A chief of staff stood in front of Budyonny, looking at his old comrades-in-arms, not knowing what to say.

He could already see that Budyonny was ready to go to Marx. At this time, there really was no reason to stop Budyonny's move.

It would be dishonorable for a marshal to be captured by the enemy. Budyonny didn't want to die in his old age, so suicide was a very sure option.

Although it is more dignified to choose to die in battle, once you lose, you are captured by the enemy instead of fighting in battle, and the gains outweigh the losses.

"There's nothing for me here, 40,000 troops, hand it over to you, or hand it over to a commander to command, there is no need for a marshal here." He looked at the staff who had stood up and looked at his door.

In the marshal's command, there were radio officers, guardsmen, staff officers, and all sorts of officers.

Now that they had all heard Budyonny's words, they looked through the unclosed door at the somewhat embarrassed marshal in the room.

"Perhaps......" The chief of staff tried to persuade him, but his words were immediately interrupted by Budyonny.

"Nothing maybe, we failed. Smolensk did not become a cemetery for the Germans, who lost not even 20,000 people here. "Budyonny felt like a failure, and the failure left him speechless.

"My old friend, don't leave me with this last shred of decency." Finally, Budyonny looked at his chief of staff and spoke in a pleading tone.

Glancing at Budyonny, the chief of staff finally nodded, and then tugged the division commander who was still in the room: "Let's go!" Leave a little space for the marshal. ”

Glancing at his old comrade-in-arms, Budyonny turned his back and looked at the small pistol in his hand.

This small pistol has been with him for a long time. He couldn't even believe that this gun could be used one day.

Loading the bullet and pressing the muzzle of the gun against his temple, Budyonny felt his hand tremble slightly.

Outside the door, the chief of staff looked at the division commander and opened his mouth to give a new order: "Let the troops hold their positions and not take a step back!" We must fight for the motherland to the last soldier, this is the task of the revolution! ”

"Yes! Comrade Chief of Staff...... I will do my best to organize personnel and hold the central line of defense! The division commander stood up and saluted and said.

"Phew!" Inside the house there were gunshots, and Marshal Budyonny committed suicide in Smolensk on May 4, 1941, ending his life.

"The marshal is dead...... Comrades, we can now fight on our own! The chief of staff looked at the officers in the command and said encouragingly.

Having lost Marshal Budyonny, the Soviet troops in the encirclement lost their own spiritual leader. Although the news did not spread, the Soviet army was at the end of its rope.

The German attack did not stop with the death of Budyonny, and in fact Germany did not know that Budyonny was in the encirclement.

What they had to do was very simple, rely on their own firepower superiority, cut through the few remaining lines of defense of the Soviet army, and achieve the final victory.

Soon, the German street fighting units responsible for attacking the central area managed to approach the core area in the northern part of the city.

There was the Smolensk town hall, and the Soviet resistance was the most stubborn. It's just that these troops now have no reinforcements and can only rely on themselves.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Germans captured the town hall and announced to the outside world that they had occupied Smolensk.

The Soviets were no longer able to put up an organized resistance, and the stragglers were quickly wiped out. Although the gunfire in the streets of Smolensk is still echoing, the main battle is over.

"Marshal...... I can't fulfill your last wish, and there's no way to hold on for another three days. "The basement has become a stronghold close to the front line, and the Germans are less than a hundred meters away from Budyonny's body.

The chief of staff also has the rank of general, and he is not willing to insult his position. So under the sound of the German army's continuous MG-42 machine guns like lawnmowers, the chief of staff also took out his pistol and ended his own life.

"The Chief of Staff committed suicide!" An officer, who still had bandages on his arm, exclaimed in surprise when he saw his commander lying on the ground.

Directly in front of him was a hastily constructed barricade in which machine guns were firing at the Germans in the distance.

The German attacking troops were already only a few tens of meters away, and the Soviets could even feel the footsteps of death approaching.

Dozens of soldiers rushed towards the Germans with their bayonet-wielding Mosin Nagant and then fell to the road in a sieve from the rain of bullets.

The Soviets tried their best to defend the city, but they still did not succeed.

After paying about 20,000 soldiers, the German street fighting troops captured more than 95 percent of the city's buildings and streets.

With the fall of the Budyonny cluster command, German troops swept through Smolensk, the resistance of the Soviet troops finally collapsed, and the next day all local Soviet troops surrendered, and the chief of staff and other high-ranking officers committed suicide.

In the quiet corridors of the wolf's den, the sound of leather boots hitting the floor tiles is crisp and pleasant. An officer with a document in his hand knocked on the door of the Führer's office.

The SS officer, with permission, pushed open the door, stood upright, raised his arm and saluted: "Victory!" Monarch! ”

"Is there anything you want to report?" Bowman, who was sitting on the sofa, was in a good mood and was laughing with a champagne glass.

Li Le was not alone in the room, Goering and Reinhardt? Heydrich was there, and they seemed to be talking about plans to extract oil from the Middle East, and everyone had a smile on their faces.

After the officer finished saluting, he raised his chin and reported: "I just got the news that Smolensk is already under the control of our army!" ”

"This is great news! We have finally obtained an outpost to attack Moscow! Li Le smiled in his position and said, "I was still wondering when Smolensk will be able to hold it in our hands. ”

"My Führer! There is also news that Marshal of the Soviet Union Budyonny, who committed suicide in the Smolensk basement, is very accurate. The officer continued.

"Bury this warrior well, and don't dishonor his body." Li Le thought for a moment and commanded, "We have defeated their bodies, so let's hand over their souls to God for judgment!" ”

"My Führer, you are a merciful leader!" Goering held his glass and laughed.

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