Chapter 787: Be willing

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For the first time, the Tiger King tank appeared on the frontal battlefield on a large scale, which became the enemy ’s nightmare. This low-profile, powerful, amazingly protected, and highly fire-resistant steel monster easily rips off the Soviet defense line. More than a dozen Soviet tanks rushed over to support were simply destroyed.
The emergence of these Tiger King tanks allowed the German army to once again surpass the Soviet Union in the quality of the armored forces. Even the Stalin tanks that the Soviet Union had struggled to produce only a few pieces, it was proved that they could not cope. The Soviet line of defense was once again breached, and the German Army Group A was closer to Minsk.
When Zhukov received a new German tank and appeared on the battlefield, he broke through the defense line arranged by Commander Konev of the 1st Guard of the Guard, and advanced 20 kilometers in a breath. He just waved his hand and asked the reporting person not to Moreover. Now he has enough worries, and adding one more thing will not make him despair any more.
According to the news just now, hundreds of thousands of troops of the Soviet Red Army in the direction of Donetsk gave up resistance, lost their weapons, and surrendered to the Germans. This intelligence was a disaster for the Soviet Union. The fragile Caucasus was exposed to the guns of the German army, and there were oil fields that were vital to the Soviet Union, producing the oil needed for the Soviet Union to fight back. And various chemical products.
Once the Caucasus is lost, even if the Soviet Union can remain undefeated on other fronts, it will be dragged down by Germany one day in the future and plunged into abyss. For the Soviet army or the entire Soviet Union, the importance of the Caucasus is even less than that of Moscow.
Zhukov put his hands on his back and walked to the front of the map, carefully staring at the front of his defense line. The actual control line between the two parties, which was closer and closer to Minsk, sighed helplessly. At this time, General Rokosovsky, the commander of the 2nd Front of the Soviet Guards, entered Zhukov's office.
He came to report his job, and now his second guard of the Guards urgently needs rest, and he has lost the need to stay on the front line. The battle on the front line had little impact on him personally. After all, the war now looks like this, which has little to do with him.
"Ah, Comrade Rokosovsky, you're here. Sit, I don't have vodka here, I can only give you some water. It's a pity." Zhukov pointed to the seat not far away, and motioned to Rokosov Skye sat down, and then continued slowly: "Do you know why I found you?"
"Comrade Zhukov, I heard that in the southern region, our army has been defeated on a large scale. At this time, you came to me, hoping that I would rush to the south and help the army there to stabilize their position?" Rokosovsky After thinking for a while, I replied: "Anyway, my front also needs to be rehabilitated, and then it is withdrawn to the Caucasus, right?"
"We can't hold there, we don't have to fight anymore, so I sent you over and hope you can hold on there until we defeat the German attack from the front." Zhukov sighed and said: " I can't give you much, but you are closer to Chelyabinsk there, and I will give you the highest priority such as tanks and other heavy weapons. "
Everyone knows that going to the Caucasus is not an easy job. Most of the soldiers there are newly recruited recruits with no combat experience. Using these soldiers to block the pace of German advancement is definitely a very difficult task.
"The 2nd Guards of the Guard also let me take it away? With the troops mobilized in other directions, if I don't need to fight back, I can still stay in the Caucasus. But ... However, there is always a time limit. After this time limit is over, I can do nothing. "Rokosovsky said confidently.
Zhukov shook his head, looked at the huge Soviet map hanging on the wall, and said sadly: "This war is now a loss of both defeats and injuries. In fact, for us, there is no possibility of victory. No matter what we do, the Soviet Union ’s losses will not recover within 50 years. "
His eyes swept Minsk, Kiev, Kharkov. Finally stopped on Rokosovsky: "We have no way to end the war, because we have to get back all the lost territory before we dare to mention the request for peace talks, otherwise we, including Comrade Stalin, are all ethnic Sinner. But I do n’t see any hope of taking back our land now. I ca n’t see it at all. I sent you to the Caucasus because I myself ca n’t tell you how long it will take us to fight back, maybe one year, maybe two years. , Maybe ... wait three years or more. "
He reached out, stroking the important cities on the map, looking at the control line representing the strength of the two sides, and finally pressed his hand on Minsk: "In order to draw troops to give you more support, I have even I have written the combat report to give up in Minsk and sent it to the Moscow side ... This may be the last time I issued a retreat order. Comrade Stalin must find someone to bear the consequences of the defeat. My ... is in a good position. "
Giving up Minsk was a helpless move to shorten the line of defense. The Germans were obviously advancing too fast in the south, causing the entire northern part to be like a huge protrusion in the semi-encirclement of the Germans. Once Guderian ’s forces began to follow the Ku Going north, all the defenders in Belarus are in danger of being eaten together.
