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"Where are you going?"

"Transcaucasus, or the Ural Mountains." Natalie thought for a while, and then said with emphasis: "I think he will go to Transcaucasus, which is his hometown. It also borders Persia and Turkey, and he can escape to Persia at any time." go."

"Escape to Persia?" A smirk flashed across Luo Yaoguo's face. "That's a good place..."

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At this time, Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov had already seen the situation clearly. Since he had always been superstitious about the strategic principle of the main force battle, that is, to assemble a powerful assault group in a decisive direction and fight decisively with the enemy in order to The principle of achieving maximum results in a short period of time.The Soviet Army High Command ignored the huge advantages possessed by the enemy, and mistakenly concentrated the main force of the Soviet Army again and again into battles with the superior enemy, which finally caused serious consequences!The strategic main force of the Soviet army was either wiped out or surrounded.If nothing else, the enemy is likely to win the entire war this summer, and the Soviet motherland will soon perish!

Therefore, now is the time to change the erroneous combat guiding ideology in the past. The war against the fascist invaders and against the Romanov dynasty is not a short-term war with quick results, but a long-term struggle.The gains and losses of Moscow are not the most critical factor in determining the outcome of the war. Even without Moscow and Leningrad, the Bolsheviks can persist in the struggle until all enemies are expelled from the territory of the Soviet Union!Therefore, the upcoming defense of Moscow should not be a battle that determines the survival of the Soviet motherland, but to buy time and allow the Bolshevik Party to prepare for a long-term war.

According to this idea, Zhukov formulated a battle plan to attract the attention of Germany and Belarus with the Battle of Moscow to cover the transfer of important materials, personnel and elite troops, and it was approved by the Political Bureau of the CPSU Central Committee.Immediately, orders to mobilize troops were sent out from the Soviet Army headquarters. Those old troops who had been established for a long time and had undergone severe war tests were ordered to secretly board the train or ship leaving Moscow under the cover of night, and headed for the distant Caucasus. mountains.At the same time, cities east of Moscow were ordered to mobilize more "rifle divisions."These troops are underequipped, poorly trained, and even the soldiers are uneven. Most of them are middle-aged uncles. When they drove into Moscow, they were not high-spirited, but teary, and only thought of their wives whom they would never see again. child.

The Northwest Front Army staying in Torlok was instructed to stand by and wait for reinforcements.Of course, there will be no reinforcements.However, in order to form more cannon fodder troops to replace the old troops with rich combat experience in Moscow, the Northwest Front Army must finally make use of its residual heat. On June 6, on the 8th day after the Battle of Tver, the Northwest Front Army of 12 people (85 backbones had already left from the north before) was surrounded by 5 million Belarusian troops and German armored groups. Afterwards, there was no suspense The Battle of Torlok kicked off.This battle, attended by more than 150 million people, lasted until the end of June... The final result, of course, was the annihilation of the Northwest Front Army of the Soviet Army. , command the troops to fight to the end!I also committed suicide by drinking a bomb in the bomb shelter of the headquarters.However, not everyone in his 260 army has the consciousness to dedicate himself to the cause. The result of the post-war statistics is: about 6 people died in battle, and the remaining 85 people were all captured!

On June 6, after confirming the news of the annihilation of the Northwest Front Army, the Political Bureau of the CPSU Central Committee held a meeting in the shelter underground of the Kremlin.At this time, German planes were still air raiding Moscow as usual, and the roar of bombing and shelling penetrated the thick soil layer and reached here, as if they were singing an elegy for the soon-to-be-collapsed Soviet Empire.The Politburo is listening to the report of the Chief of General Staff, General Zhukov, on the latest battle situation. Also present at the meeting are Marshal Budyonny, People's Commissar of National Defense, and General Rokossovsky, Commander of the Moscow Front.

This meeting room in the underground of the Kremlin is beautifully decorated and the interior furniture is luxurious and beautiful, which is no different from the inner Kremlin office.As usual, Stalin paced slowly on the long carpet by the table. The members of the Politburo sitting by the table were listening attentively to General Zhukov's introduction of the current somewhat sinister situation, and of course the bright future of the Bolshevik Party. future!

