"Hello, Comrade General Secretary. ^//^”

"Put away that hypocritical greeting, Boris. Mikhailovich. Comrade Shaposhnikov. Stalin's expression was grim, and he held his familiar pipe: "How is the war going?" ”

"The enemy attack was very fierce." Boris's face also did not look very good: "We have lost most of Moscow's outlying positions, and the enemy is making an attempt to besiege Moscow on three sides. The Red Army fighters were showing great valor, they were inflicting the most severe blows on the enemy on all fronts, inflicting heavy losses on every step forward. And within Moscow, the great people of Moscow are also making the most active preparations. a"

"That's not what I'm going to hear, Boris." Stalin interrupted Shaposhnikov with some impatience, which was very rare for Stalin, who had great respect for Shaposhnikov, and it was obvious that the bad situation on the battlefield had seriously disturbed his mood: "The real side, I have to hear the real side." We can have confidence in the military and civilians of Moscow, but we cannot deceive ourselves. ”

"Yes, Comrade General Secretary." Shaposhnikov paused: "The Chinese have an absolute superiority in artillery fire, they are wreaking havoc on our positions and Moscow in the air, they are one."

At this point, a sharp air raid siren was already sounding outside.

Shaposhnikov smiled bitterly: "Comrade General Secretary, the daily bombardment has become almost routine, we cannot stop such a thing, the anti-aircraft artillery fire is so weak that it is almost impossible to calculate. The Chinese planes can almost completely ignore our air defense and recklessly drop countless bombs on Moscow, causing us heavy damage."

Stalin listened carefully, was silent for a while, and then asked: "Boris, you tell me honestly, if the Chinese are now in Moscow, then how long can we hold out?" ”

Shaposhnikov also fell silent, and after a long time he said with difficulty: "If you are optimistic, we can hold out for half a year; Pessimistic words may only be for a few days. a"

Stalin no longer asked any more questions.

It's unbelievable, can it only last for half a year at most? Look at Boris. Mikhailovich. Shaposhnikov's expression, the limit of half a year is already very reluctant to say.

The last time the enemy attacked Moscow, Moscow successfully defended it, so what about this time?

This time is not quite the same as last time, Boris. Mikhailovich. Shaposhnikov once told Stalin so before the start of the war.

The last attack on the Chinese seemed somewhat ill-prepared, even careless, so they did not make it to Moscow, but this time it was completely different.

This time, the Chinese used terrifying air power and artillery fire to carry out a shocking bombardment of the city outside Moscow. Most of the positions were razed to the ground under such bombardment. After each bombardment, the Muscovites had to carry out another more arduous repair than the previous one.

After only a few days of artillery fire, Moscow has already paid a heavy price

"Are there betrayers and wavers?" Stalin set his sights on Yenov, the head of the People's Commissariat for State Security.

Yenov nodded: "Yes, Comrade General Secretary. From the beginning of the enemy's first offensive on Moscow to the present, we have arrested and suppressed more than twenty counter-revolutionaries and those who are not strong-willed. Rest assured, we will continue to carry out more severe operations in Moscow, especially in the army. ”…,

"Two thousand people are not enough, far from enough." Stalin seemed to have regained some self-confidence: "To arrest more people, to let them know that Moscow is still ours, and that the Bolsheviks will never be defeated!" ”

"Yes, Comrade General Secretary."

Stalin suddenly said: "Let's go, go and have a look outside." ”

"What?" Shaposhnikov and Yenov called out at the same time.

"Go and see among our people. //”

"Comrade General Secretary, I am against it!"

Yenov cried out: "The enemy spies do not know where to hide, they may shoot you cold at any time, it is too dangerous for you to appear at this time, I cannot agree with such a risk of yours." ”

"I'm against it too." Shaposhnikov said the same; "Enemy planes are bombing, and we can't guarantee your safety."

"Comrade Boris Yenov, this is Moscow!" Stalin's tone became serious: "If we can't feel safe in our own capital, then where else is safe?" We must let our military and civilians know that their General Secretary is with them, and that Moscow will be a city that will never fall! ”

Stalin was a very stubborn man, and once he decided on something, he would never change it. Despite the resolute opposition of Shaposhnikov and Yenov, they reluctantly agreed to a letter despite Stalin's repeated insistence.

One by one, the bombs fell from the air to the ground, and the rumbling explosions resounded everywhere in the city of Moscow, and most of the places were ablaze.

There are clearly not enough firefighters . Their top priority will be the important military installations, and the houses will only let out a helpless wail in the light of the fire.

The streets of Moscow were in great chaos, everyone was shouting and running, salvaging the poor property so that it would not be completely consumed by the flames.

