Guderian smiled when he heard the good news, and the trademark beard on his mouth bent at a nice angle.

"Excellent! Let the front-line troops continue to move forward, and the remaining troops continue to expand the breakthrough! I need flanks for absolute safety! This time we're going to push to Smolensk in one go! He naturally issued a series of combat orders.

It is inevitable to widen the gap in the defensive line, and it is also inevitable to advance in depth. In fact, these orders do not need to be given at all, and the front-line troops will carry them out step by step.

The troops of the 501st Panzer Battalion were advancing on one side, while the troops of the 1st Panzer Division were expanding their gains on the other, and the two armies formed a small pincer offensive.

And the Soviet units in between this offensive, were the most uncomfortable. They were probably only a few kilometers apart, but they had to face two of the most feared German forces on their own flanks.

The German army, which attacked the Soviet Union, has now liberated almost most of the Belarusian territory. And the position where they are attacking now is the traditional core area of Russia.

Budyonny was on the verge of madness, and he had not yet dealt with the troubles in the direction of Vitebsk, as a result of which the frontal line of defense was opened by the German troops.

He had only one choice now, and that was to stay in Smolensk and drag it out as long as he could.

During this time, he did not have enough support, and he was almost cut off by the German forces.

In other words, he has to hold out long enough to buy Moscow enough time to react while he is surrounded.

This period includes the time for the retreat of all the organs in the city of Moscow, as well as the time for the dignitaries to retreat, as well as the time for the defense of Moscow.

Of course, there is also the mobilization of troops to reinforce the holding of Moscow, and the time of Moscow - retreat or battle requires all kinds of time to prepare, and it is not something that can be done in a casual word.

It was a capital city, and it was a very important transportation node - Moscow was a transit point for the Soviet railways, and if you took it, you would have cut off almost all the railway lines.

Soviet troops in the north could not leave by train and go to the south to fight. The troops in the south were also unable to move to the north to support by rail.

Unlike Paris, Moscow is a strategic location, so the capture of this place has a more obvious political significance, as well as a considerable strategic significance.

"Order the soldiers to prepare the barricades! We're running out of time! Budyonny was surrounded by commanders of various units, and they all knew now what kind of battle they were about to face.

It was almost impossible to stop the German attack in the wilderness. They could only rely on the city to attack - to prevent the possibility of German troops coming under Moscow as much as possible.

"Comrades! We're going to have to fight here until the last minute! We will shed the last drop of blood for the Motherland! We're going to destroy the enemy with the last bullet! Budyonny raised his tone as much as he could, boosting the morale of his officers.

In fact, whether or not this place is lost in the end, he will probably have to fight here until the last moment.

At least Stalin, who was in Moscow, had already given him a death order, and he could only be with Smolensk and could not leave a single step.

In this case, he can only concentrate his forces here as much as possible and strive for the last chance to turn defeat into victory.

Now, his last hope of being able to atone for his sins and not be hanged by Stalin is to hold out in Smolensk until the Soviet troops counterattack and regain the initiative on the battlefield.

Of course, it was just a good wish of his. In fact, it would have required him to hold out in Smolensk for at least one year – something that was simply impossible.

If in this case, he can hold on to Smolensk for so long, Li Le, a traverser, would not have to wait for the ending, and directly took out his pistol and killed himself.

"Sir! The Germans are already very close to here, we still lack enough ammunition, we don't have enough tanks...... Anti-tank guns ......," said one of the officers, depressed.

If you want to fight in the streets for a long time, you need to have enough material reserves. But Smolensk does not have such reserves, and this is indeed one of the most worrying problems.

Most of the supplies that the Soviet troops had gathered at the front had already been lost in Brest, Minsk, Vilnius and other regions.

Smolensk, as a base far from the rear, did not have much ammunition reserves. Food is also not abundant, and even the supply of troops can only be regarded as barely.

But there is good news, and that is that this is already the traditional sphere of influence of ethnic Russians. The civilians here are Russians and are the hardcore supporters of the Soviet Union.

They were easy to mobilize, united, and highly motivated, and men, women, and children began to move to help the Soviets perfect their defensive offensive.

Smolensk was also huge enough for the Soviet troops to carry out street fighting arrangements. With proper defense, they could have made the Germans pay the heaviest price.

"Request reinforcements to the great leader Comrade Stalin! We don't take a step back! Budyonny gave his own advice: "Send a telegram to Moscow, I, Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny, live and die with Smolensk!" ”

Like Guderian, Budyonny had a beautiful beard, and his beard was more exaggerated and a little more convidicated.

As he spoke, his beard trembled and trembled because he was too excited, making his face look more interesting.

"If there are enough weapons, arm women and children! We are going to fight the Germans in every room, in every corridor! "When he was about to hold on to Smolensk, he had the idea of burning the jade.

The Soviets had no mercy, and they had no glorious tradition of not conscripting women and children. They are now fighting against the odds, so they don't have the slightest scruples.

"Yes! Comrade Marshal! The officer who had been ordered stood up and saluted, then turned and left the headquarters. Beside him, another officer stepped forward and said, "Sir! Do you want to build more defenses in the suburbs? ”

"Do you need to ask? If there is enough concrete and other materials, it will all be used to build fortifications! Budyonny replied without even thinking about it.

"Peripheral...... It was easy to be suppressed by German artillery fire? Comrade General......" The officer swallowed a mouthful of saliva and reminded him.

"There's nothing wrong with that! Let the recruits and the troops of women and children go to the defense! Budyonny gave his order in a cold voice.