At the beginning of May, when the ambush on the lake had not yet completely melted, the fleet on Lake Ladoga successfully unloaded supplies in the port of Leningrad, which was of great significance to the military and civilians of the city. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 At the beginning of May, Yelena's belly was too big to walk. At this time, Volkov had another opportunity to talk to Yelena on the phone, just after Yelena heard from her brother that Volkov had been sent to liberate Leningrad, but he did not come for a long time, and the troops here were not replenished. It can be said that even if Volkov can come, I am afraid that the chances of succeeding are not very good. How to fight without soldiers and food, and Yelena had a feeling that Leningrad at this time still could not end the situation of being surrounded. And the place where the accident should happen should not seem to be yourself.

This time Volkov finally had time, called the hospital, and then made an appointment. This time Yelena didn't have that little girl by her side, because now her own situation, it was really inconvenient to take care of her, so she handed it over to the orphanage, the last time she called, Volkov said to the dean who answered the phone, this child Wana Kina said, I don't plan to ask for it, and I want Yelena not to raise it, this child is better not to appear in front of him, Yelena doesn't know if Wana Kina has discussed it with her sister, but Vana Kina's statement makes Yelena have to give up the idea of raising this child. Fortunately, she was almost like a normally born baby at this time, and it was really hard, even in this case, she still survived, and there were no problems with premature babies, which made Yelena very pleased, but anyway, this child had some sustenance after losing her sons, because her situation was special, and her intentions for this child were not earlier than her own. It's very lovely. She looks more and more like her eldest aunt Daria, blonde and blue-eyed, and is already very cute now, and it is conceivable that she will be a beauty in the future. Yelena chose a name for her, called Sophia, which means bright and sane, which is a blessing!

At this time, Yelena's situation is really not much older than last time, although she has no children by her side at this time, but there is one more caretaker, her name is Margarida, she is the girl Yelena met in the library, she is only fourteen years old this year, she has black hair and black eyes, small facial features, very studious, and her intelligence is also outstanding. She has a very good memory, not only can speak four languages, but also very careful and cunning, she has Chinese ancestry, but no one knows who her father is, but Yelena likes her, not only because of these, but also because, Margarida is very good at observing people's hearts, very careful, good at communicating, at the beginning, Yelena knew her because of her name, which reminded her of her good sister. Although there is no news of them, Yelena knows that something must have happened to them, otherwise, they would not have failed to contact her. Later, when she was about to faint from hunger, she still went to the library to read books, and she still read Yelena's translated Analects, which could not help but make Yelena pay attention. Later, knowing that she was already alone, Yelena accepted her. Although it is very dangerous to have such a careful person around, if this person is very smart, knows very well not to touch the bottom line of others, can take good care of himself, and is very loyal, this makes Yelena make this decision.

Now that she is almost nine months pregnant, Yelena knows that she is about to give birth, look at her big scary belly, and then think of the B-ultrasound effect she saw in the space, she wants to laugh, she has twin sons as she wishes, but I don't know how Volkov will return to have a daughter. But she didn't want to tell her now.

When the time came, the phone rang very punctually, Volkov's voice came, he didn't deliberately lower his voice, for the last time Lyudmila appeared, and whether it was to get married again, Yelena thought that it was okay, some things were a little confused, a little messy, but more beneficial.

"My dear, my little ewe, are you all right, and are our daughters all right?"

Hearing this, Yelena had a black line in her head, I don't know when it started, it seems that since the last time I talked on the phone, this guy began to talk sweetly to herself, and he also likes to give her nicknames, Yelena really has no way to understand the meaning behind these nicknames, what...... My little Siren, 'Mustang', 'God's Daughter', 'Little Kiss', 'Little Mother'...... In this regard, Yelena believes that she does not know enough about the extent of this man's 'shamelessness'.

