The positions were obtained, but the commanders of the two German armies did not have the slightest rejoicing. Bock and Rundstein got the news that the Soviet positions had been emptied, and they couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly.

"Our next battle will definitely be more difficult...... "Rundstein said with a wry smile: "I can't guarantee that we will be able to take Moscow before winter comes......"

Bock was also very talkative, he didn't expect the Soviet army to be so crisp. Directly take advantage of the night to withdraw all the troops directly out of the defensive line. Although the Germans had surveillance of the positions of the Soviet troops.

But it was mostly to prevent the Soviet army from sneaking up, and everyone never seemed to think about the fact that the Soviet army would retreat. Even Rundstein and Bock did not think that the Soviets would withdraw from their positions.

For months in a row, the Allies had given them the impression that they would not give up this position easily, no matter how inferior they were, and that was exactly what happened.

Had it not been for the news from the Wehrmacht, the arrival of train guns from the Germans, and the fact that the General Staff had told the commanders that they would suffer heavy losses even if they held their positions for the time being, the Allies would not have withdrawn from their positions.

They had no choice, the Germans were too strong. If the position is held out, the end is likely to be a heavy loss to the entire Allied army. And the position could not be held in the end.

In order to counteract the German superiority in heavy firepower, the Allies had no choice but to withdraw from their positions and withdraw towards Moscow. Their battle plan was to take advantage of the difficult terrain of Moscow to carry out street battles against the German army......

As long as the two sides form a battle situation in which I have you and you have me, then the German train artillery will lose its meaning. It was not possible for the Germans to use train guns without taking into account the danger of injuring their own troops.

And once it gets into street fighting, then the Allies have a big advantage. The whole of Moscow, under Trotsky's nearly half a year of repair, has been transformed into a huge fortress.

The inhabitants of the area have all been relocated, and almost all the houses have been built into fortifications. Once the Germans entered, they would face a variety of blows.

And Moscow, as the current capital of the Soviet Union and the former **, has never lacked air-raid shelters and hiding bunks. At the beginning of the German offensive, preparations for the defense of Moscow began.

After a long period of preparation, the Soviets built a large number of bomb shelters and hiding bunks throughout the city of Moscow. These fortifications, combined with the construction of the entire city, made it extremely difficult for the city to be captured.

And most importantly, the airspace of Moscow is limited. This made it easy for the Allied air forces to conduct defensive operations against their airspace. To put it simply, it would be more difficult for the German air force to assist its own side.

After all, urban combat is not positional combat, and many times the complex terrain can make it difficult for pilots to distinguish between friend and foe. If there were any more Allied fighters at this time, then the Germans would almost certainly be able to provide effective support to the soldiers in the city.

"Let's do a part of the tentative attack first, and if the French take Moscow, then we have to start preparing to surround them first." Rundstein was silent for a while, and then said, "I'll go back and ask the staff to draw up a battle plan." We can't let the German warriors be consumed like that. ”

"I agree with you, but what I am considering is whether our Führer, Your Excellency, agrees to do so......" Bock said with a wry smile, "and a string of victories has already carried him and the others away. If it weren't for the fact that we were in Moscow, perhaps we would have thought that defeating the Soviet Union would have been an easy task......"

Rundstein did not speak, he knew that what Bock said was the truth. The Soviet troops were so fragile that they were as fragile as rotten wood that had been dried up, and they could be blown down without even pushing a gust of wind.

As it turned out, the Germans easily routed the Soviets at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa. Not only did it cause a huge number of casualties for the Soviet army, but it even accomplished the feat of capturing millions of Soviet troops.

It was under the stimulus of this success that the German army continued to invest troops in an attempt to completely destroy the Soviet Union in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, things are not as simple as they think.

After a series of defeats, the Soviets gradually stabilized their position. The advantage of a vast territory is that they can have enough depth of defense.

As the Germans attacked step by step, the difficulty of their attack also increased. The Soviet troops, who gradually stabilized their positions, began to carry out a planned counterattack against the German army.

Until the beginning of the battle outside Moscow, the Soviets even organized a part of the partisans in the German-occupied areas to constantly try to disrupt the German supply lines.

"Bock, I'm starting to think that Joachim might have some skills. He first offered to negotiate with the Soviet Union, and we should probably heed it......"

Rundstein looked at Bock with a wry smile and said, "It's a pity...... We were all fascinated by victory, and we were still thinking about winning militarily at that critical moment......"

"Even if it's a negotiation, it's too late now. It is impossible for the Soviets to restart negotiations with us, and the tiger has made it clear that he belongs to the Allied camp......" Bock said with a calm face.

