It took some more time to contact the Romanian commander.

In the past, Manstein usually placed the command, at least the front, in the hands of the corresponding German officers...... This is not only due to the need for operational coordination, but also for the needs of the alliance.

This time, however, Manstein did not dare to do so.

The reason for this was that Sponek was "anti-war", and Manstein feared that if he handed over command to Sponek, he would immediately order a halt to the offensive or put on a show.

Thus, the German and Romanian armies in Feodosia at this time were actually two parts that had no communication mechanism with each other, although they were both under the command of the 11th Army Command.

Sponek had to go through Manstein's command before he could contact Agapia, and even needed an interpreter.

"What's going on?!" Lieutenant General Sponek roared into the microphone: "Why are you attacking our lines? ”

"You think we want to attack?" Agapia was equally furious: "Why don't you ask your men, they are shooting to stop us from retreating, is this what the allies should do?" ”

"There's no way they can do that!"

"Oh, is it? So my men who died under your guns are lying? ”

……

"Gentlemen!" Manstein interrupted the quarrel between them: "Didn't you notice that there was something wrong with this? ”

"What's the problem?"

"Of course there is a problem, my soldiers are dying senselessly!"

Both sides are angry and think that the responsibility lies with the other, so they don't let each other go.

"There is a possibility that the Russians will join in this!" "I mean, they most likely blended in with the fleeing Romanian army, like our Branfenburg troops, and then ...... Let's think each other was the first to shoot! ”

As soon as Manstein said this, the two of them were stunned, because this possibility is indeed very large, otherwise the misunderstanding would not have expanded to this point no matter what.

"So......" It was a long time before Sponek asked, "What shall we do now?" ”

After thinking about it, Manstein said to Agapia: "Sorry, General Agapia, you know, we can't give up this line of defense, it means a lot to us!" ”

"What do you mean?" Agapia felt a tingling in her scalp.

"You know!" "If the enemy infiltrates your troops, it means that the enemy will use you to break through the defenses, and we can't tell the truth, I mean which one is the enemy and which is our own, and then shoot at the enemy," Manstein explained. So ......"

"So you're going to shoot indiscriminately, right? No, General, you can't do that! ”

"I have to!" As she spoke, Manstein gave an order to Sponek: "Stop them from retreating, don't be soft!" ”

With that, Manstein hung up.

At this time, Manstein already knew in his heart that Spinek was right, and that the landing in Feodosia was by no means an ordinary army...... This is not only because of its amazing combat effectiveness, but also because of this kind of strategy and tactics, such a counteroffensive plan cannot be formulated by an ordinary person.

Thinking about it further, Manstein even found that he was likely to have been deceived, for example, when he found a large number of fishing boats heading for Feodosia, which should have been done by the enemy, in order to make him think that it would be difficult for the Russian army to land.

If it had been before, it would have been difficult for the Soviets to land under such circumstances, especially since it was difficult for small boats with heavy loads in cold weather to cross the shallows.

However, after the Soviet army has an amphibious landing ship, it can greatly reduce the difficulty of landing, because it can carry supplies directly ashore, and there is no need for soldiers to jump into the sea to carry supplies.

Now, Manstein couldn't even cope with the difficulty in front of him, because even if the 46th Division was ruthless, it would still be useless.

Manstein paced anxiously for a few steps, then returned to the map on his desk, looked at it for a while, and asked his adjutant: "What other troops are there between Feodosia and Zhankoy?" ”

"The 8th Romanian Cavalry Brigade, followed by my 73rd Infantry Division!" The adjutant replied.

"Where are they?"

"Here, here!" The adjutant looked for two points on the map.

"Order the Romanian 8th Cavalry Brigade to stand in place!" Manstein ordered: "Let them lay mines in large quantities, especially anti-tank mines!" ”

"Yes!"

"The 73rd Infantry Division returned to the Zhankoy garrison! In any case, you must hold on to Zhankoy! ”

"Yes!"

"The 28th Infantry Division will immediately reinforce Zhankoy!"

"Yes!"

The transfer of the 28th Infantry Division, the main division of the 54th Army, which Manstein used to attack Sevastopol, to Zhankoy shows that Manstein has recognized the seriousness of the problem.

Just as Manstein issued a series of orders to redeploy, the battle of Feodosia began to heat up.

Manstein's idea and strategy were correct, and he ordered Sponek not to be soft enough to stop the Romanian army from retreating.

Because only in this way will it be possible to hold the line of defense.

The problem is that it's not as easy as it seems...... The Germans were not soft on the Romanian soldiers, which directly led to the indignation of the Romanian soldiers, who picked up guns one by one to launch a substantial attack on the German defense line.

As a result, there was a strange scene on the battlefield, where the two armies, which were supposed to be allies, fought each other and fought fiercely, while the Soviet army, as the enemy, was watching the show while advancing in the rear.

There were many Soviet soldiers who did not even understand what was going on.

"Am I missing something?" The actor held a gun and asked as he marched forward vigilantly, "Why did they fight each other by themselves?" ”

The instructor knew what was going on, he glanced at Shulka and said: "Don't doubt it, it's just a plan of Comrade Captain, they were fooled!" ”

The soldiers couldn't help but let out an "oh".

Although they still don't understand, it is enough to know that this is Shulka's plan.

The fiercest fighting was fought on the high ground on both sides.

The reason is that the Romanian soldiers are mountain troops, they have relevant combat experience and training, plus a large number of troops, so they are actually on a par with the German troops stationed there.

And the infantry brigade of the Soviet Navy took advantage of this time to follow in groups.

But of course, they won't rush to charge, but wait until the fight is almost the same.

The 1st Guards Tank Brigade, on the other hand, passed through the road below the heights without any obstacles and slowly drove towards the defensive line built by the Germans behind the heights.