After a night of fierce fighting, the Moscow battlefield finally returned to calm. In this night's battle, the Soviet Union and Germany tried their best. In the end, because of Xu Rui, the Soviet army gained the upper hand.
When he learned that the armored assault force led by Xu Rui had killed more than 400 German tanks and that Gudri's 2nd Armored Army was seriously injured, Zhukov was extremely excited. Zhukov knew that the German army had lost so many tanks in one fell swoop.
The foundation has been damaged, and I am afraid that we will no longer be able to launch a large-scale armored group attack on Moscow.
Guderian's threat on the southern front was basically lifted, which was definitely an inspiring victory.
However, immediately afterwards, Zhukov received news that the 20th Army on the Northern Front had been defeated by Hoppner's 4th Armored Army and collapsed. Upon hearing the news, Zhukov quickly asked: "What is Ferasov doing?"
Feiklenko replied: "At the beginning of the battle, the German special forces beheaded the 20th Army. Firasov was captured by the German special forces. His unit had no one to command and was naturally beaten to collapse."
Zhukov was stunned for a moment. He couldn't believe that a lieutenant general of a group army was captured by the Germans from his headquarters.
But thinking about it again, wasn't von Bock captured by Wolf Fang in his own headquarters? In the case of special operations, anything is possible.
All he could do was to mobilize as many troops as possible to the northern front to repel the German attack and defend the northern front. Therefore, Zhukov directly transferred some troops from the 16th Group Army, the 19th Group Army, and the 1st Assault Group Army to join the battle on the northern front.
At the same time, Xu Rui's armored assault troops were dispatched to the northern front for reinforcements.
After a night of fierce fighting, the northern front was finally held. After learning the news, Zhukov breathed a long sigh of relief. Although there were several repetitions that night, overall, his side still took advantage and captured Moscow on the southern front.
Large areas of land on the northern front also held their original positions.
Zhukov wanted to meet Xu Rui, the greatest contributor to the battle, so he sent someone to find Xu Rui.
When he saw Xu Rui, Zhukov showed a happy smile on his face and said: "Comrade Xu Rui, thank you for everything you have done for the Soviet Union. You played well. Facts have proved that it was my mistake to replace you at the last minute.
I will do my best to make up for this mistake."
Xu Rui couldn't help but feel a little moved. He knew Zhukov. He was a hot-tempered and stubborn person who would never look back even if he knew he was wrong. But now, he lowered his head and admitted his mistake to himself. This gave him a huge opportunity.
face.
Rarely, Xu Rui did not make any further demands regarding the situation. He just said: "Comrade Zhukov, thank you for your trust. I will work hard to cooperate with your work and drive the German invaders out of the Soviet Union as soon as possible."
Zhukov was stunned. He did not expect that this time Xu Rui did not take advantage of the situation to blackmail him again. He was even more moved and said: "Comrade Xu Rui, you are the eternal friend of the Soviet people."
Xu Rui said: "Comrade Zhukov, if you need me and Lang Ya to do anything, you just need to give the order."
Zhukov said: "Comrade Vlasov was captured by the Germans. I need you and your wolf fangs to rescue him."
"Okay, Langya can take action at any time." Xu Rui said.
While the two were talking, Feiklenko hurried into Zhukov's office with a solemn expression on his face.
"Comrade Feiklenko, what's the matter?"
Feiklenko said: "Comrade Zhukov, we have just received inside information about our presence in the German army, and there is very bad news."
"Tell me." Zhukov said.
"Vlasov...rebelled and surrendered to the Germans."
"What?" Zhukov was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't hear clearly, and then said: "Comrade Feiklenko, I didn't hear clearly, please say it again."
"Latest intelligence, Vlasov mutinied and surrendered to the Germans."
"This bastard! Coward! Traitor! Coward!" Zhukov angrily threw the teacup on the table to the ground with a 'pop', and broken crystals were everywhere.
Zhukov angrily cursed Vlasov, and finally, he sat helplessly on the sofa. He did not expect that Felasov, the original national hero, surrendered to the Germans so quickly after being captured. Originally,
I still wanted to use the wolf fang to save him. Originally, I thought that if he died, I would ask Comrade Stalin to promote him to general, but now...
"Shameless!"
Zhukov felt like he was vomiting blood. A national hero and a dignified lieutenant general actually surrendered to the Germans. This was the first of its kind since the Great Patriotic War.
"There's even worse news," Fiklenko whispered.
