The Chinese army, which broke through in the Far Eastern theater, encountered some trouble only in a small place:

Moscow!

The plan had been drawn up to end the fighting in Russia in its entirety by the end of 1940. There were no problems in the previous operations, and the Chinese army won successive victories in Russia and quickly advanced the front to Moscow, forming an offensive momentum against Moscow.

However, the determination and strength of the Bolsheviks to maintain this "red temple" still greatly exceeded the imagination of the Chinese.

President Wang Hengyue once said to the command palace at the front that no matter how smooth the previous battle was, once it reaches Moscow, it must be prepared for a bitter battle. No one wants to give up their last place of existence to their enemies without resistance.

At that time, the victorious Chinese military palace did not take the battle of Moscow too seriously. But in Moscow, they met the most stubborn and frantic resistance.

After more than two months of siege, Moscow was still firmly in the hands of the Bolsheviks.

At the end of November 1940, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense ordered a temporary halt to the offensive, and all the troops were ready for the cold winter.

Those veterans are well aware of the climate in Russia. It may not cost a human life on the battlefield, but the cruel winter in Russia is enough to leave this world forever in the sleep of the best soldiers.

Chinese is preparing for the winter, and so is Moscow......

Although Moscow was now in the hands of the Bolsheviks, their hands were not so good. The Chinese took advantage of the absolute superiority of aircraft and artillery fire to devastate the city to their heart's content. The artillery fire almost completely reorganized Moscow, and every inch of land was bombed.

The casualties were so great that all of Moscow, men, women and children threw themselves into the battle to defend this last "temple......

Although there may be little hope in sight......

Moscow has lost all foreign aid, and now the only thing they can rely on is themselves......

Winter came, and Chinese temporarily stopped the offensive, but Moscow was faced with the same problem, how to survive the most brutal Russian winter......

Now Moscow lacks food, lacks supplies for the winter, lacks everything, but you have to admit that the Bolsheviks have not given up hope even in such a bad situation, and they have not even complained much

"It doesn't matter." Although the first attack on Moscow did not achieve the desired victory, the president of the Republic of China, Wang Hengyue, did not particularly care: "They were able to withstand the first round of attacks, and when spring came, they could not hold on no matter what......."

Wang Hengyue firmly believes in his own judgment.

Yes, the current battle of Moscow and the other battle of Moscow that Wang Hengyue knew were completely two wars.

Now Moscow has no way to retreat, no support, no material supplies. Their strength will inevitably be cut as the battle progresses, until there is no longer any way for them to continue the war.

As for the Chinese side, all they have to do is wait patiently, wait for spring to come, and then, a battle for the complete destruction of Moscow will finally kick off.

Wang Hengyue and Stalin, the leaders of the two regimes, stared at each other, even though one was in Nanking and the other in Moscow, watching for the victory they hoped would be achieved.

Stalin also took advantage of the temporary halt of the offensive to put Moscow in order again as he wished, hoping that a miracle would be created in his own hands. …,

On December 21, 1940, Stalin, who had received a respite, broadcast the long-awaited message to the people on the radio!

"Comrades, citizens! Brothers and sisters! Soldiers of our army and navy! My friends, I appeal to you," he began. Along with the chalky title "comrade" is the Christian "brother and sister" ...... "brother and sister...... Ordinary people...... The Tenant Mother should be defended......

He declared: The Great Patriotic War -- a sacred war of the people against the aggressor -- is now going on. Just as Tsar Alexander I had opposed the invasion of Napoleon.

Of course, Stalin referred to the party in his speech, calling on people to "rally around Lenin Stalin's party."

"Talk to Shaposh about the defense of Moscow." After his speech, Stalin said this.

Shaposhnikov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Red Army.

Stalin always respectfully addressed Shaposhnikov by his first name and patronymic, never raised his voice when talking to him, and he was the only person that Stalin allowed to smoke in his office.

Shaposhnikov was a colonel in the tsarist army, and he was openly religious. Another leader of the General Staff, Vasilevsky, was also a priest's son. In the first days of the war, they were very close to Stalin.