"In fact, if he hadn't annihilated those men, perhaps we would have had more men to test the Allied defenses in Moscow. And now, this bastard has already sent his troops to support Moscow! ”

Rundstein did not answer, and in fact the marshal was extremely disgusted with himself. Not for anything else, just because of what those idiots did in the USSR.

Civilians, women, and even children and the elderly are not things that a person with a conscience can do. Although war turns people into beasts, even beasts do not take pride in killing their own kind.

There is no other word for such a thing than the demons that crawl out of hell. The glory of a soldier can be obtained on the battlefield. But it's definitely not about bullying and abusing the weak.

"Marshal Rundstein, I know you don't have a good opinion of those people. In the same way, I don't have any affection for those cruel beasts. Bock saw what Lundstein was thinking and sighed.

"But at least, these people are much more capable than spaghetti. Becoming an ally with Mussolini is perhaps our biggest failure. Look what he's done in Ethiopia?! Even a pack of pigs is better than his spaghetti! In comparison, I think it's a bit useful to me......"

Rundstein had to admit that Bock's words made a lot of sense. Although Ben's army is a group of scum, at least this group of scum can still fight. Much better than spaghetti.

"Let's deal with this battle first......" Rundstein did not continue the topic, but said to Bock: "At the very least, we need to know whether we can take Moscow smoothly or not......"

At that time, the Germans did not immediately launch an attack on Moscow. Months of confrontation, defense, and offensive had almost exhausted the German army, and now they had largely encircled Moscow.

So Bock ordered the troops to enter the first trimming. At the same time, the General Staff began to be ordered to plan combat missions within the city of Moscow.

At the beginning of the campaign, the Germans could also observe Moscow through reconnaissance planes because of the Allied fighter planes that competed with the German army. It is even possible to bomb Moscow by bombers.

But as the campaign progressed step by step to the present, the Allied fighters were gradually able to compete with the German army. As a direct result of this, German reconnaissance planes could no longer observe Moscow without any problems.

What Bock and Rundstey are now doing is a photograph of the skies over Moscow that they acquired more than a month ago at the expense of three reconnaissance planes.

What is clearly visible from the photographs is the complexity and confusion of the entire Moscow terrain. It is clear that several people are being renovated to the streets and attics.

Rundstein and Bock were veterans, and they could tell at a glance that the Soviets were building fortifications.

This was not good news for the Germans. To put it simply, the Germans were about to face a huge Moscow fortress connected by the huge strength of the Soviet army and the mass of fortifications.

In fact, it is the best choice to face such a huge fortress under siege without attacking. But both Rundstein and Bock knew that the Soviet Union, which had been preparing for half a year, could not have failed to take into account the problems arising from the siege.

Moscow has always been the political center of the entire **, and there must have been a lot of material reserves here. It is not much easier to besiege them to death than to attack the city directly.

Moreover, if the siege is carried out until winter, then the Allies may not choose to fight back. Even if the Allies did not fight back, a few more months would have been enough for the Americans to form and train another unit to support the Soviet Union.

At that time, the situation of the German army will be even more difficult. The huge production capacity of the United States is enough for them to produce a huge amount of weapons and equipment in a few months.

And most seriously, Rundstein had received information that the Wehrmacht unit of the Tiger was heading towards Moscow after annihilating the Japanese army.

It took about fifteen days for them to arrive. That is: within half a month, if the German army cannot take Moscow, then they will most likely face an internal and external attack by the Allies.

The LTTE's expeditionary force this time had more than 300,000 troops. It can be seen from the ease with which they annihilated the Yue army that this force is definitely the elite unit in the hands of the tiger.

And once they are confronted by the Germans, and the Allies in Moscow will be launched in unison. Then the situation of the German army is worrying.

"I admire that tiger a little now......" The German veteran couldn't help but smile wryly as the staff put the results of all the deductions in front of Rundstein.

Fifteen days, this is the time it takes for the Chinese expeditionary force to arrive in Moscow. And this was the only time when the Germans broke through to Moscow. Unless the Germans can break their wrists, they will choose to evacuate Moscow after paying a huge price and casualties.

Otherwise, they had no choice but to capture Moscow before the arrival of the Chinese expeditionary force. Otherwise, once the expeditionary force arrives, then they will face a situation of internal and external attack.

"To be exact, we only have 10 days to attack. If we can't take Moscow, we'll have to retreat......" Bock also spoke at this time, but saw that his face was pale and frightening.

"Ten days! We take the outer positions, and we don't know if we can do it! Damn the Chinese ......"

'It's not the time to complain, we need to adjust our tactics. In particular, the use of the remaining mace bombs and train guns, if used correctly, is not without a chance to take Moscow......"

The Allied forces inside Moscow did not stop monitoring the Germans outside the city, but at the same time they did not take the initiative to attack the Germans.

