"We're closer to Moscow......" said the German division commander at the front to the officers around him, after putting down his binoculars.

Before he looked at Moscow, it was still a small black spot. But now it was so close that he could even see the spire of the building, which was probably the Kremlin.

In real historical time and space, the closest thing Germany came to Moscow was only 8 kilometers from Moscow - this claim has not been confirmed, but it shows that the German army was indeed very close to Moscow.

And in this world, they are now only about 13 kilometers away from Moscow - some 150-caliber howitzers can already hit Moscow buildings.

Although the periphery of the city is difficult to define, especially in 1941, there were many houses scattered along the city, and bungalows were everywhere.

Between these houses are farmland and wilderness, as well as roads and jungles. It is very difficult to define the edge of the city, after all, the city is only the core of the city where there are high-rise buildings.

However, if we count by the city center, the German vanguard is indeed very close to Moscow.

"Field howitzers in the military department are ready...... You can fire at any time. An officer walked into the makeshift headquarters in the trenches and reported.

The division commander nodded, and then he commanded: "It was not us who greeted us before, now we should tell Stalin that we are coming." ”

Everyone laughed, and then the order to fire was ordered. The large-caliber artillery under the military headquarters did not need to inform the army group command when they fired, so there was a greater degree of freedom.

As a military man, it is a great honor to fire artillery outside the capital of an enemy country.

So the commander assigned his own artillery to the vanguard, hoping that they would make good use of these cannons.

A few minutes later, the ready howitzer units opened fire, this time using German howitzers of 150 mm caliber instead of captured Soviet weapons.

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"Boom!" An explosion came from a far, far away, and Stalin looked out the window, but could not see anything because it was blocked by the buildings.

But he still heard the explosion, which yesterday was not as close as it is now.

He put down the pen in his hand, and then frowned and walked to the window, and before he could call someone, his secretary hurried in.

"The great leader, Comrade Stalin...... You shouldn't stand by the window, it's very unsafe! The secretary walked up to Stalin's side, still holding the document in his hand, and opened his mouth to persuade him.

"Where is it safer? For me, what is the difference between here and Chelyabinsk. Stalin said to his personal secretary with his hands behind his back and in a somewhat lonely voice.

He looked outside, at the soldiers who burned the papers in a panic, at the officers gathered in twos and threes, not knowing what they were discussing.

But he knew that these people wanted to get out of here, and it was evident from their uneasy behavior.

The Germans are already very close to here, and God knows if tomorrow the Germans will enter the city of Moscow.

The westernmost part of the city has become a danger zone, and the south is not peaceful. It was heard that Guderian's armored forces were advancing in the southeast direction of Moscow, and the speed was still very fast.

The fighting has reached this point, and Moscow is no longer immune to the clutches of war. It's about to turn into a battlefield, not to mention the enviable word of security.

"The city is full of soldiers now...... They all have weapons in their hands, and the bullets have already been dispensed, if there are hostile elements in them...... The consequences are unimaginable. The secretary said with some concern.

"Boom!" Another explosion was heard, and although the sound was distant, it was dull as if it were pounding on the heart.

"Listen...... The enemy is already at the door...... Do they still use black guns? Stalin sneered, and then moved his body away from the window.

His actions relieved the secretary, but his words made the secretary nervous again: "Comrade Stalin, the great leader...... Shouldn't we leave for Chelyabinsk? ”

"I know, I know...... You don't want to stay here anymore, and staying here seems to mean death. Stalin said with a sense of remembrance.

The man, who inherited a red empire from Lenin, looked at the ruined scene around him, full of nostalgia for the past.

Once upon a time, it was a glorious place, and countless people built the country. We have completed one project after another, transforming a poor country into a powerful existence.

But the place is now gone, and although the walls are still freshly painted, there are no more documents in the cabinets, and there are no busy government officials in the rooms.

At its roots, the city is dying. If he also leaves, then who will be left here to witness the past forged by countless comrades with blood?

In the final analysis, he Stalin is also a person, he also has memories that he does not want to erase, and he also has good things that he hopes to leave behind.

"But this is the capital, the capital of the Soviet Union! What Comrade Lenin left me, now I throw it away...... It's bad, it's bad. Stalin looked at his secretary and shook his head a little distractedly.

"The news has just come that our second line of defense has been broken through by the Germans." The secretary saw that Stalin was reluctant to bring up the topic of leaving, so he had to talk about the purpose of coming here.

He pinched the telegram from the front and said: "The Germans are only about 13 kilometers from the outskirts, maybe only 12 kilometers now. ”

"Rokossovsky is directing the troops to retreat, he has decided to completely abandon the first line of positions, here is a message he sent you." As he spoke, the secretary handed another telegram to Stalin.

Stalin took the telegram, didn't even read it, and threw it on the table: "I have already handed over Moscow to Khrushchev, and I don't want to ask about it anymore." ”

It's like an irresponsible leader who shirks his own work. Stalin now also had some intention of throwing off the tricky work.

He was less interested in Moscow's defenses than with some of the rebuilding of the government in Chelyabinsk and his control over those who were far away in the temporary capital.

"Send a telegram to Zhukov and ask him where he is reinforcing Moscow's troops!" Finally, Stalin remembered the Zhukov cluster to the south and asked.