"I have experienced countless wars in my life, and there has never been a war that has thrilled me more than the one that took place on June 30, 1943......"

Memoirs of General Paul Hausser, German 2nd Panzer Army:

“．．．．．． On September 30, 1941, the invincible German army launched an attack on Moscow with great force, but to our sadness, we were defeated that time, and the undefeated Germany suffered a serious setback of defeat, and the direction of the whole war became uncertain...... However, in less than two years, we are back again, and this time, we have brought back a much more powerful force...... 2.4 million elite German soldiers, in Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Under the command of Field Marshal Bramm, he fought for the disgrace of 1941...... This will probably be the last large-scale battle to take place in Russia......

The 'March of the Panzers' was heard everywhere, and the soldiers, with their loud singing, exuded the same excitement as I did, and with their unparalleled performance on the battlefield, they proclaimed to Moscow:

We're back!

The battle went so smoothly that the two Russian armies under the command of Shaposhnikov were quickly disintegrated under our powerful offensive. I can be assured that the Russians had lost most of their elite troops in the previous series of battles, and even if they were still able to replenish their troops in large numbers, I firmly believe it. The human resources of a country are definitely not really endless, and Russia's war power is drying up......

All the German troops, and our allies, are advancing in great strides. On the way forward. There were constant Russian troops, desperately trying to stop our advance, but they could not do what they wanted under the devastating offensive of the powerful German army......

In all the battles, I was always with Ernst. Marshal Braem was with me, and I had the privilege of witnessing firsthand the commanding art of Field Marshal Ernst. I would say that Marshal Ernst was a complete master of the arts. He performed the war so artistically that he turned the battlefield into a stage full of shock......

At the time of the outbreak of the Battle of Moscow in 1943, there were some rumors. I don't know where the word came from that after the war was over, Field Marshal Ernst would leave us again to continue the tour that had calmed his mind. I'm not exaggerating. At the time, I thought that if I were asked to find the person who spread the rumors, I would not hesitate to shoot him...... Germany could not do without Field Marshal Ernst, by no means ...... When I tentatively asked the marshal, the marshal replied only, 'I am there when Germany needs me; When Germany was at its most in crisis, I was there; When Germany stood on the edge of the precipice, I was in the '...... I didn't quite understand what that meant at the time......

Let me bring the story back to the battlefield...... June 30 to July 3. We fought countless wars in succession, more than a hundred kilometers away. But it suddenly became so far away, not because of the stubborn resistance of the Russians, but because of the impatience of the soldiers...... You must know that the veterans who participated in the first battle of Moscow have long been unable to hold back the mood of seeing Moscow again...... Many of their companions fell on the battlefield in Moscow, and the bones of some soldiers have not even been found. The veterans are desperate to see the battlefield they fought again, while the soldiers who have not fought in the last battle are eager to pursue the glory of their hearts......

All our efforts were not in vain, and on July 4, after more than a dozen battles, we finally arrived outside Moscow, and it was on this day that the arduous offensive and defensive battles of Moscow began......

On this day, the Ernst, Manstein, and Guderian battle clusters arrived one after another, and the mighty German army was about to burst out with its most powerful roar under the Russian capital. I am sure that such a roar will be heard clearly by the whole of Europe and the whole world:

We're coming!

Standing on the battlefield, at a glance, it is the boundless German fighters, the surging German tanks, and the German soldiers all over the mountains...... At that time, I was thinking, when I grew old and could no longer hold a gun, I could proudly tell my children and grandchildren that I had personally experienced this most magnificent scene! I don't have any regrets in this life! As far as all the German generals and soldiers who participated in the Second Battle of Moscow are concerned, we have no regrets! ”

General Paul Hausser was right, all those who participated in this war have no regrets in their lives!

The planes hovering in the sky and the tanks rushing on the ground represent Germany's indomitable determination to win. They unleashed a tsunami of attacks from all directions on the battlefield, and they even hoped that the god of war would bring victory to them today.

They couldn't wait any longer......

Large numbers of Russians also appeared on the battlefield. Moscow is their capital, and they are not willing to throw their capital to the enemy so easily.

The whole of Moscow had become a fortress even greater than Stalingrad, and all people—soldiers, civilians, old men, children, and women—had become warriors by this time.

They are fighting for their country, and even more so for their own honor.

