Nine Hundred and Seventy-Seven Quiet Room
? At the General Headquarters of the Leningrad Corps of the Soviet Army, Govorov was furiously cursing his subordinates. In fact, he was dissatisfied with Stalin's order to rush southward, but the long-standing sense of oppression made him dare not speak to himself. leaders pointing fingers. www*⚫╪═┝═╞. ".
"We received an order to retreat a few days ago, and as a result, all the necessary roads, including Tver, did not deploy troops to cover us in advance. Doesn't this allow us to sneak into the pockets of the German army?" the leader The general who fought the defense of Leningrad was so angry that he slapped the table, disappointed with the incompetent Soviet high-level command organization.
He deployed perfect fortifications in Leningrad, and because of the replenishment of materials from the port, he was confident to use these defensive positions to delay the German offensive and hold on for more than a month. As a result, following Stalin's order, the Soviet army in the direction of Leningrad had to abandon its strong defensive position and slowly march southward at the risk of being encircled.
In order to get rid of the pursuit of the Liszt group, he arranged some troops at the rear every once in a while, and used the method of sacrificing a few to create distance and ensure the safety of the tens of thousands of troops. But getting closer to Moscow made Govorov feel uneasy, because as an army going south alone, he didn't even see his supporting troops on the only way.
The troops in Govorov's hands are not the elite Soviet armored corps commanded by Zhukov. He only has infantry in his hands, a large number of infantry. These troops moved very slowly in the wild, and they couldn't be completely concealed at all. Once they were entangled by the German army, they couldn't get out of the battle without injury.
But this force is now Moscow's hope, its only hope of defending Moscow's defenses. Govorov felt that as long as there were people with some brains, they would send troops to cover the actions of his regiment.
In the end, he was wrong. He overestimated the strength of the Soviet Red Army in the direction of Moscow, and underestimated the brainlessness of his comrades. ┠═┝┡╪.. Just as his vanguard approached Tver, the shadows of German armored troops appeared in the direction of Tver.
"Have you found it yet? Which unit of the German army is it? Is it the reconnaissance unit or the main force? Tell me!" After scolding those idiots who made him feel so uncomfortable, Govorov looked at the face of a general who came to report and said loudly questioned.
"The armored vehicles of the German army are painted with the capital letter a. According to the comparison of the German army numbers, it should be the Army Group A in the hands of Rundstedt of the Central Group. The soldiers found the German armored vehicles and tanks resting on the outskirts of Tver. It should be It's the main force." The general replied stammeringly. Hitting the German armored forces in the wild is arguably the worst situation. No infantry can fight against large-scale mechanized armored forces without the cover of a solid position in the wild. So now everyone in the headquarters is pale, they know that a catastrophe is coming soon.
Occupy Tver first? Govorov shook his head. Even if he rushed to occupy Tver first, it was nothing more than occupying a foothold. The German encirclement seems to have formed,
In this case there is no essential difference between Tver without defensive positions and the wilderness.
What's more, there are tens of thousands of troops crowded around Tver, and they can't squeeze them if they want to. Most of the troops will still be eaten by the Germans in the wild. It is meaningless to Moscow to keep hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands of people. up. Now his only chance is to retreat to the northeast, where the encirclement of the German army should not have been formed yet.
As long as he retreated for a certain distance, the German army with unstable flank defenses would give up the pursuit, and his troops would be able to win the last respite. But going south in a circle, let alone how many people are left, no one knows if there is time to rush to help Moscow.
On the other hand, as soon as I retreated, Moscow's flanks were completely exposed. At that time, it will naturally require troops to fill the loopholes in these defense lines. Ten thousand people will fill the long northern defense line. How many people will be left? It's a problem after all. .?<>
Govorov found himself in a difficult situation. Whether he could get Stalin's approval to retreat was an unknown. After approval, it was unknown whether he could get rid of the entanglement of the German army. How many people will support Moscow is another unknown.
He couldn't go to Stalin with a bunch of uncertain things and say: "Brother, brother, I can't solve the problem on my own. Please allow me to retreat and try. I don't know if it will work. I can only fight for a while." Bundle……"
Then it is estimated that Stalin would not let him commit suicide by swallowing a gun, and he would have to change the situation and let others continue to command the tens of thousands of the last blood of the Soviet Union. At that time, what will happen to him, whether he will be sent to a Siberian labor camp, no need to think about it.