"Of course, I and the little baby in my belly are very good, and I really hope that you will be there for me when I give birth. ”

Yelena's words silenced Volkov for a moment, and he said, "My dear, I have already sent someone to pick you up, and you will return to Moscow with the plane." Rest assured, I've prepared well and you'll be safe. I promise, my dearest, you can't imagine how much I want to see you, want to ...... Oh, Yelena, after giving birth to this, you don't want to have any more children, you know that I can't be away from you for too long, pregnancy will affect our happy life, do you say okay?my Empress, I look forward to your presence, I know, you must have drugged me, made me obsessed with you from heart to body, my little slut, you'll love it, right......?

If this is a Chinese woman, she can't help but get mad when she hears these words, right? What is this called? Even if you think so, do you have to say it? And you are so right, it's just ...... It's just ...... Forget it, I'll get used to it later,

Volkov spoke shamelessly for a long time, and Yelena responded vaguely, which made him think that Yelena had already agreed, and he said to Yelena, "Honey, get ready, I'll see you soon." By the way, when you come back, you will live in my new residence, don't worry, I'm all ready. ”

In other words, Volkov can't come to Leningrad, Yelena didn't ask, she didn't ask why she could leave, what did Volkov think of, or through what channels, but leaving here, at this time is the best for herself, she has to think about the child.

19

On June 22, 41, Nazi Germany and its Axis allies launched the "Barbarossa Plan", tore up the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact", brazenly invaded the Soviet Union, and the Soviet-German War broke out. The Germans lightningly occupied large swathes of the western part of the Soviet Union. The Soviets, having suffered a series of blows in the summer and autumn of 1941, achieved their first victory in the Battle of Moscow, which took place in December of that year. The over-depleted German army, due to the lack of war equipment and stable supply lines to cope with the winter, and due to the sudden drop in temperature overnight, the German mechanized units were completely unusable, so that they suffered a serious blow under the city of Moscow and were counter-attacked in some areas.

By the spring of 1942, the long Soviet-German front had stabilized, but both sides were preparing for a larger campaign to seize the strategic initiative. Given that the Germans were no longer able to launch an offensive on all fronts. The Chief of the General Staff of the Army, General Halder, suggested that if there was to be another offensive, it should be directed against Moscow. However, Hitler felt that the attack on Moscow was too obvious, and that Army Group Center had been greatly weakened, and that the Germans should abandon their plans to attack Moscow again. As a result, Germany began to plan a new round of local offensives on the northern and southern fronts by concentrating its forces. In addition, since the United States declared war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Germany realized that time was of the essence. Hitler hoped to be able to end the war on the Eastern Front or weaken the Soviet Union as much as possible before the American army had a chance to join the European theater.

Originally known as Tsaritsyn and later renamed Volgograd (now temporarily renamed Stalingrad), Stalingrad is located on the west bank of the lower Volga River, with about 600,000 inhabitants before the war. It is an important port on the Volga River, the main inland shipping line of the Soviet Union, and a railway transportation hub and an important industrial city in the south of the Soviet Union, with a large tractor factory - Stalingrad Tractor Factory (also known as Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory, which was the largest tractor factory in the Soviet Union at that time, accounting for half of the output of the whole Soviet Union, and played the role of an arsenal for a long time, mainly producing tanks during the war). To the west and south of Stalingrad is the vast and fertile lower Don River basin, the Kuban River basin and the Caucasus region, which were important producers of grain, oil and coal in the Soviet Union. After the German occupation of Ukraine in 1941, Stalingrad became the only transportation choke point from the central region of the Soviet Union to the important economic regions of the south, and its strategic location was extremely important.

