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The Third Empire - Chapter 1178

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:35:17 AM


Chapter 1178: 1178

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While the 172 infantry division of the vanguard encountered aircraft strafing, several infantry divisions behind were also plagued by bad luck. The infantry of the third group army led by Kuznetsov were caught up by German armored forces near new grudok.

Panther 3 tanks, smoking black smoke, rushed up towards the retreating infantry.

On the field, the Soviet soldiers, who had long been exhausted, didn't want to run any more. They couldn't run the German tanks. They couldn't suddenly set up an array in this March to fight the Germans. In short, they had no hope. They had to raise their hands and surrender to the Germans.

Everywhere were Soviet soldiers holding their hands high and guns thrown on the ground. Kuznetsov's guard anxiously asked him to leave.

When the German tank soldiers captured the infantry, they could whip up and leave quickly. This was the only chance.

But Kuznetsov did not. He looked around at the soldiers raising their hands and at the setting sun in the West. He silently raised his pistol and aimed it at his temple.

"Commander, no!"

Kuznetsov has tried his best, but he still failed to save the army. As a senior commander of the army, he bears the fate of tens of thousands of people, and once he fails, his life has no meaning.

"Bang!" The pistol bullet easily pierced Kuznetsov's head. His body fell off his horse. When he fell to the ground, his eyes were still looking at the East. The sun will set and rise again tomorrow, but he can't see it anymore. His mission is over.

(after the start of the Barbarosa plan, the army in the Western Soviet Union was disastrous. There were countless senior commanders who committed suicide and died in battle. When collecting data, Zhixiong in East China also lamented. Pavlov was well shot.)

Kuznetsov's mission is over, others have not.

In Moscow, Zhukov came back dusty. He had just been appointed as the base camp representative of the southwest front army. He was summoned back by Stalin within two days.

When the news of Minsk's loss reached Moscow, Stalin was completely worried.

In less than ten days, ten days after the war, German armor clusters hit Minsk. They galloped across the land of Belarus. It was like entering an uninhabited territory. Once Minsk was lost, Belarus was completely over. Not to mention the impact of losing Minsk on the whole front.

Stalin had no idea. He wanted to listen to Zhukov.

After entering the Kremlin, Zhukov's face was tired. He knew that the situation in Ukraine was also very bad, and Belarus was completely dead.

At present, most of the retreating troops can not be contacted. As far as we know, the third group army and the tenth group army of the Western army have been blocked by the superior army in the areas west of Minsk and east of the biavistock protrusion.

One part of the 4th group army retreated into the pripiat forest, while the other part retreated urgently to the Berezina River. Almost every retreating army was pursued by German troops.

Looking at the green arrows and the encircled army, Zhukov put forward his own opinions.

"Comrade Stalin, I suggest that we now arrange the defense between Minsk and Moscow as a key consideration."

Zhukov, holding a baton in his hand, pointed on the map: "mobilize five group armies of the 13th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd to build a defensive position on the front line of West Germany Vina borotsk Vitebsk Orsha Mogilev moziri. The 24th and 28th group armies built defensive positions along the line of selizarofa Smolensk roslavli Gomel. "

Zhukov refers to areas in the rear of Minsk. In these vast plains before Moscow, a large in-depth echelon defense system has been established.

"Through these lines of defense, we should constantly delay and slow down the offensive momentum of the German troops, block the German troops in a certain area, mobilize troops to launch a counterattack and destroy the enemy. But now it seems that the location of the counterattack is still unknown, but I firmly believe that the counterattack will come. " Zhukov said.

Everyone didn't speak. Zhukov's arrangement mobilized almost all the reserves, but no reserve was to save Minsk and the troops in the siege.

Zhukov has given up them, and the Soviet has given up them. Whether they can escape depends entirely on their own luck.

Stalin's face was uncertain, and he could not deny Zhukov's plan.

"We don't have much time left. I don't think the Germans will necessarily wait to eat all the troops in the siege. After occupying Minsk, they may have no time to repair and go straight to Smolensk. We must not underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Germans. One of their armored divisions dares to go deep alone, even under our Moscow."

Zhukov did not exaggerate. This is the case now. The impact of the German army is terrible. It is precisely because the impact of the Germans is underestimated that the Soviet army is surrounded repeatedly.

Thinking that German tanks could still rush under Moscow, Stalin could no longer hesitate. He said, "OK, just follow your plan."

Moscow must be protected! Although Stalin did not approve of giving up the defense and counter offensive against Minsk on his own initiative. But the facts did not give him the capital to counter attack Minsk.

Thinking of this, he could not help gnashing his teeth: "call Pavlov back to me immediately. Timoshenko, take over the command of the western special military region instead of Pavlov. "

Look at the Germans. There are so many famous generals, goodrian, Bock, Manstein. Why are all their own fools? Zhukov, the only one who can use it, wants to run everywhere.

Stalin's teeth itched with hate. He gave Pavlov so many troops. In a few days, they were gone. It's hard to solve his hatred if he didn't shoot him!

Of course, it is not enough to shoot him alone. Stalin hardly stopped and continued: "in addition, major general krimovski, chief of staff of the Western Front Army, major general Grigoriev, communication director of the front army, major general krich, director of the artillery, and kopetz, commander of the air force of the Western Front Army, let them come to Moscow to see me!"




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