Khrushchev followed a few people who were protecting him, and in this way fled in disarray.

Behind them, the Soviet soldiers who were fighting did not know that the people they wanted to protect had abandoned them while they were desperate.

The gunfire of the Soviet convoy was intense, attracting more and more German troops in the vicinity. A tank No. 4, which was part of Army Group North, drove over and joined the massacre under the protection of the infantry.

The remaining Soviet troops were getting smaller and smaller, and they could not find Khrushchev, whom they wanted to protect. There was chaos in the encirclement, and the remaining Soviet troops fell into despair.

Some were looking for the missing Khrushchev and his commander, while others were desperately trying to consolidate their defenses.

Originally, if they retreated and left, they could have moved before the Germans gathered over, at least for some more time.

But because they did not dare to retreat indiscriminately, they held on to one place for too long, and were surrounded by German troops rushing from all directions, and finally ran out of ammunition and food, and the whole army was annihilated.

Before all the Soviet soldiers on this side were dead, Khrushchev and others over there ran into the building they had chosen.

Although most of Moscow's buildings were destroyed during the war, the building, fortunately, did not seem to have been greeted by shells, so it still stands in ruins.

Civilians in the city of Moscow did not all retreat and left, and many were forced to stay, tormented in this war hell.

Many of the civilians who remained were integrated into the civilian armed forces and sent to death by Khrushchev's orders.

As a result, when the Soviet army collapsed, these civilian armed forces lost their weapons and went into hiding, which for a time caused a rout of the Soviet army itself, causing incalculable losses.

And those Soviet civilians who were once distributed, now return to their homes or hide in the rubble of unoccupied houses, becoming the remaining refugees in the city.

They included children and old people, women and middle-aged people—because the criteria for conscription were so wide that it was impossible to tell whether these people were real civilians or not by looking at basic characteristics.

The Germans were generally too lazy to distinguish between them, and as long as they surrendered their weapons and were willing to cooperate, they were generally treated as civilians.

However, if the Germans are missing or killed in a certain area, then the Germans will also ruthlessly dispose of the civilians in the entire housing area, leaving no future trouble.

A pathfinder officer who was walking in front pushed open the door of the building, and immediately saw several women in ragged clothes, looking at the uninvited guests who broke in with numb eyes.

He smiled awkwardly, then asked, "Can you place a few people?" We have no ill will. ”

As he asked, he moved the small pistol behind him, indicating that he didn't mean to hurt them.

"There are no ...... soldiers here" An old man walked out on crutches, squinted at Khrushchev and others who walked into the door of the building, and said: "The Germans are next door, they may come over at any time......

In the morning, some German soldiers had just arrived here, and they inspected the building, confiscated the weapons of the civilians, left some rations and left.

It's safe now, at least the Germans don't reveal that they want to kill or arrest people - taking in some armed Soviet soldiers is obviously asking for trouble.

It's not that it's unpatriotic, it's not that it doesn't want to help. It's just that they are insensitive, and now in their hearts, life is the most important thing.

Although they love their country, their country brutally drove them into the battlefield when the enemy came, regardless of whether they lived or died.

After surviving the brutal battle and escaping back here, they are in no mood to give their lives for the country again.

In other words, the heroes who are willing to die for the country and freedom have all died in battle, and the rest are cowards, ordinary people who endure humiliation and steal their lives......

"Give us some clothes and if you can, give us some food...... Let's take a break, change of clothes, and then leave! The general, holding Khrushchev, pleaded.

This request was not excessive, the old man nodded, and then motioned for a few women to help get some clothes out and change them.

In fact, most ordinary people are like this, they are willing to help others when they can, but they are not willing to take too many risks.

It's not that they are of inferior moral character, or that they are unwilling to help their country, it's just that more people will subconsciously choose to go along with it.

After all, if everyone could stand up and stand up with their chests against the enemy's bayonets, there would be nothing to boast about in the many heroic deeds that have been preached throughout the ages.

With the rations left by the Germans, some food was cooked for Khrushchev and several people, and these civilians found some inconspicuous clothes and gave them to Khrushchev and others.

After eating and resting for more than ten minutes, before they could take the initiative to leave, a group of German troops passed by outside the building.

Because most of the Soviet troops had already been annihilated, these German troops were not too vigilant. Most of the German soldiers leaned against the wall outside the building and smoked, and some of the Germans crouched and chatted by the wheels of the armored vehicles covering them.

This situation frightened Khrushchev and the others, because through the window, they could see the German soldiers with weapons on their shoulders, laughing and ridiculing.

Several German non-commissioned officers walked into the building with submachine guns on their backs, and then asked the old men and a few women in the corridor in Russian: "Have any soldiers fled here?" ”

The fool also knew how to answer, and the old man and several women immediately shook their heads, indicating that they did not know such a thing.

"If there are soldiers here, you should inform us...... Concealing dangerous soldiers is to be hanged. The non-commissioned officer held a cigarette between his fingers and made a threat.

The old man hurriedly waved his hand, and several women also wiped their tears and shook their heads, the German non-commissioned officers were just routine, and they had no intention of delving into it.

However, since they have already walked here, there is still a dense gunfire a block away from the neighborhood just now, so the necessary checks still have to be done.

The non-commissioned officer took another puff of his cigarette, pointed upstairs and instructed the soldiers who followed him: "Take someone up and have a look!" If you have a weapon, remember to collect it! ”

For the first time, weapons were mostly collected, which were voluntary. But if a gunshot is heard in a certain neighborhood, the time to check again is a strict search - and then to search for weapons at that time will be very troublesome and will cost lives......