"Bang bang!" Manstein raised his gun and fired a few shots, and although there were a few more bullet holes in the target about 300 meters, the results were not very good.

"Interesting!" Manstein raised his binoculars and looked at it, then said self-deprecatingly: "I haven't touched a gun for a long time, if even I can hit, it will be enough to prove its range!" ”

Qin Chuan and Colonel Slein couldn't help laughing, of course they wouldn't doubt Manstein's military qualities, because everyone knew that he was a veteran from World War I.

Usually the veterans who came from the First World War will be more or less stubborn, in this regard, in fact, the German generals are much better than other countries, but inevitably there are some people like Von. General Bock had difficulty accepting new equipment and new ideas.

In fact, the problem with MP43 is more important than a new concept...... If it is just equipment, it is actually a very small matter for the Eastern Front, which is hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn, what weapons a regiment is equipped with, but using MP43 to eliminate the longer range bolt rifle is a big deal for the army, so some people can't accept it.

Manstein was obviously not a traditional man, and after trying out the magazine a few more with great interest, he nodded and said, "It's great, it's really great...... If we could equip these guns in large quantities, I am sure that the Soviets, who always like to charge in groups, will be beaten to their knees and beg for mercy! ”

After a pause, Manstein continued with some disappointment: "However, from the current point of view, this equipment is still very limited to us!" ”

"General, are you talking about the fortress of Sevastopol?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Yes!" Manstein glanced at Qin Chuan unexpectedly.

"Before I got here, I learned a little bit about the battle from the Colonel!" Qin Chuan explained.

"Good!" Manstein handed the MP43 in his hand to Qin Chuan and said, "If every soldier could think from the commander's point of view like you instead of just obeying orders, I think things would be much easier to solve!" ”

However, this was more of a kind word, and Manstein was going to return to the command after saying that.

"General!" Colonel Slain stepped forward to stop Manstein and said, "Sorry, General! I have a request! ”

"Huh?" Manstein said, "Are you sent into battle?" Rest assured, Colonel, I would also like to see how effective this rifle will be, so that's exactly what I thought! ”

"No, General!" Colonel Slane replied, "I hope you can tell the Captain more information, or maybe the problem!" ”

Manstein looked at Colonel Slain with some puzzlement, and then at Qin Chuan.

"I mean......" Colonel Slane looked at Qin Chuan and said, "Maybe you don't believe it, General. But he has a special ability, he can always think of a way when we are cornered. That's true in North Africa, it's also true in Holm, so I thought he might be able to help you a little bit! ”

Manstein looked at Qin Chuan and said, "I've heard of you, Captain, maybe I can also call you a 'legendary sergeant'." Colonel Slain may be right, but in this battle, almost no one can give any opinion! ”

Qin Chuan knew what Manstein meant by this...... The Germans were to attack the fortress of Sevastopol, which was said to be as strong as the Maginot Line, and the only thing the Germans could do in front of this fortress seemed to be to storm it.

"But!" Manstein then said, "Why not try it?" ”

As he spoke, he beckoned to Qin Chuan and Colonel Slane, motioning for them to follow.

In the headquarters, Manstein pointed to the map and explained: "The enemy was originally stationed in the area of Zhankoy, as you can see, there is a narrow area like a gourd mouth, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but we still broke through their lines with air superiority and tanks. ”

As he spoke, Manstein pointed to the map and moved south: "They took the initiative to retreat in two parts, one part to the Sevastopol fortress in the southwest, stationed on the Balaclava line, and the main part to the east to the Kerch Peninsula to build three lines of defense!" ”

"So!" Qin Chuan said: "As long as we take one step further, there is a possibility that we will be attacked by them from both sides?" ”

"That's right, Captain!" Manstein nodded appreciatively: "You must know that we are short of troops, we mainly deploy our forces on the defensive line, and the troops that can be invested in this ghost place are only two armies, a total of 1 understaffed armored division and 5 infantry divisions, while the enemy has 5 group armies with a total of 260,000 people, their strength is more than twice ours, and they also have a geographical advantage...... But we were asked to annihilate them in a short time! ”

Manstein couldn't help but grumble.

It was a very difficult battle, because the Soviets were divided into two pairs, so that the Germans, who were already under-armed, had to fight in two parts, one carelessly...... If the Soviets reoccupied the area of Zhankoi's Hukou with a counteroffensive, they would have blocked the Germans on the island of Crimea.

"What are these?" Qin Chuan asked, pointing to the squares drawn on the map.

"Turret!" Manstein replied: "The battery of the fortress of Sevastopol!" ”

With that, Manstein pulled out a few of the documents and said, "This is the data we got from the captives and the sketches!" ”

After taking the document and reading it, Qin Chuan couldn't help but be startled: these batteries are all wrapped by armor plates 200~300 mm thick, and there are 3 layers of permanent fortifications under the turret, and each layer of permanent concrete canopy is 3000~4000 mm thick.

THE TURRET WAS EQUIPPED WITH A TWIN-MOUNTED 305MM CANNON WITH A RANGE OF 44 KILOMETERS, WHICH COULD HIT ALMOST ANYWHERE ON THE CRIMEAN PENINSULA

All forts were covered with permanent concrete armor plates, then connected by underground passages and small railways, and countless bunkers and firing points were set up in the mountainous parts, and all the fort turrets were sunken and had an absolutely superior firing range, making it theoretically impossible to carry out a ground attack on this defensive zone. Moreover, the designers stored the basic ammunition of the fortress in the main ammunition depot called 'Kulabe', which is 30 meters underground on the southern shore of Sevinaya Bay!

……

It's no wonder that some people would say that this was another Maginot Line, and although it was not as long as the Maginot Line, it was as strong and firepower as it was, especially since behind it was the Soviet Black Sea Fleet as a mobile force.

Manstein spread his hands and said, "Now you know what you're up against?" They're something that even aerial bombs can't pose a threat to, let alone your rifles! ”