Empire in Progress

Chapter 450: Attack on Moscow (31)

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Lin Wei succeeded. Yes, Stalin made a decision according to Lin Wei's ideas. He removed the four armies defending the Central Army Group and rushed towards Moscow from three directions. At the same time, he rushed to support Moscow from the northern and southern fronts. The Red Army troops also joined the battle sporadically. Although the damage to the Red Army was already very serious, the four armies combined still had about twice the strength of the SS in Moscow. The SS successfully became a sandwich, sandwiched in the middle by the Red Army troops, but who can say clearly about this kind of thing? If Lin Wei's bet succeeds, the Moscow Red Army will be in a very dangerous position. If Stalin succeeds, killing the German commander-in-chief will also be a huge victory. So far, both Stalin and Lin Wei have full confidence in their troops and firmly believe that victory or a turning point will be in their favor.

On October 31, no, it should be the early morning of November 1, the Soviet 28th Army broke away from contact with the German Third Armored Army and arrived at the place where the SS invaded Moscow half a month ago. Khimki is only a dozen kilometers away from the center of Moscow. Outside Khimki is the Hermann Goering Paratrooper Armored Division, which is part of the Air Force's combat order. Behind them are the armed SS Vikings who have been advancing as sharp knives. Armored Division. South of Moscow, the 49th Army of the Soviet Union has arrived at Podolsk. As the railway line continues to advance, in front of them, except for all the troops of the National Leadership Group, the Military Police Division has reached the southern suburbs of Moscow ahead of the Soviets, preparing to sniper this area. A powerful enemy.

At three o'clock in the morning, the Soviet 28th Army, which was already very close to Khimki, first exchanged fire with soldiers of the Hermann Goering Parachute Armored Division. Although it belongs to the Air Force, the command of the Hermann Goering Parachute Armored Division is now in Lin Wei's hands. When Lin Wei learned that Stalin was planning to kill him, he immediately issued a death order to his subordinate units to withstand the Soviet Red Army's attack. If you attack, if you push back, the commander will all be shot. If you retreat again, all the deputies will be shot. The cruel order helped the commander of the paratrooper division stabilize his emotions. It was better to die on the battlefield than in a military court. As for surrender? Don't be ridiculous. It is no secret that the SS shot three thousand prisoners of war. After surrendering to the Soviets, who can guarantee that they will not treat themselves the same way the SS treated Soviet prisoners of war? On the contrary, the Soviet Red Army will never surrender to Germany, at least not in Moscow. This battle is destined to be an extremely cruel battle.

The attack of the Soviet 49th Group Army was completely unstructured. They concentrated all the tanks of their own group army and moved all these tanks to the front line. The remaining troops followed the tanks and charged. This kind of combat method has no technical content. , it is precisely what the SS is least willing to face now. If it is on another front, if the Soviet Red Army dares to do this to the troops of Army Group Center, they will definitely hit their heads and bleed, and then in Army Group Center Not a single scumbag was left behind in the counterattack. But the paratrooper division does not have such strength, and Lin Wei has given an order not to take a step back.

In the dark sky, it is even more unfavorable for the paratrooper division to withstand the tidal attack of the Soviet 28th Group Army. The 88mm anti-aircraft gun, a sharp weapon to restrain Soviet tanks, is also greatly reduced in the dark night. Facing the densely packed Soviet tanks of various types, Theoretically, it can kill the enemy's anti-aircraft guns at a speed of twenty rounds per second. Although they tried their best to block the impact of the steel torrent, they were still outnumbered. The position of the Paratrooper Division was captured by the 49th Group Army in half an hour. Hermann The Goering Paratrooper Armored Division had to retreat to the Viking Division's position. The paratrooper division commander who was in trouble did not wait for Lin Wei's shooting order because Lin Wei was still sleeping.

The Gendarmerie Division's defense in the southern suburbs has still not been conquered, which is why the 49th Army is relatively far away from Moscow.

Lin Wei got up in the morning and received the news that the Parachute Division's position had been captured. He stared blankly at the uneasy Crawford and said slowly, "Assemble a hundred-man leader guard to go to the Viking Division's position. See Commanders who abandon their positions will be shot by me immediately. Don’t think that because Goering is protecting them, I don’t dare to do anything to them!”

"Leader, the opponent is a group army..." Crawford obviously didn't want to make the relationship with the Air Force too tense, but he obviously didn't understand the relationship between Lin Wei and Goering. Goering would never have any relationship with him because of this kind of thing. Lin Wei was confused.

