Eight Hundred and Fifty Preparations in Advance

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Moscow, the Kremlin, Zhukov's car slowly stopped in front of the gate of the building, two rows of Soviet soldiers stood at attention and saluted, Zhukov slowly got out of his car and walked up the steps of the Red Square. (Baidu search website updates the fastest and most stable)

Through the long corridor, Zhukov followed his guards step by step to the door of the agreed meeting room. When they arrived, two guards reached out to stop Zhukov's guards from moving forward, and only indicated that Zhukov and his secretary could push the door and enter. After two Zhukov's guards glanced at Zhukov, they stepped aside.

Zhukov tidied up his military uniform, looked down at the dust on his boots, and then at his secretary, then stretched out his hand and knocked lightly on the door of the conference room.

"Come in!" Stalin's voice came from inside, and Zhukov pushed open the door, and found a dozen generals of the front army sitting in front of the conference table, as well as senior commanders of the air force and navy. The youngest present here also has the rank of general, and even Marshal Timoshenko, who has been suspended.

"Long live the great leader, Comrade Stalin!" Zhukov stood at attention at the door and saluted, shouting the slogan loudly. His greeting echoed in the empty conference room, making the whole room extremely quiet.

"Marshal Zhukov, this time I invite you to return to Moscow from the front line. I mainly want to hear your views on the front line situation, and to understand our current front line situation more intuitively." Sitting at the top, Stalin just pointed lightly. Pointing to the position next to him, he motioned Zhukov to sit down, and then said softly: "All the generals here are absolutely loyal to the motherland. Everyone can speak freely. I just want to hear your views on the war."

"Yes! The great leader, Comrade Stalin!" Zhukov walked to Stalin's side, sat on the vacant chair, then took the document bag from the secretary, took out a lot of documents from it, and spread them out. On the table in front of him, he tidied up bit by bit, and everyone waited patiently. No one spoke, only the rustling of documents and papers.

A few minutes passed, and Zhukov finally sorted out his thoughts. He looked up at Stalin and said, "As for the frontline situation, as the frontline commander appointed by you, Comrade Stalin, I have a few opinions."

"First of all, the north. Although the German army is gathering Finnish troops to put pressure on Leningrad, I personally think that the situation in the north has nothing to do with the overall situation. Whether Leningrad is in our hands, or whether it is in the hands of the German army, does not make much sense. Big." After Zhukov took out a document and handed it to Stalin, he said softly: "As the northern theater, I personally think it is the least important."

Stalin took Leningrad's defense report, glanced at it and threw it on the conference table: "The Germans obviously don't have much interest in Leningrad. The e-group army,

There is little deterrence. "

After he said this, he looked at Marshal Timoshenko. Apparently, the marshal who took the blame for the southern war zone now has a new use, so he appeared at such an important strategic meeting: "Marshal Timoshenko , I order you to go to the northern theater to stabilize the situation and defend the important city of Leningrad, do you have any questions?"

"No problem! Comrade Stalin! I am willing to live and die with Leningrad!" Timoshenko stood up and said at attention.

His determination seemed to satisfy Stalin, so Stalin stretched out his hand and pressed it down, motioning for him to sit down: "Very good! I believe you can keep your promise." After saying this, he said He looked at Zhukov again, waiting for his number one subordinate to continue talking about front-line issues.

"On the central front, I intentionally gave up a large area of ​​land between Minsk and Smolensk, buying time and space for our troops. The Germans are now suffering from supply difficulties, and the plan to attack Moscow will not have any substance in the short term Progress." Zhukov said, while handing over the aerial reconnaissance report and some calculation results to Stalin.

Obviously, Stalin was still very concerned about the Battle of Moscow. He picked up the materials and watched them carefully. The assistant behind him was also very considerate. With a slight wave of his hand, a waiter pushed a huge map over. , this map is nailed to a huge board like a wall, and there are many wheels underneath to ensure that this huge map can be moved as you like.

Zhukov stood up and walked to the map. He was the commander of the army. When facing the map, he was obviously more professional than facing a pile of reports and data tables. He stretched out his arm and grabbed the pointer on the map. Pointing forward in his hand, the end of the pointer just hit the position of Smolensk: "The rail specifications from Minsk to Smolensk are different from those used by the German army. Even if the reconstruction project is accelerated, it will take until this year. It can be barely completed in May, and during this period, almost all the logistical supplies of the Germans depended on trucks and mules.”

