Struggle in Soviet Russia

The thick billowing smoke covered the entire Volga River, and Stalingrad, which is close to the Volga River, has become a ruin under the thick smoke. The Soviet and German sides in this city seem to want to take their hands. All the shells were poured into this city that was about to be razed to the ground, not only to kill the opponent, but also to kill himself.

War is the giant sickle in the hands of the **** of death, greed is the handle, the blade of hatred, and now, this giant sickle is spinning and flying over Stalingrad, bringing tens of thousands of lives into the arms of the **** of death.

Stalingrad city, located on the "January 9th" square between Lenin Street and Soviet Street, the red four-story building was almost completely destroyed by gunfire, and on the side of the building facing the city, it was hundreds of meters away. Inside, countless corpses fell to the ground, among them were several destroyed tanks.

At dusk, a whistle sounded again from the German position not far from the building. Three tanks sprayed white smoke and slowly approached from behind the street full of rubble and debris, and advanced towards the dilapidated building. Around the tank, a large number of German soldiers with live ammunition followed closely.

This is the sixth time the German army has launched an attack on this building in a day. Just to take down this building, the German army has lost nearly two hundred soldiers.

The corpses on the way forward became an obstacle to the German offensive. Previously, the German major in charge of organizing the offensive tried to reach an agreement with the Soviet army in the defensive building to temporarily cease the war so that the two sides could move back the corpses of their own soldiers. Although such a decision did not comply with the German warfare doctrine, the major did so.

It is a pity that when the two sides were carrying the corpses, an overly nervous German soldier fired a gun, which is equivalent to tearing up the agreement. Since then, the corpses that fell on the offensive road have been ignored. NS.

The steel monster-like tank moved slowly, and soon climbed out of the German hiding position and entered the open ground in front of the building. The steel track ran over the corpses laid on the ground, and the corpses that had been enlarged due to the hot weather , Crushed into a puddle of mud. The popping sound made when the inflated abdominal cavity was crushed and exploded directly drove a German recruit who was marching with the tank into a frenzy. He tore off the veil covering his face, screamed and rushed out from the back of the tank, dropped his weapon, and ran towards the direction of the building.

This unconscious German soldier rushed out only a few steps, and was nailed to the ground by a bullet shot from the building. The bullet hit his neck but did not directly kill him. He was on the ground. The howl rolled over, yelling "Sister" in German until it was run over the head by the rolling tank tracks.

The tragic scene was chilling. Even the German soldiers who followed the tank were pale with fright. They staggered forward, their gun-holding hands trembled, and their entire bodies leaned against the tank as much as they could. The bodywork seems to be the only way to make them feel more secure.

"Suddenly..."

At the second window on the east side of the fourth floor of the building, the Soviet Army's Maxim heavy machine gun roared again. The bullets poured out like a rainstorm with tracers, but they clanged on the tank body.

Immediately afterwards, with a bang, the turret of a tank was blown into the air and flew for several meters, then rolled and fell, and slammed firmly on the ground.

The German soldiers who were still marching behind a few tanks originally turned around and rushed towards the rear at the same time as the explosion. The honor of Germany and the integrity of the Wehrmacht were all thrown out of the clouds. They just wanted to escape. This hell, escape to the safest place possible.

In this hellish city, the long-term tug-of-war is like a blunt knife. It constantly bleeds blood from the German army. The German Sixth Army suffered heavy losses in the past battles. Most importantly, it lost. They are all veterans with rich combat experience and strong willpower, and the recruits who have just been recruited from the rear are simply not enough to support such a cruel war.

In Moscow, far away from the war, inside the General Staff Building. With a document in his hand, Victor hurriedly walked into Vasilievsky's office.

In the office, Vasilevsky was sitting behind his desk with a frown, reading a document carefully.

Since last month, the respectable Comrade Shaboshnikov has officially retired. According to his recommendation, Comrade Vasilevsky began to assume the post of Chief of Staff of the Soviet General Staff.

Compared to Comrade Shaboshnikov, Comrade Vasilevsky is more energetic, but in terms of experience, he is less than his predecessor, but it does not matter, his diligence is enough to help him make up for this defect. .

