"Shulka! Shulka? ”

"Yes, Colonel!" Katukov's cry pulled Shulka out of his musings.

"What are you thinking?" Katukov smiled and said: "Maybe I shouldn't interrupt your thoughts, to be honest, I like your daze, because often when you have this expression, the Germans will really 'daze' (meaning death)!" ”

The officers around him burst into laughter.

"I'm thinking about Zhankoy!" Shulka said.

"I guess that's the case!" Katukov nodded: "It's a big temptation, but I don't think it's realistic!" ”

"Can we get around these heights?" Lieutenant Colonel Gavrilov said: "It's winter, there is ice and snow everywhere, and we don't necessarily need to go along the road!" ”

"Yes!" Lieutenant Colonel Zahakavich agreed: "We have ski camps, and we have half-tracks...... Now it's time to play the role of a half-track! It's armored, and it can carry a small amount of heavy firepower and ammo! ”

There is some truth to this, especially since the half-track has good off-road ability.

But Shulka is not optimistic.

"We have too few half-tracks!" Shulka replied: "There are only a hundred or so vehicles, which means that they can carry more than a thousand people at most." with more than a thousand men to bypass the heights and raid the ...... of Ockhonkoy"

Katukov nodded in agreement: "Although the Germans probably did not expect us to raid Djankoy in this way in this situation, don't forget that their reinforcements are arriving in Feodosia one after another. And these reinforcements need to go through Zhankoy, in other words, there is no shortage of troops in Zhankoy at any time, and it can be said that a thousand people want to occupy it! ”

This is true even with a half-track armored vehicle, after all, a half-track armored car is an armored vehicle after all, and it cannot even fight against enemy light tanks.

"We might consider tanks interspersed together!" Lieutenant Colonel Zakhakavich said.

The T34 tank is wide-tracked, and its maneuverability and cross-country ability are quite good, so this is really an option.

But Katukov shook his head anyway.

"I've thought about that too!" "But this means that our march is not fast, and even if it is smooth, it will take us several days to get to Zhankoy," Katukov said. At that time, the enemy would have long since discovered our intentions and was ready and even a trap waiting for us in Zhankoy! ”

As Katukov said before, the enemy has no shortage of troops in Dzhankoy, so they may lay a pocket against the 1st Guards Tank Brigade and wait for it to drill into it.

So, if you want to raid Occupy Khoy, you have to be quick and powerful.

Because only quickly, the enemy rushed to Dzhankoy's reinforcements less.

If it is strong, it can ensure the capture of Zhankoy and build a good defense to resist the possible counterattack of the enemy in the future, otherwise even if it can occupy Zhankoy, it will be surrounded and annihilated by the German army in three or two clicks, which is meaningless.

And to meet both conditions, it is necessary for the 1st Guards Tank Brigade to penetrate along the road.

After thinking about it, Shulka said, "Maybe we have another chance!" ”

"What chance?" Katukov asked.

"Enemy reinforcements!" Shulka replied.

"Enemy reinforcements?"

The officers, including Katukov, looked at each other, and how could enemy reinforcements be opportunities?

"Colonel, which unit is the fastest to arrive at Feodosia?" Shulka asked.

"According to intelligence, it should be the 4th Romanian Mountain Brigade!" Katukov replied.

"4th Mountain Brigade!" Shulka said: "What if, when they arrived, they did not garrison on the heights, as the 46th Infantry Division did, but launched an attack on Feodosia? ”

"It can't be!" Lieutenant Colonel Gavrilov laughed: "They should know that we have captured Feodosia, and that we have landed a part of our forces and gained a foothold......"

"Why not?" Katukov looked up at Shulka from the map and said: "Shulka is right, the enemy is likely to attack Feodosia!" ”

After a pause, Katukov pointed to the map and continued: "Although the enemy is forced to withdraw from the Kerch Peninsula, they are likely not to be willing to lose, that is, after the 46th Division stabilizes its position and keeps Zhankoy safe, they will hope to defeat us and retake the Kerch Peninsula!" ”

"Yes!" Lieutenant Colonel Gavrilov couldn't help but suddenly realize: "For example, they blew up the port facilities, then there is reason to believe that our landing equipment and supplies are slow!" ”

The fact is that the speed of the landing was indeed very slow, and the reason why the 1st Guards Tank Brigade was able to arrive in more than ten hours was completely the reason for occupying the highest priority, and even the naval infantry brigade fighting the Germans in Feodosia could only use rubber boats and lifeboats to carry ammunition back and forth.

As the battle heats up, more ammunition and supplies will be transported, and the number of new troops and heavy equipment that can land will be further reduced.

"On the other hand!" Katukov said: "Their follow-up reinforcements will continue to arrive in Feodosia, which is the basis for their counteroffensive...... They will want to drive us out to sea before we gain a foothold and have enough strength to counterattack! ”

"Once you take Feodosia!" Lieutenant Colonel Zahakavich continued: "They can re-attack the Kerch Peninsula, and the Kerch Peninsula will still be defeated as before because it has not received effective reinforcements in time!" ”

"Yes!" Katukov nodded, then turned his gaze to Shulka: "You have grasped the psychology of the enemy, Shulka. This is the reason why you see farther and deeper than others. So, how do you think we can take advantage of this? ”

Shulka was silent for a moment.

Although the facts are not as analyzed by Katukov and others...... Shulka knew that at this time there was a disagreement between the commander of the 46th Division, Lieutenant General Sponek, and the commander of the 11th Army, Manstein.

Lieutenant General Sponek believed that the Kerch Peninsula had to be abandoned in order to ensure the overall security, while Manstein believed that the overall situation could be maintained without abandoning the Kerch Peninsula.

Therefore, it can be said that the 46th Division was in the way of advancing by an accident, and certainly not an accident.

Lieutenant General Sponech no longer had the intention of counterattacking Feodosia, but Manstein was not, and he still wanted to end the battle quickly...... This cannot be said to be wrong, because "the world's martial arts are only fast and not broken", and the gist of the German army's "blitzkrieg" is to be fast, and once it slows down, it is very likely to fall into a protracted and bitter battle. (The real Crimean battle was fought for more than half a year because it was forced to slow down)

After thinking about it, Shulka said: "Why don't we crush the Romanian army and let them take us to break the defenses of the German 46th Division?" ”