"The Battle of Torlok was undoubtedly a strategic success!" Zhukov frowned and was making a concluding speech. He said: "This battle smashed the fascist enemy's plot to destroy the Soviet Union within three months! To prepare for the defense of Moscow The war bought time for us to transfer important materials and personnel to the Transcaucasus region. As of this morning, 20 elite troops of divisions have secretly withdrawn from Moscow, and 32 newly formed infantry divisions have also entered After arriving in Moscow, about 60% of the weapons, ammunition and supplies in the main weapons warehouses and material storage warehouses in Moscow have been transported away. The remaining materials are enough to support the defenders to defend the city for more than a month.

In addition, the Battle of Torlok also greatly consumed the strength of the fascist German army and the White Russian bandit army.According to intelligence, more than 40% of the armored groups of the Fascist German army have been damaged (damaged or destroyed, as for the specific ratio, refer to the Japanese puppet army).The Belarusian army also suffered more than 20 casualties, and temporarily lost the ability to continue fighting (resting).Therefore, the time for the enemy to encircle Moscow will be later than expected. It is estimated that the German armored forces will resume their offensive until around July 7, and the encirclement of Moscow will not be completed until the end of July at the earliest. "

Zhukov finished his report, and there was an uncomfortable silence in the conference room. At the end of July, Moscow will be surrounded!In other words, if you can't leave Moscow and go to Tbilisi before then, then everything is over!But Stalin and Molotov announced on the radio until this morning that they would stay in Moscow and fight the fascist enemy to the end!

Stalin smoked his pipe for a long time. Finally, after some hesitation, he said with difficulty: "Now is the time to make a decision. The final fall of Moscow seems inevitable. But we need time to consolidate the base in Transcaucasus , so we must defend Moscow as long as possible. It is best to last until October or November, so that in a few days, heavy snow will block the road to Transcaucasus, and we will have a breathing space." Having said that, he paused again and took a deep breath. "The key factor in the defense of Moscow is morale! As long as there is morale in the army, we can fight in the fortifications on the outskirts of Moscow, we can fight in the fortified buildings of Moscow, we can fight in Red Square and the Kremlin But the question is, how to maintain morale? In my opinion, only the members of the Politburo and the Revolutionary Military Committee sitting here set an example and insist on commanding the battle in Moscow, can the Red Army soldiers persevere to the end!"

"No! This is irresponsible!" Zhukov retorted loudly without hesitation: "Dear Comrade Stalin! You are the leader of the entire Soviet people, not the leader of the city of Moscow! You cannot forget that because you love Moscow too much." Responsibility on your shoulders! If something happens to you in Moscow, what courage will the Red Army commanders and fighters retreating to Transcaucasus have to fight? So please leave Moscow immediately!"

Stalin's face suddenly darkened, he gritted his teeth, and tried to look like he was furious. "Comrade Zhukov, do you know what you're talking about? You don't speak like a chief of the general staff, but like a simple-minded soldier! You are too naive in these matters!"

"So, Comrade Stalin, I can immediately resign as chief of the general staff." Zhukov said calmly and calmly.

Stalin's face was ashen, he looked at Zhukov with an angry expression, and then seemed to suppress his anger, and said: "Comrade Zhukov, I have decided to remove you from the post of chief of the general staff of the Red Army and demote you to the rank of the Caucasus Front. Deputy commander, and commander of the First Guards Army, after the meeting is over, you can go to Tbilisi to take up the post!"

"Comrade Stalin! I also think you should leave Moscow as soon as possible!" Molotov also dared to remonstrate directly at this moment, and he said loudly: "In the name of a member of the Politburo, I propose to vote in the Politburo and agree to ask Stalin Comrades, please raise your hands if you transfer to Tbilisi before the enemy encircles Moscow.” He raised his left hand, and almost all Politburo members in the conference room raised their hands in favor of this proposal, except Stalin himself...

Stalin now seems to be a minority in the Politburo!He remained silent with a gloomy face, and after an unknown period of time, he said in a deep voice, "Then I request the Politburo to remove me from all positions, and I will participate in the Moscow Defense War as an ordinary Communist Party member!"

