Xu Rui's face was covered in blood, but Collins stood there, preparing to fire a second shot at Xu Rui, but he found that he no longer had the strength to raise the gun.
Collins was extremely surprised to find that a huge bright red appeared on his chest.
He was shot!
Collins fell to the ground with a thud, staring at the ceiling blankly, his body shaking constantly. Xu Rui's shot hit his heart. At the last moment of his life, Collins saw a pale and bloodless face. His face, it was a yellow face, looking at him expressionlessly, and then, the black muzzle was pointed at his head again...
"Pa!" Collins' life finally came to an end. Xu Rui shot Collins to death with a gun. He took a deep breath, sat down slowly, and took out the bandage again. However, the area of his wound was too large. Xu Rui Rui took out the needle and thread from his pocket, threaded the thread on the needle, then gritted his teeth and used the needle to sew the wound.
The needle stuck into the wound, and Xu Rui shivered in pain. However, Xu Rui knew that he had to do this if he wanted to survive. Xu Rui kept piercing his wound with a needle, and big beads of sweat kept falling from his forehead. Although it was freezing cold, after sewing up the wound, Xu Rui was already covered in sweat, and his whole body seemed to be exhausted.
After bandaging his wounds, Xu Rui breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Collins' body, and strode away into the distance...
In the Kremlin, Zhukov was extremely excited. As the German airports and planes were bombed, the intensity of the German planes' harassment of the Soviet logistics supply lines in the rear was reduced by one level. The Soviet reserve soldiers and troops were able to be continuously transported to the direction of Moscow.
At this time, the Soviet Supreme High Command handed over the task of defending Moscow to the Western Front. Zhukov gave all the resources at his disposal to the Western Front. At the same time, Zhukov also used reserve troops to establish three new strategic reserve armies in the rear, including the 1st Assault Army and the 20th and 30th Army.
Lieutenant General Kuznetsov was appointed commander of the 1st Shock Army. The Army Group was established in the Ural Theater and was supplemented by conscripts from Siberia, the Urals, Gorky Oblast and Moscow.
The army also includes an infantry brigade and a cadet brigade composed of sailors from the Pacific Fleet. It oversees a total of 8 infantry brigades, 12 ski battalions, 1 cannon artillery regiment, 1 tank battalion, the 17th Cavalry Division and the 8th Infantry Division.
Although there are few artillery and tanks in this unit, its morale is very high and its combat effectiveness is very strong.
At the same time, the 20th Army was also established. Lieutenant General Vlasov was appointed as the commander of the army, and General Sandalov was the chief of staff of the army. The army included the new division arriving from the eastern theater, a Marine Corps Brigade, two infantry brigades and tank brigades of the Western Front, an artillery regiment, two Guards mortar battalions, an armored train.
However, the biggest shortcoming of this group army is that there is almost no artillery.
At the same time, Zhukov also had a reserve army, the 10th Army, commanded by General Golikov. The army consisted of 9 rebuilt divisions, plus the two 239th Infantry Division and the 41st Infantry Division that broke out of the encirclement. There are 11 cavalry divisions in total.
Almost all the army groups were reservists with no formal training. Zhukov placed the 10th Army on the southern front of Moscow.
In short, after the Wolf Fang destroyed the German airfield in Moscow, Zhukov's initial life became much easier, and four reserve armies were transported at once.
However, judging from the overall situation, the Germans still have the advantage in the direction of Moscow. Although Zhukov's four armies have a large number of people, they are mostly composed of reserve personnel. Their actual combat effectiveness is very worrying and they are not enough to take on the big task. This was quickly apparent in the ensuing battle.
Just as the Soviet army was gathering troops from the 20th Army and the 1st Shock Army, the German army launched a bold attack to attack Moscow.
Under the command of von Kluge, the German army launched an assault on the Soviet frontal defense line. Their assault direction was exactly at the connection between the Soviet 1st Assault Army and the 20th Army.
The German army quickly occupied a large area of Moscow. At this time, the 20th Army had just arrived in Moscow and was advancing. It did not expect to encounter the German army.
Fortunately, the troops of the 20th Army fought bravely. Facing the German attack, they quickly gained a foothold and launched a counterattack. They even captured several large-caliber artillery pieces used by the German army to attack Moscow.
At the same time, to the north, the German assault group with a large number of tanks was operating very effectively. They had crossed the Moscow Volga Canal. Although Von Kruger's new round of offensive was slow, it was very fruitful. The armies from all walks of life continued to move toward The remaining Soviet positions in Moscow are advancing, encroaching on the Soviet positions. Moscow has reached a critical moment of life and death!
The Kremlin and the Soviet Moscow City Defense Headquarters were full of calls for help, and Zhukov was already in dire straits.