So Govorov thought about it, and decided to use the safest way to deal with the crisis-didn't the German army appear on the way to retreat? Isn't it over if you send someone to get through? If you can't get through, then you have tried your best. These troops originally retreated here because of Stalin's order. No matter what the end is, Stalin should be responsible for it.
Thinking of this, Govorov called his assistant: "Send a telegram to Moscow, to the great leader, Comrade Stalin, saying that German armored troops appeared on the way our army went south... Ask him to instruct how to deal with it." Since your leader likes to point fingers frequently, it is obviously a good idea to ask the leader to take the blame at critical moments.
What a mess of subjective agency, to hell with that kind of bullshit thinking. So a telegram was sent to Moscow and placed on Stalin's extremely luxurious desk. The Soviet Union used to have such a vast territory, and so many things happened in such a huge country, it can be said that there are very few things that can be placed on this table.
Stalin's face was a little ugly, after all, any leader who claims to be a great man must have a very ugly face when the enemy is approaching the city. From the fact that Li Shimin rushed to attack Jieli Khan after turning around, it is not difficult to see how much this kind of thing is hated by people-history tells us time and time again that when you have the ability to show off your power, it is best to kill your opponent directly. Don't leave any trouble behind.
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 German army, and the city named after the founding leader Lenin was thrown to the Germans without bloodshed... Now that the German army is approaching the city of Moscow, Stalin feels that his face has been slapped a little red, A little swollen.
Thinking of this, Stalin touched his cheek. After all, compared to several of his predecessors, he is now considered lucky: De Gaulle is now in exile in the United States and has no land, Churchill died in a London basement with no body left... After all, he is still alive, not lucky but also What?
However, it is clear that what he is going through now has nothing to do with luck at all, so he once again summoned Vatutin, the defense commander in the direction of Moscow, and vented his anger to this confidant: "General Vatutin! Tver Why was the direction so easily given to the German army? Ah? Why did this happen? Hundreds of thousands of reinforcements were trapped on the road, and there was a risk of being surrounded by the enemy. Who will take responsibility for this?"
In the previous moment, Vatutin was still thinking about how to deal with the German army that had already captured Kolyubakino. His defense line was breached by the attacking Klug F Group Army from the center. threatened Kubinka.
Hearing Stalin ask himself the question about the direction of Tver, Vatutin was obviously taken aback. That's where the Tver Oblast Defense Command was in charge. How could he be involved? Besides, wasn't Stalin himself personally signed the order to mobilize 10,000 Tver defenders some time ago?
So Vatutin quickly shirked his responsibilities, bowed his head and said to Stalin: "The great leader, Comrade Stalin, it is necessary and correct to deploy troops from Tver to strengthen Moscow's frontal defense line, but we have too few troops. , which gave the Germans the opportunity to turn their flanks like this."
Hearing what Vatutin said, Stalin transferred his resentment to Zhukov who was still fighting hard in Kursk, so he waved his hand and motioned Vatutin to find a seat to sit down. Then he picked up the telegram by himself, slapped the telegram and asked, "Then what should we do now? Let Govorov continue to go south, break through the encirclement of the German army and break through to Moscow, or let them retreat to the northeast." ?”
Vatutin sneered, this Govorov really dared to talk nonsense. I just don't want to come to Moscow to accompany everyone to die, so why make such a lame excuse? Running out on two legs in the field to survive under the wheels of German mechanized infantry and tanks, what are you kidding?
It is estimated that these hundreds of thousands of troops will not be able to escape Kushalino, and they will have to be blocked and wiped out by the German army. Breaking through is also dangerous. After all, Vatutin also learned of the news that the German armored forces went northward and detoured not long ago. After getting this news, he knew that Govorov was finished, and Moscow might not be able to wait for rescue soldiers from the direction of Leningrad.
However, Govorov is a bachelor, and he actually left this option to Moscow, and let Stalin take the blame for this doomed scapegoat. He didn't dare to give Stalin any 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.
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Supplementary update today, there will be another chapter later. It's probably a bit late, everyone can go to bed first, and watch it tomorrow...
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