"I know..." Lin Wei interrupted, "A division of 30,000 people was established according to the equipment requirements of the Imperial Division. Only the Military Police Division in the whole of Germany is larger than him. You have to know that there are many Soviet troops. There are not even 30,000 people in the army, and a Soviet group army only has two or three divisions. The lack of people is not a reason, but an excuse! If you dare to take a step back, be careful, I'm not polite!" Lin Wei, who was eating, put down the sausage with a fork He put it in his mouth and roared, "Within three days, I will not accept any excuse to retreat. These bastards have not finished their breakfast yet. Attack me quickly. The Kremlin is about to be infested with maggots..."

Seeing Crawford slowly withdrawing, Lin Wei took another bite of the sausage, "Stalin wants my life, how about not paying a price? Do you think you will win? From the beginning to the end. I have it under control..."

Around eight o'clock, the siege of the Kremlin began again. Everything was different from yesterday. The sound of Khimki's artillery was not far away. In the end, it was the SS who could capture the Kremlin first. It is unknown whether the Soviet Red Army first surrounded the SS Corps. Although Lin Wei is very confident in his troops, sometimes he has to look at what God wants.

"Why is it so much colder today than yesterday? If this trend continues, it will be impossible to avoid freezing to death even with winter clothes. The battle must end soon!" Looking at the dilapidated Kremlin, Lin Wei felt a little confused He muttered dissatisfiedly. Perhaps the only thing that makes people happy now is that although the SS is surrounded, there is currently no problem with supplies. After entering winter, the nasty dark clouds in autumn have disappeared without a trace. Relying on the airdrops of the Air Force, the Party The Guards can still support it for a while, but it may not be possible after a long time. Germany does not yet have the strength to supply hundreds of thousands of SS troops by relying solely on its air force.

During the attack on the Kremlin, some members of the Leader's Guard were still destroying the Kremlin disguise everywhere. After the war, the red star on the tower and the cross on the church were covered with sheaths, and the entire tower and church domes were painted black and covered with sacks. With reference to the dimensions of the Kremlin city walls, various camouflage models were created, imitating part of the outlines of Red Square and Manezh Square. The houses in the palace are disguised to look like theaters, and some buildings in the Tainitz Garden are also covered with cloth roofs. The front building of the Kremlin is bright yellow, and the tops of the interior buildings are mostly green. However, the tops of the buildings in Moscow are mainly red and brown, which is very conspicuous in comparison. In accordance with the overall camouflage concept, all buildings were painted in the colors of the Moscow architectural background. In addition, from the Borowitz Gate to the Saviour's Tower, a thoroughfare was laid out with sand spread all over it. From the air, it looked like an ordinary road to the pilot. The bend of the Moskva River next to the Kremlin also changed its usual shape. Another wooden bridge was built between the Moskvalets Bridge and the Big Stone Bridge. Although there were no pedestrians walking on it, it looked like a real bridge from the air. The same. The shape of Lenin's tomb has also become unrecognizable. The podiums on the left and right are covered with huge red banners, and a huge wooden model of a three-story building is built directly above it.

But now all this has been destroyed by the SS. The Kremlin now has the covered spire, and the remaining parts have restored their original appearance. The Luftwaffe's bombers are now We can bomb the Kremlin without any scruples.

The Police Division on the offensive side of the Red Square has been abandoned by Lin Wei because the offensive conditions are too passive. The National Leadership Corps of the Gendarmerie Division to the west and the Imperial Division Heads of State Corps to the south have become Lin Wei's main attack directions again, at least Lin Wei does not have to. Then I saw the police division troops in Red Square being killed like targets. The offensive direction of the Führer Regiment is directly towards the Grand Kremlin, an important building in the Kremlin. Within the Kremlin walls, the beautiful building with three rows of high windows facing the Moskva River is the Grand Kremlin, which is connected by the ancient Andreevsky Hall and Alexandrovsky Hall. The appearance of the Grand Kremlin is imitation of classical Russian style, but like other parts of the Kremlin, it has been destroyed beyond recognition by German artillery shells.

The soldiers of the Führer Regiment once again took advantage of the cover of artillery fire, rushed through the palace wall with only the foundation remaining, and entered the Grand Kremlin. They moved carefully to avoid encountering the same minefield as last time, but they immediately knew that everything was a false alarm and the Soviets had run out of mines. After all, it is impossible for an existence equivalent to the Imperial Guard to store so many landmines. The appearance of the minefield yesterday had surprised the SS. It is reasonable for the minefield to disappear today.

However, the test for the Führer Regiment has just come. The biggest problem in fighting in the Kremlin is not the mines or tanks, because they cannot be used here, but the Kremlin's as many as 700 rooms. The room can narrow the gap in combat quality between the two sides, not to mention that the Kremlin garrison is no worse than the SS, and may even be better than the SS.