The panic of the people may sound like nothing, at least it is much better than fighting.
But... shops are closed, workers go on strike, and various robberies, murders and other criminal acts occur one after another. Those who have the conditions will try their best to escape from the city, while those who do not have the conditions will either be bullied by criminals or join the ranks of criminals.
Then, Kiev was soon left with an empty city, or a city waiting to surrender to the enemy.
Shulka can understand this phenomenon, especially crime... Many people's thoughts of committing crimes are actually suppressed in their hearts because of fear of punishment.
But now, the Germans are just outside the city and will soon invade, the police are on the battlefield, the city will soon change hands, and the end of the world is coming... How can we be crazy if we are not crazy at this time?
So, all the things that I wanted to do but didn't dare to do before were put on the agenda.
Then the whole city went crazy, and even ordinary people joined in.
"But I have them under control!" Admiral Kilponos poured a glass of vodka for the two of them: "I formed a security team to severely punish those criminals!"
It goes without saying what "severe punishment" is. The "severe punishment" of fighting nations is by no means just talk.
Shulka nodded in agreement.
Extraordinary measures must be used at emergency moments, otherwise it will be impossible to deter those who are ready to take action.
"Our real trouble lies on the east bank of the Dnieper River!" As he spoke, General Kilponos stood up, led the two of them to the map, then spread his hands and said, "We were ordered to attack the east bank, but suffered heavy casualties.
There's no progress, that's why I asked you to come here!
Shurka looked at the map, which clearly marked the spheres of influence and unit numbers of the Soviet and German armies.
Since the German troops took the initiative to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnieper River to the east bank, the triangle area on the west bank has been included in the territory of the Southwest Front.
The forces of the Southwest Front roughly start from Kiev, with roads and railways all the way south to Odessa on the left, and a triangle area surrounded by the west bank of the Dnieper River on the right.
"Although we successfully penetrated to Odessa and won, we did not achieve our strategic goal!" General Kilponos pointed to the map helplessly and said: "Originally, we thought we could surround the main force of the German Army Group South.
...We did indeed do it, but the Southern Front and the Bryansk Front were unable to prevent the enemy's two army groups from joining forces: the Southern Front was defeated and mainly divided into two parts, one part withdrew to Crimea and the other part withdrew to Crimea.
The northern Bryansk Front is surrounded in the Bryansk area!"
This situation makes people a little speechless, especially the Bryansk Front. Its mission was originally to prevent Guderian's 2nd Armored Group from outflanking Kiev, but in turn it was surrounded by the German army.
It is said that Yeremenko thought that the German tank troops would advance along the road as usual, so he deployed the troops along the road. As a result, Guderian's armored troops uncharacteristically bypassed the frontal defense of the Bryansk Front and came from the flank path and beyond.
They were surrounded with lightning speed.
As a result, a good hand was ruined: the situation that could have surrounded the main force of the German Army Group South became fragmented, leaving the Kiev area still shaky and dangerous.
General Kirponos continued: "Kiev's defense is actually very fragile: on the one hand, the railway and highway from Kiev to Odessa are too close to the front line, and we only pushed it more than ten kilometers to the west to get it out of the enemy's line.
Artillery blockade!"
The range of artillery in this era was mostly about 10 kilometers, and pushing more than ten kilometers to the west was a basic requirement to ensure the safety of supply lines.
"But the enemy will launch an attack at any time to break through our defense lines and cut off supplies!" Admiral Kilpos said: "Maybe we can rely on the highway on the east side, but that means nearly doubling the distance, and the road condition is very poor!
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It goes without saying that the supply lines are fragile. Once the rain stops, the German "Stuka" bombers will roar down from the sky and swoop down to bomb. At that time, trains and cars will be their perfect targets.
"In this case, we must attack towards the east coast..." General Kilponos shook his head and said: "This may be a strategic support to Moscow, but it will make things worse for the Southwest Front!
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"So it seems!" Major Gavrilov sighed: "The reason why Kiev's defense line can still hold on without being surrounded is entirely because the Germans have shifted the target of their attack to Moscow. As long as they add more troops from Europe
If an armored force is thrown to the west of Ukraine, even if it is just one armored division... we will be in a hard fight again!"
"Yes!" Admiral Kilponos nodded in agreement.
After a pause, General Kirponos concluded: "We cannot afford the losses of attacking the east bank of the Dnieper River. This will not only reduce the number of troops, but more importantly, it will consume the scarce and hard-won supplies.
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Shulka could understand what Admiral Kilponos meant. It was very difficult to transport supplies from Crimea to Kiev, but the supplies that had been sent with so much effort were consumed in meaningless attacks...
If it makes sense, it means something to Moscow, not Kiev.
So, this is the overall and partial or it can be said to be the strategic and tactical choice.
From the overall perspective, this may be the right thing to do, but it is different if the person who is being sacrificed is himself.
"We lack the tools to cross the river!" General Kirponos handed a cigarette to the two of them and lit it while saying: "Although there was assistance from the Dnieper River Detachment, they suffered heavy losses under the German artillery bombardment, so
We can only attack the enemy with rafts and fishing boats!"
"Can we use gas masks?" Major Gavrilov looked at Shulka: "Like we did in Odessa?"
"The Germans are probably on guard!" Shulka shook his head.
"Yes, they are prepared!" Admiral Kilponos replied: "They dug wooden stakes in the river, pulled up barbed wire, and even hung mines on the barbed wire."
This effectively solves the problem of sneak attacks from underwater.
And it is not difficult for the Germans to accomplish this. They have a large number of prisoners and civilians to use.
"I think we should stop attacking!" Shulka said: "Judging from the current situation, Kiev should not attack but should rest and recuperate!"
"You are right, but..." Admiral Kilponos did not speak, but took out a document from the drawer and threw it on the table in front of the two of them.