At the headquarters of the Leningrad Corps of the Soviet Army, Govorov was scolding his men in anger, in fact, he was dissatisfied with Stalin's instructions to rush south, but the long-term sense of oppression made him afraid to dictate his leader.

"Seven days ago, we had already received the order to retreat, and as a result, all the necessary routes, including Tver, were not deployed in advance to cover us, and did not allow us to drill into the pockets of the German army?" said the general, who had led the defense of Leningrad, slammed his table in anger, disappointed in the incompetent Soviet command structure.

He had deployed well-established fortifications in Leningrad, and because of the supply of supplies from the port, he was confident that he would use these defensive positions to delay the German offensive and hold out for more than six months. As a result, with Stalin's order, the Soviet troops in the entire Leningrad direction had to abandon their strong defensive positions and move slowly southward at the risk of being encircled.

In order to get rid of the pursuit of Liszt's cluster, he arranged some troops every once in a while to make a distance by sacrificing a few to ensure the safety of more than 500,000 troops. But the closer he got to Moscow, Govorov felt uneasy, because as a lone force going south, he did not see his receiving force on the way.

The troops in Govorov's hands were not those elite armored corps of the Soviet army commanded by Zhukov, he only had infantry in his hands, a large number of infantry. These troops marched very slowly in the field, and they could not be completely concealed, and once they were entangled by the Germans, they could not get out of the battle unscathed.

But this force is now the hope of Moscow, the only hope for the defense of Moscow. Govorov felt that as long as there were still some people with some brains, he would send troops to cover the actions of his corps.

As a result, he was wrong, he overestimated the strength of the Soviet Red Army in the Moscow direction, and also underestimated the brainlessness of his comrades-in-arms. Just as his forward troops were approaching Tver, the shadow of German armored units was spotted in the direction of Tver.

"Did you find out? Which German unit is it? Is it a reconnaissance force or the main force?" said quickly!" Govorov asked loudly after scolding the fools who had made him so uncomfortable, looking at the face of a general who had come to report.

"The German armored vehicles were painted with a capital letter A, and according to the German number, it should be Army Group A from the hands of Rundstedt in the central cluster. The soldiers found German armored vehicles and tanks resting on the outskirts of Tver, which were supposed to be the main forces. The general stammered in reply. Crashing into German armored units in the field, the situation can be said to be the worst, no infantry can fight against massive mechanized armored forces without the cover of a solid position in the field. So now everyone in the command is pale, they know that a catastrophe is coming.

Capture Tver first?Govorov shook his head, even if he hurried to occupy Tver first, it was nothing more than occupying a foothold. The German encirclement seems to have been formed, and there is no essential difference between Tver and the wilderness without defensive positions in this situation.

What's more, the entire 500,000 troops are crowded around Tver, and they can't squeeze if they want to, and most of the troops will still be eaten by the Germans in the field, and it will make no sense to keep hundreds or tens of thousands of people. Now his only chance was to retreat to the northeast, where the German encirclement should not have yet been formed.

As soon as he withdrew some distance, the German army, whose flanks were shaky, would abandon the pursuit, and his troops would be able to gain their last respite. However, if you go around and go south, how many people are left will not be mentioned for the time being, and if you will not have time to rush to the aid of Moscow, then no one knows.

On the other hand, with his own retreat, Moscow's flanks will be completely exposed, and when the time comes, it will naturally take troops to fill the holes in these defensive lines, and 500,000 people will be left to fill the long northern defensive line, and it is a question after all how many people will remain.

Govorov found himself in a difficult position to ride a tiger, whether the retreat could be approved by Stalin is unknown, whether he can get rid of the entanglement of the German army after approval is unknown, whether he can stabilize the defensive line after getting rid of the entanglement is also unknown, and how many people he can support Moscow after stabilizing the defensive line is another unknown.

He couldn't go to Stalin with a bunch of things that he wasn't sure about at all and say: "Big brother, little brother, I can't solve the problem on my side, you approve me to retreat first, I don't know if I can do it, I can only fight ......"

