Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1265 The Greatest Deserter
"Commander-in-Chief!" Chen Jitang was the first to speak, "Time is so tight that we can't do it at all. As far as the current situation is concerned, our army's combat resources are extremely scarce, and the battle in the Stalingrad area has made Our losses were extremely heavy, and for this reason we had to take a long period of rest."

"Du Yuming!" Chen Jitang looked at Du Yuming who was sitting next to him, "Did our troops suffer a lot?"

"Yes, Commander!" Hearing his commander ask himself, Du Yuming replied quickly, his face still expressionless, as if everyone present owed him a few 10 yuan. "During the Stalingrad offensive and defensive battle this time, our troops lost a lot. Most of the troops lost about 10 percent of their troops, and the serious reduction even reached 50 percent. And these troops absolutely Most of them are front-line combat units. The backbone of many troops has been wiped out. Some regiments have only a few hundred people left, and one company has only one officer and eight soldiers left when it withdraws from the position. In addition, the technical weapons The loss is also very heavy. As of today. We have lost about 200 tanks, more than 400 half-track personnel carriers and hundreds of artillery. These are very serious problems. The most troublesome problem is the supply of fuel. Until now The fuel storage capacity of our mobile forces is only enough for half a day's journey of these troops. The fuel gap is too great. In addition, we are constantly urged and strongly pressured by the Ministry of the Army, and we have repeatedly called to ask whether we are sure to end the battle in the near future , unless it is sure that Stalingrad can be captured quickly, otherwise the 2nd Air Force Wing of the Dragon Army will be drawn back to support."

"En!" Pu Yin said: "Du Yuming, what you just said is very reasonable. Judging from the previous situation, the problems we encountered are indeed very serious. However, I think these difficulties can still be overcome. It cannot be decided, but as long as we can persist repeatedly, we must spare no effort at all costs until the final victory is achieved; at this most critical moment, we must unite as one and never give up. The emperor also understands our difficulties, so, in order to The end of the Battle of Stalingrad, through his direct intervention and direct order to the Ministry of War to increase the number of troops, made the Ministry of the War readily accede to my request and gave me three additional divisions of infantry. In addition, the Imperial Reserve The army also agreed to help us rebuild our troops as soon as possible, and he promised to provide us with five divisions of reserve troops, so that our strength can be guaranteed.”

Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief. After all, due to the tension of the battle, their battle pressure is too great. After nearly a month of brutal fighting, the supply of troops for all division supplementary regiments has been exhausted. Can organize second-line personnel to act as a reserve team.Some are even artillery units. If there are reinforcements, it will also play a big role in relieving the pressure on the besieging troops.

"Beat me hard today! I'm going to turn Stalingrad into a pile of ruins!" Pu Yin beat the table heavily with both hands.

Near the Neva River, the dry yellow sand was gradually replaced by maple forests and ruins of city buildings, indicating that they were getting closer to the city of Leningrad.Those charred willows also showed that they were getting closer to the water source.Nailed to a tree was an arrowhead with the word "Ferry" written in large Gothic script.The soldiers who were marching hurriedly elbowed each other's companions in the team while seeing the thick black smoke ahead.On the other side of the river, a big battle is waiting for them.Thick black smoke is the first signal of this war.

Opposite Smolny Palace, [-]:[-] in the morning.Zhukov finished his busy work and came out of his office. The situation is very critical now.The entire outskirts of Stalingrad have been surrounded by the Dragon Army regiments, and the entire Soviet Union is being attacked by the Dragon Army in an all-round way. Stalin can't mobilize any troops.However, now he also knows that there is no way for Stalin to do this, because they are all attacked by the dragon army and are in danger.Most of the main force has been transferred there to defend against the fatal blow of the dragon army. There is really no way to mobilize a single soldier to break the siege of Stalingrad.Whether the so-called urban defense battle can be successful, in fact, the most critical thing is to rescue a large number of reinforcements.If you don't have a single reinforcement, it's useless to defend your city well, because sooner or later the opponent will exhaust your strength.

Thinking of this, Zhukov sighed slightly, and then pushed open an inconspicuous small door, through which he slowly went down to the telephone office on the second floor of the basement, where there is a telecommunication room, which is currently The only place in Stalingrad that can communicate with the outside world.Zhukov quietly pushed open the heavy bulletproof door, walked through the crowded training room, and walked directly to the telegraph connecting the Smolny Palace and the Supreme Command.