Of course, his proposal was rejected by members of the Politburo, and everyone once again passed a resolution by show of hands, requiring Stalin to leave Moscow before July 7!Go to Tbilisi and continue to lead the Bolshevik Party to fight all enemies to the end.

"Okay!" Stalin seemed very frustrated, he said: "I am a member of the Communist Party, and I should unconditionally obey the organizational arrangements. I can leave Moscow on July 7, but how are we going to stick to Moscow? How about the explanations of the Red Army soldiers?"

"No need to explain." NKVD Yagoda said: "We have found a substitute for you. In addition, please leave a few recordings of your speech before you leave Moscow. With these things, we can let everyone It is believed that you are still commanding battles in Moscow."

"Then who will command and defend Moscow?" Stalin said again: "If we all leave, Moscow will have no leader."

"Okay, then I'll stay! Anyway, I'm old and I can't make more contributions to the country, so let me die in Moscow!" Budyonny said, the family of the old marshal had been evacuated to the No. Billis went, and was appointed commander of the Moscow Front... At this time, no matter how ignorant he is, he is not a good Bolshevik!

"No! You won't die in Moscow!" Stalin let out a sigh of relief, with a much gentler expression on his face. "Dear Semyon Mikhainovich (Budyonny), the NKVD has arranged for two Ford tri-engine aircraft of American production to be on standby at the airstrip in Moscow. When do you think that Moscow It is about to fall, so just get on the plane at any time. I have already ordered a villa in Tbilisi to be prepared for you, where you will become our Deputy People's Commissar of National Defense." At this point, Stalin's tone sank a bit. "I hope you can lead the Moscow military and civilians to fight at least until October 1938."

Hearing this, Budyonny's eyebrows that had just stretched out were frowned tightly again. He sighed and said: "Joseph Vissarionovich (Stalin), do you know that Moscow is now There are only 62 divisions in the city with insufficient personnel and equipment! There are less than 800 cannons, and each cannon has only 5 bases of shells. There are no tanks, no planes, not even many anti-aircraft guns, and the infantry situation is not good , Many soldiers have not received the necessary training at all, three people share a rifle, such a situation is really..."

Chapter 0774 The Sunset of the Soviet Empire ([-]) Chasing and Suppressing Army

Jiangxi, Lushan.

In July, important officials of the national government left Wuhan, known as the stove, to come to Lushan, the cool and pleasant "summer capital".Chiang Kai-shek, vice chairman of the Kuomintang and overseas minister, also lived in the "Meilu" villa named after Song Meiling after three years away from Lushan.It's just that this English-style villa shrouded in green shade and clouds is no longer the center of power of the Kuomintang!

Unlike in history, in this time and space, due to Sun Yat-sen's life extension and the institutionalization and nationalization of the Kuomintang army, the internal relations among the various factions in the Kuomintang are also much looser.Especially those graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy who were promoted according to the institutionalized promotion regulations did not take Chiang Kai-shek as their leader!Because everything they got was based on the system and personal military merits, not a gift from Chiang Kai-shek.Moreover, when they were studying in the military academy, these people actually did not have much contact with Chiang Kai-shek.During the years when Chiang Kai-shek served concurrently as the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, he was still in charge of the chief of the general staff, and he did not pay as much attention to those students as in history.That is to say, the few graduates of the first and second phases of Whampoa from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are relatively close to Chiang Kai-shek.

After Lao Jiang lost power, these people gradually alienated him!After all, the power of uncle and nephew Luo's is becoming more and more consolidated, and after defeating the Soviet Union, his prestige is even more prosperous.Under such circumstances, who would burn Chiang Kai-shek's cold stove?Therefore, during this period of time, "Meilu" was really quiet. Except for Chen Lifu, Chen Guofu, Chen Cheng, Zhang Zhizhong, Gu Zhutong, Liu Zhi, Wang Boling, Chen Chengji and other hardcore Jiang family members, few people came to the door. .Even He Yingqin, the No. [-] man in Jiang's family at the time, and the current Minister of National Defense, did not visit "Meilu" once... He Yingqin's car can be seen every three days at the entrance of Luo Mansion in Lushan.

