781 Sunset of the Soviet Empire Eight Kremlin underground farce

General Zhukov undoubtedly possessed amazing intelligence and outstanding military command ability, which has long been verified by history, although there is only one person who knows this fact in this time and space! That is Marshal Luo Yaoguo, who is far away in Wuhan. When he heard that General Zhukov had already become chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, he really expected that the Red God of War would perform beyond his imagination in the final performance of the Soviet Empire -- of course, this was purely a military strategist's sympathy for a good opponent.

Now, Luo Yaoguo is standing in a war room in his General Staff, slowly pacing around a huge electric sand table. Lesinskaya sat on a chair and stared at her man curiously with wide eyes. For a whole afternoon, this guy didn't pay attention to anything serious, just fiddling with all kinds of small models representing the troops on this sand table showing the terrain of the western part of the Soviet Union, as if a child was playing with his beloved toys, did he think the upcoming battle of Moscow was a game?

As the chief of the general staff of the Chinese National Defense Forces for many years, Luo Yaoguo unconsciously developed the habit of making bold assumptions and thinking from the standpoint of an enemy military strategist who planned and commanded operations. Now he is deducing the course of the defense of Moscow from Zhukov's standpoint. It wasn't because the war required him to do it, it was purely a personal hobby...... In fact, Luo Yaoguo felt that in the next battle of Moscow, the commander-in-chief of the German Eastern Front, von . General Bock will definitely be able to defeat Zhukov. It's not because of Feng. Bock's military command art was higher than that of Zhukov, and he was really von . The cards in Bock's hand are too good, and Zhukov has a stinky deck of cards that he can't win no matter how he plays!

In the face of this stinky deck, how will Zhukov play? The intentions of the fascist German high command were clearly there. They were now divided into two routes, one was the armored group under the command of Guderian, and their task was to cooperate with the White Russian army under the command of Tukhachevsky to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Red Army, the North-Western Front, which had just been defeated in the Battle of Tver and was now staying in the vicinity of Torzhok.

On the other hand, the Wehrmacht was led by von Von. The main force of the German army on the Eastern Front commanded by General Bock, although this army is not equipped with strong armored forces and the degree of mechanization is not high, it is basically a large army of horse-drawn artillery, but their number is very amazing, with a total strength of nearly 2 million people! This army began to cross the Soviet-German border on 3 May and began attacking cities that had been fortified under Stalin's orders. They patiently surrounded the fortress cities of Smolensk, Bryansk, Kurchatov, Belgorod and other fortresses one by one, and then launched an attack with the support of more than 10,000 large-caliber artillery pieces and three or four thousand aircraft. And then there are the heroic deeds of the GCIST warriors, who were wiped out in epic battles...... Under the overwhelming strength and firepower, the resistance of the Soviet Red Army could only play the role of delaying the enemy's attack, but could not defeat them. If it had been October 1938, perhaps this delay would have made sense, but unfortunately it was only the end of May, and the old man was still napping in the Arctic Ocean in winter, and it was impossible to rescue these heroic Bolsheviks.

Luo Yaoguo felt that the current situation of the Soviet army was completely broken and there was no help! The 1 million men of the Northwest Front (in fact, only 900,000) will be wiped out by the end of June at the latest. Bock's army would also approach Moscow from the west and southwest. Guderian's armored forces may also come to intersperse the encirclement, going around to the east of Moscow, cutting off the city from the rear of the Soviet army. At the same time, Tukhachevsky's 1.5 million White Russian troops would approach from the northwest of Moscow. By early July, Moscow would be surrounded by the armies of fascist Germany and Tsarist Russia, and they would have four months to wipe out the hundreds of thousands of Soviet Red Army troops entrenched in Moscow...... Maybe even persuasion! The status of the Romanov dynasty in the minds of the Russians and the status of the Manchu dynasty in the eyes of the Chinese cannot be compared at all!

But in the face of such a situation, what will Zhukov do? And how will he defend Moscow? And Stalin has declared more than once during this time that he will stay in Moscow and fight to the end...... Is that true?

Thinking of this, he glanced back at Natalie. "Natalie, do you think Stalin will fight to the end in Moscow?"

"Who? Stalin? Natalie smiled disdainfully, "He's not a fool!" He will simply let Moscow fight to the end, and then quietly flee himself. ”

"Where to flee?"

"Transcaucasia, or the Urals." Natalie thought for a moment and said in an accentuated tone: "I think he will go to Transcaucasia, which is his homeland." It also borders Persia and Turkey, and can escape to Persia at any time. ”

"Flee to Persia?" A wicked smile flashed across Luo Yaoguo's face. "That's a great place......

