After taking a short break and having lunch, Xu Rui and Langya got on the bus and came to the train station. They saw that the train station was already overcrowded. A large number of trains were parked at the station and on the platform, and many Soviet Red Army soldiers were getting on the train.
Xu Rui understood at a glance that the Soviets were transferring troops from the Far East to the European battlefield. It seemed that the situation in Europe had reached an extremely critical point, so much so that the Soviets even ignored the Japanese threat and transferred troops from the Far East.
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Although the train station was overcrowded, Xu Rui and his party were given priority to board the train. Several internal security personnel revealed their identities, so the station did not dare to neglect them. The station master personally arranged for Lang Ya to board Zhukov's special train.
Zhukov had already arrived on the train. When he saw Xu Rui and Langya coming, he immediately ordered to set off, and the train rumbled towards Moscow.
Along the way, Zhukov seldom slept and was always studying the current battle situation in front of the map.
In fact, before the fall of Smolensk, Zhukov made a good plan, which was to defend on the Roslavli-Gomel-Smolensk line, so that Moscow would not be invaded by the German army.
But with the fall of Smolensk, this plan suddenly came to nothing, which made Zhukov so anxious that a string of blisters appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Although Zhukov does not have much hope in holding Moscow, as the capital of the Soviet Union, Moscow is also the core interest of the Soviet Union. There are a large number of factories in Moscow, and these factories are now being relocated.
Fortunately, although the Germans occupied three-quarters of Moscow's urban area, the heavy industrial area where most of the factories were located did not fall. The Soviet Red Army was still using its flesh and blood to buy time for the relocation of factories.
If Moscow is lost so soon, these factories cannot be relocated, which will have a fatal impact on the war situation and will also be a heavy blow to the Soviet Union's war potential.
Therefore, Zhukov decided to defend Moscow to the death for as long as he could.
Zhukov said: "Comrade Xu Rui, can you share your views on this battle to defend Moscow?"
Xu Rui said: "Judging from the current situation, although it is difficult for Moscow to hold on, it is not without a glimmer of hope."
Zhukov said: "It seems that you are very optimistic about the situation."
Xu Rui said: "We haven't reached despair yet, we still have a chance."
Zhukov could not deny it. Obviously, he had no confidence in the battle to defend Moscow.
Xu Rui said: "Now that you are the commander-in-chief of the German army, I will direct the defense of Moscow. How about we have a war game?"
Zhukov nodded in agreement.
Zhukov said: "Now our troops are divided into three groups. The Northern Army Group has occupied Leningrad and surrounded Moscow's back. The Southern Army Group has occupied Kiev, completely annihilated the Western Front, and is advancing to the Transcaucasus to occupy important oil fields.
area.
As for Army Group Center, it has invaded Moscow. If I were the commander of Army Group Center, I would continue to launch a fierce attack on Moscow, preferably to destroy the Soviet command structure in one fell swoop."
Zhukov placed three small black flags in the city of Moscow.
"Of course, I can also adopt a siege method, and besiege Moscow until all ammunition and reinforcements are exhausted, and then I can easily occupy the entire city of Moscow, or use the third method, rest for a period of time, and then concentrate all my efforts to occupy Moscow. The last possibility
, just retreat directly."
Xu Rui said: "Under the current circumstances, it will take a long time to besiege Moscow, and during this process, the Soviet Red Army can assemble a large number of troops to counterattack at any time and break the siege, so siege is not a good way.
, As for retreating, the Germans finally reached Moscow. If they really wanted to retreat like this, their head of state would go crazy, so retreating is impossible.
As for the third method, rest first and then attack, the possibility is extremely small. The Germans have already occupied three-quarters of Moscow. At this time, it is a good opportunity to capture Moscow in one go. Therefore, the Germans only have the last remaining
The only possibility is to concentrate all our efforts and storm Moscow."
Zhukov nodded. Xu Rui's words made sense. If he were the German commander, he would definitely choose to attack Moscow with all his strength.
"I have now occupied three-quarters of the city of Moscow. In this case, I have several options. One is to launch a direct attack, and the other is to attack with heavy firepower and then an infantry attack."
Xu Rui said: "There is a solid defense outside the heavy work area in Moscow. If you directly use infantry to cooperate with tanks to launch an attack, you will definitely suffer a heavy blow, so you can only adopt the second tactic."
Zhukov continued: "Okay, then I will adopt the second method of tactics, combining heavy artillery bombardment with aircraft bombing. After the fire attack, the infantry will launch an attack."
Xu Rui said: "If I deploy the main force to the periphery, I will suffer great losses, and once a point is broken through, the entire defense line will collapse.
