Where is Zhukov? Zhukov is still inspecting his army at the front. In fact, his troops were quite far from Moscow, and his reinforcements were sent in the direction of Moscow a long time ago.

It is a pity that the transfer of 200,000 troops is not an easy task, and Zhukov can only withdraw troops in batches, and then retreat to Kyiv with the rest.

Although this time, the German armored forces under Li Le did not make a huge southward movement to encircle Kyiv and completely annihilate the Zhukov cluster, but his life was not good.

On the one hand, his troops were frontal, Romanian and Italian troops were attacking, and they had plenty of ammunition and little progress required, so they fought comfortably.

These troops were mainly concentrated in Odessa and Uman and other areas, and although the Soviet troops were constantly retreating, their losses were not heavy.

What made Zhukov concerned was that on the other side, Field Marshal Bock of the German Army Group South was directing his own troops and pressing in the direction of Kyiv.

Zhukov had to stop the forces on the Kiev front and prevent the German Army Group South from continuing its attack to the east.

At the same time, he had to send more than 200,000 troops to the aid of the increasingly tense Moscow region.

In the process of reinforcing Moscow, his ammunition and supplies could only be obtained from a few cities behind him.

This made his logistical supplies very limited, and even the supplies produced in Stalingrad and Chelyabinsk behind Stalingrad could not be fully transported to his troops.

At least half of the materials produced in these places were to be taken out and sent to Moscow in the north to supply the troops near Moscow.

But Zhukov knew that Moscow had become a front-line city, and a major war would soon break out there to decide the fate of the Soviet Union and Germany.

Even if you don't want to admit it, the German Army's attack capability still exceeds Zhukov's expectations.

When he left Moscow, Moscow was still far from the front line, and after a month of fighting, the German army had already advanced under the city of Moscow......

"A call from Moscow!" The chief of staff held a document, walked up to Zhukov and said: "It is a telegram from the great leader Comrade Stalin......"

Zhukov took the message without hesitation and looked at its contents. What was written on it was to ask about the location of Zhukov's reinforcements to the north.

"Call back to Moscow, the vanguard of my reinforcements, which is trying to recapture Kaluga...... Once we get there, we can get into Moscow at once. "Zhukov's troops were already in position, they were just cut off by the Germans.

It must be said that Guderian's troops routed the 1st Guards Tank Division of the Soviet Army and captured the battle for Kaluga, which really had a serious impact on the Soviet army.

Zhukov's main forces, which went north, were stopped south of Kaluga and could not cross the minepool.

What they are facing is not the second-rate troops of the German army at the end of the crossbow, but the real main force of the German army, the famous G armored cluster!

No matter how brave Zhukov's troops were, it was impossible to break through the defensive line built by the main German armored forces and fight their way into Moscow.

Therefore, the Soviet infantry, which was originally walking behind, bypassed the German occupation zone and walked east for two more days before arriving in the area controlled by their own people.

However, more troops had to take a detour, which increased the distance of the support troops and delayed the reinforcements by two days.

The 200,000 Soviet troops were in the field, which was originally a lone army that the Germans were willing to eat, but the other side was surrounded by the newly occupied areas of the German army, and Guderian really couldn't find enough troops to encircle and annihilate the Soviet army on his lips.

The main forces of the German army were massing around Moscow, and weapons and ammunition were being prioritized for military operations in the direction of Moscow.

So Guderian could only stand by near Kaluga, waiting for fuel and ammunition to arrive early, as if he were behind Moscow.

Once he finishes the intersperse, then Moscow will be surrounded, and as long as the encirclement is completed, Moscow will be almost completely finished.

If Stalingrad had been completely surrounded in real history, the Germans would have captured the city long ago.

Unfortunately, there was a river behind Stalingrad, and the Germans could only surround it on three sides, allowing the Soviets to transport reinforcements across the river and deplete the German army's vital forces.

The same goes for Leningrad. The Germans only shelled but did not attack, giving Leningrad too much room to play, and also giving the defenders a chance to hold on.

Because of the winter freeze and the incomplete blockade, Leningrad was actually able to get some supplies, which made the siege of the German army a joke.

Moscow is different, there are no wide rivers next to Moscow that will become a supply lifeline for Moscow.

As long as Moscow is surrounded, completely surrounded, then the German army will not have any risk of attrition of each other.

As long as they are comfortable clearing block by block, they can easily occupy most of Moscow's streets.

"Let's hope that the great leader, Comrade Stalin, will be able to withdraw there as soon as possible." Zhukov put his hands behind his back and said this.

As the commander-in-chief of the Soviet army in the south, Zhukov, who was deeply respected by Stalin, thought about how to continue Stalin's dynasty.

"I've seen Rokossovsky...... I also know Konev, they are all very good, if the two of them had been used earlier, maybe the Germans would still be struggling near Smolensk. Zhukov mentioned two familiar names and gave a little of his own evaluation.

After the evaluation, he got down to business: "Chief of Staff...... What do you think if I withdraw all the troops from the front back to the east bank of the Dnieper? ”

Hearing that Zhukov was going to give up some areas and retreat to the Kiev front, there was some hesitation. He also knew that his troops were short of ammunition and not high in combat.

However, the unauthorized relinquishment of a large amount of territory, the avoidance of war and the retreat were all actions that Stalin criticized.

It's just that this time they have a very good reason, after drawing a large number of troops, of course, they can also give up a large number of defense areas, which is a matter of course.

"Send me a telegram and ask for instructions...... In fact, we supported 300,000 people in Moscow, and Comrade Stalin probably wouldn't have minded. The chief of staff thought for a moment and replied.

"He doesn't mind and can't do anything because we don't have time! If the Germans quickly capture Moscow, then they may reformulate the direction of the offensive this year......" Zhukov said helplessly.

Then he pointed to the map and said what he thought: "We can only defend along the Dnieper, and there is still a chance of survival...... You can hold on until winter comes! ”

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Today, there will be one change for the time being, and tomorrow the three watches will be made up......