At dusk, when the two armies were in the middle of the battle, snowflakes slowly fell from the gloomy sky. At this time, it was only the beginning of October. Usually only by the end of October does snowflakes fall in Moscow.

But this year it was so unusual, but the snow in Moscow had already arrived in early October.

"It's snowing......" Trotsky breathed a sigh of relief when he got the news, it was snowing. Then it means that the Allies will soon get rid of the air superiority of the German army.

Even their train guns will be affected to a certain extent. Logistics would also be greatly affected in a heavy snowfall, in short, at least for a long time, the Allies could avoid German bombardment and heavy shelling.

"It's snowing......" Rundstein looked at the snowflakes outside the headquarters, his face cloudy. It was snowing, bad news for the Germans, and good news at the same time.

The bad news was that once it snowed, it was difficult for German fighters to take to the skies. Even in the future, once there is a large area of snow, it will be extremely dangerous for the aircraft to take to the air for combat.

The artillery fire on the ground will also be affected in the ice and snow, and the snow will also affect the offensive of the troops. And probably roughly large-scale non-combat attrition.

None of this was good news, as it would be extremely troublesome for the attacking Germans to fall in the snow.

However, snow is also good news. The supply of the German army was affected, and so was the supply of the Soviet army. At the same time, the pace of support forces in various places, especially the support force of the National Defense Force, which has more than 300,000 men, will be forced to slow down.

At the same time, a large number of non-combat attrition will also appear among the Allied forces. This is for the troops on both sides. It was a very severe test. Whoever can win the battle in the ice and snow will be able to win the final victory.

"Report the weather here to Berlin and ask them to step up their supplies......" Rundstein ordered to the staff officers at all levels of the General Staff: "The Air Force and artillery will strike at Moscow at all costs!" ”

"We have to get ahead of the snow. Completely destroy the defenses of Moscow. After a pause, Rundstein added: "The armored forces should not be idle either, assisting the infantry in their assault on Moscow." ”

"I don't need to know the losses, and I don't need to see the casualty figures. I want Moscow! ”

Bock, commander of another army group, gave a similar order. Under this strict order, the Germans began a frantic assault on Moscow.

"Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! "Bombardment...... "Day and night, the German bombing and artillery bombardment seemed to have no end. Shells and bombs continued to explode in the city.

Numerous Allied forces were forced to withdraw from their fortifications and take refuge in bomb shelters. And the forward troops suffered the most serious blows, and the Germans mobilized a large number of PAK-38 anti-tank guns. Together with the tanks, assault on the Allied positions.

A large number of houses converted into fortifications were bombed into ruins during this day, and Moscow became a real "city that never sleeps". Everywhere there was smoke and fire, as well as the light of explosions.

The steel flames of the Germans grinned and tried to devour the city, where the scythe of death frantically harvested life. Day or night. Every moment, every moment, a large number of lives are simply lost.

Moscow's bomb shelters have been converted into a large number of field hospitals. It was full of wailing and screaming Allied soldiers. And not far from here is the general headquarters of the Allied forces.

Trotsky, Eisenhower, Montgomery, and others are now meeting here.

"By an hour ago, we had lost more than 80,000 troops. Most of them were caused by fortifications destroyed by German artillery fire......" Tukhachevsky said to several people with a gloomy face.

Even Tukhachevsky himself did not expect the battle to be so crazy and tragic. The loss of the first day alone was almost devastating.

The Germans were frantically attacking, and the Allies were desperately defending. The heavy firepower and armored forces of the German army posed a great threat to the Allies, and most of the Allied troops were almost killed and wounded on the German heavy artillery and armored units.

Between the infantry attacks, both sides suffered casualties. Generally. The losses of the Allies were somewhat greater.

“…… We cannot make a comprehensive count of the German losses, but according to rough estimates we killed and wounded at least about 40,000 German troops. Destroyed more than fifty of their tanks......"

The tanks of the Soviet army were all the earliest versions of the Tiger. And the Germans had a modified Tiger tank. Although the Soviets later received a batch of improved Tiger from the Wehrmacht, there was still a gap between them and the German army.

This gap led to their huge losses in battle. Usually Soviet tanks hit German tanks, only causing some damage to the opponent and not destroying them.

The German counterattack was a one-shot bomb of Soviet tanks to scrap metal.

The tanks of the American and British armies are not much better, and they will become targets for German tanks almost when they go into battle. The most tragic thing is that the American and British forces have not yet replaced the caliber of the tanks, and those small-caliber tank guns are simply not enough to pose a threat to the German Tiger.