And in the first minute of the Second Battle of Moscow, Stalin summoned the two Marshals of the Soviet Union, Zhukov and Vasilevsky, who were in charge of the entire defense of the war, in the Kremlin.

He hoped to hear firm confidence from the lips of the two marshals, but to his disappointment, Zhukov answered him like this:

"Comrade Stalin, the enemy has the upper hand on all fronts. We can hold them back as much as we can, delay the war as much as we can, but I know for sure. We will not be able to win if we only rely on the strength of Moscow now......"

"Tell me, then, Comrade Zhukov, how can I get the victory I need?" Stalin asked with some displeasure.

"I still advise you to withdraw from Moscow immediately......" Zhukov quickly replied: "Even if you are not in Moscow, you can command the battle, even." You are not in Moscow, you are more able to exert your influence. You can call on all the forces of the entire Soviet Union to move closer in the direction of Moscow. And it's up to you to take command. And here, under the command of me and Comrade Vasilevsky, we can ...... in a completely other way"

"No, I repeat. I won't leave here! Stalin behaved so stubbornly at the moment: "I must be with my people. I must win the Second Battle of Moscow, as in the First Battle of Moscow. Comrade Zhukov, apart from this, you can do everything else as you envision......"

There was a faint explosion outside, and it was the Luftwaffe that had once again appeared in the skies of Moscow.

Moscow was suffering, and they had to face the indiscriminate bombardment of the Luftwaffe every day, and there was no peace for a moment.

Moscow, trembling......

Zhukov and Vasilevsky exchanged glances. They now know how to persuade no matter what. Stalin will not leave Moscow for a single step......

What can they do? They could not change Stalin's mind......

This battle was completely different from the previous one, although the previous Moscow looked extremely dangerous, but in fact, at that time, the Soviet Union still had a huge force, in all fronts of the battlefield, with Moscow as the center and continued to fight, continued to attack the German army, indirectly guaranteed the victory of the defense of Moscow.

But now the situation is completely different.

With the continuous victories of the German army on the battlefield, a large number of Soviet troops were wiped out, and from the very beginning of the war, the intention of the German army was very obvious, to sweep away all foreign aid from Moscow and completely isolate Moscow.

The Germans did it......

Now Moscow has become a completely isolated city. Although there are still a small number of reinforcements on the outer line who are desperately trying to reinforce Moscow, these reinforcements are like a drop of water falling into the sea, and they are not effective in the slightest.

Moscow can only rely on its own strength, but this force is so small.

Now, the only thing they can do is delay as much as they can......

"I hope Marshal Budyonny will be able to delay the enemy's advance as much as possible outside the city......," Vasilevsky sighed softly.

But in fact, he also knew that Marshal Budyonny had three armies and a large number of workers' armies in his hands, but it was too difficult to stop the assault of the elite and powerful German army......

Marshal Budyonny thought the same thing......

After the Germans arrived in Moscow, without any adjustments, aircraft and ground artillery fire began to bombard the Budyonny group indiscriminately.

Terrible artillery fire covered the battlefield, destroying all targets as much as they wanted.

In bombardment after bombardment, the 11 workers' brigades placed at the forefront by Budyonny suffered heavy casualties every minute and every second.

It was a very cruel decision to put the workers' brigade at the forefront. Let those civilians who have not received any proper military training directly face the elite German army, they have no chance of winning at all, and they will not even be able to leave the battlefield alive......

But that's the only thing Budyonny can do at the moment.

He wanted to hold back the German army, and he wanted to consume as much of the German army's vitality as possible, but now he couldn't find a better way than to pile up human lives.

In command of the workers' brigades was Lieutenant General Kachiko, a veteran Russian general.

Several telephones rang on the table in front of him, each one so frightening that none of them could bring good news to Kachiko.

The Germans are bombing, the Germans are attacking......

11 workers' brigades, meeting the attacks of the elite German troops. The tragic casualties made it impossible for them to cope at all. Kachiko knew that such a battle was simply a one-sided slaughter.

Moscow also sent reinforcements to the front. Assigned to the hands of the Khachiko were 21 women's battalions, guerrillas and 8 cadet regiments.

It was all a force of women, the elderly, and children.

The most elite troops were left inside the city of Moscow, and it was impossible to be over-depleted while they were outside.

