The Third Reich in Desperation

Khrushchev knew that before that, among all the generals of the Soviet Union, Zhukov and Pavlov were the most favored by Stalin.When Stalin reused Zhukov, he simply appointed him as the commander of the 1st Army Group of the Mongolian-Soviet Army, allowing Zhukov to directly step into the ranks of commanders of the large corps. He made extraordinary achievements and was called the "Flood Corps" by the Japanese.

The Battle of Nomenkan can almost be said to be Zhukov's battle of fame, and it can almost be said that he defeated the entire Japanese Kwantung Army Command.

Khrushchev took advantage of this. He mentioned Zhukov's achievements in the war against Japan to Stalin again, and then changed the subject, talking about the possible political and military impact of Zhukov's execution.

Once Zhukov, a hero in the war against Japan, is executed, the bad influence in the Soviet Union will be secondary. If the Japanese Kwantung Army learns that their old opponent Zhukov has been killed, they will resume their "northward march" thinking , and the Germans attack the Soviet Union on both sides, then the matter will be serious.

Although it was to help Zhukov escape and save his life, Khrushchev analyzed his interests completely from the perspective of considering Stalin, and persuaded Stalin to give up the idea of ​​​​shooting Zhukov.

It has to be said that Khrushchev still has some tricks.

In this way, he who spoke in private did not offend Stalin, nor did he offend his arch-rival, General Pavlov, for protecting Zhukov.Most importantly, he achieved his goal.

Stalin immediately decided to spare Zhukov's life, at least temporarily.

But Stalin gave Zhukov an excruciating order to dig potatoes in Siberia.

The ground is so hard that even a shovel can't get it down. How can I dig potatoes...

But Zhukov saved his life anyway, so there is nothing to complain about such a request.

Isn't it just to exile him to Siberia to fend for himself?Death is a big deal, and it is better to find a quiet place to live than to stay in Moscow and be framed.

"Comrade Zhukov, please rest assured. Although you will be sent to Siberia, where the environment is harsh, we have already contacted the people there, and they will not make things difficult for you. Moreover, you will be guaranteed food and accommodation. , I won’t let you suffer more grievances.” The man sent by Khrushchev comforted Zhukov intimately.

Although he was in exile, did he have no worries about food and clothing?Zhukov secretly smiled wryly. It seemed that Khrushchev was still a loyal man.

"Tell Comrade Khrushchev for me..." Zhukov said here, paused, and found that what he said seemed a little weak, and it took a long time to slowly choke out a word: "Thank him."

"Okay, I will pass it on." This confidant sent by Khrushchev was also a person who had heard Zhukov's generous speech.Whether in terms of his loyalty to Khrushchev or his admiration for Zhukov, he would recount everything Zhukov said.

He looked at Zhukov whose expression still couldn't hide his disappointment, swallowed his saliva, and stammered, "If possible, the limelight will pass after a while, maybe the chief will find a way to get you back from Siberia."

The men didn't call Khrushchev by his name, but called him chief, just because they still had a few pairs of ears behind them, trying to find out what was going on.

Although the man used his identity to make several soldiers who were guarding Zhukov back a lot, and had a private conversation with Zhukov alone before parting, but he was not stupid enough to use the name of Khrushchev's cronies to do this. .

Even the certificate he just presented was just a fake certificate made through formal channels.The purpose is not to reveal the true identity.

"No need, I can't get over this limelight. As long as that moth Pavlov is still at the top for a day, I will never be able to turn around." Zhukov didn't expect too much to come back, he just said in a low voice: "Tell me Khrushchev, do me one last favor, don’t let Pavlov continue to harm our army. Go to Konev, his military quality is not inferior to mine, and he should be able to come up with correct military tactics.”

"In this way, maybe it won't be too ugly to fail." Zhukov, who once served in the General Staff, really couldn't think of anything else to say.

"Perhaps, we will win against Germany sooner or later." The Khrushchev confidant encouraged himself.

"Sooner or later, Germany will be defeated... This sentence is really nice, how about engraving it on our tombstone?" Zhukov made a cold joke in his already hoarse voice.

