In the center of Moscow, in an underground anti-aircraft bunker next to the metro station, Khrushchev's general headquarters was busy.

The fighting became more and more fierce day by day, and the German artillery bombardment was becoming more and more desperate day by day. Everyone was busy in the dim light, and the flickering lighting made people's hearts palpitate to watch.

With German troops advancing towards the city center on three sides, the north, and south, the situation in Moscow was already very critical.

"Comrade Khrushchev, in a few hours, it may be that Moscow will fall into a situation of total encirclement." An officer with his hands behind his back reported to Khrushchev on the state of battle in the blockade area.

The fighting there was fierce, with the Germans steadily advancing and the Soviets advancing in advance to almost scorch the road.

Now there is no vegetation there, and German planes still bomb it from time to time, which is almost like hell.

"Two days ago, I knew that this place was about to be surrounded by Germans! You will only retreat, you will only complain...... But they are not willing to fight to the death for the motherland at all! Khrushchev sneered and glanced at the Soviet generals with a dull face, and said sarcastically.

"The soldiers have done their best, 3 regiment commanders and 1 army commander were killed yesterday, and no troops retreated easily." In desperation, the officer opened his mouth to explain.

He represents the army, and the military is, of course, bloody. Hearing the unfair evaluation and sarcasm, of course he couldn't swallow this bad breath.

It's a pity that the person who satirizes him is Khrushchev, the supreme head of Moscow's city defense and his top boss, so he can't be mad, he can only plead in a low voice.

"This is Moscow! Moscow! Our capital was bombed to rubble by the enemy, and you told me that you had done your best? Khrushchev grasped the question and continued to question.

This question made the defending Soviet generals blush, and the rout from the Brest region to Moscow along the way really made the top brass of the army lose face.

If they could have held back the other side in Minsk, or Smolensk, Moscow would not have been reduced to a front-line city at this moment, surrounded by the Germans.

"Many commanders haven't seen you for a week...... This is not good news, there are rumors circulating in the grassroots troops that you have left Moscow. An administrative officer digressed the subject.

After diverting the topic, Khrushchev also seemed to realize that his repeated complaints about the military could not actually change the status quo.

The point is, now that his state of health, including his mental condition, is seriously problematic, he is reluctant to appear in front of people often.

At this moment, Khrushchev's face was emaciated and he had already taken off his image. Moreover, he suffers from a serious stomach problem, and he needs special care to eat.

Some people mentioned it in front of him, so he did hear some gossip that he had left Moscow, which was an unbearable slander for him.

"You are the Supreme Commander here, is there anything you would like to say to the soldiers? How about we hold a banquet and let all the senior commanders meet you? An official suggested.

His suggestion was not bad, but having dinner at a time when Moscow was under siege would have had a bad enough impact.

"If that doesn't work, let's have a meeting! Meet, call everyone to a meeting! Let them see you as much as possible. Another official followed.

"That's the only way to do it, if I don't want to be charged with desertion." Khrushchev nodded, and agreed to convene a meeting and show his face once.

Seeing that one thing was over, a civil affairs official on the side continued: "In addition, there is another thing, the two power plants on the periphery have been lost, almost two-thirds of the city has lost power, and drinking water is also very problematic. ”

This is not good news, because if something goes wrong with electricity, then there must be a problem with the water: "The Moskva River does not provide much drinking water, and the outer reservoirs have already been occupied by the Germans...... This is not good news. ”

When an officer heard this, he immediately added his professional opinion: "As long as the Germans cut off the water supply, we will have only the Moskva River as a source of drinking water." Millions of people are crowded in the city, and the daily consumption is staggering. ”

The official in charge of civil affairs also nodded, and said with a knife: "1 million people eat one loaf of bread a day, which is a million loaves of bread!" Even with potatoes and other crops, the food problem is still a big problem. ”

Of course, food is a big problem, and although Moscow began to hoard a large amount of food long before it was encircled, the total amount of food consumed in a city is also staggering.

Although the Soviets did increase Moscow's grain reserves after some efforts, the number of days that these quantities could support after the supply was cut off was still pitiful.

Another official in charge of medical care mentioned another thing with a bitter face: "There is another thing that I thought of before, but it was not as serious as it was estimated - the corpses in the city will rot as the weather gets hotter and rotter, and it may cause a plague at that time." ”

This problem is more serious, if the corpse is not disposed of in time, the whole city may become a dead city.

Of course, becoming a dead city was also in line with the thinking of the Soviet leadership. It's just that the dead city is unilaterally aimed at the Soviet Union, and the German army, which has a large supply of medicine, will not be afraid of infectious diseases such as the plague.

What's worse is that before the plague spreads, the reserves of medicine in Moscow will be the first to run out.

The official in charge of medical care opened his mouth and explained to Khrushchev: "The plague is not the most worrying thing, but the serious shortage of medicines. Our ammunition and food are stockpiled on a priority basis, medicines are clearly not. ”

"We're running out of medicines?" When Khrushchev, who was in good spirits and principled, heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he asked a very unprofessional question.

"There is still a certain reserve of medicines, but the problem is that the Germans have penicillin, but we don't have that kind of special medicine. In addition to penicillin, there are many drugs that are also in insufficient quantities and cannot be compared with the Germans. The officer replied.

With a depressed look on his face, the official continued to talk about his problem: "Moreover, even if we want to stock up on a large number of medicines, we can't do it...... The U.S. doesn't provide a lot of medicines, and our production capacity is far from enough to meet our needs. ”