It was not only the armored train and Fat Ivan who were stunned, when Guderian learned that the key reason for the failure of this attack was that the senior generals of the Red Army were on the front line to charge into battle, the tank monster was dumbfounded, I am afraid that at this time he had 10,000 grass and mud horses galloping wildly in his heart - you don't play according to the routine!

In the afternoon of the same day, Guderian, who did not give up, repeatedly threw his troops into a fierce attack, and he was full of strength to open an opening. But to his dismay, the enemy's line of defense was crumbling every time, but it was safely passed every time, which gave the tank monster the urge to pull all the hair off his head.

"It's not a way to fight like this!" Kleist stopped Guderian's impulse in time, "The enemy's morale has risen, and it is purely futile to continue to fight like this!" ”

Guderian took a deep breath and resisted the urge to go wild and accepted Kleist's advice, but only the tank monster knew in his heart that he was running out of options.

The weather is getting colder and colder day by day, and the supplies are not as good as day by day, if you don't take advantage of the fact that the army can still fight and step up the attack, when it is almost consumed, you will not be able to fight at that time. When the time comes, when the enemy accumulates strength for a counterattack, it is really a big question whether he and Kleist's two tank clusters can withstand it.

All in all, Guderian believes that the outlook is not optimistic at all, and at this moment, it is the time when the brave will win, and whoever can grit his teeth and persevere, will win. And now, Guderian believes that it may be his troops that will collapse first.

That same night, he found Kleist again: "Ewald. I don't think it can go on like this. ”

Looking at Guderian, whose face was grim. Admiral Kleist was still a little confused. Thinking that Guderian was still angry about stopping the afternoon, he could only comfort him again: "Heinz, this is no way, we can't let the boys blindly send them to death, otherwise, what is the difference between that and the barbaric Russians." Pause the attack and let the lads catch their breath......"

Guderian interrupted Kleist's words and said sternly: "I am not against stopping the attack. Rather, I think that our two clusters are in a very bad situation right now. Supply difficulties, bad weather, and the unusually tenacious nature of the enemy all point to the fact that it is no longer realistic to continue fighting from the westerly. Our troops are already at the end of the rope......"

Kleist fell into deep thought, he knew very well what Guderian meant, I am afraid that the tank monster came to him this time to report the situation to his superiors and ask for the suspension of the Zephyr operation. But the battle of the west wind was the intention of the Führer, and the mustache had great expectations for it, and now the battle of the west wind has achieved certain results, and has successfully advanced into the heart of Russia. At this time, the battle was aborted, and even retreated back. That's not all for nothing.

Kleist knew that the superiors were not so easily persuaded, and even more likely to urge them to keep moving forward, and as for retreat, there was no need to think about it.

However, Guderian still insisted: "I think the wolf's den underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Russians, although we had won a series of battles before, but this did not give Russia a fatal blow, the Russians still have more than 4 million troops, and our strength is more than 5 million, when they no longer attack blindly, and concentrate on defending, it is impossible to defeat the opponent with our current strength." ”

Speaking of this, Guderian strengthened his tone, almost pleading: "Ewald, we must be responsible for the army, now is the time to steadily consolidate the results of the battle, and it is too risky to continue to blindly attack the Russian hinterland." And the bad weather, traffic, and logistics didn't allow us to continue this rush. I beg you to join me in building a plan to revise the plan for the consolidation of the present front until May 1942. Trying to continue the offensive after June 1942 was a matter of course! ”

Kleist hesitated, weighed it again and again before agreeing to Guderian's proposal, and the two of them telegraphed to Army Group South Command and Army Group Center Headquarters respectively, explaining the practical difficulties and demanding an end to the Westerly operation.

However, when Hitler learned of Guderian and Kleist's opinion, he was furious, and the angry mustache waved his fist and said: "My generals are a bunch of cowards who have blasted open the gates of Russia and can plunder them with their hands and feet, but they are content to take some worthless waste...... Amusing! Ridiculous! Where did the aggressiveness of the German military go? It's stupid to be afraid of a polar bear that has had its claws cut off and its teeth pulled out! ”

At this point, the mustache raised his voice abruptly, and almost roared: "I will never allow the suspension of the battle against the west wind, and I will never tolerate the fear of the enemy in the army." Only by moving forward and constantly advancing can we defeat the Bolsheviks and win enough space for the development of the German nation! Sue sù Bock, sue sù rondsted, and sue sù Guderian and Kleist, my answer is no! ”

Hitler's answer was not just no, but he scolded the generals at the front and ordered them to continue with the predetermined battle plan and not stop until Moscow and Leningrad were captured.

