A book recommended by a friend, behind the scenes, Changfeng wrote a cool article on the spy war of World War II.

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Crimea is also Crimea.

Needless to say, its strategic position is easy to defend on land, and because its topography stretches into the Black Sea like a hook, it has become an excellent location for blockading the Black Sea...... Just building an air base in Crimea can use it to blockade and control the entire Black Sea, and it can almost be said that whoever occupies Crimea owns the Black Sea.

What's more, Soviet bombers could also take off from Crimea to bomb Germany's oil base in Romania...... Crimea is only 300 kilometers off the coast of Romania on the other side of the Black Sea, as the Soviets did before, bombing Romanian oil fields and refineries to make it difficult for the Germans to import fuel.

Of course, it was not only important, for example, for the Soviet army it was also possible to protect the oil fields of the Caucasus from bombing.

It's just that these advantages are not reflected because the German army occupies air supremacy.

Three days later, Colonel Slain and Qin Chuan rushed to the Crimean Peninsula with their troops to report to Manstein.

The road distance from Kiev to the Crimean Peninsula is just over 800 kilometers.

The distance of more than 800 kilometers is strictly only about a day for automobile transportation, but the first regiment still walked for three whole days...... Spring in the Soviet Union is a time when the snow and ice melt, and it often rains, and the Soviets are not attentive to the maintenance of the roads, so there is mud everywhere along the way.

This made the soldiers of the First Infantry Corps fed up with the pain of marching, and instead of sleeping comfortably listening to the sound of the motor of the car, they were more likely to push the car forward with difficulty by stepping on the mud that did not reach their calves.

Of course, by this time the MP43 was already in place, everyone had replaced it with what is called an assault rifle in modern times, and Colonel Slein actively organized the soldiers to practice its use and maintenance during the break.

Colonel Slein said: "Maybe the day we arrive in Crimea will be in battle, I don't want them to go into battle before they know how to use their rifles!" ”

Colonel Slein's claim is plausible, but von . Marshal Bock simply did not give the First Advance Corps time to adapt and train, or rather, he did not know what MP43 was until now.

Luckily, the MP43 is quite safe and maintainable, but the biggest advantage is its ease of operation, which allows soldiers to master its main points in just a few hours of training...... At this time, the MP43 was actually closer to the AK47, and the AK47 could be easily mastered by a person who had never played with a gun for several days of training, which is one of the reasons why modern guerrillas generally prefer AK47.

As a result of this journey, when the soldiers arrived at the Crimean base, they were all covered in mud and water.

As soon as Qin Chuan wanted to sit down and drink saliva like everyone else, Colonel Slane beckoned to Qin Chuan: "Captain, come with me to see the general!" ”

"Why, Colonel?" Qin Chuan asked.

He was just a captain, and in principle, all he needed to do was Colonel Slain.

"It's a matter of time, isn't it?" Colonel Slain replied, "I don't want to have to come back and repeat everything to you!" ”

Slane is right to say this, in the end, it is still Qin Chuan who has to give advice, it is better to bring him from the beginning.

So Qin Chuan and Colonel Slain stood in front of Manstein.

Of course, Qin Chuan knew Manstein, and he was known as one of Germany's three famous generals along with Rommel and Guderian. From this point of view, Qin Chuan is still looking forward to meeting this general who is as famous as Rommel.

At this time, Manstein was discussing something with the staff officers against the documents and maps, and when he saw Colonel Slane and Qin Chuan standing in front of him, he raised his eyebrows, then nodded and said, "You go back and prepare for battle, I will assign you a task!" ”

"Yes, General!" Colonel Slane said.

"Oh, yes!" Manstein asked more as the two were about to turn away: "I heard from the marshal that you are very confident in your new submachine gun, and even think that it can play a more important role than a tank...... I'm a little curious about this! ”

Colonel Slein was a little unsure of how to answer.

General Manstein continued: "To be honest, although I don't believe this, I have a little expectation of it, because I think you already knew a little when you came, and the current road is not suitable for tank combat, so we have a little trouble!" ”

Although Manstein said this, Qin Chuan knew that this matter was not "a little trouble...... Although Manstein was promoted to marshal for his victory in the Crimean War, he was delayed here for so long that it even directly affected the Battle of Stalingrad.

(Note: The Germans originally planned to take Sevastopol in four days, but in fact it took a month)

"General!" Qin Chuan replied: "I think if you really want to know what kind of submachine gun this is, you should see it for yourself!" ”

After thinking about it, Manstein handed the document in his hand to the staff officer, spread his hands and said, "Then what are we waiting for?" ”

It can also be seen that Manstein is different from other generals, at least in this way. Bock makes the difference...... Feng. Bock's first reaction to new things was to refuse, and he reflexively thought that these soldiers were too arrogant in response to the ideas and requirements of the junior officers of the First Step. Bock had a sense of superiority, and he took it for granted that it was a one-sided pursuit of firepower by a junior officer at the expense of anything else.

But that wasn't the case with Manstein, and the logic in his head was that these were battle-hardened veterans who were unlikely to make such a low-level mistake, so there was probably a reason why they did it.

So General Manstein and Qin Chuan and others came to the shooting range.

Manstein's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the MP43.

"It looks like a good gun!" Manstein said as he played with it: "How does it compare to the Soviets' Bobosha submachine gun?" ”

"I think it can completely suppress Bobosha, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "Because it has a rate of fire comparable to it, and it has a longer range!" ”

"Longer range?" Manstein asked, "How much?" ”

"The practical range of Bobosha is 100 to 200 meters!" Qin Chuan replied: "And this MP43, its range reaches 350 meters!" ”

Hearing this, Manstein couldn't help but look at Qin Chuan in shock, the German army has always had a headache for the Soviets on the battlefield, and even many German soldiers are scrambling to pick up the Soviet army's Bobosha on the battlefield......