Chapter 428: The firefighters are not in a rut

readx; The time has entered December, the weather is getting colder and colder, on the Western Front, due to the insufficient preparation of the German army in advance, coupled with the stubborn resistance of the Soviet army, the siege of Moscow began to slowly fall into a stalemate stage, as long as it takes less than half a month, the Soviet army can carry out counterattack operations. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

However, at this critical moment, the accident happened again, on the surface the Soviets were ready, although the Germans attacked the Soviet Union, but they signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union in the East, so under the premise of ensuring the security of the East, the Soviet Red Army continued to transfer troops from the Far East to the Western Front.

At the beginning, it was exactly like this, with the confrontation between Su Dao and Chairman Jiang again, the Soviets were more relieved, but who would have thought that the Soviets had fallen into a misunderstanding.

They were confused by the smoke bombs released by Su Dao, and the confrontation with Chairman Chiang was actually to prepare for war with the Soviet Union, and when the Soviets transferred troops to the Western Front for the last time, less than three days after the troops set off, Su Dao's Army Group North attacked the Soviet Union in an all-out way.

In just half a month, the tanks and fighters of the Far Eastern Military District were completely destroyed, and more than 90 percent of the heavy equipment and air force were lost on the first day of the war.

The start was very smooth, as smooth as the battlefield on the Western Front, and a large number of Soviet fighters were killed on the first day of the war.

However, in desperation, the Soviets had no choice but to transfer the transferred Soviet Red Army back to the Far Eastern Military District, but it was delayed for nearly six days that it was precisely these six days that allowed Army Group North to occupy a large number of advantages.

The Kremlin, the symbol of the Soviet Union, was where Stalin stayed throughout World War II, even when the Germans surrounded the capital, Moscow.

But the Kremlin was surprisingly intact, and according to the descriptions of German aces after the war, before each mission, they were given a photograph of the Kremlin and other outbuildings, clearly marked with the targets of the bombing.

But those ace pilots were always unable to find the specific location of the Kremlin, as if they had disappeared from Moscow, and it was these camouflages that confused those German ace pilots and made a great contribution to the preservation of the Kremlin.

At this time, the Kremlin had completed the camouflage design, and although the Luftwaffe often reconnoitred in the air, it just couldn't find the location of this palace.

Stalin held a cigarette in his right hand, and every now and then he took two puffs vigorously, and his frown never let go, and everyone in the conference room also showed worried faces, as if they were making some difficult decisions.

Seeing that the situation in Moscow was about to improve and victory was imminent, but at this time, bad news came from the Far Eastern Military District, and in just half a month, Army Group North occupied a large area of the Soviet Union and annihilated hundreds of thousands of Soviet Red Army.

This is undoubtedly tantamount to making matters worse for the Soviet Union, which did not have enough troops, and although they could complete a counterattack without calling on the forces of the Far Eastern Military District for the time being, the threat in the Far East will always exist.

It is precisely because of the existence of this threat in the Far East that even if the Soviet side repels the German troops, it is impossible to continue to pursue the victory, and as long as the German offensive is thwarted, they must find a way to save the situation in the Far East as soon as possible.

Once Army Group North was allowed to go smoothly as if it were in a no-man's land, the Soviet Union's position in the international arena would be awkward, and it was not the international status of the Soviet Union that worried Stalin the most.

But the situation in the Far East, where the Red Army in the Soviet Far East can be said to have lost a quarter, but the losses on the side of Army Group North were not significant, and according to the reported figures, the losses were estimated at less than 50,000 men.

For a Northern Army Group with more than 3 million troops, the casualties of less than 50,000 people are simply a drizzle, and even if it fights, the Far Eastern Military District will not be able to consume too many enemy troops, and in the end, after the collapse of the Far Eastern Military District, then the Soviet Union's in-depth advantage will be gone.

The arsenal in the center will be directly threatened by Army Group North, and the Soviet military-industrial system will most likely be destroyed, and the situation of the troops will be even worse, and the supply of weapons and ammunition will be even less than it is now.

At this time, Stalin had no idea, he didn't know how to choose, Su Dao's sudden entry into the war completely disrupted Stalin's plan, even if he had gradually gained an advantage in front of him, Stalin still couldn't be happy.

Stalin looked at Zhukov, who was known as a firefighter, a man who had repeatedly offended Stalin, who had repeatedly made contrary opinions to Stalin, who had also been repeatedly removed from his post by Stalin, and then climbed back up.

But every choice was correct, before the Battle of Moscow, that is, during the Battle of Kiev, Stalin had removed Zhukov because of a suggestion, and Zhukov's decision turned out to be correct, but it was too late, resulting in the Soviet Red Army losing hundreds of thousands of soldiers in vain.

Later, Moscow encountered difficulties, and Zhukov was sent to Moscow to command the operation, and after several months of hard struggle, the war finally turned around, but now it ......

"Comrade Zhukov, please tell us your opinion, and let's have a good discussion."