It is estimated that Stalin will not let him swallow a gun and commit suicide, and he will have to change his generals and let others continue to command the last blood of the more than 500,000 Soviet Unions. At that time, what will happen to him, and whether he will be sent to a Siberian labor camp, you don't need to think about it.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Govorov decided to deal with the crisis by the safest way -- Didn't the German army appear on the road of retreat? Couldn't it be done if he sent people to get through? If he couldn't get through, then he could be regarded as doing his best, and these troops had originally retreated here because of Stalin's orders, and Stalin himself was responsible for whatever the fate was.

Thinking of this, Govorov called his assistant: "Send a telegram to Moscow, a telegram to the great leader, Comrade Stalin, that German armored units have appeared on the way of our troops to the south...... Ask him for instructions on what to do. "Since your own leader likes to point fingers a lot, it's obviously a good idea to ask the leader to take the blame at a critical moment.

What a mess of subjective initiative, to hell with that bullshit thinking. So a telegram was sent to Moscow and placed on Stalin's large and luxurious desk. The Soviet Union once had such a vast territory, and in such a huge country, so many things happened, it can really be said that there are very few things that can be put on this table.

Stalin's face was a little ugly, after all, any leader who claimed to be a great man must have a very ugly face when the enemy soldiers approached the city. It is not difficult to see how hated this kind of thing is from the fact that Li Shimin was in a hurry to attack Jieli Khan after he turned over -- history tells us again and again that when you have the ability to show off your might, it is best to directly whip your opponent to death and not leave any troubles in the future.

And now, Stalin, who felt that he was the greatest leader of the entire Soviet Union, encountered the most difficult moment since he came to power. The great city named after him was captured by the Germans, and the city named after the founding leader Lenin was bloodlessly lost to the Germans...... Now that the German army was approaching Moscow, Stalin felt that his face had been drawn a little red and swollen.

Thinking of this, Stalin touched his cheek. After all, compared to several of his predecessors, he is still lucky: De Gaulle is now in exile in the United States, and Churchill died in a London basement with no body left...... I'm still alive after all, what else can I be if I'm not lucky?

However, it was obvious that what he was experiencing now had nothing to do with luck, so he once again summoned Vatutin, the commander of the defense in the direction of Moscow, to vent his anger at this henchman: "General Vatutin! How easily did the Tver direction be lost to the German army? Ah? Why is this happening? The hundreds of thousands of troops who reinforced us are trapped on the road and are at risk of being surrounded by the enemy, who will bear this responsibility?"

Vatutin's mind was still thinking about how to deal with the German army that had already captured Kolyubakino, and his line was broken through a gap from the center by the attacking Klug F Army, and the German vanguard had even threatened Kubinka.

Hearing Stalin ask him about the direction of Tver, Vatutin was obviously stunned, that there was a place in charge of the Tver Regional Defense Command, so how could it involve him? Besides, wasn't Stalin himself the order to transfer 10,000 Tver defenders some time ago?

So Vatutin hurriedly shirked his responsibility, bowed his head and said to Stalin: "Comrade Stalin, great leader, it is necessary and very correct to transfer Tver's troops to strengthen the frontal defense line of Moscow, but we have too few troops in our hands to give the German army such a chance to make a detour to the flank. ”

Hearing Vatutin's words, Stalin transferred his resentment to Zhukov, who was still fighting in Kursk, so he waved his hand and motioned for Vatutin to find a place to sit down. Then he picked up the telegram to himself, slapped it and asked, "Then what should we do now? Let Govorov continue south, break through the German encirclement and break through to Moscow, or let them retreat to the northeast?"

Vatutin sneered, this Govorov really dared to open his mouth. I don't want to come to Moscow to accompany everyone to death, so why make such a lame excuse? What kind of joke is it to run out of the field on two legs from under the wheels of the German mechanized infantry and tanks?

It is estimated that these hundreds of thousands of troops will not be able to escape from Kussalino, and they will have to be blocked and annihilated by the Germans. Breaking out is also dangerous, after all, Vatutin also learned the news of the German armored forces going north not long ago. After getting this news, he knew that Govorov was finished, and Moscow probably could not wait for help from the Leningrad direction.

However, Govorov was a bachelor, and he actually threw this option to Moscow, leaving Stalin to bear this already doomed black cauldron. He didn't dare to give Stalin an idea at this time, but just lowered his head and waited silently for Stalin to speak.

The room was very quiet for a while, so quiet that it made people feel dizzy.

Today's update, there is another chapter later. I guess it's a little late, you can sleep first and watch it tomorrow......