The Germans, on the other hand, built on the fortifications abandoned by the Soviet army. Although it was repaired, the Germans still carried out a certain amount of manual labor.

No way, it's not that Bock doesn't want the soldiers to rest. But because of the war, this neighborhood has long been cleaned up by the Soviets. There was not a single person in the village, and most of the Soviet prisoners of war who could have been easily captured were now reduced to corpses.

Therefore, in order to prevent the Soviet army, the Germans could only use their own manpower to start building fortifications. And the German artillery also began to move towards the artillery positions.

With the photos of the previous German reconnaissance plane, the German General Staff planned the offensive route. At the same time, the landing points of the artillery bombardment were planned, and these coordinates were distributed to the artillery units.

The Germans were preparing, and the Soviets were not idle. They began to distribute anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, and sniper rifles to the troops below. A large number of Allied soldiers were scattered to all corners of Moscow.

The shelters were filled with people, and field hospitals, radio stations, and headquarters were set up in the air-raid shelters...... and so on. Trotsky and Eisenhower, among others, formed the Provisional Allied Command.

They will consolidate the Allied forces in this battle. Tukhachevsky, who returned to Moscow, also joined the command structure.

Because of his self-interest in the previous substitutions, both Montgomery and Eisenhower agreed that he would be the Allied commander in chief of the campaign.

"The Chinese expeditionary force of Qimudeng had 370,000 men, and it took them fifteen days to arrive in Moscow. I think we only need to hold out for even ten days, then the Germans will retreat without a fight......"

Tukhachevsky was also not polite and directly took over the command. However, he saw him at the military conference held by the Allies, facing Eisenhower and others: "The Germans cannot be stupidly waiting for the Chinese expeditionary force to kill, if they do not capture us within ten days, then they will have to choose to retreat......

"Unless they want to bury the entire German army in Moscow!" Tukhachevsky smiled and said: "With our weapons, troops, and preparations, I think they will completely capture Moscow within ten days." To put it simply, if the Germans were smart enough, they should have withdrawn from Moscow now. ”

Eisenhower looked at the route and agreed with Tukhachevsky. Unless the Germans withdrew, if they did not capture Moscow within ten days and did not withdraw, they would most likely face an Allied counterattack.

Under the combination of the inside and the outside, more than a million German troops could only be defeated. Even if they barely hold on, the Germans will suffer extremely heavy casualties. Recovery is difficult for at least for a while.

Perhaps they would have chosen to go on the defensive, but then the German attack on Moscow would have been completely meaningless. The arrival of winter will bury the whole of Moscow in the snow.

Without supplies and heavy firepower, the German army's combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. At that point, the Allies would be able to calmly choose to counterattack the Germans.

After all, there are a lot of reserves in Moscow, from weapons and medicine to food and medicine. Almost all of these were paid to the USSR by the Allies. As early as when the Soviet army asked the United States for assistance, the United States had already allocated a large amount of supplies to the Soviet Union.

The supplies did not reach the front, but remained in Moscow. Now these supplies have played a huge role, whether the city of Moscow is besieged or not, these materials are enough for the Allies to launch ** or hold the city.

"Let's look forward to it! Let's see if these Germans will decapitate us, or if we will expel them away. Eisenhower smiled and said, "Marshal Tukhachevsky, and vodka?!" I want to have a good drink! ”

Tukhachevsky smiled and nodded, and then asked his adjutant to take out the vodka stuffed with potatoes and share it with Eisenhower and the others.

Subsequently, these high-ranking Allied generals began to plan the campaign together with the general staff. It included possible German offensive routes, bombardment of train guns and assistance from Allied fighters.

At this time, Stalin, who was far away from Moscow, was worried about Moscow. He already knew the situation on the front. Tukhachevsky was ordered to abandon his positions outside the city.

Now the whole of Moscow was completely exposed to the Germans, and the Germans did not immediately attack the positions. It's about trimming and adjusting your offensive position.

"Can we hold on......" Stalin seemed to be talking to himself, as if asking Kalinin beside him.

Kalinin smiled bitterly, looked at the night sky and shook his head, "God knows......"

Early in the morning, when the first rays of the morning sun cut through the horizon. Hundreds of German heavy artillery pieces outside Moscow began to slowly raise their heads. The German artillery received the coordinates and tasks of its own bombardment.

And the German tanks have already begun to roar, they have already begun to warm up the machine. And a large number of German infantrymen recovered a little after a night of repair. At this time, they were in high spirits with guns in the position.

They were all waiting, waiting for the moment when the signal would be initiated.

"Chirp...... Syllable! "There was a crisp sound, and a huge signal exploded in the sky! The Battle of Moscow officially began to enter its final stage...... To be continued. )，