Moscow.

During this time, Stalin hardly slept well, he was covered in a military coat, and there was a small bed next door, and when he was sleepy, he would lie down on the bed and rest for a while.

Most of the time, however, Stalin stood in front of the large-scale map, contemplating the map while silently smoking a cigarette pot, and the room was filled with smoke.

It was only in the midst of smoking that he could think very well, and now, the German three-way army was marching towards Moscow, and the battle for the defense of Moscow was about to begin.

Now, it is May 31, 1941, the last day of the month, from March 28, when Germany blatantly invaded the Soviet Union, and now it has only been two months, and the Germans have once again exerted the terrible power of their blitzkrieg, and in only two months, they have hit Moscow, the nearest advance of the Northern Route Army, to Moscow is only a distance of more than 100 kilometers.

Perhaps, in a week, the Battle of Moscow will begin.

Having lost all of Europe, a large number of people, and millions of troops, could the Soviets really wait for the harsh winter to come before counterattacking?

This thought suddenly flashed in Stalin's head, and it was suppressed by Stalin again, even if Moscow was lost? No one has ever conquered this great land.

Stalin was strong-willed.

"We can still delay the German offensive by using the troops on the periphery and blocking layer by layer, especially since our military factories have already begun to produce Bazooka." At this moment, Zhukov's voice came from behind him: "Our military workers, but also increased the caliber of Bazooka, those fence armor of the Germans, may not be able to block our new Bazooka." ”

After the restrictions on sea transportation, when they saw that the Germans would hit Moscow, the Americans were of course anxious, and the technical mystery of Bazooka's weapon told the Soviet side as it was, anyway, the technical difficulty was not great, and the Soviet Union's own military factories could produce it.

However, in the last Battle of Kalinin, the Germans used simple grille armor to block Bazooka's attack, and how to deal with this situation, the Soviet military workers have always been simple and rude.

Brush the caliber! The favorite thing of the USSR was to brush the caliber, which was a simple and effective scheme.

What the specific effect will be, we will not know until we are on the battlefield, in short, the Soviets will never compromise.

"After that, we have to fight a vigorous street battle, and in the street fighting, drag on until the arrival of the harsh winter." Zhukov said: "We believe that victory still belongs to the Soviets. ”

Stalin nodded: "Evil Germany will definitely be defeated by us, the Soviets will never be conquered, and after this war, we will be stronger." ”

"Yes, Comrade Stalin, now, I have a request." Zhukov said: "In order to better command this Great Patriotic War, please retreat to the east of the Urals. ”

When Zhukov finished saying this, the whole scene fell silent, and everyone held their breath, waiting for Stalin's reaction.

Only Zhukov dared to say that, and anyone else would have been shot on the spot by the enraged Stalin.

What do you mean by this, do you want Lao Tzu to be a deserter?

Stalin's hand was resting on the smoking pot, and at this moment his hand stopped, and he turned his head and looked at Zhukov with a sharp gaze.

If it were someone else, if you were stared at like this, I am afraid that you would pee your pants, and those who are in high positions have a dignity that is not angry and self-assured.

Zhukov was not afraid, he looked at Stalin's gaze and said: "Soon, Moscow will become a war zone, Comrade Stalin, as long as you are here, even if Moscow falls, we will counterattack again, you are our backbone, the beacon of our Soviets, and the great helmsman, so please follow my advice and leave Moscow, please rest assured, we will surround Moscow with our lives." ”

Stalin shook his head: "This topic will stop here, don't talk about it again, I won't leave Moscow." As the leader of the Soviets, I would be in Moscow and fight until the last moment. Molotov, by radio, informed the entire Soviet Union of this decision of mine. ”

If, by radio, the whole Soviet Union was told, then Stalin would no longer have the possibility of retreating, and if he left, it would have become a laughing stock.

Stalin did not leave himself a way back.

"Why?" Zhukov asked in a loud voice: "Comrade Stalin, don't you look at the problem from a higher height?" As long as you are there, the Soviets will not perish. ”

Zhukov was about to quarrel with Stalin, if it were someone else, he would definitely be dragged away and shot by the guards who rushed in from outside, but in the face of his favorite general, Stalin did not get angry.

Stalin, of course, knew that Zhukov was doing this for his own safety, for the sake of the entire Soviet, and Zhukov never cared about his life, because he had already given his life to the Soviets.

In this case, Zhukov strongly recommended that he look at the problem from another angle, but it is a pity that Stalin would not agree to this proposal.

Shot so many retreating generals, promulgated strict military regulations, and even Pavlov was shot by Stalin, at this time, when it was his turn, he was going to retreat?

Stalin would not have agreed to retreat, he was not so thick-skinned, of course, more importantly, he knew the meaning of the defense of Moscow, as long as he was there, there would be Moscow.

If he retreats, then Moscow will definitely not be able to hold it, and once Moscow is lost, it will mean the defeat of the Soviets.

It was the next resort to retreat to the east of the Urals, where the land was sparsely populated, and the most densely populated part of the Soviets was in the European part, and they were still waiting for orders from Moscow.

Once Moscow is lost, the Germans will quickly push a puppet to power and rule the Soviet Union in the name of legitimacy, and the Soviet Union will quickly fall.

Just look at Europe today, Paris has fallen, Free France in exile is just a small organization, London has fallen, Churchill's government is now almost forgotten by the British people.

Stalin's arrogance made him absolutely unable to leave his capital, even if he died in this building with dignity, he would not surrender!

(History is always embarrassing.) The top cattle in World War II, at the moment of national crisis, chose to stay in the capital and live and die with the country, which Stalin did and Hitler did, but Lao Jiang did not do it, so Lao Jiang could not leave his name in the history of World War II. ）