Suddenly, the soldiers of the brigade and the People's Commissariat of State Security appeared on the streets. They were loaded with guns and looked nervous.

"Comrade General Secretary is here!"

"Comrade Stalin is here!"

The news came here quickly, and everyone was shocked and at the same time felt a trace of incredulity. Did Comrade General Secretary really come at this time?

Really came, General Secretary Joseph Vissarionovich. Comrade Dzhugashvili really came.

The people stopped what they were doing, let out bursts of cheers, and they surrounded Stalin, unleashing their emotions as if the enemy bombardment was no longer a deterrent.

This is the effect that Stalin wanted!

He wants everyone to know that he is still here, that he is directing them to fight, and he wants to find a way to inspire everyone's determination to fight to the end, and never give up!

"Red Army soldiers, commanders and political functionaries, men and women workers, men and women of collective farms, intellectual workers, all brothers and sisters who are fighting in Moscow, glorious partisans of men and women!" Stalin's voice began to sound, everyone

"Comrades! Comrades! On behalf of the Soviet Government and we, the Bolshevik Party, I salute you, the mission of the great war of liberation has fallen on your shoulders. You will live up to this mission! The war you are waging is a war of liberation, a war of justice. Let the banner of victory of the great Lenin guide you and crush the Chinese aggressors once and for all! Destroy the Chinese occupiers! Long live our glorious motherland, the freedom of our motherland, the independence of our motherland! Advance to victory under the banner of Lenin!

This group of people shamelessly called for the extermination of the great Russian nation, the extermination of Plekhanov and Lenin, Belinssky and Chernyshevsky, Pushkin and Tolstoy, Glinka and Tchaikovsky, Gorky and Chehev, Sechenov and Pavlov, Repin and Sulikov, Suvorov and Kutuzov. The aggressors wanted to wage a war of annihilation against the peoples of the Soviet Union. Well, since the Chinese want to conduct a war of annihilation, they will definitely get a war of annihilation. Our task in the future, the task of the peoples of the Soviet Union, the task of our army and navy soldiers, commanders and political functionaries - is to annihilate all the Chinese-occupiers who invade the territory of our motherland. No mercy to the Chinese occupiers! Destroy the Chinese invaders one." …,

The crowd erupted in frenzied cheers, and with a wave of Stalin's hand, the Russians soon fell silent again, and then Stalin's voice continued:

"How could our glorious Red Army allow the enemy army to occupy our Moscow? Is it true that the squadron is an invincible army, as their boasting propagandists keep boasting? Of course not!

History shows that an invincible army does not exist now and has not been in the past. Scooping Poleon's army was once considered invincible, but it was routed by the Russians, the British, and ours. During the First Imperialist War, William's German army was also considered an invincible army, but this army was defeated several times by the Russian army and the British and French armies, and was finally defeated by the British and French troops.

As for saying that part of our territory is occupied by the squadron after all, this is just a temporary defeat for us! All of our valiant Army, all of our valiant Navy, all of our pilots, our Eagles, our peoples, all the outstanding men of Europe, the Americas, and Asia, and all the great men, condemned the actions of China, sympathized with the Soviet Government, approved of the actions of the Soviet Government, and held that our cause was just, that the enemy would be defeated, and that we would be victorious. ”

"Victory! Victory! The crowd erupted in the wildest cheers again!

In their opinion, Stalin's "victory" was enough to bring them a victory

Stalin was also completely intoxicated by his own speeches:

"As a result of the war imposed on us, our country has waged a desperate struggle against the most vicious and insidious enemy, China. Our team is fighting valiantly against an enemy armed to the teeth with tanks and aircraft. The Red Army was fighting desperately to defend every inch of the Soviet territory against all odds. The bravery of the Red Army soldiers was unparalleled in the world, and our resistance to the enemy was growing stronger day by day. The entire Soviet people, together with the Red Army, rose up to defend the Motherland.

First of all, we must make the Soviets aware of the gravity of the danger that threatens our country, and resolutely overcome the mentality of self-suffering and indifference, and overcome the mood of peace-building, which was perfectly understandable before the war, but which is now very harmful when the war radically changes the situation.

The enemy is ruthless, and their purpose is to encroach on the land that we have watered with our own sweat, and to plunder the food and oil that we have obtained by our own labor. Their aim was to restore the landlord regime, to restore tsarism and to destroy the national culture and state system of Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, Uzbeks, Tatars, Moldavians, Georgians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis and other free peoples of the Soviet Union. Therefore, it is a question of the life and death of the Soviet state, of the life and death of the people of the Soviet Union, of whether the people of the Soviet Union enjoy freedom or become slaves. The Soviets must be made aware of this, they must no longer be indifferent, they must be mobilized, they must be remodeled in the new wartime way, and they must be relentless to the enemy."

