Shulka didn't guess wrong, and even Shulka himself was involved in the next attack...... The 1st Guards Tank Brigade was not very strong and was divided into three sides, so of course the 1st Tank Battalion and the 1st Infantry Battalion had to go up, not only in the direction of the main attack.

The 1st Tank Battalion attacked from the east of Zhankoy.

The reason why this side was chosen is because the area is also a place that needs to be cleared and occupied.

To the north and east of Zhankoy is Lake Sivashi.

This Lake Sivash is special in that it is separated from the Sea of Azov by a long, thin sandbar called Cape Alabate, which is only 270 meters at its narrowest point but 110 kilometers long.

This gives Lake Sivash its characteristics: high salinity, thick silt, and shallow water...... The maximum depth is no more than 3 meters.

During the Soviet Civil War, Frunze's army crossed from here to Crimea, annihilating the White Army, ending the civil war, and the operation Pirikop went down in history.

Today, part of the ammunition and supplies of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade attacking Dzhankoy came from the direction of Lake Sivash...... Supplies could be sent directly from Temryuksky through the Sea of Azov to Zhankoy, and even after the Soviet reoccupation of the Kerch Peninsula, the nearest port was only a dozen kilometers from Zhankoy.

Of course, at this time, the Soviet army had not yet been able to take full control of the Kerch Peninsula, so supplies mainly came from Temryuksky.

Therefore, attacking from the east is actually opening up supply routes for itself, which is an advantage of the Soviet army's sea supremacy, and the 1st Guards Tank Brigade must certainly be good at taking advantage of it.

Sponek didn't seem to think of this, or even if he did, he couldn't do anything about it...... He had only four Tiger tanks in his hands.

These four tanks can only work if they are concentrated in one direction, otherwise there will be two tanks in each direction, and the swarms of tanks will not be able to stop it.

Therefore, Spenek is not wrong on this issue, he can only use a disguise, that is, pretending to call up the "tiger style" in the hope of fooling the enemy.

If Manstein had personally commanded the battle, he would not have been so stupid as to think that the enemy had been fooled, because Manstein knew that his opponent was a "breakout hero".

It's a pity that Manstein was not here, and at this time he was coordinating several reinforcements to rush to Zhankoy, and on the other hand, he was directing the troops to attack Sevastopol...... If Sevastopol can be taken quickly, then the Germans will be able to solve the problem of engaging the enemy on both sides.

As for the details of Zhankoy's tactics, Manstein did not know or ask at all.

Still, he did talk to Sponek.

"How's it going, Lieutenant General Sponek?" Manstein asked on the phone.

"It's not too bad, General!" Spenek replied: "We managed to block one of the enemy's attacks and destroy more than a dozen of their tanks...... Those tanks worked, they had an absolute advantage over the enemy's T34, it's just a pity that there were not enough of them, I hope they will send a few more! ”

"That's all there is to it, Lieutenant General!" Manstein replied: "Even if there is, it will not be delivered in time!" ”

"Yes, General!"

"All you have to do is defend until dawn! ...... now" Manstein looked at his pocket watch and said, "There are still 5 hours to go, is there a problem?" ”

"No problem, General!" Sponek replied.

"Our reinforcements will arrive then, and our fighters will be able to provide you with full cover!"

"Yes, General!"

"Be careful!" In the end, Manstein confessed: "You are facing the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, and your opponent may be the 'Breakout Hero'!" ”

"Yes, General!"

The exchange between the two sides is nothing more.

Sponek did not report specific tactical issues to Manstein, as he did not believe that a 11th Army commander like Manstein needed to know.

Sponek, on the other hand, did not take to heart the "breakout hero" that Manstein reminded him of.

He even thought Manstein was a joke or a joke.

Five hours, Lieutenant General Sponek believes it can be done.

At this moment, however, the whistling of shells and explosions began from the east.

As soon as he heard the sound of the cannon, General Sponek's face changed, and then the adjutant reported to Sponek: "General, they are attacking from the east!" ”

"Is it their main force?" Sponek asked.

"Colonel Eric thinks so!" The adjutant replied: "Because they have many tanks, at least fifty of them!" ”

A tank brigade of the Soviet army had only more than a hundred tanks, and fifty were put into one attack, which was obviously the main force.

"Immediately transfer the 'Tiger Style' to the east for reinforcements!" Sponech ordered.

"Yes, General!"

"Move the Tiger to the east!"

"Move the Tiger to the east!"

……

But it's too late to tune now.

Soviet tanks "rumbled" through the anti-tank trenches built by the Germans.

The anti-tank trenches in this area are shallower and narrower than in other directions, perhaps because the area is more humid near the lake and freezes harder at low temperatures, making construction more difficult.

This allowed the tank to effortlessly run over the anti-tank trenches, then stopped and fired a round of bullets and shells into the darkness ahead...... This is the standard procedure for tanks, to be exact, when Soviet tanks pass through anti-tank trenches.

Its main purpose was to wait for the infantry to follow in the rear.

Tanks can easily jump over anti-tank trenches, but infantry in the rear need to jump off and climb up from them.

This is easy to say, but the anti-tank trenches are two or three meters deep, in fact, the anti-tank trenches two meters deep are not qualified, and these anti-tank trenches are full of ice and snow, so it is very difficult to climb up, and of course it takes time.

If the infantry fails to keep up, then the tanks advancing in the dark are almost up to their deaths.

The method of Shulka and others to cross the anti-tank trench was to arrange for two fighters in each squad to put away their guns and half-squat to do lifts, and one soldier came over and stepped on their knees and shoulders, and then climbed up the anti-tank trench more than two meters high.

Otherwise, it is not easy to quickly cross the smooth anti-tank trench walls, and at the same time the fighters are wearing heavy cotton clothes with full body equipment.

The tank then proceeded after receiving information that the soldiers had followed...... This information can be transmitted via a "tank phone".

Several of these tanks were also destroyed by the Germans.

Sponek arranged anti-tank guns in other directions.

But Shulka was relieved, because they were not destroyed by tanks, and in the light of flares, it was clear that they were anti-tank gun positions.

And the anti-tank gun positions, which can be suppressed and blown up with mortars.