"The two fronts are ...... lasting," Hitler smiled and shook his head, "it won't be so serious, isn't there now 4 regiments of Soviet troops on the Leningrad front?" This shows that the rule of the Bolsheviks is crumbling. www.biquge.info Perhaps in a few months, we will be able to seize Russia east of the Ural Mountains. ”

"The situation in Leningrad is special." When Hersmann said this, he did not know the bottom of his mind - the defection of the Soviet troops on the Leningrad front was completely unexpected, but he still did not change his original view of the Soviet Union, he said: "Leningrad was surrounded by us for a long time without preparation, and this caused a great blow to the hearts and minds of the people of Leningrad. There were many officers and officials in Leningrad who secretly surrendered to the Russian Empress, and the current defection may have something to do with it. ”

His analysis makes some sense, and of the four regiments that have defected so far, three of them have commanders or political deputy commanders who were traitors who sent allegiance to the Russian Empress during the siege of Leningrad. Because he was afraid that his crimes would be exposed, he rebelled against the party and defected to the enemy with his already unreliable troops.

The Soviet army, which was surrounded by the Germans in Warsaw, had an ample food supply, so there were not many traitors in the siege until now (a small number of traitors still existed). As for other parts of the Soviet-German battlefield, although there were many Red Army soldiers who were taken prisoner, it was extremely rare for them to defect before they were captured. So Hersman did not believe that the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapse.

Of course, it remains to be seen what will happen to the Red Army after Empress Olga really takes possession of Petrograd. Perhaps it would be possible to seize Russia east of the Urals in a few months, as Hitler said, and that would be conducive to concentrating all the forces of Europe against the United States in the future. But now we can't make the wishful thinking so full.

"Maybe Ambassador Schulenburg can get in touch with the U.S. Ambassador Kennedy in Switzerland again."

Hitler thought for a while, and then put forward a proposal to negotiate peace with the United States, "Divide the sphere of influence with the Atlantic Ocean as the boundary, the United States and we can keep the Lend-Lease Act, and Australia will be demilitarized." Is this condition okay? ”

"I don't have a problem," Hersman said, "but the Americans must sell at least 3 million tons of fuel to Dutch Shell." ”

In fact, Hersmann did not have the slightest confidence in Roosevelt's sincerity for peace, and the purpose of proposing to buy fuel was only to prevent Hitler, who had always suffered losses in diplomacy with the United States, from being fooled by Roosevelt again.

Hitler also nodded, and just as he wanted to ask about the whereabouts of the US fleet that had broken through the "Atlantic blockade line," an adjutant of Defense Minister Schleicher suddenly ran in and gave Schleicher a note.

The German Minister of Defense looked at it with a surprised expression and said: "The Empress is going to Leningrad...... No, it's Petrograd! ”

Hersman was stunned for a moment when he heard the news and asked, "When?" ”

"Now! Now is the time! "Her convoy is entering town!" The Russian Empress is about to return to Petrograd, who is loyal to her! ”

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"Your Majesty, do you really want to enter the city?"

When Schleicher received the news that the Empress had returned to her loyal Petrograd, Olga was still in Tsarskoye Village, about 20 kilometers south of Petrograd, but had already slipped into a Cougar armored command vehicle.

But the car did not start, because it was stopped by Duke Wrangel, the chief minister of Russia.

"My Majesty," said Wrangel, "now the vast majority of the city of Petrograd is still in the hands of the Red Army, and we occupy only the Narva Gate and a small area of land nearby, and it is not yet secure. ”

The Narva Gate, the southern gate of Petrograd and a triumphal arch, was built in 1827 to commemorate the victory over Napoleon.

Although the city has expanded and the Narva Gate has become a continuous urban area inside and outside, entering the Narva Gate is still quite symbolic - once the Empress passes through this triumphal arch, then she can be considered to be back in Petrograd!

This is definitely a great encouragement to the Belarusian officers and soldiers who are fighting on the battlefield of Leningrad!

However, Olga did not take a huge risk to enter the gates of Narva to cheer up her men, but to show Berlin that she had returned to Petrograd! So you can't negotiate peace with the Soviet Union...... Unless she herself died in Petrograd!

"Duke," said Empress Olga, dressed in military uniform, with a very firm attitude, "please don't stop me from returning to the capital. Returning to Petrograd as the Empress of Russia has been a dream of mine for more than twenty years, and the greatest meaning of my existence in this world. Now, thanks to God's grace, my dream is about to become a reality. I am convinced that God will save me from the weapons of the enemy, and the flags of the Romanov dynasty and Russia will fly at the gates of Narva! ”

This was a bit crazy, but Wrangel did not continue to persuade him, and instead squeezed into the Empress's armored command car.

