Imperial Overlord

Stalin really doesn't know what to do now. He really wanted to shoot Budyonny, who ruined the good situation, but now Budyonny is no different from being dead.

The Soviet marshal, now surrounded by Smolensk, basically has no good results.

If Budyonny surrenders, then he can be said to be disgraced, and the title of Marshal of the Soviet Union is destined to block his way out of surrender.

As for his death in Smolensk, that's exactly what Stalin wanted. But after losing Smolensk, what to do next?

Moscow was about to become a front-line city, and the German planes actually had enough range to fly to Moscow for bombing.

One day in the future, maybe Germany will really organize a massive bombing that will completely turn Moscow into ruins.

Stalin was terrified of such a thing, because he really did not want the capital to be destroyed by the enemy during his reign.

But the fact is so ruthless. Now the new German ju-118 bomber can fly over Moscow and drop bombs to greet Comrade Stalin.

"Peace is impossible! Unless I die!" At this moment, the leader of the Soviet Union, banging on the table, growled to his subordinates.

He is unwilling to accept a humiliating peace, even if he sacrifices another million people, he does not want to end the war.

Until now, he has not realized his mistake and is still fantasizing about planting the red flag all over Europe.

Even Lenin could not fulfill his wish, and Stalin must fulfill it. Only in this way can he demonstrate his excellence, and in doing so can ensure that his name will last forever in the Soviet Union.

Dozens of generals shivered under Stalin's roar. They did not dare to raise their objections and could only obey Stalin's orders.

In fact, the Great Purge brought not only suffering to the Soviet Union, but also the benefit of unifying all decrees.

When there is only one voice in a country and everyone's power is concentrated in one direction, it can often burst out with devastating power.

So sometimes democracy is not necessarily better than dictatorship. Everyone knows that many dictatorial dynasties in ancient China had systems that were many times higher than the democracy of the Greek era.

"Don't send more troops to the front. Concentrate the field troops in the direction of Moscow! We have to fight the toughest defensive battle at our doorstep!" Stalin was not a sham, on the contrary, he had a certain ability in military organization. of.

After discovering that the field battle was not the opponent of the German army, he also focused his defense on the vicinity of Moscow.

It is impossible to stop the German army from advancing to Moscow. The best way now is to hold back the German army as much as possible and let them consume most of the elite near Moscow.

Speaking of a thousand and ten thousand, the Soviet Union lacked a lot of time to mobilize and allocate production materials and organize production.

As long as the Germans can be held back, even if Moscow is lost, it is not unacceptable.

You know, during Napoleon's time, Moscow fell. Since you have already fallen once, you don't care about falling again.

"Assemble the armored troops and arrange a new line of defense around Moscow..." Stalin, who was ready to fight to the death in Moscow, gave various orders of his own.

As he spoke, he looked at Khrushchev who was standing not far away, and said with disgust on his face, "Comrade Khrushchev should be the political commissar of Moscow's defense!"

As soon as Khrushchev heard it, he knew something bad was going to happen. Although he also lost the war on the front line before, most of the guilt was carried by Marshal Timoshen.

That's why he stood here and participated in this level of meeting like a normal person. However, Stalin still felt that Khrushchev had a certain responsibility, so he has not been entrusted with important tasks so far.

Now, Stalin named him as a commissar, that is, intending to keep him in Moscow, which is not a good sign.

Although it is said that Moscow cannot afford to lose, it will definitely gather heavy troops to defend it. But it is about to become a front-line city after all, and the safety factor has plummeted.

But at this time, he also had to stand up and take his own order: "Comrade Stalin! I will defend Moscow and live and die with Moscow!"

Stalin is not sitting still, he is ordering in recent days to concentrate on the production of more advanced T-34 tanks.

Moreover, the research and development team is developing a heavy tank named after Stalin to deal with the German Panther tank.

Once this new tank is born, Germany's armor advantage will cease to exist, and the Soviet army in the field will have the power to fight.

"Don't worry! I won't give up Moscow easily! The government departments will be relocated first, and I am still sitting here!" Stalin gave Khrushchev a reassurance.

After all, Stalin himself did not want to give up Moscow prematurely, because it was the political center of the Soviet Union.

Stalin was repressive during the purges, and he himself was afraid that once he left Moscow, someone would turn against him.

It was in this complicated mood that Stalin comforted Khrushchev who gave the order: "Comrade Khrushchev, we must fight for the country to the end, this is our responsibility!"

Everyone has their own responsibilities, and such responsibilities imprison everyone. Stalin had his ideas, Khrushchev also had Khrushchev's ideas, but Budyonny now has no ideas of his own.

His basement was not even 2 kilometers away from the front line of the battle. Although there is still a lot of depth on the two wings, the nearest German position has indeed advanced to his eyes.

At a distance of two kilometers, if it is on flat ground, you can even clearly see the enemy's attack.

Although he couldn't see it, Budyonni could see from the gray expression on his subordinate's face that his death was not far away.

"The phone line is broken... Comrade Marshal... Our contact with the 178th Army has been cut off." Putting down the phone, one of his subordinates looked at his marshal and started reporting.

At this point in the battle, many people have given up hope. This is the most terrifying, because without hope, it means losing the will to resist.

During the final period of the battle, the number of surrendered troops would be far greater than the number of resisters killed, which meant that organized fighting collapsed.

Now, what Budyonny is facing is about to become such a situation. rw