Chapter 1264: Thunderstorm
With the forcible killing of Lenes and Merkulov, the entire Soviet 6th Army and the 7th Army broke out in the massacre of political workers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 After info, two people, Frinovsky and Pavlov, ordered everyone to lay down their arms and surrender to the Chinese * troops outside the encirclement.
The vast majority of Soviet troops accepted this order, and they had already felt deep panic and despair in the midst of the endless bombardment and shelling of the Chinese Empire. In such a situation, it is undoubtedly the best choice to be able to surrender and save one of your lives. As for the rest, especially the safety of his own family, he can only put it aside for the time being.
When Frinovsky and Pavlov formally surrendered to the Imperial Army, it marked the end of this battle. The power of example is endless, with the example of Frinovsky and Pavlov in front, plus the persuasion of the envoys sent by Tukhachevsky, several other Soviet generals in the encirclement also chose to surrender.
For them, saving their lives seems to come first. As for loyalty to Soviet Russia and Stalin, it can be discarded at will. In the past few years, these generals have seen Stalin's methods, and they have even been living in a panic, fearing that one day Stalin will raise a butcher's knife against them. This time, the war is obviously going to be lost, let alone falling into the encirclement of the Imperial Army, even if it is a fluke to break through the encirclement and escape back to Soviet Russia, it will definitely not end well. Stalin would never let them go. Therefore, surrendering and becoming a high-ranking general of the Russian Empire has become their best choice. The only fly in the ointment is probably that the lives of family members are not guaranteed. They knew very well that Stalin would not be merciful when dealing with the families of these surrenderers.
Of course, none of these generals are very old, at most in their fifties. With their position in the Russian Empire, they could soon remarry and have children.
Not everyone chose to surrender, and there are still people who choose to resist. Especially to take down the brainwashed people, they are even more desperate to resist. And these people naturally became the targets of the empire's extermination. The Imperial Air Force fighters bombarded the recalcitrant Soviet troops, and the artillery continued to pour shells on them. In the end, it was the attack of the armored forces that crushed all these guys to smithereens.
On November 4, 4637, the last part of the recalcitrant Soviet army was defeated, and the empire won the battle successfully. In this battle, the Soviet Army of the Lower Ural Front suffered heavy losses and lost more than 1.3 million people. The remaining hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops all fled rampantly from the west bank of the Ural River, retreated all the way to the west bank of the Volga River for defense, and directly abandoned millions of square kilometers of territory.
In this battle, the Imperial Army and Air Force also lost a lot of troops. The Imperial Army lost more than 30,000 killed and seriously wounded, and more than 80,000 lightly wounded. In particular, the 3rd Army, which was the main force in this battle, suffered heavy losses. So much so that after the end of the campaign, the 3rd Army immediately retreated to the rear for rest. The Empire will provide them with more reinforcements and weapons to help them regain their combat effectiveness as soon as possible.
On the air side, the air force lost a total of 83 aircraft, including fighters, dive bombers, and ground attack aircraft. At the time of the seizure of air supremacy, the Imperial Air Force did not lose many troops. However, in the case of ground support, under the blow of the anti-aircraft fire of the Soviet army, the Imperial Air Force suffered a lot of losses. However, such a small loss is nothing compared to the great victory of the Empire.
Among the captured Soviet prisoners of war, many were willing to join the Russian Empire and become soldiers of the Russian Empire. This made the expansion of the Russian Empire's plan to expand the three armies easily achieved. The rest of the people, with the exception of those who were unwilling to surrender and were imprisoned in prisoner of war camps for heavy manual labor, joined the baggage forces of the Russian Empire to provide combat guarantees for the troops at the front.
Under the advantages of the other, the strength of the Russian Imperial Army was greatly provided, while the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Army was greatly weakened. Of course, with the terrifying mobilization capacity of Soviet Russia. Their armies did not decrease but increased. It's just that the combat effectiveness of these new armies added in the future is very limited, and more often, they can only be used as cannon fodder on the battlefield.
Millions of Soviet troops surrendered and became prisoners of war for the Chinese, and the vast majority of Soviet troops also joined the Russian Empire, which was undoubtedly a very loud slap in the face for Soviet Russia and Stalin. After the founding of Soviet Russia, it has been carrying out anti-Tsarist propaganda and education, so that Soviet Russians have cultivated hatred of Tsarist Russia since childhood. So that the rule of Soviet Russia could be stabilized.
