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To fight such a large-scale, fateful decisive battle, both sides had to make a lot of preparations, and the Soviet Union was no different.

Stalin paced back and forth in the room, his face blue and his eyes red, his pipe made of corn cobs on his mouth, "snapping" from time to time...... He took two puffs with a snap ......, and smoke erupted from the corners of Stalin's mouth and nostrils.

Zhukov, Vasilevsky, and several other high-ranking generals whom Stalin trusted very much sat down silently, and the critical situation in front of him could only be decided by Stalin, and whether to give up or hold on to Kursk must have a clear goal.

"Comrade Zhukov, you talk about the benefits of giving up Kursk."

When Zhukov heard this, he immediately stood up and reported:

"Comrade Stalin, although we still have more than 900,000 troops in the Kursk area, the three German army groups have already fanned up, and there are more than 5 million elite German troops.

If we had chosen to hold on to the Kursk region, the more than 900,000 troops would have been surrounded and annihilated by the Germans, without exception. ”

Stalin nodded, which was considered to be in recognition of Zhukov's words, Stalin thought for a moment, and then continued to ask:

"If we choose to hold on to the Kursk region, will our more than 900,000 troops be able to hold out until winter?"

Zhukov could only shake his head helplessly and continue to elaborate his point of view:

"Dear Comrade Stalin, based on our previous experience, such as the Battle of Kiev, the Battle of Bryansk, etc., we can draw a very certain conclusion, even if we have a million troops surrounded by the Germans, we will not be able to hold out for a month, and half a month is the limit.

So I suggest that in future battles, we should try to avoid being surrounded by heavy German troops. ”

Stalin was not very satisfied with Zhukov's words, because he wanted to hold on to the Kursk region, but Stalin was not a fool after all, and he also wanted to ask the opinion of other high-ranking generals:

"Vasilevsky, what kind of strategy should we adopt in the Kursk region?"

Vasilevsky was a famous general like Zhukov, and his views were completely consistent with Zhukov's, and today it was necessary to take this opportunity to convince Comrade Stalin that the Red Army really could not afford such endless losses, because everyone under the age of forty-five was being drafted into the army, even women.

"Great Comrade Stalin, I think we must at present abandon the Kursk region and increase the strength of the Moscow defense circle by transferring all the more than 900,000 troops into the Moscow defense circle.

Coupled with the weapons and equipment provided to us by Britain and the United States, our more than 900,000 troops are more effective than those in Kursk, and as long as more than 900,000 elite troops join the Moscow defense circle, it will be at least two or three times more difficult for the German army to capture Moscow. ”

Although Stalin's command art is only equivalent to a regiment-level cadre, Stalin Stalin also has his own advantages, that is, he knows and employs people, and Zhukov and Vasilevsky were single-handedly raised by Stalin.

These two men were infinitely loyal to Stalin, and Stalin trusted them very much, and both of them suggested abandoning Kursk, and Stalin, after thinking for a moment, felt that what they said made sense.

Stalin continued to pace around the room with his pipe in his mouth, and the only sound in the room was Stalin's footsteps, and after a while, Stalin spoke:

"I have decided to transfer all the troops of Kursk back to Moscow, and then to fight the Germans in Moscow, where I am sure that the Germans will chase after our retreating troops. Comrade Zhukov, as the commander-in-chief of the Moscow garrison, please be ready to retreat and cope with the pursuit of the Germans. ”

When everyone heard that Stalin had finally made up his mind to abandon the Kursk region, which was like a chicken rib, their faces immediately rejoiced, and then they replied in unison:

"Guaranteed to get the job done."

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Although Rommel was not distracted to care about the trivial things inside Germany, he was not easy, more than 5 million troops on the Eastern Front, all kinds of material consumption, every day is a huge amount of data.

The further the front advanced into the territory of the Soviet Union, the greater the logistical pressure on Germany, and when Germany was about to engage in the Battle of Kursk, the front-line armies reacted:

"There was a serious shortage of ammunition, the soldiers were extremely tired, and the armies of the front line requested a week of repairs while waiting for the supply of various supplies."

Rommel came from the grassroots to the throne of the Führer, and Rommel must have been very clear about the difficulties of the soldiers. In the year and a half since Germany started the war, the German army units have barely been recuperated.

Now the front-line armies are asking for a week's rest, and in the midst of a serious shortage of ammunition, even if Rommel wants to be under Moscow very much, he cannot refuse the request of the front-line armies.

Forced by the status quo, Rommel had to order the armies of the front to retreat thirty kilometers, disengage from contact with the Soviet troops, and then rest for a week. ”

There was no mistake in Rommel's order! Since you want to rest, you must get out of contact with the Soviet army! This order is not wrong in normal times.

But this order was very wrong at a time when Stalin was preparing to withdraw the 900,000 Soviet troops from the Kursk region.

Zhukov originally planned to pay the price of 200,000 casualties for the retreat of 900,000 troops, but as a result, the Germans took the initiative to retreat 30 kilometers, and Zhukov immediately seized the golden opportunity to organize the retreat of his troops overnight.

Even in such a very favorable situation of retreat, Zhukov tried his best to retreat. For example, he had his troops make dummies out of dry grass before retreating, and then dressed them and placed them in the trenches.

Zhukov also put the retreat at night, all the car lights were completely turned off, and only the moonlight advanced, so that although the German reconnaissance planes patrolled the skies over the Kursk region every day, they did not find the great retreat of the Soviet troops, and more than 900,000 Soviet troops jumped out of Kursk without knowing it.

Moscow, which originally had only more than 1.5 million defensive troops, soared to 2.4 million troops, and Moscow, which already had perfect fortifications, was unprecedentedly strong after receiving more than 900,000 Soviet troops, and it was no longer so easy for the German army to easily take Moscow.

If the Germans had enough ammunition, the more than 900,000 Soviet troops would not be able to run, if the Germans did not rest, the more than 900,000 Soviet troops would still not be able to run, and if Rommel did not give the order to retreat 30 kilometers, the more than 900,000 Soviet troops would still not be able to run.

But there was no if in the war, and Rommel, the time-traveler who did not have the ability to predict, finally made his first major mistake, which happened when he had the "Eye of God". If Rommel used the "Eye of God" to look at the Kursk region casually, even if the "Eye of God" could not see the situation clearly at night, it should be no problem to find the clues of the retreat of the Soviet army!

As long as Rommel thought of this, he wanted to give himself a few slaps in the face, there is no regret in the world about the sale of medicine, since the Soviet troops ran to the Moscow defense circle, then rest with confidence, and at the same time step up the transportation of ammunition to the front line.

Meet the upcoming decisive battle in Moscow. (To be continued.) )