Entering the office, Victor walked straight to Vasilievsky’s desk, put the report in his hand in front of him, and said, "Comrade Alexander Mikhailovich, this is from the United States. The latest information."

When Vasilevsky raised his head, he continued: “Just yesterday, the Americans won the victory on Midway Island. After paying the price of sinking an aircraft carrier, they managed to sink the Japanese four heavy main ships. The record of the aircraft carrier, we can confirm that after this naval battle, the Japanese Pacific Fleet will completely lose its strategic initiative in the Pacific. This is commendable good news for us."

Vasilevsky did not speak directly. He sat in a chair and was silent for a while. Then he reached out and took the document, read it carefully, and finally took a deep breath and said, "We need to report this news. To Comrade Stalin."

With that said, he stood up, walked around behind his desk, and when he walked in front of Victor, he added: "Is there any latest news from Stalingrad?"

Victor spread his hands. He was responsible for the work of the General Staff Intelligence Bureau, and the main work of the General Staff Intelligence Bureau was abroad, and he didn't pay much attention to domestic intelligence news.

What's more, the General Staff has close ties with the Stalingrad front line. Since the German army began the siege of Stalingrad, it has received a large amount of war information from there almost every day. As the chief of the general staff, Vasilievsky, must He, the director of the General Staff Intelligence Bureau, knows more.

Vasilevsky can’t wait to report to Comrade Stalin about the battle on Midway Island. Although the Soviet Union and the United States are alliances, the Americans will definitely inform Moscow of this major victory, but when will this report reach Moscow? , It is still uncertain, therefore, I believe Comrade Stalin will be interested in this information.

Coming out of Vasilievsky’s office, Victor did not accompany the chief of staff to the Kremlin. There is no need for him to follow the report work like this. It just so happened that it was time for him to get off work, so he could go back to his residence earlier. rest.

Before leaving the General Staff, Victor went back to his office again and told the assistant on duty that he would go to the Lubyanka residence to rest today. If you have something to do, you can call him over there.

After entering June, Moscow has completely returned to normal, and the Moscow City Committee has even begun to implement a reconstruction plan, mainly to rebuild and maintain those buildings that were bombed or damaged by the Germans. The rationing system of daily necessities commonly implemented in Moscow has also been cancelled half a month ago, including grain, fruit, even cigarettes and vodka, which have begun to appear in the cupboards of various state-run stores, opening supplies to the general public.

Of course, this kind of peaceful prosperity is actually an illusion. Today, the alliance’s shortage of supplies is far from being resolved. In many places, even famine still exists, but after all, Moscow is the capital of the alliance, and it is also the current entirety. The only window that the alliance can show to the outside world. In this city, there are now nearly a thousand foreign reporters and observers from more than 60 countries. The alliance needs to show the outside world its strength and tenacity, as well as its potential to defeat German fascism.

Propaganda is an aspect of politics. This thing seems worthless, but it is actually a very important existence. Victor understands this very well.

Coming out of the building of the General Staff, Victor got into his car, and Varenka was still in charge of driving. This young man had just gotten married last month, and the bride had just graduated from the National Medical University not long ago. Student, Nadya acted as the introducer of the two. The bride, Victor, had seen it. She was a beautiful Belarusian girl with long legs. Varenka herself was very willing.

When the car was walking through the street, listening to the Moscow City Radio broadcast on the car radio, Victor even had an illusion that the **** war was over and it was now the age of peace. But this is obviously impossible. People have this illusion, but because the city of Moscow has temporarily stayed away from war, that's all.

The car drove slowly on a peaceful street. Just when Lubyanka Square was in the distance, Victor's eyes were caught by the back of a woman on the side of the road.

The woman is tall, wearing a blue skirt made by the NKVD, and a blue boat-shaped hat on her head. She stood quietly on the sidewalk by the side of the road, looking up at a movie poster pasted on the wall.

What the poster advertised was "Film Circus", which was released just two days ago. This is a political propaganda film specifically insulting Hitler. Its release caused quite a stir in Moscow.

"Stop," Victor said, standing up, patted Varenka on the shoulder.

"What's the matter, Comrade Chief?" Varenka hurriedly stopped the car and asked curiously.

Victor did not answer him, but pushed the car door directly and got out.

Almost at the same time, the woman also turned around, revealing a fair and bright face.