Seeing that Zhukov didn't mean to express his position, Stalin was also a little anxious, thinking of the previous events, Stalin had to change his attitude, and the meaning was also obvious, that is, to tell Zhukov, if you have an idea, say it, let's discuss it together, no matter whether it is successful or not, I will not embarrass you.

"Comrade Stalin, I don't have any good ideas about the current situation, but I don't think we have the energy to fight on two fronts at the moment, so I think the focus of our discussion should be on how to avoid fighting on two fronts."

Zhukov frowned and said worriedly.

Zhukov really didn't have any good solutions, but he still wouldn't say some immature suggestions in his heart, so as not to make Stalin feel uncomfortable and repair him.

"But how can we avoid fighting on two fronts?"

Stalin frowned slightly, and continued to ask with a solemn face.

"I haven't thought of this yet."

Zhukov shook his head and said helplessly.

"Comrade Zhukov!"

Stalin was a little angry, shouted out to Comrade Zhukov heavily, stared at him a little angrily, and looked very dissatisfied.

Stalin didn't believe that Zhukov would have no choice, but this method may not be very mature, so Zhukov will not say it for the time being, or it may make Stalin feel dissatisfied, so he didn't say it, but how can Stalin manage so much? As I said earlier, if there are any suggestions, let's discuss them together, and I will not hold you responsible.

Lao Tzu has talked to this point, you are still secretive, you can't help but ignore me, right? Stalin, who felt that his authority was being challenged, was eager to remove Zhukov immediately.

But in the blink of an eye, with the removal of Zhukov, then who should be in charge of Moscow? And what about the next war? So Stalin had to forcibly endure it.

"Comrade Stalin, I don't say it because this idea is ridiculous and immature, and I haven't thought of a complete plan yet, and I'm afraid that everyone will be psychologically uncomfortable if I say it, so please forgive me for my difficulties."

Zhukov continued to push and obstruct unmoved.

Just kidding, how is this advice possibly said? Not to mention that Stalin was angry, even if he wanted to shoot him immediately, he didn't dare to say it, besides, he didn't know Stalin's style of acting, and if he didn't do it, he would be unlucky, and there were few examples of settling accounts after the autumn?

"Comrade Zhukov, this idea of yours will save tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, of the people of the Soviet Union, do you want to let so many people suffer because of your reservations? Comrade Zhukov, in the name of the Soviet Union, I assure you that, no matter what this proposal may be, no one will use this matter to embarrass you. ”

Stalin said very angrily in his heart, the more Zhukov didn't say it, the more he felt that Zhukov had an idea, but now Zhukov didn't say it, he couldn't use force, so he could only compromise with Zhukov for the time being.

According to Stalin's surname, let alone compromise with a certain person, even if Lenin stands here, he will not give him face, Stalin is an extremely individualistic person, so after Zhukov challenged his bottom line one after another, Stalin secretly made a decision, as long as this matter passes, Stalin will clean up Zhukov even if he finds an excuse.

"The method is very simple, now we can only choose one of the two, either continue to fight with the Soviet Union, completely abandon the Far East, the Northern Army Group of the Soviet Union is insufficient, and we have land depth protection, even if he is allowed to garrison one place at a time, the more than three million troops will be divided before he reaches the central region. Then we can fight the Germans with all our might, defeat the Germans as soon as possible, and at the same time work hard to develop our military industry and improve the equipment of the troops as soon as possible.

After defeating the Germans, we can turn around and clean up the Northern Army Group of Sudao, because they are scattered in various areas, and we can easily destroy them with our superiority in numbers, and if they gather back, then we can also recover some of the lost ground without bloodshed.

But this is just a bold gamble, the original intention of this idea comes from the current situation, once Su Dao increases the army group in the north, we will become more passive, and it is even possible that they will occupy the military industry in the central region, I heard that there are at least one million reserve troops in the northeast of the Far East, and there are at least three army groups in the territory of the Chinese Empire, one of which is to defend the mainland, and two army groups are mobile corps.

Then once Su Dao transfers at least 1.66 million troops of these two mobile corps to the Northern Army Group, we will be even more passive, and Su Dao's recent recruitment has not stopped, and the most important thing is that a group army of 830,000 people is their basic establishment, and I can't confirm how many troops each of their group armies has.

Therefore, Comrade Stalin, I do not mention this method because I have not yet thought of a countermeasure, and I am constantly deliberating on some solutions, but the current situation is really beyond the means. ”

Zhukov not only said what he thought, but also gave the reason for his own idea, and he wanted to tell Stalin exactly that he was not thinking about the Soviet Union, but that he really did not come up with a way.

After listening to Zhukov's words, Stalin once again fell into deep thought, maybe Zhukov's previous approach was correct, this method is indeed very risky for them, and there is no certainty.

So where do they go from here? Stalin was always looking for a solution around the idea of avoiding two-front warfare, and he was always thinking about which side to give up. Which side to attack? (To be continued.) )