His heart was very heavy.Although Zhukov believed that he had done his best, he had to admit that the Dragon Army greatly surpassed the troops he had put together in terms of strength, the quantity and quality of weapons and equipment, and the quality of soldiers.His defense circle, which seemed extremely strong, became riddled with holes under the aggressive attack of the opponent.Judging from the speed of the enemy's attack, the final fall of the city will happen sooner or later.According to his prediction, at most two weeks, the Chinese will completely control the entire Stalingrad.

Thinking of this, Zhukov felt sad for a while, but he still had to try his best not to show his disappointment. He nodded to the telegraph operator in reply, then put a notepad on the side of the small table, and looked at it again with his wrist. Watch, and then ordered: "Send the report, Zhukov is at the telegraph."

As the operator's fingers flicked on the keys of the telegraph, the answer immediately appeared on a long and narrow note: "Comrade Stalin will talk to you, please wait a moment."

After an annoying few minutes, the telegraph flickered into activity and fell silent again.Zhukov grabbed the note, on which were printed only two words: "Hello."

"Hello!" Zhukov dictated the answer to the operator almost without thinking, and opened the notepad at the same time.Under the operator's hard knocking, the note crawled again.What was read on the slip was not an order written in dry, serious business language, but almost ordinary conversation, which was rare.It seems that Stalin was not dictating orders, but talking "how is the situation in Stalingrad?"

"Very bad!" Zhukov continued: "In the current situation, the Chinese have controlled 80% of the urban area, and our defense line has been broken through by the Chinese. Now, although we have once again successfully stopped the Chinese However, our losses are still very large, and the troop attrition rate is about [-]%. Now we urgently need ammunition and food, especially ammunition, which we have exhausted. So please deliver it as soon as possible. If possible, I need A division reserve."

"Okay, I see." A few minutes later, the telegraph suddenly transmitted the following line of words, and then the machine began to rotate again.

"Can you come here by plane? Due to the complicated situation on the left wing of the reserve front in the Yukhnov area, the high command wants to discuss the necessary measures with you. Leave someone to replace you, and let Hozin replace you." The note wrote Suddenly stopped moving here.

Called to go, this order was unexpected by Zhukov.Although he was very grateful to Stalin for telling him to leave the city that was about to fall, as a coach, a coach who had not yet failed, he could not bear to abandon his soldiers under such circumstances.Zhukov closed the notepad with a snap, pushed it aside, and quickly dictated: "As far as the current situation is concerned, I can't go there, because the airport has been captured and the pier is in danger. I have no means of transportation!"

"You don't have to worry about this. I have authorized Kuznetsov, and he will use the submarine to pick you up. Just tonight." After a pause, another piece of paper popped up: "This is an order!"

After hearing this sentence, Zhukov quickly realized that it turned out that Stalin had not asked him to come to the telegraph to report the situation, but for another reason.So he quickly replied: "Okay. Please allow me to leave in the early morning of July 7."

"Okay. We'll be waiting for you tomorrow." That's the end of the conversation.

On Stalin's order, Zhukov handed over his power to Lieutenant General Khozin.An hour later, Stalin informed him that a submarine was ready in the outer port of Stalingrad and would carry Zhukov to Murmansk, where he would be flown there.

At 7 o'clock in the morning on July 25th, near the Neva River artificial pier 2 miles away from the Smolny Palace, a huge black object was moored there, like a huge black whale.This is a Soviet light submarine, which was specially used by Stalin to pick up Zhukov.

Soon, three black cars came to the pier like ghosts, and then several people got out of the cars. The leader was very strong, but not tall. Obviously, he was a famous Zhukov.

"Lieutenant General Khozin!" On the pier, Zhukov, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, and then he suddenly turned around and said to Khozin, "I'm very worried now. The Supreme Commander told me to go back this time, I don't know what it is things, but one thing is for sure, I may never come back. But I am worried about you now, you know, Stalingrad has become a place of death. As things stand, we have only two paths to choose, First, launch a breakthrough immediately, but as far as the current situation is concerned, this road is full of dangers. The Chinese seem to believe that we may break through, so their mobile troops are still defending on the outskirts of Stalingrad. As long as our troops Once they break through, these troops will follow like wolves. Therefore, breaking out is not the best option, and it cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary."

(End of this chapter)