It was from their mouths that Stalin learned something that shook the entire Orthodox church.

The Lebanese mountain Metropolitan Elijah locked himself in an underground stone chamber and knelt on the ground without eating or drinking, praying to Our Lady to bless Russia.

Later he saw a miracle. He spoke of this miracle in a letter sent to Russia to the heads of the Russian Church: after he had prayed for three days and nights, Our Lady appeared to him in a fire and told him the will of God: "All the churches and monasteries of the country shall be opened, and the priests shall be released from prison." Leningrad could not be given up. Invite the statue of Our Lady of the Mountains, carry it around the city, and then bring the statue to Moscow, where the prayer ceremony will be held......"

Stalin believed it, even though he had previously declared that he would complete "atheism"!

But now, Stalin decided to fulfill the will of the deity who appeared to Ilya.

It was in this group that he returned to God's arms in astonishing and obedient manner. Is it a change of heart? Is it enlightenment? Was it fear that threw him to God? Is it the Marxist god among men who just decided to exploit people's belief in God? Or are these factors in any case, ostensibly he is reconciled to God.

So, on his orders, a large number of priests were released from the concentration camps......

Stalin seemed to believe that God could help him win the war

For Stalin and all the Bolsheviks, Moscow was a city with a long history, a place that could never be abandoned, and it made perfect sense to defend it with the blood of many people.

Moscow, the capital of Muscovy in the early 13th century. In the 1A century, the Russians centered on Moscow and gathered the surrounding forces to fight against the rule of the Mongol aristocracy, thus unifying Russia and establishing a centralized feudal state. In the mid-15th century, Moscow became the capital of a united Russian state, and until the beginning of the 18th century. In 1712 Peter the Great moved the capital to St. Petersburg, but Moscow remains Russia's largest economic, political and cultural center and still plays the role of Russia's second capital. In 1755, Moscow State University, the first university in Russia, was established.

After the capture of Moscow by French troops led by Napoleon in 1812, the city burned down in a fire, but was soon rebuilt. In 1813, the Moscow Urban Construction Committee was formed, and large-scale urban reconstruction began. In 1851 the railroad was opened.

During the October Revolution of 1Q17, Moscow, following Petrograd, also staged an armed uprising and established the Suhuae regime. The Soviet government and the Central Committee of the Communist Party moved from Petrograd to Moscow in March 1918. …,

In December 1922, Moscow officially became the capital of the Soviet Union and the capital of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the first socialist state in the world.

However, the cheers of the Bolsheviks had not yet passed, and the Chinese appeared here. They first launched a large-scale attack on Soviet Russia with the help of the European and American powers, completely killing the Bolsheviks' dream of unifying Russia.

Then after a long standoff, the Chinese army launched a new offensive

Despite the order to defend Moscow, Stalin's brows were tightly locked, and to be honest, he didn't know whether he could defend Moscow!

"Comrade Shaposhnikov." Stalin's expression was unusually serious, and he fixed his eyes on the chief of the General Staff, whom he trusted: "You must tell me unequivocally how sure we are of holding Moscow?" ”

"Comrade Chief." Shaposhnikov's face was equally grim: "In a series of previous battles, we thwarted numerous enemy attacks, inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy, and with the onset of winter, the enemy temporarily stopped attacking. The enemy is now in great difficulty, but ours is even greater, the soldiers lack winter clothing, weapons and ammunition, lack food, in Moscow we lack everything, we have to find a way to solve it. ”

Speaking of which, after a pause, he continued: "However, you can fully believe in our determination to fight to the end, and the enemy will not be able to take Moscow with only one Red Army soldier present. Even if the enemy enters this city, we will fight to the death with the firmest determination. ”

"I believe, Comrade Shaposhnikov." Stalin was not relieved by his subordinates' words, on the contrary, his worries deepened: "The enemy is crazy, and he hopes that we can carry this war on as we wish, and that great Moscow will never fall into the hands of the enemy!" ”

Stalin was not sure that he would be able to do this! ）