However, on July 1938, 7, several BMW limousines were parked in front of Meilu, which had been deserted for a while, the most notable of which was a BMW-7 with a Lu 005 license plate. Bulletproof cars.Because this car license belongs to Luo Yaoguo, one of the five big bosses of the Kuomintang!The de facto ruler of the Republic of China condescended to visit his political enemy Chiang Kai-shek today!Could it be that the two have completely reconciled as before?

The important officials of the national government who saw this scene could only figure it out secretly in their hearts, because of course the content of the conversation between Chiang Kai-shek and Luo Yaoguo cannot be leaked.In the small living room on the second floor of Meilu, apart from Luo Yaoguo and Chiang Kai-shek, other people who participated in today's conversation, namely Jiang's wife Song Meiling, Luo Yaoguo's mistress Natalie, Deputy Chief of Staff An Sihua, Defense Minister He Yingqin, etc. Several people.And the core topic of discussion was the issue of "pursuing and suppressing" the Soviet Bolshevik Party!Ugh, sounds like a bit of a nosy.The Soviet Union or the Russian Bolshevik Party is now doomed. Even if there is a small group of armed forces running around, Empress Anastasia should worry about it!Does Chief of General Staff Luo really regard himself as "the Czar of Russia at night"?

At least in his heart, Chiang Kai-shek despised this kind of lust and detriment to the country, but on the surface he had to pretend to listen to the teachings. It seems that this power is really a good thing!However, what Luo Yaoguo said next opened Lao Jiang's eyes, and he couldn't help admiring the other party's insidiousness and cunning.

"Words have been sent from Petersburg that Stalin seems to be preparing to retreat. The Belarusian agents lurking in Moscow discovered that every night during this period, a large number of troops and weapons and equipment would be transported out of Moscow, and transferred to Moscow. The troops are all newly formed infantry divisions, and their weapons and equipment are extremely scarce. In addition, Voroshilov, the former Soviet People's Commissar of Defense and Stalin's confidant, was sent to Tbilisi in June as the commander of the newly formed Caucasus Front Army Timoshenko, the former commander of the Northwest Front Army, was also transferred to the Ural Mountains to serve as the commander of the newly formed Ural Front Army. In recent days, another senior Soviet general deeply trusted by Stalin, the former Chief of General Staff Zhukov The general was also sent to Tbilisi to serve as the deputy commander of the Caucasus Front Army and the commander of the First Guards Army. All indications indicate that the imminent battle for Moscow was probably just a trick of the Bolsheviks to cover up their ears. Their real purpose It is to establish a base in the south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Ural Mountains, and prepare to confront the Russian government for a long time! This is something we cannot allow."

Speaking of this, Luo Yaoguo picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. By the way, he looked at Chiang Kai-shek and the others. Seeing that Lao Jiang was smiling and nodding frequently, he felt amused in his heart.It turns out that Chiang Kai-shek is also a good actor!Luo Yaoguo smiled lightly, and then said: "We don't care about the Bolsheviks in the Ural Mountains, Anastasia's army will wipe them out. We only need to fight the Bolsheviks in the Transcaucasus, which is next to Persia... If we can't Eliminate Stalin as soon as possible, I am afraid that his army will enter Persia and overthrow the Pahlavi dynasty there."

The Persia mentioned by Luo Yaoguo has actually been renamed Iran.It is Reza Shah Pahlavi who is ruling there now, that is, the old man of King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi who was overthrown by Khomeini and the Iraqi Party (Iranian Communist Party, a big coffee table) in history. dad.He was originally an officer of the Cossack Division. He launched a coup in 1921, overthrew the original king Ahmed Shah, seized power, and became king in 1926.After coming to power, he implemented a series of policies conducive to Iran's national independence and economic development, and at the same time maintained friendly relations with the Soviet Union.In history, until 1941, because it refused to declare war on fascist Germany, it was invaded by the Soviet Union and Britain at the same time!In this time and space, the Pahlavi king also did not declare war on Germany, and also suppressed the Iranian Communist Party... It seems very likely that he will be invaded by the Soviet Union!

