The Russian army in Smolensk stopped resisting, which made the Germans and their allies, who were preparing to attack, look at each other and did not know what was happening. But when the Russian envoys arrived in the German-controlled area, they learned that the Russian troops were ready to surrender.

The commander of the German 3rd Army, Fedor? Feng? Colonel-General Bock, ordered the German 3rd Army, the Polish 1st and 2nd Armies, and the Belorussian 1st Army to stop the offensive. At the same time, the situation was reported to Admiral Guderian.

Admiral Guderian was also taken aback when he learned that the Russians were going to surrender. In their previous cognition, the officers and soldiers of the Russian army were almost brainwashed, how could they surrender to the enemy if they fought without fear of death in battle?

However, this is undoubtedly a good thing for the German army. If the Russians surrendered, they would be able to occupy Smolensk immediately. At the same time, German casualties were kept to a minimum.

At the same time, this seems to prove that the Russian army's will to fight is not unshakable. After getting bogged down, they will also surrender. In this case, it may be easier in the next war.

The German General Staff, the Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Field Marshal Manstein, immediately went to the Imperial Palace after receiving a telegram from Admiral Guderian to report the situation to the Emperor Qin Tian.

"Your Majesty, the troops of General Guderian, the Russian army in Smolensk, which has already been hit, has no choice. Now, the commander of the Western Front of the Russian Army, General Timoshenko, has officially asked us to surrender! Marshal Manstein said.

"Timoshenko asks for surrender?" Qin Tian was stunned, he didn't expect such a thing to happen. After all, the generals of Burussia generally rarely surrendered. Even if they are encircled on the battlefield, they will often fight to the end.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, do you think we should accept the surrender of General Timoshenko?" Qin Tian asked.

"Your Majesty, I think we can accept it. The Russian army in the city of Smolensk still has more than 100,000 people. If they don't surrender, it will take us several days to take it. Moreover, the casualties will also be large. If General Timoshenko surrenders, these problems can be solved. Marshal Manstein said.

Qin Tian nodded, from these two aspects, it was undoubtedly very beneficial to accept the surrender of General Timoshenko.

"In addition, Your Majesty, the surrender of Timoshenko will also be a great shock to the other Russian officers and soldiers. It is believed that in the next war, in the case of a desperate situation, many Russian officers and soldiers will choose to surrender. In this case, the war would be much easier. Marshal Manstein continued.

"Well, tell General Guderian that we accept the surrender of General Timoshenko!" Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. After the surrender of the Western Front of the Russian Army, the first stage of the combat mission of Army Group B can be considered completed. Next, they will move on to defense and winter preparations. Wait until next spring, the next stage of the operation will be launched. Marshal Manstein said.

Next spring, the German Army Group B and Army Group C will lay siege to Moscow. It would be a large-scale operation. If it can be won, then the battle against Burussia can almost lay the victory.

Temoshenko would choose to surrender, which was somewhat unexpected by Qin Tian. Another person appeared in his mind, Vlasov. Vlasov was a senior general of the Russian army in another time and space, and after being captured by the Germans, he surrendered to Germany and came forward to form the Russian Liberation Army to fight with the German army.

Now, General Timoshenko has chosen to surrender, which also seems to be exploitable. After all, the influence of General Timoshenko is much greater than that of Vlasov. If Germany can form the Russian People's Liberation Army, and Timoshenko will be the commander of the Russian Liberation Army in the future, it will undoubtedly attract more Russian generals and officers and soldiers to join it.

Qin Tian believed that the officers and soldiers of the Russian People's Liberation Army would be more ruthless than the Germans when dealing with the Russians. At that time, they will become an important help for the German army to attack Burussia. Even in the event of a future German attack on other countries, the Russian Liberation Army was able to come in handy.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I have a plan, if it can be successfully implemented, it will play a certain role in our next attack on Buenos and Russia!" Qin Tian said.

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"We have selected those Russian officers and soldiers who have been captured who are willing to serve us, form the Russian Liberation Army, and let them cooperate with us in attacking Russia. The candidate for the commander of the Russian Liberation Army can be held by the future Timoshenko. Qin Tian said.

"The Russian Liberation Army? Let the Russians fight the Russians themselves? That's a very good plan! Field Marshal Manstein nodded repeatedly.

"In that case, let Guderian go and talk to Timoshenko! If he can accept it, then we will accept their surrender! Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Field Marshal Manstein nodded.

When Admiral Guderian conveyed the German demands to Timoshenko, Timoshenko agreed to the German demands without any hesitation.

Even, this is many times better than he himself expected.

Originally, Timoshenko was also worried that after surrendering to Germany, he would be imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp for the rest of his life. Unexpectedly, Germany has given him such a good opportunity now. Although, the Russian Liberation Army will become a force under the control of the Germans. However, as a commander, he can also be regarded as a high authority. If you can perform well in the war, you may be able to gain more benefits in the future.

What's more, this time in surrender, their families are already dead. If you want to take revenge on Joseph, it is impossible to do without an army. Now, Germany undoubtedly gave them a chance to seek revenge on Joseph, and of course Timoshenko would have seized this opportunity.

On the morning of October 2, 1919, General Timoshenko, commander of the Western Front of the Russian Army, led more than 100,000 remnants of troops stationed in Smolensk and surrendered to Germany. Smolensk also fell completely under the control of the German army. This meant that the gateway to Moscow had been opened, and the Germans would only need to attack a few hundred kilometers further east to reach the city of Moscow.