1001 The Last Struggle
"Comrade commissar, you can't go out! Not far from the exit, there is the frontier position! A general took Khrushchev's arm and said bitterly.
In Moscow now, although all the Soviet forces have not yet surrendered, there is no organized resistance left.
Most of the Soviet troops in Moscow have been divided and surrounded, and they are resisting spontaneously in regiments or divisions, and command and dispatch at the army level are very scarce.
The Soviet positions near Red Square, where the Germans were focused, had now been reduced to a few blocks, and it was only a matter of time before they were destroyed.
Moreover, even if it was only a matter of time, it would have to be shortened to the day unit - the German offensive had not slowed down in the slightest, and they had to hurry south.
"After a few days of hard work, you have lost everything you can lose, and now I have to go out to breathe, and I can't do it anymore! If you still have the slightest shame, you should kill yourself! Suicide! Khrushchev struggled and cursed.
He was so desperate that even the illusion of that underground passage had been shattered. At this time, all he had left was hysterical yelling and morbid insults.
For two days in a row, he had been complaining and cursing, he hadn't seen the sun for a week, and even in the last few days, he couldn't even see the moon.
As the Germans advanced, the exit from the basement became more and more dangerous, and now it was so dangerous that it was often attacked by German snipers.
Although relying on a few T-34 tanks and camouflaged anti-tank guns, the Soviet defensive positions have not been broken through by the Germans for the time being, but no one can guarantee that these lines will still exist in the next second.
After all, the defense line on the Moskva River, which should have been impregnable, was also broken through by the Germans in one day.
"Comrade Marshal Konev can't be contacted, their tunnel is in another block, or we will also withdraw over there? It's a little farther from the front line and safer. The Soviet general, who was holding Khrushchev's arm, opened his mouth and persuaded bitterly.
He can't let Khrushchev die like this, because his mission is to protect Khrushchev until a second before Moscow is destroyed!
If Khrushchev had died, his life would have come to an end. When the time comes, he must kill himself here according to the order, otherwise he will involve the family members who were held hostage by Stalin to Stalingrad.
"Marshal Konev? He lost Moscow! Such a commander can also be promoted to marshal, and it will be hell if we don't lose this war! When Khrushchev heard the title of Marshal Konev, he flew into a rage.
When Stalin left Moscow, he was the commander-in-chief of the Moscow region, and it was only because he did not know much about military affairs that he had Konev, the second-in-command who assisted him in command!
The result? As a result, he, the main commander, is still a pitiful political commissar with only a name and no real power, and the second-in-command has been left only as a marshal of the Soviet Union!
Hell, Marshal of the Soviet Union! Damn the Marshal of the Soviet Union! He really wanted to question Stalin, was the loss of Moscow a commendable and honorable thing?
Hatefully shaking off the generals who were pulling him, Khrushchev pointed at the other party and ordered: "Find Konev for me and let him explain to me!" Why did the troops collapse so quickly? ”
"Comrade Khrushchev! At this time, what's the use of listening to the explanation! The general said with a bitter face: "In a few hours, the Germans may come in!" ”
If they take the underpass, they can safely reach another encirclement, and if they go directly to the exit overhead, they may go up and be driven back by the German bullets.
Now at the entrance, the two sides are fiercely fighting. Soviet soldiers defended to the death in the permanent fortifications, relying on thick reinforced concrete bunkers.
Either way, it's just stalling for time. When the heavy weapons of the German army came up and destroyed these fortifications little by little, it was a matter of course for the Soviets to lose their positions.
"Let Konev fight back! Retake nearby defensive positions! I can't leave the Kremlin! I can't leave here! Khrushchev emphasized, and his tone was firm.
Konev is now too busy to take care of himself, how can he have the troops to fight back here? The general looked at Khrushchev and really couldn't squeeze out words of comfort.
"Why, he dares not to obey my orders?" Khrushchev's face turned pale with anger, and he asked with a distorted expression.
At this time, it is really the time for the father to marry and the mother to take care of each other, who still has the leisure to care about the life and death of others.
"I heard that some troops are organizing a breakout, but the German encirclement is too thick, and breaking through is no different from sending them to death." The general stiffened his head and told the truth what he knew.
He walked to the map hanging on the wall on the side, pointed to the encirclements above and said further: "These places are no longer contactable, they have either been wiped out by the Germans, or they have already taken care of themselves......
Looking at the few remaining defensive rings on the map, the larger one is a midriver island in the middle of the Moskva River south of Red Square, this terrain is very conducive to defense, so it has not allowed the Germans to take advantage.
It was also the command center where Konev was located, including another bend in the Moskva River, Paveletsk railway station and other neighborhoods, which were still under the control of the Soviet army.
"So, we should leave the Kremlin now and retreat to the island in the middle of the river, where it's safer......" the general finally said.
Khrushchev stared at the huge map of Moscow and saw the long, narrow defensive circle of the island in the middle of the river, and the bitterness in his heart was really indescribable.
The whole city was lost, and he had to retreat to an island in the middle of the river, waiting for the final moment with 18,000 soldiers—a painful end.
In fact, he also knew very well that even if he retreated there, he would not be able to hold out for too long.
Even if the Germans fought for attrition in the most stupid way and covered the bombardment with shells, it would be a miracle that it could support it for three days.
As long as the Germans are not stupid and use some tactics casually, it will not be difficult to occupy it in two days.
"You can lead people to break north! I'm not going to go to that Konev guy! "Khrushchev, who decided to find a better way out for himself, finally decided to leave the center of Moscow - the Kremlin.