A regiment of the 22nd Panzer Division and the 28th Chasseur Division was left behind.

Manstein assigned the remaining troops: the 22nd Panzer Division was responsible for feints on the front, that is, occasionally firing a few shells at the opposite side with tanks under the surface, pretending to be helpless in front of the firing trenches.

Needless to say, the task of leaving a regiment of the 28th Chasseur Division was to capture Sylvan south of Baku and then gather amphibious landing ships on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

This is actually a risk, that is, once the Soviets find out that the main German army has turned and launch a counteroffensive, it almost means that the German army is finished.

But Qin Chuan believed that the Soviet army would not do this.

On the one hand, the Soviet army had lost confidence by the German army, and on the other hand, a long-lasting fire trench was ignited between the two armies...... The fire trenches prevented the Germans from crossing on their own.

Qin Chuan guessed correctly, and General Tyulenev was relieved when he knew that the German offensive had stopped.

Before that, he had feared that the Germans would have some way to cross the trench and continue the attack, but now it seems that this fear was unfounded.

On the other hand, Tyulenev received information that the German troops were converging in Silvan...... He had been prepared for this for a long time, so he seized the time to mobilize troops to defend the Caspian coast.

Of course, this is actually fooled, it's just that Tyulenev has not yet realized it.

By the time Tyulenev turned his attention to the Caspian Sea direction, the main forces of the German 11th Army, namely the 1st Mountain Division, the 28th Chasseur Division and the 1st Advance Corps, had already entered the Caucasus.

This may also be a coincidence...... The 1st Mountain Division once fought against the Soviet Army with one division in this area, that is, the 3rd Mountain Army, under the jurisdiction of the 9th and 20th Mountain Divisions, and later joined the 242nd Mountain Division, which was temporarily formed with Caucasian local Orions and young people.

Although the German 1st Mountain Division was far inferior to the Soviet army, they fought all the way to defeat the Soviet mountain troops, and the most glorious moment was when the 1st Mountain Division stood on the hill and could see the Baku oil field in the distance.

But in the end, the 1st Mountain Division failed to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

There were many reasons for the failure, such as insufficient supplies, scattered troops, etc., but this did not affect the Soviet army's awe of the 1st Mountain Division, and the Soviets' evaluation of the 1st Mountain Division was: "As long as you give them a mountain, you don't want to cross over them!" ”

After entering the Caucasus Mountains, Qin Chuan and the others felt this.

The first is the difference in physical strength...... The soldiers of the Mountain Division, who looked scrawny and weak, jumped like a group of monkeys as soon as they entered the mountains, and when the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Regiment were already out of breath, the soldiers of the Mountain Division passed in front of them with an ammunition box on their backs, their faces were not red and breathless, and they passed in front of them very calmly.

"Wow!" The baker breathlessly said, "How did they do it?" We behave like fools in front of them! ”

"Don't take it too seriously, Lieutenant!" Werner said: "That's the difference between an athlete and an ordinary person! ”

"What do you mean......" Alfredo said a little unconvinced, "after all the battles we've been through, or ordinary people?" ”

"That's pretty much what you can say!" Wilner wiped his sweat and replied: "I'm also reluctant to admit it, but ...... You know, mountains and flatlands are not the same, the difference is like tennis and badminton! ”

"I don't think so, Werner!" Dominic objected: "We know tennis is not the same as badminton, but now we are all walking!" ”

"That's right!" Werner replied: "But the flat road is the same as the mountain...... The muscles needed are different, and the guys in the mountain division are used to it, but we don't, get it? ”

With that, Werner continued to climb to the high ground with his gun on his back.

If that's all there is, a mountain division can't be called a mountain division.

In order to avoid as much as possible the defenses laid by the Soviet army in dangerous positions...... The Soviets were not without a little defense in the East Caucasus Mountains, and they were familiar with the terrain, so they deployed troops and defenses on the way they had to go.

The Germans were now faced with an awkward position: if they broke through these defenses, they could expose information about the entry of the main German forces into the Caucasus, and then the Soviets would respond accordingly.

But this problem is not difficult to solve.

"The Soviets thought of us too simply!" Major General Freko said to the map: "Maybe it's because they know the terrain well, so they made a mistake, they thought that we just had to guard the road we had to go through and we wouldn't be able to pass!" ”

"Isn't it?" Major General Wagner asked rhetorically.

Major General Freko couldn't help but roll his eyes, and then replied: "No mountain can stop us, Major General Wagner, these mountains may be a dead end for the Soviets, but for us...... They are the roads! ”

Major General Freko is right, as I said before, the quality of the German mountain division and the quality of the Soviet mountain division are completely on two levels, although a considerable part of the Soviet mountain division grew up on this land.

The Soviet mountain division, at best, mastered the skills of maneuvering and fighting in the mountains.

The German mountain division also had a skill that the Soviets did not have and could not even imagine...... Rock climbing.

Climbing here is not about climbing a rock, but about choosing a route that avoids Soviet defenses and then climbing straight up the cliff.

Of course, it doesn't require everyone to be able to climb, just a few people to climb up and then down the rope.

But it's hard to imagine that those few can climb the cliff unprotected with just a few basic tools such as iron locks, rope sleeves, and climbing shoes.

"How did they do it?" Eberhard was a little surprised.

"It's their specialty!" Qin Chuan said.

This was not a surprise to Qin Chuan, on the one hand, he knew about the dangerous sport of rock climbing in modern times, and those who found joy in conquering mountain peaks after peaks, even climbed with bare hands without the help of tools.

On the other hand, he knew that part of the reason why the 1st Mountain Division was able to fight the three Soviet mountain divisions with the strength of one division and still have the upper hand was here.

Because as long as they can climb rocks, then the mountain is a smooth road for them, and they can easily go around behind the enemy, or in less time to get in front of the enemy to block their way.

It's just that now, this skill of theirs is not used against enemy mountain divisions, but for interspersing.