Unlike General Liszt, who was struggling to support himself under the onslaught of Soviet generals such as Zhukov, German troops in southern Ukraine were attacking Soviet forces fiercely. In addition to Guderian's Army Group G, which was storming Kharkov on the frontal battlefield of the German army, there was also a new army Army Group M, which had just been formed by drawing part of the forces of various army groups, and was launching its own attack on the fortress on the Crimean Peninsula.

Manstein was one of the few strategic masters of the German army in another time and space, and the French strategy he drew up was simply a stroke of genius, because this plan caused the Allies heavy losses, and if it were not for the later Dunkirk, Hitler could even completely annihilate the main forces of Britain and France in Belgium.

And in this time and space, although Manstein still nominally proposed the important plan of Operation Scythe, he knew in his heart that the whole plan could be said to have been planned by Führer Accardo, so the original marshal had been a member of Brauchitsch's staff in the Army General Staff for 9 months.

In the past nine months, Manstein was not playing soy sauce, he personally participated in the construction and construction of the battlement defense line on the Eastern Front, and worked out an efficient defensive counterattack strategy, he actively organized the logistics support system for the offensive of the troops, and improved the material reserves of various group armies.

His immediate superior, Brauchitsch, wrote a letter of recommendation to Accardo about Manstein: "He is definitely one of the most proficient military commanders I have ever met, steady and capable, and I suggest that he be given command of an army group to train and become a rare talent in the Empire."

Guderian said of Manstein in his diary: "This man reminds me of Erwin Rommel, if Erwin is an offensive commander, Manstein is a commander who knows every aspect of the army, the two have different styles, but they are the most capable generals I have ever met."

Now this complacent "staff general" was appointed by the Führer as commander-in-chief of the new Army Group M, responsible for directing the combat affairs of the army's offensive on the Crimean peninsula. And after he arrived, he immediately unhurriedly opened up his family background.

If anyone remembers the logistics general Frick of the 3rd SS Panzer Division, they will know that the general who can actually equip his troops is half a qualified commander, no matter how good he is. Manstein had been in the position of staff officer for 9 months, so he was naturally already familiar with the supply process of a group army, and how complicated it could be.

From the messy logistics supply report, he repeatedly confirmed the equipment he needed, and then tried his best to find what he didn't have in the supply list at the front, and then through his relationship with the General Staff, he got some big guys into his own troops.

For example, his troops are equipped with 20 210 mm caliber heavy guns produced by the Krupp factory, and this kind of big guy Accardo also gave the order to lift the ban only a few months ago, so that Krupp experimentally produced the "new large-caliber howitzer", although this kind of artillery is towed artillery, and it is relatively slow to enter the position, but it really makes up for the shortcomings of the German army's lack of heavy artillery support.

Manstein also tried his best to loot all kinds of strange rags, such as some train guns from France, train guns converted from Belgian fortress guns, these cannons have strange calibers, and it is difficult to replenish, most of the German troops who value mobility can not look down on these guys with supply difficulties, but Manstein has signed for it.

Because he had studied the entire Crimean defense system of the Soviet Union, he knew that attacking such a "fortified area" where the fortresses were concentrated would require a lot of large-caliber artillery to support it. It's a pity that he also knows that what the German army is in short supply of now is all kinds of large-caliber artillery.

Although the Soviet fortress construction was largely slackened due to the smooth industrial revitalization, and the fortress group in the entire Crimean region was not as strong and large as in another time and space, the defense strength of the entire fortress area should not be underestimated, and Manste once sent at least 30 reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter and photograph the area in as much detail as possible.

The good news is not nothing, because of the service of Soviet-class battleships, the Soviet Union's large-caliber artillery has a place to be used, so the Crimean fortress area does not have those huge steel turrets and large-caliber guns in another time and space, only some small-caliber artillery recharged. Moreover, the underground bunker part of the entire fortress area has also been reduced a lot because it is not taken seriously, at least those underground fortifications tens of meters deep are still lying on the drawings.

Manstein prepared the artillery and ammunition as best he could, armed his infantry to the teeth, and judging from his pre-battle preparations, it was absolutely adequate and extremely targeted. This also shows that Manstein is definitely a German commander with the talent of a field marshal, and although his light was partially captured by Accardo, he can still be said to be a bright star.