His voice grew agitated:

"We must leave no place in our ranks for grumbling and death-phobic, panic-stricken and deserters, so that our men will be fearless in the struggle and will be thrown into the Patriotic War of Liberation against the fascist enslavers without hesitation. The great Lenin, the founder of our nation, once said that the basic qualities of the Soviet man should be courage, boldness, fearlessness, determination to fight together with the people against the enemies of our Motherland. This fine quality of the Bolsheviks must be made a virtue of the Red Army and of millions of peoples of the Soviet Union. …,

We should immediately restructure all our work in the manner of wartime, so that everything is subordinated to the interests of the front, to the task of organizing and crushing the enemy. The people of all nationalities in the Soviet Union now see that the Chinese aggressors are gritting their teeth and extremely hostile to our motherland, which guarantees free labor and a better life for all workers. The peoples of the Soviet Union should rise up against the enemy and defend their rights and their homeland.

The Red Army and all the citizens of the Soviet Union should defend every inch of the Soviet territory, should fight to the last drop of blood to defend the cities and villages of our country, and should show the bravery, initiative and resourcefulness inherent in our people."

He tirelessly promoted to everyone, and finally he raised his voice again:

"The war with fascist China must not be regarded as an ordinary war. This war is not only a war between two ** teams. At the same time, it was a great war of the entire Soviet people against China. The purpose of this all-people patriotic war against the fascist oppressors was not only to eliminate the danger facing our country and to fight against the enemies who invaded our country, but also to fight thousands of workers, collective farm workers and intellectuals!

Support our heroic Red Army with all our might! Crush the enemy with all the power of the people1 and advance for our victory! ”

The last words completely ignited the emotions of the scene.

Everyone let out a deafening cheer, and everyone was shouting wildly.

At this time, the Chinese fighter plane appeared again, and the bomb fell in the distance, and after a burst of explosions, another house was on fire, but at this time, the Muscovites seemed to have completely failed to feel the existence of this threat.

A good speech can quickly boost people's morale, but no matter how good a speech is, it can't reverse your side's overall weapon disadvantage and battlefield situation.

The squadron and their soldiers, of course, did not hear Stalin's speech, and they did not hurry, and gradually advanced towards Moscow in accordance with the set operational objectives.

At the end of February, all the forces on the periphery of Moscow were wiped out, and the general assault on Moscow officially began!

The squadron used almost every artillery fire and aircraft it could use. If you have to use one word to describe the intensity of the bombing, then only "wild bombing" can be described.

The flying group and artillery, which had just been reinforced to the Russian battlefield, barely stopped for a minute, and quickly launched the most fierce attack on Moscow.

The planes took off frequently, throwing thousands of tons of steel into Moscow mercilessly, so that the whole of Moscow was surrounded by explosions and fires every minute and every second.

It was the most horrific attack in history. The Chinese pilots and artillerymen were as tireless as if they were not going to stop until they had blown Moscow up completely.

Muscovites, who had just been inspired by Stalin, soon began to feel the horrors of this bombing.

Countless Muscovites were killed under artillery fire and countless houses were horribly destroyed, but this was only the beginning of the nightmare.

Moscow lacks weapons and ammunition, medicines, and food. They lack everything, and these seriously scarce materials are not just a thing that can be exchanged for so-called speeches.

On March 3, 1941, the Great Trial of Moscow began.

Hundreds of thousands of squadrons and White Guard troops appeared in Moscow, and under the cover of absolutely superior firepower, they launched a final attack on Moscow.

Airplanes circled in the sky, artillery roared on the ground, and thousands of tanks roared there.

In all fairness, the Red Army behaved very valiantly, and in all positions they were doing everything they could to block the enemy's attack.

With limited weapons and ammunition, they fought the most tenacious battle for the defense of Moscow. Many of them strapped themselves to grenades and charged at the tanks that were charging towards their positions.

Some tanks were destroyed, and the Red Army paid for them hundreds, thousands of lives.

However, after the tanks in front were destroyed, more tanks were quickly added later, and the tanks of the Chinese were generally one that could never be used up.

More than a dozen Russian tanks appeared on the battlefield, which caused a burst of cheers from the Red Army soldiers in the position, who finally saw their armored strength.

But soon their cheering stopped.

More than a dozen tanks, both in terms of quality and quantity, are not at all the same level as China's tank troops. After a brief bombardment, the tanks of the Russians lost power and turned into a pile of discarded steel

The Chinese soldiers on the other side are like a group of well-wound robots, mechanical but well-trained, little by little