After Zhukov vented his anger, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's talk about it together."
Feiklenko said: "The Germans announced this morning that they would establish the Russian Liberation Army, with Vlasov as its commander."
"Russian Liberation Army? What is it?" Zhukov frowned.
"According to the German explanation, we can know that the so-called Russian Liberation Army should be a puppet army composed of traitors among our captured personnel. They will assist the German offensive in the war."
"These shameful traitors!"
"Could it be false news deliberately released by the Germans?" Xu Rui said.
"We don't know yet, but it's very likely," Feiklenko said.
Xu Rui on the side heard Diana's translation and said: "Comrade Zhukov, puppet troops have always existed. In China, the number of puppet troops even exceeds the number of Japanese troops. A nation, or even a country, cannot
Maybe they are all monolithic, but there is always a small group of people who are greedy for life and fear death. For the sake of their own lives and interests, they do not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of their own country and become shameful traitors. This is a very common thing."
Zhukov took a deep breath, calmed down his excitement, and said: "Comrade Xu Rui, what you said makes sense. The plan to rescue Vlasov has been cancelled. You and your armored assault troops are on standby at any time."
Xu Rui smiled bitterly and said: "After the fierce battle last night, my armored assault force has ceased to exist in name only. There are only sixty tanks that can participate in the battle normally. The remaining tanks need to be repaired. In a short time, if we do not replenish the tanks,
, the armored assault troops can no longer participate in the battle."
Zhukov nodded. Xu Rui's armored assault force killed more than 400 German tanks in one night, and he only lost a few dozen. This is already a big miracle. The armored force is a high-consumption force.
Mechanized troops cannot fight endlessly. They must be maintained and repaired to be effective. Without the armored assault troops, it seems that the Soviet army will not be able to launch an attack in a short period of time and can only wait for the arrival of subsequent weapons, equipment and reinforcements.
Say it again.
As soon as Xu Rui saw that he had nothing to do without him, he said goodbye to Zhukov and left Zhukov's office. Xu Rui knew that at this time, the Soviet Union and Germany were like two tigers biting each other without strength, each of them constantly licking and wiping away
Wound……
Moscow, German rear area, von Kluge's Army Group Center headquarters.
Vlasov was brought to von Kruger. Von Kruger looked at the haggard Vlasov, pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit down."
Vlasov sat down a little dejectedly, lowered his head and said nothing.
Von Kruger said: "General Vlasov, we have known each other for a long time. At the beginning of the war, I had heard of your name. At that time, you led a small force to break out of our encirclement.
, became a national hero throughout the Soviet Union. Unexpectedly, we would meet here."
Vlasov said: "General Kruger, I am now your prisoner and at your disposal."
Von Kruger said: "No, you are not a prisoner, but my guest, General Vlasov. You have a precious life. If you sacrifice it for a red violent regime, it is too unworthy. You
His life should bring happiness to all Russians."
Vlasov smiled bitterly and said: "General Kruger, what is the purpose of Germany launching this war?"
Von Kruger said: "Germany does not want to occupy the Soviet Union, it just wants to liberate the Soviet people from the red violent regime and let the Soviet people live a democratic and free life."
Of course Vlasov understood von Kruger's thoughts. Von Kruger said this just to make himself surrender.
Vlasov said: "General Kruger, what do you want me to do?"
Von Kruger looked at Vlasov with a pleased look and said: "Germany will help the Russian people establish a Russian Liberation Army. This Liberation Army will be composed of captured Soviet volunteers. This army will
It will become Russia's legal army in the future, and you will become the supreme commander of this army."
Vlasov thought for a long time. If he became the commander-in-chief of the Russian Liberation Army, it would mean that he would become the biggest traitor of the Soviet Union. In the Soviet Union, his reputation would be discredited. But if he did not accept this position, I am afraid it would be difficult for him to survive.
Go down.
Vlasov finally decided to agree to the German conditions. After all, life is more precious to him than reputation. Moreover, if Germany really defeats the Soviet Union, he may enter the new supreme power of Russia.
Organization, and even the possibility of becoming the supreme leader, which has a huge temptation.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Vlasov decided to agree to von Kruger's request.
"Very well, General Vlasov, you are now a friend of our Germans, and we will definitely cooperate well in the future."
Vlasov said: "I will try my best, but now I want to know who captured me."
Von Kruger smiled and said: "The one who captured you is just a shadow..."
