A few hours earlier, the Germans had captured the Kievskaya railway station, where the Germans had established a solid forward position.

On top of that, the German tanks took advantage of the rout of the Soviet soldiers to rush to the other side of the river, and then set up a temporary defensive position on the other side of the river.

This meant that an intact bridge was captured by the Germans – an unexpected result that was inspiring enough.

You know, at the beginning, the Germans never thought that the Soviets would not install explosives on every bridge and blow up the bridges when the Germans approached.

However, this is what happened - the German armored troops recklessly rushed to the bridge, and the defeated Soviet soldiers fled in confusion.

Then, by the time the German tanks and infantry stopped, they were already on the other side of the bridge.

As a result, they found that the bridge was indeed not equipped with explosives, and it was not even necessary to dismantle it, because the Soviets did not seem to have thought of blowing up the bridge.

I don't know why, or I don't know why, the Soviet defense units did not have sappers to plant bombs here.

Although the reason is unknown, the outcome of this matter is real. So the Germans took control of both ends of the bridge and sent about 3,000 additional troops to the opposite bank in one go.

Braving artillery fire, German tanks rushed across the bridge one by one, and then organized a line of defense in the streets and alleys.

"Why did the Germans cross the Moskva?" Seeing that the tide of the battle had taken a turn for the worse, Konev turned pale with fright when he learned the news.

Originally, he thought that the frontal battlefield would become less important with the Germans taking control of the west bank of the Moskva River, because the Germans would not risk forcing their way across the Moskva River, but would only put pressure on him in both the north and the south.

But he turned out to be wrong, and the Germans captured the Kiev railway station in one fell swoop, and rushed across the Moskva River, taking control of a bridge over the river.

Not to mention a bridge, as long as the Germans can safely cross the river, it is enough to make the Moscow defenders desperate.

Konev pointed to the bridge on the map and asked his subordinates with their heads bowed: "You! Which of you will tell us! Why, exactly, we didn't blow up this bridge! ”

As early as a month ago, he issued an order that all bridges in Moscow should be equipped with explosives and blasted if necessary.

But now it seems that this order has not been seriously implemented, and at least one bridge has not been installed with explosives, which is the one that is now left to the Germans.

"General...... Homosexuals...... The bridge was so close to the center of the city that we didn't expect the Germans to hit near it so quickly. One general explained: "At that time, there was not enough explosives, but I approved it, and this bridge was left first." ”

"You approved it? Then did you give the go-ahead to the Germans attacking the bridge? Yes? Konev grabbed the other man by the collar and asked viciously.

Although he has always maintained a graceful demeanor, it is obvious how great the pressure in his heart is.

After losing the bridge, he finally broke out, no longer suppressed the fear and anger in his heart, pinched the other party's neck and asked loudly: "Then why didn't you report it to me!" Why don't you report it to me? ”

"Will ...... Comrade General. In a panic, the general shouted in a trembling voice: "I later gave the order for these people to plant explosives!" I gave the order! ”

Hearing the other party's shout, Konev let go of his hands, but his voice became more and more fierce: "Then you say!" Why wasn't it blown up by blasting there! Yes? ”

"I want to know, comrade general. I ordered the explosives to be refilled at least a week ago......," the general said with a sad face.

Now, the Germans outside are only 3 blocks from Moscow's Red Square, and the German tanks are only about 1,500 meters away from their headquarters......

What is the distance of 1500 meters? This distance was probably the farthest hit distance of a direct shot from a German tank gun - that is, if there were no obstacles, the German tank could already shoot straight to Moscow's Red Square.

Who would have thought that when the Germans attacked the Kiev railway station, they would change the tactical policy of steady and steady attack in the past and adopt a fast breakthrough style of play?

Who would have thought that the old bastard Manstein would concentrate more than 40 tanks in this direction in one fell swoop to cover the coordinated attack of the infantry?

Who would have thought that the German tank units would dare to rush directly to the bridge, not afraid that the Soviet troops would blow up the bridge and affect the German troops themselves on the bridge?

Who would have thought that this time the Germans really wanted to grab a bridge in the hands of the Soviet defenders, and they were very determined to hope to grab a bridge?

Who would have thought...... Because the front-line commander was afraid that his back road would be blocked in advance, he privately canceled the order to plant explosives, thinking that he could make up for it later?

Anyway, a lot of coincidences created such an ending, and the end of the story is that the Germans directly achieved the result they wanted with a bold attempt.

It doesn't matter how many coincidences there are now, what matters now is that the gates of the most central part of Moscow have been opened to the Germans, and the hard street fighting seems to be coming to an end in a short time.

"Immediately let the troops fight back! Take back the bridge! Let the artillery shell that bridge, and all the artillery will fire! Interrupt that bridge as fast as you can! Konev desperately gave the order to fight back.

"It's too late, Comrade General." The chief of staff shook his head in dismay, and said persuadly: "What the Germans want is just a bridgehead for swimming, they already have troops crossing the river, and it doesn't matter if the bridge still exists." ”

If the other side of the river were Soviet defensive positions, the Germans might not be willing to risk swimming across. But if there is a bridgehead that guarantees not being attacked when crossing the river, that's another matter.

The Germans had assault boats and other means of crossing the river, and it was still very easy to transport troops across the river to replenish the troops on the other side of the river.

Counting the erection of pontoon bridges and other means, the Soviet army really may not be able to recapture the bridgehead occupied by the Germans.

In desperation, Konev also knew that there was nothing to do, so he could only sit back in his chair in a gloomy manner, with his head down and not knowing what he was thinking.

It took a long time for him to mutter, and in an indifferent tone, he ordered: "You stay here, I will go and report the news to Comrade Khrushchev......