If the Germans occupied this area, the Soviet Union would lose the oil, food, and important industrial base needed for the war effort, and Germany desperately needed these resources at this time. Before the offensive was about to be launched, Hitler had said to General Paulus, commander of the 6th Army: "If I can't get oil from Mykop and Grozny, then I must end this war." ”

On May 8, 1942, the German 11th Army under the command of General Manstein first launched an offensive in the Crimea, and a week later occupied the Kerch Peninsula, capturing 170,000 Soviet Red Army men. On July 4, nearly 100,000 Soviet Red Army troops guarding the fortress of Sevastopol were forced to surrender to the Germans, who occupied all of Crimea. On May 12, while fierce fighting was raging on the Kerch Peninsula, Marshal Timoshenko commanded the Southwestern Front and the Southern Front, with a total of about 45 divisions, to attack Kharkov from the northeast and southeast of Kharkov, respectively. The offensive began smoothly, breaking through the German defenses and advancing 25-50 kilometers in 3 days and nights. Stalin was delighted and, on this basis, condemned the General Staff, saying that it was almost because of the intransigence of the General Staff that such a smooth campaign was canceled. But Stalin could not rejoice for long. On 17 May, the German 1st Panzer Army, supported by the 17th and 6th armies, launched a counteroffensive from south of Kharkov on the flank of the Soviet Red Army, and on 23 May encircled the 9th and 57th armies of the Southern Soviet Front, the 6th Army of the Southwestern Front, and the Bobkin Battle Group. By May 29, most of the besieged Soviet Red Army had been annihilated. Lieutenant General Kostenko, deputy commander of the Southwestern Front of the Soviet Red Army, Lieutenant General Podras, commander of the 57th Army, Lieutenant General Gorodyannis, commander of the 9th Army, and Major General Bobkin, commander of the campaign group, were killed. The Soviet Red Army suffered a total of 250,000 prisoners, lost 1,249 tanks and 2,026 artillery pieces.

The Battle of Kharkov kicked off the Battle of Stalingrad, and the German victories in Crimea and Kharkov depleted the hard-won reserves of the Soviet Union, severely weakened the southern flank, and the German army regained some of the strategic initiative and was temporarily in an advantageous position. The Germans seized the Balvenkovo salient and took a favorable starting point for the upcoming offensive.

On June 28, 1942, the 4th Panzer Army of Hoth and the 2nd Army of Weix on the left flank of Army Group B suddenly attacked eastward from northeast Kursk and launched a surprise attack on the 13th and 40th armies of the Bryansk Front, aiming directly at Voronezh on the upper Don River. On 30 June, Paulus's 6th Army, on the right flank, also launched an offensive northeast of Kharkov, advancing southeast with Stalingrad as the target and breaking through the defenses of the 21st and 28th armies. In the Voronezh direction, the reserves of all fronts of the Soviet Red Army were put into operation, and the Supreme High Command also transferred the 6th and 60th armies and the 5th tank army to reinforce the Bryansk Front. The situation on the Voronezh side eased slightly with the continuous input of reserves, but it did not eliminate the serious risk of a German breakthrough on the Don and a surprise along the Don to the Stalingrad side.

On July 2, 1942, the advance of Hort's 4th Panzer Army had advanced into Voronezh. But Hitler abruptly changed his plans and decided not to capture the city, and he ordered Hoth, having been replaced by the 2nd Army, to quickly turn south and advance along the Don River towards Stalingrad. Marshal Bock, however, wanted to occupy Voronezh in order to completely annihilate the main forces of the Subryansk Front in this area, which greatly angered Hitler, and immediately removed Marshal Bock from his post as commander of Army Group B, and replaced him by the commander of the 2nd Army, Colonel-General Weix, and the commander of the 2nd Army was succeeded by General Samus. To the south of the Caucasus, Lister Ster A Army Group launched an offensive on July 9, 1942. On its left flank, Kleist's 1st Panzer Army attacked from the south of Kharkov on the north bank of the Doniz River. Ruw's 17th Army attacked Voroshilovgrad from the north of Taganrog. At the same time, the Hungarian 2nd Army and the 4th Panzer Army also launched a surprise attack on Fronis, which captured the city on 5 July 1942.

The German offensive was so successful that it was difficult for the Soviet troops to resist effectively in the open steppes, and the Soviet Red Army retreated 100-300 kilometers, falling into German hands on the Don River and the richest parts of the Donbas basin.