Chiang Kai-shek didn't seem to understand Luo Yaoguo's words. In fact, he didn't know much about foreign affairs. He still knew about Japan and Southeast Asia, but he didn't know anything about the Middle East.He frowned, and just about to ask a question, Soong Meiling beside him smiled lightly and said, "Brother Fuwen, I heard that Iran is rich in oil. There was a clash and things went all the way to the League of Nations."

Luo Yaoguo said with a smile: "It's not just Iran that is rich in oil. The entire Arabian Peninsula to the west of Iran is floating on the oil sea. And the Bolsheviks have long coveted it. We can't let Stalin's ambition succeed! I'm most worried now The reason is that Stalin's army entered there, especially Iran, because Iran is an independent country, not a British colony." Speaking of this, he put down the teacup in his hand, cupped his hands at Lao Jiang, and said with a smile: "After thinking about it, little brother, Stalin cannot be allowed to succeed, and looking at the country, the only one who has the ability to command the army to pursue Stalin is Brother Jie. Therefore, Brother Jie must be the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.”

Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling looked at each other, and they couldn't help being secretly surprised.Chiang Kai-shek said in his iconic Fenghua official language: "Comrade Fuwen, Zhongzheng still knows a thing or two about Nanyang affairs, but he really doesn't know anything about the situation in Persia and Russia. How can he take on this important task of pursuing and suppressing? It's better..." At this point, he glanced at An Sihua, the deputy chief of the general staff, who had served as a military adviser in the Ottoman army during World War I. He should have some understanding of the situation in the Middle East, right?

Luo Yaoguo knew what Chiang Kai-shek meant, and he smiled lightly: "Brother Jie, the issues involved in pursuing Stalin and entering Persia are very complicated. It can be said that three parts are military and seven parts are political. Marching and fighting are secondary. How to make all Iranian factions obey?" Our leadership is the key. In addition, we will inevitably have to deal with the Germans and the British. Only Brother Jie can shoulder such a burden.” He smiled again: “As for military matters, Brother Jie doesn’t have to worry too much. Don’t worry, attacking the Caucasus Mountains is naturally the task of the Russian army. We are just helping out. After entering Persia, we will play the leading role! But I want to remind Brother Jie that Persia must be firmly in our hands, and no other country can get involved! Even if it is Nor can Germany and Russia."

Chiang Kai-shek frowned. He originally planned to use Nanyang as his base, and Xu Tu planned to make progress. Unexpectedly, Luo Yaoguo wanted to send him to Persia.Once there, it will be very difficult to return to the country to take power... But if you reject this opportunity, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get a chance to gain military power again in the future.Thinking of this, he nodded his head heavily and said, "Well, since Chief Luo believes that Zhongzheng can take on the job, it is inconvenient for Zhongzheng to decline. It's just that the strength of the Chinese Expeditionary Force seems to be a little weak, so it is difficult to take on the heavy task of hunting down, right?"

Luo Yaoguo breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Brother Jie, don't worry, the General Staff has formulated a plan to further increase troops, and will transfer three armies from the Central Asian Front Army (formerly the Northwest Front Army, Commander-in-Chief Li Zongren) to join the Chinese Expeditionary Force In addition, a group of mercenaries will be recruited from the Central Asian Republic (Governor Wang Zixing, Prime Minister Sheng Shicai), the number will be determined by Brother Jie. However, the Eighth Armored Division will continue to fight side by side with the German army, and will not send other armored divisions for the time being Participate in Persian operations. The Seventh Air Division will also be assigned to the expeditionary force, but the specific organization needs to be adjusted. The bombing aviation regiment equipped with He-111 will be replaced by the dive bombing regiment equipped with A-4A Thunderhawk, and the escort aviation regiment will also Change it to a combat aviation regiment, equipped with the latest Fw-190 fighter jets produced by the Sino-German company. With such a powerful military force, it should be no problem to drive Stalin out of Iran."

After Luo Yaoguo finished speaking, An Sihua on the side added: "After Iran is defeated, the post of governor can also be held by Jiegong, and the Kingdom of Iran will continue to retain it. You can find a Shiite religious who is related to Muhammad." The leader will be the king. In this way, the local Persians will not oppose our rule for the time being. As for the future, it depends on Jie Gong’s skills. In short, the religious forces in those Muslim countries are very strong. Try not to provoke me." As he spoke, he looked up at Song Meiling, sighed softly, and was about to say something, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the office door, and then there was a knock on the door.

