"We are seriously underarmed." After Zhukov met Stalin, he immediately launched an in-depth discussion on the question of the North.

Petersburg was blown up and turned into flat ground, which had much more direct consequences, in addition to a serious blow to the faith of the Soviet people.

Petersburg was the northern gate of the Soviet Union, and after Petersburg was in ruins, it was impossible to stop the Northern Army of the Germans, and now the Northern Army of the North-Western Front, pinned down by the Finnish army, could not get out, and the German army could easily rush through Petersburg.

So, where will the direction of the German offensive be?

The bitter cold of the north was not attractive to the Germans, and Petersburg was the mouth of the Baltic Sea, the industrial base of the Soviets, and the cradle of the October Revolution, and the Germans would launch such a terrible attack on Petersburg.

What's next? The German corps in the north, for sure, will go along the railway line, go to Novgorod, Tver, march on Moscow from the back!

In the west, the Germans had already occupied all of Belarus, and there were already signs of an attack on Moscow, while in the north, the huge German corps advanced and Moscow could not resist.

Therefore, it was necessary to establish a new defensive line in the Novgorod area to resist the German attack, and this required more troops.

The Soviet Union has now mobilized for war, but those newly reorganized armies are incapable of fighting capacity, and at such a time, it is necessary to mobilize the troops of the Far East.

"But what should we do if at such a time the islanders attack us from the Far East?"

The Soviets had millions of troops in the Far East, and the main task of these armies was to guard against the invasion of island countries, after all, in history, the feud between the Soviet Union and island countries was also quite deep, and many wars were fought.

"We have taught the island people a hard lesson in Nomenkan, in a short period of time, the island people will not go north again, for a country like the island country, as long as you beat him hard, if you are afraid, you can make him honest for many years, and now, the island people in Southeast Asia, it is like a fish in water, they are no longer interested in our Far East."

The island countries launched the Pacific War and crushed the US Pacific Fleet in one fell swoop, and now the island countries are developing to Southeast Asia, occupying those resources, and the people of the island countries are very busy, how can they come to the north to gnaw hard bones again.

"It is of the utmost importance to mobilize the troops of the Far East and organize a defensive line in our north to defend against a German counterattack." Zhukov continued: "At the same time, we must be mentally prepared for the longer term. ”

Zhukov's words made the faces of the people present solemn, they actually had a premonition in their hearts for a long time, but they never dared to bring it up in front of Stalin.

Originally, they thought that the Germans were easy to deal with, and most of the Soviet troops were deployed on the Western Front. As a result, as soon as the war began, these so-called elite armies suffered heavy losses.

It can be said that the Soviet Union has suffered a great loss of vitality, and at the same time, there is an even more terrible crisis, that is, the Soviet army is not fighting.

Could it be that the Soviet Union would be the next France or Britain?

Who would dare to mention this before Stalin? Whoever mentions who dies, only Zhukov dares.

"We are different from England and France because we have a vast land depth." Zhukov dispelled everyone's doubts: "Hold on to the end, victory must be ours, we have never been conquered by any country, Napoleon did not conquer Russia back then, what is Germany now!" ”

Zhukov said this, everyone's faces lit up, it is true, the Soviets will not be conquered, because the Soviets have vast depths, where can the Germans advance? Their blitzkrieg, too, has limits.

"I think the turning point is in the winter, when the cold winter of our Soviets comes, the soldiers who come from the warm Europe will definitely not be able to stand the cold here, and nature will help us to exterminate the Germans." Zhukov said: "Before that, what we need most is persistence, persistence, persistence!" ”

Hold on until the cold winter, and the turning point of this war will come, this is Zhukov's judgment, and his judgment made Stalin nod.

Although the latitude is about the same, because of the warm current of the Mediterranean, the winter in Europe is not cold, and the cold current from Siberia makes the whole Russian land extremely cold.

When the time comes, the cold will be the Germans' worst enemy, and they will need to hold out until that time.

"It seems that we should transfer troops from the Far East and let us hold out until the cold winter to launch a counteroffensive." Stalin finally made the decision.

Zhukov breathed a sigh of relief, Stalin was told that he was moved, if there was no army in the Far East, he really didn't know how to continue fighting, and the elite had already been lost.

Especially now, the situation in Ukraine is not optimistic, and Zhukov is becoming more and more unable to see the Germans, where is their main direction of attack?

"Zhukov, right now, our Northwest Defense Zone is quite dangerous, I have decided to transfer you to the Northwest Front, your task is very difficult." Stalin said.

Stalin had a very important consideration for mobilizing Zhukov back, Zhukov, the captain of the firefight, wanted to appear at the most dangerous time and block the German corps in the north.

"Yes." Zhukov didn't have any opinion on this, only a trace of sorrow between his eyebrows.

Apparently, Zhukov looked further.

The Soviets have shown their decline so far, and they can only hold on, hold on until winter, and let the cold deal with the Germans, what if the cold does not stop the Germans?

What he just said had a further meaning, and if even Moscow could not hold on, then the Soviets would have to move to the eastern part of the Ural Mountains. This depth will be even greater, and when the time comes, the Soviets will lack an industrial base, and in the end they will have to start from the Far East, take Manchuria, and seize the industrial base there.

The prospects for the Soviets were not rosy, and they had to turn the tide and do everything in their power for the ultimate victory.

Now, don't think about it so much.

"Comrade Stalin, the trial of Pavlov and others is over, and this is the result of the trial." At this moment, Molotov came in and said to Stalin.

Thinking of Pavlov, Stalin's anger did not come to one place. It's all lost positions, Voroshinov is dead, you Pavlov is good, you ran to the rear to hide at the beginning!

Looking at the results of those trials, Stalin said: "Remove the charges of treason, and carry out the rest as before." ”

"Pavlov said he wanted to go to the battlefield to atone for his sins." Molotov said.

Stalin didn't think about it, and immediately shook his head: "The opportunity was given to him a long time ago, and now he wants to go to the battlefield, what about the old days?" Minsk is lost, Belarus is lost, where is he going to the battlefield? Death penalty, executed immediately! ”