Imperial Overlord

After hearing Konev's words, the officials on the civil side almost stopped talking. They only now know how much time they have left...

Compared with the military, the civil officials are not clean. On the one hand, they jumped up and down the most active in the big cleaning, and on the other hand, because of their complex composition.

The Great Purge helped Stalin eradicate dissidents, and also killed many capable or honest officials. Except for the loyalty to Stalin, the rest of the people may not really have much outstanding conditions.

Although everyone has heard that the German army has used local officials, surrender is not a sure thing.

At least it is certain that if the reputation is not good and the public resentment is very high, then the German army will deal with the Soviet civilian officials in accordance with public opinion.

It has long been no news that the German army sent officials who were unwilling to cooperate or who were willing to cooperate but were too incompetent to be sent to concentration camps.

For a time, everyone was thinking about their own way out after a month or two, and no one jumped out and sneered.

The meeting continued at this time, and Soviet officers in other directions began to report on the battle situation in their area of ​​responsibility.

Although the Germans on the southern front were not advancing too fast, they fought very steadily. They attacked north along Guild Street, occupying important blocks such as libraries and shopping malls.

The German defense here is nearly complete, and the attacking force is handed over to the infantry under the Army Group Center. Because of the support of artillery and the weak defense of the Soviet army, the advance was very fast.

The expression on Konev's face, who heard the news, was even more helpless. If he filled the 100,000 troops in his hand to the southern front, the mobile defense force would be even less.

The worst thing is that the battle situation on the southern front is only a start to the northern battle situation, and it is not optimistic, and it can even be said to be more dangerous.

The Yauza River was the most important defensive barrier for the Soviet Army on the northern front. Counting the Lihoborka River, it formed a relatively stable line of defense.

But this line of defense actually has an end, the end is the birthplace of the Lihoborka River, the high ground near the Golovinskoye Cemetery.

The main attack direction of the forward troops of Army Group North was also chosen in this area. The Germans moved westwards along the Lihoborka River and cut into the Soviet lines, using tanks as cover to capture the high ground.

As a result of this attack, within the large encirclement of Moscow, a small encirclement was formed.

The 5th Guards Division of the Soviet Army, as well as some of the surrounding unorganized regiment-level battalion-level troops, were surrounded at the Levobereg railway station.

Although the Germans have not yet taken the Lvobereg train station, because the ammunition of the 5th Guards Division is running out, it will be a matter of time before the Germans occupy it.

Losing the Levobereg railway station means that the German army has occupied a railway station close to the Moscow front line, and the dispatch of materials will be more convenient.

And this is not the most deadly, the most deadly is that Army Group North, holding the heights of the Golovinskoye cemetery in its hands, can break through the Lihoborka line at any time from the flank.

If you charge south from the vicinity of this highland, you will directly rush into the park in the south of the highland. The terrain here is similar to the wild, and it is more suitable for German combat.

After all the places were occupied by the German army, the disadvantage of the Soviet army was even more obvious: as long as you swept two blocks to the east, another larger park was in front of you!

The German armored forces would sweep across the entire Soviet northern defense line, killing every piece of the northern defense line carefully laid out by Konev...

"The northern defense line needs reinforcements. I plan to directly reinforce 30,000 people! If possible, retake the Golovenskoye Cemetery Heights..." Konev bit his head and prepared to launch a counterattack to regain that important level.

It is a pity that his plan was not favored by everyone. The commander of the Yauza River defense line to the north did not quite believe that the counterattack could repel the German army.

He shook his head and said to Konev: "Comrade Commander... Under field conditions, we will encounter more serious setbacks against the German armored forces."

The disastrous ending of the battle for Red Tkach is still fresh in our minds today. The shadow of General Rokossovsky's death in the battle is like a dark cloud that hangs over every Soviet commander.

Wanting to defeat the German army in field conditions has almost become an impossible myth. If given the choice, everyone would prefer to stick to the city.

"..." Hearing his subordinates say so, Konev also knew that he seemed to never be able to regain the cemetery heights.

He had to bear all the consequences of losing there. Including the fact that the Yauza line would collapse completely within a few days…

"The battle plan around Cemetery Heights, we will discuss it later." Konev was silent for a few seconds, then changed the subject: "In other directions, is there any change in the German army?"

"A German army tried to launch an attack from the east towards the city center. They did not advance too far, but we have no troops to counter the enemy in this direction." The general in charge of the defense of the eastern part of Moscow reported.

"But the scale of the German attack was small, and they didn't seem ready to break into Moscow in the east," his chief of staff added.

"I know! I know! Things in the east, if it weren't for a large-scale German attack, don't report it..." Konev waved his hand in a distraught.

As a commander, he also has his own limits. Khrushchev had already reached his limit, and the tight string in Konev's heart was about to be snapped by the heavy pressure.

"If we don't think of a way, this weekend, we will only have half of Moscow left!" a general whispered worriedly.

Although what he said was laughter, Konev heard it. It's a pity that he can't say anything, because if he had anything to do, he would have taken it out long ago.

Now all he can do is grit his teeth, guard every street in his hand, restrain every soldier, and spur them to fight until the last moment.

This is the best way for him now, and it is also a passive, negative and most helpless way...

"We can only fight! Stand firm in every room and fight the enemy! Fight on the streets, fight in the park, fight the enemy in every corner..." Konev stood up and tragically encouraged every commander The official said: "Fight! Then die gloriously!"