This time, the number of German field marshals promoted to a qualitative increase, and with the covert support of the Wehrmacht and the Supreme High Command, the two sides were like bearded people meeting the Red Whisk Girl, and they hit it off and came up with a large-scale meritorious reward. Accardo wanted to use this to appease his hardcore subordinates, and the Wehrmacht wanted to expand its influence and make up for the internal balance as much as possible, so nearly ten promotion lists were all approved, and a large-scale "marshal division" was carried out in three batches.

While this would have affected the value of the title of marshal of the Third Reich to some extent, it was also true that in times of war the senior officers needed to be appeased in order to recognize their contribution to the Reich on behalf of the state. As a result, the first promotion orders were immediately issued, and the generals promoted included Air Force General Catherine, Army veterans Kettel and Moder.

Among them, as the only branch of the German armed forces without a field marshal, the Air Force has a long history of calling for the promotion of Catherine and Dick, and giving the Air Force a place at this time can definitely be regarded as a matter of course. On the other hand, the Luftwaffe's performance in the war was becoming more and more eye-catching, which was one of the reasons why Catherine was one of the first generals to be promoted this time.

The other two were elected from within the Wehrmacht to counterbalance the imbalance of power brought about by Manstein's promotion to field marshal. Keitel operated the Atlantic defense line in the German rear, and the entire Atlantic barrier was fortified, and his promotion was well deserved. As for Modell, how well his Army Group D performed on the Eastern Front is obvious to all.

The immovable Army Group D can definitely be regarded as the most stable army group of the German army on the Eastern Front, and Moder has never made any mistakes in its position in connecting the two theaters of operations in the center and the south, which has been affirmed by everyone in the military, including Accardo.

Of course, the promotion of these three men was only the beginning, and the second group of German field marshals included Admiral Lütjens, Army Admiral Kluge, General Hort who quelled the Italian rebellion, Army Admiral Weickers in the rear, and Liszt, commander of Army Group E on the Eastern Front -- counting the three marshals promoted this time, there were eight more marshals on the Wehrmacht side at once.

So, all three armies rejoiced, and everyone rejoiced that there were so many more positions. The argument that had been silent for a long time to persuade Accardo to become emperor was once again noisy, and almost everyone thought that Accardo's lavish reward was to create public opinion for his own enthronement.

Compared with the lively Berlin in Germany, Moscow at this time is even better - the western part of the city is still being attacked by German artillery in turn, and from time to time there are heavy artillery attacks on the center of the city.

An unfamiliar face knocked on the door of Stalin's office, and the young attaché respectfully pushed open the door of Stalin's room with permission, stood at the door, saluted, and then said: "Comrade Stalin, great leader of the Soviet Union! The car is ready, and you are ready to go." ”

Today is the day when Zhukov, as commander-in-chief of the southern cluster, rushed back to Moscow. Moscow had been preparing for this day for a long time, in order to be able to give Stalin and Zhukov, whom he was going to greet, a decent welcome ceremony. Many elementary school students were asked to wait on both sides of the road with flowers in their hands, and to pay tribute to the great leader Stalin, as well as the great commander Zhukov, with the warmest cheers.

Stalin looked at this young face with whom he was unfamiliar, frowned for a moment, and then asked in a puzzled tone: "Where is Ivanov? Why didn't he come? What happened to Ivanov, call him." ”

Stalin was now suspicious, and the temporary change of his retinue during such a trip made him feel very dangerous. So he had to make sure he cared about the situation, if everything was still under his control, or if someone was already using a plot against him.

"The great leader, Comrade Stalin, Ivanov...... Ivanov may not be able to serve you any longer. I was sent by General Vatutin this morning to take charge of your living and work......" The young attendant hastened to introduce his origins, his tone a little nervous.

"Bastard! The people around me, is it Vatutin's words to replace, can they be replaced?" Stalin immediately became furious when he heard this, once upon a time the people around him were comparable to the feudal officials after they went out, not to mention Vatutin, a soldier who could not be on the stage, who in the whole country dared to replace it casually?