Text 752 Let’s all go back to the Kremlin

"The train is about to start. Don't embarrass the soldiers over there. Let them put me on the train to Siberia." Zhukov shook his head and said goodbye to the relatives sent by Khrushchev.

"By the way, I haven't asked your name yet?" Zhukov, who had already turned around, turned his head again, looked at the man and asked.

"Vassiliev, my name is Boris Lvovich Vasilyev," the man replied, leaving.

"Then, Comrade Vasiliev, goodbye." Zhukov nodded and said goodbye seriously.

Most of the people who can be remembered by Zhukov are big figures. In a sense, Vasilyev is also lucky.

Not far behind the two of them, they finally waited for a few soldiers who were separated from them, and then slowly walked in this direction.The leading soldier waved to Vasilyev and said loudly, "Comrade, can we take the prisoner away? The truck is about to leave!"

Wagon, this is the train that transported Zhukov to Siberia.

The irony is that the last time Zhukov went to the Far East to deal with the Japanese army, he was still flying there.In just a few years, it was reduced to the point where it did not even have the opportunity to be an ordinary train, and could only be transported to Siberia as cargo.

This time, he might die in the far east like most political prisoners.

It would be a good ending to die where he became famous, Zhukov thought.

"You have suffered..." Vasiliev took off his hat and saluted Zhukov.

"Wait...wait!..." At this moment, there was a sudden commotion from the direction of the train station entrance.

After about one or two minutes, Vasilyev saw several familiar senior members of the Kremlin rushing over with more than 2 soldiers.

It seems that this should be a guard platoon guarding the Kremlin.Being able to dispatch such a key force must be for some important matter.

Important things...wait!

As soon as he thought of this, the thoughts hidden in his heart suddenly emerged one by one.The growing sense of uncertainty made Vasilyev feel a little dry in his throat.

Ever since he learned that Khrushchev was going to Razhukov, he had such a feeling.Perhaps, apart from them, there must be a few sensible people in the entire Soviet Union who will help Zhukov, a famous general of the new generation, sooner or later.

However, he has never mentioned all this to anyone.Instead, he carefully buried it in his heart, and came to see Zhukov in person, observing and waiting for the changes in the situation at the nearest distance.

Until a member of Vasilyev’s acquaintance, who had always been relatively honest, came up to them and said, “Comrade Zhukov, the great leader, Comrade Stalin, spared you your punishment and asked you to report back to the General Staff.”

Comrade!The other party called Zhukov a comrade!This title, plus the following paragraph, it seems that Zhukov's fate will not be as bad as that one.Vasiliev was a little lucky for Zhukov.

"Congratulations, you don't have to follow this train to that ghostly place." The committee member glanced at the old and ugly truck next to him, turned around and smiled at Zhukov.

"Come to the Kremlin with us, Comrade Zhukov." The committee member stretched out his right hand to Zhukov with a sincere invitation.

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"Come back to the Kremlin with us, General Pavlov." A commissioner waved his right hand to Pavlov, explaining indifferently.

It's time for reckoning!Pavlov himself understood.

This battle was fought in a muddle, and the most elite troops under his command were inexplicably surrounded by the German army.

A few 10 people, that's hundreds of thousands!

The hundreds of thousands of troops, known as the most elite in the Soviet Union, with the strongest combat effectiveness, the best weapons and equipment, and the highest level of mechanization, were surrounded by the German army so easily.

This means that hundreds of thousands of pigs are scattered, and if the German army wants to circle them all, they will have to catch them for a few days and nights.

He's full of bad news now!

In the Minsk area, the 44th Infantry Army retreated south of the Mogilev Highway. The designated line of defense was the Stakhov-Qervin line, the Slutsk area, but it is estimated that this line of defense has been abolished.

According to aerial reconnaissance, the 210th Infantry Division was fighting in the Schiesze area yesterday and was defeated by the German army in one charge.

In the Bobruisk area, the German army built a bridge at 4 o'clock this morning and passed a large number of tanks.

This is only preliminary data calculated by the Soviet army itself.

What's more, Pavlov even had to check the situation from public broadcasts in Germany.