As soon as Qin Chuan arrived in Kharkov, he was summoned to the command by Manstein.

"Sorry, Lieutenant Colonel!" Manstein raised his head and said to Qin Chuan while reviewing the documents in his hand: "I can't welcome you with a ceremony, because we don't have time!" ”

"I understand, Your Excellency!"

"The Soviets will attack at any moment!" Manstein signed the document, then handed it into the hands of the staff officer, turned back to Qin Chuan and said, "And our troops cannot arrive because of poor transportation...... This is perhaps what the Soviets wanted! ”

"How many troops can we get to?" Qin Chuan asked.

"I'm not sure, Lieutenant Colonel!" Manstein replied: "I was hoping to concentrate two armies in Orel in a month, and one army, the 4th Panzer Army, rushed to Kharkov and advanced to ...... Over here! ”

As he spoke, Manstein pointed to a point on the map: "Belgorod region, but neither of these steps can be done!" ”

Qin Chuan found the Orel that Manstein said on the map, and then he understood...... Orel and Belgorod were stuck right at the throat of the Kursk salient, and if the Soviets did not respond, Manstein's troops would threaten the rear of the Soviets and even split the attacking forces in two.

"Do you know how many enemies we have to face?" Manstein pointed to several parts of the map: "Here are the Western Front, the Bryansk Front, and the Central Front of the USSR...... And that's just what we know, the Soviets are said to be organizing a front army as a reserve. This means that the Soviets are at least twice as strong as ours! I'm talking about if our troops can arrive in time. ”

The situation is indeed dire.

If it had been before, the Germans probably didn't care twice as much about the Soviet army.

But now, the Germans were replenished with a large number of inexperienced recruits, while the Soviets were veterans because of the fighting...... In this case, it can still have the advantage of two divisions, which is not the same as usual.

"But none of that matters!" Manstein continued: "The important thing is that the terrain in Kursk and further west is suitable for tank breakthroughs, and if we can't stop them, we're doomed!" ”

"That's why the First Legion is here, isn't it?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Yes!" Manstein nodded: "You have helicopters, you can rush to any point to intercept and block the enemy's armored forces, or to reinforce our armored forces. ”

Qin Chuan admits that Manstein's idea is good, and the benefits of helicopters are here.

"We can produce 200 ME63s per day!" "The factories are located in Kharkiv, you know, to make it easier to get them to the front," Manstein said. ”

Qin Chuan understood what Manstein meant...... If the first corps wants to attack everywhere to intercept or even reinforce German armored forces, it must be the ME63.

"But it's not enough!" Qin Chuan replied.

This is obvious, two hundred per day is six thousand a month, and the Soviet army has four or five thousand tanks.

"Yes, I know!" Manstein said: "We will increase production!" ”

Manstein was a little busy, because he had also taken the document from the staff officer to sign when he was talking to Qin Chuan.

"But it doesn't matter, does it?" Qin Chuan said.

"Yes!" Manstein replied: "So hurry up and train!" ”

The staff officers next to him listened to the conversation between Qin Chuan and Manstein and looked confused.

Conversations between smart people are more convenient, and both Qin Chuan and Manstein know that the important thing is that the German army lacks soldiers who can skillfully handle the ME63. It's like the case with the ME63 test shot at a shooting range...... If you are not familiar with its control, you will not be able to hit the target at all, and it will be useless to produce many pieces.

After a pause, Manstein looked up from the document and asked, "Is there any more problem?" ”

"No, there is no problem, Your Excellency Marshal!" Qin Chuan replied.

Qin Chuan is lying, but in fact, the problem is big...... Hurry up and train, how to train?

You must know that sharpshooters are fed with bullets, that is, they need bullets for training, a lot of bullets.

Similarly, ME63 training also requires ME63, a large amount of ME63.

The problem is that the production of ME63 is only so little, it is not even enough for battlefield use, and the first step corps obviously cannot use or cannot use too much ME63 for training.

So here's the problem...... How can a sharpshooter be trained with little or no bullets.

Qin Chuan stepped forward and saluted, turned around and was about to leave the headquarters.

But when he reached the door, he was stunned to see Hitler appear in the corridor with a group of officers.

"Oh, Lieutenant Colonel!" Hitler glanced at Qin Chuan unexpectedly, and he said to Qin Chuan while taking off his gloves: "It's nice to see you here, are you leaving?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Qin Chuan stepped forward and replied.

Marshal Manstein, who heard the voice, also hurriedly greeted him and stood up to salute.

"Lieutenant Colonel!" Hitler invited Qin Chuan and Manstein to go inside: "Since you happen to be here, then join our discussion, I want to hear your opinion!" ”

"Discuss?" Qin Chuan didn't understand what Hitler meant.

Later, he learned that Hitler had gone to the front to inspect and make a judgment based on the inspection.

"Marshal Manstein!" Hitler walked up to the map and said: "I want you to hear Marshal Kruger's thoughts first!" ”

Behind stood an officer, the commander of Army Group Center, Günther. Feng. Kruger.

He greeted Manstein slightly and said, "I'm sorry, Marshal Manstein, I think the exact opposite of yours, I don't think we should be on the defensive, but on the offensive!" ”

"Attack?" Manstein couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this: "You're crazy! We were seriously ill-prepared, the Soviets had much more troops than we did, and they had carefully constructed a network of defenses...... They are expecting a German attack so that they can easily defeat us and then launch a counteroffensive! ”

"No, I think it's the opposite!" "We all know that the Soviets are preparing for the offensive, so we can't wait for the enemy to get ready and then attack, and when that moment comes it out, it's too late, we have to disrupt their strategic deployment, that is, to attack before them and force them to go on the defensive," Kruger said. ”

"What if we're not prepared?"

"The Soviets were equally ill-prepared!"

"And what about the defense nets of the Soviets? They've been building since last year! Manstein said.

"You know!" Krueger replied: "We have new tanks, and the defense network of the Soviets is not worth mentioning in front of such tanks!" ”