In this round of attacks launched by the Germans, various Soviet units suffered heavy losses, and all fronts were asking Zhukov for reinforcements.
Zhukov has already dispatched the three newly added armies, so where are the reinforcements that can be sent? Zhukov looked at the ceiling blankly.
At this time, an officer said: "Comrade Zhukov, Langya's comrades have returned. Langya not only blew up the German airfield in Moscow, but also snatched back more than twenty Destroyer fighter jets."
"Yes, I understand." Zhukov said weakly.
The command operations in the past few days were extremely thrilling and almost exhausted all Zhukov's energy. Zhukov felt physically and mentally exhausted and had no strength in his body.
"Do you want to see Wolf Fang?" the officer said.
"Okay, let Xu Rui come in."
"Comrade Xu Rui has not returned and his current whereabouts are unknown."
"What? Xu Rui's whereabouts are unknown?" Zhukov was surprised. Xu Rui possesses superb command and combat art. If he is here, it will be of great help to him in command. If Xu Rui really dies in battle, it will have a great impact on the Great Patriotic War. It's a huge loss.
"Yes, Xu Rui's whereabouts are unknown, but Leng Tiefeng has returned with Langya and is waiting to meet you outside," the officer said.
Zhukov said: "Let Leng Tiefeng come in and see me immediately."
Leng Tiefeng entered Zhukov's office with Diana. Leng Tiefeng saluted Zhukov. Then, Zhukov couldn't wait to ask: "Comrade Leng Tiefeng, where is Comrade Xu Rui?"
Leng Tiefeng said: "Lao Xu got separated from Langya during this mission, but I believe that with my ability, Lao Xu, nothing will happen."
After listening to Leng Tiefeng's words, Zhukov felt a little more relaxed, and then said: "Comrade Leng Tiefeng, I need Comrade Xu Rui. No matter what, I must find Comrade Xu Rui as soon as possible!"
"Comrade Zhukov, am I here?"
Xu Rui walked into Zhukov's office from outside the door.
"Old Xu!"
When he saw Xu Rui, Leng Tiefeng was overjoyed and smiled like a child.
Zhukov was also very happy and said: "Comrade Xu Rui, I knew you would be fine!"
Xu Rui's face was a little pale and his arm was wrapped with a bandage. Leng Tiefeng asked: "Old Xu, are you injured?"
"It's okay, just a little injured, but I killed Otto, the commander of the Brandenburg Special Forces, and Collins, the sniper king. Without these two people, the Brandenburg Special Forces are no longer in danger."
"Great! Comrade Xu Rui, you did a great job. I want to go to Comrade Stalin in person to ask for credit for you!" Zhukov said happily.
Xu Rui said: "There's no need to ask for credit. When I came back, I met a lot of German troops, but I fooled them. It can be seen that the German troops have begun to attack in large numbers."
Zhukov sighed after hearing this and said: "Comrade Xu Rui, you really hit the mark. The three German tank armies and other infantry armies have launched a full-scale attack on Moscow.
Most of our soldiers are new soldiers and lack heavy weapons. The losses are very heavy. If this continues, it will be difficult to save Moscow. I am ready to evacuate the Kremlin as a last resort. "
Xu Rui frowned. He didn't expect that the situation would have changed so much after he had only been gone for a day. The Germans had already started a full-scale general attack on Moscow. With the current troop deployment in Moscow, I am afraid that the situation would have changed so much. It was difficult to withstand the German attack.
"Comrade Zhukov, we must not withdraw from the Kremlin!" Xu Rui said firmly.
Zhukov asked: "Why?"
Xu Rui said: "The Kremlin is a symbol of Moscow and the entire Soviet Union. If the Kremlin is occupied, the morale of our army will be greatly affected. Therefore, our army must fight for every inch of territory with the German army and must not give up. The Kremlin, as long as the Kremlin is defended, there is hope for Moscow!"
"Okay, Comrade Xu Rui, you immediately help me draft a plan to defend Moscow. It would be best if we can defend Moscow. If we cannot defend it... then we can move to the outside and continue fighting."
As soon as Zhukov said these words, it could be heard that he was obviously lacking in confidence.
Xu Rui said: "Comrade Zhukov, you are the supreme commander of the Moscow garrison. You must have the confidence to defend, otherwise, the consequences will be very serious."
When Zhukov heard this, he thought that he might be too pessimistic. Based on his own experience, no city could hold out for long in this situation. But this is Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, and we must hold on to the end. Losing Moscow would mean losing half of the Patriotic War.
Xu Rui is right. As the supreme commander of the garrison, he must have enough confidence that there is still a glimmer of hope to defend Moscow. Otherwise, Moscow will not even have a glimmer of hope to defend it!