Imperial Overlord

"I followed Comrade Lenin's revolution, and I never thought that the capital of my country would one day be captured by the capitalist army..." Stalin stood with his hands behind his back and stood in the Kremlin hall, speaking to the officers and politicians behind him. said.

He looked at the statue of Comrade Lenin above his head, and said to himself without looking back: "I gave you full confidence, but you repaid me with failures again and again."

"The Brest Fortress was captured, the Germans entered Belarus... and then Minsk, Smolensk..." As he said, he turned slowly and turned his attention to the two generals at the forefront.

Rokossovsky and Konev were a little embarrassed. When the two of them took over the battle, the Soviet troops had only the ability to retreat and escape.

Obviously, Stalin was not ready to blame the two new commanders who had just taken over the army for a short time.

His heart was full of resentment, targeting Timoshenko, who had been killed in Brest, and Budyonny, who had been killed in Smolensk.

"I won't say anything more now. Those who are allowed to retreat are already in Chelyabinsk and Stalingrad... Everyone here is going to stay in the capital." His eyes crossed He looked at the two generals in front and looked at the pale-faced guys in the back.

These people can only stay in Moscow and fight to the last minute. Their families were escorted to Chelyabinsk, and if they dared to defect, their families would be affected immediately.

The most draconian Soviet wartime defection laws have been ordered, and any soldier or commander who escapes will have his family implicated.

This order was personally issued by Stalin, all political commissars must implement it, everyone supervises each other, and no one can easily escape.

Obviously, this order is just a prestige, followed by the righteous banner of fighting for the country, no one can resist.

The Germans are already in the city, and now the Soviet Union is at stake. They are obliged to fight for this country, after all they are not afraid of war.

After all, the fighting nation is a fighting nation. When the country is about to perish, the fighting power they burst out is undeniably powerful.

One hundred thousand young Muscovites joined the army, and countless old people, children and women joined the Soviet Red Army, taking up arms to resist the invasion of the German army.

Millions of troops are gathered in Moscow, and just maintaining the food and drink of these troops is a huge project.

"Now, this place has become a battlefield. I really don't want to see such a scene, but you have disappointed me." Stalin paced slowly, staring sharply at these poor selected people.

Among them, most of them can only live and die with this city, and the rest will not be much better.

"Comrade Stalin, the great leader... It is very dangerous here, please leave Moscow, so that we can defend this city with peace of mind..." He Khrushchev sincerely requested.

Stalin was here. First, the commanders could not let go, and secondly, it was indeed frightening.

Pushing forward again, the Germans' large howitzers can fire at the urban area of ​​Moscow...

If this comrade in front of him sees the Kremlin being hit by artillery shells, collapsed or even destroyed in the war, then everyone here will probably have no good end.

What's even more terrifying is that if, in case, the loving father Comrade Stalin was accidentally killed, it would be even more lively.

Counting everyone who can be entrusted with important responsibilities here, everyone is a vested interest who has benefited from the great purge.

If Stalin was dead, the people who defected and liquidated lined up, and none of them would have a good outcome.

Therefore, among the options they can choose, it is the most reasonable to let Stalin retreat to the rear as soon as possible, and then continue to preside over the overall situation there.

It is a pity that Stalin is also very clear about his own affairs. He is unwilling to leave his lair, Moscow, and he is unwilling to go to Chelyabinsk, which is closer to the Far East.

Because once he gets there, his dominance over the country will decline, and among the remaining defeated Soviet soldiers, there will be many people who he cannot command.

By that time, the decree could not be unified, which is when many people remembered Stalin's repressive rule.

Maybe he himself will not end well, and the Soviet Union will compromise with Germany in his liquidation and become a declining vassal state.

It was precisely because of seeing such a result that Stalin was reluctant to leave Moscow and insisted on commanding the front-line battle in this city that was always in danger.

If the Germans were really hard-hearted and bombed Moscow once, the Kremlin would be over, and Stalin's last perseverance would be gone.

It is a pity that the Germans did not bomb Moscow, and the war here is still flat.

Even the Germans' shelling of Moscow did not use ultra-long-range train guns, but used ordinary howitzers after approaching Moscow.

"To be honest with me, how long can Moscow hold?" Stalin withdrew his gaze from the crowd and asked Rokossovsky.

Rokossovsky thought for a while, and then gave a conservative estimate: "The perimeter defense line can last about 3 weeks to 1 month..."

He saw that Stalin's face was not very good~www.wuxiaspot.com~ explained to himself: "After all, the outer defense line is too long, although there are many troops, but they are all recruits, and the weapons are also very scarce, the German army will soon be able to break through my line of defense."

Stalin didn't speak, frowned and looked at Konev, who was also newly promoted by him, a so-called young commander.

Konev is in charge of the city's defense, and he has more confidence than Rokossovsky. He weighed it and said, "It can last for at least two months..."

In fact, this is his conservative estimate, because the German tanks in the city will not play a big role and cannot divide the defense line to form a breakthrough and encirclement.

Moreover, Moscow is also a complex metropolis, with many buildings and underground buildings such as subways, and air-raid shelters are also complete.

In this case, it is very advantageous to stick to the troops. Konev feels that if he is in command of the troops, it should not be a problem to stick to it for three months.

"The time you two said is not enough... Moscow must stay at least until winter comes." Stalin looked at the two generals and opened his mouth to give his request.