But now, those prisoners of war who surrendered easily joined the Russian Empire, which undoubtedly proves that the efforts of Soviet Russia over the years have been in vain. Their efforts have yielded no results.
In fact, the root cause of all this was the brutal oppression of the peasants and other peoples other than the Russians by Soviet Russia. This made them have always hated Soviet Russia and Stalin in their hearts. Even if the children received an anti-Tsarist education at school. However, after returning home, under the influence of their parents, they naturally have a trace of longing for the better life in the Tsarist era.
Although, in the days of Tsarist Russia, their lives would not have been much better. But at least it will not be like now, even the safety of his own life will not be guaranteed, and the food he has worked so hard to grow will not be snatched away by the government's grain collection team.
"Traitor! It's all a bunch of traitors. They betrayed Soviet Russia, they betrayed me! I'm not going to let them go, I'm going to hang them all. "Stalin in Moscow was furious when millions of Soviet troops surrendered and many joined the Imperial Russian Army. This was undoubtedly a slap in the face and a loss of face.
Stalin could even imagine that in the world community he had become a laughing stock, which was unacceptable to him.
"Bastard! Arrest their families and send them to labor camps. As relatives of traitors, they have lost their qualifications to become citizens of the great Soviet Russia. Stalin said through gritted teeth.
"But, Comrade Stalin, will this involve too many people. After all, there were millions of Soviet troops who surrendered, and their relatives added up to millions, if not tens of millions. Molotov said with some concern. Let's not talk about the arrest of tens of millions of people, how much impact this will have in Soviet Russia. Even the labor camps in Soviet Russia can't accommodate so many prisoners at once.
"Is that all there is to it? If we don't stop them severely, there will definitely be more people who will take them as role models in the future. This will have a serious impact on our country and our cause. So, those people must be punished severely. Stalin said viciously. On this issue, he will never budge.
"Yes, Comrade Stalin." Seeing that Stalin was angry, Molotov had no choice but to say no more. He knew that no matter how much he said, it would be useless.
However, Stalin was clearly not a brainless man either. Of course, he knew that it was impossible to put tens of millions of Soviet Russians into labor camps. In that case, the whole society will be thrown into turmoil, and his rule will be threatened. It will even affect the morale of the military and directly lead to the Soviet army losing the war. Therefore, he had to suppress the anger in his heart.
"This time, let's arrest only the families of those officers above the rank of second lieutenant. The families of ordinary soldiers can be released for the time being. Stalin thought for a moment, and then said. Limiting arrests to the families of second lieutenants and officers will undoubtedly be narrowed. In this way, there will not be too much ****, which can ensure social stability and maintain his rule.
"Yes, Comrade Stalin." Molotov nodded, he knew that Stalin was not a fool and would not rashly do anything bad to himself.
"What about the relatives of such generals as Comrade Stalin, Frinovsky and Pavlov?" Voroshilov stabilized.
"Kill all the relatives of those guys to make an example!" Stalin did not hesitate at all. The relatives of those ordinary soldiers can be spared, and the relatives of those officers can be sent to work in labor camps, but the relatives of those who surrender to the generals must be killed, so as to deter other people, and at the same time save his own face.
"Yes, Comrade Stalin." Although he thought in his heart that Stalin's treatment was too rough and cruel, Voroshilov did not have the courage to intercede for those people. Although many people are his friends, it is not cost-effective to put himself in for those people.
"Where is Zhukov retreating now? Can our Volga defense line withstand the attack of the Chinese? Stalin asked. The Nizhny Ural Front suffered heavy losses and did not inflict much damage on the Chinese * army. This shows that the Chinese* army still has enough combat power to continue the offensive. If it could not withstand the attack of the Chinese* army, then the hinterland of Soviet Russia would be attacked. This would inflict an even heavier blow on Soviet Russia and even mobilize Soviet Russia to rule.
"Comrade Stalin, Comrade Zhukov has retreated to the west bank of the Volga and is organizing defense." Shaposhnikov said.
"Let Zhukov come to Moscow, I will personally summon him." Stalin thought for a moment and said. (To be continued.) )