USSR 1941

The ensuing battle went smoothly. With four rocket artillery battalions and one artillery regiment, Rokossovsky was even more powerful, and immediately launched an attack on the Red Polyana area.

Red Polyana is a small town located in the northwest of Moscow. The German army began to deploy 240mm K3 long-range artillery on the first day of its occupation.

The German army used the technology of the cone-bore gun in this long-range artillery. Its bottom is 240mm and the muzzle is 180mm. This design makes the gun eject at a high speed, so it can increase the range as much as possible...the range reaches 37 kilometers , It is no problem to bomb Moscow 27 kilometers away.

But as Stalin said, this kind of bombing is not of much real significance, because the German army is at the end of its strength at this time, and coupled with logistical difficulties, they simply don't have enough shells to bomb Moscow.

But von Bock was not reconciled. He hoped to "reach" Moscow in this way, even if he just fired a few shells into it. Maybe the Russians would be frightened by these shells and choose to surrender.

However, at this moment Rokossovsky launched an attack on Red Polyana.

Rokossovsky had a well-developed attack plan.

He organized some t26 and kv tanks to attack Red Polyana and invested them all in the first batch.

As the saying goes, "I can't bear to let a child catch a wolf." Rokossovsky knew that if he didn't do this, it would be impossible to lead the German armored regiment out of the town to fight the Soviet army.

Sure enough, the German army was quickly fooled, and their tanks drove out of the town one by one and formed an offensive formation to confront the Soviet troops.

The German army is very confident of winning such a tank battle, especially when the opponents only have t26 and kv tanks.

But what the Germans didn't expect was that the Soviets didn't plan to fight tank battles with them at all.

There was only a "swish" whistling, and a cloud of rockets flew towards the German tank formation, and then there was only a "rumbling" explosion. Before the German army could react, the tank troops were struck by flames and smoke. build.

At this time, the Soviet army really started to attack. After hearing a burst of shouts of "Ula", the Soviet army rushed into the town of Red Polyana and successfully recovered it.

The news quickly reached von Bock, who sighed and remained silent.

"Marshal!" said the adjutant, "I'll have them take Red Polyana back at once!"

Von Bock shook his head feebly: "Our troops have been exhausted from fighting for several months.

The cold climate here is a severe test for them, and more importantly... the enemy's resistance has become stronger and stronger, even if we regain Red Polyana, it will be of no avail! "

"Your Majesty, what do you mean..."

"I think the Russian reinforcements have arrived!" Von Bock said: "We have lost our last chance!"

Had Stalin heard what von Bock said, he would have regretted it.

Because it was only to push the Germans back from Red Polyana that von Bock sensed the danger and wanted to retreat.

If the German army retreats at this time, the loss may not be too great. After all, the German army is still attacking at this time and the Soviet army is not yet ready for a counterattack.

Therefore, even if the overall situation is not good for the German army, they can still retreat calmly and establish a line of defense 100 kilometers away, which is the line of defense of the Soviet army.

The problem is that Hitler was unwilling to fail, or he couldn't let go of this face... He had already blown the cowhide, thinking that the German army would soon capture Moscow, and he still announced it to the world.

The conceited Hitler certainly did not allow front-line troops to embarrass him in front of the whole world.

So, without even thinking about it, he rejected von Bock's request to retreat.

"You are crazy, retreat at this time!" Hitler said: "Moscow is in front of you, it is only 30 kilometers away from you, it only takes one day... no, half a day, your crawlers can tear down its walls, we can't Give up at this time!"

"Your Excellency the Führer!" Von Bock said, "The temperature here has dropped to minus 30 degrees Celsius. Many of our weapons have been frozen. The physical fitness of the soldiers has reached its limit. We have no strength to move forward. , even if it's just one step..."

"No, I will never agree!" Hitler interrupted von Bock: "It is only one step away. We have put in so much effort. Months of war are for this moment. The advantage has always been with us. In the past Yes, it is still the same... We only lost 500,000 people, while the Russians lost 5 million people. They are ten times as many as us. If you have no strength to advance, it means that they also have no strength to defend! Moscow will be taken in one battle, and this is the last moment!"

"I don't think so, Your Excellency the Führer!" Von Bock said: "Because the enemy used a lot of artillery in the battle of Red Polyana, I think their reinforcements have already arrived in Moscow..."

"They don't have any reinforcements at all!" Hitler interrupted von Bock again: "That's a hypothetical they want you to see. If you retreat at this time, you will play into their arms!"

That's what happens on the battlefield, sometimes you can't tell who's right and who's not because it's speculation on both sides.

Von Bock's assumption that enemy reinforcements had arrived was speculative.

Hitler thought it was a tactic of deception as well as speculation.

Speculation could not beat speculation, so in the end it was Hitler who prevailed.

There was also a small episode in this. Brausch, the commander-in-chief of the German Army, personally rushed to the Central Group Command to inspect. He was convinced that it was impossible for the troops to continue to attack. With permission, an order to retreat was secretly issued.

But Hitler immediately revoked the order when he learned the news the next day, and ordered to continue the attack with a roar.

At the same time, Hitler also removed Brausch, the commander-in-chief of the army, and von Bock, who had been trying to persuade Hitler to retreat, was also removed from his post and was replaced by Field Marshal Luge, commander of the Fourth Army.

"These bastards, these idiots!" Hitler was furious: "Can't they see that victory is at hand!"

Victory is indeed in sight, but everything has two sides, and the other side of victory is failure, but Hitler has not realized this yet.

Perhaps Hitler was aware of it.

Because it is a taboo for military strategists to change generals at this critical moment, and he has changed several generals in a row, which in itself indicates failure.

However, Hitler was unwilling to admit this fact. () "Soviet Union 1941" only represents the views of the author's expeditionary soldiers. If you find that its content violates national laws and conflicts, please delete it. Our position is only committed to providing a healthy and green reading platform.

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