Undoubtedly, Guderian was greatly disappointed by Hitler's answer, and the brilliant military genius said to his subordinates in frustration: "There is a trap ahead, we have seen it, but the Führer has turned a blind eye and ordered us to rush in, I don't know what will happen next, but it will definitely not be a good thing!" ”

Of course, Hitler was not just scolding, he also paid great attention to the supply problem that Guderian complained about, and ordered to meet Guderian's needs at any cost, even if it was to smash the pot and sell iron to suck the bone and marrow!

Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Poland, which were enslaved by Germany, were asked to supply more supplies, and in this cold winter, the common people of these countries will probably have a very hard time.

But if there's one thing that has the saddest days, it's the Jews. Especially the Jews under German control. Because of Guderian's complaints. In order to reduce unnecessary consumption, the Wannsee Conference was brought forward and the final settlement on the Jews was implemented ahead of schedule.

Poor Jews were instantly turned into fish on the chopping block, driven into Auschwitz camps in droves, and then reduced to hordes of deplorable dead souls in the gas chambers, and even their skin, hair, and fat were turned into industrial raw materials.

Of course, in this winter, there is no less pity for the Soviet people in the occupied areas. Their only possessions and rations were looted, and they were asked to contribute to the great German liberators. From October 1941 to May of the following year, about 500,000 people died of famine and cold.

The funniest thing happened in Ukraine, in the twenties and thirties, a group of Ukrainian teases were strongly opposed to collective farms, and when the Great Patriotic War broke out, especially after the German army invaded Ukraine, a considerable number of Western Ukrainians chose to cooperate with the German army, thinking that it was really the king who went ashore.

But what Western Ukraine didn't expect was that Wang Shi did not have the slightest sympathy for the exploitation of Ukraine by the brutal Russians. In their view, Ukrainians are no different from Poles and Jews. They were all mere slaves of the German nation. The Germans accepted the Soviet collective farms in their entirety and forced the Western Ukrainian teases to continue their labor reforms.

This is really a welcome welcome to the Wang Division, but for the Belt and Road Party, the most painful thing is not here, but that this war is doomed to failure, and in the future they will once again enjoy the greetings of the iron fist of the people's dictatorship.

Well, let's go back to the battlefield for the sake of ignoring these jokes, when Hitler ordered the offensive to continue, Guderian could only continue to grit his teeth even if he was ten thousand unwilling. For the next week, there was a bloody battle.

"Where did the 21st Army arrive!"

Rokossovsky was under a lot of pressure, and he used only one army group at hand (the 6th and 16th armies could only count as one army group) to withstand the siege of the two German Panzer armies, and the number of battle losses he received every day made him pull his hair out. If this consumption continues, he and Lukin's troops will not be able to withstand it for a few days.

"Arrived in Roslavl." Lukin replied that, to be honest, he was also very haggard, not only because of the great losses, but also because he did not have a good solution.

Rokossovsky was upset: "Why is it so slow! There is still half the way, don't they know that the situation in Bryansk is tense? ”

Lukin smiled bitterly: "It's not their fault, the weather is very bad, and the capacity is very tight, the arrival of winter has multiplied the demand for supplies, and Minsk is also very tight!" ”

Rokossovsky sighed, he also knew that the 21st Army did not mean it, but the current situation made him crazy, did he really have to invest in armored forces in advance?

Just when Rokossovsky and Lukin were sad and had no choice, a certain immortal came back happily, and he was very happy during this time, going to the front every day to surprise the German devils, and playing the role of savior at critical moments, which greatly satisfied someone's vanity. To be honest, this was his happiest time since the end of the civil war.

However, a certain immortal is happy, while Rokossovsky and Lukin are worried, and to put it bluntly, a small part of the reason why they are so troubled now is that a certain immortal brought it. As the saying goes, how can you walk by the river without getting your shoes wet, someone can be "lucky" once or twice, it is impossible to be so "lucky" this time, in case something happens, how can they explain to the Military Commission and the Politburo?

Rokossovsky would have liked to lock up some of the immortals if he could, but it was undoubtedly impossible, and as someone had more and more fun, it became even more impossible to listen to his advice.

Anyway, the only way Rokossovsky could come up with was to react to the Military Commission and the Politburo about the "nonsense" of a certain immortal, hoping that the higher authorities would put pressure on someone to be honest.

So what does the Politburo think about this? Trotsky could not help but sigh when he learned of the great deeds of a certain immortal. To be honest, Trotsky did not like Li Xiaofeng, and before the thirties he thought that someone was just a grandstanding little boy, who knew little about revolutionary theory and liked to toss around, was simply a little vicious dog raised by Lenin. And after entering 1930, he felt that someone was ambitious, and he was doing everything possible to climb up. He is simply a political opportunist.