However, the Allied forces, who discovered this problem, have begun to ask the Tiger side for the support of the Wehrmacht's Tiger tank drawings. They are working on the production of their own tanks based on the drawings of the Wehrmacht's active Tiger tanks provided by the Tiger Tu.

The next batch of tanks to arrive in the Soviet Union must be the new generation of main battle tanks they have developed.

"This snow is a good thing for us, but it is also a bad thing...... Tukhachevsky said with a wry smile after the report: "The heavy snow will cut off the support of the German army, and at the same time, their fighters will not be able to bomb us for the time being." ”

"But again, we will be affected. The support forces on the periphery were difficult to reach for a while. Especially the 300,000 Chinese troops, who would have taken about fifteen days to march. And this is simply not possible in the snow......"

"Heavy snow will cause us a large area of non-combat attrition, and I am sure that the German army will also face this problem. At the same time, there will be certain obstacles to their logistical support......"

After recounting all the possible effects and consequences of the heavy snowfall, Tukhachevsky looked at the crowd: "But in general, the benefits of this heavy snow outweigh the disadvantages for us. ”

One document after another was handed out to Eisenhower and others, and everyone was solemnly flipping through the report of the General Staff Exercise under the light.

"The snow came so suddenly that we were caught off guard. I'm sure the Germans were caught off guard ...... were caught off guard as well," Montgomery looked at the crowd and said, "Now it's up to both of us to see who can have the upper hand in this weather change." ”

"As expected, tomorrow the Germans will definitely launch an air strike." Eisenhower put down the report in his hand and said, "I took a look at the snow tonight, and it doesn't seem to be a lot of snow. So although it will have a certain impact on the take-off and landing of fighters, it can still be lifted into the air......"

"I've seen snowfall in Moscow over the years, and this snow came suddenly. The cooling was also very sudden, and the Germans had prepared a large number of aerial bombs to attack Moscow, so they could not choose to abandon the use of ......"

"That is to say, tomorrow as long as conditions permit, the Germans will still choose to take to the skies to fight......" Eisenhower looked at the crowd solemnly: "In other words, we are about to face a large area of bombing and shelling by the Germans......

"It's true that the amount of snow is not heavy today, and as long as it is handled properly, the fighter planes can indeed still be lifted into the air......," Tukhachevsky, who had been in contact with the Air Force and was very familiar with the weather conditions in the Soviet Union, said in a muffled voice.

While others were silent, everyone looked at Trotsky. At present, the highest governor here is the chairman of the Soviet. At least on the surface, Eisenhower and Montgomery had to follow his command.

"How long will it take for the rest of the reinforcements to arrive?!" Trotsky suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question, and Tukhachevsky replied with a pause.

"On the instructions of Comrade Trotsky, Comrade Stalin and Comrade Kalinin have already organized new troops. Comrade Zhukov is leading a newly formed corps of 80,000 men to arrive......"

"At the same time, the newly formed air force units of Commonwealth Canada are on vacation. Under the leadership of General Dowding, the transition was carried out. And the troops of the Allied side of the United States, about 150,000 men, have already crossed the Bering Strait......"

Tukhachevsky babbled a lot, and Eisenhower and others also added to the current state of preparedness in Britain and the United States. Broadly speaking, however, the only one that can now support Moscow is Zhukov's newly formed corps.

Even they are not short from what is now Moscow. On such a snowy day, no one dared to say when they would arrive. Moreover, even if they arrived, they would face an outer encirclement by the German army.

It was not easy to break the encirclement of the German army, and Zhukov's army of only 80,000 men was not favored by these generals.

"In other words, for a long time we will have to face the situation of fighting the Germans alone, right?!" Trotsky nodded after listening to everyone's statements.

Eisenhower and the others didn't squeak, and that's what they were actually trying to say. At least for more than a month, Moscow will not be able to receive much effective support.

If the snow continues like this, the situation could be even worse.

"So what else is there to say?! Just hit it! Trotsky smiled and said, "Can't the Germans fight us if they can fight us?!" If they want to bomb, bomb it! If you want to shell, let them shell! ”

"Fight it! We can't give up a house, a living room, a basement or even a street corner! Trotsky's smile suddenly retracted, and a hint of fierceness appeared on his face.

"Moscow, either their grave. Or, our grave! (To be continued......)

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