Chapter 403: Gaffes
The battlefield soon burst into gunfire, and a few minutes later the Soviets rushed into the German trenches, and even amphibious landing vehicles drove directly into the German trenches......
There was indeed a lot of luck in this, as the amphibious landing vehicle could not control its direction, and it had to cross bomb craters, run over barbed wire, and not be blown over by mines before it could finally drive over the 300-plus meters of sandy beach to reach the German trenches.
Therefore, only a limited number of more than a hundred amphibious landing vehicles are capable of this.
But it was very useful, because each amphibious landing vehicle had a heavy machine gun mounted on the bow, which could be fired near the trench and then turned horizontally to suppress the German fire in a trench.
At the same time, the Soviet soldiers on the amphibious landing vehicle jumped down with grenades, semi-automatic rifles, and submachine guns, and soon beat the Germans into a scream.
If the attack of the amphibious landing ship could not completely break through the German defenses, the input of the follow-up troops that arrived later by the Soviet troops made the enemy completely desperate...... The second wave of Soviet troops did not travel in amphibious landing vehicles, but in small flat-bottomed boats, lifeboats and even rubber boats.
This type of ship is very fragile compared to amphibious landing vehicles, especially rubber boats, which are not only completely exposed to enemy fire, but also the rubber boats themselves can quickly leak and sink after being hit by a few bullets or shrapnel...... This is definitely a big threat in the case of low temperatures.
Therefore, if it were not for the fact that the vanguard had already landed to fight the German army, it would be basically impossible for this group of Soviet troops to successfully land, and even if they succeeded, they would have to pay a heavy price.
They have the advantage of having a shallow draft, and even shallows of more than one meter are stress-free for these flats.
As it is now, they paddled all the way to the shore and immediately went into battle.
At this time, the German army was already in full swing, because the reinforcements of rubber boats like this could be wave after wave, and the entire 5th Naval Brigade could be reinforced, and even more troops could be brought in if necessary.
The Germans only had one reinforced battalion, and it was a reinforced battalion that was mixed with the Soviet army, and this situation could not stop the Soviet army's offensive by the sea of people in any way, especially the infantry brigade of the Soviet Navy with quite good military quality organized this offensive by the sea of people.
Sure enough, the battle ended after ten minutes, and the Germans left behind a large pile of corpses, and only a small part of them managed to flee to Feodosia to engage the Soviets in street fighting.
Undoubtedly, this was not a problem for the Soviet troops.
The entire battle lasted only twenty minutes.
Not because the Germans were not of good quality, not because their defenses were not strong, but because they did not expect at all that the enemy could rush directly from the sea to the shore and even into their lines.
"Comrade Mehris!" Major General Vladimir excitedly reported: "The battle is over, we are victorious!" ”
"Oh, really?" Mehris had not recovered from the bombing just now, he was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and then turned his head and asked in surprise and joy: "What did you say?" Are we victorious? You mean we occupied Feodosia? ”
"No, Comrade Mehris!" Major General Vladimir was a little helpless at the "representative of the Supreme Command" who was not in a state in front of him: "We have successfully captured the enemy's beachhead, that is, we have successfully landed. The remnants of the enemy fled to the city to defend themselves with buildings, but I am sure that we will soon be able to take Feodosia! ”
"Well fought, Comrade Vladimir!" Only then did Mehris get excited: "Don't be soft on those invaders, drive them out of Feodosia, there is not one left, and tell the whole world what will happen to the invasion of the Soviet Union!" ”
"Yes, Comrade Mehris!"
"Keep fighting!" Mehris dropped the sentence and walked towards headquarters.
Shulka knew what he was going to do, he was going to report to Stalin, and he would report in an exaggerated way...... Shulka thought that what excites Mehris more than victory in battle was Stalin's praise and appreciation.
Major General Vladimir handed Shulka a cigarette and said: "You seem to have gotten used to all this!" ”
This time Shulka knew what Major General Vladimir was talking about.
"It's not a loss to me, is it?" Shulka took the cigarette, lit it with the Major General, and after taking a puff of smoke, continued: "Actually, it should be said that it is 'us'!" ”
"Still!" Major General Vladimir glanced in the direction of the command and said: "I still don't like what he does!" ”
"No one will like it!" Shulka replied: "But it's the best option, do you say yes?" ”
Major General Vladimir was silent.
Shulka suddenly realized something, couldn't help but look at Vladimir in surprise, and asked, "You can't do anything, do you?" ”
"Nothing, Captain!" Major General Vladimir replied: "I just inadvertently revealed these unfair things to my subordinates, and then ...... You know! ”
Shulka, of course, knew that the army would soon spread the word to each other, and eventually even to the ears of journalists.
"You are crazy, Comrade General! He's Mechlis! ”
Shulka should have known his nickname as the "King of the Little Reports" at this time.
Shulka looked at the command and lowered his voice and said, "If he wants to block the news, it will hurt a lot of people!" ”
"Will it?" Major General Vladimir looked dazed: "Will he do this?" ”
"Of course he wouldn't do it blatantly!" Shulka said, "But you can use other charges! ”
In this era of war, it is too simple to accuse someone of a crime, such as having a history of escape, what stains he has had, and it is okay to be charged with a crime and call him a spy......
On the other hand, it would not help to let the journalists know about it, as Mehris was once the director of the publishing bureau and the editorial board of Pravda, and until now the media is firmly in his hands.
After hearing this, Major General Vladimir realized the seriousness of the problem, and even if he didn't get it right, Major General Vladimir might be ruined in this trivial matter.
"Blockade news, Comrade General!" Shulka gave Vladimir a look and said: "Make it a military secret, and at the same time don't tell anyone!" ”
Major General Vladimir nodded, quickly threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and turned around to deal with the matter, and almost fell when he got off the gangway, looking very embarrassed.
It's a bit ironic, the battle in front of me and the Germans didn't make the Iron Soldier so out of shape, but he was panicked by the deep disgust in his heart for Mehris who inadvertently missed something.