How can a war be fought with such troops?

But Khachiko had no choice, he had only two paths: either to repel the enemy's attack, or to die here.

Another round of German artillery fire ravaged the area, and then a large number of German troops under the cover of tanks appeared.

The sound of "Ula" sounded in the workers' arms. They faced German troops, armed to the teeth. Men, women, old people, and children were all thrown into battle, using their flesh and blood to block the onslaught of steel.

It's an unfair fight......

Pieces of Russians, who were civilians before the outbreak of the war, fell on the battlefield in pieces...... Their bodies lay silently. It seems to tell their sorrow and helplessness. They shed the last drop of their blood, but they still failed.

The Germans attacked fiercely, but they were not in a hurry, and they had victory in their hands. Why continue to risk too many casualties?

Again and again, Kachiko pleaded with Marshal Budyonny to add some regular troops to himself. He didn't want to take the lives of those ordinary people to die in vain. The 11 workers' brigades and a large number of women's battalions and cadet regiments suffered unbearable casualties under the frenzied bombing and attack of the Germans.

After constant entreaties, Budyonny finally sent his own 129th Infantry Division, commanded by Major General Charginsky, to reinforce the front.

Although the reinforcement of an infantry division is a drop in the bucket, it at least adds some confidence to Kachiko......

But he could never have imagined that this was the beginning of his nightmare!

An hour after the 129 Infantry Division arrived on the battlefield, an uninvited guest came to Chalkinsky's command:

General Volvok!

"I am on the orders of Marshal Timoshenko. I have come to persuade you to surrender. Volwalker wasted not a minute and immediately got straight to the point: "There is no suspense in the war." Please accept the choice of fate, General Charginsky. ”

Chalkinsky was an old subordinate of Marshal Timoshenko, and for many years he maintained great loyalty to Marshal Timoshenko, and it was precisely because of this willingness that Marshal Timoshenko was also implicated after Marshal Timoshenko lost power.

If it weren't for the German attack, the Soviet Union was overstretched with troops, and there was a serious shortage of generals, otherwise he would not have been used again.

Moreover, as "untrusted generals", Charginsky and his troops were not eligible to remain in Moscow, but could only be used as artillery fire outside the city......

So, after listening to Volvok's words, Chalkinsky did not get angry and did not immediately agree, but calmly asked: "Did the marshal really fall to the Germans?" ”

"Yes." Volvok said frankly: "But this is not a betrayal, the marshal did not betray his beliefs, he just wanted to build a stronger Russia." Under that man, there was no hope for the USSR and completely deviated from the line of Comrade Lenin. The Great Purge cost us countless good comrades, and even such a man as Marshal Timoshenko almost died at the clutches of Stalin. I must tell you that Marshal Timoshenko has reached an agreement with the Germans, and a better tomorrow awaits us, and you have no time to hesitate......"

"yes, I don't have time to hesitate." Charginsky sighed: "Then what does the marshal want me to do?" ”

"Make the choice you think is right!"

When he heard this, Charginsky nodded thoughtfully......

What happened to the surprise of Kachiko and all the Russians:

Charginsky summoned an emergency meeting of all the officers of the 129th Infantry Division and above, and without concealing the summons of Marshal Timoshenko to his officers and consulted them about one thing.

Surprisingly, not a single officer objected......

Marshal Timoshenko had an unrivalled reputation in the Soviet army, and when he was galloping on the battlefield, some of the officers had not even entered the army.

Although most people don't know what is going on with the injustice he suffered, since Marshal Timoshenko has made such a choice, there must be a reason for him.

Almost everyone agrees with the choice made by Charginsky:

- Mutiny!

Once the same will was reached, without much hesitation, the battlefield mutiny of the Soviet 129th Infantry Division occurred at the first time.

A large number of regular army soldiers, who were supposed to provide strong support, launched a direct attack on the workers' brigade, the women's battalion and the cadet regiment.

A tragic scene on the battlefield appeared.

Civilians, who were struggling to resist the German attacking forces on the front line, were attacked by "friendly" forces.

They were completely surrounded......

The battle went on simply beyond words.

With attacks from German units on the front and attacks from the 129th Infantry Division on the flanks and rear, the civilian forces were divided and surrounded in the shortest possible time.

When he heard the news, General Kachiko was also dumbfounded. (To be continued......)