As Guderian's Army Group G began to storm in the eastern region, Manstein could not help but feel that he wanted to make a contribution, grabbed the phone in his hand, and gave the order to attack the Crimean Peninsula on all fronts. His most elite infantry began to storm forward, and in just one afternoon, the overwhelming offensive tore through the outer defenses of the Crimean Peninsula and drove Marshal Voroshilov's Red Army soldiers to the Isthmus of the Crimean Peninsula to support themselves.

Zhukov was shocked by the momentum of the German attack, although the Crimean Peninsula has not accepted his orders and control, but after all, it is still the nominal territory of the Soviet Union, and now Crimea and Kharkov are in an emergency at the same time, and the pressure on Zhukov's shoulders can be imagined.

Zhukov is also worthy of being one of the most famous commanders in the Soviet Union, he wrote a telegram to Stalin to analyze the current war situation, and then asked Stalin to give him support, let him continue to launch a fierce attack in the direction of Kiev, attack for attack, and use the method of exchange of wounds to weaken the living force of the German army.

The reason why Zhukov dared to arrange the battle plan in this way was because his front-line general, who was now on the offensive, the commander of the 1st Guards Front, another fierce general of the Soviet Union, Konev. The offensive general was a political worker and Stalin's proudest masterpiece, the most warlike political worker he had ever discovered.

This reassuring general advocated continuing the attack on Kiev, because he felt the weakness of Liszt's Army Group E, so he threw his troops into it as quickly as possible, and persuaded Zhukov to use the campaign reserve in advance and put another Guards Front into the battlefield, and the commander of this front was also a famous figure in history, another strong commander of the Soviet Union, Rokossovsky.

These two men were once called the troika of the Soviet Red Army together with Zhukov in another time and space, which is enough to see that their command level is beyond doubt. And the troops in their hands are definitely the most elite existence in the Soviet Union. The reorganized 1st Guards Front, the 2nd Guards Front, which was transferred from the Moscow direction, and the 3rd Guards Front, which maintained an offensive posture in another direction at the same time, formed a new Soviet offensive camp.

And the commander of the 3rd Front, the famous General Vasilevsky, is also a powerful commander and an experienced battlefield veteran. This lineup is many times stronger than the last Soviet-German-Polish battle, and it can be said that it is a luxury all-star lineup that is really on the front line of the Soviet Union.

For a while, the entire Eastern Front was full of famous commanders, and when Accardo took this detailed investigation report of the commanders of both sides, he couldn't believe his eyes, almost the most capable generals in World War II, and now they are almost assembled, and in the time when the snow is still floating on the Eastern Front, they show each other their long knives to their old enemies.

"These Soviet generals are all difficult to deal with. Accardo kept jolting slightly on the plane, on his knees, there was Vasilevsky's brief resume, and on Anna's lap beside him, there was Rokossovsky's brief resume, it can be said that these two people can be regarded as representatives of the young Zhuang faction in the Soviet Union, and they are even much younger than the vigorous team of generals of the Third Reich.

Vasilevsky has just turned 43 this year, and the now-unknown Konev has just turned 40, and another front-line general, Rokossovsky, is only 41 years old this year. These young generals stood out as a result of the Great Purge of the Soviet Union and became the core command of the Soviet Red Army, and together with Zhukov, who became famous earlier, they formed a formidable force for attacking the northern German defenses.

As the front-line commander of the German army, Liszt was facing the difficulties of three Soviet bulls at the same time, and he seemed a little tired of parrying, and his group army itself was not dominated by armored troops, and now it was too reluctant to face the main Soviet front army reinforced by thousands of advanced tanks and elite troops.

Before you know it, six marshals of the Soviet Union appeared: Voroshilov, Timoshenko, Zhukov, Vasilevsky, Rokossovsky, Konev, and the Germans were star-studded: Rundstedt, Liszt, Weix, Manstein, Moder, Kluge, plus a would-be field marshal Guderian.

The bloody battle on the Eastern Front, as soon as it kicked off its own prelude, skipped the opening warm-up in an instant and entered the most tragic and bloody stage.