"Khrushchev did not break through to my side?" Marshal Konev, the commander of the Soviet troops, who heard the news, looked even more difficult to look at.

He finally stopped the decline of the Soviet army's rout, and controlled some areas within another bend in the middle of the river, which was considered to have stabilized his position.

But he did not have many troops in his hands now, and he could not separate them at all and go to Khrushchev, who was no longer missing.

Now, he is too busy to take care of himself, and within a few days he may be broken through the defense line by the Germans and die in this last position.

"How's the defense over there at the Paveletsk railway station?" Not caring about Khrushchev's life or death, Konev turned around and asked about the defense on the other side.

"The Germans are clearing up the rout of our army behind them, so they have not launched a general offensive yet." One of the generals in charge of the defense over there said with a bitter face.

At this moment, all the Soviet commanders are bitter-faced, because their days are running out, and Moscow's days are really running out.

"We are using the carriages of the train and other things to fortify our positions, but we don't have many artillery pieces, and there is a serious shortage of heavy firepower!" Seeing that Konev didn't speak, he opened his mouth and reported again.

"Let the 2 battalion of the reserve support the past, we can't easily lose the railway station, strengthen the defenses there, and it is better to hold out for more than 3 days." Konev gave an order and gave some reserves in his hands.

It turned out that he didn't have any reserves in his hands, but he had recently gathered the rout, and there were fewer areas to defend, so he saved a lot of reserves.

Moreover, an armored battalion originally arranged near the Paveletsk railway station was still in existence, and Konev still had about 20 T-34 tanks in his hands.

When this battalion was formed at that time, it was the main force of the main force, all equipped with T-34 tanks, and it was more than 40 vehicles at full strength.

It's a pity that because of the continuous fighting, a lot of tanks were lost, and there were also a few tanks that were redeployed to other directions, so the number of tanks left was only 20.

"With 2 battalions of reinforcements, there should be no problem in 3 days." The commander's confidence grew when he heard that he had reinforcements.

There are still some blocks near the train station, and there are quite a few ruins. Plus there are tanks and some camouflaged anti-aircraft guns, a little bit of consumption, it is still possible to support it for 3 days.

"What about the Abbey?" Konev, who was a little burnt, continued to ask about the defense on the other side.

The area around the bend of the Moskva River has the geographical advantage of shortening the defensive line. The Soviet defenders, who had blown up all the bridges, were protected by moats on three sides.

With the protection of the moat, the Soviets did not have much to invest in these three aspects of the guard, and they did not have to worry about the attack of German heavy weapons, such as tanks.

The only side that needs to be treated with caution is the side where the bend of the river is not covered by the river. This is the direction of the train station, the monastery and a few blocks.

The good news is that the defensive line here is not very long, and there are a lot of ruins, and there are some easily defended buildings that act as cover, which is very good for defense.

"It has always been used as a field hospital, and it has been temporarily converted into a defensive line, which is not very solid." Another general, hearing Konev ask about the situation on his side, began to pour bitter water.

He was also really bitter - unlike the railway station, where the Soviets still had 20 tanks as support, he only had a few anti-aircraft guns on his side, and his combat effectiveness was seriously insufficient.

"The German planes have been bombing our side, the dive bombers are very accurate in their bombing, and our losses are very large." Without waiting for Konev to say anything, he continued.

"That's it! All right! I'll go see for myself on your side! I'll give you reinforcements if necessary. Konev waved his hand, interrupting the other's rambling.

Then he remembered Khrushchev again: "If there are Soviet soldiers who have retreated to our side, ask carefully and find out the whereabouts of Comrade Khrushchev as much as possible......

Having said this, he had some foreboding in his mind: he feared that Khrushchev would surrender to Germany.

This would spell catastrophic uncertainty for the final days of fighting in Moscow – a large number of Soviet troops would choose to surrender, and the Germans would easily take control of the now chaotic Moscow.

There is no need to maintain stability in the city, and there is no need to worry about the recurrence of resistance forces. As long as there were people like Khrushchev who were divided and disintegrated, Moscow would soon become the stronghold of the German army.

Thinking of this, Konev even regretted a little: he regretted not shooting Khrushchev before retreating, so as to make sure that what he was fearing now would not happen.

It's a pity that even if he regrets it, he can't go to Khrushchev now. On the other side of the Moskva River, already under the control of the Germans, no one could break through there and advance further north.

So, for Konev, the Germans have not yet announced the capture of Khrushchev, and they have not used Khrushchev to do anything, which is the best news for him.

"Comrade Marshal!" An officer pushed open the door of Konev's office in a panic, looked at the room of Soviet generals, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "You'd better come and see this." ”

Konev frowned, what else could be so panicked at this time? Did the Germans break through the lines? He looked at the officers who came in and scolded coldly, "What else is there to panic about?" What did you tell me to see? ”

"......" The other party was a little embarrassed, but still stubbornly explained: "The soldiers are all flustered, you better take a look for yourself......"

Logically speaking, the current doomed battle situation, which is worth seeing in person, is really not much.

But the other party still insisted that he take a look, which proved that this matter was really serious and worth feeling for himself.

Puzzled, Konev walked out of the office door and out into the street, where he squinted in the direction of the officer's finger, putting one hand on his eyebrow to block the sun.

It didn't matter what he saw, Konev's eyes were so dark that he almost fainted on his back. Because on the other side of the river, in the direction of Moscow's Red Square, there was a scene that made him hate and blood surged.

On the tattered spire of the Moscow Kremlin, which had been baptized by shells, a huge German swastika flag was raised.

Facing the wind, the huge German flag is fluttering, looking so proud, like steel.