"Comrade Marshal! Think of a way! The Germans were already less than 1 km away! If we don't think about it, we're done! A general pleaded bitterly outside the door.

After the surrender of 30,000 troops, the Soviet troops near the port soon surrendered their weapons - it turned out that not everyone was able to hold out to the end when they were at the end of the road.

Marshal Voroshilov's insistence on Leningrad was gone, because he had no reserves, and all his troops were sent out to replace the surrendered troops and hold up the already fragmented defensive line.

The Germans already controlled most of Leningrad, and in many areas, the Germans were reinforcing their defensive lines.

If it weren't for the fact that some of the soldiers would have resisted or fled, Marshal Voroshilov would not have noticed that the Germans had taken over two-thirds of Leningrad.

Now Marshal Voroshilov had less than 70,000 troops left in his hands, and they were forced to defend the remaining urban areas, and their forces were clearly insufficient.

What's worse is that the area they are defending is no longer the port and railway area that the Germans want, so it doesn't matter whether they surrender or not.

No matter how they resisted, the Germans could easily block their counterattacks, destroy their positions, and drive them to the more marginal areas.

Thinking of this, Marshal Voroshilov, who was sitting in the basement room, felt that he was really a failure.

He was determined to fight for his homeland, determined to hold out for Stalin until the last moment, but until the end, he was not able to do what he had hoped.

Leningrad was eventually occupied by the Germans, and he could not escape the fate of dying here in battle.

Listening to the sound outside the door, he was very depressed and desperate. Some of them stood up and looked at the pistols on the table.

He knew that Timoshenko had committed suicide and martyrdom, and in fact this was the best destination he could have chosen.

So these days, he often examines his pistol, just to hypnotize and numb himself so that he can be ready for the last moment.

Not everyone has the courage to commit suicide, and this needs to be cultivated slowly, step by step towards despair.

Paul? At the same time, Hausser was dispatching his troops, and his purpose was very simple: to separate the important ports and railway stations with his troops, and at the same time to clear the city of recalcitrant Soviet troops.

He drew up a plan for himself to capture Leningrad in three days, after all, the sooner he took it, the sooner he could rebuild.

All the top leaders of Germany know that in fact, Germany was not ready for war when it went to war with the Soviet Union.

This preparation, in fact, also included the state of the roads in the Soviet Union. The inability of the Germans to transport supplies to the front in a timely and sufficient manner was the main problem that constrained the German blitzkrieg.

A large number of substandard roads, scarcity of railways and different regulations led to the strategic depth of the huge country of the Soviet Union, which increased exponentially.

The difficulty of transportation and the huge land area of the country became the fatal weakness of the German army, which did not have a high degree of mechanization but emphasized high mobility.

Now, by taking Leningrad, we can make up for this shortcoming to a certain extent. And for the unprepared German army, any little improvement is another step towards victory.

"Let the sappers and the floating docks from Wilhelmshaven be quickly put in place! Construction can begin immediately after minesweeping! He put down the papers in his hand and instructed his staff.

The commander-in-chief of Army Group North, Marshal Loeb, handed over the command of Leningrad to Ernst? General Busch.

The commander of the street fighting in the city is Paul? Hausser. The SS units under his command now took control of the port and the railway station.

The rest of the area is all residential areas and other neighborhoods, so there is no need to worry about damage or scruples.

So the fighting was no longer the focus for the Germans - the center was now on the reconstruction, especially the rebuilding of the port terminals.

The floating dock has been utilized countless times, so there is nothing difficult about it. The floating dock, which has been worked out long ago, is already ready at the Kiel military port and can be shipped tomorrow.

As long as those floating docks are transported to Leningrad for sinking, part of the loading and unloading functions of the docks can be realized.

Leningrad was a large port in the Soviet Union, so as long as the shipping channels were cleared, mines were cleared, and some wharves were rebuilt, cargo could be handled.

"Build a fixed defensive belt on the perimeter of the port! We don't need to take risks, the Soviets may fight back, and we don't have to leave them any chance. "After approving the report of the 20th Division organizing a defense near the port, Paul? Hauser continued.

Then he glanced at the armored commander beside him, who had just arrived in Leningrad, and commanded: "Since you have been added to my troops, go to the front and have a look!" ”

He turned his head to the side and said to the staff officer on the side: "Arrange the newly replenished armored battalion of our Imperial Division to the dock, and let them get used to it too." ”

Although under normal circumstances, senior German commanders were reluctant to let their tanks go into urban street battles to be consumed, but Paul? Hauser had other plans.

Exposing the new troops to the battle in such a win-winning situation can improve the troops' adaptability.

If the losses are too large, he can also calmly withdraw the troops without wasting resources.

On the other side, inside the Soviet headquarters, Marshal Voroshilov finally opened the door of his room and saw his men outside the door.

His haggard countenance made it look like he might faint at any moment, and a pair of equipped eyes swept the crowd with a slightly glazed look.

"Organize all the forces! We fight back in the direction of the port! Take it back and blow up everything you can! He gritted his teeth and said what he was going to do.

He didn't plan to let the Germans occupy the port that was still in good condition, he planned to use the already insufficient forces in his hands to finally cause some trouble for the Germans.

After saying this order, he looked at his chief of staff: "Maybe you are right, we should have surrendered earlier." ”

Voroshilov looked at his chief of staff and squeezed out a smile of apology: "But I don't want to accept defeat, let you die with me, sorry......"

"I don't need to apologize, it's too late to say anything after we're dead or take the docks." The chief of staff also squeezed out a smile helplessly, although he wanted to surrender, he was not a coward who was bent on surrendering.

Before, he wanted to surrender because he wanted to save the lives of his hundreds of thousands of troops. Now he is willing to fight, because he wants to preserve the integrity of his soldiers in the event of failure to surrender.

People are sometimes so contradictory, so contradictory that they don't have a firm position......