders with a clear look.

Shulka at this time was on the fleet bound for Feodosia.

The battleship "Paris Commune" was the first class battleship of the Soviet Union and the only first class battleship inherited by the Soviet Union from the Tsarist Navy.

Shulka and Mehris stood on the deck looking out at the port city of Feodosia, which was getting closer and closer in the distance.

Mehlis's face was a little pale, and he asked Shulka in a low voice: "Are you sure that the German planes cannot fight at night?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Mehris!" Shulka replied: "I think you can rest assured that even if they drop a few bombs, I am afraid that they will not do much damage to the battleship!" ”

YOU MUST KNOW THAT THE ARMOR OF THE COMMAND ROOM OF THIS BATTLESHIP IS 254MM THICK, NOT TO MENTION THAT THE PROBABILITY OF HITTING IT IS VERY SMALL, AND EVEN IF IT IS HIT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO BLOW IT THROUGH...... The battleships of this era pursued the idea of "big cannon ships", so the armor was thick and the barrels were thick, and even if they stopped in the sea and let the planes bomb in turn, they could only last for several hours.

Except for ammunition depots and oil depots that were hit.

Mehris relaxed a little, then raised his binoculars and continued to look at the coastline in the distance.

Mehris could have been in command without having to come on board himself, although he wasn't in command either.

But it was good that Mekhlis sent the entire battle plan to Moscow to Stalin before the war...... Originally, Mehris did not need to do this, he was a "representative of the Supreme Command", that is, he could command on behalf of the Supreme Command, and he could cut first and then play.

On the other hand, it was also because Stalin, Zhukov and others were concerned about the war on the front line in Moscow.

Therefore, Mehris is actually asking for credit by doing this, and he can't wait to ask for credit.

As Mehlis expected, Stalin was very appreciative of this battle plan.

"Very good plan, Comrade Mehris!" Stalin said: "I am very surprised that I did not discover your military talents before this!" Just do as planned, and I'll order the rest of the troops to support you fully!" ”

Mehris was so ecstatic at the call that he almost jumped in pride at it.

But the next telegram made his smile freeze on his face.

"The most crucial point is the landing battle of Feodosia!" Stalin said: "So I think you should personally command this battle!" ”

Mekhlis would not be willing to put himself in any danger, even slightly, so he had planned to command remotely in Temryuksky...... In fact, the command was handed over to Major General Vladimir.

But now he had to move his so-called command to warships, the strongest, most heavily armored and safest battleships, of course.