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At this time Georgi. Konstantinovich. Zhukov had already seen the situation clearly, because he had always been superstitious about the strategic principle of the battle of the main forces, that is, the principle of assembling a powerful assault group in a decisive direction and fighting a decisive battle with the enemy in order to achieve the maximum results in a short time. The Soviet high command ignored the huge superiority possessed by the enemy, and mistakenly concentrated the main forces of the Soviet army again and again into battles with the superior enemy, and finally caused serious consequences! The strategic main forces of the Soviet army were either annihilated or surrounded. If nothing else, the enemy will most likely win the entire war this summer, and the Soviet Fatherland will soon be destroyed!

Therefore, the time has come to change the erroneous operational guiding ideology of the past, and the war against the fascist invaders, against the Romanov dynasty, is not a short-term war with a quick solution, it is a protracted struggle. And Moscow's gains and losses were not the most crucial factor in determining the outcome of the war, even without Moscow, without Leningrad, the Bolsheviks could continue the struggle until all enemies were expelled from the territory of the USSR! Therefore, the impending battle for the defense of Moscow should not be a battle to determine the survival of the Soviet Fatherland, but to buy time and prepare the Bolshevik Party for a long war.

Based on this line of thinking, Zhukov drew up a battle plan to attract the attention of Germany and Belarus with the Battle of Moscow in order to cover the transfer of important supplies, personnel and elite troops, which was approved by the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Immediately orders for troop movements were issued from the Soviet base camps, and the veteran units, which had been formed for a long time and had been tested by the harsh war, were ordered to secretly board a train or ship leaving Moscow under the cover of night and go to the distant Caucasus Mountains. At the same time, various cities east of Moscow were ordered to mobilize additional "rifle divisions". These troops were poorly equipped, poorly trained, and even uneven in personnel, most of them were middle-aged uncles, and when they entered Moscow, they were not high-spirited, but tearful, and they only thought about their wives and children who would never be seen again.

The Northwestern Front, which remained in Torlock, was instructed to hold on and wait for reinforcements. Of course, there will be no reinforcements. However, in order to form more cannon fodder units to replace the old units with combat experience in Moscow, the Northwestern Front had to make one last use of its residual heat. On 8 June, 12 days after the end of the Battle of Tver, the 850,000-strong North-Western Front (50,000 had already left from the north) was surrounded by 1.5 million White Russian troops and German armoured groups. The battle, which was attended by more than 2.6 million people, lasted until the end of June...... The final result, of course, was the annihilation of the Soviet North-Western Front, and the commander of the Front, Marshal Konev (posthumously), commanded the troops to fight to the end for the sake of his family, who had already gone to Tbilisi! I also committed suicide by drinking bullets in the bullet shelter room of the headquarters. However, not everyone in his 850,000 army had the consciousness to dedicate themselves to the cause, and the results of the post-war statistics were: about 150,000 people died in battle, and the remaining 700,000 were all taken prisoner!

On June 30, after confirming the news of the total annihilation of the North-Western Front, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union met in the shelter department under the Kremlin. At this time, German planes were still attacking Moscow as usual, and the roar of bombing and artillery shelling penetrated the thick layers of soil and reached here, as if they were singing an elegy to the dying Soviet Empire. The Politburo was listening to a report by the Chief of the General Staff, General Zhukov, on the latest war situation, which was also attended by the People's Commissar of Defense Marshal Budyonny and the commander of the Moscow Front, Colonel-General Rokossovsky.

The conference room in the Kremlin's basement is beautifully decorated and furnished with plush furnishings that look like the Kremlin's interior offices. Stalin, as usual, paced slowly on the long carpet beside the table, and the Politburo members sat at the table, all of whom were listening intently to General Zhukov's presentation of the somewhat sinister situation at present and, of course, the bright future of the Bolshevik Party!

"The Battle of Tollock was undoubtedly a strategic success!" Zhukov, frowning and making a concluding speech, said: "This battle crushed the conspiracy of the fascist enemy to destroy the USSR in three months!" Bought time for the preparation of the defense of Moscow, for the transfer of important supplies and personnel to Transcaucasia. As of this morning, 20 divisions of elite troops have secretly withdrawn from Moscow, while 32 newly formed infantry divisions have entered Moscow, and about 60 percent of the weapons, ammunition, and supplies in the main weapons and material reserve warehouses in Moscow have been transported. The remaining supplies were enough to support the defenders for more than a month to defend the city.

In addition, the Battle of Tollock also greatly depleted the strength of the fascist German army and the White Russian bandit army. According to intelligence, more than 40% of the armored clusters of the fascist German army have been damaged (damaged or destroyed, as for the specific proportion, refer to the Japanese puppet army). The casualties of the White Russian army also exceeded 200,000 and temporarily lost the ability to continue fighting (under recuperation). Therefore, the enemy's encirclement of Moscow will be later than expected, and it is estimated that the German armored forces will not be able to resume the offensive until around July 10, and the encirclement of Moscow will be completed by the end of July at the earliest. ”

After Zhukov's report, there was an unsettling silence in the room. At the end of July, Moscow will be surrounded! That is, if you can't leave Moscow before this and go to Tbilisi, then everything is over! But Stalin and Molotov until this morning announced on the radio that they would stay in Moscow and fight the fascist enemy to the end!