Therefore, I will conduct a symbolic resistance on the periphery, and then engage in street fighting with the Germans in Moscow to kill the Germans' effective forces. Since I have wolf fangs, I also have a great advantage in street fighting, and I will definitely be able to persist.
at last."
Zhukov continued: "In this case, during the frontal attack, I will dispatch some special forces to attack the Soviet command post and destroy the Soviet command, thereby shortening the process of the battle and breaking the deadlock on the battlefield." Zhukov finished.
, placed a small black flag at the Soviet command headquarters.
"I have already prepared for this. I will send Langya to protect the Soviet command. The quality of Langya is better than that of the German special forces. If the German special forces really dare to behead the Soviet command, then Langya will crush the German special forces' beheading."
Action." Xu Rui pulled out the small black flag.
Zhukov frowned and said unwillingly: "In the street fighting in Smolensk, my special forces wiped out all the Soviet headquarters guards. Therefore, in the street fighting in Moscow, I will also use special forces to assist in street fighting."
Zhukov placed a small black flag on the map where Moscow was.
Xu Rui said: "Whether you dispatch special forces or not, I will dispatch Langya to participate in street battles. With Langya's quality and strength, we can completely suppress the attack of German special forces."
Xu Rui continued: "I will also use the Wolf Fang to counter-decapitate the German command headquarters, kill the German command system, and then launch a large-scale counterattack, using offense instead of defense, and sending a troop to go around Smoleng.
Sk, cut off the German army's retreat, and assume the posture of annihilating the German Army Group Center."
Xu Rui once again pulled out the small black flag placed in the city of Moscow, and at the same time inserted a small red flag at the location of Smolensk on the map.
Zhukov said: "In this case, I have several options. The first is that I will reduce the number of troops used for attack on the frontal battlefield and return to reinforce Smolensk; the second is that I can ignore your attack and use all my strength.
Attack Moscow. After capturing Moscow, all that awaits you is that your partial division will be wiped out. The third option is that I will dispatch the air force to bomb your partial division with full strength and cooperate with the Smolensk defenders to defend the city."
Xu Rui said: "If you adopt the second method and attack Moscow with all your strength, then you must first have enough military supplies, and I will send a small force to harass your logistics supply force.
Secondly, I can send scouts to detect your supply storage area, and then use heavy artillery and aircraft to attack your supply storage area.
In short, I will do everything possible to destroy your military supplies so that you cannot maintain a long-term effective offensive. At the same time, I will continue to increase the defensive force and strengthen the thickness of the defense. I will fight for every inch of territory and consume your supplies. If there is no supply of supplies,
, the main force of your Army Group Center will eventually have to retreat, and I will take the opportunity to counterattack."
"As for your third option, dispatching Air Force bombers, then I will choose night operations. The current bombers do not have the ability to operate around the clock. In the face of my absolutely superior force, Smolensk will not be able to hold on for three days at most!"
Zhukov said: "So, I only have the first option, which is to transfer troops from Moscow back to reinforce Smolensk and destroy your partial divisions first. In this way, Moscow can only postpone its offensive."
Zhukov took away a small black flag under the city of Moscow, and then pulled down the small red flag at Smolensk.
Xu Rui smiled and said: "Actually, my attack on Smolensk is either false or real. It would be best to capture Smolensk. That would be a fatal blow to the German army. If the German army returns, I will not be able to capture Smolensk.
It can also cut off the material supplies of the German army under the city of Moscow and weaken the combat effectiveness of the German Army Group Center to the greatest extent.
At the same time, the main force in Moscow immediately cooperated with this force. Moscow took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, replacing defense with offense, and attacked the German Army Group Center under the city of Moscow with all its strength.
The German army does not have enough troops, but there are two possibilities. One is to defend Moscow, but its logistics are cut off. What awaits them is the fate of the entire army being annihilated, so they can only retreat in the end, and Moscow can also relieve the siege!"
Xu Rui pulled down all the small black flags under the city of Moscow and pushed the red flags towards Smolensk.
"In this way, the siege of Moscow will be solved?"
Everyone was extremely shocked when they saw that the result of the war game was that the Soviet army had solved the siege of Moscow.
Zhukov frowned, but did not give up. He said: "I can recruit servant troops from Ukraine, the three Baltic countries, Finland and other places to increase the thickness of the troops, stabilize the front, and advance towards Moscow again."
"You can allocate troops, but at the same time, I will also continuously put the newly formed troops into the Moscow battlefield to take advantage of the number of troops and equipment. If you want to capture Moscow again, it will be extremely difficult."
