Imperial Overlord

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At the same moment when the Battle of Midway started, the largest battle on the Soviet-German battlefield, the Battle of Moscow officially kicked off.

Stalin had already announced that Moscow had become a front-line city, ready for a never-ending strategic battle with German forces here.

For this strategic decisive battle, he made full use of the time bought by two old marshals: Budyonny and Voroshilov.

Soldiers recruited from the hinterland of the Soviet Union were transported by hundreds to Moscow, where they were concentrated and organized into division-level combat units.

How many more soldiers were there in a month near Moscow? According to the Soviet Union's own statistics, a full 170 troops!

Yes, this number is not an exaggeration at all. You must know that in real history, the Third Reich, which is declining in the sun, can also gather an army of 1 million people in the Battle of Berlin.

At this time, the Soviet Union was far from reaching the waning point, so Stalin still had countless resources that he could use.

The Soviet soldiers concentrated desperately to Moscow. If the main force already stationed there, the total number of Soviet troops exceeded 2 million.

Stalin is not Budyonny, nor is he Timoshenko. The cities he wants to defend, the support and supplies he can get are unmatched by anyone.

There are probably more than 500,000 old and weak, and various fortifications have been dug around Moscow, which has become a large construction site just like the historical Kursk.

Don't have large anti-tank weapons, then top up with primitive anti-tank rifles. Without tanks and armored vehicles, use rifles and bayonets!

It seems that the 2 million Soviet soldiers are numerous, but most of them are temporarily armed light infantry. These soldiers are just "soldiers", and the troops formed are only light infantry divisions.

Because the losses in the previous battle were so heavy that the tens of thousands of artillery pieces accumulated by the Soviet Army painstakingly became the spoils of the Germans.

In this case, the Soviet army guarding Moscow did not have much artillery support to enjoy.

The only thing that pleased Stalin was that the latest weapons produced from factories in Kalinin and other places were concentrated in Moscow.

He has more than 400 T-34 tanks just produced, and more than 150 KV-1 tanks.

Add in thousands of light tanks like the T-26, and Stalin's armor didn't look weak. He distributed the tanks and formed three Guards Tank Divisions.

On the other hand, he appointed two marshals to command the Moscow battle, one named Rokossovsky and the other Konev.

These two people, together with Zhukov, were known as the powerful commanders of the Soviet Troika, and at this moment took over the defense command of Moscow.

It was these two commanders who helped Khrushchev reorganize the army near Moscow into the 1st Guards Front and the 2nd Guards Front.

Mixing up newly trained recruits with well-trained troops and continuing to train on the ground is what made the Soviet Union's army near Moscow swell rapidly.

Although these troops are still not comparable to the elite German troops, it is unlikely that they will collapse at a touch.

Rokossovsky is responsible for the defense outside the city, Konev is responsible for the security inside the city. Moscow is now under martial law, and the whole city is dead.

"Comrade Stalin, the great leader! According to your order, some government agencies have retreated to Chelyabinsk..." Konev stood in front of Stalin and reported the latest progress of the city's defense.

About 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate to Chelyabinsk, and countless classified documents were destroyed or loaded on special trains to distant cities.

Stalin's office is still very clean and tidy, because there are special people to help him clean.

Hearing this news, Stalin put down the report about Budyonny's suicide and the loss of Smolensk, and looked at his commander.

He opened his mouth slowly, and asked in a tone that didn't know whether to explore or confirm: "Moscow will not be lost, will it?"

"The great leader, Comrade Stalin! No!" Konev, who raised his chin and was exceptionally promoted to commander, answered neatly.

"I'm going to prepare a grand military parade on Moscow's Red Square to boost the morale of the troops!" Stalin looked at Konev and commanded.

Konev frowned imperceptibly, and persuaded: "If the Luftwaffe comes to interfere, there may be danger..."

Konev has heard of the passiveness of the Air Force. Although there are still thousands of fighter jets deployed around Moscow, air supremacy has been lost.

Most of the planes that took off were unable to return. Although the pilots of the Air Force were heroic, they were almost unable to bear the losses~www.wuxiaspot.com~ In this case, if the military parade was carried out rashly, the bombing of the Luftwaffe would cause severe damage. Influence, expanding it will make morale more negative.

"Comrade Konev! Although the air force is the same as what you said, I don't think the Germans have ever attacked Moscow. There is no need to worry about this." Stalin said with some disapproval.

There are a large number of anti-aircraft artillery around Moscow, although most of them are small caliber, but after all these artillery seem to be very deterrent.

Since the start of the war, the Germans have not carried out any air strikes against Berlin until this moment.

Whatever the reason, this shows that the Luftwaffe is not willing to rashly bomb Moscow.

In fact, Stalin guessed part of it correctly, because Goering and the fake Fuhrer Li Le were both reluctant to risk bombing Moscow.

On the one hand, it is because the anti-aircraft guns near Moscow are indeed a bit tricky, and bombing against Moscow is prone to the loss of excellent and valuable Air Force pilots.

On the other hand, the number of German bombers has been insufficient, and the support front lines are somewhat stretched, not to mention the deployment of troops to bomb the distant enemy rear cities.

"Try and make good use of the new weapons and equipment that you have! These are all indispensable equipment for war. Use them to destroy as many Germans as possible!" Stalin handed a document to Konev and motioned for the other party to take a look. .

Konev glanced at the document and was shocked again: almost another division's weapons and equipment were sent to the front line, and his troops gained a lot of wealth...

What surprised him even more was that Stalin once again ordered that in Moscow and nearby cities, all teenagers over the age of 15 should be drafted into the army, including women and old people!

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