"They should not be aggressively attacking in the Leningrad direction, now they will definitely focus all their attention on Minsk, we should not be too nervous. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"No, I think it is highly likely that they will make a move against Leningrad at this time, after all, we are completely unaware of the situation in Minsk, and Marshal Timoshenko is still there, it is impossible for them to gnaw on it, and in this case, they will definitely also think that we will focus on Minsk, which is precisely the best time for them to attack Leningrad."

"Haven't you noticed that the potatoes-eating Germans in the Ukrainian direction are already intensifying their offensive?"

……

The eyelid of his right eye had been jumping for several days, Stalin poured vodka into his stomach cup after cup, the military quarreled, he, as the leader of the entire Soviet, was slow to make his own decisions, he was too tired, he needed to rest, but reality did not allow him to rest.

"Comrade Zhukov, what do you think about this matter?"

Stalin, who had not spoken, opened his mouth directly after draining another whole bottle of vodka.

Georgi? Konstantinovich? As the chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army, General Zhukov is the only general who can be absolutely trusted in Stalin's heart, and this trust does not mean that he doubts anything, but that Stalin believed in Zhukov's strategic vision very much.

"Comrade Stalin, I think we should abandon the Minsk direction and stick to the Smolensk line, and at the same time order Comrade Voroshilov to pay attention to the outer defense of Leningrad, the same strategy of entrenchment. But in the Ukrainian direction, we should immediately withdraw most of our troops, leaving some of them to hold out and buy time for the retreat of other forces. The withdrawn troops were divided into two parts, one went to Smolensk, the other ......"

Bang!

Zhukov's words were interrupted by the sound of fists slamming on the table, and everyone turned their eyes to a figure who was not the core of the military, a political commissar who should not have attended the meeting.

"Are you going to give up our granary? Are you going to give up our granary to the Germans? You're not defending our homeland, you're helping the Germans, you traitor! ”

The person who spoke was none other than Nikita, the political commissar of the Southwestern Front of the Red Army, who happened to be in Moscow to personally report to Stalin? Sergeyevich? Khrushchev.

Although Khrushchev was only a political commissar in the Ukrainian direction, he had more real power than the commander-in-chief, because when the Soviet-German war broke out, Khrushchev, who was serving in Kiev, immediately received an order from Stalin himself, and Stalin demanded that any troop movement must be signed by Khrushchev.

In the face of Khrushchev's accusations, Zhukov was of course very disgusted, and in his opinion, it was absolutely impossible for the Germans to just want to take down a Minsk or a Leningrad.

The Germans had been on the offensive in the Ukrainian direction before, but with little success, and it was not much credit to the defenders or what a waste of the Germans there!

As the chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, Zhukov is almost certain that the Germans must have illusions about Ukraine, and all previous actions, including the battle of Minsk, were to pave the way for a future attack on Kyiv.

Now no one knows what the situation is in the Minsk direction, if Marshal Timoshenko does not hold on, and a large number of troops are piled up in Smolensk on the front, then the Germans can attack directly from Minsk to the south, abandon the attack on Smolensk, and directly form an encirclement of Kyiv with the German assault group on the front of Ukraine.

At that time, nearly 700,000 Soviet Red Army soldiers deployed in the Ukrainian regions will become turtles in the urn, at the mercy of the Germans!

Food is important, but what good is food if people are gone?

What's more, once the Germans complete the encirclement of Kyiv, then not only will the people be gone, but the food will also be gone!

At the same time, Zhukov's concerns were not only these, he always felt that the Turkish side was too quiet, and the silence was a little too much.

Turkey and the Soviet Union can be said to be feuding, when the Germans attacked the Soviet Union in a big way, it stands to reason that Turkey will definitely intervene, but this Turkey has always chosen neutrality.

You know, to the north of Turkey, the Caucasus is more important than Kyiv!

His consideration can be said to be very reasonable, but apparently there is a person at this time who did not give him a chance to continue to speak.

"Comrade Khrushchev, do not get excited, I believe that Comrade Zhukov also wants to defend our great Motherland. It's just that the two of you have different opinions. ”

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Stalin stood up, and it seemed that Stalin did not intend to take sides, but what he said next made Zhukov angry for a while.

"Ukraine must not be abandoned, but I want to know, if the Germans launch an attack on Ukraine, are you sure to hold Ukraine?"

"The Germans have been attacking Ukraine, and I can guarantee that I will be able to hold Ukraine, hold Kyiv, and will never let the Germans advance even a meter!"

In the face of Khrushchev's assurances that he patted his chest, at this moment, Stalin chose to believe Khrushchev!

Zhukov may have always had the right judgment in the past, but in the present case, his performance is not up to par in Stalin's opinion.

"Comrade Stalin! It can't be so, if the troops are not withdrawn from Ukraine, then there is a high probability that the German central assault group will swing south from the Minsk region, and then cut off the rear route of Kyiv, leading to an even more heavy price and ......"

"Comrade Zhukov! Are you questioning the competence of Comrade Khrushchev, or are you questioning my judgment? ”

"Comrade Stalin, as Chief of the General Staff, it is my responsibility to ensure that the troops are made the most correct deployment in the war, and not ......"

"You still know that you are the Chief of the General Staff? Remember your position, you are the one who gives the opinion and I am the one who makes the decision! I have decided that I cannot use Ukrainian forces! ”

"Stalin, you are destroying the whole Soviet, you ......"

"Get me out!"

……

Zhukov firmly believed in his judgment, but he was only the chief of the General Staff, and Stalin was not wrong.

No, at midnight on this day, Zhukov was no longer the chief of the General Staff, he had become the commander of the reserve front, and this reserve front, due to the previous battle of Baranovichi, actually did not have many troops, Zhukov, for the first time, had a feeling of abandonment.

The time was 23:39 on June 6, 1941......