"The bombing has damaged more than 30 anti-aircraft guns in our city, four German planes have been shot down, and our air defense system is collapsing, which is not good news." Konev said to Khrushchev.

"We have deployed thousands of anti-aircraft guns nearby, and we can't hold it up with the loss of 30? Are you kidding? Khrushchev did not believe this statement and retorted.

"That was the data of ten days ago, Comrade Khrushchev. In order to defend against the frontal German attack, we deployed 200 anti-aircraft guns as anti-tank weapons on the positions. Konev had to be reminded.

German tanks and armored vehicles were also a major problem for the Soviet Union, and they had no way to stop the mechanized advance of the German army, so they could only use anti-aircraft guns to improve the anti-tank capabilities of the troops.

In fact, the Germans also often used 88 mm caliber anti-aircraft guns as anti-tank weapons.

When the G cluster resisted the counterattack of the Rokossovsky cluster, 88 mm anti-aircraft guns were used.

"All of a sudden, it was a fifth, so there were quite a few gaps in the anti-aircraft artillery defense area." Konev said helplessly.

Although in order to maintain the integrity of the air defense system, he transferred anti-aircraft artillery defensive positions on the east side of Moscow.

But even this diversion is weakening Moscow's anti-aircraft fire network. This is not alarmism, but an immediate combat response.

The fact that more than 10 German planes were shot down by ground artillery fire during the first German bombardment is telling.

In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, the anti-aircraft artillery group of Moscow is a surface with a certain depth and width.

Now, the transfer of artillery and loss of artillery will make the width of this surface narrower, and it will not be possible to form an effective air defense area and shoot down incoming enemy aircraft.

The anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns in the west were destroyed by German artillery bombardment, and some places where anti-aircraft positions were originally deployed have now been occupied by the Germans.

The anti-aircraft guns in the east were withdrawn, and the anti-aircraft guns in the west were destroyed or forced to be transferred, and the surface of the formation of anti-aircraft fire became narrower and narrower.

As a direct consequence, the losses of German aircraft were reduced and the pressure of bombing was reduced.

What is even more depressing is that there is another aspect to this matter: the anti-tank combat of the Soviet ground forces, the anti-aircraft guns drawn are all large-caliber anti-aircraft guns.

Among them, the most popular among the ground forces, and the one with the best anti-tank capabilities, is the 85 mm caliber anti-aircraft gun.

It is a pity that there are not many such artillery pieces in the equipment sequence of the Soviet army. The transfer of this kind of artillery also weakened the Soviet Union's high-altitude anti-aircraft firepower even more.

It seems that there are nearly 1,000 anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns around Moscow, but these guns are too small in caliber to threaten the German high-altitude bombers.

And these anti-aircraft guns with a caliber of 20 mm to 40 mm are not looked down upon by the infantry units of the front line, because their anti-tank capabilities are really limited.

"It can't go on like this! If our anti-aircraft fire is further weakened, then the German planes will be unscrupulous! Khrushchev said depressedly.

If Stuka and bombers such as the JU-88 were to join the bombing sequence, the Moscow defenders would be in a more passive position.

The strategic bomber JU-118 alone is enough of a headache, and the JU-88 and Stuka are ten times more numerous than the JU-118!

That's thousands of bombers, and it only takes one bombing to turn Moscow into ruins.

"Don't let the German Stuka bombers wreak havoc over our heads! Do you understand? Khrushchev roared with palpitations.

He'd been a veteran of the Stuka dive bombers, and he knew how terrible that lingering hissing sound was.

Lately he's been woken up every night by nightmares of that damn dive bomber, howling and rushing at him.

Even, from his dream, he could clearly see the number of the plane and see the terrifying face of the pilot......

In the dream, the German driver was a skeleton, and there was endless darkness in the dark eyes. The skeleton seemed to be laughing at him, a smile on its bloody face.

"Take all the Stuka! Hit it all down! I've had enough! Damn it! I've had enough! Khrushchev clenched his fists, looked at Konev and said.

"Comrade Khrushchev, the Stuka bombers are operating on the edge of the city, and there is no record of storming the city." Konev opened his mouth and comforted Khrushchev.

"Can you launch a night attack, fight back against the Germans, retake those lost neighborhoods on the edge of the city, and then deploy some anti-aircraft guns there?" Khrushchev calmed down and asked.

"A counterattack will not have any effect, recapture the position from the German side, at most hold on for a day, and then lose it again." Konev said helplessly.

He pointed to the neighborhoods on the map that had been marked as enemy-occupied areas, and said, "If we recapture a neighborhood, we will lose about 300 men, which is not a good option, and it will accelerate the loss of troops." ”

"Are we going to let those Germans come over step by step and occupy Moscow bit by bit?" Khrushchev questioned.

He pointed to the floor beneath his feet and asked in a cold voice, "Come here, come here and shoot me in the head, and then kill you?" We can't do anything? ”

"We can only wait here, hold on and retreat? That's our best bet? Well? He spoke quickly, questioning Konev one by one.

Konev was also helpless, looked at Khrushchev and replied: "Yes, I'm afraid so!" Canceling all counterattacks, room by room, fighting the Germans for the city, is probably our best choice. ”

He thought for a moment, then continued: "The German army has much more experience in street fighting than we imagined. ”

"From this month's fights, I found that they attacked the city in a very orderly manner...... They are good at urban warfare. This is what Konev has learned from the recent command of the battle, and it is also the reason why he recommended that the counterattack be canceled.

The Germans were even more difficult than expected, and their attack on the city was well-founded, purposeful and experienced, which was not good news for Konev.

"It seems that our opponents have studied urban street fighting, and it seems to be very rewarding. I don't know how many German units there were, but we can only wait until these units are consumed by us. Konev finally spoke, giving his advice.