In a spacious and bright room, an officer was reporting to Stalin on the recent situation in the Moscow theater of operations: "On May 29, our army began to carry out counterattacks in the local area south of Moscow, and the Luftwaffe could not participate in the battle because of the weather. ”

Rokossovsky's counterattack did not work, so the next report was logical: "On May 30, General Rokossovsky canceled the order to continue the counterattack and began to retreat on his own initiative. ”

After talking about the offensive, the next thing was the failure: "On May 31, the weather began to clear, and the German G cluster began to attack the Rokossovsky cluster of our army, taking the opportunity to attack the Tula area. ”

Hearing this, Stalin's face was actually not good-looking, he originally thought that the counterattack might work, but it turned out that the counterattack he led was indeed a failure.

Rokossovsky had failed, and he was retreating to Ryazan, something that would never have happened when Stalin was still in Moscow.

However, now this kind of thing has appeared so strangely, and it has appeared so naturally.

The Soviet Red Army actually retreated, and more than 100,000 troops actually abandoned Tula and retreated directly to Ryazan, which was farther away.

"On June 1, the Luftwaffe bombed Moscow on a large scale, dropping countless bombs, causing serious damage to the Kremlin and a sea of fire in the city." When the officer reading the battle report read this telegram, he subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Damaged Kremlin? This was simply a joke when Stalin was still in Moscow.

And at this moment, the German bombers actually bombed Moscow and caused irreparable damage.

"The specific damage has not yet been calculated, a large number of houses have been destroyed, and the fire has not been completely extinguished until now." Seeing that Stalin endured and did not say anything, the officer continued to read again.

Hearing these losses, Stalin's face was already very ugly, his Moscow, his Red Empire, the capital were all ruined by the enemy......

"Thirty percent of Moscow is already without electricity, half of the neighborhoods are without water, and one in ten buildings have collapsed."

"Comrade Khrushchev called and said that he was working to restore the electricity and water supply to the urban area. The city's food and ammunition reserves are running low, and he hopes to evacuate some civilians! The officer looked at the paper in his hand again and added.

After taking a deep breath, Stalin could not hold back his scolding. He looked at the officer in front of him, as well as Vatujin and his secretary, and did not speak, but motioned for the officer to continue.

"On June 2, the Germans surrounded Tula...... Our troops retreated to the vicinity of Ryazan, deploying a new line of defense. The officer, who felt that he was under a lot of pressure, had to continue studying.

"Bastard! They're all rubbish! Rubbish! The Germans hit Moscow from Poland in one go! Moscow! That's Moscow! Don't they have any shame at all? They deserve to kill themselves in shame! Shoot yourself in the head! Stalin finally couldn't take it anymore and slapped the table and shouted.

The secretary motioned for the officer to shut his mouth, then walked up to Stalin's side and spoke softly: "Comrade Stalin, the great leader...... Don't be angry...... We still have hope of victory! We also have General Zhukov and General Vatutin! ”

As he spoke, he also pointed to General Vatutin, who was standing there very embarrassed. The general who escorted Stalin out of Moscow is arguably Stalin's most trusted general now.

"Tell me, do you want to shoot a few scum who are greedy for life and afraid of death, so that those commanders can remember how they should serve their motherland?" Stalin looked at Vatutin and asked.

"The great leader, Comrade Stalin, shooting the commander of the front at this time will cause confusion in the army and cause a rout on a larger scale." Vatujin opened his mouth to persuade.

"Will you go back in person? Go and take command of Moscow and execute these hateful traitors on my behalf! Traitors of the revolution! Stalin looked at Vatutin, did not take his eyes off it, and asked.

Are you kidding? It was only with great difficulty that I escaped from the middle of that mess, and then ran back to die at this time?

Vatutin, of course, did not want to go back, he felt that he still had a great future, and he did not need to be buried in Moscow and destroy the capital with him.

So he hurriedly opened his mouth and persuaded him: "It's futile for me to go, Rokossovsky and Comrade Konev have done a good job......

"If I go back and take over rashly, the grassroots troops need to be familiar, and by the time I am fully in control of the situation, it will be almost a month later." He exaggerated the difficulties to the point where he was not perceived as incompetent and highlighted the inadequacy of this option.

Sure enough, after thinking for a few seconds, Stalin abandoned his plan to let Vatutin go back: "That's right, there is no need for a loyal warrior like you to die with those cowards!" ”

Seeing that Stalin had calmed down, the secretary glanced at the officer who was standing there very embarrassed, and commanded: "If there is any bad news, read it all!" Comrade Stalin did not like to be hidden. ”

Hearing this order, the officer knew that he was unlucky to be home today, so he could only stay here and carry out the task of reporting the funeral that no one wanted to perform.

So with a bitter face, he opened his mouth and continued the telegram in his hand: "On the same day, the German Army Group North officially occupied Tver...... The Ivankov reservoir is in a hurry. ”

This is a report of the fighting in the northern Moscow region, which was relatively safe before Leningrad still existed.

But now, over time, the Germans have taken control of Leningrad, which has become a German supply center.

After the loss of Leningrad, the northern part of Moscow was not heavily guarded by Soviet troops, so it was natural for the Germans to take advantage of it.

Now Army Group North has advanced north of Moscow, and the front that Konev needs to defend has doubled, more than 100 kilometers.

Of course, this is just the beginning. Before Stalin could digest this extremely disturbing news, another unfortunate news followed.

The officer continued: "On June 3, the Germans captured Tula and began to advance in the direction of Ryazan. The Rokossovsky cluster tried to stop the advance of the German troops near Ryazan. ”

"Tula has fallen?" When the secretary heard the news, he was also frightened. A few days ago, they were in the Ryazan region, not far from Tula.