Vasilevsky stood in an underground bunker and looked at the position in the distance through a narrow gap. Smoke billowed out there, and it had been burning for three days.

Originally, Vasilev had intended to have someone extinguish the fire there, but after several attempts, he gave up such a futile attempt.

The firepower of the Axis battleships was so fierce that his shore defense artillery units had long been beaten to the point that they could not raise their heads.

In the battle that followed a few days later, it was the Axis ships that bombarded Sevastopol, and Sevastopol's batteries were rarely able to counterattack.

Although the Germans could not destroy the underground fortifications of Sevastopol such as Gorky 1, the Germans could destroy the surface batteries and fire points, rendering the Soviet fortresses useless.

The situation now is that Sevastopol has indeed lost most of its ground fortifications, and even several of the main batteries of 3o5 mm caliber have been destroyed.

"Report! Comrade Commander! The telegram that had just arrived, the Germans had broken through the outer line of defense and had entered the Crimean Peninsula. An officer walked in, stood upright, and reported what had just happened.

The entry of German troops into the Crimean Peninsula was undoubtedly bad news for Vasilevsky.

Now he can be said to be under the enemy's back, with the German infantry army pressing the border in front and the Axis fleets constantly harassing him behind.

What made him even more depressed was that the Sevastopol fortress group, which could have inflicted damage on the German infantry, was now about to be scrapped.

"What do I need to do? How do I keep this? Vasilevsky took the document depressedly and complained.

Wherever he built his defensive positions, the Germans had plenty of frightening fire support - which position could withstand the baptism of 7o 38o mm guns?

As long as the Germans chose the breakthrough site within 1o kilometers of the coastline, the Soviet defense line could not stand.

The Axis fleets needed only one salvo to crumble the ordinary Soviet defensive line. That's the heavy artillery of the navy, and the destructive power is not comparable to the slender artillery of the 6th Army!

Abandoning most of the Crimean Peninsula would have avoided losses for a short time, but it was also not a good idea to concentrate forces and retreat to Sevastopol.

This would have made the German artillery bombardment more concentrated – and the German artillery would have been more destructive than the German one.

Not to mention the fatal question, and Vasilevsky had to make a careful judgment: how many napalm did the Germans have left!

Once the troops were concentrated and entrenched in underground fortifications that lacked the support of ground positions, the napalm of the Germans was deadly enough.

Since the beginning of the fighting in Sevastopol, Soviet soldiers in some underground bunkers have been hit by napalm, and a large number of deaths have occurred.

Therefore, gathering troops is definitely not a foolproof option. At least in Vasilevsky's opinion, definitely not a good option.

"What do we do now?" Hearing this unfortunate news, all the officers in this bunker turned pale and asked.

They are now completely surrounded, and before they had the entire Crimean Peninsula as a backing, now only half of them remain.

The most pitiful thing is that the remaining half is about to be occupied by the enemy. They were powerless to defend any of their positions, and could only be compressed and then annihilated.

"There is nothing to do, we will hold every position and die with the enemy!" Vasilevsky gritted his teeth and opened his mouth to order.

He still has more than 20,000 soldiers in his hands, and more than 2ooo naval soldiers! With these combat units, he was convinced that he could hold out for more than a week.

"We want to be like Kyiv! Keep fighting! Ukraine is Soviet! No one can take it away! Finally, Vasilevsky encouraged everyone: "Whoever wants to come and take it, step over our corpses!" ”

Until now, the news of the capture of Kyiv by German troops has not reached the Sevastopol region.

On the Soviet side, the relevant news was blocked, and the Soviet officers and soldiers were not willing to believe the broadcast on the German side, no matter what it said.

Although much of what is said in the German radio is actually true: for example, Moscow has been occupied by the Germans, Minsk has been occupied by the Germans, and Kiev has been occupied by the Germans......

"Comrade Commander! We are all willing to follow you! The encouraged Soviet officers regained some fighting spirit and expressed their desire to fight to the death.

Stepping out of the observation bunker and down the slightly dimly lit corridor—only in the bunker deep underground, did Vasilevsky feel a little safe.

The German shelling made the earth tremble, and who knows which day the entire fortress will be destroyed?

Half of the lighting in the hallway had been artificially removed, as the fortress had limited diesel reserves, which they had to use for a longer period of time.

Therefore, at night, the motors in most areas will stop working, and there will be a large-scale power outage in the underground fortress group.

In addition, all the passages connecting the main bodies of the major fortresses have halved the lighting - the electric fuel saved can make the entire fortress last longer.

There is also a large amount of ammunition stockpiled here, which can provide enough ammunition for 20,000 soldiers. No matter how fierce the fighting, the reserves here could squander months.

Suffice it to say, Vasilevsky was able to hold out in Sevastopol for a long time just by virtue of these underground bunkers.

"Comrade General!" A staff officer caught up with Vasilevsky, who was walking back to the deep underground bunker, and asked: "There is no news from Kyiv yet, do you think that there is really still holding on there?" ”

"I don't know the situation over there, but after all, the Kyiv defense line has been in operation for a long time, so there should be no problem holding it for a month, right?" Vasilevsky slowed down and answered the questions of his men.

"But...... The radio of the German army, all the time, broadcast the news that Kyiv has been occupied by them! The staff officer heard Vasilevsky's answer and said in a low voice.

Vasilevsky glanced at him and asked, "How can you easily believe what the enemy says?" ”

"However, it has been a long time since we received a telegram from Kyiv." The staff officer gave the basis for his guess from the side: "Before the fall of Moscow, a telegram would be sent every few hours......"

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