Imperial Overlord

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"We don't have enough troops to defend the line between Dubna and Kimre!" Konev said painfully.

He worked hard near Moscow, and as a result, at this important time, his defensive positions suddenly increased by 100 kilometers!

Originally, the troops in hand were not very sufficient, and now it is even worse. The German army expanded its frontal front and could invest in Army Group North, which would not have been able to help. The impact was very far-reaching.

At least, in the northern part of Moscow city, the Soviet army has to invest new troops, and the reserves will be reduced accordingly.

"If we fortify the northern part of the city, then we will have at least 200,000 people immobile... You know what that means." He looked at Khrushchev, and everyone could see the depression on his face.

"I can give you 200,000 people, but we must stop the German advance in the north! Otherwise, they will go around our rear and everything will be over." Khrushchev doesn't care about joining the army, he cares that he can't be surrounded .

As long as it is not surrounded, there will be a steady stream of troops entering Moscow, which can be turned into a huge grinding disc, grinding the flesh and blood of soldiers on both sides.

But if this place is completely surrounded, the nature will be different. He will no longer receive corresponding support, and will soon be exhausted.

"This is not an ordinary 200,000 soldiers. The troops transferred from the Far East must fill in at least 70,000 soldiers as support for these soldiers." Konev shook his head and explained.

Konev's words made Khrushchev stunned for a moment, and then he realized that it was not 200,000 recruits that could support the defense line, they also needed veterans as support.

Without the leadership of the veterans, their combat effectiveness is not even one-tenth of that of the regular army. These recruits need training and time to run in before they can become real combat effectiveness.

Before they can form combat effectiveness, the veterans need to sacrifice themselves to buy the time they need for these recruits.

"We only have a total of more than 100,000 reserve teams from the Far East! Now that you directly transfer 70,000 people, our reserve team is almost nothing left!" Khrushchev said with some reluctance.

"If you want to hold the northern line of defense, this is already the most conservative estimate!" Konev said without giving an inch.

Then he paused and asked another question: "Comrade Khrushchev! Our southern region is also collapsing, Tula has been surrounded, and it is only a matter of time before the fall..."

Although Rokossovsky's rainy counterattack recaptured some areas, he did not accomplish the campaign objective of defeating the German Group G.

After a brief rainy weather, his troops were chased by the Germans, and they retreated to Tula in one breath to stabilize their position.

It is a pity that they were not able to establish a new line of defense near Tula, because the Germans were trying to surround Tula and annihilate the Rokossovsky cluster.

In such a dangerous situation, Rokossovsky led the troops to continue to retreat, leaving only a small number of troops, dragging the Germans in Tula and preventing them from continuing to pursue.

Guderian also took it easy, completely ignoring the retreating Rokossovsky cluster, and concentrated on besieging Tula.

The loss of Tula was only a matter of time, as both Konev and Khrushchev knew.

Because the only force capable of field battles outside Tula has now retreated to the area near Ryazan under the command of Rokossovsky to rest.

If Tula is lost, and the north of Moscow is occupied by German troops, Moscow can be regarded as being attacked on three sides.

"Rokossovsky's counterattack... was defeated so easily! He was holding so many main troops! It was defeated to Ryazan! It's disgusting!" Khrushchev said bitterly.

You must know that the 2nd and 3rd Guards Tank Divisions were the main force that the Soviet Union finally put together. As a result, these two divisions have suffered heavy losses and no longer have the ability to fight.

"Originally, the order for General Rokossovsky to fight back was just an option to delay time." Konev said at this moment, disregarding Khrushchev's feelings.

He glanced at Khrushchev, whose face was pale, and continued: "Rokossovsky has only 2 armored divisions in his hands, and there are at least 4 German armored divisions in front of him, and the strength itself is not superior. ."

"If he breaks through the German defense line, then he can disrupt the German deployment, hit a German armored division, and buy time for defense," he said, swiping on the map.

"Of course, the Germans finally withstood our counterattack, which means that our opportunistic idea was shattered~www.wuxiaspot.com~ After he finished speaking, he withdrew his hand and looked at Khrushchev.

"Ryazan... all the way to Vladimir... We are running out of safe places." Khrushchev sighed somewhat decadently.

"Report!" An officer's voice came from the door. After getting permission, the officer walked in, looked at the two people in the room, and saluted.

"Comrade Khrushchev... The news just came that the German Army Group North, surrounded Tver..."

"Tver...? Hell... can't there be some good news today? Damn it! Damn it!" Khrushchev clenched his fists bitterly and complained after hearing the report.

All he heard that day was bad news. The German army approached the Ivankov Reservoir, surrounded Tver, and was attacking Tula...

It is equivalent to saying that Moscow has been attacked on three sides, and the life of the defenders in the city is not very good!

"Rush out the seriously wounded as soon as possible! At least 100,000 people must be transported away before they are surrounded!" Konev thought for a while, and said to Khrushchev, "We need to save our food for use."

"You mean?" Hearing Konev's suggestion, Khrushchev asked with a frown as he looked at the subordinate.

"We are ready to be surrounded! Comrade Khrushchev... There are too many people who are useless, and the pressure on food is even greater. We have to find a way!" Konev gave his advice.

"There is no order to retreat. Letting the wounded leave will shake the hearts of the combat troops!" Khrushchev waved his hand in dissatisfaction and said.

"Then let the civilians leave! Don't take any food, let them leave here on their own!" Konev didn't intend for Khrushchev to agree to his suggestion, so he took the next step and said: "In addition to wasting food, No effect." (Imperial Overlord)