After cleaning up the battlefield, the Second Aircraft Carrier Formation of the German Navy and the First Fleet of the Royal Italian Navy arrived belatedly.

Having completed the task of controlling the sea power in the Black Sea, the German-Italian combined fleet commanded by Chen Dao completed its historical mission and then parted ways.

Italy's First Fleet was the first to set off for home.

The German Second Aircraft Carrier Formation returned the seconded aircraft carriers "Zeppelin" and "Peter Strassay" to the First Aircraft Carrier Formation, and the battleship "Tirpitz" and the light battleships wounded in the battle were all transferred to the Second Aircraft Carrier Formation, and the Second Aircraft Carrier Formation then escorted the two captured Soviet destroyers to return home.

Chen Dao's royal battleship, the heavy cruiser "Prince Eugen", joined the 1st Aircraft Carrier Formation, and together with the formation, continued to carry out the task of controlling sea supremacy in the Black Sea while supporting the army's siege of the fortress of Sevastopol.

After sending off the two fleets, Chen Dao and Rear Admiral Ohm stood on the bridge of the battleship "Bismarck" and used binoculars to observe the sea in the distance.

In their sight, the heavy cruiser "Voroshilov" floated alone on the sea.

Soon, the roar of aircraft engines was heard in the sky, and the formations of bombers and torpedo planes from the "Zeppelin" and "Peter Strassay" appeared in the sky in a mighty way, followed by a sequential dive to attack the heavy cruiser "Voroshilov".

The heavy cruiser "Voroshilov" was seriously wounded, and after inspection, the damage management department reported that the ship was seriously injured and could sink at any time, and it was afraid that it would not be able to drive back or be towed back to Germany.

Getting this news, Chen Dao decisively gave an order for the aviation to sink it.

After the ravage, the heavy cruiser "Voroshilov" sank to the bottom of the sea with flames and black smoke in tow, leaving only an empty sea.

"This result also counts to your first aircraft carrier formation, alas······ Although we put the overall situation first and wanted to maintain the excellent situation of stability and unity between our two countries, I still feel very sad when I think of the result of the loss of a heavy cruiser by the Italians. I am sorry for you, and I am sorry for the officers and soldiers who shed their blood and died. In order to make up for your regrets, I have decided to give you a big gift. ”

Rear Admiral Ohm hurriedly said politely: "You don't have to be like this, since it is a joint operation of the fleets of the two countries, how to divide the results of the battle will definitely be disputed." You're right, we still have to focus on the overall situation, and we can't spoil relations with the Italians for the sake of a battleship of several thousand tons. ”

"I can understand the reason, but I am still very unhappy to see a large piece of credit being divided, this breath must come out, I think, you are also holding a breath in your heart at this time, right?"

Major General Ohm nodded and agreed, "That's true, what are you going to do?" ”

"I now have a prototype of a battle plan, don't bother me before arriving at the Sevastopol fortress, I will write a complete plan for the conquest of the defenders of the fortress, remember to contact the command of the 12th Army, when we return to the sea near the peninsula, I will meet with Admiral Heinrich, this plan needs his strong support."

After saying that, Chen Dao turned around and left the bridge······

On the way back to the fortress of Sevastopol, Chen Dao kept himself locked in the conference room, and he didn't even bother to eat lunch.

It was not until near three o'clock in the afternoon, when the fleet approached the Crimean peninsula, that Chen Dao walked out of the conference room.

When he saw Chen Dao again, Major General Ohm saw that Chen Dao had an extra file bag in his hand.

What exactly is the battle plan?

Staring at the file bag in Chen Dao's hand, Major General Ohm had a strong interest in his heart.

At half past three in the afternoon, a FI-382 helicopter landed in the village of Salabas in the central part of the Crimean peninsula, where the headquarters of the German Twelfth Army was located.

The commander of the 12th Army, Infantry General Gedhart Heinrich, had already received the news and patiently waited for Chen Dao's arrival in the headquarters.

