After receiving Hitler's reply, Manstein finally let go of the hanging boulder in his heart, and as for whether he was promoted to marshal, Manstein did not care at all.

This is another difference between Manstein and Rommel.

Rommel made no secret of his quest for fame and power, sometimes even at odds.

And Manstein, perhaps because he was born in the aristocracy, has long been accustomed to these so-called honors, so he doesn't take these things very seriously, especially Manstein knows a little clearly...... At this time, the war between the Soviet Union and Germany had entered a critical stage, and if Germany was not careful, it would have to follow the mistakes of the First World War.

It can also be seen that Manstein is still pessimistic about this battle.

But now he seems to see hope: if he can enter the Caucasus region and occupy the Caucasus Mountains, not only can the German army get the Baku oil field to cut off the Soviet Union's energy channel, but also cut off the military aid of Britain and the United States to the Soviet Union to a considerable extent, which will obviously greatly reduce the Soviet Union's strength.

Allied supplies to the Soviet Union were routed on five routes, two of which were in the Caucasus: one from Egypt and into the Black Sea via Turkey to the Caucasus. The other entered the Persian Gulf from the Indian Ocean and landed in Iran to reach the Caucasus. These two transport lines account for about one-third of the total capacity of the total amount of aid.

Because Japan and the Soviet Union signed the "Soviet-Japanese Non-Aggression" Treaty, Japan did not dare to prevent these materials from landing in Siberia of the Soviet Union through the Sea of Japan, so this route was very safe, accounting for 47.1% of the total traffic, which was equivalent to Japan's guarantee of US aid to the Soviet Union. (It is difficult for Germany, a pig-like teammate like Japan, to be undefeated)

Then, Manstein thought of Qin Chuan.

Then he couldn't help but sigh, it was not his own credit to open such a good situation for this battle, but this captain.

After looking at the map for a while, Manstein no longer hesitated, and ordered the communicator: "The 28th Chasseur Division takes over the defense of the Taman Peninsula, and the 1st Corps, the 22nd Panzer Division, the 51st Regiment and the 1st Mountain Division continue to advance towards the Caucasus!" ”

After thinking about it, Manstein continued: "Call Colonel Slain and recommend that Captain Flick be promoted to the rank of major in view of his excellent performance in battle!" ”

Colonel Slane couldn't help but smile when he saw this telegram, and casually handed the telegram to Qin Chuan.

"Captain, you're a major now!" Colonel Slane said.

"Does it make a difference?" Qin Chuan asked.

"I guess the difference is ......" said Colonel Slein, "you can become a battalion commander!" ”

Qin Chuan couldn't help but cast a puzzled look at Colonel Slain, now is the time of marching and fighting, in order to maintain the stability of the troops, if it is not necessary, you should try to avoid changing the commander, because this requires a familiar process.

"You're perfectly capable of commanding, aren't you?" Colonel Slane said.

"But I'm inexperienced, that's a battalion!" Qin Chuan replied.

A battalion of the German army in World War II had 708 people, which is not the same thing as a company of more than 100 people.

"Don't worry!" Colonel Slane said, "There is no one in the First Rank who does not know you, and I am sure they will be more than willing to be your men!" ”

Colonel Slane guessed correctly, Qin Chuan's worry was actually unnecessary.

On the one hand, just as Colonel Slane said, Qin Chuan already had his own prestige in the First Infantry Corps, and the officers and soldiers of the whole battalion were convinced of Qin Chuan...... This time it was much easier to command, and it could even be said that they didn't need Qin Chuan to command, and they themselves could arrange everything in an orderly manner, even if it was a battle.

On the other hand, it was Colonel Slane who made some arrangements for Qin Chuan:

The commander of the 2nd Battalion was wounded during the Battle of Kerch and was unable to follow the troops here...... He was a very young major, Qin Chuan had seen him several times at the meeting, and his relationship with Qin Chuan was lukewarm, and he seemed to be a little unaccustomed to Qin Chuan's position in the First Step.

This should be said to be very normal, especially those officers from noble backgrounds in the army, their concept of hierarchy is very serious, but all majors and lieutenant colonels are not as good as Qin Chuan, the captain, and it is inevitable that there will be a little imbalance in their hearts.

The poor major had a problem on the march, a wagon with a cannon was driving down a muddy road, and the major saw a wave and took the lead to help push the wagon forward.

Unexpectedly, when the gun truck was going uphill, the trailer horse slipped and fell to the ground, and the gun truck lost its drag and slid back a few meters on the muddy slope...... It was these few meters that broke the major's left calf.

The paramedics' initial rash was a comminuted fracture, and the major may never be able to go to battle again.

The position of major, that is, the commander of the second battalion, has been temporarily replaced by the adjutant.

Now, because of the new battalion commander candidate, Colonel Slain took advantage of the time he was resting in Soglione to make a personal adjustment: he transferred Bazel to the second battalion as the battalion commander, and then let Qinchuan be the commander of any battalion.

This can also be regarded as an exceptional promotion in the German army, because under normal circumstances, an adjutant who has not been an adjutant for a period of time and learned how to handle the affairs of the battalion is not allowed to be directly in charge.

In order to allow Qin Chuan to adapt to the position of battalion commander as soon as possible, Colonel Slane also arranged a staff officer named Eberhard to be Qin Chuan's adjutant.

"Major Eberhard served as a battalion commander for two years before becoming a staff officer!" Colonel Slane said: "He is familiar with everything that the battalion commander has to do!" ”

"This may be ......," Qin Chuan set his eyes on Eberhard, who had a two-handed, mustache.

After all, Major Eberhard was already a regimental staff officer, and he had been a battalion commander for two years, but now he was going to be Qin Chuan's adjutant......

Major Eberhard seemed to see Qin Chuan's concerns, and happily stepped forward to shake Qin Chuan's hand and said, "Sir, you don't need to worry about this, I am honored to be your adjutant, in fact...... I believe that if other staff officers knew that there was such a vacancy, they would definitely take the lead for this position! ”

Colonel Slein couldn't help but roll his eyes and quipped, "Eberhard, do you want to leave my staff so much?" ”

"No, Colonel!" Eberhard replied: "It's not 'so much', it should be said 'very much'!" ”

Colonel Slain couldn't help but grimace and shrugged helplessly. A few people laughed knowingly.

Eberhard's performance made Qin Chuan very satisfied, and Qin Chuan believed that he would work happily with him in the future.