Chapter 1133

When he got the order, Zhukov's adjutant and chief of staff had an illusion that the telegram must be a false order from a German spy. At such a time, he even fantasized that the Soviet troops, who could not easily hold their own positions, would launch a counterattack?

"Marshal Zhukov, this... This order can't be true." The chief of staff of Zhukov group, holding the order paper, trembled slightly because he was too angry. He couldn't believe that the order came from Stalin, and he couldn't believe that he was about to execute such a suicide order.

Zhukov also has some helplessness for this kind of command which is similar to naive or crazy. He knew that this order was probably given by Stalin himself. He even understood what kind of state the leader who had not left the empty bunker for more than ten days was in before he gave such an unrealistic order.

He took the order from his chief of staff, then said with a wry smile, "this order really comes from Comrade Stalin, but we really can't carry it out. If we leave these entrenched defensive positions, it will only take us a few days to be annihilated by the German army in the wilderness. "

"But... Marshal Zhukov, if we refuse to carry out this real order, then... We will be hanged." The chief of staff looked at Zhukov with a bitter face and said in a trembling voice: "I think if we can, we can transfer one or two divisions... To fight back to the West symbolically once..."

Zhukov shook his head, then denied the way to deal with the job: "I'm sorry, I can't draw a complete reserve team to counter the German attack except to shrink the defense. They have at least a million troops around Moscow, and I don't have half of them. "

As he said this, he went to the map of the defense area and carefully looked at the number of the German troops that had been proved and the label of his own troops. After sighing, he continued: "if I can give up part of the position on the west side, I can also draw out several divisions, but the order is to let us fight back against the western region, Instead of giving up there and fighting back to other regions. "

"What shall we do? Waiting to die? Comrade marshal. " When the chief of staff heard what Zhukov said, he knew that everything he said was true. At least for the moment, it seems that the insistence on staying in place may last longer. If we attack rashly, we can only make our own destruction more sudden and rapid.

"Now it seems that our troops can only stay where they are." Zhukov touched the map of Moscow defense area in front of him twice with his hand, and said to his chief of staff in a tone of grief and indignation: "if we had given up the place we should have given up a few months ago, now maybe... Alas... Let's not talk about it. It's no good to say so much except to increase our worries."

After he finished, he said to the adjutant who had been waiting for his orders: "tell me what Stalin sent. To be honest, we have no troops to fight back. There is no need to cover up or explain anything. We just have no troops to fight back. That's it. Before, we made the simple things too complicated, which made us forget how to speak. "

"Yes! got it! Comrade Marshal The adjutant stood at attention, saluted, then turned and walked out of Zhukov's commander. He walked through the busy corridor to a room for visitors and opened the door of the room.

Then he stood at attention and saluted those who were waiting anxiously inside. After putting down his arm, he said, "marshal, please tell Comrade Stalin that we really have no troops to fight back. In fact, we need reinforcement 10 days ago. The troops are short of ammunition and heavy weapons. Counterattack at this time will only make the whole defense line collapse faster. "

"My God, comrade Stalin is looking forward to Marshal Zhukov's counterattack in the south to relieve the positive pressure on Moscow. If you can't finish the task at this time, Moscow will be completely finished... "The emissary looked into the adjutant's eyes in panic after hearing the adjutant's reply and said," in any case, please think again, for the sake of Comrade Stalin and Moscow... "

"Comrade! We don't have tanks, we don't have airplanes. Now fighting back is no different from suicide. If suicide can relieve the pressure of Moscow, we will not hesitate to do so, but in fact, even if we fight back, the German army will not retreat, "the adjutant answered the messenger's request regretfully:" believe me, holding the position is really to better support Mosco. "

The messenger stood there for a few seconds, obviously unwilling to believe that the current situation would be so bad. After a long time, he spoke slowly and asked in a puzzled tone: "however, comrade Stalin's military advisers did not say that. They said that as long as Marshal Zhukov opened up the situation, Moscow would be able to turn the corner."

It turned out to be the idea of the Advisory Group. No wonder! The adjutant had thought that general vatukin, who was in charge of the city defense of Moscow, could not say such a low-level words. Now it seems that he was not the real leader who advised Stalin to make such a fatuous judgment.

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"Why? Why didn't Zhukov's troops fight back? " This is the first time in more than ten days that Stalin walked out of the deep bunker and stood on the devastated streets of Moscow, gazing at the distant sky with some dull eyes. On this day, the German army did not carry out shelling, and the battle for the front line also stopped. It is obvious that the German army is recuperating its troops, and the oppressed and breathless Soviet army can finally rest its tired body. So at this moment, as if the war had passed, the peaceful wind blew through the dilapidated streets and alleys, and over the collapse of one third of the Kremlin's outer wall. However, such a peaceful environment made Stalin shudder, because according to the original plan, Zhukov's troops should launch a counterattack in the area south of Moscow, and he should be able to hear the familiar rumble of Soviet artillery“ Who can tell me what's going on? " Stalin pushed aside the waiters who were following him and looked at the generals and politicians who were following him. The counterattack he expected to rescue Moscow did not start on time, which made Stalin who deliberately climbed out of the bunker to watch his troops counterattack a little angry“ Comrade Stalin, Marshal Zhukov's troops were suppressed by the German army, and there were no troops to follow orders to fight back. " One of the officers had to stand up and say a word for the Soviet soldiers who were still fighting on the front line: "at the end of the day, defense is the best way we can choose. If we fight back at this time..." "shut up! coward! All cowards! From the beginning to the end, can't our nation show some courage? " Stalin heard this, some quite angry interrupted his words: "watching the capital of his motherland become ruins under the enemy's artillery fire, they do not have a trace of shame?" If everyone has the so-called sense of shame, if you still remember to promote you and hand over the whole country to comrade Lenin, then you should be the first to stand up and be responsible for what you have done. There is an unspeakable helplessness and sadness in everyone's heart, but it has been unable to express in their own words“ Let Zhukov attack as soon as possible! At once When Stalin finished, he turned around and walked towards the entrance of the underground bunker. Step by step, he was very tottering. It seemed that it was very hard for him to open his legs. There was no one to speak. Everyone just followed him and walked slowly towards the dark basement entrance“ Can Zhukov's troops fight back on time? " Watching Stalin and his entourage enter the entrance of the underground bunker, a general stands at the entrance and lights himself a cigarette. He puffed and asked his colleagues who stood beside him and stayed outside to breathe fresh air instead of going in“ If I were Zhukov, I would not fight back at this time... It's no different from suicide. " The general shook his head and said, "if I'm not crazy, surrender is the best choice at this time. But we are Bolsheviks, which does not allow us to surrender to the Germans. Therefore, Marshal Zhukov and I have the same choice, that is, to stick to our position and ignore Stalin's orders. " He didn't add the word "comrade" after Stalin's noble name. If it had been in the past, he would have been arrested long ago. But obviously, at this time, no one is going to investigate this kind of improper use of words. The smoking general vomited a puff of smoke, shook his head and said, "you, me, Zhukov, vatujing, we have no way back. Now I'm not going to wait any longer. I'm going to leave myself a decent result. " Instead of going into the underground bunker, he set out to the relatively safe southeast urban area, where his family were all there. At this time, he was going to say goodbye to his family and then leave a decent funeral for himself: "no need to send it. I'll go to the front line later and take people to guard there myself." At the door of the underground bunker, the general behind him was hesitant to say anything. Finally, his outstretched hand did not reach his distant colleague: "maybe you are right, comrade." For mobile users, please visit M