Humiliation, deep humiliation. Stalin felt his loss of control over the whole situation, and he also felt that out of his sight, there were a pair of malicious eyes staring at him. Power gained through repression and cold-bloodedness can be easily lost when the power is weakened. It was not that Stalin was unaware of this, on the contrary, he understood it better than anyone else.

Although he had reprimanded the attaché named Ivanov two days earlier and forbade his family to leave Moscow. And his tone and attitude at that time were very terrible, but this was not a big problem for Stalin. He could rebuke himself and get angry with his men, but when it came to replacing his henchmen and followers, Stalin did not dare to be careless. There is no compromise on this kind of issue, absolutely no compromise!

He remembered that he didn't know how long ago, there was a seemingly very formidable opponent. It was a man named Kirov, a man who was considered by many to be a substitute for Stalin. This person died in an office building with very tight security because of a problem with his personal entourage, and it happened to be him Stalin who planned all this.

So at this time, he was so angry that he almost grabbed the phone and let his henchmen arrest and shoot that hateful guy of Vatutin. But as he reached for the phone, the young attaché at the door continued to explain: "Ivanov committed suicide last night, so I was assigned to your side to take over his job. ”

Stalin, who committed suicide, withdrew his palm, and then in his mind for a moment pondered countless thoughts: did he really commit suicide, or was he assassinated? Are these people around him still reliable? But these thoughts only stayed in his mind for a moment, and by the next second he had calmed down.

So his beard shook, and he opened his mouth with a pipe in his mouth and asked: "Ivanov is dead, why did he commit suicide? Also, did you notify the Kremlin guards? Did they go to the scene?"

In Stalin's eyes, the wolf knight units trained by special methods were still very reliable, and since Ivanov couldn't come because he was dead, not because there was some chaos, then the loyalty of these people guarding the Kremlin and around him should still be reliable.

So he took it a little calmer, and swept his sharp eyes over his new entourage at the door. Because the atmosphere eased somewhat, the other party was no longer so nervous, so he didn't stutter and answered his question fluently: "The captain of your personal guard, Major Zaitsev, has personally gone to the scene to see it, and all 7 members of the family died of poisoning, 5 in bed, and 2 on the sofa in the living room...... There are no other traces. Major Zaitsev judged that it was a suicide, and the police also registered it as such. ”

At such a time, the young man who was sent to Stalin's side by Vatutin, this young man was obviously also a very good man, and his previous nervousness was due to not being able to adapt to Stalin's sudden pressure, and after a period of adaptation, he was now able to answer Stalin's questions fluently.

Major Zaitsev was Stalin's confidant, so after getting the news, most of Stalin's heart had been put down. He knew what Ivanov committed suicide in his home for, and why he so ruthlessly poisoned his family - Stalin would not let them go, this is something that everyone knows. Once he learned that Ivanov had committed suicide, the first thing Stalin had to do was to kill everyone in the family and use it to ensure that the secrets of the Soviet leader were not leaked.

"Go, call Major Zaitsev! I'm going to change some of the guard procedures temporarily. Stalin waved his hand to the young attaché and motioned for him to call Zaitsev on duty. The other party apparently did not hesitate and directly withdrew from Stalin's office.

In a few moments, Major Zaitsev walked into Stalin's office, and he stood upright, taking two steps more into the middle of the room and closer to Stalin than the attaché who had just entered: "What do you command?"

Seeing his cronies enter his office, Stalin finally determined that the change of his entourage was not a conspiracy against him, and he was completely relieved. He looked at the sunlight outside the window and commanded: "I want to ask you again, how do you think the security work of the military parade is arranged?"

"Great Leader, Comrade Stalin! The security is very well done, so I personally think that it should be very safe. Zaitsev answered Stalin's question with his hands behind his back: "I will always be with you on the road, I believe there will be no problems." ”

Hearing what his cronies said, Stalin was relieved. He stood up, walked to the door, and said with a smile as he went: "Then, let's go and greet our hero, Comrade Marshal Zhukov!" -

The first more is presented, and the dragon spirit goes to the second change, everyone waits!