Stalin smoked his pipe for a long time, and finally, after several hesitations, he spoke with difficulty: "Now is the time to make a decision, the final fall of Moscow looks inevitable." But we need time to consolidate our base in Transcaucasia, so we need to defend Moscow as long as possible. It's best to hold out until October or November, when in a few days the snow will block the road to Transcaucasia and we will have a chance to breathe. With that, he paused again and took a deep breath. The key factor in the defense of Moscow is morale! As long as the army still has morale, we can fight in the fortifications on the outskirts of Moscow, in the fortified buildings of the city of Moscow, in Red Square and in the Kremlin! But the question is, how do you maintain morale? In my opinion, the Red Army fighters will be able to hold out to the end only if the members of the Politburo and the members of the Revolutionary Military Committee, sitting here, lead by example and insist on directing the battle in the city of Moscow! ”

"Nope! This is irresponsible! Without hesitation, Zhukov retorted loudly: "Dear Comrade Stalin! You are the leader of the entire Soviet people, not the leader of the city of Moscow! You can't forget about your responsibilities just because you love Moscow too much! If you have something in Moscow, what courage do the commanders and fighters of the Red Army who retreated to Transcaucasia have to fight? So please leave Moscow immediately! ”

Stalin's face suddenly became gloomy, he gritted his teeth, and tried to make a look of rage. "Comrade Zhukov, do you know what you are talking about? Your remarks do not look like a chief of the General Staff at all, but like a simple-minded soldier! You're too naïve in these things! ”

"In that case, Comrade Stalin, I can immediately resign from the post of Chief of the General Staff." Zhukov's face sank like water, and his tone was calm and authentic.

Stalin's face turned pale, he looked at Zhukov with an angry expression, and then seemed to suppress his anger for a while, and said: "Comrade Zhukov, I have decided to remove you from the post of Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, demote you to the post of deputy commander of the Caucasian Front, and commander of the 1st Guards Army, and after the meeting is over, you will go to Tbilisi to take up your post!" ”

"Comrade Stalin! I also feel that you should leave Moscow as soon as possible! Molotov also dared to be blunt at this moment, and he said loudly: "In the name of a member of the Politburo, I propose to vote in the Politburo, and I agree to ask Comrade Stalin to move to Tbilisi before the enemy encircles Moscow, please raise your hand." With that, he raised his left hand, and then almost all the Politburo members in the room raised their hands in favor of the proposal, except for Stalin himself......

Stalin now seems to be in the minority in the Politburo! He was silent there with a gloomy face, and after an unknown amount of time, he said in a deep voice: "Then I ask the Politburo to remove me from all my posts, and I will participate in the defense of Moscow as an ordinary GCD member!" ”

Of course, his proposal was rejected by the Politburo members, and once again a resolution was passed by a show of hands, demanding that Stalin leave Moscow by July 15! He went to Tbilisi and continued to lead the Bolshevik Party in the fight to the end against all enemies.

"Okay!" Stalin, as if dejected, said: "I am a GCD member and should be unconditionally obedient to organizational arrangements. I can leave Moscow on July 15, but how are we going to explain it to the Red Army fighters who are holding Moscow? ”

"No explanation is needed." NKVD Yagoda said: "We have already found a stand-in for you, and in addition, I ask you to leave a few recordings of your speeches before leaving Moscow." With these things, we can convince everyone that you are still commanding the battle in Moscow. ”

"And who will command the defense of Moscow?" Stalin added: "If we all leave, Moscow will be leaderless." ”

"Well, then I'll stay! Anyway, I'm too old to contribute more to the country, so let me die in Moscow! "Budyonny, who spoke, the family of the old marshal has been evacuated to Tbilisi, and has been appointed commander of the Moscow Front...... At this time, no matter how uninteresting he is, he is not a good Bolshevik!

"Nope! You won't die in Moscow! Stalin exhaled softly, and the expression on his face was much gentler. Dear Semyon. Mikhainovich (Budyonny), the NKVD has already arranged for two Ford three-engine aircraft of American production to be on standby at an airstrip in the city of Moscow. Get on the plane whenever you think Moscow is about to fall. I have ordered that a dacha has been prepared for you in Tbilisi, where you will become our Deputy People's Commissar of Defense. At this point, Stalin's tone was a little calmer. I hope you can lead the military and civilians of Moscow to fight at least until October 1938. ”

Hearing this, Budyonny's eyebrows, which had just been stretched, tightened again, and he sighed and said, "Joseph. Vissarionovich (Stalin), do you know that now there are only 62 divisions in the city of Moscow that are not in place in terms of personnel and equipment! There were fewer than 800 cannons, and each cannon had only 5 bases. There are no tanks, there are no planes, there are not even many anti-aircraft guns, the situation of the infantry is not good, many soldiers have not undergone the necessary training at all, and three people share a rifle, such a situation is really ......"