All in all. Trotsky did not think very highly of someone. But today, even if he still has a bad opinion about someone, he has to admit that it is probably inappropriate to describe someone only as careerist and speculator. A careerist who only thinks about speculation will go to the front line to kill the enemy regardless of his life? Well, even if it's a show, it's once or twice at most, and judging by Rokossovsky and Lukin's reactions, someone does it every day. What kind of brain-dead would be such a show?

In any case, Trotsky thought that this was probably not a show, but that someone was actually fulfilling his promise physically, and that he was clearly not joking when he said that if he did not succeed, he would become a benevolent.

Trotsky, who had been moved by someone's actions, had to admit at this time that Comrade Andrei was a very special Bolshevik, and some of his actions and theories may not be in line with the classical revolutionary theory, but this could not conceal the thorough revolutionary nature of his actions in practice.

Well, after more than 20 years, Li Xiaofeng was finally recognized by Trotsky, which can be regarded as a great benefit. But for the situation on the Bryansk side. Trotsky, however, was worried: "Judging by the fact that Comrade Andrei was forced to rush to the front again and again, we may have been overly optimistic in our previous estimate of the situation. The enemy is still strong. Far from reaching the end of the tree. For the rest of the year, a full-scale counteroffensive is probably an unrealistic fantasy, and I think that for the time being, in five to seven months, it is still the most important thing to be on the defensive! ”

This was the second advantage that Li Xiaofeng won with his practical actions, Trotsky finally saw the strength of the German army clearly, and found that the enemy was much stronger than he imagined, and the tactics advocated by Tukhachevsky of attacking for attacking were completely out of place at present.

Soon, the Politburo withdrew its previous opinion, arguing that the defense of Minsk should be the first priority, in Trotsky's words: "control the scale of the counterattack and, above all, refrain from making unnecessary counterattacks." In the current situation, a conservative defense in place is ten times more useful than a blind and unrealistic counterattack! ”

Trotsky not only canceled the counterattack plan, but even revised the red line again, saying: "If the Moscow Central Military District and the command organs of the various armies agree that it is necessary to continue the retreat, then retreat decisively, do not stick to the points and lines on the map, preserve the living forces of the Red Army, and exchange space for time is acceptable!" ”

Trotsky was the kind of person who would act decisively once he had made up his mind, and since he thought he could go on with the retreat, he would have accepted the result with certainty. At the Council of People's Commissars, he ordered: "The withdrawal of the industrial and mining enterprises of Ukraine and Belarus that are on the verge of being threatened by the enemy is at stake in the outcome of the future war." This work must be carried out immediately, and the evacuation must be done as quickly as possible! ”

Although this order was issued a little late, the impact was not great, and the main reason was that, unlike in history, when making industrial layouts in peacetime, Li Xiaofeng had already intervened in advance, and all important industrial and mining enterprises were inclined to the hinterland of Russia, and those that could be placed in Russia were resolutely not placed in the republics. In addition, the Red Army is now in a much better position than it was historically, basically holding the front on the line of Belarus and Ukraine, without the need for a full-fledged retreat and evacuation.

It should be said that Trotsky's transformation was timely and meant that the Great Patriotic War entered a new phase. But not all of them liked this stage, for example, Tukhachevsky, who was unusually angry at Trotsky's total transformation overnight, felt that he had been betrayed!

"This is an all-round escape and surrender, a victory for the rightists!"

"This mistake must be corrected!"

Tukhachevsky said these things in public, and even had a head-on verbal confrontation with Trotsky more than once, but these were not enough to change Trotsky's attitude, and to tell the truth, Tukhachevsky was quite disappointed.

At this time, there was another person in the Soviet political arena who was undoubtedly disappointed, and that was Sverdlov, who was happy to see Trotsky and Li Xiaofeng confront, and he believed that Lotsky should be able to teach someone a lesson, so that someone who touched a bag would know how important Sverdlov's support was. At that time, the Xiaosi Group will be reintegrated into a single unit, and he will become the leader in name only.

What Xiao Si did not expect was that Trotsky actually confessed that it was someone who won a total victory. I have to say that after this battle, Li Xiaofeng's political prestige has grown rapidly, if he was only a role player before, he has now grown into a quasi-superstar.

This is quite unfavorable for Xiao Si, once Li Xiaofeng continues to grow, fast or slow for three years, he will inevitably be the closest force to the peak in the party. And whether it's three or five years, this may affect the next change.

He believed that he was the one who succeeded Trotsky, and now Li Xiaofeng seemed to have the possibility of seizing power. For a while, Xiao Si was worried, he didn't know how to face this painful situation, he didn't have any mental preparation at all, and in desperation, he could only gather his think tank for a meeting to discuss...... (To be continued......)

PS: Update early, watch the parade.

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