"So I conclude that the Germans will definitely not choose to overcome such difficulties and forcefully attack Moscow." Zhukov swiped the pointer on the map, connecting the area between Smolensk and Moscow: "Break through my two main fronts. There are still 4 infantry fronts, eating hundreds of thousands of troops and then taking Moscow, for the German army, it is useless except for us to move."

"Comrade Zhukov! Please pay attention to your words! Moscow is the capital of our great motherland. If it falls, it will be an irreparable loss for the entire country." A general looked at Zhukov angrily, and shouted: " This is our capital! It cannot fall!"

Stalin frowned, but did not stop the other party from questioning. Obviously, he also had the same idea. At least for Stalin himself, Moscow was the foundation of his rule of the Soviet Union. In any case, he did not want the capital to be destroyed during his rule of the Soviet Union. Enemy occupation.

Zhukov drew a horizontal line between Moscow and Smolensk with a pointer, and introduced: "Here we have a solid line of defense. The main force of our army is deployed here. Nearly 1 million people are responsible for the defense of Moscow. So far we have There is no plan to transfer individual soldiers from these units, just to ensure that there will be no accidents in Moscow."

After hearing this, Stalin nodded slightly. He agreed with Zhukov's arrangement on the Moscow front. To be honest, Moscow is both a base camp and a base for him, but these are not reasons why he cannot abandon Moscow. To be honest, the political significance here is greater than the practical benefits, and it is not something that cannot be abandoned at all.

But when the enemy approached Moscow, the whole country was shocked and the foundation of the country was shaken. Only then did he realize that Moscow really cannot be handed over to others. After all, for a person who has played politics all his life, such an evaluation of the political center is enough for him to take it seriously.

"It seems that you have set your focus on the southern theater." Stalin did not say what was in his mind, and asked directly: "Then tell me about the southern theater that you value most, and see if it is worth our effort. Risk Moscow."

Zhukov nodded, walked to the Stalingrad area far below Moscow, and continued: "In fact, I have always been worried that the German army will concentrate its forces and start the prelude to the Battle of the Caucasus first. We are more comprehensive, they have already been deploying for the Caucasus war, as early as around 1927, they were laying the groundwork for the Caucasus war."

"In 1927? At that time, we still maintained friendly relations with the Germans." A general frowned and said, "At that time, they were thinking about attacking the Caucasus?"

"Although not exactly, but it is absolutely certain that they are preparing something." Zhukov walked back to his place, took out a piece of information, spread it on the table and said: "I investigated some of our records and The report obtained precise figures in this regard: the Germans surveyed and mapped the terrain of the entire southern theater under the pretext of aiding construction, roads and railways were constructed according to German standards, and they even redesigned the railway bridge and some airports, exceeding It met our construction needs at that time. Now these places are advanced airports for taking off and landing large bombers. It can be said that we have contributed a lot to help them build a lot of military facilities."

"With these infrastructures and a large number of factory equipment, the German army can use the fastest speed to choose the oil transportation line from Kiev to Donetsk to Stalingrad, and cut into our most important strategic location, the Caucasus. region." Zhukov walked to the map again, pointed to the southern theater on the map with his pointer and said, "The transportation is convenient, there are railways and good bridge corridors, and there are even tank factory maintenance workshops every other distance. It is they who help build our industrial projects."

"My God, they have calculated every step. Even in the era when they didn't have tanks, they reserved maintenance factories for their armored forces on our land?" A general couldn't believe it. Looking at Zhukov, he questioned in a tone of disbelief.

"It's not a coincidence that anything happens more often. Every German assault is rhythmic and purposeful. When they move forward, they always make sure to occupy these vital places and try to save as much as possible." The cost of the attack." Zhukov sneered, looking at Stalin who was also a little shocked, said: "The more sophisticated they are in calculating to reduce their own losses, the clearer this seemingly chaotic key point will be. When it appears several times in a row And then we'll find out that it's not accidental, it's really prearranged."