"Auxiliary commander, just received the news that the German army has decided to attack the outskirts of Moscow in advance." It was Luo Yaoguo's deputy commander Luo Shun who came in, and he handed Luo Yaoguo a piece of yellow paper that he had just received.

"What? Hitler doesn't plan to surround Moscow anymore?" Luo Yaoguo raised his eyebrows, took the copy of the newspaper and read it.It turned out that Stalin's move to prepare the golden cicada to escape its shell had also been noticed by the high command of fascist Germany, so General von Bobo, after consulting Hitler, decided to launch the Moscow campaign ahead of schedule at 7:9 am Moscow time on July 7th!

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Although Stalin had long given up any hope of holding Moscow, Hitler and his fascist army did not dare to treat the capital of the Soviet Empire lightly.The reason for this situation is that the persistence of fortress cities such as Smolensk and Bryansk left a deep impression on the top German army.The defense system of these cities is actually a reduced version of the Moscow city defense system. The outermost circle of the defense line is 8 to 10 meters wide and 3 to 4 meters deep. Anti-tank trenches; anti-tank and anti-personnel mines.After the first line of defense consisting of anti-tank trenches and minefields, there are continuous barbed wire fences, deer villages, and anti-infantry obstacles formed by wooden piles.Surrounded by these obstacles is the city's trench defense zone. These trench defense zones are often composed of 7 to 8 circular trenches dug around the city, and each trench is connected by a traffic trench. In addition, there are a large number of Earthworks and artillery bunkers were built throughout the trench.Inside these trench defense zones is a street fighting fortification system rebuilt from the city's solid buildings.Every tall building in the city has cleverly camouflaged machine gun fortifications, and the basements of each building are connected to the city's underground pipeline system. The defenders can use these underground pipeline systems to move between various strongholds, Strike back against the invaders!Although in the end, every fortress city was captured by the German army, but the price was extremely high!

After nearly two months of fierce fighting, the casualties of the fascist German army reached an astonishing level.According to the incomplete wartime statistical report of the German Army General Command.In the two months of May and June alone, Germany lost more than 5 people, including more than 6 dead and nearly 13 missing.Subsequent reported statistics showed that these casualties mainly occurred in the infantry corps responsible for besieging the fortified cities of the Soviet army, while participating in the Battle of Tver and the Battle of Torlok, the German armored group that wiped out hundreds of thousands of enemies suffered only a few losses. Only accounted for 8% of all personnel losses, that is, more than 3 people.In other words, the 4500 million infantry units of the fascist German army paid a loss of more than 20 people in the battle to wipe out 27000 Soviet Red Army and hundreds of thousands of armed citizens!This situation shows that the German Army does not have many good solutions in urban offensive and defensive warfare. It can only use a slowly bleeding war of attrition to win victory.

So when thinking of Moscow with 100 million Soviet Red Army and 150 million armed citizens (the estimate of the German Army Command), even Adolf Hitler, the big devil, feels a little bit numb.Although the victory is expected, the heavy loss of 50 people that may be paid is still distressing!For this reason, the German marshal even wrote a personal letter to Luo Yaoguo, beating around the bush to test whether the uranium bomb could be put into use immediately?If you already have a test product, you might as well drop one in Moscow...

Just when Hitler was troubled by the heavy losses that his fascist army was about to suffer, the German intelligence department sent him amazing news that the top leaders of Stalin and the Bolsheviks were preparing to escape!Moreover, the elites in the city of Moscow have already been withdrawn, leaving only some old, weak and remnants with little training and combat experience to support their appearance.Hitler was not ignorant of combat, of course he knew what it meant. After hearing that the leader had left, a group of old and weak soldiers would definitely lose their fighting spirit and be unable to fight!