As soon as Chen Dao and Major General Ohm arrived at the headquarters, they were personally greeted by Admiral Heinrich to his office.

After arranging for the adjutants to stand guard in person, the three of them sat around a brown oak round table and began to plot.

Chen Dao took out his handwritten battle plan from his file bag, and first spoke: "The name of my plan is called "Russo Plan", and the plan consists of two parts. ”

Seeing Major General Ohm looking at him with a surprised gaze, Chen Dao nodded and said, "Don't be surprised, this plan of mine was stimulated by that Italian Lieutenant Colonel Russo······ The plan was divided into two operations, the first of which was called Operation Smallpox. The purpose of Operation Smallpox was to conquer the city of the fortress of Sevastopol at minimal cost and to avoid excessive losses of our troops in street battles.

The second operation was called "Captain Hook Project", in the eastern part of the Crimean Peninsula, although the main Russian force on the Kerch Peninsula had fled, they still left part of the army in Kerch to hold on, intending to find a suitable opportunity to launch a counteroffensive. "Operation Captain Hook" takes advantage of their idea and sets a trap for them to take out a group of Russians and then conquer all of the Crimean peninsula. ”

Admiral Heinrich nodded: "Roughly understood, please continue, I need to know the details of the battle plan." ”

"Operation Smallpox was inspired by the Americans, who used a very vicious method against the Indians when they first conquered North America, that is, they deliberately gave smallpox-stained household items to the Indians. There was no smallpox virus in North America, so the Indians did not have smallpox antibodies, and as a result, large numbers were infected with the smallpox virus and died. I have to say that this method of the Americans is really vicious, and the viciousness index is almost catching up with the Japanese. ”

Admiral Heinrich and Major General Ohm looked at Chen Dao in horror, and Admiral Heinrich asked, "What do you mean······ Dropping the smallpox virus into the fortress of Sevastopol? ”

Chen Dao shook his head and denied: "No, no, no, how could I have dropped the smallpox virus." If we do this, won't we be degraded to the same moral standard as the Americans and the Japanese? The tactics are similar, but our moral standards are much higher than those of the Americans and the Japanese. Therefore, I decided to create some mild virulent infectious diseases in the fortress to weaken the fighting power and will of the defenders, and finally force them to surrender. In short, I want the Russians to know that the longest path they have traveled in their lives is the one I have set for them. In the routine I devised they either went to hell or to the prisoner of war camp. ”

mild, virulent infectious disease······ There was a sense of contradiction in how the word sounded, but it sounded terrible, Admiral Heinrich and Major General Ohm thought of it.

"The first step of Operation Smallpox is, firstly, General Ohm to visit the commander of the defenders in the fortress under the banner of General Heinrich, and then ······ Strive to conquer the fortress in fifteen days. ”

Chen Dao told the whole content of "Operation Smallpox" in 1510, and Admiral Heinrich and Major General Ohm stared at Chen Dao directly.

Luckily, this guy is on our side, and I definitely don't want to meet such an opponent on the battlefield.

"Only, why did you go to the fortress in my name to meet with the commander of the defenders?" Admiral Heinrich asked.

"Because I'm going back to Berlin soon, and you're the Supreme Commander here. And I don't want to take credit for your work. So, in this operation, don't mention my name. After the Battle of the Crimean Peninsula, I will fight for merit in front of the Führer, and Germany may be able to have an additional field marshal for this campaign. Chen Dao patiently explained.

"Okay, just do as you say." Admiral Heinrich said with excitement in his heart.

The trio conspired for a while, confirmed all the details of Operation Smallpox, and then began to discuss Operation Captain Hook.

"Operation Captain Hook is going to be delayed for a long time, and the key point is how to build a hook, and I think our allies, the Romanians, are better suited to do this kind of untechnical thing······"

After listening to Chen Dao's eloquent finish of "Operation Captain Hook", Admiral Heinrich raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead with a blank face.

"Is it really good for us to do this?" Admiral Heinrich asked.

"There are always people who have to sacrifice for the sake of victory." Chen Dao said.