Chapter 480: The word to save someone's life

readx;??? How Zhukov led a group of generals fled to Moscow in embarrassment, I will not go into details. The pen and the www.biquge.info only said that when Stalin saw with his own eyes the tragic scene of Zhukov and his high-ranking generals after fleeing all the way to the Kremlin.

Zhukov has always been famous in Russian military circles for his neat and tidy clothes, and it is rumored in Russian military circles how clean Zhukov is? In a word, even if a shell explodes next to him, he will not take the initiative to lie down and stain his clothes.

But at this time, Zhukov was covered with jet-black oil stains all over his body, and there was no clean place on his body. Not to mention the rest of the generals.

When these generals saw Stalin, they did not report to Stalin why they had left the soldiers and civilians of Leningrad and fled back on their own.

Instead, they either knelt on the ground, or sat on the ground and wept, even Zhukov was not surprised, seeing this situation in front of him, Comrade Stalin was stunned all of a sudden:

"What's the matter, which of these iron-clad generals of mine was not killed in the sea of corpses and blood, what scene have you not seen? Why did they cry collectively today? ”

All of a sudden, Stalin forgot to ask these generals for their crimes, and turned to constantly comforting the generals in front of him.

Stalin was the first to pick up Zhukov, fearing that Zhukov would be frightened, and he asked him in rare tender words what had happened and why they had suddenly returned to Moscow, which had not been heard from since Leningrad had sent a letter to Moscow three days earlier that it was being attacked by the Germans. What the hell is going on in Leningrad?

Zhukov stabilized his heart and said sadly: "Comrade Stalin, Leningrad has been reduced to ashes. We had to run back. ”

"What? Leningrad had millions of soldiers and civilians, including 300,000 regular troops, and countless armaments. Why did it lose so quickly? Stalin was shocked.

"Comrade Stalin, the Germans have used a new incendiary bomb this time, this incendiary bomb is so powerful that even a little spark on it will be burned to ashes, whether it is a person or an object.

What's even more harmful is that this incendiary bomb will explode in the air, which invisibly increases the power of this incendiary bomb. As a result of the devastating blow on the first night all our communications facilities and airfields in Leningrad.

At the same time, dozens of anti-aircraft positions were carpet-bombed by the Germans. So we had no way to get the message out there, let alone stop the Germans from bombing continuously.

In this way, after three days of heavy bombardment, Leningrad was almost a blank slate, with only a few tens of thousands of 300,000 regular troops escaping, and a few million casualties among the millions of people.

After the noon bombardment on the third day, a full 2,000 tanks and armored vehicles of the German Army Group North began to rampage through Leningrad, and as a result of the interruption of our chain of command, the positions were devastated. As a result, the German armored clusters broke through the defenses we had set up inside the city in an instant.

We, the generals who were hiding in underground dugouts, watched as enemy tanks were about to storm the headquarters. If it weren't for the desperate resistance of the soldiers guarding the headquarters, we wouldn't even have a chance to get on the plane and escape. Zhukov stopped crying and began to explain.

"Aren't your airfields bombed? The whole city is surrounded by German armored forces again, where did you get the planes? "Stalin was always suspicious.

Speaking of this, Zhukov said embarrassedly: "When we were retreating outside the city, we happened to see that the people of the Huaxing branch had just pulled out a plane from the underground hangar, so we borrowed this plane. ”

Seeing Zhukov's flushed face, Stalin knew that they must have used some disgraceful means to requisition the Huaxing company's planes.

You must know that the current Huaxing company is very large, as the only airline in the whole world to open international routes in Russia, Stalin has always taken good care of Huaxing's business in Russia.

But those are all small things, and the most important thing now is how to end it. Now that Leningrad has also been occupied, the next target must be Moscow, which today has a million regular troops.

Originally, Stalin was still very confident in defeating the German offensive, but now that he heard that the Germans had such a powerful incendiary bomb, I am afraid that Moscow's chances of holding it are much smaller.

After all, the entire German Army Group Center had nearly two million men, plus the Southern Army and the Northern Army could send another million people to attack. It is believed that it will not be long before an army of at least three million people will launch an offensive on Moscow.

Thinking that he had only a million regular troops, and then thinking of the enemy's unknown incendiary bombs, Stalin suddenly felt that his confidence was insufficient. It seems that it will not work if the Far Eastern Army Group is not transferred to the west.