After repeatedly verifying the credibility of the intelligence, Hitler was determined not to hesitate any longer, and he immediately gave the command to General von Bobo, the commander-in-chief of the German Army on the Eastern Front, to attack Moscow immediately!In his telegram to von Blogger on June 6, he instructed: "All officers and soldiers participating in the war must go forward bravely and have full confidence in victory. They must take Moscow before the end of August 30."

The German Eastern Front Command, which had received Hitler's highest instructions, did not dare to neglect, and immediately began to organize an attack.In order to hurry up, General von Bobo did not hesitate to cancel the plan of the armored forces to detour the Eastern Front of Moscow, but let them continue to rest.At the same time, he also gave up the idea of ​​letting the Russian army take the lead, because Tukhachevsky insisted that after the Battle of Lake Ilmen and the Battle of Torlok, the Russian army was extremely tired and had to rest for two weeks before going into battle .In addition, before the offensive launched on July 7, even the main German army on the Eastern Front could only reach half of the troops west of Moscow.So when this space-time Moscow battle was launched, the German army only had about 9 infantry divisions and 58 newly-built armored divisions, 2 cannons and 5320 No. 800 tanks were already in place, and the rest of the troops were still on the way.However, the Luftwaffe was fully prepared. The super fat Marshal Goering assured Hitler that he would dispatch 5000 planes to carry out an unprecedented large-scale air strike on the Red Army positions outside Moscow!Tens of thousands of tons of bombs would be dumped on the Soviet Red Army, and the army would then be able to take over the enemy's defenses without even having to actually fight, because all the enemies would be killed in the bombing.

Chapter 0775 Sunset of the Soviet Empire ([-]) Escape from Moscow

Unlike another Battle of Moscow, which was extremely complex in time and space, in this time and space, the Soviet Union has actually been defeated.The Northwest Front Army, the final strategic main force of the Soviet Red Army, was also annihilated in late June. On the other hand, the Siberian Front Army was also defeated by the Russian Army under the command of Blyuchel. Falling one after another, the vanguard of Belarus has even approached Kuibyshev!And the Siberian Front Army with an army of 6, after two months of fighting, has less than 75 (not including the 30 troops transferred to Moscow) left!The complete fall of Siberia is only a matter of time.

The current Bolsheviks no longer have enough troops to maintain a long front, and can only concentrate limited troops in a few areas such as Moscow, the Ural Mountains, and Transcaucasus.Therefore, important towns such as Tula, Kaluga, Serpukhov, Obninsk, Mozhaisk, Volokolamsk and other important towns outside Moscow were all abandoned. The 60 city guards and 50 workers' Red Guards only Can hide in the first anti-tank trench in Moscow, waiting for the German attack.

Although the active contraction of the Soviet army concentrated limited forces and made Moscow's defense more stringent, it also greatly facilitated the deployment and movement of the German army. After successively capturing a series of important towns west of Moscow without fighting , On July 1938, 7, the German army commanded by General von Bobo had already directly advanced the front to the city of Moscow!In the following week, 1 million German troops in 20 armies (including 100 Chinese armies) were divided into 3 group armies and deployed sequentially from north to south.Among them, the 5nd Army under the command of Manstein was responsible for attacking Moscow from Solnechnogorsk in the northwest of Moscow; the 2th Army under the command of Kruger was responsible for attacking from Istria in the northwest of Moscow; The 4th Army launched an offensive from Troitsk west of Moscow; the 6th Army commanded by Falkenhausen launched an offensive from Podolsk southwest of Moscow, and the 7 infantry corps of the Chinese Expeditionary Army were also arranged in the This way, he accepted the command of General Falkenhausen; finally, Admiral von Zenberg Armored Army commanded the 3rd Armored Army (composed of 3 armored army and 1 infantry corps) to act as the general reserve for the entire campaign, if the battle goes well , this armored army will also detour from the south of Moscow and capture Zhukovsky and Balasikha in the east of Moscow, completely cutting off the retreat of the Soviet army.

Of course, while the Battle of Moscow was going on, German troops from the west and White Russian troops from the northwest would come in a steady stream to join the battle against the Bolshevik capital.Therefore, failure is impossible for General von Bobo. All he has to consider now is to capture Moscow at the lowest possible cost.

The best way to reduce casualties is violent shelling and air strikes!