Imperial Overlord

There are too many civilians left in Moscow, conservatively estimated to be in the millions. These civilians were a human barrier for the Soviet Union to defend against German attack.

The anti-tank trenches around Moscow were dug by these unarmed civilians.

Of course, after the large-scale bombing by the German army, the people did not have their own houses and could only live in densely packed air-raid shelters.

No one wants to live like this, but the order is not to allow any civilians to leave! Even seventy-year-olds, or children under ten, could not leave at will.

To keep an eye on these civilians, the Soviet army even stationed troops in the city to monitor the civilians and prevent any riots that might occur.

"You mean, let go of some useless civilians? Will this disturb the military's morale?" Khrushchev looked at Konev and asked in a low voice.

"We can keep the under-50s and enlist them as soldiers, but the older ones have to leave to save our food," Konev replied.

"Don't let them take away the food? Just let them leave?" Khrushchev was very moved. After all, he was not a Bodhisattva and would not care about the lives of so many people.

Konev is also not a good man and a woman. What he wants is to stick to Moscow as much as possible, and he will not care whether the old men and old ladies can leave alive.

"It is stipulated that they leave without affecting the battle! Get rid of these burdens that only eat and cannot work!" Konev gave his opinion from a military point of view, without any humanitarian spirit.

For the top Soviet leaders, letting these civilians leave the battlefield is already the greatest humanitarian spirit.

You must know that civilians were not allowed to leave the war zone before. Before the arrival of the German army, civilians who left their hometowns were almost treated like deserters.

"Also! When they leave, they can't crowd our transport lanes! No delay at all!" Khrushchev added.

If refugees crowd the roads, traffic will collapse, and the congestion will cause reinforcements and supplies to be stranded on the way to Moscow.

Now Moscow, or Khrushchev and Konev who are now guarding Moscow, do not want their troops to be weakened even a little bit.

"Let the soldiers defend the roads and railways, and if there are retreating civilians approaching, just drive them away! If anyone does not obey the advice, implement the wartime decree!" Konev repeated Khrushchev's order.

"Let's do it! There are still some details that must be arranged and sent to me for inspection! Only after I approve it can they be implemented! Understand?" Khrushchev was satisfied with Konev's attitude, nodded and said.

"Also, let some seriously wounded leave as well! The kind of precious seriously wounded who are worthy of keeping fire..." Konev thought for a while, and fought for a lot of wounded worthy of keeping.

"For example?" Khrushchev asked casually in a good mood after exercising his power.

"For example, we found Comrade Vasily Zaitsev in the rubble. He was seriously injured, and I don't think he should be allowed to stay in Moscow for such a person," Konev replied.

Khrushchev froze for a moment, and then the expression on his face was very uncomfortable. Vasily is a man who should not have died in Moscow, is Khrushchev a fool who should have died in Moscow?

"Similar heroes, after evaluation, are allowed to be sent to the rear for treatment!" However, after only a few seconds, he agreed with Konev's suggestion.

Khrushchev, who had a background in political work, quickly broke free from his displeasure and began to think from the perspective of political propaganda.

If he gave the soldiers hope that they could get out of Moscow, they would fight harder.

"Arrange a car for him to leave, and let him leave by train! At the same time, 500 seriously wounded people will be selected and transported away together! The newspaper must vigorously publicize this news and circulate it to every soldier!" Khrushchev said triumphantly, as if I am satisfied with my plan.

...

"We surrendered! We surrendered!" Among the ruins, a Soviet soldier walked out with his hands raised.

Behind him, another Soviet soldier put down his Mosin Nagant rifle and walked out of the ruins.

The faces of these Soviet soldiers were full of unease and black marks of war. One by one, under the guns of the Germans, they walked out of the positions that had been garrisoned for two days.

For them, there is absolutely no hope for them to continue fighting. They have no ammunition and no reinforcements. The closest friendly troops to them are the friendly troops who have been defeated and left...

To be able to stand here for two days without ammunition is quite an achievement.

After all, what they have to face is Germany's most elite armored group, the G group commanded by General Guderian.

A Soviet military flag full of bullet holes was placed under his feet, and the tearful Soviet flag-bearer reluctantly threw away the flagpole in his hand.

Isolated and helpless, when they decided to surrender their weapons, they had already given up their dignity as soldiers.

"Hurry up! Don't stop!" A German officer stood on the heights and shouted loudly in Russian to the Soviet soldiers who had become prisoners.

Tula stopped resisting a few minutes ago, and more than 10,000 Soviet soldiers defending the city surrendered their weapons and surrendered to the Germans.

Before they surrendered ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ they had used up their ammunition, and the battle was at the last minute.

It is a pity that they still failed to hold Tula and let the Germans control the southern gate of Moscow.

The captives walked down the street with their heads bowed, beside them German military vehicles zipping past them.

These military vehicles are produced by Mercedes-Benz, as well as "Lightning" trucks produced by Opel. The captives raised their heads curiously to watch the cars pass by and the German soldiers full of them.

At least in Guderian's g-cluster, the proportion of motorized troops is quite high. Soldiers go out with trucks, special trailers for artillery, and a large number of tanks, making the G group very powerful.

"Look! Look at these Soviet captives! A few days ago, they were attacking us!" William the Loader shouted to Karjus as he passed the captives.

"They have lost the war... it's just that they don't know it yet." Karjus glanced at the embarrassed prisoners and said to his loader.