"Well, since Your Majesty insists on entering the Narva Gate, then please let me be with you."

The Empress of Russia laughed out loud: "Then let's go together to witness the great moment of the revival of the Russian Empire!" ”

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"It must be taken back! The gates of Narva must be recaptured! ”

This is Kuznetsov roaring, he is now in the Peter and Paul fortress, where the headquarters of the Leningrad Front is located, at the commander of the Front, General Vlasov.

They and Abakumov returned to the city of Leningrad last evening, and they also brought back five internal guard divisions for the resumption of the city execution.

As soon as the blue-hatted soldiers entered the streets, the Leningrad people gathered in the streets scattered as birds and beasts. But the battlefield south of Leningrad went wrong - because the retreat of the blue hats greatly boosted the confidence of the various anti-GM elements in the army, and at the same time undermined the morale of the revolutionary officers and soldiers.

So since yesterday evening, new mutinies have occurred one after another. By the early morning of the 14th, a total of 4 regiments, including the 644th Regiment, had openly raised the flag of rebellion, and at least 15 regiments were out of control.

In this case, the outer defensive line south of Leningrad was naturally riddled with holes, and could no longer withstand the onslaught of the German and White Russian armies.

Therefore, by the morning of the 14th, a part of the White Russian army (including the mutinous 644 regiment) had already stormed the real city of Leningrad under the cover of the German armored group (mainly the No. 3 assault gun), and also captured the extremely symbolic Narva gate!

In a sense, the White Russians are now back in their Petrograd!

"I can't take it back!" General Vlasov shook his head repeatedly, "The number of White troops who captured the area around the Narva gate was large, and there were many German tanks to cover it. And we don't have many really reliable troops in our hands......"

The defenders of Leningrad numbered in the hundreds of thousands, but since most of the defenders were recruited from the city of Leningrad before and after the last German siege, most of them were family members of anti-GM elements. Now that it is being co-opted by Belarus, it has naturally become very reliable.

And the reliable internal guard division and the more reliable ordinary infantry division from outside the city add up to 15, and the passive defense is very reluctant, if you want to actively counterattack, isn't it looking for your own consumption?

"Now we can only rely on the strong buildings in the city to resist." General Vlasov said, "Delay as long as possible, Marshal Zhukov will come to our rescue." ”

Seeing that Kuznetsov was still unwilling, Vlasov added: "If you force a counterattack, and if you are defeated again, people's hearts will be even more shaken...... And if the losses of 5 internal guard divisions are too great, Leningrad will probably fall very quickly! ”

Hearing "soon fall", Kuznetsov could only sigh. There was always hope if it dragged on, and if the city fell soon, then he would be the greatest sinner of the Bolshevik Party.

However, at this time, Kuznetsov and Vlasov could never have imagined that a "homesick and crazy" Russian empress was under the protection of a regiment of guards, riding a Puma armored command vehicle to the Narva Gate, which had just been captured by the White Army.

"Ulla! Ulla! Ulla! ”

Cheers rang out loud and loud, and on both sides of the wide street leading to the gate of Narva, countless soldiers and civilians had gathered spontaneously, each of them cheering for the Empress.

Most of the soldiers are White Russians, and some are "old white men", and they burst into tears one by one when they cheered, and now more than 20 years of exile have finally been exchanged for the day when they return home! But more often than not, former Red Army soldiers who joined the White Army from prisoner of war camps or simply on the battlefield...... It is inconceivable that they could not sing "The Internationale" on the streets of Paris, but cheered for the Empress of Russia in the streets of Leningrad.

In addition to people in military uniforms, there are also many ordinary people. The city of Leningrad is much larger than it was 20 years ago, new residential areas have appeared outside the Narva gates, and many Leningraders who have not been evacuated are now flocking to both sides of the streets, craneing their necks to watch the motorcade of their "new master" enter the city. He also shouted "Ula" with the White Russian officers and soldiers.

They weren't exactly cheering for the Petrograd hukou, although they liked the Petrograd hukou (they found out afterwards that they had been fooled, because the White Russian hukou ruled by the empress could be moved at will), but they were Russians after all, and they liked strong and brave rulers. And Empress Olga, who was restored by German soldiers, was stronger and braver than these people imagined, not only had many real troops, but also dared to go to the front and brave the flames of war into Petrograd.

There is something to be said about this boldness, Peter the Great! At least bolder than the Stalin who hid in Moscow and did not dare to show his head! I don't know how many times stronger than her dead father, Nicholas II, it seems that she will be a good tsar...... (To be continued.) )