To avoid this danger, Zhukov decided to give up some areas to consolidate his defense. The first place he wanted to give up was Minsk, the western town of the Soviet Union. The responsibility of losing the city and losing the ground will naturally not be the responsibility of leader Stalin. Then Zhukov, the front line commander, has become a good candidate for the first class.
However, once the Soviet Union surrendered Minsk, it was equivalent to liberating about 200,000 troops. These troops could go south with the 2nd Guards of the Guards to fill the gap in the Caucasus region and continue to maintain the current stalemate situation for the Soviet Union. Continue to fight.
In other words, the Soviet Union may have to give up not only a Minsk, but also a series of areas such as Kharkiv, Smolensk, Kursk, and even to make Moscow the front line, all must keep the Caucasus region Oil field. Only in this way can the Soviet Union have the capital to continue fighting and the capital to continue to entangle with Germany.
The key now is that these are just a series of military speculations, and whether Stalin, who is far away in Moscow, will buy Zhukov's account. Whether he accepts this plan or not is the key to all problems.
Fortunately, in Minsk, did Stalin have this courage, let out the portals of Moscow such as Smolensk and Kursk, and let the Germans really hit the door, using strategic space for more mobile troops, and delaying more More time to plan a strategic counterattack in the future.
If this plan is successfully implemented, then it depends on whether the German team has the courage to move forward for almost 700 kilometers, enter the Soviet Union ’s real complex, transport its logistics materials on the muddy roads, and the Soviet army under Moscow City, It's a fight.
What Zhukov was waiting for was nothing more than a Stalin order, and all he could do now was just to pull out the 2nd Guards of the Guard and push it up in the direction of the Caucasus.
"Report!" At this time a soldier stood at the door knocking at the door with a telegram, and then walked behind Zhukov with respectful respect, stood up and saluted, and handed over the document to Zhukov: "Call from Moscow, the great leader Comrade Stalin himself Please read the telegram sent. "
"Nian!" Zhu Kefu didn't take the telegram that determined his destiny, but just looked at the map and forced a calm command.
"Comrade Zhukov, as a marshal of the great Soviet Union, I have no doubt about your personal trust. I have announced your continued appointment as a front-line commander at the wartime personnel appointment meeting in Moscow ... You are responsible. In fact, the main reason for this failure was the Crimean incident. The sinners in these countries have already paid for what they have done, and for our own side, the main responsibility lies in the unfavorable command of the southern front. Comrade Tiemu Xinge, it ’s not you.
After hearing the order, the soldier opened the message and solemnly read it.
Zhukov closed his eyes when he heard this. He was most afraid of handing the black pot to his shoulders. The scapegoat was the first person in charge of the defeat in the south, and he was in charge of Marshal Tiemu Xinge. It seems that Stalin also sees that the situation in the Caucasus is very dangerous and supports the plan to abandon Minsk.
Sure enough, Zhukov was right to guess at the end. The soldier continued to say: "As for the plan to abandon Minsk, I personally support it. Of course there will be setbacks and short-term failures in war. But we should firmly believe that the power of revolution is endless and we will surely achieve the most Great victory! "
"It seems that we can still compete with the Germans once!" Zhukov found that the shirt he was wearing was already soaked in sweat unconsciously. But his worries have been swept away, and his mood has relaxed for more than one star. Stalin not only allowed him to command troops on the front line, but also replaced Timoshenko, so that Rokosovsky sent by Zhukov could take over. This is undoubtedly good news for all Soviet soldiers.
Zhukov looked at Rokosovsky and murmured: "Abandonment gives us a chance to win."