And Zhukov was like a roundworm in Stalin's stomach, only to see Zhukov step forward and suggest to Stalin: "Now that the Germans are strong, Moscow is an easy and difficult place to attack, and at the same time, seeing that winter is coming, it is better to immediately send the Far Eastern Army to the west to reinforce Moscow."

At that time, there will be two million regular troops in Moscow, and with two million against three million German troops on an expedition, we have a good chance of victory. And it's almost September now. As long as it can last for three months, the coldest winter will definitely help us Russia to return to victory.

And even if we can't turn defeat into victory, as long as we hold on for another three months, our latest five million Russian-trained recruits will be able to go to war. At that time, we will be able to crush the German army with absolute superiority.

It's just that the problem now is that the Far Eastern Army is actively defending against the Japanese in the Far East, and if they are transferred, the Far East will be empty, so that even if the Japanese do not want to attack Russia, they will take advantage of the weakness. How good is that? ”

Seeing that Zhukov seemed to have a headache, Stalin didn't think much about it: "It doesn't matter, we still have a mercenary army available in the Far East." ”

"Oh? Who? Zhukov deliberately questioned.

"It is the distance between the Mazhan Mountains and the left in the Heihe area and the Manzhouli area. We can totally contact them and ask them to help us keep an eye on the Japanese for the time being. Stalin remembered the left-moving couple who had come to Moscow only a few days earlier.

"But let's not talk about whether these Chinese can agree, and even if they can agree, how much will it cost us?" In addition, seeing that the time was pressing, we notified them to come to the negotiation, and then we could not complete it without a month for both of us.

But in fact, in less than a month, the battle for Moscow will begin, and from the point of view of time, there is no hurry. Zhukov worried.

"It's okay, it's in a hurry, because the left is now in Moscow." Stalin said with certainty.

At the same time, a luxury hotel in Moscow, one of the 100 branches of the Peace Hotel, is located in the presidential suite.

Xiang Zuo and his wife, who had just been tired from a hard day, were drinking tea in the living room and talking to each other about their experiences in Moscow for the past few days.

"Moscow is a big place, but the city is too concentrated. If this place had been bombed like Leningrad the other day, I am afraid that our plan would not have been realized. At the same time, our lives are in danger. Sister Teng said with some concern.

"Don't worry, my uncle has already had a countermeasure, in order to bomb Leningrad, Hitler has used all the proximity fuses that my uncle sold him, even if there is still not much left.

If the incendiary bomb does not explode in the air, the effect of use will be greatly reduced. Besides, our hotel is not an ordinary hotel, you don't think that the light signs on the top floor of our hotel are for good looks, right?

Let me tell you, those letters are the abbreviation of the Peace Hotel, and with these letters, not only will the German planes not bomb, but even if the German tank forces attack them, they will have to take a detour. "Leisurely drinking tea to the left

Explained with a smoke ring.

"Oh, and such a good thing? It seems that the relationship between Li Tie and Hitler is really not ordinary. Sister Teng guessed.

"I can't say that, I can only say that I am a business partner, and everyone has to have some discounts to be true. However, I suppose that now that the news of the occupation of Leningrad by the Germans has spread throughout Moscow, I believe that soon Mr. Stalin will send someone to find the two of us. Xiang Zuo said confidently.

"Speaking of which, I want to ask, why did you help Zhukov and those people escape back to Moscow? I have seen Li Tie's plan, whether it is the Russians or the Germans, they will eventually be our enemies.

Why did Li Tie still help Zhukov, so that Russia would lose a general, wouldn't it? Why bother to take the initiative to send a plane, and tell them that they robbed it. Sister Teng asked suspiciously.

"There is no way to do this, Zhukov is an important chess piece of my uncle, so my uncle will not let him die in the hands of Stalin now, don't you see what is written in the trick that Zhukov got from the plane at that time?

I heard from the pilots who came back that Zhukov and the others thought that even if they fled to Moscow, they would be dead, and many of the generals even wanted to kill themselves by pulling out their guns.

In the end, it was our pilot who quietly gave Zhukov a note with a word written in Russian, and saved Zhukov and a group of them. ”

"Oh, what's so painful? One word can save so many people. Sister Teng couldn't believe it.

"There is only one word, but it is different if the signature is Li Tie, with my uncle's reputation and status in today's world, his words and deeds will make many people think deeply, not to mention that this is a golden and jade word is also a life-saving thing." Said lightly to the left.

"Don't sell it, what the hell? Say it. Sister Teng had run out of patience for a long time, urging.

Xiang Zuo smiled and said: "There is really only one word, and that is crying!" ”